The Five: The Fight for the Imperial Throne

Chapter 9: The Unexpected Meeting (1)

"Hm... How explain? Uh! How about just like this, if you call me 'Mr Princess' everyone would think that I, who was the son of a king, would sneak out of the palace with a lady-in-waiting."

"And at the end of the day we get caught I get, the sentence can't be out of the palace for a few days or a few weeks and you, Ivy, you'll get a prison sentence for a few years. Do you want that to happen?" Princess Lea explained

"No, I don't want that to happen to the Princess or to me. Haaah... Alright I'll call you by your name Princess." Ivy said.

"Good, then try to call me 'Lea'." Said the Princess.

"L-lea." Ivy was nervous.

"Good, then let's go." Said Princess Lea while holding Ivy's hand.

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"Wednesday! Fresh pumpkin is only in this shop." Said a merchant who was peddling his wares to the people.

"Hey, you! Look around if you want to put it down. Destroyed all my flower pots, you're gonna have to compensate now." Said someone who was tidying up his falling flower pot while scolding the person who carelessly put his luggage.

"Sorry sir, I'm sorry I'm changing right now." Said the person who was angered by the florist.

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"Whoahs... Cute this cat. Ivy, let's see this, aren't they so cute?" Ask Princess Lea on her paddle.

"Yes, they're so cute." Ivy.

"Good night Miss, do you want to buy it? This is a Ragdoll cat. This cat is one of the largest cat breeds in the world, Miss. The weight of one Ragdoll male cat is about 5.4 - 9 kg while for a Ragdoll female cat it weighs about 5.4 - 6.8 kg."

"And for his personality this cat tends to adapt easily to other pets. And for the price of male Ragdoll in bandrol about 8 - 20 Thousand Harvest while for female Ragdoll in bandrol about 5 - 15 Thousand Harvest. How are you interested in buying it, Miss?" The pet store owner said kindly to Princess Lea and Ivy.

"Sorry sir, but we're just looking. We're not interested in buying it." Princess Lea said politely.

"Currently, if you don't want to buy anything here, you better leave right now." The owner of the pet shop was angry.

"Seeing from the way he dressed like they were not the children of nobles or members of the imperial family. Haah.. free I explain about this cat to them surely they do not know anything about this cat. Haha!" The owner of the pet store said in his heart

"Why haven't you guys left yet? Quickly leave before I call the guards!" Strictly speaking while pushing Princess Lea and Ivy away from her shop.

"We're going to leave so stop pushing us." Princess Lea said angrily as well.

"Uhhhh! Let's just go Ivy, that guy really has no manners at all." Princess Lea said as she walked towards Astra The Kidston bookstore.

"Welcome to Astra The Kidston Bookstore. All the books you want are here and guaranteed authenticity." The owner of the bookstore was friendly with a smile.

"Excuse me sir, where can I find books with a mystery theme?" Ask the Princess curiously.

"Away there, miss, on the blue bookshelf of a dongker." Said the bookstore owner while pointing towards the blue dongker bookshelf.

"All right, thank you, sir." Said the Princess.

"Together, Miss." The bookstore owner was polite.

"Hm... Princess, I-I think there is an item that I forgot to buy, I want to buy it can I go for a while? I so I'll be back soon." Ivy said in a whisper.

"Alright, but don't be too long and come back soon, I'll wait for you here while reading some books." The Princess agreed while whispering as well.

"Well, then I go first, Lea." Ivy said as she ran away.

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"You look confused, Miss. Can I help you?" Said the foreign man who looked very young.

"Ohh!!" Shouted the Princess while walking backwards in surprise.

Bruck.

The sound of the Princess's head being hit by a wooden bookcase.

"Aawws.... My head!" Said the Princess while holding her head.

"Are you okay, Miss? I'm sorry I surprised you, I didn't mean to hurt you, miss. Really!" Said the foreign man while extending his hand to the Princess to help him stand up.

"Ah, I'm fine Mr. just a little bumped earlier." Said the Princess while grabbing the hand of the foreign man.

When Princess Lea grabbed the foreign man's hand, their eyes met and they stared for 10 seconds.

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"O-oh, thank goodness then." The foreign man blushed in embarrassment.

"Excuse me, excuse me if I may know who your name is, miss? Said the stranger.

"My name is Lea, Mister, you yourself, Mister?" Ask the Princess.

"My name is Luca Arendo De Castina, Miss. You can call me Luca." Said the man named Luca.

"It's nice to meet you, sir." Princess Lea said.

"Please don't be stiff on me, Lea. I'm sorry but can I call you that?" Luca says he keeps the ethics of speaking.

"Of course you can call me like that, sir." Princess Lea said.

"I told you to call me Luca, Lea. Don't call me 'Master' like that. Luca said a little disappointed.

"Well if that's what you want, Luca." Said Princess Lea resignedly while smiling widely.

"By the way, Lea what are you doing here?" Ask Luca curiously.

"I'm looking for some mystery books to read later." Princess Lea explained.

"Owh... So that's why you look confused."

"Then how about I recommend some recently published mystery books?" Ask Luca while selecting some newly published mystery books.

"Good idea. I had a hard time choosing which book was good. Good thing there's you, thank you, Luca." Said Princess Lea while receiving some books recommended by Luca.

"Together, Lea. Anu, I'm sorry if it's a little disrespectful but did you come to this festival by yourself?" Luca asked Princess Lea.

"No, I came here by my intention with 'my friend'." Princess Lea said.

"Your friend?" Luca asked in astonishment as he saw no one other than Lea.

"Yes, his name is Ivy Lycana. Her hair was brownish-yellow, eyes were bright maroon-red, she also had spots on her face and also she looked very pretty." Said the Princess while praising her faithful servant.