That's what I'm talking about, Al!

Yeah, whatever the story is, as long as it's decided in the end, you'll be fine.

　There's a saying that all's well that ends well.

It's not all right.

　While Spring and I were drinking and laughing at each other, Kaede-san came over while saying that.

　Kaede-san was probably escorting them from the perimeter in her role of following up on the surroundings.

　Kaede-san saw that Suke and Kaku-san looked a little awkward.

　After all, Haru had made a scene by showing off the Shogun's Inroku, the Shogun's Inroku. They were probably responsible for not being able to stop him as a chaperone.

　Kaede shot a stern look at Suke-san and Kaku-san and then walked straight past them and headed down to Haru.

　Ah, that was a signal from his boss that he'd be preaching later. That kind of signal is common in other worlds as well.

''Haru-sama, for now, let's put the people at ease.

　Kaede whispered as she came near Spring's ear.

　If you look around, the folks around here are left flat on their faces.

　I'm sure you'll be able to find a way to make the most out of your time with the company.

　And more importantly, the people here won't be able to do their job.

''Hm?　That's right!　You're free to go now!

　When Spring simply tells them that, the people who had been lying flat look up in horror, and when they see that Spring and Kaede aren't particularly responsive, they begin to move swiftly and return to their respective jobs and errands.

　Tory, Irvine, and the others are related in one way or another, so they stand by, looking uncomfortable.

　A few onlooker-like people stayed behind to watch, but they left awkwardly when Kaede, Suke, and Kaku gave them a glare.

　Kaede waited for the surroundings to calm down and then let out a sigh and spoke to Haru.

''Haru-sama, we don't want the Inroku, the prestige of the Shogun's family, to be used lightly in the streets.

Hmm?　I don't use it like that!　To defeat those two thugs...

'I was close by as an escort, so I know how it happened. But this time it was something we could have worked out by talking to each other, wasn't it?

　Kaede pointed out to Haru, who was trying to argue, in a harsher voice than usual.

　You're absolutely right and there's no room for refutation. Irvine and Malt were trying to solve the problem through dialogue to the end, without resorting to violence, of course, while saying something like that.

　Here's what they were poking at.

The first thing that comes to mind is to ask yourself, "Did Master Spring tell you that the old man even used his power to screw over the people he was trying to talk to?

That's not true!

　Spring strongly denies Kaede's words.

　It seems to me that the person of the old lord is a more respectable person in Haru's mind than I thought.

　And Kaede-san who uses that to her advantage is also a quintessential person.

''Then your actions this time were wrong, right?

Yeah, I know.

　Spring admits his mistake and heads towards Irvine and Malt, who are standing there looking like they are not located.

''I'm sorry for running into you without even listening to the locals!

　Spring says, bowing lightly to Irvine and Malt.

　Seeing this, Irvine and Molt look surprised.

　The daughter of the general, the princess as they call her in the kingdom, easily bowed to them, the commoners.

　I don't know about our kingdom, but I've heard that even nobles sometimes don't apologize for mistakes.

　I can't judge whether it's the right thing to do as the daughter of a shogun, but it's very difficult to admit one's mistakes.

No, I'm sorry too. We might have been a bit of a distraction too, and we were having a weird conversation without thinking about the place.

Don't worry about it.

　Malt and Irvine say to Spring as he bows his head down.

　I know it's a serious conversation, but what's a weird conversation? Couldn't they have said it a little better?

　While I'm thinking about this, Spring comes back to me, having finished his apology.

　You will find that Haru has made an amicable reconciliation, but her expression is still hard.

　You can see from her expression that she is still worried that Kaede will be angry with her.

　It's a good idea to have a good idea of what you're looking for.

　Then, holding the Shogun's Inroku in Haru's bosom in her hand, with a gentle expression on her face.

''This is an insole that represents the prestige of the Shogun's family. If you use it lightly, you will only bring down the prestige of the Shogun's family. If you are going to use it, please use it when you have to, just like your grandfather, Haru-sama.

'Oh!　That's right!

　At Kaede's kind words, Haru nodded with a smirk on her face.

　Seeing that, Kaede-san nodded in satisfaction and stood up, and suddenly flipped around in a circle.

''Oh.......I can't do this anymore. I'm going to blow my nose. Like a full-blown smile from Haru-sama's dreary expression, it's great!

　Oh, I've already ruined my dependable escort.

　Is this guy really going to be okay with the spring escort?　I'm worried about the educational aspects of spring.



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　After rounding up the old man's spring incident, we decided to head back to the shrine.

　The town was in an uproar, probably due to the Shogun's Inroku, so we decided it was best to return quietly.

　We walked with our new bodyguard, Kaede, all the way from the city to the shrine.

　We bought some grilled onigiri and grilled skewers from a food cart.

　It's early in the morning and the sun is already in the middle of the sky. The sun was already in the middle of the sky, and it was about noon. As expected, I was very hungry.

　I was eating a meal at a food stall when I asked Kaede to buy me some gohei rice cakes and grilled skewers.

　I've been told that this is the kind of food that is unique to a food stall, and it's very difficult to eat this kind of food.

　Come to think of it, Spring is the daughter of the Shogun's family, so that means she lives in a castle that towers over the city.

　The image of Spring eating five peice cake and the castle, which is a huge structure, doesn't really match up.

　The Second Princess Coupélia at the nobleman's exchange party in the capital looked very elegant and royal, but I don't feel that kind of atmosphere in Chun.

　I'm not sure I'm going to be able to get away with it.

Yeah?　What's the matter, Al?

　Perhaps it's because I've been watching her profile, but Haru, who was curious, turns around with a five-peice cake in her mouth.

　I can't help but laugh at Haru's face, which is a bit amusing.

'It's nothing,'

No, you just laughed at me.

　It's this kind of ease that allowed me to get along with Spring. Unlike most aristocrats, he's not too proud.

Hare-sama, would you like a bite of a grilled rice ball?

Well, I'll take a bite!

　Haru snacks on the grilled onigiri that Kaede offered her.

''Gohei-mochi is good, but so is a grilled onigiri!

'Yes, I do!　........especially if it's something Master Spring took a bite out of!

　Is it just me who feels that Kaede's desire is gradually becoming more and more apparent?

　It's a very good idea to have a good idea of what you're looking for. I'm not sure if this is a normal scene.

　I felt uncomfortable about it, but I thought it was not a good idea to get involved in other people's affairs, so I decided not to pay attention to it.