Date A Parallel Case 1: Princess
“Then next, hosted by the Itsuka Kingdom, the Princess Contest has begun!”
After Mana, dressed in a cute dress, made the announcement, the audience at the venue cheered.
“Allow me to explain! The Princess Contest is a ceremony that brings together princesses from the surrounding countries, for one of them to be chosen as the bride of Nii-sama! Each will be scored based on wisdom, beauty, and heart which are all necessary for a princess! Come on, Nii-sama! Please say a few words!”
After she finished explaining, Mana asked Shido, who was sitting at the judge’s table, to speak. Shido, who was wearing a crown, replied with an embarrassed expression on his face.
“Well, to use this sort of method to determine my marriage partner is honestly a bit…”
“Although Mana agrees with you, that’s not enough to make the princesses go away. Now, princesses, please come onto the stage!”
At Mana’s call, a horn sounded and several princesses dressed in brilliant dresses appeared on the round stage.
“Come on, Nii-sama, this is Princess Tohka of the Yatogami Kingdom. This is Princess Miku of the Izayoi Kingdom, and the twin princesses of the Yamai Kingdom, Kaguya and Yuzuru… Ah, that cheeky woman from the Tokisaki Kingdom also came. That’s it. Bah.”
Mana cursed uncomfortably before immediately coughing a few times to cover it up.
“Anyway, the time has come—let the games begin!”
“—Eh?”
Mana’s shout made Shido’s eyes go round with surprise. However—
“OOOOOOOHHHHHHHHH!”
However, it seemed the princesses weren’t surprised as they waved the staves in their hands and shouted bravely, clapping their hands together.
No, more than that. The capes on their shoulders and the veil covering their faces were used to block their line of sight. The ornaments and the crowns were all used as throwing weapons—a battle started with everything that they were wearing.
Such a scene didn’t match the title of the Princess Contest.
“W-Wait a minute! Why are you suddenly starting such a big fight?! Isn’t this supposed to be a wisdom competition?”
“That’s true. Look, Nii-sama! The clever movements of Princess Origami! Such a thing is absolutely impossible and beyond human comprehension.”
“Um, that kind of beauty…”
“Look at Princess Kotori! None of her movements are wasted. Her posture during the battle is so beautiful!”
“Honestly…”
“Look, Nii-sama! Did you see that? What Princess Mukuro did just now? Without any additional pain to the opponent, victory and defeat were decided—how compassionate.”
“…”
Faced with Mana who nodded in satisfaction, Shido just gave up thinking about it.
During this period, one princess after another was eliminated—
“Huh—!”
They both shouted out at the same time.
In the end, Princesses Tohka and Origami who continued to attack each other as they both fell from the stage.
“It’s a tie!”
Seeing this scene, Mana opened the book in her hand.
“Hmm… according to the rules, if there is no winner at the end of the contest, all the participating princesses will be welcomed back into a side room, and then the ceremony to decide will be held again. So it seems like that’s what we’ll do!”
“…Huh?”
“By the way, in order to win this time around is to catch Nii-sama!”
“Wait, me—?!”
Shido’s voice echoed from the stage where the excitement only increased.
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