Chapter 8 (1/2)
It was an unexpected person who moved in this stalemate
“Lady Celiastina, it looks like Lady Yodel isa move to save Duo!”
One afternoon, after several days had passed, Nasha, who came to prepare tea, reported this to Yuna excitedly Nasha knew about the situation with Duo Rather, this hout the royal palace in the blink of an eye, to the point where there was likely no one who didn’t know about it already Many sympathized with Duo’s position, but the fact that he pointed a blade at the saint meant that the majority’s vieas that there was no choice but to execute hi everyone suspicious
It was most likely that notabout ways to free hi tis It seeht would be able to cheer up Yuna, who had been depressed lately
“By Yodel, do you mean that priestess?”
“Yes! The lady who gave me the pendant I talked about before”
Yuna was genuinely surprised Ever since she had been severely rebuked that one tiain but it looked like she had beenher own moves –And it was to save Duo
“I hear that she is gathering signatures from those ant Duo to be released The subject of thewhat it is seems to make it so they can’t act too publicly, but it seenatures slowly from the servants and even the nobility”
“I… see”
For the first tiht Yodel was a cold and strict person, but she was actually a person who could extend a hand voluntarily to a powerless person standing in a dilemma A petition to save Duo–
“Wow! Yodel is a!”
“She is, isn’t she She is a really wonderful lady!”
Yuna and Nasha held each other’s hands, overjoyed Ah, so there was that kind of method There must be many people ant to save Duo It’s just that, even if they thought that, it was difficult for them to raise their voice In that case, if soathered their voices… If one person’s voice wouldn’t reach, then wouldn’t a group of thee force? Yodel understood that
“I wonder how natures she’s collected”
“Most likely there’s not many…… it appears to be a small movement still Even if they have the support of Lady Yodel, there are stilltheir own names down”
That would be certain –Nasha didn’t state it but, in other words, if people signed they would be getting in the way of Lady Celiastina No one knew that the saint wanted to release Duo Rather, in light of her actions up to now, they think she’s going to go ahead and execute hiainst the will of the saint
(But it’s best if I don’t declare that I want to release Duo If I do, then in the end Duo ht be saved because of my influence)
Nonetheless, she couldn’t just stand still here like this She finally saw the light A light that could save Duo
“I want to help out secretly too”
“Eh?”
“I want to help collect signatures When I went to the west side of the royal palace before, the people there didn’t seenatures over there without being found out as the saint”
“B-But Lady Celiastina”
Nasha became flustered at the unexpected direction this talk went on
“I’ll even ask Aeneas to accoht! I wonder if the people at the infirnatures already? If not, then maybe I should ask them I’ht?”
“U-U to do this?”
“Don’t worry, I’ll do it very quietly…… it’ll be a secret froetting involved in this o There’s another cere so I’ll return before then”
Yuna quickly prepared and called Aeneas to her room without time for Nasha to stop her Aeneas, who had just arrived, appeared hesitant to refuse Yuna when he saw her liveliness Still, Yuna had to smile wryly at hoorried the two looked
“Sorry, I’ what I want But I feel like I’ve finally found what I should be doing –Thanks to Yodel”
The western side of the royal palace was as lively as always, just like the tiht, no one here seenize her face and most of the people passed by Sometimes, soldiers would call out to Aeneas and poke fun at his relationshi+p with Yuna, but never would they have dreamed that she was that saint
“Lady Celiastina, I apologize foryou feel uncomfortable”
“I don’t mind at all Rather, I’m the one who should be sorry”
“No, I–“
“Oh, Aeneas! Are you on a date?”
It was other soldiers who called out to the two of the a large bundle for so them idiots When Yuna also turned around, the faces of the three soldiers froze instantly
(Ah, could it be that they recognize me?)
“…… Aeneas, ho is this a beauty?”
Yuna turned red when she realized they eous beauty Normally, she didn’t have the tiotten, but she herself had become speechless the first time she saw Celiastina’s appearance
But, why not use it since she had it? Yuna, while feeling nervous, tried s sweetly at the three soldiers
“U from everyone”
What is it, they asked and immediately took the bait
“Do you know about the person called Duo as i Lady Celiastina?”
