The Expelled Boy Does All Sorts of Things with the Onee-sans He Saved. - Chapter 64 & 65 & 66 & 67
Chapter 064: Knight Commander vs. Former Knight Commander
Rosaria Side
“………”
“Lady Urka. The charge from the high ground on the enemy’s left was successful.”
“Things are going so well it’s starting to scare me.”
In the front, Simone and Elena were successfully holding the defense. Even though he lost the mock battle, he apparently has the qualities of a general. The wetlands side was also going well, as was Urka’s assault from the high ground.
“It lacks excitement.”
“You probably find it boring.”
As expected, the enemy lacked capable commanders. It was almost too smooth and tasteless.
But for Al’s sake, we needed to secure a solid victory here.
“Lady Rosaria. Artemisia is advancing!!”
She’s here. Half a day had passed since the start. Was this a desperate last-ditch effort, or a rear guard action?
“Rosaria.”
Elena arrived in full armor.
“Go settle it.”
“Yes. Thank you.”
Elena slung her large shield on her back, sheathed her sword at her waist, and mounted her horse.
“Follow me!!”
At Elena’s voice, the cavalry responded and began their charge.
“Don’t forget to support her!!”
I immediately issued orders.
(Don’t die.)
As I watched her back ride off, I prayed for her in my heart.
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Artemisia Side
“Lord Vols!! Please escape!!”
The knight commanders rushed to him.
“Run back to the Holy Kingdom? Don’t joke around!! Why isn’t this going well at all!!”
His facade had completely peeled away, revealing his true nature.
Urka was attacking from the side. The soldiers were somehow holding her back with numbers, but it was only a matter of time.
“L-Listen. Capture Elena no matter what. If that’s impossible, killing her is fine!!”
The knight commanders were flustered by his words.
“Report!! The 5th Knight Order Commander has been killed in action!!”
Yet another knight commander’s death was reported. At this rate…
“Keep such reports quiet! It affects morale!!”
But it was already too late.
I closed my eyes and made my resolve.
“The 1st Knight Order will serve as the rear guard. Your Eminence, please retreat in the meantime.”
“What? You dare command me?!”
“Or do you wish to die here?”
“Tch, you nun!!”
His words were foul, but he was still Maria-sama’s husband. For her sake. And for me — I had to face Elena.
I mounted my horse and drew my sword.
“In the name of the 1st Knight Order Commander, I command the 1st Knight Order! Follow me!!”
“””Ooooooh!!”””
The other commanders couldn’t do it. Only I could stop Elena.
“Let’s go!!”
I took the lead and charged. The enemy responded by sending their own cavalry to intercept. At the head of their formation was—
“Elena!!”
“Artemisia!!”
My fated opponent, the traitor to the Holy Kingdom. I had to execute her.
“Haaaaah!!”
I held nothing back. I activated my skill and created swords in the air, then fired them.
“Hmph!!”
Elena knocked them aside with her sword as if she had expected it.
Both cavalry units collided. The Grand Duchy’s warriors were exceptionally well-trained. On top of that, our side had accumulated heavy fatigue from the long march.
Because of this, the battle was evenly matched.
I devoted myself entirely to facing Elena before me.
“Everyone, do not touch her!! I will finish her myself.”
“No assistance needed. Her opponent is me.”
We faced each other.
“ Sia.”
“Do not call me that. Traitor.”
I pointed my sword at her.
“That sword is impressive.”
“Holy Sword Caliburnus. It has grown, hasn’t it?”
Why was she smiling at me? That same gentle smile as back then!!
“Why—”
“……”
“Why did you betray us!! I…”
“Sia. I—”
“Why did you betray Maria-sama…!”
Frustration and all the emotions I had held back overflowed.
“Sia. I did not betray the Holy Kingdom.”
“Lies.”
“I was tricked by Vols.”
“Lies.”
“Sia.”
“Lies!! The Cardinal would never—”
However, his behavior during this march had already planted doubts in me. He was completely different from the man who had appointed me as 1st Knight Order Commander.
“……”
“He is cunning and cruel. Sia, please open your eyes. I do not want to fight you.”
“Are you trying to deceive me again?!”
“I left without saying anything to you. I’m sorry.”
“You’re apologizing? Now, of all times?”
“……”
“It’s too late. I am the 1st Knight Order Commander.”
“I see… No, there is still time. That’s why I must stop you!!”
And so, we resumed our battle.
