Warning: Contains MAJOR spoilers for the 1st arc of the main story
Notes:
() - Heroine's thoughts, Blue Text - Flashbacks
Navi - The Traumerei Princess' Butler - Sun End
Chapter 6 - A Squirming Darkness in the Flower Field
As the sunlight was so bright that it hurts, it shined on the flowers in the area...
(...I wonder if I hurt Navi's feelings.)
Overflowing with regret, I looked at the small flowers that were swaying near my feet. Although, at that moment... When I heard a soft squish, an ominous feeling was starting to rise in the area.
MC: This is...
Along with a dark haze, a strange cry was heard.
MC: ! A dream eater...!?
I immediately gripped the ring near my chest.
(I'm all alone here... I need to do something.)
Although...
MC: ...!
The dream eater in front of me got bigger and opened it's ominous mouth widely as if it was going to devour me.
(At this rate...!)
Navi: Princess!
MC: ...!
Just as I was about to get attacked by the dream eater, Navi appeared from aside and made it fall onto the flower field.
-Flashback-
Navi: MC-sama! Look out!!!
-Flashback-
MC: Navi...
When Navi stood up to protect me, he looked straight at the dream eater.
Navi: I won't let you... lay a hand on MC, the hope of this world!
MC: Big... Brother...
While he stood in front of the ominous dark haze that was approaching, his white ears slightly twitched...
Chapter 7 - Through the Dream Power
As the wind was making the flower petals flutter up... The dream eater in front os uf squirmed as it cried.
Navi: I won't let you... lay a hand on MC, the hope of this world!
To protect me, Navi stood up against the dream eater with his small body.
MC: Navi...!
Navi: It'll be okay! I'll protect you. That's what I promised!
MC: Big Brother...
(I need to do something...)
While Navi was facing the dream eater upfront, I desperately put a prayer into the ring.
(Please... Navi... Big Brother...!)
Navi: ! This is... the dream power...
When Navi looked down at his own hands in surprise, he turned towards me soon after.
Navi: I see, MC's prayers are giving me power...
MC: Navi...!
Navi: It just might work...!
When Navi looked at the dream eater, he put his hands together and prayed. As if that prayer was coming to life, light was released from Navi's body and it hit the dream eater.
MC: !
Swallowed up by the light, the dream eater disappeared...
MC: The dream eater... has fallen...?
Navi watched firmly till the very end as the dream eater disappeared.
Navi: ...Hope... How long have you been like that...
Seeing him like that, he was like the Traumerei Prince that I saw in a past memory... That seemed to have overlapped from when he was living as the Dream King.
Navi: MC, are you okay?
MC: Big... Brother...
Navi: !
When his eyes shook, I felt his uneasiness.
Navi: ...Princess.
As if he realized something, he called out to me softly and walked towards me nervously.
Navi: Are you... hurt?
He placed his small hand on mine.
MC: When we first met... Didn't you protect me like this too?
Navi: Yes... But, you've changed. Even when you're in front of a dream eater, you confront them without faltering. The power that I released just now... There's no mistaking it, it was from your prayer.
He said that softly as he held my hand.
Navi: You have truly become strong. I... I'm proud of you, Princess.
MC: ...!
His gentle and compassionate eyes gave me pain.
(No matter when... Navi will be by my side. As a butler... As a big brother.)
Thinking about how he's been by my side up till now... I felt the corner of my eyes becoming warm.
MC: ...Navi... I'm sorry for troubling you.
Navi: No, I'm the one that...
When he looked down sadly, I smiled.
MC: Let's go to Traumerei to save the world...
Navi: Princess...
MC: So... Stay by my side forever from now on.
Navi: ...
Navi still looked a little hesitant, but he gently smiled. That smile overlapped with Big Brother's smile, the one that was etched in my memories...
Last Chapter - Together from Now On
...
As the stars were shining silently in the night sky, the full moon emitted a faint light... On the balcony, Navi looked up at the distant sky.
Navi: ...Hope. MC has gotten stronger. Also... She has become very beautiful. She's no longer the little girl that used to follow us around. Hope...
Navi's soft words disappeared into the night sky...
...
When I looked at the food that was arranged on the table, I sighed in relief.
(I wonder if this'll make him happy.)
I noticed that the moon outside the window was shining on the food that I made.
MC: It's already this late...
Navi: ...Princess?
MC: Ah, Navi.
When Navi entered the room, he looked at me oddly as I was in front of the table that had food on it.
Navi: This is...?
MC: I'm showing my gratitude for always staying by my side.
Navi: Princess... You did this?
MC: Yes. Sorry that it's so simple. I learned how to make this from my mother, who raised me.
As I expected, Navi walked over to the table and looked at the food in surprise.
Navi: I... see. Looks like you were raised by some nice people.
When Navi looked up, I was reflected in his big eyes. Even though he was smiling, his expression looked somewhat sad.
MC: Navi...?
Navi: My apologies, Princess. I... I couldn't be by your side. Aside from that, you got summoned over here and was burdened with such a heavy responsibility...
MC: That's...
(I was perplexed when I suddenly came to this world at first... But...)
With so many things that I wanted to say, I picked up Navi with all my strength. The soft fur that hasn't changed since we've first met tickled my skin.
MC: I have you by my side like this now. Also, from now on... I want to create some memories. Okay?
Navi: !
In my arms, I felt Navi's body stiffening up.
Navi: Princess... I...
He placed his small hand on my arm. As he tried to misinterpret what I meant with that hand, I placed him in a chair.
MC: Shall we eat? It's best to eat when it's fresh.
Navi: ...Yes! Thank you for the food.
After looking at the food that was arranged on the table fondly, Navi opened his small mouth and took a bite.
Navi: It's really delicious!
MC: Fufu... That's good.
Navi: It's tastier than any royal chef's cooking that I've had up till now!
MC: You're overexaggerating.
Navi: No! I'm not wrong! Eating your homemade food like this... ...I never thought that something like that would happen.
His slightly deep voice that was filled with nostalgia reached my ears.
MC: From now on, I'll always cook for you.
Navi: That's...
When Navi's hand stopped, the spoon that he was holding fell onto the table.
MC: Navi?
Navi: It's nothing... I was just thinking about your future. I'm sure that... You'll meet someone who'll make you happy someday. Thinking about that... makes me feel a little sad.
MC: ...
When I hugged Navi from behind, his soft fur touched my face.
MC: Even if I do meet someone, I'll always...
Then... When I took a deep breath, I said those words.
MC: I'll always be Big Brother's little sister.
Feeling overwhelmed, I hugged him tightly.
Navi: MC...
His deep voice that was different than usual echoed within my head. To comfort me, Navi gently patted my arm. After silence was drifting for a while...
Navi: Princess, shouldn't you eat as well?
Back to speaking as he usually does, Navi asked me that gently.
MC: Me too?
Navi: Since we're having a meal, let's eat together. Okay, Princess?
MC: Yes...!
When I let go of him, I sat down in front of him.
MC: Thank you for the food.
When we smiled at each other, we brought the food to our mouths. When I closed my eyes... I imagined being surrounded by my brothers at a dining table.
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