Chapter 29 - Princess Tea Party

A small conference took place at an inn located within the former Duke Flora's territory.

 The seven Crown Princesses of the Kingdom formed an emergency conference due to an incident that occurred. A small tension between the Crown Princess of the Flora Kingdom and the Crown Princess of the Abzien Kingdom occurred. They blamed each other, the tension also caused several Crown Princesses of other kingdoms to keep silent.

 The reason for their silent was weird, like an stupid argument for each other.

 The heat situation in the small conference was like a child's fight. Where they blamed each other and vented their frustrations on people who were not involved in it, so.. they knew how bad the quality of the nobles of the two kingdoms who lost to a small territory was.

 Now, the five remaining Crown Princesses have formed a small party to fill their free time before returning to their respective territories.

 "Venice-sama, this is the first time we meet outside of the royal party. How are you?" said Princess Lyra.

 "I'm fine, how are you? I heard Lyra-sama is having a little trouble adapting here," replied Princess Venice.

 The closeness between the two Crown Princesses of the Kingdom is the result of cooperation between the two kingdoms. The Teresstia Kingdom located in the forest contributed enough food for the Chianxen Kingdom's livestock while the Chianxen Kingdom provided them with special metal equipment for the Teresstia Kingdom's needs.

 The results of this cooperation brought the economy and food needs of the two kingdoms to become stable and were able to sell kingdom assets to other kingdoms.

 In contrast to the human kingdoms that were filled with conflict, their kingdom had a mindset of not arguing and prioritizing peace. The reason they visited the former Duke Flora's territory was to measure the potential threats that could arise from the territory that destroyed the two kingdoms.

 "That's right, Venice-sama. Who would have thought that something as small as this was very important in this region," replied Princess Lyra who was playing with her magic cellphone.

 "Ah.. that thing. If we are not used to using it, it will indeed be troublesome but if we are used to using it, we are very spoiled by that thing."

 "That's right.. who would have thought that we could order food, buy clothes, take pictures of the surroundings, find empty accommodation, and enjoy cheap transportation in a small object like this? Honestly, I envy the people of this region. They have extraordinary innovations than my kingdom."

 "Ah.. speaking of this region. How does Lyra-sama respond to this region?"

 "Um? My response? How do I say... there are some new things that I found here. The social system is also very unique, they have several parts that benefit each other. Their food is very unique and long-lasting, if only this region wanted to sell its food ingredients, our kingdom would buy it. And.. the information dissemination system is very easy to do, especially with the circulation of this item for every registered resident."

 "Is it very different from other kingdoms?"

 "Um! Especially.. when dealing with Karl de Flora. I understand how frustrated he was when two kingdoms dragged his small territory into a ridiculous war. He managed to defend his small territory even though he sacrificed his pride and mental pressure to kill hundreds of thousands of people."

 "Ah, that war about The Flora Kingdom and the Abzien Kingdom? Just looking at their Crown Princess's Palace makes me sick. Let alone seeing their kingdom political system."

 "That's right! How could they be that naive and blame each other when the victim is in front of them? And drag us to be expelled and wasted the exam time!"

 "Ah... it's also our fault for trivializing that silly question."

 "Eh? What's wrong with that question? Isn't that a question to test how loyal we are to the kingdom?"

 "Eh? What??".

 "In my kingdom, information like that is given to measure the kingdom's information leaks. Considering this is Duke Flora's territory he has cleared out the parasites in it. It seems like they are being very careful with us."

 "Wait Princess Lyra, what did that final statement mean?"

 "Clearing out the parasites?"

 "Not that, the other one."

 "A question about the kingdom's royalty?"

 "Well, that! Isn't that just a question about how many items are in the royal private room?"

 "Eh? Isn't that a question about the condition of our kingdom?"

 "Eh?"

 "Eh??"

 In an instant, a small commotion broke out at the small party. They asked each other about the special questions they got.

 Princess Venice who realized this oddity smiled broadly.

