Konosuba Dust Spin Off 6

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KonoSuba! Dust Spinoff Volume 6

A Knight’s Vow to You

Written by Hirukuma; Translated by Cannongerbil

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Table of Contents

The Disturbance of That Tomboy Princess....................................................................... 9
Chapter 1: Part 1....................................................................................................................... 9
Chapter 1: Part 2 ....................................................................................................................20
Chapter 1: Part 3 ....................................................................................................................28
Chapter 1: Part 4 ....................................................................................................................33
Chapter 1: Part 5 ....................................................................................................................39
Chapter 1: Part 6 ....................................................................................................................41
Chapter 1: Part 7 ....................................................................................................................53
Chapter 1: Part 8 ....................................................................................................................61

The Truth About That Escape...............................................................................................66
Chapter 2: Part 1 ....................................................................................................................66
Chapter 2: Part 2....................................................................................................................70
Chapter 2: Part 3....................................................................................................................90
Chapter 2: Part 4..................................................................................................................100
Chapter 2: Part 5..................................................................................................................106
Chapter 2: Part 6..................................................................................................................114
Chapter 2: Part 7..................................................................................................................118
Chapter 2: Part 8 .................................................................................................................126
Chapter 2: Part 9..................................................................................................................138
Chapter 2: Part 10 ...............................................................................................................145

That Promised Adventure....................................................................................................156
Chapter 3: Part 1 ..................................................................................................................156
Chapter 3: Part 2..................................................................................................................163
Chapter 3: Part 3..................................................................................................................178
Chapter 3: Part 4..................................................................................................................189
Chapter 3: Part 5..................................................................................................................191
Chapter 3: Part 6..................................................................................................................202

A Conclusion for That Dragon Knight ............................................................................207
Chapter 4: Part 1 ..................................................................................................................207
Chapter 4: Part 2..................................................................................................................230
Chapter 4: Part 3..................................................................................................................237
Chapter 4: Part 4 .................................................................................................................244

Epilogue ......................................................................................................................................264

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Afterword ...................................................................................................................................271
Translator Note........................................................................................................................275
Short Story 1: Faitfore and Restaurants ........................................................................276
Short Story 2: Working Part Time at the General Store..........................................282

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The Disturbance of That Tomboy Princess
Chapter 1: Part 1 ↲

TL: Cannongerbil
Editing: Striker

“Right, we have everything we need.”
“I’m done too~.”
As I gave my gathered luggage one last look over, the young
silver haired girl, Faitfore, raised her hand and cheerfully
reported.
“Ooh, nice work. Good girl. Right, then, let’s set off.”
I gave Faitfore, whose expression was as unchanging as ever, a
pat on her head before heading out of the inn.
With this, I can set off on a journey at any time.
I really want to get out of this town as fast as possible, but I
thought I should at least tell my companions about it, so I
headed into the adventurer’s guild first.
Keith, Taylor, and Lynn were seated at our usual table.
I pulled on Faitfore’s hand and approached my companions.

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“Sorry, I’ll be lying low for a while, so I’ll leave the rest to you!”
“Hey, wait, what did you do this time?”
“Were you caught peeping? Molesting someone? Running a
scam? No, that can’t be. It’s just business as usual for you, so
there’s no need for you to run away. Hey, you didn’t… You
didn’t cross the line, did you? I’ll make sure to visit you at least
once a year, so take care.”
Taylor grabbed my arm to prevent me from running away, and
Keith said something that sounded sympathetic but were
anything but.
As for Faitfore, she was happily digging into the large salad that
Lynn offered her. Does she understand the situation we are in?
“I didn’t do anything! It’s just, for various reasons, it’d be bad
for me to be in this town for the next few days! Hey, come on,
listen to me!”
I really don’t have the time to be messing around with these
two. Dammit, I think Taylor actually tightened his grip, that
bastard.
“Then tell us the reason why you need to be lying low. If you can
convince us, I’ll let you go. Otherwise I’m turning you in.”
“There is a reason why I can’t go into detail!”
There’s no way for me to explain things to you without
revealing my past.
“Well, we can’t make progress like this. Hey, Lynn, why don’t
you say something too?”

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Taylor turned towards Lynn as he tried to keep me from
escaping.
“No matter what you say, I’m getting out of this town.”
“Oh? Why do you need to get out of Axel?”
Lynn took a close look at my face and smiled for some reason.
Normally she’d be calling me an idiot or lecturing me, so what’s
with her sudden change in attitude?
… Wait, is it just me, or does she feel different today?
She was sipping tea while brushing a hand through her hair.
And she hasn’t even touched her favourite vegetable sticks. She
almost always starts every morning by nibbling on a vegetable
stick, so this is really unusual for her.
“Say, does Lynn look more mature today or something?”
“You think so too, huh, Keith? How do I put it, she feels more
refined than usual.”
It seems like the two of them felt something was off too, as they
started whispering to each other away from Lynn.
“Hmm? Is something wrong?”
It seems like she noticed that all our gazes were squarely
focused on her, and she put down her cup before looking our
way.

