Chapter 1-50 : The Birth Of The Head Hunting Princess Ⅳ
「「Head-hunting Princess! Head-hunting Princess! Head-hunting Princess!」」(spectators)
「Head-hunting… Princess…?」(Alice)
Are they talking about me?
Is it… my nickname? So… I got a nickname…?
I don’t know if I should be happy or not. The “Princess” part sounds cute, but the “Head-hunting” part is kinda… barbaric?
With such a complicated feeling in my chest, I left the arena.
As I climbed up the stairs leading to the spectators’ seat, I saw Rin descending. She waved her hand at me.
「Rin.」(Alice)
「Congratulations, Head-hunting Princess~」(Rin)
「Ugh, that nickname sounds kinda embarrassing…」(Alice)
「Fufu. I understand your feelings.」(Rin)
「Are you gonna be in the next match?」(Alice)
「Yup~」(Rin)
「I see. Good luck, Rin.」(Alice)
「Thank you, but, are you sure you want to cheer for me? Wouldn’t you prefer it if I didn’t win this match?」(Rin)
「Eh?」(Alice)
I tilted my head in confusion.
「Why would I want you to lose?」(Alice)
「If I win this match, we will be facing each other. I don’t want to brag, but I’m strong, am I not? Don’t you think it’s better if you face a weaker opponent?」(Rin)
Why is she saying that? Is she underestimating me?
No… She sounds like she’s underestimating me, but I feel like she has a reason for that.
「Rin, is it wrong to cheer for my best friend?」(Alice)
「…..」(Rin)
Listening to what I said, Rin smiled silently.
「Fufu. I’m sorry. I was just acting like a jerk so you could fight me to your heart’s content, but you’re too kind as always.」(Rin)
I see. She did that because she thought I would be holding back if we end up facing each other.
「Rin, you don’t have to do that. I will fight you as best as I can. And…」(Alice)
「And?」(Rin)
「I’ll beat you.」(Alice)
「Ara~ I won’t lose either. I’ll crush you with my magic.」(Rin)
「I will defeat you with my blade. I won’t stop until it reaches your neck.」(Alice)
「Uww~ So scawwy~」(Rin)
「Phu… Phu phu!」(Alice)
「Fufufu~!」(Rin)
We both declared our determination to win, but for some reason, we ended up laughing together.
「Well then, Rin, I’ll see you later.」(Alice)
「Un~ Wait for me~」(Rin)
*Clap!*
We high-fived and parted ways. Rin descended the stairs, heading toward the arena, while I ascended to the spectators’ seats and returned to mine.
「Ruka, I’m back.」(Alice)
「Welcome back, Head-hunting Princess.」(Ruka)
「Oh, not you too!」(Alice)
Ruka greeted me with my embarrassing nickname as I sat in my seat. I then noticed a few familiar faces next to us.
「Welcome back, Head-hunting Princess-chan~!」(Leone)
「Welcome back, Head-hunting Princess-san.」(Kururu)
「Welcome back, My Princessー I mean, Head-hunting Princess~!」(Shuu)
「Welcome back.」(Gaul)
There were Leone, Kururu, Shuu, and Gaul sitting next to us.
「You guys! I thought you were cheering for Shougo in the other venue.」(Alice)
「Nah, he’ll be fine without us.」(Leone)
「Yeah. None of us made it to the preliminaries anyway. More importantly, we want to watch your and Rin’s match.」(Kururu)
「I see.」(Alice)
「Well, I’m here just to see my cute Alice-chan, of course~」(Shuu)
「Shuu, you’re disgusting…」(Kururu)
「*nod*」(Gaul)
It’s been a while since the last time I saw these people. They haven’t changed at all.
「Ignore this perverted guy. Alice-chan, we’ve watched your first match video.」(Leone)
「Yeah, and it blew our minds! What was even that? I thought I watched a horror movie!」(Kururu)
「Video?」(Alice)
「The admins will upload the recording of every match in this tournament on the NWO official MyTube account.」(Leone)
Wait… So my matches have been uploaded on MyTube?
Ugh, it’s embarrassing now that anyone can see me…
「I know about your【Sever】Skill, but I didn’t know it was that powerful.」(Leone)
「I was surprised too! And those trees! What on earth was that? You turned the entire arena into a forest!」(Kururu)
「And those songs! Aah~ Alice-chan’s singing voice is so beautiful~! But also deadly!」(Shuu)
「I’m curious too.」(Gaul)
「Uhh… Well, I learned a lot of skills, so…」(Alice)
They were looking at me curiously, but I didn’t know what to say, so I just responded with a vague answer as I scratched my cheek with my index finger.
They must have heard the president’s comments as they watched the video, so I don’t think I need to explain anything.
「So you’ve been practicing a lot recently. I see, I see.」(Leone)
「Yeah. I mostly spent my time in the forest hunting monsters and learning new skills. Other than that, I also play with children sometimes.」(Alice)
「Play with children?」(Leone)
「To improve my【Children Song】Skill.」(Alice)
「Ohh~ I didn’t know you could improve a skill by simply playing with children. That’s interesting.」(Leone)
「”Children Song,” huh? More like “Horror Song”. If I saw Alice-san singing “Kagome kagome” in a dark forest, I would definitely get goosebumps all over my body. That would be scary…」(Kururu)
「Scary? If you have a skill that allows you to see in the dark, I don’t think it’s scary.」(Alice)
「Uhh, it’s not the dark forest that is scary…」(Kururu)
「??」(Alice)
I tilted my head.
I have【Cat’s Eye】Skill so I can see in the dark. I don’t think a dark forest is scary.
「Alice, what Kururu meant was that what was scary was you, not the dark forest.」(Ruka)
「Me?」(Alice)
Ruka explained, but I still didn’t get it.
「What she meant was that it would be scary if she met you in the forest at night. Right, Kururu?」(Ruka)
「Yeah…」(Kururu)
「Eeehhh…」(Alice)
Am I that scary?
「Look. Just imagine you’re in a dark forest and you see a girl wearing a kimono and holding a sword while singing a creepy song. I would run away as fast as I could.」(Kururu)
Is a girl wearing kimono scary?
「Well, that would be pretty horrifying.」(Leone)
「It could even be traumatic…」(Gaul)
「No matter how angelic Alice-chan’s voice is, I have to agree with Kururu.」(Shuu)
「Ugh…」(Alice)
They’re talking as if I’m a ghost or something.
I think my kimono is cute. Lynette’s design is superb. It’s not scary at all.
I really don’t understand which part of it is scary…
Should I change it to a lighter color? Yellow, maybe?
「By the way, Alice-san, you’re probably thinking that a lighter color would be better, but it wouldn’t make much difference.」(Kururu)
「Ugu…」(Alice)
She can read my mind? Is she an esper?
「F, forget about me. Look. Rin’s match is about to begin!」(Alice)
Trying to change the subject, I extended my arm forward and pointed at the arena where Rin was facing her opponent.
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