[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-isekai-nonbiri-nouka":3,"chapter-isekai-nonbiri-nouka-isekai-nonbiri-nouka-chapter-959":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Isekai Nonbiri Nouka",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1395450,1848,"Chapter 959: The Princess of a Fallen Kingdom","isekai-nonbiri-nouka-chapter-959",959,"\u003Cp>In Big Tree Village, there are horses, unicorns, and pegasuses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The beastgirls mainly take care of them, but their numbers had grown enough that they were short on help.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some of the angels stepped in to fill that gap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’m grateful for that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There’s a lot to do, brushing, grooming their manes, tending to their horseshoes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the pegasuses, you also have to take care of their wings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some unicorns hate being groomed, but if you neglect it, their appearance quickly goes downhill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without regular brushing, they’re prone to skin problems, and if you leave their manes alone, they grow long enough to block their vision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They don’t have to wear horseshoes, but I’d like them to at least let us take care of their hooves and the soles of their feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This grooming isn’t harassment, it’s for your own good, you know.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I can only do the brushing part, though.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And I’m not that good at it, either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I just picked it up to help out the beastgirls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even so, a few horses come over as if to say they don’t mind me brushing them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There, there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’ll give you some melon as a treat later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You could say I’m bribing them with snacks rather than earning their trust with brushing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, I’ll give some to the horses that didn’t come to me too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-0-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The angels don’t cut corners when it comes to taking care of the horses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They’re pretty experienced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They even braid their manes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why is that?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「A handsome man or beautiful woman riding a well-groomed horse… it’s a picturesque sight, don’t you think？」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>W-Well, I suppose so.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「That’s the reason.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I see.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Also, may we have some melon too？」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, I don’t mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Have it during your break.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There’s more than just melon, I’ve prepared other fruits as well, so help yourselves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Thank you very much.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-0-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the beastgirls taking care of the horses…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They’re veterans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The horses listen to instructions well and line up patiently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some of them fool around, but only with other horses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You rarely see one acting up with the beastgirls while being groomed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is it because the beastgirls control their meals?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No, while it’s true they feed the horses, the animals are free to graze in the ranch area.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There’s even a field just for growing horse food.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So that’s not the only reason.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then what is it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It must be the bond of trust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The deep care and affection from the beastgirls, and the response to that from the horses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeah.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That has to be it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Horses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that I’ve come to that conclusion, don’t go on and on about how scary the beastgirls are.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You get scolded because you mess around…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Come to think of it, you did tip over the water bucket earlier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So that’s why you came to me even though you usually don’t.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Trying to use me as a shield won’t help you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hey, don’t run!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-0-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a quiet morning at the mansion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I had been summoned by Youko and headed to Village Five.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed to be quite urgent, so much so that Nana herself had come to fetch me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-0-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I arrived at the Village Five Council Hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead of going to the village chief’s office, I was led past it and into a preparation room for an audience room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An audience room?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since when did we have one of those?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’ve never seen this room before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alright, alright.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So I’m changing into some fancy outfit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And where’s my seat in this so-called audience room?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ah, the grand one right in the center.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’ve gotten used to sitting in seats like that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I don’t resist anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Youko took the seat to my right, while Nana changed into a maid outfit and stood by her side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…areh?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If that’s the setup, then who’s assisting me?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Am I just left to handle this however I want?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I looked around, hoping for some help, but my guards, Gulf, Daga, and Reginleif, stood by the wall and avoided eye contact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nothing I can do about it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’ll just go with the flow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-0-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like I said earlier, I’ve gotten used to sitting in seats like this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A group of three entered the audience room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the center was a girl, maybe seven or eight years old, and just behind her on either side stood two men in their thirties, likely attendants or bodyguards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「It is an honor to be granted this audience.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young girl bowed her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Youko replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「You’ve come a long way. I thank you for your effort. I also apologize again for the delay between your request and this meeting.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Youko’s apologizing?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was there some kind of mistake?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If there was, I should’ve been told.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, for now… looks like I just need to stay seated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The girl and Youko exchanged a few words, and then one of the men behind her handed over a letter, which Nana received and brought to Youko.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Youko didn’t even open the letter and handed it directly to me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Should I read it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ah, I see. I’m just supposed to take it for now and move things along.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Got it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I handed the letter to one of Youko’s secretaries, who had appeared at some point without me noticing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The girl and Youko exchanged a few more words, and the audience came to an end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three of them left the chamber.