Return

When we returned, what was expected to happen happened.

When the guards at the gate saw me carrying the Ice Princess back, they immediately raised their weapons and shouted, "Stop where you are and raise your hands!"

Naturally they immediately suspected that I had done something to the Ice Princess.

But if I had really done something, would I have carried her back like this?

The Ice Princess quickly stopped the guards from doing anything rash and then quickly reported the situation.

After they finished listening to her story, they looked at me with strange looks.

Of course, I ignored them and just pretended that I didn't see anything.

In the end, the guards went to report this while a few of them stood by to watch over us. Though, it was said that they were watching over 'us', it was clear that they were here to watch over me.