"Uh-huh?"
She seemed to hear a panicked sound from Camisia that she had never heard before, but when Ella looked up at Camisia, she found that Camisia's expression was still as serious as before, so it must be her illusion.
"Is this the Arrow of Fire? Such a precious gift, Princess, is not something I can accept."
"Ah~ah, I knew Camisia would refuse. But this is an order, an order. If Iris hadn't reminded me, I wouldn't have realized it. Camisia has been my bodyguard all this time, but she hasn't even said thank you."
Camisia took a small step back, but for a warrior who had surpassed the realm of heroes, this was absolutely impossible—although she still maintained a serious expression.
"Even if it's an order... well... well, if Princess-sama wishes to express gratitude no matter what—though it's not something a servant should say, and it's rather presumptuous, but... if I could just taste a sip of the tea Princess-sama brewed herself, I would be satisfied."
"Eh? Isn't this too simple?"
Although she had expected that Camisia's request would be something easy for her to accomplish, Ella had never imagined it would be as simple as making tea.
"That's not really a thank you!"
"That's not the case, Princess. Actually, when you taught Angelica the unique tea-making technique at the Sacred Academy, I wanted to taste it again."
As if recalling the taste of that time, Camisia's eyes softened.
"While the taste itself is wonderful, it holds special meaning for me."
"Are you really not going to accept the Fire Arrow?"
"Yes, Princess."
In front of the others who were about to enter the living room, Ella retracted the Fire Arrow with an embarrassed look on her face and sighed helplessly.
"Well... since it's Camisia's wish... ahh, there's nothing I can do about it."
"I'll prepare the tea set. Miss Ella, just wait a moment."
Smiling, Lotte bowed slightly, turned and walked towards the kitchen, while the others walked into the living room one after another as Ella and Camisia stepped aside to make way.
Making tea is not a tedious task. After Ella finished it quickly, she handed the black tea to Camisia. Camisia seemed to cherish it very much, and the others also tasted it carefully with satisfied expressions.
The quiet time ended with Shen Gan's speech.
"Senpai, she is Tina Maria Hake, the last princess of the underwater people, right?"
Sitting sideways on the armrest of the multi-person sofa, Shen Gan leaned his hands on both sides of the sofa and asked in a tone of not much interest - Muqin leaned quietly in the corner of the living room.
Ella has already told everyone about Tina's identity and how to find her, and this is why Camisia did not delve into the origin of the Fire Arrow before.
When Tina, who was sitting next to Ella with her head down and her hands pressing down her skirt, heard someone calling her name, her whole body trembled with anxiety.
"Yes, it's been confirmed that she is the last princess of the underwater people. But it turns out that Fukagan was the first one to have doubts. I thought Fukagan wouldn't be interested..."
"I'm not interested. Anything is fine with me."
"Eh... well, I don't know the specifics of the situation. Tina can only understand what we're saying right now. Even though she's been adjusting for a day, her speech isn't completely smooth yet. If possible, try to speak in a gentler tone."
Ella took the tea from Lotte, who was standing behind her, and explained in advance.
"Ask Ella first. It'll be easier to get used to it. It was Ella who took care of Tina yesterday, wasn't it? Changing clothes and stuff."
Putting down the teacup, Iris spoke in a tone that clearly showed she wanted to stir up trouble.
"I... well, that can't be helped! Tina gets so scared when she's with the others that she trembles all over, and I have to ask Lotte to help me change clothes."
As if about to sit up from the sofa, Ella leaned forward to explain, seeking help from Lotte behind her. Lotte smiled and nodded to everyone, indicating that the facts were just as Ella said.
But obviously Iris's teasing will not stop here.
"Ah, why are you so anxious, Aira-chan? You didn't really do anything unspeakable, did you? After all, you're the type who would bring a schoolgirl you don't even know to your room in the middle of the night, hehe."
"Hmph, do you think Senpai is the same as you? He used his abilities to play with many girls in the past, right?"
"Ah, la la, that's what they wanted to do."
In response to Shen Gan's provocative pout, Iris did not give any direct response without any retreat, but these words, which only those who knew the inside story could understand, made Angeline put down the cup with a puzzled look on her face, and her eyes kept wandering between Shen Gan and Iris.
"Wait, Fuka-chan and Iris-senpai, what are you talking about? I can't quite keep up."
"Well... Miss Angelini, it would be better if I didn't know."
"Hey, it's a bit too much that I'm the only one who doesn't know."
“Haa ...
Feeling somewhat helpless about this completely unserious conversation, Ella sighed and turned her gaze to Tina who was sitting next to her.
