Akito - Prince of Vilastin - Moon End

Akito - Prince of Vilastin - Moon End

Chapter 7 - The Prince's Weakness? 

The moment I left the room to go after Akito-san, I became captured by someone.

MC: W-Who...!? 

??: Quiet. 

MC: ...!

Something that felt like a plant vine was wrapped around my neck the next moment. 

??: Be quiet. I'm using the stalk of a poisonous flower. If it gets into your skin, the poison will spread throughout your body. I have assumed that you are Prince Akito's weakness. 

(What does he mean...?)

-Flashback-

Akito: I can't allow you to be put in danger because of this conversation getting heard. So please, leave... 

-Flashback-

(Is that what he meant when he told me that...? But, why...) 

Unable to keep up with what's happening so suddenly, I couldn't understand the situation.

??: You're going to be used as negotiation material.  

MC: ...

While I was unable to resist... With a cord wrapped around my neck, I was taken away soon after... 

Chapter 8 - Negotiations

After I was taken earlier, I was in an elegant building that felt like a castle. 

(Where am I... Aside from that, who are these people?) 

Even though there were a lot of men, I couldn't tell who they were because of the masks they all had on their faces. 

(It hurts...) 

It was difficult to break free with my arms tied behind my back. 

??: Anyway, once negotiations are complete, you can go back unharmed. 

MC: By negotiations, do you mean with Akito-san? 

??: Yes, of course. 

MC: With Akito-san... What kind of negotiation are you planning? 

??: What kind of negotiation, kuku. 

The man smiled boldly behind his mask. 

MC: I... I can't be Akito-san's weakness. 

??: I wonder about that. We've witnessed the two of you being on good terms with each other many times now. Since we have gotten in contact with Prince Akito, he'll be here any minute now. 

MC: ...!

??: After all... Prince Akito is essential to the Luminous Flower. The Luminous Flower is a dark organization in Vilastin. We use our own personal poison. 

MC: Eh... 

(But, Akito-san said that the Luminous Flower is a special force that is used for the sake of protecting the kingdom...) 

Right at that moment... 

Akito: ... 

Akito-san entered the room with reinforcements by his side. 

MC: Akito-san!

(What should I do, he ended up coming here... I've caused trouble for Akito-san...) 

Akito: MC-san...!

Akito-san shouted my name as soon as he saw me. 

Akito: ...She's not worth it, so let her go... Yasuga. 

Yasuga: If she's not worth it, then why did you come here? 

Akito: ...

Akito-san made a strained expression. 

Akito: So, what kind of business do you want to negotiate with me? Hurry and say it. 

Akito-san said that with a disgusted look. Even though he was looking at me at first, a little after that... He wouldn't look over here.

Yasuga: It's easy. In the Kingdom of Poison... The Luminous Flower wants you to sell a whole lot of our poisonous plants. 

Akito: ...! That's...!!

Akito-san's face turned pale. 

Yasuga: That's right. The poison that you created for the special force to destroy lives with... We'll use it to sell to other kingdoms and once we get the money... We'll use it to create a new kind of poison...

Akito: Stop!

My body shook when Akito-san shouted that angrily. 

(This is the first time I've seen Akito-san like this...) 

Yasuga: Oh my. I said something that the Traumerei Princess shouldn't have heard... Even so, aside from being the prince of a poisonous flower, the one who was tasked with being in charge of the Luminous Flower... was you, right? Prince Akito. 

(Akito-san was... the head of a dark organization?) 

As Akito-san had his head down, the inside of my head became even more confused... 

Chapter 9 - With This Body

The men's daring laughter echoed eerily in the building... 

-Flashback-

Yasuga: The Luminous Flower is a dark organization in Vilastin. We use our own personal poison.

-Flashback-

(What did he mean by that...?) 

While I was confused at the moment, I looked at Akito-san, but... He wouldn't look at me. 

Akito: ...If that's what you want, then take as much as you like. 

MC: ...!? 

After a while, those were the words that Akito-san said. 

Yasuga: Fufufu, there are no lies in your words, right? 

Akito: None. Just hurry and release MC. 

When Akito-san wrote up a document, he ran up to the man and gave it to him. 

Yasuga: Such a scary look. 

As Akito-san was angry, the man laughed scornfully as he accepted the document and checked it. 

Yasuga: How kind of you, I didn't think that you would hand over the document. Fufufu. Thank you very much.

After the man happily placed the document in his breast pocket, he gave an order to his friend. 

Akito: ...MC-san!

When the man untied the rope that seized my hands behind my back and pushed me, Akito-san ran over to me. 

Akito: Are you all right? 

Akito-san quickly cuts the rope that were around my hands. 

MC: Akito-san... 

Akito: ...I'm sorry. 

Akito-san rubbed the faint bruises that were around my wrists with a strained look. 

Akito: Let's return to the castle. 

MC: ...

When Akito-san said that, he lightly picked me up and left the room after giving a single glance towards the men... 

......

Right now, the town of Vilastin that was lively during the day is quiet. After Akito-san carried me for a while, he puts me down...

Akito: Can you walk? 

MC: Yes... 

Akito: Your injury... Did anything else happen? 

