Vol 4 Chapter 2 (2/2)
The granny stretched her hand out
Elise passed her the handkerchief
The granny’s eyes changed after seeing that
“Is this… silk?”
“If it is not enough, it’s fine, we'll go and find another shop”
“Eh? Ahh… … Well, it can’t be helped, I’ll let you stay, though only breakfast and dinner will be provided”
“Thank you”
Elise lowered her head
Bastian was relieved
“That’s great, Elise!”
“Yes, Bastian I really feel like sleeping after running around the whole day”
The granny tilted her head
“Erht?”
“Is it fine for it to be only one room?”
“”Eh?””
Elise blushed,
While Bastian scratched his head”
“It’s fine, I’ outside-”
“No! It’s cold outside Granny, it’s fine even if there is only a roos after all”
“Is that so? Then, this is the key, it’s fine if you bring the key out Well, it isn’t the tiht noay If you want dinner, it is best that you have it now as our stock is about to run out”
“Yes!”
“I want to eat some meat”
After finishi+ng his words, the granny laughed
“I don't think this suits the tastes of a young noble”
Some bread and a thin soup with chicken was served
Noro with it, but they were still children, so water was served instead The shelf life of beer was about one hile water would go bad after three days even during the cold season
And so, in a sense, warm potable water was more valuable than beer
Bastian used the wooden utensils to eat
“Delicious!”
After finishi+ng his novel overnight, he went to school without eating anything, hence he had gone without food for the entire day
Fro up with Elise to the intense battle in the forest, it was not surprising that he was hungry
The hot soup filled his e was appropriate for his thirsty tongue “It’s really tasty, granny,I guarantee you that you’re fit to be Belgaria’s palace chef!”
“Haa…Is that so? That was prepared by the old man”
“It really is delicious”
Elise was in a similar situation and tears for about it, after she resolved to be the queen, abandoning her normal life and left the dorm, she was chased by soldiers ere after her life for the whole day and was showered with bullets
Perhaps today's event has taken a toll on her—— Bastian thought
“That’s right!? Granny, I want a second serving!”
“Wait, Bastian”
“What, I’!”
“Ah, is that so?”
“Erm… … That… … Me too… …”
Elise’s face redden as she hand over her utensils
After finishi+ng dinner, they went to the room
After opening the door, both of them were petrified
In the room, there were table and chairs, but there was only one bed
“This… … is for one person?”
“There are two pillow, so probably for two… … two people… sleeping together here… …” Elise’s face redden once more
Suddenly, she eak in her knees
Bastian supported her shoulders in a panic
“Hey, are you alright?”
“Noo!?”
Perhaps she was confused, Elise wriggled around, causing her to lose balance and fell on the bed
It should be fine if he let go of her hand
However, Bastian stretched his hand out
In the end,
It resulted in Elise’s back on the bed
While Bastian was on top of her
A fragrance that were mixed of sweat, dirt and soup were exuded
Elise closed her eyes, tre
“You… … can’t… …”
“O,oh no…”
“That, and…”
“Wait, please don’t be angry! I, I just lost control of s, I’m tired too!”
At this h could be heard from the door
The two separated in a hurry and looked towards the door
The door was opened
The granny as at the door frowned
“Fools! You should do those kinds of things behind closed door!”
“We are not doing anything!”
Elise groaned
That re to?
Their back touched each other as they were lying on the bed
“Hyaah!?”
“Ah, sorry”
“T,the bed sure is small”
“Y,yeah”
Their hearts were beating very fast as both were conscious of each other
As both of them were exhausted, they fell into a deep sleep before they knew it
The next ,
Bastian and Elise were having their ether on the first floor
Although it was still early, there were people here having their meal
Today's breakfast was toast, ha
Water was served too
To coht be a little luxurious, but it was normal to nobles
The two of theh Britannia's royalty, they could ask for any kind of luxurious dishes
Though both of thee
Be it Bastian or Elise, both were unaccustomed to a commoner’s life, they only knew that a commoner and noble lives were different
“Today’s food is delicious too, granny”
“That’s what I think too, granny”
“Fools! You don’t have to keep repeating it, just eat your food”
Suddenly, soreat momentum
“Bad news!”
Thethe newspaper, while his left hand was holding a frying pan for some reason
“So happened!”
“What happened, why all the fuss?”
“Her Majesty has passed away!”
The man raised the newspaper
High Britannia’s Queen Charlotte Steelart has passed away, year 42, 15th April ht
The royal physician declared that Her Majesty has passed due to a heart disease
The “Silent Week” ofwould start on 16th
The customers that were here for breakfast were surprised by that
The granny began to pray
Bastian looked at Elise, whose face and lips were pale
“W, what should I do, Bastian?”
