MKTBP07: You're Late!
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The business and guest reception room was very quite as Meme and I entered. Meme walks towards her table while the two lady servants are following.
Meme sat down behind her table while the two servants stopped in front of the table. They bowed their heads to Meme before they stepped out, going on different sides. They just stood up, waiting for any orders Meme might give them.
"There's a little boy outside the mansion brought by Bryce lately. Go pick him up and give him the necessary things he needs. Clean him and give him clothes, food, and entertainment," Meme ordered to Asta. "Minnie Tiny will come with you."
"Will be followed, your highness." Asta bowed down her head while I jumped out of Meme's body.
"Let's go, Asta." I happily walked first while Asta followed me. I may not that big, but my normal movements were much faster than the Memes.
"Make sure to keep our secret safe. My father must not know that I went outside. If Tricio looked or asked for Fika, just tell him Fika was assigned to do a very important and urgent mission. Just make Tricio comfortable here." Meme instructed me using our special connection.
"How about when General Huko and other people here asked who brought Tricio here?" I asked.
"Come on, tell them that Bryce helped Tricio. And I agree with him that Tricio will stay here in my mansion."
"Okay!"
***
Meme Tiny
I'm done doing all of my work. It's already dark outside and I forgot to call my Minnie back because of the tons of paper work and cases of warriors that I have to check.
"Minnie, where are you now?" I asked in my brain.
Every Meme can talk to their Minnie anytime, whether she/he is inside a Meme's body or very far. Meme and his or her Minnie share a connection bond, which allows them to locate and communicate with each other.
"I'm in the royal guest room. I accompanied Tricio here," Minnie replied.
"And what are you currently doing there?"
"We are playing hide and seek." I can feel the joy in my Minnie's voice.
"Did you introduce us to him?" I asked.
"Yes, he already knew that I'm the mighty Minnie of Princess Tiny."
"Okay, playing is enough for now. Go to the dining table with Tricio, we will have our dinner."
I hurriedly fixed my table. I'm doing it myself so that it won't be hard to look for something whenever I do my work again.
I stretched my arms with my eyes closed before I stood up. Asta and Mora, my two personal servants, bowed down their heads before me.
Then, I started to walk outside my reception room while my servants immediately followed me.
***
In the dining room, I found Tricio running after my Minnie.
Tricio immediately stopped as he saw me. "Comeback now!" I told my Minnie, and her body quickly got smaller until a marble of light jumped towards my left chest.
I immediately felt Minnie's presence and strength flowing inside my body.
After a long stare at my face, Tricio bowed his head when he realized that he was in front of a princess.
"Your highness, forgive me for being rude in front of you," he said.
"Rise, it's alright." I went to my seat and Asta immediately pulled it for me.
I sat down while Tricio just watched me.
"Have a seat." I smiled at Tricio. Mora immediately went to Tricio and pulled a chair for him.
"You're so kind, just like your Minnie. Thank you so much." Tricio smiled.
"You're welcome. By the way, I have given a task to Fika. That's why she won't be here for a couple of weeks. Don't worry, Fika and Bryce are my friends. And it's alright for me that you will stay here." I started putting Kan-on on my plate. Then I took the roasted meat of Kom-an.
Kom-an is a bird which looks like a chicken; it is one of the livestock in the Minime Kingdom. However, the feathers of Kom-an are blue in color.
"Come, let's eat," I said to Tricio.
Tricio doesn't have Minnie yet because he is just nine years old. His Minnie will only wake up when he reaches the age of 16.
***
I wake up feeling so refreshed. "Good morning, Meme." My little Minnie sounded so excited when I woke up.
"Mhmm," I moaned, and stretched my arms. Then, I sat down on my bed.
"How's your sleep?" she asked.
"Same as usual, it's very fine." I clapped my hands for three times.
Asta immediately opened the door of my room and entered, Mora is following her. They bowed down in front of me.
"Good morning, Princess Tiny. The water for your bath was ready," Mora said.
"I know, you always do that before I wake up. I just called you this early to ask, whom did you assign to take care of Tricio? Is he fine?" I asked.
"Your highness, I already assigned two good servants to guard and take care of Tricio last night. I also checked him lately in his room but he is still sleeping." Asta smiled.
"Good, you two were really reliable." I stood up.
"Your highness, do you want us to help you take a bath?" Mora asked.
"When did I let you assist me in taking a bath? I'm old enough and I have my own Minnie. You can wait for me outside."
"Yes, your highness." The two bowed their heads before leaving.
I immediately do my morning routine. I took a bath, dressed myself and let Minnie Tiny comb my hair.
***
After breakfast, I went to the training area. There, I found the new trainees waiting for Bryce.
Well, Bryce and the other captains were the ones who trained the new trainees. On the other hand, I and my deputy Lemon were training the new warriors who already passed the training and the final test. However, if I'm in the mood, I am helping Bryce and his team to train the trainees too.
The trainee whom I kicked last time caught my attention again. He is running towards the area of trainees, holding his crossbow on his left arm.
I walked towards the trainees.
"Why are you late?" I asked Greg. Yes, I remember his name.
"Forgive me, your highness. I found my long lost little cousin here in the warriors' camp. I missed him so much that I haven't noticed the time lately. Pardon me, I admit my fault." He kneeled down.
"That's not an excuse. If you want to be a warrior, you must be responsible, especially on time. What can you do if you came when the war was already done? It is useless!" Everyone falls into silence as I speak.
"All of you, if you can't be strong and responsible, you may quit right now." I shouted.
"Your highness." Bryce bowed down his head. He just came. "What's wrong?" he asked.
"You too, you are late." I seriously looked at Bryce.
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