Volume 15 Chapter 3 (1/2)

Episode 3 - The Fated, Confession

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Part 1

The sounds of fireworks could be heard fro at the Royal Capital's castle town

On the first day of the parade that celebrated the New Year, the royal fa with the soldiers' march

Naturally Lux also escorted Lisha At the schedule they would act together throughout the

By the way, Airi was also with them for some reason

「Look over here, Dragon Paladin-sama──!」

「This too is thanks to knight-dono! Thank you!」

Confetti danced in the air and red tapestries were hanging fro a se and responded with a hand wave

When the females cheered, Airi beside him whispered with a smile

「What's with your slovenly expression there, Nii-san? It looks like you are having a lot of fun even though this is official business」

Perhaps she was jealous at the rare cheering fro the area around her eyes

「Wait, I'! Besides in reality there is no way I can rim face in this kind of event Also, Airi yourself is really popular out there」

In fact the cheers fro a dress were also loud

Even if his bias as a big brother was docked, there was no denying that Airi was a lovely girl Her graceful de an imperial princess was also popular

Even so, for the two of theinally criovernment to the extreht now the tide of society was accepting them

「I'm already popular with a part of the populace since the past After all, unlike the clu friendly」

「Ah, is that so……」

Lux lost his words seeing Airi as sly

While he was feeling the ominousness of his little sister's political ability that likely would groorse in the future, the carriage approached the ht of the Acade their hands

The cheers beca-Ride's driving force cas

「-……!? This sound!」

Lux and Airi reflexively put up their guard, but they noticed that it was only their needless anxiety seeing the s back from the seat in front of them

When he looked closer, it was the Triad earing Drag-Knights out there Sharis was scattering flower petals fro her Wyvern

「Thanks for your effort today, Lux-kun And also princess Lisha」

「Thank youu! The three of you!」

「Yes Congratulations, Airi」

Sharis, Tillfur, and Noct called out to them not because of their professional duty but as a friend from the Academy

The expressions that Lux and Airi werebefore looked soht back a natural smile to their faces

「The New Kingdouys here!」

「Keep up the hard work froht-dono!」

People with various appearances, young and old, man and woman

Cheers where it was irrelevant whether it ca loudly through the alia

The e continued for a while and the cheers that ca

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Part 2

「Haaa, I'm tireeed……」

After finishi+ng the greeting to the people froe that took a total of four hours and returning back to the inn, Lux took off his coat and threw his body on the bed

Inside the roo hi the carriage behind theuard In addition even the Triad came to play

「That's really slovenly, Nii-san It's really astonishi+ng that the hero who saved the world is acting like this」

Airi was also showing a slightly worn-out expression, and yet her back was still firether with Noct

「As expected even Lux-kun looks beaten up Though the ue seems to be more serious」

「Ain't that riight It's rare to see Lux-chi that tired after doing his usual chores」

After Sharis concluded straightforwardly, Tillfur also poked fun at Lux in amusement

「Yes It can't be helped After all, this kind of diploe is Airi's field in the first place」

「It's a daily trouble for me to settle down the various commotions that Nii-san causes at the Academy you know?」

「It's my loss, so let me stay like this for a while……」

Lux was drained of strength and raised a white flag toward Airi's proud smile

But in reality, there was a reason that it was Lux who got his nerves worn down like this

A part of it was also because he was doing this parade that he wasn't used to, but in the end he didn't see any gli in histhe parade

In the first place a heavy security was laid out during the parade, so it could only be said as natural

「I' back, the sleepiness」

「I think that Philuffy-san was sleeping during the parade though Just because nobody can see you inside the carriage at the rear……」

Airi spontaneously sent a retort at thePhiluffy

Well, shefor half of the event, but even Philuffy was doing a splendid job guarding Lux and Airi

Today was over with this, but to for them

There he would be able to reunite with Krulcifer, Celis, Aeril, and the Seven Dragon Paladins who arrived as guests of honor

Although each of them ounded from the intense battle the other day, everyone safely survived

