Chapter 50 (2/2)
Even though it’s regrettable for the two dragons, I got some valuable data from them”
When the topic of the two dragons—the White Dragon Causte’s expression became clouded
“What happened to Camellia and Silvetica?”
“I’ons
We removed most of the Nails, but we couldn’t reans
It is regrettable that we cannot fully understand the biological structure of the dragons
Besides, the embedded curse was the unknown kind specially ons”
“I see……”
“But, I will never let such tragedy repeat again
For the two victims, we can certainly find a remedy”
“……Aah, I will expect your success”
To cheer hiuaranteed it
With that, a suste’s face
“Even so, Louis Ode-Ignitia……
I didn’t expect hi so terrible
Even though I didn’t have a dragon, I would never do such a heartless thing
Do you want to see the inspection results, Eduart?
All in all, centered on the spine, there are more than a hundred Cursed Nails—”
“Elric, taking about that in the ht is a bit……”
“Ah, that’s right, sorry”
Actorius-sensei hurriedly covered his mouth
Auguste was pale when I looked at him
Even I felt goose bu nitia who cherished the dragons
“Louis wasn’t supposed to be a person who could do such a thing in the past
At least, every participant could equip the cursed stirrup, so why didn’t he use the Cursed Nails instead?”
“No, Your Highness, I personally think that Louis didn’t have a part in the stirrup case”
“Is that so?
If that is true, that makes me feel a little relieved
Certainly he and I have a bad relationshi+p, but I don’t want to think that I was so hated that he wanted to kill me”
Auguste said in a so down and concealed his eyes
By the way, the King see to believe in Louis until the very end
From my point of view, Louis was just a bad person
But for Auguste and the King, he ht not have been just that
“Anyway, it’s surprising Eduart is supporting Louis
Did you find evidence that is favorable in some sort for Louis?”
“As of now, there is still no physical evidence found other than the stirrup
I have no intention of supporting him
But, Louis didn’t get anythe stirrup”
“Wasn’t it because he felt that a person closer to the throne other than hiuste while pretending that it was an accident?”
“If he knew beforehand that His Highness would participate using the general purpose dragons, that line of thinking ht have worked”
To the words of Eduart-oniisa expression
It didn’t make any sense at all
As a ht until the match started
Even though Auguste could have been expected to challenge the general purpose dragons, they wouldn’t have thought that he would co swords in a decisive battle
“A the participants in the 20-arded as winner candidates
Nevertheless, it is strange to use a one-of-kind on that you don’t knoould ride it”
“Onii-sain of the cursed stirrup?”
“Since there was a aps of the decoration of the stirrup, if we analyze this soil, we ht know the source
I’ the samples of the soil at certain places”
“Speaking of Harvan, does Sir Eduart think that this case is related to the grave robbery case?”
Auguste lowered his voice and asked around
The grave robbery case of Harvan
Indeed, it was supposed to have been a cedom Cascadia
If the daraves were the source of the cursed stirrup, I wondered if this incident was also caused by a spell of Cascadia
It was too much to think of it as just a coincidence
“I don’t know But, assu the worst situation, ht?”
“That would make no difference
If the fact that vampires were involved is widespread, the people of Harvan and Lucanrant will be uneasy
They are our important allies I want to make them feel relieved as soon as possible”
“His Majesty Henry also seeuys are alike Why haven’t I notice it until noonder”
To Onii-sauste
While he smiled bitterly, he still had a proud atmosphere around him
Actorius-sensei nodded many times over the interaction between the two people and unpacked the package which he was holding
From inside, a pair of stirrups with a heavy atmosphere around them showed up
“Since these are very iet robbed by someone”
“Why are you the one carrying them, Elric
I heard that athem……
At least, let uard them with you, or I won’t feel relieved”
“I have no choice, because I accidentally got caught by an alumnus from school
I don’t have too nitia, so I don’t knoho to ask”
“Although I’m sure that is true—”
Eduart-oniisauste
Onii-sahed a little and said:
“Elric, you are very lucky You know one skilled alchemist
Your Highness Auguste, I will return soon, but please take care of er sister until then
Because there is a possibility that so in this island”
“I agree I swear that only death will keep me apart from her”
“Hahaha, you jest
I will be back soon
Now, let’s run Hurry up, Elric”
“Eehh!? Wait, Eduart!”