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Her movements and mannerisms looked just like that of a
noble lady at some afternoon tea party…!?
“Oh, my, Dust, you’re looking awfully pale, you know?”
As she said that, she made an expression like she was trying to
hold back her laughter.
It’s Lynn’s face staring back at me, but something is off.
Looking down, she’s dressed in her usual outfit, but the size of
her chest has massively increased.
Hey, you didn’t pad your chest, did you?
No, that’s not it. As someone who’s followed women’s assess
and chests all this while, I can state for certain that those
breasts are natural.
Even if she had a growth spurt, there’s no way she can grow up
so quickly. That means… No, wait, it can’t be.
The blood drained from my face and I broke out into cold
sweat.
“Y-Y-Y-Y-You are…”
As I was rendered speechless by surprise, she stood up and
brought her lips close to my ear.
“It’s been a long time, Rein Shaker.”
As our gazes slowly met, she let out a laugh like a child who had
just succeeded at a prank.

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It’s the very same face that has caused me no end of trouble
back when I was still a dumbass knight.
“…Princess Leonor.”
That name forced its way out of my mouth in a hoarse whisper.
I immediately realized my mistake and covered my mouth, but
fortunately it seemed that neither Keith or Taylor heard it.
Why did I take so long to notice it?
She’s a wild and willful princess that is nothing like what you
would expect of royalty. She’s the best at acting proper in front
of others only to pull pranks on them once they had their guard
down.
When Faitfore told me that she was going to pay this town a
visit, I wanted to make myself scarce before I could be dragged
into some troublesome matter, but to think that she’d arrive
before then!
I never would’ve expected that she would change places with
Lynn.
I already knew that their faces were similar to the point where
they could be twins, but to think that they would look this
similar when they had the same hairstyle.
Normally, it’d be easy to tell the difference by their hair colour.
Lynn had brown hair, while Leonor had blonde hair. But the
princess sitting in front of me had brown hair.
She probably used that magic item to change the colour. It’s a
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There are a few other small differences between the two, but
they are so minute that I only picked up because I’m familiar
with them both.
The first time I saw her, I was completely taken in by her
disguise just as Taylor and Keith.
Come to think of it, when I first came to this town, I mistook
Lynn for the princess and approached her, didn’t I? So now the
situation is reversed.
“Leon… Lynn, I have something to discuss with you, so please
come over here.”
“What is it, Dust?”
Please don’t answer so sweetly. You look just like Lynn, so it’s
really scary.
I moved away from Taylor and Keith and set up in a corner of
the guild where few people passed through.
“What are you planning? You’ve become quite bold since I last
saw you. What erotic things are you planning to do in broad
daylight? Kyaa~.”
She placed both hands on her cheeks and wriggled around like
she was embarrassed.
“Oh, that’s enough, Princess Leonor.”
“Come on, let’s enjoy our conversation a little longer. It’s been
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She gave me a bewitching smile as she slid her fingers across
my chest.
A man who’s met her for the first time would probably have
been completely taken in by that smile, but I’ve gotten used to
it.
“Sigh. What’s a princess like you doing out here? And what did
you do with the real Lynn?”
“You received the message from Fore-chan, didn’t you? I came
here to visit you. And Lynn-chan got mistaken for me and was
taken away in my place.”
“… Seriously?”
“Deadly serious. When I reached this town and escaped, I
happened to run into the same inn that Lynn was staying at. In
the commotion, she was mistaken for me and was respectfully
taken away. Sniff, poor Lynn.”
She wiped at her eyes with her handkerchief, but not a single
teardrop was visible.
“You didn’t happen onto this place, you came here on purpose,
didn’t you?”
“I have no idea what you’re talking about.”
She’s playing dumb, but I’m certain that’s what she did.
She has always been good at coming up with elaborate plans for
escaping and tricking people. I’m sure she researched my
circumstances thoroughly and already knew of Lynn when she
entered the inn.

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She’s the kind of person who can do that without batting an eye.
“You used that magic item to change the colour of your hair
again, huh? It’s a pretty sloppy disguise, but I suppose it’s
enough to imitate Lynn.”
“Back when I was wandering outside the castle, you would’ve
seen through my disguise instantly, but with Lynn here, it’d be
hard to tell the difference between us. I was surprised too, you
know? I heard that we looked similar, but I never expected us to
look this much alike.”
Yeah. Even knowing who she really is, I still have to constantly
remind myself that it isn’t actually Lynn standing in front of
me. If someone told me that they were actually long lost twins, I
would’ve believed them.
… Lynn isn’t actually a hidden child formed by some dalliance
between a member of the royal family and some commoner, is
she?
“Don’t worry, that girl has absolutely no relation at all with
royalty. I did my research on her. Though, if she was an
illegitimate child of my father or something, it’d be interesting
to get a hold of her.”
“Thanks.”
I don’t know if I was just that simple to understand, or if she
was that sharp. It’s probably a mix of both.
“Well, that’s the story, so I’ll be living as the adventurer Lynn
for a while. Please take care of me!”

