Chapter 15 (2/2)
“…………”
When I silently shook my head, he looked even more worried
I suddenly realized howa child at a tis over, I should have gone along with the joke from earlier
Most of all, I hated that I was still a 10 year old child At the earliest, it would take another five to six years before he could start looking at me with interest
It would be of greater help for hie,hi else perhaps, could do
Even though I knew this, all I could do was keep my mouth shut, so I became annoyed with myself
Why couldn’t I be reeable?
Bending down, Sir Leonhard whispered into my ear, “Niklas von Buelow…”
“Huh…?”
I looked up, and saw the regretful smile on his face
“The name of the man you seek”
“…………”
He told lad He had been holding back so much earlier, why did he suddenly decide to disclose that information to me?
Seeing the bafflement on my face, Sir Leonhard bowed his head once more
“Your Royal Highness, I duly apologize for testing you, one most honorable, with my words However, please do not approach that man unless absolutely necessary,” he told me, an extremely serious look in his eyes
“…………”
Sir Leonhard was a great soldier, his nado being preyed upon by a snake, unable to id
Noticing how frightened I had becoaze, but…
That had greatly surprised me Did Sir Leonhard lessen up on me because I had made him worried with my tears?
“Klaus!”
After calling to Klaus, who stood slightly apart fro to hile detail
Why was he telling me to be wary of this Niklas?
Even if it was another kingdoame the culprit wasn’t supposed to be noticed If ere to pay attention to hih the castle’s defenses
I had a feeling the end result would create an inconsistency with the game
“Got it?”
“Understood, Commander”
That’s right… Here was another discrepancy At the start of this year, Sir Leonhard was ordained Cohts
Certainly, he was already Coame However, at this point in time, his promotion had coame said that he had only become Commander a little before the Priestess was summoned, perhaps when I was 14-15 years old
I sensed that this disparity had been caused by me…
When the 5 year old me asked Christof to dismiss all of Johan’s tutors, Sir Leonhard took the place Johan’s sword instructor
One of thoseable to flaunt his position in the the Order, a group which valued true strength above all else It wasn’t difficult to see why a ht of Sir Leonhard
All I had wanted was for Johan to be raised with integrity, but the outcoreatly held back, had also been able to display his competency
Hmm?
Was it because of that?
In the unusual event that he was overlooked, it becaet noticed simply because he was at the top…
After his conversation with Klaus ended, Sir Leonhard switched his gaze to me
“Your Royal Highness, in the event you are to go anywhere, please take Klaus with you without fail”
“Sir Leonhard…”
I regretted the worry I had caused him I really did it this time, didn’t I?
Keeping silent, then turning around and sneaking off to sniff out that blackguard after Sir Leonhard had been moved by discomfort to name him would be a nasty move on my part Even if I say so myself
“I will…”
I nodded, and he gave a sigh of relief
The truth was, I wanted to chase down several leads, but I couldn’t even protect oal, I’d only be a burden on Sir Leonhard
I should leave the rest to someone else
Even though I acknowledged I should, I couldn’t get rid of my worry It wasn’t that I had no faith in others It was precisely because I knew the ga
When it was all was done and over, weren’t there several ways things could go terribly wrong? I thought, and couldn’t dispel my unease
I lightly shook an to say my farewells
“Thank you for giving me your time, I truly appreciate it”
His eed as I prepared to leave For some reason, he stopped me
“Your Royal Highness…”
“Yes?”
“If,” he bent down again to whisper intoyou worry, please consider calling on me for assistance before you act”
“…?”
I will help you without fail, the serious look on his face promised
Not knowing how to respond correctly, all I could do was let my astonishment wash over me