The Dragon King's Substitute Bride

Chapter 118

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Haruka walked me through the coding on the books, they were all financial records that she'd kept and annotate. They'd help me figure out the castle's budget and help Tsuneo manage things. I could tell that she was relieved that she didn't have to teach me accounting from the basics and she could hand it off to me, assured that I knew what I was doing.

We were all excited about planning their trip. Hayato and Tsuneo were off getting Keiji's body still, but the four of us darted around the castle getting the trip together.

"I've sent word ahead to prepare the cottage, Maya said. "It should be ready by the time you arrive."

"So quick?"

"When the bells chimed and you showed up at breakfast, word got out quickly."

She chuckled. "I can only imagine the confusion having the bells ring twice so close together..

By the time lunch came, all the preparations had been made and Haruka looked like she was walking on air. We sat down to eat with the entire royal family again. Anya and Maya joined us as well.

When lunch was over, Tsuneo, Maya, Anya, Kai and I walked Hayato and Haruka to where the queen's carriage was waiting for them. Hayato's jaw dropped.

But-

The Crown Princess commands it dear," Haruka said tugging him toward the carriage. "Are you eally going to deny your best daughter?"

Haruka," he said, chiding her, even as he smiled. He turned back to look at us.

Tsuneo... you're sure?"

promise not to kill anyone else while your gone, Tsuneo said.

aruka snickered and Hayato shook his head before nodding. They climbed in and we stayed there aving them off.

the carriage carrying Haruka and Hayato disappeared down the winding path toward the

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over the land. The guards that went with them

said and leaned into

touched his arm, pulling his attention away from the

to talk," I said quietly, though I could already see in his eyes that

relaxed to focused. "I've been thinking about it too," he admitted. "We haven't had a chance to address the body-sharing situation with

an abstract sense, but we were still ourselves, too. The lines between our identities might start to blur, but I wasn't sure what that would look like and if it would be

1. me.

I said,

the Crown Princess. It was nice that I had one and wouldn't have to

Has

anything about

"We haven't

running his

you told me about Siora, he's been quiet. Eerily

too," I said. "It's been odd, but... my real concern is about

Meaning?"

end up blending with them. I can feel it- yra's emotions, her

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frowned. "Blend, you

she meant for me to know about Siora, but it didn't feel like she

shook his head. "And he hasn't said a thing since. He says that we are

pace. "It would be nice to know, one way or the other if we'll be the ones who persist or we end up

going to happen to me, I said, almost teasing. "Pyra and I don't see

chuckled. "I suppose that

my head. "You

wryly. "He's intrigued by

"Me."

over again." He sank into a seat. "He's really in love... Probably why we

his face.

me, taking my hand again. "What do you know about

"I don't have the details, I just know that