Chapter 9 She was a Fighter (2/2)
[ [ [ Eeeeehhhhh!? ] ] ]
[Like I said, why are you adding unnecessary information!?]
I thought she was a prim and proper, privileged duchess, but she was an unexpectedly a martial artist.
Then, as if in retaliation for being beaten, it seemed like Lunamaria-san found something to tease Lilia-san with and added that information with a mean smile on her face.
[……If I remember correctly, Lilia-san is part of the royal family, right? So, you’re a fighter huh…]
[Kaito-san!? N- No, my mother told me that I should learn in both the literary and military arts, so I’ve only been a member for a little while!]
[……Does that mean you became a Division Commander in just a short time? That’s really awesome, isn’t it?]
[Even Aoi-san too!? N- No, you see, it’s because of my strange lineage that I have been promoted very quickly……]
[……Incidentally, her skills in battle made her known as the “White Rose Valkyrie”—- To describe that title of her more concretely, she’s able to single-handedly wiped out a bandit group alone with just her horse and even a flock of monsters would become a bloodbath in front of her… The speed of her promotion is very exceptional.]
[Luna!]
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[……Lilia-san could possibly be a terribly frightening person……]
[Hina-san!? You’re mistaken! It’s just that the people around me were finding it amusing and making that story bigger than it should have been! Please don’t look at me with fear like that!]
As opposed to the really flustered Lilia-san, Lunamaria-san is clearly amused and added more information. However, since she isn’t clearly denying and she’s really flustered like that…… What she said may not be just an exaggeration and she’s telling a true story.
[Incidentally, the first time I met My Lady was at the annual competition where the members of the Kingdom’s Knight Order compete in skill.]
[Luna…… Please. Please don’t talk about it.]
[I was still playing as a make-believe adventurer back then, and I happened to stop by the royal capital to watch the tournament. It was amazing to see the fleeting appearance of a girl who was only 14 years old at the time, prevailing through the competition with her beautiful swordplay.]
[Stop…… Stoooooppppp…… That’s something you don’t talk about with others……]
Somehow, it seems that Lilia-san has a very dark history, as she clung on to Lunamaria-san while begging her to stop, as if the master and subordinate have been reversed. I’m honestly feeling sorry for her, but I can’t speak for her because I’m more curious about the contents of her story than anything else. I’m sorry, Lilia-san.
[However, her opponent is already a veteran among the knights! After My Lady’s sword was broken by a blow from clashing against a warrior in the 5th round….. the spectators, including myself, thought it was My Lady’s defeat.]
[……That’s not it…… That was just the excitement of a first time particapant……]
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[However, thereupon, My Lady immediately threw away her sword and the training sword that was swung down from above her head “were crushed between her two fists draped in her magic power”!!]
[ [ [ Eh? ] ] ]
[Without a pause, she dived into her armored opponent’s bosom and immediately unleashed her attacks! She doesn’t seem to be a human girl. It’s as if she suddenly turned into an Ogre as she unleashed an onslaught of “fists that destroyed her enemy’s armor”, achieving victory.]
[ [ [ Ehhhhhhhh!? ] ] ]
[Pleaaaassseee… Stop it already…… Seriously……]
[Seeing My Lady raising her fist with a radiant smile, I—- I want to serve her, is what I thought.]
[Aaahhhhhhh……]
Lunamaria-san who was telling the story with a radiant expression on her face, looks as if she had turned really youthful? Lilia-san covered her face and crashed down on the desk, her ears turning red.
Lunamaria-san… You’re really relentless, aren’t you? It may be rude of me to just listen to that heroic tale without even helping her, but the beautiful woman was so embarrassed that her face turned bright red and I unintentionally thought it was really moe.
[……You’re mistaken…… That was just a spur of the moment……]
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[Incidentally, that moment also shattered the “intentions of her prospective fiancé” that her parents chose for her at that time, and it was decided that conversations about her engagements were never to be discussed again.]
[ [ [ ……………. ] ] ]
I’m lost for words. Please stop it already, Lunamaria-san! Lilia-san doesn’t half much HP left! She’s already half-crying!
In that silent room, I could only hear Lilia-san’s voice mumbling “That’s not it…” but Lunamaria-san looked at me for some reason and pointed towards Lilia-san who was lying down on her desk.