“Hey, stay strong!”
“If… … If that’s the case… … I… … couldn’t make it on time… …”
“It’s different! Didn’t the knight said it yesterday, that this was unexpected”
“Ah, yes”
Their actions caused a slight commotion
The custoranny looked at them in surprise
Bastian hugged Elise’s shoulder to support her standing up
“Are you able to walk?”
“Yes …”
If possible, Bastian wanted Elise to rest a little longer Though it could not be helped as people were looking at them, it was not an optimal location to rest
They moved towards the main streets from the hotel
To be safe, Bastian wore his sunglasses as it would be troublesoaria’s royalty
The bustle streets were filled with many small stalls and tourists
Though that was a scene from yesterday——
“Her Majesty!?”
News of the death of the queen was spreading
So newspaper in their hand, while so
The queen was the syh Britannia, there were many citizens ere depressed as they lost their queen as a ure to them
Does Elise feels the same as them?
“Uhh… … Her Majesty… … Aunt…… is a gentle person… …”
This was usually not acceptable in public, but it was different today Everywhere on the streets, one could observe similar scenes
Not long after that, Elise calmed down
Wiping her eyes which were red fro voice
“Sorry… … Bastian”
“Have you calmed down already?”
“Yes”
“You should groom yourself a little You seem to be tired”
“It’s fine”
“The queen died at night on the 15th Today is already the 16th”
Bastian nodded
Confir that, Bastian continued,
“Fro period known as the Silent week, right?”
“Yes”
“Then, the new queen will be decided on the 23rd?”
“That should be the case, the parliament will declare the new queen on the Dawn of the Declaration”
“Elise, you are chosen as the successor, right?:
“Yes, take a look at this” She stretched her left hand out A golden ring engraved with the ier
“This flower is the symbol of royalty?”
“The white rose is High Britannia’s national flower If I bring this to the capital, where there should be nored”
“Of course This is also Queen Charlotte’s wish”
“ … However If it’s now, there is a possibility that Margaret will become the new queen”
“If I successfully returned to the capital, I will be hindrance to them”
“Even with the ring, you can’t become the queen?”
“Yes, it’s anotheris known If the candidate is iven if others dee held for private reasons”
“Is there any other way… …”
It took half a day when using the train, five days for carriage If it was on foot, they would not be able to make it even with full seven days
Bastian sighed
This journey sure is tough
“It will be nice if the queen announced her candidate”
“Perhaps that’s what she wanted to do, but she has been waiting as I’m still a student”
“Ah, is that so?”
“However… … because the queen’s health wasn’t good, I was escorted back in a hurry We should be able to make it in time if we use the train”
The queen’s death happened yesterday
If they set off from Applewood by train, it was likely that they would make it back in time
“She probably told others about ”
“Is that so?”
“Is it possible to use the train?”
“I think it’s ih I want to take a look”
Bastian and Elise walked towards the city central The black smoke tells the location of the train station
The
Stea out of the exhaust
Opposite of the fences was the majestic train
And the soldiers guarding the station
“So this city also realised that a war is starting soon”
“This isn’t a time for jokes, Bastian No matter how one looks, those are soldiers ere dispatched to find me”
“I see”
Bastian rescued Elise when she was surrounded by the soldiers at dusk yesterday
The incident was reported to either soaret, hence more soldiers were dispatched
Their order, most likely, was to assassinate princess Elizabeth
“Looks like the train is not an option In any case, let’s try and find a carriage on the street”
“That will be more appropriate”
“Eh?”
Bastian looked at Elise as in deep thought
“ …”
“What is it, do you need to use the toilet?”
“Huh!? How do you even reach that conclusion!?”
“S,sorry, looks like I’ain”
“ … Bastian… … From here on, there’s no return, but it’s still not too late for you to return to the academy”
Bastian tilted his head
“What did you just say?”
“B,but, the situation now… …”
“I already pro you to the capital”
“But this is dangerous, I believe you only caive me your work”
“That is so, but if you die, then there won’t be anyone reading h reason to help you”
“I don’t understand you, Bastian”
“Same here”
“Eh?”
“I’… … So this isn’t for you, but for o ahead and exploit a weird person like me”
“I can’t do that… …”
“Ah, here!”
“Ah?”
Bastian grabbed Elise’s hand and ran
The main street was now filled with people and soldiers
They ran to an alley
“That was dangerous We will probably be seen at the exit of the city”
“How can that be!”
They ran towards the gap between the buildings, but they were unlucky as theytheir meal in the alley
The opponents numbered three
“H,hey… … Could it be that… she is princess Elizabeth!?”
“Stop!”