I placed my hand on my cheek and hung my head down. 

MC: It's my fault that you had to go with that kind of deal... 

Akito: It's fine. 

MC: But, wasn't the document that you gave them important...? 

Akito: ... 

Akito-san kept silent as if he didn't hear my question and when he spoke again... 

Akito: What the allies of the Luminous Flower are going to create... is going to be a ferocious poison. Just like what that guy said, using that will let them gain control over a lot of people... Once they sell it in the Kingdom of Poison, they'll receive special benefits. 

MC: Akito-san... 

(So... It really was true...) 

Akito: Today, I gave those men's kingdom the approval to sell a poisonous plant that isn't in the Kingdom of Poison. Who knows what the Kingdom of Poison is going to say about this. ...It'll be okay. Please don't worry about it, I'll protect you too. Also... For the sake of the kingdom... No, for our own gains, I'll receive any kind of punishment for the victims in other kingdoms. I'll use my own body to make up for everything. 

When the time we've first met felt more short-lived, my heart felt like it was going to break from his sad smile. 

MC: ...

When he stopped talking there, I had nothing to say to him...

Akito: ...Do you despise me?

MC: ...!

The cold night breeze blew around us... 

Last Chapter - I Just Want to be Loved

As the flowers of Vilastin were magically basked in the moonlight... They were shining sadly somehow. 

Akito: ...Do you despise me? 

MC: ...!

(No... Despising him is... But, I have to answer him...) 

I wanted to say something, but due to the current situation, I was unable to think of anything to say. Instead, I just avoided looking at him. Then... 

Akito: I see... 

MC: Eh...? 

Akito-san's eyes darkened strongly. 

MC: Akito-san...!

Akito: ...

When my voice didn't reach him at that moment, he turned around and walked off towards the opposite way of the castle. 

MC: Please wait! Akito-san! 

(He's acting strange...!)

After I followed Akito-san in a panic... He was looking at the field of red spider lilies that he took me to on the first day that I came here. 

(Why did he come here...?) 

Akito: ...

MC: Ah... Please wait!

When Akito-san went towards the center of the flower field, I earnestly followed him again. His blank eyes looked as if he couldn't see anything. 

(Akito-san...!) 

I continued following Akito-san from behind as he was within my sight and then... When he crossed over to the opposite side, he sat down in the middle of the flower field. 

MC: Akito-san...!

As Akito-san's eyes were shrouded with sadness, he only looked at the red spider lilies that were growing around him. 

Akito: I just... want them to be beautiful to everyone... So that they can become a flower that's envious of love... Why must... red spider lilies carry poison... Compared to flowers that are loved... We're... 

MC: ...!

-Flashback-

Akito: You called them pretty. That made me really happy, so please don't make that face.

---

Yasuga: Even so, aside from being the prince of a poisonous flower, the one who was tasked with being in charge of the Luminous Flower... was you, right? Prince Akito. 

-Flashback-

Akito-san's pain hurts so much as it got conveyed to me. 

(Despite his wish for it to be loved, the poison that it holds for hurting people is strong...) 

MC: Akito-san...!

Filled with emotions, I went over to him and hugged him tightly. 

Akito: ...

Akito-san became startled and flinched as he held his own breath. 

Akito: ...MC-san...? Why are you here... 

MC: I'm sorry... Akito-san. I don't despise you at all. I just didn't know how to answer you... I couldn't find the words to support you...

Akito: MC-san... 

As I held Akito-san in my arms, I gently touched him. Then, his pain was being conveyed to me as I strongly hugged him. 

Akito: I... I'm a prince that was chosen by the Goddess of Earth and Water... That is why I want to protect everyone and the kingdom... And also... You...

MC: Yes, you protected me... That's why I'm okay. With you around, everyone in Vilastin will smile...!

Akito: Also, at the same time, I've been assigned with the Luminous Flower's tasks. So, I'll... take that duty for life... 

His pure wish for being loved was strong, but... Akito-san's mission and confliction was causing so much pain for him. 

Akito: I... I just wanted them to be loved. The beautiful flowers... I wanted someone to call them beautiful. 

I hugged Akito-san more strongly. 

MC: Akito-san... Do you know what a florist in town told me? 

Akito: ...? 

MC: Just like what you said yourself, everyone wants them to be loved... That's what he said with a smile. They all have the same dream as you. 

Akito: The flowers being loved... I see... So, that's what everyone wishes for. But, I'm already... I... It's too late for me.

Akito-san looked at the palm of his hand blankly as if he's detesting himself. 

MC: It's not too late... Because everyone loves you...

Akito: And you...? Won't you say that you love me? 

MC: Akito-san...

He looked at me feebly. Towards his demanding eyes... I nodded deeply with love. 

MC: Yes, of course. I love you, Akito-san... 

When I gave him that answer, Akito-san made a reassured smile and softly placed his head against my chest. 

Akito: Thank you... If I could... I would go down the righteous path... Before that, I have hope that my dream will come true... 

The nightly breeze somehow made the red spider lilies' slender petals flutter. As the moon light shined on the crimson flowers, their beauty took my breath away... To me, it was an unforgettable sight of a lifetime... 

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