Vol 2 Chapter 1 (1/2)

Chapter 1

Chapter 2, Episode 1: Departure

Imperial Year 1023, July 13

Fort Belk, Central Tower A young girl’s shrill voice echoed out

「Hiro~! Where are you~?」

A cri around the third floor of the central toith concern in her voice, like afor her lost child

Seeing the I around before their eyes, the patrol soldiers hold back laughter

With this, the Sixth Inity is out the , but her popularity with the soldiers is currently going up as a friendly member of the Imperial family

The cri by her waist, and in her long, slender, beautiful hand was an envelope

It can be surold and red colors that the envelope was once dazzling

Unfortunately, it had transforuish as a result of her grip

「Hi~ro~! Geez, where did you go?!」

Having newly been appointed the coo, this fort is like a maze to her

And so, it’s difficult for her to search for one person She has no choice but to look for hi out

「Grr… It’s Hiro we’re talking about, so I thought he’d be on the third floor」

The third floor of the tower has e area

Because it’s spacious with few rooms, books and tools are stored on this floor

It also currently serves as Cerberus’s den, so it has become a problem where soldiers who come unannounced are threatened by his presence

「I wonder if I should try going back to Hiro’s room…」

As she thought this, a door opened to a dimly lit room further in

Fro a yawn

「Hiro!」

「Liz?」

Hiro’s face turns towards Liz It’s rather difficult tohalf his face

Liz rushed over to the approaching young boy

「I was looking for you」

「Oh,sorry There was so I wanted to look up over there」

Hiro turned back and looked towards the room which was filled with material on the fort’s history

Hlance at the door over Hiro’s shoulder, then places her hands on her waist

「It’s nice that you’re passionate about your studies, but 」

After Hiro complained about the abnormality of his eye, Liz had become a bit overprotective

Unsure of whether or not to consider her a ort now, Hiro shtly

「I’ll be careful next ti?」

「Oh, right This」

Liz held out an object that could be considered trash

Hiro took the long, thin, crumpled item and opened it cautiously

Although it was obviously a letter, you could hardly tell because it didn’t maintain the shape of one

「This is a letter, right?」

「It’s a letter from father」

「… A letter from the emperor?」

「That’s right…」

「Why does it look— like a piece of trash?」

「Ahh, I did that」

Hiro dropped his shoulders and sighed It was a sigh filled with a deep sadness

「Was there

so bad written in it?」

「I didn’t read the contents It’s addressed to you」

「… To me?」

「Remember? Me, Aura, and my uncle sent out a letter of protest about ht?」

「Now that youthat」

「A reply finally came for it」

Liz is enraged that it came at nearly a snail’s pace Even now, she looks about ready to stomp her feet

Hiro looked at the letter and tilted his head

Liz and the others were the ones who sent the protest letter

So he had no idea why the reply came to him

Since Aura probably hasn’t arrived in the west yet, it should have corave Grinda or Liz

「Well, I’ll find out once I open it」

He undid the seal while praying the contents were harmless

There was a single sheet of white paper There are creases, but it isn’t as bad as the envelope

He opens the folded up paper…

I have learned the gist of the situation frohter

I have also heard of the battle with Lichtein

I would like to praise you for your deeds, but there is so that lies heavier on my mind

I wish to ascertain the credibility of your being a descendant of the Second Emperor

After doing so, I will hand down an appropriate punishment unto the First Imperial Prince

And so, I would like for you to come to the Imperial capital

48th Emperor, Greiheit

「Hmm…」

「What did it say?」

「It says to come to the Imperial capital because he wants to praise me for my deeds」

「What about my brother?」

「That he’ll hand down an appropriate punishment」

「Yes! Well, think about what he did to you That’s to be expected!」

The corners of Hiro’s eyes softened at the sight of Liz ju up and down for joy

Hiro goes into thought after reading over the letter once more

(The Imperial capital, huh…)

He doesn’t knohat awaits hioes

As Hiro watches Liz jump up and down, he shakes his head and decides he can’t possibly take her with him