It had been teeks since they last saw each other, so he was looking forward to ain

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「──Everyone is safe you say? You are a heartless man huh, chore boy」

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The ridiculing voice that Lux suddenly heard made him turn around to behind him

But, there was no one there

There were only the fairls inside the room that he shared with Airi

「Eh? What's the matter, Lux-chi?」

Tillfur asked with a pose where she was placing both her hands behind her head

「No It's, nothing……」

「Fuh, it seee here at least After that please tell us who ood the most」

「Wait, what are you planning to start!?」

Even the discomfort just noas bloay by Sharis's invitation

「Lux-kun, lie down on your face and wear a blindfold Now, let's decide the turn with rock-paper-scissors! The nu the favor with his e」

「Noo objection!」

「Say, do I have any say in this?」

「Yes The honor of the Leaflet name is at stake, so I cannot lose」

「I also, want to give Lu-chan a e」

For sohed in exasperation

In the es, it was really difficult for hiirls' breasts touched his back

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──An hour after that

A party only for the students who cae bar that Relie reserved for them

They praised the victory and the peace that they had wrested back and shared the happiness that everyone returned alive safely

Everyone spent ti a lot

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Part 3

「I'll go, to feel the night wind for a bit……」

Lux as plenty drunk because he got poured alcohol by ot out of the bar

Perhaps because it was in the h the time was January where the weather was chilly, it felt like the toas bri with feverish enthusiasm

There was also no sign of people at the royal capital's central square perhaps because it was late at night

It was a place for relaxation that was surrounded by a laith short grass and trees that were dropping down their leaves

The flaht was faintly illu the area

「……Nothing has happened yet Yoruka too, it would be better if you participated in the party」

「That consideration is enough for me, Aruji-sama」

When Lux mumbled that to himself, Yoruka appeared out of nowhere beside him

Yoruka had been constantly hiding starting fro out alertly at the surroundings of Lux and Airi

The opposing noble called Waybra as colluding with the Old Empire faction

Lux wouldn'tlike that if he hadn't heard about the story of that person

Of course, the person herself also offered to do such thing by her own initiative, but Lux was regretful that he was unable to make her participate in the party just now

「Doing this is more comfortable for」

It see attention to Yoruka

Lux patted down his chest in relieve and said his gratitude to Yoruka once more

「I'm really thankful I'll compensate it to you for sure when this parade is over No If it doesn't look like there will be any problem, then even now you can join the party──」

「Is that so? Then, please allow ether alone with Aruji-sa that I wish to tell Aruji-sama after all──」

「Eh……?」

Yoruka's eyes suddenly brightened bewitchingly Lux was shaken by her response

The devilish blue and purple eyes

Her gaze that was tinged with feverish desire made Lux's heart skip a beat

After her battle against Singlen, Yoruka who didn't possess e, which she directed only towards her master, Lux

She said that she ht be in love with Lux

She told him that she wanted hi

That flow of events was halted because of the incidents that were happening one after another And Lux himself was also very busy with the battles before him at that time, but──

「Yoruka……」

Now Lux had accomplished his own mission and objective, and the shackle of criminal status would vanish

An urge towards her elling up inside him

The girl as feared as the Empire's assassin Blade was beautiful as expected when he looked at her once more

The long and smooth black hair, the asymmetrically colored eyes

The seductive soft skin that peeked out fron outfit was radiant like fresh snow

But, it wasn't just the beauty of her outward appearance

The way of her heart──its pureness that was like a single katana attracted Lux

The instant his hand was going to reach out as though he was being pulled, Yoruka smiled with a lonely look

「A coincidence…… No, it's fate If time deviated only for a bit, even I would have a chance where I ht become human, and yet…」

「Yoruka……?」

「Surely, that's also just an excuse ……The presence of so this way Aruji-sama, please take some rest without worry No ht away」

Yoruka only said that and left from that place soundlessly

She said soerous words but, had an enemy appeared?

However, seeing how Yoruka didn't look that alar here

Even so there was also the existence of the erous to cool off alone at this kind of place