Another person blehistle
The soldiers quickly gathered there
Bastian grabbed her s
Bastian who has a keen hearing able to detect the armoured soldiers in the forest, was unable to utilise it in this alley
The soldiers werequietly, with no sound of footsteps
“We screwed up!”
“Bastian, hurry and escape!”
“Enough is enough, Elise! How can you, who is carrying the fate of the nation, act like this and worry about me!?Who will stop the war if you die!? To protect this peace, you have to live even if you have to eat mud!”
“Ah…”
She was reprimanded
Though an apology would have to wait after they survived this
They continued running in the alley
Bastian was not sure how far they ran as he did not memorize the map
A feeling of unease——
Most likely, they will catch up with us
It’s like we are entering the centre of their encircle out
“Elise, keep running! Don’t look back! Don’t stop! I will definitely protect you!”
“I understand”
Bastian let go of his hand, believing that she would continue to run
He was atte on them by force
As the alley was narrow, the three soldiers were in a single file They were surprised by Bastian’s sudden attack
The eneuns
“Y,you brat——”
Bastian took out a dagger It was an old dagger
He brought it along when he decided to study oversea
It was an Emperor Sword
It belongs to the Belgaria’s founding e spirit silver that was granted by spirits themselves
It was indeed a legendary weapon
<defendre sept=””>
In addition, <grand tonnerre=”” quatre=””> was given to the fourth princess Argentina
The first prince Auguste and the fifth princess Felicia was not given any, one of the reasons was the
No er than me also has it! Even I can be a coht back then
Hence, one day before leaving the country, he took it from the treasury
Of course, it caused a commotion when it was discovered next day
However, Bastian’s father, as the earia said, “It was I who loaned it to him”, and ended the incident
A long sas not suitable to bring to school While studying overseas, a dagger was a more convenient weapon
The dagger was named Vite Espace Trois
The blade was placed on a beautifully designed scabbard, frole The blade's length was about 4 Pa(30cm), about the same size as L'Empereur Flamme's foot
The double edged dagger was as thin as paper, and it was said that it could execute an action as fast as the speed of sound
Bastian’s right hand was holding the dagger
He was in a good mood
How incredible
It feels like I can run faster than normal
Bastian himself was also surprised when he ran to the enemy in one breath
“Do not point your guns at your own country’s princess, foolish soldiers!”
Before the gun could be fired, that arm was cut off
It did not h the wind
When the soldier pulled his hand back, his whole arm was already severed
The three witnessed the slash Blood was spurt out from the stump The soldier yelled in pain
“Waaaah!?”
The gun dropped to the floor Bastian immediately picked it up and fired it towards the three without any hesitation “How is it!? Turn back if you don’t want to die!”
Reloading was easy and fast, the firepoas strong too Even so, there was still a need to reload after each shot
Hence Bastian threw it away after firing
At the sa He slashed at the eneuns and fired
Bastian ai soldiers—— This new type of gun had the firepower to even shoot through arh the soldiers eak
“?”
Someone walked from the depths of the alley
And stopped before Bastian
At this ht up
“Ahah… … haa… … Bas… … ah”
As there was an ene his name
The opponent was probably female
Her black hair was cut neatly above her brow, sharp eyes and her lips were pursed together
Wearing a High Britannia’s officer uniforing at her waist In addition, a dagger was probably hidden on the inner side of her legs
She placed her gun onto the ground
The distance between theun, Bastian would reach her first The opponent most likely understood this
Bastian broke into a grin
“What is it, you’re not going to use it? Perhaps you are soth?”
“I ah Britannia Army First Division May I knoho you are?”
His back was tre
Bastian readjusted his sunglasses
“Kukukuku… …To the person who naer of darkness, Chevallier Sombre! Have a taste of the power of darkness that resides in ht arm!”
“I see, a Belgariane is it?”
“W, wait… ! …I’ht!”
Glenda drew her sword from her waist
That ordinary sword could be easily destroyed by Vite Espace Trois
However, the whitish silvertechnology
“Are you a foreigner that was bought by ret it!”
She suddenly attacked after saying that
Bastian clicked his tongue
Hey hey, she took the initiative? That see while since I had an opponent like her You’ve got to be kidding
“I’ht!”
Bastian rushed towards Glenda’s strike
“What!?”
“Haaaa!”
Bastian thrust Vite Espace Trois
“Hn?”
Vite Espace Trois clashed with the longsword However, that was just a part of a consecutive moves At the same time the swords clashed, a total of three moves were executed Sparks were created due to that
An ear piercing sound was produced
Glenda’s armour cracked
“Ah!? The new steel armour is!?”
“So you even place a guard there!”
</grand></defendre>