Chapter 149 An Event Occured (1/2)

It was the seventh day of the Tree month, one day after my date with Shiro-san.

For some reason though, Shiro-san said “I don’t care what number I am too” just as we were about to part ways, and although her statement bothers me, I’m sure that Shiro-san enjoyed our date.

And thus, with events happening in rapid succession, tomorrow, I’ll be heading to the royal palace with Lilia-san.

It seems to be about giving me an apology for the fact that my invitation wasn’t sent by mistake.

I don’t really mind at all, but it seems that there are various things to consider when it comes to the country’s prestige and all sorts of stuff, so they’re going to make an apology in a public area.

[Miyama-san, you’re really getting caught up in various things huh.]

[……Seriously.]

Unexpectedly running into her in the corridor, Kusunoki-san, who was walking with me, told me with a sigh, while I just replied with a wry smile on my face.

[Kusunoki-san, are you going to the magic school today?]

[Yes, I’ve learned various new stuff, so I’m having fun studying.]

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[I see…… Well, I’m sure Kusunoki-san will be fine if you just pull yourself together, but you should still be careful, okay?]

[Yes. Thank you.]

When we were close to the foyer, I exchanged a few light words with Kusunoki-san before seeing her off. I then headed to Lilia-san’s room, thinking I’d ask her about tomorrow.

Coming inside Lilia-san’s room, she wasn’t there, and when I asked one of the servants about it, she said she was headed to the warehouse.

It’s not that what I’m going to talk about is that urgent, but since it’s okay for me to go there, I decided to head there. I was also a bit curious about the warehouse.

The warehouse is located just outside of the mansion, and I guess it’s to be expected from a duchy, as the room is very large and spacious inside.

I knocked once, just to be sure…… but even when I knocked on the warehouse’s thick door, there was no answer, so I just opened the door and went inside.

The brightly lit interior is filled with tall shelves lined up so that it would be properly shined upon by the Illumination Magic Tools, and they were quite a sight to behold.

Equipment like swords and armors, something that looks like a carriage’s wheel, I found all sorts of magic tools and other stuff around as I curiously moved my gaze around while looking for Lilia-san.

No matter how large it was, it was small compared to the mansion, and I was able to easily find Lilia-san.

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Lilia-san was facing a shelf and moving her hands about, seemingly looking for something rather than organizing it.

[Lilia-san, good morning.]

[Kaito-san? Good morning. Do you need something?]

[Ah, no, I just thought I’d ask you about tomorrow’s schedule…… Are you looking for something?]

[Yes, I’m just looking for a letter from Elder Brother……]

[A letter?]

When Lilia-san sees me, she returns my greeting with a gentle smile.

And when I tilted my head when she said she was looking for a letter, Lilia-san somehow has an amazed expression on her face when she spoke.

[I’m still getting more than 20 letters a month from Elder Brother…… And all of them were just meaningless letters, but even though they’re only filled with his stupidity, they’re still the King’s letters…… So I’ve been telling the servants to throw them in the storeroom.]

[I- I see.]

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[So, I was wondering if there might be something written about this situation, so I thought I’d check it out for tomorrow…… but I wonder where they are? They’re completely unnecessary items, so it’s supposed to be sitting around here with the items we’re planning to discard but……]

I’ve already thought of it for a while now, but Lilia-san really has no mercy for her own brother. She even said it was completely unnecessary, and by the way she just said it, it’s as if she hasn’t even looked through his letters.

Well, how should I say this… I can clearly sense that she’s really troubled by her brother’s behavior until now.

It’s true that many of the items on the shelves around here look like bulky trash, and they don’t seem to be very organized.

And out of the corner of my eye, Lilia-san prepares a high foothold and reaches out to take the box that is placed high up on a shelf but….. It seems like she can’t reach it.

[Lilia-san, would you like me to take it?]

[Eh? Ah, you’re right…… I’m sorry, may I ask you to do that?]

[Yes.]

I’m taller than Lilia-san, so I suggested that because I thought I should be able to reach it. Lilia-san then asks for my help with a slightly apologetic look on her face.

[……Unnn? Arehh?]

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[Is there a problem?]

[No, I think it’s stuck on something…… If I put some strength, I should be able to……]

I guess things are pretty squeezed in over there, as when I pulled the box that Lilia-san was aiming for, it only moved for a bit.

But when I pulled with some force, I was able to move it a little bit, so holding the box with both hands, I tried pulling it again.

It’s a little hard to use my strength to pull something because I’m standing on a high foothold but…… If I just pull a bit more…… wait, doesn’t it look like the stuff placed beside it were also pulled along with the box…… Isn’t this bad?

The moment I think about that and try loosening the strength of my grip, the box slipped out so quickly that I was wondering how come I was struggling to pull it a few minutes ago, but I, who had managed to pull the box away from the shelf, was just standing on tiptoes before and ended up greatly losing my balance.

[Uwaaahhh!? Gehh, this box is heavy!?]

[Kaito-san!?]

I still somehow managed to regain my posture, but the box I pulled out was much heavier than I had imagined, and my wobbly legs slipped off the foothold.

The sight of the panicking Lilia-san rushing up to catch me as I fell seemed like a slow motion, and with a loud crash, I fell.

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[Ouch…… Kaito-san!? Are you alright?]

[……Ah, yes, I’m alr……]

[ [ ! ? ] ]

I must have fallen from a fairly high spot, but thanks to Lilia-san catching me, my body isn’t in pain, and just as I was trying to reply to Lilia-san, who was calling out to me with concern…… I stiffened.

Catching me was just a spur of the moment, and it seems Lilia-san couldn’t catch me and also fell over…… We ended up in a position where I was covering Lilia-san, who was lying on her back, with me on top of her, and Lilia-san’s face was surprisingly close to mine.

[………………….]

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