Context: Someone in a group that I’m following asked a what the この in the
following sentence stands for:

“わたしはゼルダ。このハイラルの王女。”

I was thinking: can’t it be possible that the この here essentially means the
same thing as ここの. So the latter one just got changed into the first? A
possible reason for the change might be the lack of space, as you can see on
the screenshot I provided along with this post.

So in short: is it possible for ここの to be changed into この given the right
circumstances?

[Screenshot taken from the game the person was
playing.](https://i.stack.imgur.com/axKPa.jpg)
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grammar word-choice
Is there a situation where ここの can be shortened / changed to この?
ここの can't change to この. We commonly say この+noun for "this+a noun", so we say
このハイラル for "this ハイラル". For example, we say この国 for a word "this country", not
ここの国.

In addition, ここの can mean "belong here". For example, この料理 means "this dish",
ここの料理 means "dishes that belong to this restaurant", that is この店の料理(dishes of
this restaurant).
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I think in this context, the meaning of この is that of a simple "this", but for
emphasis.

> わたしはゼルダ。 **この** ハイラルの王女。  
>  I am Zelda. Princess of **this** (kingdom of) Hyrule.

Do note that there is no pronunciation emphasis, I've just highlighted where
this fits.
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