A Casual Boy In Another World - Chapter 6 The Holy Queens Unhealthy Pride

The Holy Queen’s eyes became watery.

“B-bully!”

On the side, the maid’s attention wasn’t focused on Cass but on the Holy Queen. Her arms are ready to receive the Holy Queen while making the face of expectations, ‘Come here, come here, come here, come here.’

Cass glanced at the maid, ‘This maid scares me a bit.’, when his gaze was back to the Holy Queen, she shouted;

“You really want to humiliate me, huh?!”, instead of coming to the maid’s embrace, she wiped off her tears and clenched her fist, “No more, you will never humiliate me again!”

The maid who was expecting something fell on her knees, Thud* her face expressed many emotions but it was mostly melancholic. She looked at her palm, clenched it and punched the floor many times but it didn’t make any sound.

‘Aren’t you overreacting?’, Cass couldn’t really take his eyes away from this maid when she does something, “No, I don’t really plan to humiliate you.”, this time, although it was his usual indifferent tone, it was sincere.

Blue

When the Holy Queen saw this, she felt glad but a bit confused, “You really won’t tell anyone about this and laughed at me?”

‘She’s putting a lot of attention to her image since she’s now the Holy Queen. I understand that but I think she’s doing it unhealthily.’, Cass pondered. This day was one of the few days where he thought this much, “No, I won’t tell anyone.”

Red

The Holy Queen’s glare was back again, “Seriously! What is it?!”, she pointed her finger at Cass, “If you answered wrongly, I may imprison you along with your loved ones!”, she didn’t mean it but only impersonated a villain to make her more intimidating.

“Is that so?”, Cass looked at her expressionlessly.

The Holy Queen felt that what she said wasn’t enough so she continued, “Don’t you have a loved one?”

This question made Cass’ eyebrows frowned, “I don’t think so. Why would you asked that?”

Red

The Holy Queen looked at the crystal ball and her cheeks puffed, she laughed, “Why would you deny that you have a loved one?”

Cass didn’t know why she further asked but he just went with the flow, “I don’t know. I really do think that I have no one.”

Red

Cass looked at the crystal ball with a confused look.

This made the Holy Queen delighted. She felt like she now holds the weakness of her enemy, “What are you trying to hide?”

‘Maybe I misunderstood it and it also included my family.’, Cass thought, “Wait, I thought that it didn’t include my family so I change my answer: I do have loved ones.”

Blue

“Hmmm, well then, excluding your parents do you love someone else?”, the Holy Queen smiled.

“.”

“What? Why won’t you speak?”, she happily teased.

“I think that’s an invasion of privacy.”, Cass closed his eyes, “So I won’t say anything.”

“Hmmm, boring~”, the Holy Queen pouted like a child, “Maybe there is just something that you don’t want to tell us, regarding your loved one.”

‘She just doesn’t give up, huh?’, Cass sighed, “Okay, okay, I don’t love anyone except my family, happy now?”

“Hmm, yes.”

Red

Cass froze for a while as he looked at the red fog, swirling inside the crystal ball, ‘What? Who?’

The Holy Queen laughed since she was feeling victory. She was no longer in a bad mood when she embarrassed herself earlier, “Maybe you love someone disgusting or something. Hahaha?”

Cass was angered by it even though he didn’t completely understand but when he suddenly remembered someone who may have been brought into this world too, his face would frown. Maybe that was what made his inside heavy and now the Holy Queen said that. For a moment, he couldn’t remain calm.

“Ohhhh. Is that so?”, Cass normally squinted his eyes as he looked at the watery eyes of the Holy Queen.

The Holy Queen felt pressured by this, “W-what?!”, she was a bit conscious about it too since that thing she said may have a little too much and that offended Cass which she didn’t want and expect. However, her pride took over her. She stood up and shouted, “You! How dare you act like that in front of me, the Holy Queen!”, when she said that, her mind became hazy and thought that she may have gone somewhere she could never go back to.

‘Maybe she really does need something that will make her unhealthy pride gone.’, Cass decided on something, “Holy Queen, I have a name.”

“Ah!”, the Holy Queen was a bit shocked by Cass’ response, “T-then Cass”, she said shyly.

“I haven’t heard yours though.”, Cass sounded demanding.

“It’s. Irene..”

“What a cute name.”, Cass took a sip before continuing, “Irene”

This made the Holy Queen embarrassed because nobody asked her real name since they felt it was disrespectful so she only has a few people who call her that name. While the maid, on the side, felt defeated that she once again punched the floor that made no sound but now, her eyes were watery. She thought that it was a cute name too and regretted that she could not say it.

‘Seriously, this maid is too much. How much does she love the Holy Queen? I’m not into a girl to girl action even though the two girls were too cute for their own good.’, it became hard being serious every time Cass saw this maid. He then cleared his throat before continuing, “How about I help you?”

“Help me?”, Irene wasn’t expecting Cass to say such thing so she didn’t know how to react to it, “Do I look like that I need some help from a mere guard?!”, her pride was toppled again that she couldn’t take it.

“..”

“Why won’t you answer?! You dare to do that to me, the Holy Queen?! You are just a mere guard who was brought here because of you being suspicious! You should be thanking me for taking an interest to you but that was because I was only bored! I, the Holy Queen who will inherit the Gods’ powers next year when I turn eighteen. By then, I will rule over this whole world with my power! And you, a mere mortal doesn’t even show his respect to me even once!”, Irene shouted without a paused as she pointed at Cass, “Because of my benevolence and greatness, I will not do anything to you and your attitude so get out now!”

“….”, Cass who received all that was amazed rather than annoyed but he just sighed and thought, ‘Oh, she finally sent me out.’, he stood and turned his back, “Ok, I will leave.”

However, before Cass could get out, he was interrupted by Irene, “Wait!”

Cass turned his head and asked, “What?”

“Tomorrow!!”, Irene shouted with all her might.

“Tomorrow?”

“.”, she stared at Cass for a while, “No, nothing.”

Cass looked at Irene’s prideful eyes and decided on something before exiting the door.

“My Queen, what did you want to say to him at that moment?”, the maid’s image was different when the Holy Queen was looking at her.

“Nothing. I’m really tired. I want to sleep now.”, Irene whispered.

The maid nodded back.

..

When Cass came out of the room, he remembered that he didn’t know a way out. Nobody was there to guide him to the exit and it was too embarrassing to get inside the room again and ask for some directions. He had no choice and decided to just went back to his cell and ask the waterless boy where the exit is.

The heavy feeling inside of him got heavier but he felt like he needed to do something about something. It’s like he’s a character in a game who has a mysterious quest and he needed to find a clue. Actually, he did have a clue: It’s about the Holy Queen.

Cass walked slowly and steady after he turned left. After walking for a while, he finally reached his cell. However, he didn’t saw Carl but was someone else.

The edge of Cass’ lips curved a bit, he whispered, “Looks like I’m going to do it earlier than expected.”, the mysterious quest suddenly crumbled and showed its nature. Now it’s up to him on how will he execute things.

Cass was glad that he was brought to this world. There was finally something that happened to his life.