My Childhood Friend the Demon Knight Hates Me - Episode 51: Extra Edition Part 2
Extra Edition Part 2
The Struggle of Roasel Finns
Translator: Lioness
Editor: Arya
Suria-sama must be in the middle of training. She was dressed lightly, and her long golden brown hair was tied up in a single high bun. Like me, she might be also taking a break in between training.
Worried about me, with my head down and a dark shadow on my back, Suria-sama asked, “Are you okay? Are you feeling sick?” She sat down beside me and asked me in a caring manner.
There was no way I could reveal that I was devastated by my inadequacy and was on the verge of crying.
I quickly shook my head.
“I’m okay! I’m sorry for making you worry. I was just resting for a while.… Well, it was a nice day, so I went for a little sunbathing ……!”
“Is that so?”
Perhaps because of my deceptive attitude, Suria didn’t ask about the matter any further.
“It’s a beautiful, sunny day, isn’t it?” She asked, while smiling at me.
“I’m still in the middle of training. I’m taking a break and walking outside for a change.”
“Ah … how about the special training for the spirit princess’s ceremony? I’m sorry, I can’t go to see the situation so much …”
“Are you listening to me ……?”
Suria looked up at the blue sky, seemingly in a with a deep gaze.
It seemed that this topic was not supposed to be opened..!
I would like to ask Marina Levion, the third daughter of the Count Levion family, and the previous spirit princess, to be the instructor of Suria.
Although I had a certain amount of contact with noble people due to my work, I was still very nervous when I met her because of her graceful behavior and noble beauty. I remembered her as a very kind person with an impressive soft smile. …… From the way Suria-sama was acting, it seemed that her guidance was quite strict.
I tried my best to change the subject.
But today, as everyone around me had solemnly informed me, my thought process seemed to be dulled by fatigue.
In addition, I foolishly opened a place I shouldn’t have.
“By the way, aren’t you supposed to be with your Escort Knight?”
“Reiss…?”
Suria’s eyebrows frowned, and her pale blue eyes were narrowed. The voice calling the knight’s name had a sharp tone.
I thought that it was an alright topic to open up, but it was not, I guessed but it was too late to fold.
“… Again, he was silently watching my special training from a distance. Now, Reiss is also being taught some etiquette. He’s taking a short break in the church. Even for a short break in the church, if you follow a Spirit Princess everywhere you go, you won’t be able to rest. ”
“In the old days, he was a little more, really just a little… he was cute, but …”, in a relaxed atmosphere, Suria whispered and voiced out.
Do you think that the Knight’s face, without expression, carries such emotion?
“Now he doesn’t have cute parts. It seems that my escort knight is doing it because it’s his duty …. Well, Reiss doesn’t care about me at all. “
I could feel lonely from the face of Suria who muttered so. Under the bright sun, the shadows were deep and clear in my eyes.
But was the knight really like that …?
As Suria said, the knight often seemed to be watching her special training. Another story which caught my ears was, he told the person in charge of food about things that Suria didn’t like, which he knew because he was a childhood friend of hers. If Suria was holding her head in pain (a mild headache, the cause seems to have come from fatigue from unfamiliar special training), he’d have noticed it earlier than anyone else and showed it to the doctor just in case.
I didn’t think that the care that was exceeded as a caretaker could be done by someone who was unwilling to be by her side …
However, it seemed that the knight did not want to be noticed by Suria.
I would not reveal any pretense that I cared about it. Therefore, on the surface, as the first impression I had, the knight had a cold attitude that hated Suria. But from my point of view, he was just trying to stay away from Suria, and I think he was really different.
This was just my opinion.
It was an unnecessary and evil guess.
Furthermore, if I expand my thoughts from there, why did my grandfather take the trouble to put in his own spiritual power and give the ‘Spirit Crystal’ to the knight? Such a question arose inside me.
Normally, the role of handing spiritual power to the knight was the job of the spirit princess, Suria. Suria herself was wondering and asked why. … I didn’t know either, so I had a hard time answering.
I could think of several reasons if I wanted to. But when grandfather entrusted me with the role of caretaker, he stated that he did not want me to pry too deeply into the affairs of the spirit princess. If that was the case, it would be foolish of me to go any further into it.
Even so, I’m in a daze today. I didn’t want to make another mistake by thinking about unnecessary things.
“I’m sorry, Roa. You don’t want me to talk about this, do you? I was just complaining about Reiss. ……”
“Oh, no! Don’t worry about it. I’ll listen to whatever you have to say if it’s okay with you.”
“Really? Thank you.”
After regaining her composure, Surya nodded sincerely and said, “After all, Roa, you are a healer.”
I’m afraid I am not a healer. Rather, I think that while I was talking to Suria, my tears naturally withdrew and my mood improved.
After all, Suria-sama was a little like my mother. The way she calmed you down when you were around her, and her dependability even though she was a woman. … Or, if I had an older sister, it’d be like her.
I’m not sure what to say to her, but I’m glad to hear her worries.
As we were laughing together, Lady Suria suddenly said, “Oh,” and pulled something out of her pocket.
“That’s right. Marina-san gave me this, saying that something sweet would be good for a break.”
“This is …?”
—- What Suria-sama took out was a cute package of candy balls.
There were two in her palm. I’m not sure what she would do about it.
Suria-sama rolled the polka-dot one onto my hand.
“Wow! Is that for me?”
“Yes, you can have it if you want. I was actually going to give it to Uur, but I’ll give it to Roa.”
“He eats too many sweets all the time,” Suria sighed in disgust.
“Are you sure? I’m sure this is quite expensive…”
“Oh, he’s a good guy. I ate some on my way here, and the sweetness was immaculate, it was really delicious, and I expected it to be expensive. Then, more and more, it’s not good for Uur who seems to eat more than me.”
“So, but ……”
“It’s okay, you can eat it. You’re always working hard, Roa.”
Lady Suria popped a candy bar into her mouth, got up from her chair and quickly fixed the wrinkles in her clothes.
Then looking back at me, she said, “It’s a small reward. Thanks for all your hard work,” she said with a smile, waved, and left.
Before I knew it, quite a bit of time had passed. From now on, there would probably be more of the Spirit Princess’s ritual training. …Suria was probably the one who was tired of doing something unfamiliar in an unfamiliar place.
I checked the small weight left in my hand and then slowly opened the package.
The translucent peach-colored grains glittered like jewels in the sunlight, and when I gently placed them in my mouth, a gentle sweetness spread across my tongue.
It was delicious.
I felt as if my fatigue was mysteriously melting away along with the candy ball.
Savoring the sweetness, I stood up with the candy ball still rolling around in my mouth. I had to get back to work soon.
I crumpled up the wrapper and lightly slapped my cheek.
“…… Okay!”
Mother….
I’m still a little immature guy.
A full-fledged apostle like my grandfather would take a long time. My height would be a long way off. And I might be mistaken as a girl, too.
But I will do my best.
Please watch over me for a little while longer.
Author’s Note:
In two more years, Roa will become a tall, high-spec, and handsome man.
There is also an extra story from Roa’s point of view after the main story is over.