Our swords clashed. I was enhancing my dynamic vision with Caliburnus’s ability, yet I still couldn’t completely read Elena’s strikes.
But having watched her for many years, I knew — she still wasn’t going all out. That fact irritated me to no end.
I dismounted. Fighting like this wouldn’t allow a serious battle.
“Sia?”
“Why?!”
“……”
“Why won’t you fight seriously?!”
“The Elena I knew would never be so rude!!”
“Are you sure?”
She smiled. Ah, that smile hasn’t changed.
I returned the smile.
“Yes!! Please!!”
Just like back then, I said it. Remembering the days when we were master and disciple.
She also dismounted, readied her large shield and sword, and then—
“Skill『Paladin』”
A golden light enveloped her. A form she had shown me only a few times before.
Even though she was my enemy, I thought—
(Beautiful.)
I readied my sword once more.
“Here I come!!”
By the time I heard her voice, she was already right in front of me.
I instantly retreated, created swords and fired them while simultaneously raising blades from the ground.
The attacks struck her, but every single one shattered.
Elena’s skill was a defensive ability that nullified a certain level of attacks.
In that case—
“Haa!!”
I poured even more magic power into my swords to strengthen them and resumed the assault.
My blades rained down on her as she slowly advanced.
“Mu!”
She began deflecting them with her sword. She must have noticed the increased strength.
One of my swords grazed her arm, cutting into it.
(I can do this!!)
I charged forward to shift into close combat.
(I will win. For that person!!)
Before I knew it, my goal was beginning to change.
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Elena Side
This was a short while before fighting Artemisia.
“Urka, welcome back.”
“I’m back.”
Urka, who had been advancing ahead as part of Rosaria’s plan, had returned.
“How did it go?”
“I reduced their numbers somewhat. I took down the commander of the… 2nd Knight Order?”
“I heard. Also, did you encounter Artemisia?”
“I attacked her a few times. Was it the girl who was firing swords?”
“Yes.”
So she had come. It seemed we would have to fight after all.
“By the way, what kind of skill does she have?”
Rosaria asked.
“Her skill is 『Sword Creation』.”
“『Sword Saint』?”
“No. Not ‘Saint’, ‘Creation’. She creates swords.”
“Hou.”
“However, they are copies of swords. She can only copy one sword at a time. She can copy holy swords too, but their power decreases.”
“But she can make a lot of them, right?”
“Yes, she can change the quantity and size.”
“Then that’s quite a ridiculous ability.”
Rosaria shrugged. It was indeed an amazing ability. Valuable. Anyone would want her.
“Urka, do you think you can win?”
“It would be difficult without taking damage.”
“I see. That’s why it has to be me?”
“Yes. With Urka, there’s a risk of her skill being countered. But with me—”
“Now that I think about it, you have a skill too, right? Are you keeping it from Al?”
“I was planning to tell Master after this war. I rarely have the chance to use it.”
“Well, with your strength, there aren’t many opponents who would force you to go that far anyway.”
I knew her well. Therefore, the only thing that could counter her skill was my defensive skill.
“Haa… haa…”
“Haa… haa…”
We had crossed swords for a long time. At some point the sun had set and the surroundings had grown dark.
She had truly grown. Even after I was expelled from the Holy Kingdom, she had continued training without fail.
That made me happy. But more than anything, it saddened me that we were enemies.
“Sia. Please surrender.”
I told her.
Artemisia’s armor was cracked in several places, and she was barely standing by using her sword as a cane.
“How can you still stand, Elena?”
“It’s the difference in experience.”
“I see.”
By now, the surrounding soldiers had stopped fighting and were watching us intently. They probably sensed that this battle would decide the war.
However, the outcome was already clear.
“I am a commander of the Holy Kingdom—”
“Yes, you fought splendidly.”
“Eh?”
“Truly splendid.”
I praised her from the bottom of my heart.
Under that man, she had still managed to uphold such a straight and honest sword.
Hearing that, tears welled up in her eyes.
“You praise me even though I’m your enemy?”
“I am your master. I have no intention of abandoning that role.”
“You’re so selfish.”
“Yes. I learned that from my current master.”
To live honestly with oneself. Without realizing it, I had learned that from my small master.
I had become friends with someone who was once an enemy, and learned that truth.
Her sword slipped from her hand with a clatter, and Artemisia dropped to her knees.
“Elena… sama, I—”
At that moment, the Anise religious symbol pendant hanging from her neck began to glow red.
