Chapter 1 - Episode 2: An Uninvited Passenger
Scene: Inside a wagon.
Kokkoro
It's time to eat.
Suzume
Here, please enjoy!
Suzume
Hee hee, sorry we ended up having to eat while we're on the move. Preparing the horse carriage took a long time... After all the commotion, we ended up having to leave right away.
Suzume
Recently, this area has been dangerous, and people have been evacuating to the surrounding towns, so it was nearly impossible to find a carriage.
Suzume
No good, my planning wasn't good enough... My mistress is going to scold me again. She'll say, "You need to make sure you're properly prepared for everything, and act according to those plans."
Kokkoro
Hmm... For such a thing as moving luggage, a carriage is necessary. The two of us were idle, so the time spent wasn't an issue for us.
Suzume
Ahaha, but still, to make up for the inconvenience, I'll cover your necessities until the end of this job. Please, eat as much as you'd like!
Suzume
So, here, no need to be bashful. I woke up early to make these sandwiches and the like!
Kokkoro
I am grateful. Let us partake in these together.
Kokkoro
We have spent all of the rupees we had on hand... The day when we met, we were even unable to provide for that day's meals.
Suzume
I see. So that's why you were looking for work, right?
Suzume
That's no good, Yuuki. You're the big brother here, so you need to handle these things!
Suzume
Making sure that your little sister has enough to eat is a big brother's responsibility, isn't it?
Kokkoro
N-No, um... In fact, I am not Master's little sister.
Kokkoro
... Munch? This sandwich seems to have a peculiar flavor, doesn't it?
Suzume
Ah, sorry! Even though I'm a maid, I'm not good at cooking! Do you dislike the taste?
Kokkoro
No. I'm just unused to the seasonings used in this area.
Kokkoro
Nom, nom... Master seems to be eating very much.
Suzume
I-If it isn't tasty, then there's no need to insist on eating it, all right? We're only half a day away from the residence at our destination, so it might be better not to force yourself, yes?
Suzume
Ah, that's right! There's a charm for making food tasty!
Suzume
I make a heart mark with both hands, and then... Now, become tasty!
Kokkoro
... Is that some manner of magic?
Suzume
No, it's just a normal charm. It increases your peace of mind, which should make things taste better!
...
Kokkoro
Ah, peace of mind, is it...
Kokkoro
Huh, the sandwich I had partly eaten is gone. Master, did you eat it?
Suzume
Yuuki, there are plenty of sandwiches, so you shouldn't steal food, okay?
Yuuki
1. "I didn't do anything."
Suzume
Huh? You weren't the one who ate it?
Suzume
Which means, my charm must have had the power of a ray of destruction, and that destroyed the sandwich?
Muimi
Nom, nom.
Suzume
... Huh? What?
Suzume
There's a girl inside one of the empty crates we'd prepared for packing? And she reached out from there and snatched the sandwich?
Suzume
Um...? Hello, who's there?
Muimi
Nom!? Cough, cough!
Kokkoro
What is it? Inside the empty crate... There's a stowaway?
Suzume
A stowaway, or a free rider... Um, this is a problem, isn't it?
Suzume
What should we do... In the agreement we made for leasing this carriage, it wasn't allowed to have anyone who wasn't approved ahead of time to ride the carriage... I'm going to be fined for this.
Suzume
But, she looks like a little girl. It seems sad to throw her outside here.
Suzume
... Um, young lady? What are you doing in there?
Muimi
I-I'm not little! I'm not a little girl, okay!?
Suzume
You're definitely little, but... Um, free riding isn't allowed. We won't do anything bad to you, so could you tell us how you got here?
Suzume
Perhaps you're a runaway, just like Ayane... We can't have a little girl like you traveling on her own. Um, what should we do?
Muimi
H-Hey! Didn't I just say I'm not a little girl!?
Muimi
Huh? Hey, you! I know you! I've met you before!
Suzume
Um, do you mean me, Suzume?
Suzume
Umm... You're not one of the children at the Sarendia Orphanage, are you? Maybe you're mistaking me for someone else?
Muimi
Right, Suzume! That was your name! Meeting you here, it must have been fate...!
Muimi
Hey! Do you remember me!?
Suzume
Eh, umm...?
Suzume
Ahhhh, don't shake me, please! Don't be so violent, or the wagon will tip over!?
Muimi
Huh? Hey, hey, hey?
Muimi
No way, it's you! What are you doing in a place like this? Were you worried because I completely didn't notice you!?
Yuuki
1. "... By 'you', do you mean me?"
Kokkoro
Hmm? Are you also one of Master's acquaintances? Master, how are you acquainted with so many girls...?
Muimi
Out of the way, I don't know you! Don't bother us!
Muimi
More importantly, it's really you! Where've you been, what've you been doing? I've really wanted to see you again, Princess Knight...!
Suzume
"Princess Knight"? Are you someone having to do with the "Princess Knights"?
Suzume
I'm also in one of the guilds affiliated with the "Princess Knights", the "Sarendia Orphanage", but...? If you're also affiliated, then have we met somewhere before?
Begin cutscene.
Muimi
That's wrong! "Princess Knight" isn't a guild name -- the original meaning's been distorted somehow! That isn't it -- "Princess Knight" really means... Ah...
Muimi
This is bad... This unsettling feeling...
Muimi
All of you, we need to jump from this wagon immediately! Or else we'll die!
Suzume
Ahh!? What's going on!? I don't understand any of this at all...
End cutscene.