HIROMI

Chapter 13

Hiromi drags the young woman next to Prince Haru. They brought her before the emperor to find out what punishment the woman would receive.

When they arrived at the emperor, The first prince explained what had happened. The woman is not guilty of a crime, but stealing a scroll from the library without permission is a crime. Critical documents may be in it. However, theft is still a serious crime that must be dealt with.

Hiromi pushed the woman hard that she fell to the floor. Blood flows from the woman's shoulder onto the ground.

Hiromi was showing the emperor something he couldn't believe. Hiromi's actions astounded Prince Haru as well.

"Your Majesty, that's why the crime here can't be solved because there's someone around who is their leader. They're even stealing palace scrolls!" Hiromi says.

The emperor addressed the woman.

"Who commanded you to do this? How many of you are watching here in the palace? Why do you need to do this?" the emperor questioned angrily.

Hiromi becomes irritated because she knows that even if the woman kills herself, she will not admit it.

As a result of her refusal to acknowledge who their leader was, the woman was initially detained in a detention facility while she was still under investigation. She was detained for twenty-three days while the court heard her case.

The pre-trial detention center is a prison administered by the Ministry of Justice. It houses people awaiting trial, convicted felons, and death row inmates—a place where people who commit crimes are punished.

When the first prince and Hiromi were left alone, they got a chance to talk. Prince Haru talks to Hiromi about her bow and arrow skills. He also didn't think she would be so good at catching the enemy.

As Hiromi was about to answer, she looked at Prince Haru's other arm, which was wearing the bracelet she had given him.

Hiromi thought that if Prince Haru was going to marry a royal princess, why did the first prince have to wear the bracelet she gave him?

One of the reasons she gave it to First Prince Haru was to find out if what Hanzo said he was getting married to was true.

Hiromi paused, wondering why she seemed to worry about the first prince.

"You still remember when someone attacked here in the palace, and I saw that the killer was about to kill you and immediately fought him. He hit me with a stiletto knife, and I lost consciousness. The emperor said someone had given me a herbal plant to heal me. I'm grateful to Princess Fumiko because if it weren't for the herbal plant she gave me, maybe my condition would have worsened, and I would have been in danger," said the first prince.

Hiromi couldn't say what the first prince told her. She wondered why he was telling her that. Hiromi did not understand what the first prince meant.

“Your Highness, what do you want to tell me? Hiromi asked.

It's not polite to talk to the first prince like that, and she doesn't want to be flaky.

Prince Haru took a deep breath before speaking.

"Young mistress, regarding the herbal plant that Princess Fumiko gave, I don't believe it," Prince Haru came a little closer to her.

Because of this, Hiromi fell back until she was leaning against a wall.

"What are you doing, Your Highness?" she was shocked by the actions of the first prince.

"About the herb that healed me ..." he looked into her eyes.

"What do you say? What do you mean?" Hiromi asked.

"I hope whoever it gives..." he smiled.

Haru is what Hiromi sees and not the first prince.

"Wish it was you," Hiromi was stunned and couldn't move.

Hiromi's name was called out to their attention by Hanzo. The first prince immediately moved away from Hiromi when Hanzo came near them.

Hanzo was about to speak, but they heard a voice that sounded like she was angry.

"What's happening?" a woman's voice sounded like anger.

The Shibuya Empire's Princess Fumiko, daughter of an emperor, has arrived. A Japanese woman who is beautiful and is wearing a junihitoe. It can be noticed that Princess Fumiko is as tall as Hiromi, who is 5'5" feet or 1.651 meters tall.

The Junihitoe is a style of court dress first worn in the Heian period in Japan by noble women and ladies-in-waiting at the Japanese Imperial Court. The garments were composed of several layered robes, with the outer robes cut both more extensive and thinner to reveal the layered garments underneath.

Hiromi thought that the Princess of the Shibuya Empire was gorgeous. Prince Haru is genuinely going to marry Princess Fumiko.

Hiromi was confused about why she felt hurt when she saw the princess and the first prince standing close together. Hiromi came to her senses because she knew he was not the Haru who was her boyfriend in her world. She had forgotten that she had entered the ancient world, so she was carried away by her emotions.

Hanzo noticed that Hiromi had been staring at Prince Haru for a while as if she couldn't believe what she was seeing. Hanzo thought that Hiromi might have had feelings for the first prince, but he hoped that he was wrong.

Hanzo sees that the first prince is showing Hiromi that he is delighted that Princess Fumiko has arrived at Oshiro Palace.

Hanzo feels as though the first prince is teasing Hiromi. Teased through feelings and emotions. Hanzo didn't know what was on the first prince's mind.

Princess Fumiko appeared curious about who Hiromi was as she stared into her eyes.

The princess then asked, “Who are you?”

Hiromi answered the princess, taking a deep breath first.

“I'm Hiromi, the star of this game.”

Hanzo came closer to Hiromi and grabbed her shoulder, which surprised her. He wants to comfort Hiromi in front of the first prince and the princess.