“Hahahahaha!! As if I’d let that happen!!”
The voice that came from the pendant was—
“Vols!!”
It was the voice of that detestable man.
Chapter 065: Great Magic and True Identity
Elena Side
“Your Eminence. Why?!”
“Hah? You lot are all just pawns. I had you buy me time.”
“All of us? What about Maria-sama? She’s your wife?!”
“Don’t know. I have no love for her. She’s just a convenient doll.”
Every word I heard filled me with rage.
“You bastard!! Not only toward the Anise Church, but even Maria—!”
“Elena. When I learned you hadn’t died, it really irritated me. If only you were gone, the rest would have been easy to handle.”
“Kh…!”
Urka. Hurry and deal with him.
I can only leave Vols to her while she carries out the assault. Right now, I had to do something about Artemisia.
“Sia!! Take off the pendant!!”
“It’s useless!! Once it’s put on, I made sure magic can’t remove it.”
While irritated by the man interrupting, I drew my sword to cut the string.
“Also, as you probably saw with Gaeda, it’s the same self-destruct magic. This time, cutting or tearing the string will also trigger the explosion.”
“Damn you!!”
I clenched my teeth hard. What a despicable act.
“Elena-sama.”
“Sia!! Stay strong!!”
Artemisia fell to her knees.
“All troops, retreat!! Inform Rosaria of this!!”
“But Elena-sama!!”
“I will handle this. Hurry!!”
At my command, the army began withdrawing with Simone at the center.
“Was I… discarded?”
“No!! Vols is the one at fault. So…”
“I was just a pawn? Even as the 1st Knight Order Commander. I…”
“Don’t give up. We can definitely do something!!”
Even as I said that, I couldn’t use Dispel.
Master’s presence was desperately needed right now. But he wasn’t here.
Think. What can I do? How can I save her!!
“Elena-sama.”
“What is it?!”
“I hated you.”
She quietly let the words slip out.
“I admired you, challenged you, became your follower and received training… and yet you betrayed the Holy Kingdom.”
“Sia, what are you saying?!”
“But after coming here and meeting you, I understood. I wanted to see you.”
“This isn’t the time for that!!”
“I wanted to confirm it. When the Cardinal said you betrayed us, I doubted it at first. But I ended up believing him. Deep down, there was still a part of me that wanted to believe in you.”
“Sia!!”
I hugged her tightly. She had realized her death was near. She had accepted her fate.
“Don’t give up!! Absolutely not.”
“When I heard you died, I cried all night. I really did want to believe in you. And after crossing swords with you, I saw you haven’t changed!!”
“Stay with me. Don’t say weak things!!”
“Please run. Even your skill can’t defend against this. Please…”
Artemisia pleaded while shedding tears. I fell to my knees.
“I won’t allow it. I absolutely refuse to give up!!”
“Ahh, I wanted to spend more time with you again.”
“So did I. That’s why—!”
“But that’s impossible.”
She gently broke free from my embrace.
“If I can save you in the end, then I—”
“I won’t accept that!!”
“Eh?”
I raised my voice. Artemisia looked surprised.
“I absolutely won’t accept it. Believe it. Salvation will definitely come!!”
“Why? How can you be so certain?!”
She cried out in disbelief.
I smiled at her.
“In the depths of despair, when I thought I could only die, there was someone who gave me the strength to live again.”
“Die… only…”
“Yes. I was saved by that person. That’s why salvation definitely exists!!”
The light grew even stronger. The spell was close to activating.
“Elena-sama!!”
Artemisia screamed. Think. Until the very end. The moment I grabbed the pendant—
“Alright!! Connected!!”
A voice came from somewhere. It was a familiar voice.
“Master?”
“I’m here!!”
It was coming from the pendant Master had given me.
“Master?!”
“Yeah. Are you okay?!”
“How—”
“I put magic on the pendants that lets me see the three of you. So I’ve been watching everything.”
“Why—”
“Because I was worried!!”
Ah, what have I done? Making Master anxious.
“Master. Right now—”
“I know. Elena. That’s why I was doing a little work.”
“Work?”
“Yeah. It’s sudden, but here we go!!”
The pendant suddenly began to shine brightly. The light stretched out into the sky as lines.
“Beautiful…”
Artemisia murmured.
A white light spread across the night sky, deploying a massive magic formation.
“『Magic Power Lost』!!”
In sync with Master’s voice from the pendant, the magic formation grew brighter.
