Magic revolution of a Young Noblewoman Starting Over ~ The Executed Villainess restores her Ruined Family ~ Restraint? Prudence? I'm more interested in magic tools than that! - Chapter 28
A maiden’s dignity
I turned around after hearing Coco’s voice.
”-!!”
Before I knew it, two dragons had approached before my eyes.
Their exploding flame balls, were fired.
(I won’t make it in time!)
Do I take it, or avoid it.
If I avoid it, those below me will be harmed for sure.
”In that case, I’ve got no choice but to [take it]! ———Coco!! [Local Defense]!!!!”
Once more, magic power flows to Coco like so.
”…ugh”
At the same time, a magic barrier expanded from both of Coco’s hands with a clang sound.
Approaching the rainbow-coloured barrier, were the exploding flame balls.
And then———
Doodooof!!!!
The two flame balls exploded before my eyes.
”Kyaaaah!!”
The shock wave that I hadn’t dealt with assailed me.
While being pushed by that pressure, I adjusted the shape of the barrier to deflect the shock wave upwards and to the left and right as much as I could.
”Ugh…!”
My skin tingled.
It seemed to be burned just a little.
”To fire that at a girl of tender age[1]———”
I point my rifle at them, the dragons withdrawing after launching their flame balls.
”What have you done, to a sweet maiden’s fragile skin!?”
Click
Doof!!!!
The fired magic convergence bullet accelerates.
And then,
KABOOoooom!!!!
The dragon in the lead futilely took evasive manoeuvres, landing a direct hit on the dragon behind it.
The explosion blew apart.
Having been scared by that, or having been angered by that.
The last rider of the main force hit the dragon on its back, and began running away straight south in the sky.
”After doing all of that———”
I set up the rifle.
A light bullet goes and converges at the muzzle.
Acceleration magic circles get deployed one after another.
I spat out these words.
”——— did you think I’d let you run away!!”
Doof!!!!
The spinning, sparkling, sphere of light, rode the acceleration rail.
Boosh boosh boosh boosh boosh!![2]
Leaving behind an afterglow like the flash of a beam, the light grazed a wing tip as the enemy was busy taking evasive manoeuvres.
In that moment, my magic power contained within was released ——— and the largest explosion yet scattered the enemy in all directions.
BOOOOoooom!!!!
”——— haah, haah, haah!”
Having shot down the four dragons while keeping up a Local Defense, I once again fell into magic power intoxication.
My palpitations quickened, and dizziness assailed me.
——— however, I can’t fall down here now.
There’s still one enemy dragon remaining.
With a swaying head, I searched my surroundings.
I sensed the enemy’s direction with magic power detection, and confirmed it visually.
The enemy was found immediately.
The observing dragon was heading west at a low altitude, taking numerous evasive manoeuvres.
”I won’t let you escape…”
I point the rifle at the enemy while withstanding my nausea, and pull the trigger halfway.
Magic power is sucked in, into the gunstock,
”Ah….”
At that instant, my consciousness blacked out.
I felt a floating sensation throughout my body.
——— I’m falling.
[Letty!!]
Within my dimming consciousness, I heard a voice calling out to me ——— and felt something pleasantly warm catch me.
☆
Zzz, zzz.
I hear some sort of sound.
A constant sound, like air escaping.
Only after I’d struggled to open my eyes did I notice, but it was a sleeping person’s breathing.
”….”
Within a dimly-lit room, I woke up.
”This is… my room?”
A bed with a canopy.
A table by the window.
A fireplace set in the wall.
A large oil painting hanging above it.
Familiar furniture and decorations.
There’s no doubt.
This is my ——— Leticia Ainsworth’s room.
And then beside me, sleeping while seated on a stool, is my attendant.
”…Ojou…sama?”
Anna, who lifted her head while rubbing her eyes.
She, dressed as a maid, looked vaguely in my direction, half-asleep ——— and before long, our gazes met.
”…Anna?”
When I called out to the blank-faced attendant, she,
”Ojou-sama…”
Standing up with tears welling in her eyes, she flopped onto the bed as if to leap into it.
And then just like that, I tightly hugged her.
”Ojou-sama! Ojou-samaaaaa!!”
Anna, who sobbed while I hugged her just so.
I put my arms around her back and, tap tap, patted her.
”Anna… sorry for worrying you.”
Strongly, strongly, I hugged her close.
While mutually embracing each other, we wailed and sobbed just like that.
I wonder how long we’d been doing that.
Anna, having calmed down a little, separated her body from me, and wiped her tears.
”I’m glad. I really am glad. Ojou-sama woke up.”
”…..huh? You’re glad I woke up?”
Somewhere, some time, I’d heard that line before.
Here was where I realised, the reason for Anna’s tears and the reason for my tears, were apparently different.
I asked a question in reply while wiping around my eyes, and the attendant nodded while smiling.
”Yes. Ojou-sama had kept sleeping for five days already.”
”F-, five days…?”
Wait a minute.
This exchange, hasn’t it happened before???
”I heard you collapsed at the royal castle. The Count-sama came wearily carrying Ojou-sama in his arms, and ever since returning to the mansion, you kept sleeping the whole time…. Don’t you remember?”
”I remember. I remember, but!!”
No ways, after that battle, did I fall to my death after blacking out, and ended up [rewinding] again…???
”While Ojou-sama slept, things became really crazy!!”
”Huh?”
As I tilted my head, Anna took out a folded sheet of paper from her pocket, and spread it out in front of me to see.
TL Notes:
[1]the dictionary says that this phrase translates as “tender age”, but in English that could also mean that she’s really old. Just to clear things up, no, it’s meaning she’s very young in this context. ↩
[2]Author wrote 4, but there should be five, one for each acceleration magic circle. ↩