Treasure Chest at the Bottom of the Sea Translation Chapter 9

Chapter 9: Otohime's Job
Nadeshiko: By the way, I wonder what sorts of things does Otohime-chan do?

Kirara: ? What do you mean?

Nadeshiko: Wherever we go, we frequently talked about Otohime, the princess from the famous tale,

Nadeshiko: but besides something like "the Princess who lives in Ryūgūjō", I don't really know anything else about her.

Yumine: Now that you've brought this up, I think you have a point, even though there are already tons of works based on the story of Otohime.

Yumine: Then maybe I'll make a new title which tells the development of a love triangle with the rescued turtle (♂) and Otohime (♂).....! Just like that!

Kirara: What on earth are you imagining......

Umi: Umm... I don't think I can explain this perfectly well, but to make Ryūgū Palace a liveable and comfortable metropolis,

Umi: she has to listen to everyone's requests, and a lot of them get approved; Also, she punishes bad people.

Umi: Sometimes she may get a bit too strict, but nevertheless she works very hard for the sake of everyone living here under the sea.

Nadeshiko: So she's like a king, I guess?

Yumine: Or rather a government official? But right now it's a bit difficult to imagine what she's like at work, since we've only met her as a kid.

Umi: Ahaha. Hime-chan was a bit of a tomboy back then.

Umi: When I was a girl as well, we often played together and swung each other around in circles.

Nadeshiko: So you two are childhood friends huh, Umi-chan and Otohime-chan.

Umi: Yes. Hime-chan is the daugther of the nobles who governed over Ryūgū Palace,

Umi: so really it's not acceptable for me to approach her that light-heartedly and develop such a relationship, but it's all because we're still kids after all.....

Yumine: Kids certainly become friends very quickly, huh. Back then, Tama-chan also came to my house frequently~

Yumine: This hasn't changed even till now, even though I'm on the offense!

Umi: So then, to make Hime-chan governor of Ryūgū Palace, she cannot be a spoiled girl anymore,

Umi: and she has to study lots for the sake of everyone, such that she can do an admirable job governing that place.

Umi: However......I still don't understand why that Hime-chan would open the tamatebako......

Kirara: Perhaps she dropped it and the lid got opened?

Umi: If that's the case, then I think she should've just told us honestly.

Nadeshiko: Hmm.... I don't fully understand what's going on, but what if she's trying to attract everyone's attention to her......?

Umi: That wouldn't be possible. Hime-chan is the one who's been entrusted and loved by everyone.

Kon: But if Otohime-sama did open the tamatebako on some purpose, then maybe she had desired for something, right?

Nadeshiko: Surely she wants to play!

Yumine: How did you reach such a conclusion.

Nadeshiko: Cause, she loved to play around until then, but all of a sudden she had to work hard for everyone, so it's a big deal for her...

Kon: That's why...... I suppose Nadeshiko-san too seems like someone who can't hold her desire to play, huh.

Nadeshiko: I can hold myself too!

Yumine: Then what if I say you can't go camping anymore?

Nadeshiko: N-Not that~ Yumine-chan, you can't stop yourself from imagining wild ideas too, right?

Yumine: My imaginations are like breathing~! It's a life cycle that when I tell myself to stop I would start imagining again.

Nadeshiko: Then camping to me is also my life cycling!

Yumine: What can you do by simply pedalling a bike.... But no, you can still go camping with that.

Kon: For the time being, let's get our discussion back to Otohime-sama, or else we won't understand what you two are talking about.

Umi: .......

Translation by - Mann -