Towards Auguste as telling a joke with a serious look, Onii-saave a sharp smile and left
Behind hie went on to chase hi on air many times
I becaet married properly
He should be popular with noble women, but he was a severe siscon
I hoped there was a good woe that resided in Aurelia ouldn’t be perturbed with Onii-sama who had such personality
“That person seeo there……”
“That’s true”
“Oops, I forgot Thank the Angel”
“Yes Thank the Angel”
Auguste took the cup that was served nearby and hold it up lightly
I brought uste’s and said the thankful words to the kitten who ran away earlier
“And also……thanks to my Goddess of fortune”
“Yes? Aah, you’re welcome”
For a moment, I didn’t knohat he meant by that
Speaking of which, he did say so like that before
Auguste reached for my cheek with the hand which didn’t hold a cup
“Your wound, I’lad it has been healed”
“The doctor was skillful so I’ood”
“Hahaha If that happened, I will take a responsibility”
“Auguste-sama, please be careful hat you say
If you keep talking carelessly like that, the crown princess candidates would surge forward in great numbers”
“You don’t need to worry, I will only say that to Erica
In that case, it’s fine, right?”
Auguste widened his large and bright eyes, tilted his head, and stared at ly
That gesture made him feel like a cat somehow
By the way, this person was the saame
He had the bad habit of drawing close to someone on a whim, but when that someone carelessly approached him, he would run away and avoid them without delay
He seemed like a cat anted to distance hi wariness to the bad habit of behaving for his own self-interest
But, honestly speaking, Auguste’s careless way of talking could be a source of future troubles
I had to admonish him as a friend somehow
“That’s not what I e”
“Eh? What do you mean?”
“If I refused, Auguste-sanity will be tarnished
Like now, even if it was originally tarnished”
“I didn’t say……”
“Even if it was just a verbal promise, I couldn’t possibly say no And yet, you still wanted to propose e?”
I took Auguste’s gaze head on and stared right back with a smile
After a few seconds of staleed his shoulders with a bitter smile
“……I lost Forget about what I said just now
I won’t talk aboutimportant friends”
“From now on you will have more and more friends, so be careful
Also, if you are seriously looking for a e partner, you also have to think about the national interests of Ignitia”
“Aah, I don’t want to think about politics, no way It’s troublesome~”
Auguste behaved as if he was sulking jokingly
This Crown Prince, his jokes were a little bit too risky
A sudden burst of sea breeze blowed our hair
Trying to suppress the golden hair that covered my vision, my hand touched someone else’s hand
It was Auguste’s hand
While tangling his fingers ondazzling
His mouth curled in a reserved smile, as if his mischievous heart was taken away by the breeze
“Erica, if……”
“Yes?”
“If I were still covered with malicious rumors, you……”
“Wait a !”
For souste
At that uste’s expression was already covered with a mask of a deep smile
The words he wanted to say disappeared beyond those lips that were sht now
“What are we doing……I was talking with ?”
“I ?”
“No, really, what are you doing, Klaus-oniisama”
Looking closely, Ann was standing behind him
Ann bowed lightly to us and let a servant clear the cup that Klaus had throay
Klaus rimace, he retreated several steps back and stared
back and stared at his hand
“……I, what a?”
“How deplorable Please get a grip, Onii-sama”
Both siblings seemed to be at their wits’ end
As usual, they seeh spirits even though there were various things happening
“It seems that Klaus-sama has done a lot of efforts, thank you for your hard work”
“Aah, you too, thanks for your hard work……I’lad that your wound has been healed”
“You don’t need to worry, it was just a scratch”
“No, I just don’t want you to feel pain It’s for my own sake I’m not worried for you”
Saying so, Klaus looked away
As usual he see I didn’t understand well
As someone who had been stabbed to death, it really was just a scratch
Klaus accepted a new cup from his attendant
Iit to me
“Thank the Angel Anyway, that was one case being closed”
“Aah, thank the Angel
Since Eduart and I will keep tracking the investigation on the continent of Karkinos, this is a short break”
“That’s too bad, huh……”
“Aah, that’s why, at least this time, you—”
“Thank the Angel!