The light filled the entire plain.
I instinctively covered my face with my hand.
When the light subsided…
“Artemisia!!”
The pendant that had been glowing on her chest had lost its light.
I quickly cut the string with my sword. As expected, the magic did not activate.
I hugged the still-dazed Artemisia.
“I…”
“You’re saved!! You’re safe!!”
Tears spilled over. Cheers rose from the surroundings.
“Is it really okay for me to live?”
“Yes.”
“Is it okay for me to stay with Elena-sama?”
“Yes!!”
Once she understood, Artemisia cried again and hugged me tightly.
“I’m glad.”
A voice came from behind. It was Rosaria.
“Saved by Al.”
“Yes, as expected of him. Thank you very much, Master!!”
“I’m glad. More importantly, is she okay?”
“Yes, somehow.”
Once again, I felt just how amazing our master was.
“By the way, Artemisia.”
Rosaria spoke to her.
“Sniff… Yes, what is it?”
“Why did you think she betrayed us?”
“Because the Cardinal said so. Wait… but why did I believe that reason?”
Artemisia repeated her own words and voiced her doubt.
“This is—”
“Yes, as we thought.”
We were convinced. This was—
“Shit!! Let me go!!”
A voice came from the opposite direction of the camp. It was Vols.
“Urka. Did you capture him?”
“Yeah. Too easy.”
Behind her, soldiers had likely surrendered, discarding their weapons.
“Damn it, why!!”
He thrashed and shouted.
“Master. What is this magic?”
“Yeah. This magic erases magic power in the entire surrounding area!!”
“That’s amazing.”
“I just happened to find it.”
“You’re a genius.”
“Ehehe. Also, when I heard about the skill, I thought this would be better than Dispel.”
“I see. Skills also use magic power.”
“It has some drawbacks, but we can talk about that later.”
While we were nodding,
“I finally made it!!”
A familiar voice came from behind.
“Beatrix. Why—”
Rosaria let out a surprised voice. Indeed, it was Beatrix, the Guild Master of the Grand Duchy.
“I had business with that man over there.”
She pointed at Vols.
“I’ll have you restrained, Cardinal Vols. Or should I say — Third Prince of the Empire, Wolfgang = Diet = Kalos.”
“Empire?!”
“Third Prince?!”
The shocking revelation left everyone present unable to hide their astonishment.
Chapter 066: The Empire’s Third Prince
Rosaria Side
“What do you mean!?”
I couldn’t hide my surprise. Third Prince? Of the Empire? That was impossible.
“It’s understandable that you’re shocked, Rosaria. It’s a truth even the generals didn’t know. I only found out after using every connection the Guild has.”
Beatrix said with a grave expression.
“I requested the Adventurers’ Guild in the Empire to investigate as well. We used the Guild’s information network at full capacity.”
“But for there to be a Third Prince in the Empire…”
“During the time of Dietrich II, two generations ago, there is a record of the Emperor touring the entire empire. This man is the child he had with a woman he met during that tour.”
So that’s how it was.
“But how did Elena notice this guy?”
“Why did Maria and the others change so suddenly? It was clearly too abrupt. It overlapped too perfectly with his appearance. That’s why I knew he was doing something. But I didn’t know how.”
Elena glared at Vols — no, at Wolfgang as she spoke.
“Hmph!! Speaking in another country’s language, you traitor!!”
I didn’t understand the Holy Kingdom’s native language, but it was clear he was insulting her.
“Shut up!! You’re not even a citizen of the Holy Kingdom, and you have no right to call anyone a traitor after ruining the country!!”
Elena replied in Ancient Sanova Language. Her voice was filled with anger.
She took a breath and continued.
“Rosaria’s words during the previous meeting gave me a hint.”
“Mine?”
“Yes, about the power of the Imperial family.”
“Ah.”
That conversation. The one about skills that can influence people.
“I asked Beatrix-san to investigate it.”
“The Guild’s basic principle is the maintenance of international order. After hearing her story, it was clear this guy was trying to disrupt it.”
So that’s how they were able to act. However—
“How do you make that judgment? That’s not something you can decide alone, right?”
“Yeah. To make that decision, you need the approval of five or more Guild Masters from different countries. So it was a gamble. A race against time. I was investigating in secret at the same time.”
She winked. Beatrix was not someone to underestimate.
“The Empire, Holy Kingdom, Zelgon, Nelba, and neighboring Turis all gave their approval, and we somehow managed.”