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“Umm, just asking to be sure, but don’t I have any right to
refuse?”
“Of course not! It’ll be fine, I’ll make sure to give Lynn back to
you once I’m bored. Or Line… No, wait, you’re Dust now, right?
Dust, do you want to appeal to them directly to get Lynn back?
They are staying at a noble’s mansion in this town.”
She knows very well that I can’t do that.
After losing everything in that one incident, there’s no way I’ll
be able show up before them now with my head lowered…
Well, Lynn should be safe for the moment.
If Lynn were to protest that they got the wrong person, I doubt
the people in charge of looking after the princess would treat it
as anything other than a joke.
Even if they managed to figure out her true identity somehow,
they wouldn’t treat her badly.
I understand that very well from my time as a knight.
“You know, it’s really hard for me to call you Dust.”
“Princess… You were the one who asked me to use this name!”
I raised my voice without realizing in the face of such an
unreasonable statement, and hastily brought my hands to my
mouth.
Several of the people nearby were pointing towards me and
whispering.

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“I’m sure he asked for another loan and got rejected again.”
“He just called her ‘princess’, didn’t he? He’s gotten to the point
where he’s pulling out all the stops. Aah, I don’t envy being in
Lynn’s position.”
I chased them off with a casual wave.
“Oh, yeah, I did come up with that name, didn’t I? You could’ve
just ignored what I said and went with your own name. Isn’t
that what you always did back then?”
“Oh, just leave me alone.”
“That sword of yours is the very same one I gave you back then,
right? I’m glad to see that you’ve been taking good care of it.”
She said after glancing at the sword hanging from my waist, and
gave me a mischievous look.
“… …”
“Fufu, I always liked that part of you. Anyway, I’m Lynn-chan
now, so dispense with the courtesies and act normally around
me, okay?”
“I unders… Okay, fine.”
This feeling that I’ve just been dragged into an unbelievably
troublesome situation… I’ve almost forgotten what it felt like,
but this happened pretty much daily back when I was still a
knight.
Being dragged around, earning the sympathies of my
companions and captain, while getting glares from the

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important people up top… Those really weren’t the kind of days
you could look back on and reminisce over.
It really, really was tough.
“Siiiiiigh.”
“What are you letting out such a long sigh for? Even though
you’re happy to see me~.”
I wanted to say something to the princess who started elbowing
me in the ribs, but I let out a huge sigh and choked back my
reply.
“Come on, let’s get back to our companions. Make sure to back
me up so they don’t catch on to who I really am.”
“Yes, yes, I’ll do that.”
“That’s good.”
It’s been quite some time since I met her, but I ended up getting
pulled into her pace before I knew it.
This kind of willfulness is just business as usual for her. She’ll
probably be satisfied after two or three days.
Though, just imagining just what kind of load those few days
will put on me gave me chills.

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Chapter 1: Part 2 ↲

“Aren’t we going to take on a quest today?”
Princess Leonor remained quiet for a while after we went back
to Keith and Taylor, but it seems like that’s the limit of her
patience.
“We’ve made quite a bit of money recently. We have plenty of
money right now, so we won’t need to accept a quest…”
Dammit, with her in front of me, all my old habits and speech
patterns are springing up again. I need to pay more attention to
how I speak.
I can pretty much guess at what she’s thinking.
After assuming the role of an adventurer, I’m sure she wants to
do something adventurer-like before giving it up.
But there’s no way I can let her do anything dangerous, so I
took the initiative. There’s no telling what the bearded butler
will say if she ends up getting injured.
“Dust, weren’t you complaining that you are broke? I thought
you spent all that money paying for Faitfore’s food.”
Taylor glanced to the side where the young girl was carefully
stacking the empty plates into an orderly tower.
A smirk appeared on Princess Leonor’s face upon seeing that.
She definitely just thought about something devious.
“Then, we have no choice but to take on a quest, right, Dust?”

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She waved me over and whispered into my ear.
“If you work with me to keep my identity from being revealed,
I’ll have Faitfore’s food expenses be taken care of by the
Kingdom of Brydle’s treasury. What do you think?”
“Alright, you bastards, let’s get to work!”
“I shouldn’t say anything, but is that really all it takes?”
She doesn’t understand just how much damage Faitfore’s
appetite has done to my wallet. I couldn’t go out to drink at
night anymore, and my debts have increased dramatically… But
well, I suppose that’s just business as usual.
Still, this is the solution for my biggest worry!
I can ask for a bit more money and fatten my wallet in the
process too.
If I can benefit from it too, there’s no reason for me to refuse!
… Well, it’s nice to be fired up and all, but there are almost no
quests posted on the noticeboard.
The ones remaining are all quests of extremely high difficulty,
or ones that look like they’d be really troublesome.
Just then, the large-chested receptionist, Luna, happened to
pass by, so I called out to her while admiring her wobbling
peaks.
“Can I have a moment?”

