My Childhood Friend the Demon Knight Hates Me

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Translator: Lioness
Editor: Arya

With the demons out of the way my role as a spirit princess was completed, Reiss and I returned to the church in the royal capital. It was only a matter of time before the Queen would use her power to transfer us back.

“Please, I hope both of you will be together for the rest of your lives. I pray for the generous blessings of many spirits. I hope to meet you two again someday, Reiss and Suria.”
The Queen smiled at us while we bowed deeply to her.
Uur also promised to see Fei again, and I hope to see the queen again, if it was possible. Of course, Reiss would be with me, by the next time I see her.
And so we left the Forest of the Holy Bell.
When we arrived at the church safely, as expected, Roa almost had a stroke when he saw my horrible appearance.

“What happened, Suria-sama !? What the hell happened in the Forest of the Holy Bell …!”

“Well, there are many things to talk about …”

“Injury! Are you injured? Is there anything wrong with you !? I’ll call a doctor right away ..!”

“Calm down, Mr. Roa! I’m not hurt or anything! I promise!”

“You need to change your clothes … Oh, I’ll prepare your hot bath! Anyway, rest for the time being …! We’ll get everything ready for you soon!”

“You don’t have to do this or that!”, My words didn’t reach him, and Roa was already fluttering around the church.

Even Reiss was full of dismay.

The apostle chief seemed to have foreseen all the circumstances with a glance at Reiss.

“I’m glad that the two of you were able to return safely together.”

With that, he shook his white beard and relaxed his troubled face.
…. Somehow, I wanted to meet Reiss and Uncle Alan properly.

When he came to pick me up as an escort knight of the spirit princess, I was unable to talk to him because of the devil. My uncle was also concerned about Reiss.

But even though Reiss had fulfilled his role as an escort knight, who was still a Knight belonging to the Order of Privilege, could not simply abandon his position and return to the realm of Arlsvail.

It seemed that things were going on without me knowing about it.

Three days after we returned from the Forest of Holy Bell, Reiss and I were invited to the royal castle to receive a reward from the king of our country in person.

On the spot, Reiss asked for the return of his knighthood, when the king asked, “Is there any hope?” I was taken aback by his unexpected remarks.

However, it seemed that the Captain of the Knights belonging to the Order of Privilege who had been waiting there for the king had already talked to him via the apostle chief, and our king, who was known for his moderateness, said, “Reward. It’s the first time I’ve bestowed the position I took off once again, “he screamed and laughed happily.

The knight captain, whose harsh astringency was attractive, gave up his shoulders as if he was amazed. I felt like I was surprised in vain.

And from there, the story went left and right again, and as a result, Reiss remained a knight, although only his affiliation changed.
Even if the young Reiss wasn’t possessed by a demon, he was still young and capable enough and it would be a loss for the entire Order. In the event of an emergency, he would be summoned to the capital on a priority basis, and he was reassigned to a local “guard” without abandoning his rank fo Knight.
This region was the territory of Arlvaire.
It was a good thing that he was reassigned from the Knights of Privilege, the highest rank in the Knights of the Nafu Kingdom, to the Guards of the countryside, where there were always vacancies and the duties were far from glamorous.
If you still had your knight’s rank, you could still belong to the guard of a large city, which was the main part of the country, but basically the local guard could be affiliated without a knight’s rank, and most of them were those who were only apprentices to knights, or those who wanted to be knights but failed to pass the entrance exam and lost their dreams. In addition, even if you possessed a knighthood, those who had retired from the front lines because of age or injury, those who had problems and could not be expected to rise in the ranks, and some oddballs who dared to choose to join (Reiss, oddly enough, falls into this category), generally gathered.
Reiss had originally chosen to join the Knights in order to deal with demons, and was not attached to his position or career. He wanted to protect the land where he grew up, the territory of Arlvaire, and with the help of the Apostle General, he joined the guard of our territory.

However, as there were some formalities to be completed, it was not possible for me to return to the Arlvaire territory immediately, so I had to go back alone.
“Take care, Lady Suria.”

“Yes. Thank you for everything, Mr. Roa.”

“Although I was with you … for a short period of time, I’m proud to have been on the side of Lady Suria as a caretaker. If you come to the royal capital, please drop in at this church.”
Roa bowed his head a little, saying, “You are always welcome.”
He was a good boy to the end. As for the tattered costume of the spirit princess, Roa said, “No problem. I’ll take care of it!” He was really a cute but dependable boy.

I was lonely to say goodbye to this boy, and when I stroked his smooth blonde hair, Roa was in a hurry with a red face saying, “Scary.”

Reiss, who was looking at us, had a very bitter face. When I jokingly laughed, “Don’t be afraid,” I silently turned away. .

… Maybe I was really lonely?

As I was leaving, the spirits of light in the form of those little birds also came to see me off. For some reason, apostles wearing armbands who were at the scene of the kidnapping also came out in full force.
I’d like it if they hadn’t looked at me with their heated eyes.

When I was swayed by a carriage and arrived in the territory without any incident, my mother, my father, and my helper, Miina, warmly welcomed me, and the Ryoshu-sama and Rinsu led me to the celebration.
I was very happy and grateful, but I didn’t think the title of the party should be ‘Suria Barrett Spirit Princess Celebration’. As promised, Uur seemed to be happy as he ate a lot of raspberry pie, so I guess it was just a minor problem.

After a short break, I returned to working as an apprentice at the lord’s mansion, waiting for Reiss’s return.

Just then,

Time had passed calmly without incident, and it had already been half a year.