Reunion With A Crown Prince Like An Older Brother And Twin Maids

“Waaaah…! It’s really so beautiful…!”

Jonah, who had arrived at the port of the Kingdom of Benedia by teleportation magic, was now gazing at the Central Sea and letting out a voice of awe.

Last night he had spent a pleasant evening at the Hagenberg residence with Marguerite and Marquis Hagenberg, and had stopped by this country on his way to the next legend.

However.

“I want to show this sea to Marie too…”

Recalling the sad expression she had when parting with Marguerite this morning, Jonah felt a pang in his chest.

Less than nine months remained. Beyond meeting legends around the world, he thought he should make many memories with her. Jonah thought so.

Then.

“Huh? Could it be…”

When a voice called from behind and he turned around, there was…

“Prince Carlo!”

“Haha! It’s Jonah after all, isn’t it!”

Two months ago, Jonah had visited this place to see the legend of the ‘Guardian of the Central Sea’. During that time they had jointly defeated a sea-serpent magical beast and formed a bond; to him, the man could be called a brother.

He was Carlo Regalita Benedia, Crown Prince of the Kingdom of Benedia.

“Jonah, have you been well!”

“Wapu!? Y-yes!”

Carlo roughly ruffled Jonah’s head, celebrating their reunion.

Jonah also beamed widely at this familiar welcome.

“So. What brings you to this country, Jonah? Could it be that you’ve come to meet the ‘Guardian of the Central Sea’?”

The mountain-sized white fish that had appeared when they defeated the sea-serpent magical beast—that very creature was the legendary ‘Guardian of the Central Sea’—but that was not his purpose this time.

“Actually, I was thinking of going to the city of Fiorenza.”

“Fiorenza? Ah, I see.”

Carlo nodded with a look of understanding upon hearing Jonah’s words.

No wonder. Fiorenza is called a magical city, a place where magicians from around the world gather.

Above all—that city has the world’s foremost magical research institution called the ‘Mage Tower’.

Carlo thought it natural that Jonah, a practitioner of ancient magic, would aim for that place.

“So that means you’re planning to head there by ship from here, right?”

“Yes!”

Although he could teleport to Fiorenza immediately using teleportation magic, Jonah, who had been bedridden until he mastered ancient magic, had decided to enjoy the journey itself. So he deliberately chose to use ordinary means of transportation.

That said, since his remaining time was limited, he had been using teleportation magic to the Kingdom of Benedia in the ordinary way.

“If that’s the case, you might be held up for two or three days.”

“Eh…?”

“If it’s early, a storm could come as soon as tonight.”

Jonah let out a dazed sound, not understanding the meaning of Carlo’s words. Seeing that, he added an explanation.

However, the Kingdom of Benedia was currently under a cloudless clear sky. There was no sign that the sea would be rough at all.

“This is one of those long-honed instincts, but it’s almost certain. Besides, look at that.”

Saying so, Carlo pointed in the opposite direction of the sea. There, seagulls were soaring in the sky.

“Those guys evacuate like that when a storm is coming.”

“Wow…!”

Having been taught something he didn’t know, Jonah looked at Carlo with eyes of respect.

From their first meeting… Even in the Aubern Forest, he had taught him many things.

Things like how to start a fire, or how to skewer jerky—things you couldn’t learn from books alone.

“Prince Carlo really is amazing, isn’t he?”

“Hey, hey, praising me that much will only get you tasty food, you know.”

Carlo, feigning a little embarrassment, took Jonah’s hand. With the storm in mind, it seemed he intended to invite Jonah to the royal castle right away.

And then.

“Sir Jonah!”

The ones who greeted him were the twin maidservants Aurora and Priscilla.

The moment they saw Jonah, their eyes shone like never before.

“Until the storm dies down, Jonah will stay here. In the meantime, I’m counting on you to take good care of him.”

“Of course! Naturally!”

“This Priscilla will look after him with all sincerity!”

“Wait, Priscilla. Weren’t you asked by Lord Frederico to run an errand?”

“If that’s the case, I’ve already finished it this morning. Older sister, have you finished the laundry?”

“Ah, ahaha…”

Aurora and Priscilla began to argue over who would take care of Jonah. Jonah gave a wry smile at the unchanged pair.

But he knew that the two of them cherished Jonah more than anyone and devoted themselves to him.

They were a bit overzealous at times, but Jonah loved those two.

“For now, we’ll hold a party tonight to celebrate the reunion, so I’m counting on both of you. Make Jonah look as handsome as possible.”

“Leave it to us!”

Receiving Carlo’s words, Aurora and Priscilla displayed ferocious smiles.

Like predators before a cute herbivore named Jonah.

“Now then, Sir Jonah. Let’s get you changed.”

“Sister, please wait. He must bathe before that.”

“Indeed, Priscilla is right.”

“Ah, haha…”

Although they had been arguing just a moment ago, before he knew it the two were perfectly in sync.

Thinking of the trials that awaited him, Jonah’s face twitched.