Yagokoro Eirin could not help rubbing her forehead. Back then, her princess had been so regal, so pure and flawless. But now? She had fallen to such depths just for the sake of playing games. Honestly...
"Princess, did you stay up late again last night?"
"I wasn't staying up late. I merely pulled an all-nighter..."
"...Is there a difference?"
"The wording is different, isn't it?"
Kaguya had no intention of climbing out from under the kotatsu and even pulled the blanket tighter around herself.
"Princess, it seems I'll have to confiscate all your games and manga for a while before you learn to restrain yourself!"
Yagokoro Eirin narrowed her eyes threateningly. In an instant, Kaguya, who had been about to go back to sleep, jolted violently. Her spirits immediately lifted, and she threw herself at Eirin with a bloodcurdling wail.
"Nooooooo!"
"You can't do this to me, Eirin! Those adorable children are my source of spiritual support... If you confiscate all of them at once, I'll lose the spiritual sustenance of my entire life! Nooooooo!"
Kaguya wiped away the tears that had somehow appeared at the corners of her eyes, trampling the title of princess beneath her feet again and again. If all those children who admired princesses saw her like this, their worldview would probably collapse.
Yagokoro Eirin let out a deep sigh. Her princess really was...
"Then please get up quickly, Princess. Don't forget that Mei Hong said she would come looking for you today!"
Yesterday, Mei Hong had asked Rin, who was going to the Human Village to sell medicine, to pass along a message... If Eirin remembered correctly, that was how it had happened.
"Why bother with that turkey? She can just eat herself..."
Kaguya curled her lip. It was not as if that turkey coming