Chapter 9 (2/2)

「Yes, I was shocked too To think that Sir Ricardo fell froht…」

「Right? When he suddenly appeared out of thin air, I instinctively drew my sword from its sheath You don’t just fall on people when they are out for a walk」

「Nevertheless, his reason was so that he could harvest a berry fro that Sir Ricardo didn’t suffer any injuries」

I paused for a moment to recall the reason why Brother wanted the berry in the first place, and then it occurred to me

「I remember now! He did it all for Lady Chris!」

「Lady Chris? If I’m not mistaken, she came to the territory to help facilitate her recuperation」

「Yes, that’s the one! I didn’t know the full extent of her condition nor her background, but whenever I saw her, she exuded an air of nobility But, she only stayed for about half a year Her condition i the medicinal herbs from the forest Compared to the first time I saw her, it was like Lady Chris’s illness was coone」

Sana agreed with me

「That’s true It really is a beautiful thing to re of the past」

A year prior to when I first met Prince Leon, so healthーthis person was Lady Chris I may address her as such, but this wasn’t her true name or official title She came here in secret, and there was no one to verify who she was, but Lady Chris appeared to be the sae as Brother

At first, all she could do was lie down in bed But, bit by bit, she regained her vitality each day

I believe Brother was fond of Lady Chris, but it would be more accurate to say he was absolutely smitten with her There were times when Lady Chris would step out for some fresh air and Brother always attended to her without fail I would see the their conversations

Lady Chris treated ht of me, she would smile and come speak with me

As her constitution returned anew, the two of us ventured out to the nearby forest when it was suitable to travel It was here that I witnessed Lady Chris’s archery and her ability was a splendid sight to behold

My heart racked againstback the bowstring Even now, I can still re, yet painful sensation There’s never been anyone else who could replicate and coax such an emotion out of me ーsave the only exception, Lady Chris

I didn’t utter a word as I gazed long at her fored a bashful sht out of a fairy tale

「I have no doubt that Lady Chris will become even more beautiful as she reaches adulthood Do you think Brother would like to ain?」

「Sir Ricardo? I wonder… But, I do believe there is a sense of yearning on his end」

「He doesn’t have a fiancee, but if the two of them were to be married, I would be overjoyed However…」

Sana tilted her head at estion

「Oh? You don’t believe Lady Chris and Brother are suited for one another?」

「I do believe they complement each other, but it would be difficult…」

「Well, I understand your point They haven’t ht years, after all」

Our idle banter kept us wide-aell into the night, until we finally fell asleep It’s been a while since I’ve been able to relax and enjoy myself

And tomorroill arrive at the territory, but today, I’ll just fall fast into my dreams

Translator’s Note: I just started a summer session/class, so updates may be sparse in the next feeeks In the meantime, I’ll try to edit the first few chapters so that the writing styles are more consistent and cohesive with the more recent ones

It’s a slow start with this series, but things seeh, I can’t say for sure since I’m not that far ahead and I don’t want to spoil anyone

Also, I tried to contact the author (Meiri/Mary) on syosetsu to gain their permission to translate their work, but I wasn’t able to since I don’t have an active japanese h their hoe where I was prompted for one, so a dead end there and there’s no contact information anywhere else

This goes without saying, but this is notthis without permission, so I’ht since I’ this as my own and especially not for any monetary means

So, please, do not share this translation anywhere else I doubt this little translation receives any traffic or if the original author would take notice (or maybe they would and take offense), but I don’t want to stop using this as a source of studying japanese just because soinal author asked me to take this all down, I would in a heartbeat

Anyways, thanks for reading!