Eh? What? Are you trying to tell me to make a follow up for what you did? How unreasonable can you be!? Why are Kusonoki-san and Yuzuki-san looking at me too? I told you it’s impossible, that’s something way too unreasonable to ask in this situation!?
But, however, nevertheless. There’s no doubt that this is completely that useless maid’s fault, but I’m also feeling slightly guilty for not stopping the conversation in the middle. And being a weak-willed dunce who can’t defy the pressure of their silence and the majority vote, I don’t have any choice.
(T/N: Kaito was originally calling her a dameido, dame+meido.)
[……U- Umm, Lilia-san?]
[……Uuuhh…… Kaito-san…… It’s not like that. I’m not a “violent woman who doesn’t shed blood nor tears”…… nor is it that “the White Rose’s thorn is as sharp as a dragon’s fang”…… It’s not like that.]
Ah, it looks like she must have been teased a lot in the past…… that she’s already traumatized. Her eyes that were relying on me look really cute…… This isn’t the time for that! Err, follow up, follow up……
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[I- I understand! It’s alright, we’re just a little surprised, we didn’t think that Lilia-san is the kind of person who would indiscriminately use violence!]
[Sniff…… Really?]
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[Of course! I mean, we’re talking about a story that happened when you’re just 14, right? It’s your first time in a tournament at such an age, so it’s only natural that you would be desperately fighting. It just happened to be a combination of coincidences and that you ended up winning……]
[Incidentally, she was able to acquire “Runner-up” as the final outcome of the tournament.]
Could you stop adding extra information and shut up for a moment, you useless maid?
[A- Anyway, it’s only been a day since we’ve met, but I know that Lilia-san is kind, and I may not know what happened back then…… but I’m not afraid of Lilia-san just because of the events in the past.]
[Uuuuuhhh…… Kaito-san……]
D- Did I manage to follow up well? Oi, what’s with that thumbs up, useless maid!?
I was annoyed to see Lunamaria-san looking at me as if to say that I had done a good job after she had forced me to clean up her mess, so I decided to change the direction of our conversation for a bit.
[……Putting that aside. You know…… Lilia-san, is it even your fault?]
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[……Eh?]
[……Huh?]
[You see, everyone has one or two failures in the past that they don’t want anyone to know about. It certainly is a terrible thing to talk about such things so joyfully to others, isn’t it? I don’t think it’s something you can just apologize for and get away with.]
[U- Umm, Miyama-sama? Miyama-sama?]
[……In that case, if there are scoundrels like that, it’s you who should be judging them instead. Lilia-san may be a kind person, but I think it’s better to be quick to smash her with judgment in these situations.]
[……That’s indeed the case.]
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In a voice as gentle as possible, and yet, Lilia-san affirmed that it’s not her fault at all. Lilia-san’s tears stopped and conversely, Lunamaria-san’s face turned pale. However, she’s only just receiving her just deserts in the first place.
[Err, I’m sorry. It seems that I had a little bit too much breakfast…… so I’ll go take a stroll for a while and we’ll talk after that…… Kusonoki-san, Yuzuki-san, why don’t we take a look around the house?]
[……You’re right.]
[I agree.]
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Even though Lilia-san is somehow trying not to make us anxious, but most of it is just because we’re afraid for what’s about to happen. That’s why Lilia-san is doing everything she can so that she won’t be angry in front of us.
Cutting off the conversation early and purposely calling out Kusonoki-san and Yuzuki-san, we headed for the door. At the edge of my vision, I could see Lilia-san standing up from her seat and Lunamaria-san’s face turning white to blue.
[U- Umm, I will be guiding you—– “Ah, we’ll be remembering the way so we don’t need a guide.”—– !?]
[……Lu~ na~]
[Hiiii!? M- My Lady…… E- Errr……]
I think I heard a frightening voice echoing from the pits of hells, but I walked out of the room without looking back. A short time later, I heard a shout that sounded like someone had been attacked by a predator, though I don’t really know whose voice that is, it was probably just my imagination.
Dear Mother, Father—– LIlia-san is a very kind and lovely person. However—– She was a fighter.
It’s not a flag or anything like that. I simply don’t like being frightened.