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She covered her chest with her arms after noticing my gaze.
How naive. When you’ve gotten to my level, the dents and
distortions that take place when you cover your chest out of
embarrassment are a reward in itself.
“What is it this time? Did you commit some kind of crime and
made trouble for the cops yet again? Oh, well, I guess it’s time
to finally take your adventurer’s card.”
“I haven’t done anything yet! Stop trying to snatch my card
away!”
Don’t try and take away my card with such enthusiasm.
“In the first place, you guys will be troubled if an exceptional
adventurer like me were to disappear, right?”
“… I suppose so.”
Why do you sound so reluctant when you say that?
“Well, never mind that. Why are there so few quests up?
Normally, the noticeboard would be covered in them. Are you
guys slacking off?”
“That’s not it. We aren’t like you, Dust-san. It’s simply that
most of the adventurers who regained their senses got right
back to taking quests all at once, that’s why there are so few
left.”
“Oh, right, the Serena thing.”
Serena is a female priest that came to Axel not too long ago.

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She was turning those idiots from the guild into her followers
one after another, and ended up causing quite a crisis.
Incidentally, Taylor and Keith were amongst those idiots.
Anyway, apparently, she turned out to be a Demon King’s
General and a Dark Priest.
Thanks to Kazuma’s actions, her true identity was revealed and
she was arrested. After that, the people who were brainwashed
by her regained their senses.
“Anyway, please stop teasing the other adventurers. It was a big
headache to clean up after that.”
Luna put a hand to her forehead and sighed.
She must be talking about the huge brawl that we had in the
guild the other day.

ーThe tavern at the guild had been practically deserted a few
days ago, but when the people who were brainwashed came
back to their senses, things have quickly gotten as lively as they
were before.
After getting pretty tipsy, I called out to an adventuring party
that I was familiar with.
“Oh, hey, it’s those adventurers from Serena’s posse. What’s the
matter? Are you sure you don’t have to chase after her
anymore? Weren’t you going on about how she feels like a
mother to you? Come on, why don’t you tell me again about all
the wonderful things that Lady Serena can provide?”

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I repeatedly tapped against the head of the stony-faced man.
He’s normally the serious sort, but he blushed bright red after
being reminded of what happened back then.
“Oh~? Your face is red~. What’s the matter~? Do you feel
lonely without your mom around~?”
He looked at the ground and trembled. It seems like the
memory of being tricked by a demon king’s general is too much
that he was rendered speechless.
It may have only been for a short time, but there were a lot of
adventurers who ended up as Serena’s slaves.
His companions and the adventurers around us were in the
same state, so they could only stand by in silence.
This is fun. I should tease him a little more.

“Sighー, all of you fell for her charms so easily. You should
learn to be more like me, who never once fell for a pretty face. Is
this what they call a difference in quality? In the first place, who
would be tricked so easily by that Demon King’s general? She’s
so fishy she practically smells like the sea. If someone really fell
for her charms, it’d be the height of comedy… Oh, right, you
guys all fell for it. Sorry, my bad, gyahahahaha!”
As I let the alcohol speak for me, the sound of chairs scraping
against the ground suddenly echoed around me.
Looking around, most of the adventurers in the guild were
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All of them stared at me as they slowly approached.
“H-Hey, what are you bastards up to? Don’t blow your top
because I spoke the truth. Bullying a kind-hearted adventurer
like me with such numbers doesn’t look good, you know? I’ll get
down on my knees and apologize, so give me a break, okay?”
“Screw you!” x3
None of them listened to a word I said and immediately rushed
in.
“Dammit, if it’s going to be like this, I’m going to charge right in
and grab a breast or two!”
“Abuah? Why are you grabbing my pecs!?”
“Why do you have such a misleading chest!? If you don’t want
me to squeeze you dry, then go on a diet!”
“Surround him! Don’t let him escape!”
I ducked, weaved, and counterattacked, and at least three
people were knocked out by me, but I was unable to stand up
against such overwhelming numbers and eventually got beaten
black and blue.

Thinking back on it, it really is their fault.
That level of teasing should be easily laughed off and forgiven.
“I really didn’t do anything wrong back then.”