"Are you feeling better now, Tina? Um, by the way, can I just call you Tina?"
"No... no problem."
Tina replied to Ella timidly.
"Well, since we can communicate well, there's no problem. When Tina was in that birdcage before, was she always asleep?"
Judging from Tina's weak condition at the time, she must have not eaten properly for a long time. This means that the nature of the time stop is the same as Camisia's, which only pauses the aging of the body, rather than the type that can avoid eating. This also means that Tina must eat every once in a while in the birdcage, so it is impossible for her to have been in a sleeping state for six thousand years.
As expected, Tina's answer was consistent with Ella's speculation.
"No...that's not the case, Princess Ella. When you came yesterday, I was...just...saying..."
"You were sleeping when you went there? So, you can usually walk around the cage freely, right? Uh, no, even if that's the case, there's no food there. How did you get through these six thousand years?"
And that wasn't the biggest problem. The biggest problem was being imprisoned in the same place for six thousand years, with no one to talk to, would drive anyone insane, right? Even without being imprisoned, six thousand years was enough time to drain a person's humanity. Even Camisia periodically stored her personality and memories in the Golden Cat's Eyes to preserve her humanity, reappearing as a new persona. And what about Tina, who seemed incredibly fragile?
"Actually... I have a special ability..."
Chapter 60: Camisia and the Golden Cat's Eyes
*创世纪6187年1月2日 晚21:40分 海底遗迹群岛
This happened when Ella, Iris, and Angeline went to the bottom of the sea to search for the Arrow of Fire.
Camisia's room.
Although the temporary house was the pirates' usual residence, it was surprisingly clean, even better than the hotel on Dragon Island. The small windows faced the sea and the incense smelled pleasant. Perhaps only a young lady like Iris would be dissatisfied.
At least for myself, it is enough.
"Well, after all, as a warrior, living in a stable environment for too long will make your body rust."
"What are you talking about? With a golden cat's eye, it won't rust even if it's not exercised for thousands of years." (Lazy Camisia)
Under normal circumstances, I would punish this character who disturbed me without permission - blocking its sight and hearing - but in this stable environment, I became the one who could speak, walked to the window, and pushed open the glass embedded in the wooden frame.
"That's simply because my body hasn't changed. My reaction speed will still be somewhat slowed down. As a bodyguard now, this is something I—'we'—shouldn't do."
[Hey, hey, seriously, you really are just like your name.] (Camisia, the teasing master)
"Please don't imitate Iris's tone."
Thinking of this, Camisia couldn't help but feel that she had said something wrong. The "self" who had spoken before was a replica of Iris. Apart from having a worse personality, she was no different from Iris overall. Naturally, there was no question of her tone being "imitated from Iris".
Sure enough, my inner self protested.
[Seriously, this is too much! I'm clearly me.]
"Phew, that's so annoying. Please be quiet for a moment."
After letting out a light breath, the other personalities in the golden cat's eyes stopped talking.
When you have absolute control over your body, even if the other personalities in the golden cat's eyes have many ideas, your body will not move without your consent. This is the rule.
Casting his gaze towards the night sky—nothing was different from before.
The last time, around 3,000 years after Genesis, my "honest self" traveled to every corner of the continent. After seeing all the sights, I passed control of my body to my "wise self." It was from that time that the demons joined the Supreme Saint Academy and returned to the continent, laying the foundation for the subsequent demon politics.
[Don't just stand there, is that the Demon King?] (Sickly Camisia)
[Looks like he's with Iris?] (Jealous Camisia)
"Isn't it... Although I've noticed that Iris has feelings for the princess, I didn't expect her to choose to do it outdoors for the first time? Let's go and take a look?" (H's Camisia)
"The princess is outside. I saw it without you having to remind me, but that's her freedom. As a guard, if I don't give the one I'm protecting personal space, I'll be disliked, right?"
Camisia let out a long breath. Whenever Iris and Ella were together or interacted with each other, these three personalities would always come out first. Discussions like this had happened so many times that they couldn't count them all.
It is completely unimaginable what the quarrels will look like in the golden cat's eyes when he has more personalities in the future.
[It's time to think about how to handle my personality in the future.] (Wise Camisia)
"By the way, I really want to have a 'communication' with that Princess Iris. Then I can drag the princess in, and the three of us together. Huhuhuhu, just thinking about it is enough—" (H's Camisia)
After these words were spoken, all the other personalities fell silent. Being able to do that kind of thing with the Demon King... no matter which personality they were, they would be moved, although to varying degrees.
