Chapter 9 (2/2)

Behind him was Gramoa Helmund, who is said to be the successor to his father's position as the Helmund knights leader. There was also the Prime Minister's genius son, Feriense Testoran, the usual members. (f.u.c.k…these…names)

When I enrolled into this school, I did greet them, but for some reason they keep coming up to me like this.  Even though I'm just a poor baron's eldest daughter. It's because of my red hair after all huh?……..No no, I can't be worrying about this stuff. After all, the one who really has it hard when it comes to hair color is Redius.

While thinking that, I look around me. Prince William also made an appearance, so the surrounding people are making a lot of noise.  Sure, he looks kind of cool, but, I already have…… (this conveys her meaning a lot better than the proper TL imo)

「Is this seat free?」

「Ah, Yes, Feel free to sit down.」

I get up from my seat and wait for the prince to sit down. After all, it would be rude to continue sitting when the prince comes.

「There's no need to be that respectful. Aren't we already tied in a relation?」 (not dating kind)

Says Prince William while smiling.  I don't remember ever getting this friendly with him though… Plus, Prince William has a fiancee, Victoria-sama, so he really shouldn't be meeting me so often…

「Please use those words on Victoria-sama.」

When I say that, Prince William's face warps. (not sure if evil kind, or the wry kind) But, that was only for an instant, and he immediately went back to his usual fresh expression.

「Well, that doesn't really matter does it? Rather, why were you sighing earlier? If you don't mind, you can consult with me.」

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「That's right,  if anyone weird approached her, I would beat them down.」

「Then, I'll beat them down so much that they won't be able to move from their bed.」

Riding on Prince William's words, Gramoa and Feriense spout their delusions. It would be really worrying if they beat up Redius so much that he wasn't able to get up….

「No, I was just thinking about something, so it's ok. Now then, If you'll excu-….」

「Elicia-sama!」

When I'm about to excuse myself from my seat, I hear a voice calling me from the dining hall's entrance. When I look towards the entrance, I see a blue faced Mia running towards me. When she finally gets to me, she bursts into tears.

「W-what's wrong, Mia? Why are you so fl.u.s.tered, even to the point of crying? Did something happen?」

「Just now, I received the packages from Gelman-sama that just arrived but….. but…..」

Mia pa.s.ses me something she held in her hands while crying. It was something long and thin wound up in a cloth. What in the world is it? When I get it from Mia, I open it up and…

「Th-This is…」

「*sniffle* Yes, that's the sword that Mary-sama gave to Redius. If you input mana near the hilt, the Gelman family emblem shows up.」

When I put mana into the hilt to confirm, certainly, the family emblem does show up. I couldn't even keep my feet on the ground, my strength left me as if I was floating.

「Elicia-sama!」

Mia helped me sit down, but more importantly than that..

「Where did Otou-sama get his hands on this?! Why does Otou-sama have this?」

「It arrived at the estate from a weapon shop about a month ago. After all, if you input mana into it, the family emblem shows up. When Gelman-sama asked to confirm where they got this sword, he was told that a man and woman sold it to the weapon shop.

That weapon shop's attendant noticed that it was covered in blood, so he asked what happened, and they said that the owner of the sword died so they retrieved it…..

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My vision suddenly went black, There's no way, no way! Before I realized it, I was overflowing with tears. Redius..

「T-this is all my fault. It's all because I couldn't keep him in check. I should have never listened to that talk about becoming an adventurer….U-Uwaaaaaah!」

I didn't care at all about my surroundings and just continued crying. When I thought that I would never be able to see Redius again, I couldn't stop my tears.

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