“Aa, yes we do”
“Knowing Duo’s personal history, don’t you think it’s unbearable for hi around asking for signatures from everyone in order to free Duo”
“Signatures to free him?”
The soldiers looked at each other with embarrassed expressions
“No, well, I do sympathize but…”
“Ah, but a signature is……”
“Please, lend your strength Lady Yodel is the one who started this movement I’m sure Lady Yodel will deliver everyone’s voice to the proper place”
When she looked at them with a desperate expression that was not an act, their faces turned red as they exchanged looks with each other again
“…… Aeneas, did you sign?”
“Aa, of course”
At Aeneas’ firm nod, they also seened, one by one
“Thank you so much!”
Yuna cried out in a lively voice and gripped the hands of the soldiers Other people, who had been watching thereat interest Most of thee circle was formed without a difference in men and women
Yodel’s name showed an extraordinary effect There was quite a lot of people who signed when they heard Yodel’s name Yuna couldn’t help but feel how much Yodel was trusted by everyone In the ry voices directed at the saint but there was not one person who said so bad about Yodel There were even people who declared that Yodel was more suitable as a saint Yuna was asha on collecting signatures right now
“You are all quite enthusiastic There are people who are collecting signatures like this closer to the center, but everyone here is putting in their utmost effort”
A good-natured woman said and smiled serenely Yuna, when she heard that, panicked inside It would be bad for her to bump heads with the real people under Yodel It wasn’t like she was doing anything wrong, but Yuna wanted to avoid having her true identity revealed
“Aeneas, how about we finish for today?”
It looked like Aeneas had no objections to that either
“Can we drop by the infirnatures there too”
“Of course Then, let us return”
As they returned to the center of the royal palace, Yuna and Aeneas both quickly put on the thin cloaks they each had They wore plain clothes so as to not stand out in the western side, but on the other hand they would stand out terribly like that in the center By putting on a well-tailored cloak, they were hoping they could dodge any looks
“Ah, Mislee”
When they arrived at the infir at the entrance
“Oh, Lady Celiastina Your bodyguard is someone else today, I see”
Mislee raised her face and shtly and exchanged greetings
“Now then, please do come in”
“No, this is fine Actually, Mislee, I have a small request……”
“Ah, yes, the signatures I heard fro around to everyone”
“Nasha…… un?”
Mislee gave a large nod
“Everything is well I am sure the people here are those ish to save Duo ned If you wish, you could take a look inside”
“If I go in then everyone will shrink away and the signatures would be forgotten I think I’ll leave it to Nasha since she’s doing her best”
“Is that so?”
Mislee ht noise of disappointment, but she didn’t press
“In that case, please do co for you”
“Yes, thank you very much!”
And then Yuna and Aeneas returned to her roo able to return without being seen by Asyut or Linus Aeneas, who also seeave a bow to Yuna
“Then, I will takeelse you need, please call on me at anytime”
“Okay, thank you so ain for to in your care at that time”
Aeneas sently and then left After she saw hiainst the wall near the entrance to her roonatures in her hand…… She was able to collect , she was happy that everyone wanted to save Duo just like her If there was some sort of opportunity, then everyone would move like this
(Even Duo would be a little cheered to see this, right?)
There were a lot of people ere thinking about hiht have felt that he was all alone in a world where his as gone, but that wasn’t true
–You aren’t alone Yuna appealed strongly to Duo, who had been holding his knees in the jail
Turning on the lae back of his chair He realized again that he had spent quite a long ti documents His current job was to create a report on the abnormal event that occurred to Saint Celiastina It was necessary for him to compile plans on how to deal with the current events and the future hereafter
(Good gracious, she is sos one after another)
Not long ago there had been a report fro with her and went to the western side Even though she had been attacked by an unknown ers of going out to a place like that?
The contents of any of the reports that he was sub astounding It was like that when that Celiastina liberated the Holy Jail, and it was like that when she went to take care of the victi man who tried to kill her As he wrote that, Linus wanted to laugh at this joke
How did Celiastina achieve a coe like this? He had reported to the top thatHe had never seen an actual example of that, but he had heard stories But even if they asked if that was really the case, they had no evidence The truth was known only to those “two” Celiastina