“Even the Empire?”
“The Guild is strictly neutral. That applies to every country.”
“But,” Beatrix continued,
“Even so, hypnosis-type magic does exist. That’s why it was difficult to definitively conclude he was the Emperor’s child.”
She looked at Elena, who nodded.
“There was something even stranger. I confirmed it with Gaeda as well — even though he married Maria, they have never once shared a bed.”
“Meaning this guy has never slept with her.”
Why? Even for a Pope, producing an heir is important in the Holy Kingdom. Even if the Pope is elected, the families that have previously produced Popes still have a much higher chance. And yet he never touched her?
“The answer to that also became clear. In fact, we reached that answer by following this trail.”
Beatrix answered.
“He’s not into men or anything.”
“What do you mean?”
“He simply doesn’t have one. No genitals.”
“What?!”
I was shocked. But that would mean—
“He’s a eunuch?”
“Yeah. When the Emperor learned a child had been born, he immediately placed the woman and child in the inner palace. But it was a child with a commoner. For the imperial family that values bloodline, that was unacceptable.”
“So as a preventive measure—!”
“Yeah. They did it to the boy when he was still young. The specific people in charge of castrating eunuchs handled it. We got the information from there. They fabricated a suitable reason to keep it from leaking out.”
How cruel. I felt he had been unwanted from the moment he was born and had lived an unfortunate life.
“If that was the end of it, it would have been fine. But this guy ended up with one ridiculous ability. After all, he was born from the Emperor’s bloodline.”
“And that was the power to brainwash and control people.”
“The effect varies depending on resistance to magic power. Someone at the level of 1st Knight Order Commander wouldn’t be affected much. In Elena’s case, her strong resistance meant it had no effect.”
“Which means—”
“Yes. The current Emperor has no power at all. Unfortunately, the tables have turned. Vols was making it look like it was the Emperor’s power, but it was actually Vols’ power.”
The chance of someone from the Imperial family being born without a skill is extremely low. The current Emperor has neither power nor talent — the Empire’s future looks dark.
The current Emperor probably only became Emperor because lower nobles pushed him up out of their own desire for power. The whole thing is rotten.
“But why the Holy Kingdom?”
“First, to defeat the Empire, he needed a country with comparable power. His grudge against the Empire is huge. He planned to swallow up surrounding countries like the Grand Duchy and then invade the Empire.”
So this country was nothing more than a stepping stone. Elena’s existence suddenly increased its importance.
“The second reason is that his mother’s family came from a village near the Holy Kingdom’s border.”
“It takes three days on foot from the capital to the border. How did he—”
“He used his skill.”
“I see. That makes sense. Then it would work.”
To gather this much information in such a short time — even with prior leads, the speed was terrifying. The Guild’s power was not something I wanted as an enemy.
“Now, we must release this guy’s ‘skill’. The people here have been freed from his magic power’s influence, but it still remains inside the Holy Kingdom.”
“But right now, with Master’s magic—”
“Al really is amazing!! Where is he?”
“I’m here!!”
A voice came from Elena’s pendant.
“Did you hear the conversation just now?”
“Yeah.”
“Sorry it was so long.”
“It’s fine. It was very important.”
“Good, good. You’re such a good boy. Let’s get married later.”
“Ahahaha—”
“Hey, hurry up!!”
I snapped at her. Whenever she talks to Al, she always brings up marriage. What a troublesome woman.
“Sorry, sorry. Now, can you release it, Al?”
“Is it okay? From what I heard, it sounds dangerous?”
“It’s fine. I have a plan.”
“…Understood. Here we go? Ready—!!”
At Al’s voice, the magic formation floating in the sky disappeared.
“Hahaha, you fools. You think you can— mgh!?”
He probably tried to activate his skill. But it was blocked. Beatrix had shoved her sword sheath into his mouth.
“It’s dirty, but this is all I’ve got. Basically, we just need to stop him from talking.”
She grinned and pulled out a crude slave collar from her bosom.
“That’s quite a strong one.”
“Yeah. This is the best.”
She quickly fastened it around his neck.
“Order: Until given permission, the use of abilities and magic is prohibited.”
She gave the command. Then,
“Release the skill affecting the Holy Kingdom immediately.”
Wolfgang resisted her order. He bit down with all his strength, tensed his muscles, and desperately tried not to obey.
However, the coercive power of the magic gradually overpowered him.
Because of the resistance, blood vessels in his face burst and blood flowed down.