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“Only you can genuinely believe that you aren’t at fault. Sigh~.”
She let out a huge sigh, but it really was their fault.
“Back to the original topic, there aren’t any monster
extermination quests left up at the moment. We do have a few
odd job quests available around town if you want.”
Odd jobs, huh? What the princess is after is to feel like a proper
adventurer, right?
From her demeanour, I can tell that what she really wants to do
is to blast away a few monsters with magic.
If she was too weak to contribute to combat, I could’ve just told
her it’d be too dangerous for her to come along, but…
“She can actually use magic…”
Back in the castle, rather than learning stuff like etiquette and
history, Princess Leonor much preferred learning magic. And
she’s actually pretty talented at spellcasting, capable of using
multiple types of spells. Within Axel, she’d probably be one of
the stronger spellcasters around.
Still, if I exposed her to danger and something happened, it’d
become an international incident.
“Odd jobs will be fine, so can you please find me an easy quest
or two?”
“Really? Normally, you would say that ‘Odd jobs aren’t fitting
for someone as great as me’ and wouldn’t even consider it.”
“It’s fine this time.”

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If I don’t pick up a quest and let her run around on her own, I’ll
end up with even more trouble on my hands… I know from
experience.

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Chapter 1: Part 3 ↲

“Say, why are we working as sales promoters?”
As we stood in front of the general store that I occasionally
frequent, Lynn… No, Princess Leonor said as she held a sign in
her hand.
She seems to be pretty disappointed by this unexpected turn of
events.
This quest is put up by the general goods store owner to sell the
stuff that he ordered a large amount of by mistake. He doesn’t
expect us to sell all of them, but he hopes that he’ll get rid of at
least 80% of them by the end of today.
“Experiencing the life of a commoner is important too, isn’t it?”
Keith and Taylor aren’t taking part in this quest, so I used my
old way of speaking on purpose.
“It sure is nostalgic hearing you speak like that. You used to be
so serious and honest, but now you seem so pitiful… How did
your personality become so twisted?”
“It’s all because you dragged me around!”
On the eve of her marriage, I smuggled her out of the country at
her request. During the week we spent together, I became
influenced by her carefree personality…
That incident is definitely why I ended up this way.
If I hadn’t met Princess Leonor, I would probably still be a
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“Do you regret smuggling me out?”
She looked up at me with a strange expression on her face.
“Not at all. I was the one who made that decision. And I quite
like living my life freely like this.”
“I see. That’s good. Oh, and your manner of speech is back.”
“I’ll be cautious… I mean, right.”
I need to take care not to slip up in front of my friends.
“Hey, handsome, young miss, come take a look! We’ve plenty of
moderately useful goods!”
Leonor sounded really reluctant earlier, but when it came time
to attract customers, she threw herself into it with gusto.
She is a princess who frequently sneaks out to mingle with the
crowd out in the city, so she’s used to interacting with
commoners.
“Hey, Fore-chan, you have a cute face, so follow after me and
say some words to attract customers.”
“Come take a look!”
“That’s good, you’re going to capture the hearts of all lolicons!
You’re going to be shorter than them anyways, so make sure to
look up at them with wide, puppy dog eyes! That’ll surely have
them wrapped around your finger!”

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She readily gave advice to Faitfore who was standing next to
her.
Even back when she was a dragon unused to being around
people, the two of them were particularly close. Now they look
as close as a pair of sisters.
… Though I’m not quite sure she’s teaching her the right things.
“Please stop teaching her strange stuff.”
“What are you saying? What’s wrong with using the gender
your mother gave you and your natural good looks? We’re going
to sell everything in this store by the end of the day.”
Seems like Princess Leonor got really into it. She’s always been
the type to ignore what anyone else says the moment she has
her mind set, so it’s best to leave her be.
“Say, Dust, I appreciate her enthusiasm, but did Lynn eat
something strange before coming here? She seems a little
different than normal.”
The old man that runs the store, who suddenly appeared behind
me, asked with his arms crossed.
So he picked up on the princess’s behavior, huh? As expected of
a man who works in the service industry, he seems to pick up
on even the slightest change.
Let’s just whip up an excuse for him.
“Yeah, she had a little bit to drink, so she’s in particularly high
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“I see, that explains… Wait, what!? Why did you drink before
coming to work!?”
“Hey, now, there’s no way I can take on such a shabby job while
sober. What’s wrong with having a glass to boost our spirits
before work?”
“What did you say!? Are you looking down on my job!?”
Saying that, the old man came swinging at me.
As we stood there exchanging blows, most of the goods ended
up being sold. The job that I had planned to last the entire day
was complete in only a few hours.
Princess Leonor’s enthusiasm and glib tongue, along with
Faitfore’s cuteness, seemed to be really effective at attracting
customers.
“Now, what should we do next?”
“We should take on another quest…”
The princess looked at me with sparkles in her eyes.
“No, there aren’t any left.”
She leaned back with a satisfied look on her face.
“Alright, then, in place of a quest, can you show me around
town?”
“Understoo… Yeah, sure.”
She shot me a glare, and I hastily corrected my words.

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I guess we can kill time by sightseeing around town.
We could join up with Keith and Taylor, but those guys have
spent a lot of time around Lynn. It wouldn’t be surprising for
them to see through the princess’s disguise.
Yeah, it’d be safer if we were to keep our distance.

