Tsukiuta Another Story

Chapter Two

Yuuna: Hey everyone!~ Here's the long overdue Chapter 2!~

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"Well, well~ what a lovely night it is to hold a banquet, right Brother?" The count walked into the room, basking in the whispers of the guests. You narrowed your eyes in suspicion. "Jiro, my older brother. It is nice to see you too." The king replied with a smile. You knew that smile very well.

To those who were none the wiser, it seemed to be an innocent, friendly smile. However, you caught on to the calculating look in your father's eyes, and from your uncle's blind spot, you gestured for the orchestra and the guests to leave quietly. To say that the twelve princes and aides were confused was a major understatement, and if not for the current situation at hand, you would have burst out laughing. 

"How did you get in, Uncle? You're supposed to be in exile." you asked him, an unnaturally cold tone present in your voice. "Ah, (Y/n), I see you're doing fine as well~ And what's this?~ You made six new friends, quite surprising since you've been known to be the Ice Princess of Liliya- " He sneered, only to be cut off with a low, sarcastic chuckle from you.

"I see you're still relying on playground insults, Uncle~ I believe you've overstayed your welcome, seeing as the guests have all left." You gave him a sarcastic smile as you gestured to the now empty throne room. 

Your smile then dropped, replaced by a glare as the temperature of the room dropped drastically. "That's enough (Y/n). I will take over from here." Your father spoke up, snapping you out of your anger as you sighed quietly. "As you wish, Father. Shiki-san, please ensure my father's safety." You requested the purplette butler, giving the count a pointed stare, as you led the twelve confused males out of the ballroom, and into your personal music room.

There was an awkward silence for a while, until Arata decided to break it by asking the question all of them had wanted to know, "Who was that?" You and Rikka shared a look, before you turned back to them. "He's my uncle, (L/n) Jiro, and my father's older brother."

"Count Jiro was supposed to succeed the throne after the previous king passed on due to illness, in accordance with the royal tradition. However, His Majesty Ichiro knew of Count Jiro's violent tendencies and power hunger, and so he picked the current king, His Majesty Saburo to ascend to the throne." Rikka continued as you nodded.

"And ever since, Uncle hates Father for 'stealing what is rightfully his'. I'm suspecting that the poisoning incident earlier this evening was his doing as well." You frowned, crossing your arms. "What?! That's horrible!" Both Koi and Iku exclaimed at the same time, the rest nodding in agreement. You smiled wistfully at that, "Well, it's probably taboo for royalty to say it, but being royalty really isn't easy, especially if you're the king. There's always bound to be someone opposing you, and you have to be extremely cautious around everyone. Not even your maids and butlers can be trusted. Father and I were lucky though, to have butlers like Shiki-san and Rikka who put their loyalty above anything else." You chuckled as Rikka blushed at the compliment.

"But putting that aside, what kinds of magic do you all have? I got a little curious after seeing Yoru-kun in action..." You asked, deciding to change the topic. "Hm~ Good question, Princess~" Shun hummed, clearly happy to answer. "My magic is currently unspecified, but I know many tricks~ Like dark-type, holy-type, summon-type, offensive and recovery spells, dispelling spells, and status spells such as Charm, Poison, and Petrification~"

"Wow, as expected from the White Demon King~" you mused, looking to everyone else. "W-Well, I have the healing magic you saw just now... It's called Nox, like my court." Yoru mumbled quietly, lighting his hands up in the pale white aura for demonstration. Almost immediately, a healing, motherly feeling ran through the room, and everyone felt the tension leave their bodies.