Peddler in Another World: I Can Go Back to My World Whenever I Want! Volume 5 [Parts 1 to 11] by Hiiro Shimotsuki

Author:Hiiro Shimotsuki
Language: eng
Format: epub

Chapter Twelve: Terms of the Deal

Having now found Shess, the four of us headed back to the royal palace. We can finally take her measurements, I celebrated internally, but as it turned out, I’d started rejoicing too soon.

“What is it you don’t understand about the words, ‘I don’t want a dress’?” Shess protested, still unwilling to cooperate with us.

“But, princess, without a dress, you won’t be able to attend your ball—” Luza started, trying to reason with her, but the little girl interrupted.

“I don’t want to go to any ball, either! Besides, Patricia will be there, right? So they can just carry on without me,” Shess harrumphed.

“Princess, please try to consider Her Majesty’s feelings...” Luza implored the little girl.

Shess fell silent, seemingly unable to respond to that.

“His Majesty is also looking forward to you making your society debut,” Luza insisted.

“I told you I don’t want to!” Shess yelled petulantly.

To our dismay, Luza’s efforts weren’t bearing fruit, and I had to admit, I was starting to get a bit worried. After all, how was I supposed to get my job done if Shess continued to point-blank refuse to allow me to take her measurements?

“Um, Shess—I mean, Princess Shess—could you please let me take your measurements? I promise it won’t take long,” Aina said timidly, her head bowed deeply out of respect.

“‘Princess Shess’?” Shess repeated, a frown appearing on her face.

Aina nodded. “Y-Yes. You’re a princess, so...”

Tears started to well up in Shess’s eyes and she bit her lip, looking equal parts sad and frustrated. The second I saw her little face scrunch up, it all clicked into place. I understood everything: the reason Aina calling her “princess” made her sad, her regular absconding from the palace, why she had been so scared of the second queen consort, and why she was so dead set on not going to this ball, despite it being her duty to attend. So that’s how it is.

It all stemmed from one thing: Shess hated being part of the royal family. I would even go as far as to suggest that she probably considered her status as a princess a curse and a heavy burden. This also likely explained why she had been so compliant when Aina had scolded her, and why her face had gone all red when Celes complimented her. And not only that, but her regular expeditions to the slums to feed those poor orphaned children also made sense to me now. Yup. Everything’s become crystal clear.

I now knew exactly how to handle her, because I’d figured out what it was she wanted from the people around her.

“Princess...” Luza said, seemingly confused as to why Shess was on the verge of tears.

Aina was similarly confused as she breathed a quiet “Princess Shess?”

I walked past the pair of them, balled up my right hand, and gently dropped it onto Shess’s head. Very, very gently.

“C’mon now. Just because you’re a princess, that doesn’t mean you can throw a tantrum when things don’t go how you want them to,” I gently scolded the little girl.

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