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Chapter 1: Part 4 ↲

“The store you see there is one of the most favoured stores
amongst adventurers.”
Standing in front of the Succubus shop, I explained to Princess
Leonor, who took a good look at the store before shooting me a
doubtful gaze.
“It looks just like a regular cafe, but I keep feeling that there’s
something off about it? Is it just me?”
Oh, she saw right through this store’s disguise.
“Say, it seems like the only customers walking into this store are
all men. And why do they keep shrinking away in
embarrassment after seeing me?”
Upon seeing the princess disguised as Lynn holding Fairfore’s
hand, some of the cowards immediately turned red and walked
the other way.
Well, coming across a woman and a child just as you are
bursting with perverse fantasies is bound to make anyone
embarrassed.
Being the only one suffering in this town doesn’t quite sit right
with me, so it’s only right for me to spread some of that misery
around.
“Who knows? I brought you here because you wanted to see the
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I didn’t originally plan on bringing her here, but it’s become a
habit for me, so before I knew it I was walking towards the
store.
I can’t bring her inside, but showing her the store itself should
be fine.
“Huh? Dust-san and… Lynn-san!?”
I heard someone call my name, so I turned around to see Loli
Succubus there.
She was wearing her village girl outfit rather than the lingerie
she usually wears in the store and had a full basket in her
hands, so she’s probably on her way back from shopping.
“Oh, good day… What a cute girl. So she’s an acquaintance of
you and Lynn-chan, huh?”
Even though it was the first time they met, Leonor readily
greeted her, and whispered the rest to me in a voice soft enough
to be inaudible to anyone else.
“H-Hey, Dust-san!”
Loli Succubus pulled me aside, away from Princess Leonor.
“You can’t bring Lynn-san and Faitfore-chan here! What, are
you trying to get in the way of our business?”
“Of course not, it’s just a little hiccup. We’ll be heading
somewhere else soon.”
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So she didn’t see through the princess’s disguise. Well, she
hasn’t spent as much time around Lynn as we have, so I
suppose it’s to be expected. Seems like we’ll be able to fool
almost everyone like this.
“Right, let’s go somewhere else. Seeya, Lolisa. Take your work
seriously, you hear?”
“I don’t want to hear that from you, Dust-san. Lynn-san,
Faitfore-chan, see you later.”
Loli Succubus waved at the two of them, who returned the
gesture.
A short while after leaving the store, Princess Leonor gave me a
wide grin.
“Hey, hey, who was that girl? Come on, tell me~.”
She placed her chin on my shoulder and stared at me at close
range.
“Don’t get her involved in this! Her name is Lolisa. She’s great
at mind affecting spells, so we occasionally get her to help us
out when we are shorthanded.”
There’s no need for me to reveal that she’s actually a succubus. I
feel like there’d be nothing but trouble if she found out about
that.
“Really~? Aren’t you two actually much closer than that? Hey,
come on, be honest with me. Fore-chan, do you know anything
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When I didn’t say anything, the princess switched to a different
target.
Faitfore looked between me and her and frowned.
I told her with my gaze not to say anything, and Faitfore
nodded and covered her mouth with both hands.
Seeing that, Princess Leonor let out a sly smirk.
“If you tell me, I’ll treat you to dinner tonight.”
“She is a succubus, and that store lets you see sweet dreams.”
“Hey!”
She switched sides the instant she heard a promise of food!
“Oh, so succubus and humans coexist in this town, I see. So you
like those kinds of dreams, huh?”
“Ah, no, that’s just, you know, a man’s instincts. It’s a dream,
after all, so there’s nothing wrong with it.”
“You don’t need to make excuses to me. You didn’t even try to
lay a hand on me back when we were living together…”
Those words really sting.
“Please keep this a secret. If the women find out about the
Succubus shop, it’ll cause a riot.”
It’s an open secret amongst male adventurers, but very few
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too long ago when a bunch of them came sniffing around, and
that was a headache and a half.
“It doesn’t seem to be doing any harm, and I’m not a citizen of
this country, so I’m fine with keeping quiet, but, Dust, you owe
me a favour for this, okay?”
“Urk, yeah, fine.”
Owing a favour to the princess is one of the most dangerous
things in the world, one that I have plenty of personal
experience with. But if I didn’t agree to that, things will end up
even worse. I have personal experience with that too.
“So, where are you taking me next?”
Princess Leonor, walking slightly ahead of me, turned around
and let out a soft laugh.
This girl is really expressive. Her face looks similar to Lynn’s on
the surface, but I can’t see Lynn being able to laugh like that.
Back when I was a knight, after seeing free-spirited and
uninhibited ways of expressing her emotions, I…
“Just go to some place you frequently go that serves food. I’m
tired of walking around. I want to dig into something delicious,
right?”
“Right!”
She and Faitfore both seem in agreement.
“Food, huh? There’s nothing you don’t like eating, right?”