However, even if he said such words, he would not be punished. Only "H's own" could do so. If others did so, it would be disrespectful to the princess. But "H's own" personality was born like this, so it was within the normal range.
"But you have no experience at all."
As the master of this body, he responded. Indeed, even when "H's self" was in control of this body, he had not done anything out of line. This was the result of the joint supervision of all personalities, and the memories stored in the golden cat's eyes did not record it.
In other words, this body of mine, which remains at the age of seventeen, has never been open and honest with anyone.
「Oh, that's because no one else is worthy of us. What a shame! If I had been born later and was in control of this body now, the princess would definitely be mine. Ah, my dear princess, that intoxicating fragrance is unbearable just by smelling it.」
"Tsk, I'll just pretend I didn't hear any of that."
He stared at Ella in the distance, who was wearing a swimsuit. Now his princess had already dived into the water with Iris and Angeline on the Deep Sea Lord. According to the memory of his "honest self" who had traveled around the continent, the sea water temperature here was much higher than other places due to the existence of the Arrow of Fire. So the princess should be going to the bottom of the sea to look for the Arrow of Fire, so there was no need to worry about it disappearing.
[Hey, isn't it true that Zhenzhen likes a petite figure like the princess? I remember Zhenzhen once saying that he wanted to bury the princess in his chest and caress her?] (H's Camisia)
"Hmph, that was just to make up for the princess's lack of love for over six thousand years. Ultimately, my lolita habit isn't my fault. It's an inherent quality of my personality, one we all inherit."
Ahhhh, you actually said "lolicon" so bluntly, even though H-chan already said it so euphemistically - and even if there is inheritance, everyone's performance is different. Serious-chan is the worst in history, right? 】 (Camisia, who is good at teasing people)
"Come to think of it, the previous Demon King seemed to have the same body shape as the princess? He sealed himself away, so we don't know what happened back then. Could it be that this tendency to like young children originated with the previous Demon King?" (Jealous Camisia)
"Don't let your imagination run wild. We still don't even know if the previous Demon King was a man or a woman." (Wise Camisia)
"But we've never heard of the previous Demon King ever having a spouse, right? So how did the princess come into being?"
Putting his hand on the window frame, he was interested in the topic of the Demon King, even though he was usually serious. However, this was not the first time the topic was brought up, and every time it was brought up, everyone would fall into silence in thought.
At this time, dazzling purple lines began to appear on the seabed, which meant that the Arrow of Fire had been pulled out by the princess.
"No... As expected of the princess... Most people wouldn't have the courage to even touch the Fire Arrow with their bare hands... (The cowardly Camisia)
Hearing the words of her 'cowardly self' in the golden cat's eyes, Camisia's lips curled up slightly. Being able to watch the princess grow step by step like this is simply the greatest reward.
According to the procedure, after pulling out the Arrow of Fire, the princess should go and bring back the Undersea Princess.
In short, it is an adventure without any danger. There is no need to worry too much. You just need to pretend that you didn't see it.
Feeling somewhat happy, Camisia stretched out her body, turned over and lay on the bed, falling into the sleep necessary for her body.
……
The next day.
Now it is time to bring the princess to the cruise ship, because we need to inquire about the purpose of Tina, the last princess of the underwater people, so we need a place where everyone can feel at ease and talk.
I had already thought about this situation in advance, so I was ready long before the trip began.
"Wow, it's such a big place. Was this also specially renovated by Camisia?"
The princess's exclamation made her feel excited, but it would be inappropriate to show it outwardly, so she pretended to be serious.
"That's not the case, Princess. This is the original space on the cruise ship. I simply made some small changes."
Even if the knowledge used in the arrangement was not learned by oneself, but by the other "self" in the golden cat's eyes, it can still be used by oneself, so it is okay to say so.
“A little… huh…”
For some reason, the princess looked a little embarrassed, but this level of furniture arrangement was indeed a piece of cake for her, even easier than asking herself to destroy a deep-sea lord with a single sword.
[That's... the Fire Arrow?] (Camisia, a teaser)
"It must be a gift from the princess, right? Hmm, why can't I control the body? I also want to be given a gift by the princess herself!" (Jealous Camisia)
"You guys, if you give it to 'Seriousness', you're giving it to all of us. Shut up." (Wise Camisia)
The princess took out a bronze arrow and held it in front of her.
Although I have guessed the purpose, it is better to pretend to be ignorant. This is the knowledge taught by "Pathology". Although I don't quite understand its meaning, since I have been doing this all the time without any problems, it is a good choice to keep it this way.
"Princess, what is this...?"
"This is a gift for Camisia. I haven't thanked you properly all this time."
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