Princess In Another World's
Iona
A few days passed.
“Iona, Iona. You're inside?” (Risa) Since that day, Iona has not left her room at all. “Iona, if you have a problem just tell me. I'll help you.” The door of the room opened, and slowly Risa started to enter her room.
“I-Iona.” Seeing the state of Iona, Risa looks so sad. “Iona.” Slowly Risa approached Iona who was on her bed and hugged her. “You are so tormented, I beg you if there is anything I can do say. I'll do anything to get you back to how you used to be.”
“Ri-sa-oneesama.. M-sorry makes you anxious.” Iona looked so exhausted, and looked so tormented by something.
“Iona, I beg you. Tell me what you're going through. Please, don't make me worry about you any more.”
“I'm fine.”
“There may be after seeing you like that I will believe what you say. Please, I can't bear to see you like this.”
“M-forgive me.. I can't say it.”
“Iona, don't be stubborn! Please, talk to me. I will definitely help you.”
“Risa-oneesama.” Slowly Iona muli's tears dripped. “A-I, I..” Iona told her, incident after incident she had experienced and also her meeting with Ari. Although she could not believe it, but after hearing the whole story Risa began to believe it a little.
A while after that.
“So, he's the one you've always liked?” Iona just nodded. “So he's been inside you all this time, and sometimes takes your place. Like that?” Iona nodded back. “Alright, I will try my best to help you. You want to see him again, don't you. Then I'll try it, so you don't be sad anymore.”
“Risa-oneesama, thanks.”
“To distinguish between you and him, how about you call me with a different call.”
“Huh?”
“Like a sister, or something. That's so I'm not mistaken to distinguish you from the person inside you.”
“Risa-oneesa.. I mean, Risa.”.
“It's better, then. You must rest, I will try to do my best for you.”
“Thanks, sister Risa.”
“No problem. Then I go first.”
A few days passed.
On school holidays.
Risa's Room.
“It's hard, very hard. But, I have to do it.” A new project that has been started by Risa ‘Connect’ a magic that can be used to explore the subconscious, so Iona can meet with Ari. But, because it is still lacking information and also the knowledge of the connector itself, the Risa project is hampered. “Ahh, this failed. I have to repeat it again. This is the 20th time. But I can't give up. It's for Iona.”
Meanwhile.
“Commander, your condition seems to have been better than before.” (Dirk)
“Is that?”
“You look more excited today, in contrast to previous days. I hope you stay like this, in tip-top shape.”
“Thanks.”
“Commander, there's something I want to say.” (Laren) Laren suddenly walks into Iona's office.
“What's up? Is there a problem?”
“When some soldiers were patrolling the forest close to our territory, they found a former campground. Looks like there was a bandit who was camping last night.”
“Is there any other strange movement, other than the thing you found it?”
“For now there is nothing else but that.”
“Then just keep an eye on it, if there is anything suspicious immediately do something.”
“Good.” Laren's gone.
“Oh yes commander, there are things I want to report.” (Dirk)
“What is it?”
“It's about the girl you found in the forest a few months ago.”
“That girl, yes.” The girl that Ari once saved when she wanted to save Risa.
“Iya.”
“How is it?”
“She's fine, but..”
“What's the problem?”
“Huh? What happened?”
“I also do not really understand, but it seems the residents look to hate the girl.”
“If it is like that, move him to our area.”
“Commander, are you serious?”
“Adding 1 person will not reduce our area income, after all who knows he can also help.”
“Alright, I will do.”
“Then it's good.” Dirk left, and after a while later. Iona smiled and looked so happy. “It looks like I've been a little similar to him.” Doing things commonly done by Ari, Iona is now able to take care of more complicated things. Even so he still had a limit that he could not pass, and had to hand it over to Ari.
A few months passed.
Royal school.
“Princess, how about your test results?” (Lisa)
“Wah, amazing. You get perfect score again.” (Gil)
“Princess, you are so great.”
“Thanks.”
Meanwhile, somewhere.
‘Ah, this sucks.’ I don't know how long it's been, I've never felt this way again. ‘What a dead person like me.. Ha, I hope I get a suitable place when I'm gone later.’ At least I was just expecting it, nothing more. A place that suits me.
And somewhere else.
The Academy.
“Daughter of Risa, your performance has recently decreased. Are you having problems?” (Teacher)
“Sorry, I will fix it.” Because of the project undertaken by Risa, making its concentration decreased, especially in the academic field. “I permission to return, there are things I want to do.” Risa's gone.
“But he's a very talented boy, but why has he been like that lately. What happened to him?”
A while after that.
Risa's Room.
“Ahh, I failed again.” The liaison Risa made using her magic always failed to work. “Ha, it's exhausting. This is the 70th time I have failed. How to?”
“Kak Risa, are you inside?”
“Huh? Iona.” Risa rushed towards the door. “I-Iona, what is it?”
“I got a letter, and it looks like this letter is for you.”
“B-So, thanks.”
“Sister Risa, you look very tired. What are you doing?”
“T-No, it's nothing. I'm just doing my job, you don't have to worry.”
“So. Oh yes sister Risa, when can I meet her?”
“Eh, looks like for that. It took me a little longer, but take it easy. When it's over I'll definitely make you meet him. I promise.”
“Kak Risa, thanks.” Iona was very happy to hear that, and after that she left.
“Ha, what should I do? It's even very difficult for me.” But, because Risa saw Iona who was so happy she resumed her research. “At least I should be able to do it.”
A few days after that.
“Commander, we found some animal carcasses in the forest close to the settlement.” (Dirk)
“Experience soon.”
“Good.” Dirk goes.
“Ha, just woke up and directly faced by some problems.” Iona woke me up again when a problem she really couldn't handle came up. ‘What real higher-ups want.’ The higher-ups again wanted to give me a territory, but since I was still taking care of some things I didn't really care about it. ‘If left continuously, this will be quite dangerous for the reputation of my troops.’ At least I don't want to add more work.
Afternoon.
“Iona, how are you doing?” (Risa)
“Risa-oneesama, I'm fine.”
“O-onesama, yes. Then I'll go first. If you need anything just tell me.”
“B-Good.” I don't know why, but it looks like something strange has happened to her. ‘What Iona talked about while I was asleep.’