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“Not at all. It’s only right for those in power to eat anything that
the people prepare for us.”
“I can eat anything too.”
“Yes, I already know. Right, I’ll just find us a place to eat, then.”
I think I’ll just go to one of the streets stocked with restaurants
and pick a place that doesn’t seem too crowded.

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Chapter 1: Part 5 ↲

“Young lady, please come visit our store! I’ll give you a
discount.”
“Our food is far better than what that store sells! Come visit us
now, I’ll give you one meal for free!”
“A more elegant shop would be a better fit for a young lady like
you, yes!? We have a lot of sweets too, so you can enjoy them
after your meal!”
The moment we arrived on the street, several store clerks
rushed out and crowded around Faitfore, passionately trying to
entice her business.
“What-What’s going on! Hey! Don’t push!”
Despite my protests, they seemed to pay me no heed and
continued fighting over Faitfore.
“Ow! Dammit, just what is up with that?”
“She seems to be a great hit. Guess she’s just too cute… No, that
can’t be all of it. Every one of them has bloodshot eyes.”
“Ah, I get it now. News of Faitfore’s huge appetite must have
spread to every restaurant in town.”
Someone who eats that much food every day is bound to
become a hot topic in the food industry.
Looking around, the stores that were selling all-you-can-eat
services were in a flurry of activity as they hurried to close down
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Come to think of it, the last time I brought Faitfore to such a
restaurant, the owner ended up begging me to please take her
home, didn’t he. Of course, I didn’t leave.
“Come to think of it, you ate a lot this morning too, didn’t you?
I’m surprised you can pack away so much food in such a tiny
body.”
The princess knows that Faitfore is actually a white dragon, but
it seems like she yet to understand that the amount of food
Faitfore eats as a dragon is the same as when she looks like a
young girl.
“She eats as much as she does as a dragon.”
“… You’re lying.”
“You said you were going to pay for Faitfore’s food, didn’t you?
I’ll be counting on you.”
Princess Leonor took out her wallet, weighted it in her hand,
and gave me a teary eyed look.
I turned away.
Knowing her, she’ll definitely sneak out quite a sum of money
with her whenever she runs away. She’ll most likely be able to
afford Faitfore’s meal today, but I doubt she’ll be able to keep it
up for long.

