Chapter 95
The Type that gets Kidnapped
Norfe scolded her .
“But…the orange…”
Chiharu said with her brain that wasn’t quite working yet . She didn’t even realize that she was talking to Norfe .
“Orange? Ah, that Soluna orange . ”
Norfe saw the orange that she was carrying and sighed with exasperation .
It wasn’t just Norfe . Maki was exasperated as well . To be precise, she was shouting internally . ‘We’re 25 years old . Aren’t we 25 years old? And you’re chasing oranges…’ At the same time, she had been so worried . And that feeling turned into anger . She could not help but shout out loud .
“Your life is more important than an orange!”
“Norfe…”
Chiharu was at least calm enough to not call her Maki . On the other hand, Maki had forgotten that they weren’t supposed to draw attention to themselves . And she was now a little frantic .
“Well, she seems to be sorry . ”
Norfe said with a smile . He had been quite surprised by Maki’s outburst .
“But!”
Maki was about to protest, but then she suddenly returned to herself . Norfe thought it was because she had realized that she was talking to royalty .
“It’s fine . Food is also very important . ”
He said to Chiharu . She nodded .
“I’m sorry . ”
She said as she tried to stand up . But she could not . Her legs felt weak . Though, it was evident that she would have had an easier time if she only let go of the orange .
“Is that orange so precious to you?”
Norfe said with a chuckle as he saw the flustered girl . Then he picked Chiharu up and put her on her feet . Chiharu froze with surprise . However, the villagers who had been watching excitedly now roared and applauded cheerfully . Norfe nodded satisfactorily at his people .
“Uh, um…”
“It seems like you are too shocked to stand . I am sorry . Allow me to make up for it by inviting you to the villa, so you can rest . ”
“Uh, no . I can walk . ”
“But you couldn’t even stand?”
Indeed, that was true . But this was not right . Besides, this was Norfe! The mean prince! Chiharu had just realized this . She would have done something wilder if she wasn’t afraid of falling again .
“I’m sorry . I’ll take care of my little sister! It’s fine!”
Maki frantically tried to take Chiharu away .
“Oh, you’re the one who was shouting . Her brother . ”
“Norfe!”
Chiharu also stretched her hand out to Maki .
“Careful there . You might drop your orange again . ”
Chiharu realized this and fixed her grip on the orange before accidentally falling into Norfe’s arms .
Why was this happening…
“Norfe and Chouze, eh? I must say, those are some great names for a brother and sister . ”
The real Norfe said with a laugh .
“I’ll also buy the rest of your oranges for the villa . Now, you can take down your stall here and pick up your sister at the villa when you’re done . That way, she’ll have plenty of time to rest . ”
He said to Maki before starting to walk away .
“Uh, hey . Wait! Ah…”
As Maki stood there, a knight approached her .
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“You should hurry up if you don’t want her to stay for too long . ”
“Huh? Oh, fine . ”
Maki muttered as she began to fold their tables .
“You should consider yourselves lucky . You got to speak with Prince Norfe himself and sell all your oranges . And you’ll get to see the villa . ”
The old man who sold vegetables said to her from the side .
“But we were planning on leaving town today . This is all a lot of trouble . ”
Maki replied without thinking .
“I’m supposed to wait here until my brothers return, but I can’t do that now . Mister, could you tell them what happened when they arrive?”
Maki asked him .
“Sure . Don’t worry . Go off and enjoy the villa!”
Maki put everything into the carriage and then picked up the box of oranges and rushed towards the villa .
While it was a villa, it was only about 10 minutes away on foot .
“Um, I’m fine now . You can put me down . I’m sure that I’m quite heavy . ”
“What? You’re not heavy at all . ”
Norfe said . And he was definitely carrying her as if she was light .
“Um . ”
“Chouze, right? Can you peel that orange for me?”
“Huh?”
“I want to eat it . ”
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And so Chiharu had no choice but the peel the orange . Then Norfe opened his mouth as if he expected her to feed him . Chiharu wasn’t sure what to do, but when she looked to a nearby knight, he just shook his head . And so she hesitantly threw a piece of orange into Norfe’s mouth . Norfe chewed and swallowed it before saying,
“Delicious . How much do they cost?”
“300 gil for one . ”
“300 gil, huh? A single large Highland apple is 100 gil . Soluna oranges cost 200 gil if you buy them in Lowland . But I see that they are 300 gil in Highland . ”
It was shocking that a member of the royal family accurately knew the prices of food .
“It’s because of transportation and personnel fees . ”
“Indeed . You don’t look it, but you’re surprisingly smart . ”
Chiharu felt very conflicted by this . An 18-year-old had just called her smart .
“Even if they are all human territories, this discrepancy occurs because people want things from the other three territories . Is it wrong to want my people to be able to buy Soluna oranges for 200 gil?”
Norfe muttered and then signaled for another piece . Chiharu shoved it into his mouth and replied . Though, she did wonder if he was even asking her .
“Then you should just export your Highland apples to the three territories . ”
“You really are smart . ”
Norfe said with satisfaction .
“Something that Highland has that the others don’t . This is quite hard . Besides, we haven’t had much interaction with them until now . Yes, it is difficult . But then the cost will all be on Highland . That wouldn’t be right, would it?”
“I guess so . ”
It wasn’t wrong to want to raise self-sufficiency rates . But Highland was too cold for Soluna oranges to grow .
“Ah, we’re almost there . ”
“P-please put me down . ”
“It’s faster this way . ”
And like that, Chiharu was taken to the villa .
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“Norfe!”
Chouze came running out .
“Ah, Chouze . How many times do I have to tell you to stop running like that? You’re too old . ”
“But, I’m just so happy . Oh, who is this?”
Chouze looked at Chiharu suspiciously .
“She jumped in front of my horse . And since she was unable to stand, I brought her back here so she can rest . ”
“That’s very like you . ”
“I’m taking her to my room . ”
Then the maids came out frantically .
“That will not do . Even though she is a child, she is still a girl . We shall take care of her . ”
“Yes . But more importantly, there is a merman! And I want you to meet him . ”
“About that, Chouze…”
Norfe finally put Chiharu down . As Chiharu wobbled on her feet, the maids escorted her away very roughly . You were carried by the handsome Prince Norfe who everyone adores! How dare you!
“I’m taking him to the royal capital . Those are my orders . ”
What! Chiharu stopped in her tracks .
“What are you doing? Hurry along now . ”
The maids said as they pulled her away . Chouze was complaining to Norfe .
“No! Besides, he’ll get all dried up . ”
“Merfolk are able to live outside of the water for up to a month . He’ll survive the journey . ”
That was new information! However, Chiharu was hurried away by the maids and was not able to hear the rest of their conversation .
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