You’re a terrible guy, huh, Klaus Harvan
You didn’t care that I am in front of you”
This tiuste cut in between me and Klaus as he presented his cup
What was that
I wondered if cutting in people’s conversation was popular
I felt like an invisible spark was scattered between the blatantly unpleasant expression of Klaus and the beauste
“Auguste Ignitia, huh
I’one”
“Thank you very much”
“For me, whether the rumors were true or not, no matter what kind of person you are, it doesn’t matter”
Klaus didn’t see rude, he put power into his eyes and glared at Auguste
Auguste too, even if he seelance, his eyes weren’t s
“What is your relationshi+p with Erica?”
“She is my friend My important friend”
“For me, Erica is an important……friend”
“Hmm The enemy of my enemy is called my friend, but what should I call a friend of my friend?”
“I don’t know”
Klaus and Auguste shook hands firmly
It seemed that the power that both of them put in their back teeth were unnatural
“Auguste It see with each other for a long tily”
“Aah, nice toback”
One way or another, it seeently stroked my chest in relief
It was slightly dangerous, was this the friendshi+p between boys?
If Palug heard that Auguste had made a new friend, she would definitely be happy
“I’uste-sama”
“I guess you see it like that, huh~……”
“I’lad that you have made a rival that you desired so much, Klaus-sama”
“Just what the heck do you think of me”
Hoeird Both of the properly
Nowell
Perhaps they were tsunderes
“Oops, I a was delayed Little lady
I anitia Pleased to make your acquaintance”
“You are an unexpectedly formidable opponent I understand well I will face you withI have”
Ann s
Auguste stiffened whilehis smile
“I aize for el”
“Thank the Angel……you are brother and sister, but how should I say this, you guys don’t look alike”
“Don’t say that”
While uste who shrunk back, Ann ca
“Ericoneesael
“Yes, thank the Angel I have been indebted to Ann this time, too
I guess Ann surely will not remember”
“If it’s about the guardian of Ericoneesah?”
I thought I heard it wrong
In spite of myself, I looked at Ann twice
Perhaps, she wasn’t covered by Palug’s memory alteration
Ann
Since Palug onlythe contract-related scripture, it was not surprising that Ann’s memory was left intact
“Apparently, as prouy must have worked hard
I hope that he will be pleased with a handicraft brought from Harvan”
“U-um, Ann-sama, please don’t tell anybody about that child”
“Fufufu, of course Since it is inconvenient to cut such a trump card easily”
While saying such disturbing things, Ann held her skirt and bowed elegantly
“Lady and gentlerettable, but I’ll be going now
Onii-sama, I will borrow the entire escorts”
“Aah, it’s fine Even if you say ‘escorts’, they are weaker than me”
Sloith a small devilish smile, Ann went away accompanied by her escorts
Far fro a devil, she seemed to be a Great Demon, I became worried about the future
“By the as that conversation? Do you have a guardian or so?”
“That is……”
“That’s not good, Klaus It seems that it was a secret between ladies”
“She is hiding a secret in front of you, aren’t you a bit worried?”
Auguste ers within my hair
He played with er into lets
I was very surprised when the cup in Klaus’ hand broke
“I don’t know about that Secrets are more attractive if they were kept secrets”
“I know that Also, stop touching her with that hand Somehow that makes me feel irritated”
“Oops, how short-tempered, Klaus
But unfortunately, I think that your punch will not hit me”
“I dare you to try saying the saround”
“Both of you, you will bother the people around, so please do it in moderation”
I felt a sense of déjà vu as I saw Klaus chasing after Auguste as running around
Auguste looked whole-heartedly happy, and Klaus also showed a faint smile before he knew it
The people of the Kingdo the prince and his new friend with s faces
Auguste could laugh naturally like this in front of everyone
While I felt a little proud of my own hard work, I secretly made a toast to all the people who had worked hard for this
In this way, the evening feast of the Advent Festival advanced in peace