Chapter 77 – The Seven Wonders of the Royal Castle

When Chloe and Caro opened their mouths to say that they were still going to dance, I waited for them.

“Come on, Chloe, at this rate we’ll end up just dancing. I thought we were going to the highest point.”

“Gununu, that’s right. Then tomorrow is a dance practice meeting.”*

“I’ll be here tomorrow with my dancing clothes and shoes.”

Gununu, …… Chloe was making a “face a princess shouldn’t make”. And why are you making plans for tomorrow without permission?

Oh, so Caro is going to do it too. It seems I don’t have the right to refuse, I understand.

I feel like I’m being pushed around by the two of them, or rather, the three of them including Rosalia. If I don’t do something about it, I’m going to end up on my ass in the future. I have to do something.

As I was thinking this while following behind Chloe, we arrived at a restricted area. There were also guards.

“Hey, Chloe, is this okay?”

It’s okay. I’ve got permission. Ufufu.”

Why do you look so happy when you have permission? What are you up to? You’re not thinking of bungee jumping from the top of the tower, are you?

“Caro, what do you think of Chloe?”

“You think she’s up to something bad, don’t you?”

“I think so, too. I think Chloe was a mischievous fairy in her previous life.”

Caro let out a laugh. Chloe noticed this and turned around.

“What are you doing?　I got permission to come in. Let’s go!”

We walked up to the guards, who saluted us and let us through.

It was chilly as we made our way down the stone corridor. The only sound was our footsteps, eerily echoing.

“It’s kind of creepy, isn’t it?

“Scary.”

Caro and Rosalia are walking with each other, clinging to each other.  Chloe is going forward without caring about such a thing. I’m afraid of Chloe like that.

“Chloe, what are you thinking?”

“Ummm, this is a place that even I can rarely get into. Don’t you think there’s some secret?”

“What’s in there?”

“That’s what we’re going to find out right now!”

I almost fell down. No guesses, huh? It seems that Chloe wants to create the Seven Wonders of the Royal Castle. Perhaps, “In the highest tower of the castle, there is a treasure.”

“Hey, why are you looking at me with a dumbfounded look on your face? My guess is that there’s something in the top room. Come on, let’s go!”

Chloe headed with great enthusiasm toward the dark spiral staircase.  As I climbed the stairs, the same view continued up the stairs. The light coming in through the windows in places eerily illuminated the staircase.

Holding hands to prevent Rosalia from falling, we walked forward until we saw a door.

“This is the room on the top floor. Let’s go in.”

The door seemed to be unlocked. It opened with an eerie creaking sound. Inside, there was a bed, a table, and other furniture. The room seemed to have been cleaned regularly, and there was no dusty feeling.

The windows were barred, so it seemed impossible to lean out of them.

“This is a great view. You can see the whole city.”

“It’s true. You can see such a long way.”

“Let me see it, brother!”

Rosalia and I took turns looking out the window. It was said to be like a room for punishment, but it looks more comfortable than I expected.

Meanwhile, Chloe was exploring the whole room. It wasn’t that big a room, so it seemed to be over quickly.

“That’s strange. I thought there was a secret way out.”

“What are you going to do with a room built in such a way that you can escape from it? It doesn’t make sense, does it?”

“I guess you could say that. Then is there a secret in the ceiling? Julius, give me a lift on your shoulders.”

What, on my shoulders?　I’m going to give the princess a ride on My shoulders?　No, I can’t do that. Chloe, is it a skirt?　Calm down, calm down. Calm down, I’m calm.

“Chloe, look up. Even if I were to carry you on My shoulders, you wouldn’t reach the ceiling.”

“You’re probably right. If only we could fly. ……”

Chloe is mumbling. What is it that drives Chloe to such an extent? Is royalty really so cramped after all?

“Hey, Julius can fly, right?”

Caro whispered close to my ear and asked.

“I can fly, but ……”

“I knew it!”

Caro looked happy. Well, I don’t intend to fly at the moment. Chloe looked at us suspiciously.

“What’s the matter, you two?”

“If there is a hidden passageway, isn’t it the one we saw earlier, not the tower?”

“I agree with you!　Let’s go back!”

It seemed that I had managed to fool the others. If Chloe had found out that I could fly, she would have definitely asked me to try it. Watch out, watch out, watch out.

“Brother, I’d like to try flying too.”

“……maybe next time.”

I had forgotten that there was one more person who would be a bad person to ask. Caro is also looking at me with expectant eyes. This is a pattern that I can’t keep secret only from Chloe. boo-hoo

Why did I answer Caro’s question seriously? Did I want to meet Caro’s expectations?　Maybe I did. It’s okay to want to show my good side to a girl. Because I’m a boy.

We followed Chloe down the stairs. As expected, it’s not in that part of the spiral staircase. It’s not that big. If there was, it would be in that passageway.

When we returned to the passageway, Chloe immediately began to examine the wall.

“Come on, help everyone.”

“What should I do?”

“Check for anything suspicious, Caro.”

Caro nodded her head and followed suit. Rosalia was also curiously touching the wall. I, on the other hand, was using my …… “Search” skill to discover a suspicious place.

I never thought it was really there. What should I do? It seems that the hidden passageway leads to another room. The room beyond that is a dead end. Moreover, there was some kind of reaction.

“What’s wrong, Julius?　Did you find something, by any chance?”

It caught everyone’s attention.

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