“R-Release… gaaaaaaaah!! 『Release』!!”
He released the skill. Nothing special happened immediately. I wondered what was happening in the Holy Kingdom now. Elena was gazing in that direction.
“Leave this side to me. You do what you need to do.”
Urged by Beatrix, I said,
“We’ll deal with the scattered Holy Kingdom soldiers. We rest after that!!”
I issued orders to the entire force. Over the next half day, we captured the enemy soldiers within the Grand Duchy.
Thus, the battle ended. All that remained was the peace conference.
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Meanwhile, in the Holy Kingdom.
“…Huh?”
She let out a voice at the sudden sensation that assaulted her. Her dull eyes regained their light.
“I… what… a, aa, aaaaaaaaaah!!”
She remembered. Everything — what he had done, and what she had done to her.
“What… what have I done!!”
She fell from her chair, tears streaming down her face as she screamed in regret.
She reached into a drawer, pulled out a short sword, and then—
“I’m sorry. I’m so sorry, Elena!!”
“Maria-sama!? What’s wrong… Maria-sama!!”
A servant rushed in at the loud noise. There, they saw Maria trying to stab her own throat with the short sword.
“You mustn’t!! Please come to your senses!!”
“No!! Let me die!! Elena!!”
“Elena-sama is alive!! So please, stop!!”
“Eh!?”
The short sword slipped from her hand.
She collapsed in tears.
“Forgive me… please forgive me, Elena.”
After that, at Elena’s family home, her father, mother, sisters, and even the servants did the same thing as Maria.
They all survived, but everyone kept repeating words of repentance.
Chapter 067: Those Heading to the Holy Kingdom, Those Returning to the Capital
Elena Side
“It’s over.”
“Good work.”
After restraining the enemy soldiers just like Vols, I regrouped with Urka.
“General Antonio. Please lead the victory cry.”
“Very well.”
Rosaria urged General Antonio.
“This war ends in victory for our army!!”
“””Ooooooooooooooooooh!!!”””
The soldiers’ triumphant roar echoed across the battlefield. We had defeated an enemy three times our size. It was indeed a tremendous achievement.
“What about our casualties?”
“Around 1,000 were lost.”
The final stage was close-quarters combat. While I was fighting Artemisia, we suffered considerable losses.
I offered a silent prayer for the fallen soldiers.
“Now then, we have already contacted the Grand Duke. The Foreign Minister and the negotiation team should join us here.”
“What about us?”
“We will continue on to the Holy Kingdom to escort the Foreign Minister and the others. If it’s too painful for you, you don’t have to—”
“No. I will go. I must see this through to the end.”
I declined the General’s suggestion. I needed to see it with my own eyes and witness the conclusion myself.
“We’ll head back to Riema like this.”
“Understood. The Empire’s movements are also concerning. Can we count on you?”
“Yeah. Besides, I want to see Al as soon as possible.”
“We’ll go on ahead.”
That was only natural. It wouldn’t do for the strategist to leave the country at a time like this.
Having Urka back would also be a great help if a war with the Empire broke out.
“Understood. Then we will be going.”
“Yeah, see you later.”
“Take care.”
A short while later, we joined up with the Foreign Minister and the others, then set off for the Anis Holy Kingdom with the prisoners in tow.
Our destination was Lutetia, the capital of the Anis Holy Kingdom.
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Urka Side
“By the way, Al. While we were out here fighting, what were you doing?”
In the carriage on the way back, Rosaria suddenly asked our Master through the pendant.
“Umm, well… a lot of things happened on my end too.”
“A lot of things?”
That sounded worrying. There was something ominous about it.
“Actually, there were people secretly trying to assassinate the Grand Duke, so I was dealing with that.”
“Master!! Are you okay!?”
I couldn’t help raising my voice toward the pendant.
“I-I’m fine, Urka.”
“Haah… But Al, why didn’t you tell us you were fighting people like that?”
“I was told to keep it secret. If I told all three of you, you’d worry too much, right?”
“That’s true, but…”
Even so, I wished he had told us. If something were to happen to Master…
“Sorry. But it’s okay. I had Kei-oneechan and the others help me, and we captured them.”
“Kei. That guy…”
Rosaria made a complicated face. I felt the same way.
She was the one who once fought beside him. It left a complicated feeling in my chest.
“What exactly happened?”
“Yeah, so…”
Master began telling us the story — what had been happening behind the scenes while we were fighting.
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