The White Cat Princess.
Shamcat’s King’s Point of View
A familiar girl removes her mask. The only person in this world who can call me "Uncle" is her.
"Maryannette..."
Yes, the last legitimate heir to the throne of the Shamcats' Wanet Royal Family. The princess who was chosen by the sacred artifact but then disappeared, and my niece.
"You got that wrong. Mary is just Mary."
No, it's clearly Maryannette. She's still as hard to talk to as ever.
"... What happened to the sacred artifact?"
Maryannette blatantly averted her eyes. This is the expression my foolish niece makes when she's done something wrong. I have a bad feeling, but I asked again to confirm.
"Maryannette, what happened to the sacred artifact?"
"......... It went like this nya."
What Maryannette placed on the table was, no matter how favorably you looked at it, not the sacred artifact. It was a stick with a handle... What on earth is this supposed to be used for?
"... A wind chime, in its proper form."
With a soft light, it transformed into the sacred artifact.
"... Don't tell me, it got eaten?"
What is this perverted prince talking about? Eaten? The sacred artifact isn't something that can be eaten.
However, the beautiful woman dressed as a man was sweating profusely. She must have some idea of what's going on. The perverted prince and his perverted companion were staring at her. The man who was supposed to be our general was also tilting his head in confusion, just like me.
"No, it ate it nya. The sacred artifact got jealous of the wind chime and got all roasted nya~"
"Huh?"
The sacred artifact ate the weapon??
"Saaafe! It wasn't my fault!!"
"”……………””
Is it possible that such bizarre and inexplicable phenomena occur around this beautiful woman because of her? The former general and I looked at her with suspicious eyes.
"Tsuyoshi interpreted for me. Apparently, it thought, 'I can't stand being neglected while my master takes care of something else!' So it decided that if it merged with the wind chime, it would get the same care."
"So dumb nya~"
The sacred artifact? turned blue. Does the sacred artifact really have a will of its own?
"Besides, Mary left the castle on her own. The sacred artifact was just a nuisance, choosing Mary like that, it's so pointless nya!"
The sacred artifact turned from blue to indigo.
"It can't be helped. That sacred artifact only chooses cute boys who look good in women's clothing or pure maidens."
(……………………………)
Maryannette must not have been told because she was too young.
"... Nex, wait, wait, wait! I know Mary loves Nex, but you're skipping way too many steps!!"
The perverted prince seemed to have a proper sense of chastity. He hurriedly stopped Maryannette, who was trying to give her virginity to the nearest man. The man she had approached was frozen. Since he was wearing a mask, his expression was unreadable.
The sacred artifact turned black and created a puddle on the floor. Is it... crying? I knew that the sacred artifact chooses its user, but I've never heard of it changing colors or shedding tears? juice? like this.
The true form of the sacred artifact is a chime. Its clear sound purges evil.
"... Princess Maryannette."
"No, Mary is just Mary!"
"Princess Mary."
"I don't need to be a princess, but what is it nya?"
"Can you... save me, your parents, and our clan?"
The mark that the perverted prince showed me is also carved into my body. If the perverted prince's words are to be believed, Maryannette... Mary should be able to save us.
"Before that, can I say something?"
The beautiful woman dressed as a man raised her hand. Speaking of which, who is this woman?
"Those people lying over there, they're clearly assassins, right? What were you planning to do to my cute little brother?"
In front of me was a slender, beautiful woman without any weapons. Yet, the pressure she exuded was overwhelming. I could barely breathe, and I instinctively wanted to run away.
"Well, we did force our way into the castle, so it can't be helped."
Why is the perverted prince so calm? He's accepting the beautiful monster in front of him as if it's normal.
"Still, a chime, huh? In Japan, demons... well, evil things are said to hate beautiful things, so they were used in rituals... like this."
Taking the chime in hand, the beautiful woman danced gracefully. Everyone seemed entranced, but I was not.
"Why! Why do you know the Kagura and Harai no Hou, which should only be known by the Shamcats' royal family!"
"Huh?"
The dance passed down to the legitimate heirs of the Shamcats... I learned it as an exception as a proxy... Why!
"Oneechan, the chime is saying something like, 'Could you be the awaited one?'"
"Now that you mention it, this chime was made after the Demon King was defeated to purge evil, right? So, it must be Koto Neechan’s creation..."
The awaited one? Could it be... has she truly appeared?
"Princess... no, your name, is it Watase Rin-sama?"
The beautiful woman was frozen in surprise.
"We have been waiting for you... our true master!!"
I trembled with joy, tears streaming down my face as I knelt.
"Wait... huh, huhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!??"
"... If Oneechan had come out from the start, wouldn't everything have been settled?"
"... Wasn't that supposed to be a secret?"
"... Just kidding?"
My niece, the perverted prince, and the second pervert were all tilting their heads, but that's not important now!!
"To have the awaited one in such a place, I deeply apologize!! I'll prepare tea and... hey, someone! Is there no one here!!??"
I ran off to prepare for the awaited one's reception.
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