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Phew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just when I started to relax, thinking it was all over, Nana guided me to one of Youko’s offices.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside, Youko was already seated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Forgive me for summoning you on such short notice.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then, Youko began explaining what this was all about.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-0-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First, about the three people led by the young girl.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They’re apparently members of the royal family from the human nation called Gozlan Kingdom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The girl is the third princess, and the two men in their thirties are her relatives.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They’re not attendants or bodyguards, it seems.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Gozlan Kingdom is larger than the surrounding nations, but by no means can it be considered a major power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That kingdom had been invaded by another nation, and its royals were forced to flee, wandering without a home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So that’s how they ended up here in Village Five?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「It was Tiselle’s advice.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tiselle’s?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Yes. They encountered each other during the princess’s time in exile. Apparently, Tiselle found the royal girl bedridden with illness and treated her.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Treated her… Ah, the World Tree leaves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I had given Tiselle a good supply before the journey.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「At that time, Tiselle told them, if they were to flee, they should head for Village Five of the Demon King’s Kingdom.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So that’s why they came here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Indeed. And that letter just now, it was from Tiselle.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Really?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then I should definitely read it thoroughly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「I’d like you to read it, but before that, I want you to hear the princess’s circumstances.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is there something wrong?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Well…」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Youko explained with a slightly troubled expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-0-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the treatment, Tiselle advised the princess and her companions to flee to Village Five.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Grateful for the help, they wanted to follow that advice, but they had no money.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Travelling by land to the Demon King’s Kingdom would have been too difficult, and taking a ship required a decent amount of fare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So Tiselle gave them money, on the condition that they would deliver a letter to Village Five.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The princess and her group took the letter and set out for the village.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I see.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nothing about this sounds like a problem so far.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sounds like Tiselle was simply helping people in need.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Yes. There’s no issue with Tiselle. The problem… lies with Village Five.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-0-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the princess and her group arrived in Village Five, they tried to make an appointment to meet the village chief, the intended recipient of Tiselle’s letter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though they were royalty, even from a small kingdom, and such an appointment would normally be handled with priority, they didn’t reveal their status.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were exiles, after all, and had no requests to make of the village. They only came to deliver the letter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because of that, they were treated as ordinary visitors…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And ended up waiting for about forty days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Forty days!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why in the world did it take that long?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Had they come to me, I could have seen them within a few days. But the letter was meant for village chief, and they insisted it had to be delivered to him directly…」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ah… I see…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’m sorry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If only I’d stayed in the village a bit longer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「No, I don’t blame you. Just continue as you always have.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>R-Really?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Yes. Now, to return to the matter… during their time in the village, the money they received from Tiselle ran out, and they were left with nothing.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were already wandering with nowhere to go, and this was the Demon King’s Kingdom, where they had no one to rely on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Desperate, they turned to the Goroun Company, the only place they knew was run by humans, and asked for a loan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Goroun Company, before lending them money, asked about their circumstances in detail.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once they learned the letter came from Tiselle, they hurried to contact Youko.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That audience, then, was the village’s way of offering the utmost respect to royalty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wait…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was that really the proper way for a village chief to receive members of a royal family?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「It’s fine. Besides, we can’t just accept the letter and be done with it.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s true.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that the audience has taken place, the princess and her companions are being treated as honored guests.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They’ve been shown to guest rooms within the village council hall and are being served meals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「It seems they had been living in near destitution while they waited…」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ah…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Also, though only three attended the audience, their full group numbers around fifty.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If they’ve been wandering since being driven from their country… that makes sense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the others?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「They’re resting at the lodging we arranged. Naturally, we’ll be covering the cost.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Understood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, what do you need me to do?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「First, I’d like to offer them a reward from Village Five. I want you to decide on the amount.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I see.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since we made them wait so long, I’d like to give as much as possible, but…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「We can’t go overboard either. We also need to consider their future, whether they plan to stay in Village Five or move on elsewhere. You’ll need to speak with them.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, we can talk after they finish their meal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Yes. Also, Tiselle’s letter might contain details regarding the princess and her companions.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alright.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’ll read the letter now… but Youko, you haven’t read it yet?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「It’s a letter from a daughter to her father. I couldn’t read it first.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I see…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sorry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’ll read it right away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-0-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Third Princess of the Gozlan Kingdom, the same princess who was mentioned in Chapter 914 – The Conquering King.\u003C\u002Fp>",1841,"2026-06-05T23:08:42.455Z",1,"novelbin.me","14cfe0a65e9e00e503b2263f3b626845f51ec6d5be2a984fca3baaeaba700c2f","isekai-nonbiri-nouka-chapter-960","isekai-nonbiri-nouka-chapter-958",1036,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fisekai-nonbiri-nouka-cover.jpg"]