 "Karl de Flora, who would have thought he got my important information without me knowing? And.."

 "Why was I so stupid to give out my kingdom sensitive information!" said Princess Venice while holding back her shame.

 "Eh? Venice-sama? What kind of question?" asked Princess Lyra.

 "My weight and three size body," replied Princess Venice while crying.

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 "Onii-sama, actually.. what is Trigger Discipline?" right one day before the Academy was active. We were very busy distributing uniforms and small weapons to our students.

 For some reason... I suddenly became the subject teacher for military tactics.

 Chiyuki's question came after the leaflets regarding the rules for using weapons were distributed. It was done to reduce the target of victims from a live bullet.

 Yep, arming small children with weapons sounds very ridiculous. That's why we make them accustomed to holding weapons. Mental and psychological conditions must be tested before using real weapons.

 It doesn't mean that the weapons we distribute contain live bullets. They are weapons that contain paint bullets, but the pain from the pressure released is still painful if it hits the body.

 "Trigger Discipline is necessary, Chiyuki. They must get used to feeling the pain and dilemma of pointing a weapon at someone."

 "Eh? Why?"

 Several years have passed. Chiyuki who has grown up a little has started to change into a beautiful and curious girl.

 "The first rule, all weapons must be loaded with ammunition and ready to shoot. This is a sign that all weapons have a high potential for having a load of bullets in them. We must not be careless in playing with weapons, even if they are unloaded weapons."

 "Uh, doesn't it sound ridiculous if a weapon is not ready to be used when needed? Oh! So that's what it means!"

 "Exactly, Chiyuki. Sometimes… some people forget about the load of bullets in their weapons. Even… small incidents like checking the bullets in the cartridge are missed. They could accidentally pull the trigger and shoot the bullets in the cartridge. The worst case scenario is… they could hurt themselves."

 "Isn't that good? It could be a valuable life lesson."

 Oh!

 That's true. Why didn't I think of that?

 "Then, how about this? The second rule is about not pointing weapons outside the target."

 "Sometimes, the actions of stupid people are hard to predict. They could play with their weapons in public and aim them at the wrong target. If they use live bullets and accidentally pull the trigger. Uh.. that would be stupid if it happened but I'm sure there will be people like that. For that, the prohibition and use of weapons in our region is very strict."

 "Uhm.. you're right. So, if we find someone like that. Is it okay to kill him on the spot?" Chiyuki asked.

 Well, this is much better. At least.. the person Chiyuki killed had a strong reason and evidence.

 But.. let's straighten it out a bit.

 "Yes.. but it's better to give a warning and disarm first. It would be very helpful if the problem could be resolved without a fight. If they still stubborn and endangers public space. The use of weapons to neutralize the person is allowed. If I'm not mistaken.. that rule has been included in our regional security law."

 "Tch!"

 Unknowingly I found Chiyuki who was disappointed with this rule.

 A cute girl who was disappointed with the rules. Isn't this interesting?

 "All the rules are interrelated, after all, firearms are very dangerous. Even the third rule is to prohibit fingers from being on the trigger part of a firearm when not in use. Yep, human stupidity has no limits. If their fingers are always on the trigger, a little panic can cause big problems."

 "Um? Should we cut off their fingers?"

 "That's not the concept, Chiyuki."

 "Then.. for the last rule. Why do we have to confirm the target before shooting? Isn't confirming an ally or an enemy in battle a bit difficult?"

 "Yes, that's right. That's why we have our uniforms to distinguish between allies and enemies. And.. communication is the key to avoiding backfires. Our current task is to educate these children not to make stupid mistakes like that."

 "I see... then Onii-sama,.. may I help you a little?"

 I was surprised by Chiyuki's behavior this time, it was unusual for her to offer to help.

 "Of course, we have a large field for simulations. And.. that's where you shine, Chiyuki."

 "Leave it to me, Onii-sama!"

 Somehow, a part of me felt.. this was the wrong decision.

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