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Chapter 1: Part 6 ↲

“The store clerk who won the battle for Faitfore let out a joyous
cry of victory, and led us into his restaurant where we were
assigned to a large table which quickly became filled with
Faitfore’s orders.
“Thanks for the food!”
“Yeah, eat as much as you want.”
“Oh, fine, go ahead and eat your fill!”
Princess Leonor was originally taken aback by how much
Faitfore ate, but it was soon replaced with admiration as she
egged her on.
Seeing Faitfore happily dig into her meal, she let out a smile.
“Seeing her enjoy her meal like that makes me not care about
everything else for a bit. Hey, now, don’t eat that quickly. You’re
getting sauce all over your face.”
I feel like something similar to this happened in the past.
Back then, the place, our standings, and even her form was
different, but I recall Princess Leonor helping out with feeding
Faitfore every so often.
“It’s kind of nostalgic, isn’t it?”
The princess gave me a somewhat forlorn smile. It seems like
she was thinking along those same lines.
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This isn’t good. When the three of us are together, I can’t help
but look back and remember the past.
If it is like this, even if there was a chance of my identity being
blown open, I would’ve rather met up with Taylor and Keith.
As I looked around the store to distract myself, I met the gaze of
a girl sitting at another table.
She was sneakily glancing over with looks of envy.
The girl who was sitting alone at a corner table as usual… Is one
of my companions.
Is enjoying a meal with someone else really something to be
that envious over?
Well, I suppose I should call out to her. Being the loner that she
is, I doubt that she would be able to notice the difference in
Lynn’s behaviour.
“Yunyun, you’re alone as usual, right? Why don’t you come join
us?”
When I called out to her, she took a moment to look around to
make sure she really was the one being addressed, and cough
softly before getting to her feet.
“W-Well, I-If you insist, I don’t mind eating together with you.”
“If you don’t feel like it, you don’t need to force yourself.”
“I want to, I want to! I want to eat together! Please let me sit
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Yunyun walked over with tears in her eyes.
“Then don’t put on airs in the first place. What a troublesome
girl.”
“Hey now, don’t bully her. Does Lynn know her?”
I whispered back to the princess.
“She’s Yunyun. She’s a Crimson Demon and a loner.”
“Oh, those Crimson Demons?”
Princess Leonor sounded somewhat surprised, but her face
remained calm. Truly, her skill at acting really is world class.
“Lynn-san, may I take this seat?”
“Of course, I’ll be glad to have you.”
“Thank you!”
Yunyun patted down her chest before taking a seat.
“Food tastes better if eaten with company.”
“Yeah, yeah, I totally get you! Eating together with someone
makes food taste way, waaay better!”
“Y-Yes, I suppose.”
Yunyun enthusiastically nodded and leaned closer, and the
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“Dust, can I order more food?”
Just then, Faitfore, having cleaned off everything on the table,
turned her gaze towards the menu and tugged on my sleeve.
“Yeah, go ahead. Lynn is treating you, so go ahead and eat till
you’re full.”
“Okay~.”
“Now that it’s come to this, you can go ahead and eat till your
belly is bursting.”
A normal person would be despairing at the sight of the
mountain of empty plates at the table, but… I suppose this is
the difference between commoners and royalty.
“I-I’ll pay for my portion.”
She still has a long way to go if she can’t bring herself to take
advantage of such a situation.
If I were in her position, I would’ve happily helped myself to a
free meal.
Princess Leonor watched the new set of plates laden with food
arrive at her table for a while, before seemingly snapping to her
senses and snatching up a menu, at which point she started
looking between the prices and what remained in her wallet.
From the looks of things, she’s going to run out of money soon.
“It’s just the three of you here? What happened to Keith-san
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“The two of them are on a different quest. We finished our
assigned quest early.”
“That’s why we are free. Ah, right, we are planning on taking a
walk through town after this. If you are free, do you want to join
us?”
“Eeh? Can I!? I’d love to!!”
“I want to know more about you, Yunyun… And your
relationship with Dust.”
I really wish she’d stop muttering such ominous words under
her breath.
And don’t grin at me like that either.
After that, using her eloquence that she practiced as a member
of the royal family and her natural charms, the princess
practically had Yunyun tell her everything she could find
interesting.
“Dust-san refused to help me during the chieftain’s trial too!
Don’t you think that’s too much!?”
“That’s horrible. I’ll make sure to lecture him later.”
“Thank you, Lynn-san. You seem much more reliable today.
Make sure you lay into him!”
The two of them seem to hit it off really well.
Princess Leonor seems to be aiming to get more information
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to talking to others, and she doesn’t interact much with me
anyways.
Even so, she seems more than happy to listen to Yunyun
recount tales about the quests we’ve taken together and the trip
we took to Alcanretia that I really just want to forget all about
already.
“Come to think of it, there was a time when I mistook Dust-san
for the rumoured Dragon Knight. It really was a great disservice
to the great dragon knight…”
“Wait, what about me?”
“Of course not, having someone as noble has him be associated
with someone as lowly as you is a slight to his reputation.”
“Y-You…”
Why did Yunyun seem to be in such a bad mood? The one who
should be angry is me.
“Oh, a Dragon Knight, huh? You are talking about the one from
that story, right?”
“Yes… Hmm? Didn’t I tell you about that before?”
“I don’t really remember it too well. Can you repeat it for me?”
“Sure, I don’t mind!”
Yunyun’s cheeks flushed red. It seems like she’s happy to be the
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I couldn’t see this heading anywhere good, so I opened my
mouth to interject.
“Ah, c-cut it out!”
A sharp pain on my foot cut me off.
Princess Leonor stomped on my feet with her heels. I glared at
her, but she simply gave me a placid smile.
“Oh, what’s the matter, Dust? You shouldn’t interfere with a
talk between girls.”
“Y-You…”
I really wanted to lodge my complaints, but I know full well that
she wouldn’t pay any heed to anything I said, so I simply settled
with letting out a huge sigh.
“Well, I heard the story from Ir… Alice-chan. In the
neighbouring country, there was a talented young man who was
the youngest to acquire the rare class of Dragon Knight. He’s
said to be the best in the kingdom with a spear, and was loved
by dragons ever since he was born. He is a man of great
patience, conscientious and noble, like the very ideal of a
knight.”
“Ooh, so he was such a person~. He sure sounds wonderful~.”
Don’t look at me like that. You’re just mocking me now.
“I know, right! It’s really popular amongst young women like
us.”
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Seriously, please stop giving me that smirk while saying such
things.
“Thus, at a young age, the knight was appointed as a personal
bodyguard to the princess. Being close in age to him, so it was
only a matter of time before she fell in love with the knight.
However, the princess already had a betrothed, so this love
could never be realized.”
“Wow, isn’t that forbidden love?”
She purposefully dabbed at her eyes with her handkerchief.
… Doesn’t seem like she shed even a single tear, however.
“The young knight learned of the princess’s feelings by chance,
and, despite knowing that it would result in a huge incident,
took her with him on the back of his dragon. A week later, he
returned to the castle together and was captured. He only
managed to avoid being executed, but his rank as a knight of
the realm was stripped from him and his house was destroyed.”
There were a few parts that were wrong, but the overall idea is
there.
Still, who in the world is spreading this story in the first place?
The only people who know about this incident should be under
strict orders by the king not to say a word.
“What a wonderful story. I want to hear more about it, so why
don’t we pay a visit to your friend, Vanir-san, after this?”
“Yes, that sounds great!”

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