Chapter 39.2 - Captured Regena (1/2)
Chapter 39.2 : Captured Regena
By the way, Friona was the name of my mother.
She used to be the fiancee of the king of Velos, who is right before me now.
He’s indeed the embodiment of what you call a healthy and nice uncle.
Why didn’t he ask for the reason why my mother left him and went to Algore?
It might have been a matter of appearance. I couldn’t really say that the king before me was a good-looking person. I have no doubt that my father is a handsome man.
However, in regard to innate nature, this king is far better than him.
Even from my point of view, his daughter, my father has the kind of personality that could easily provoke a lot of people.
In comparison to that, this king seemed to be someone who was loved by everyone.
Instead of venting his anger on the daughter of his former fiancee who abandoned him, he mourned for me who was expelled by my country.
But in regard to his kindness, he looked like someone who would easily get himself cheated by a bad person.
「Kaya-dono! She must’ve been tricked by that evil dark knight! Please, don’t torture her!!」
Omiros shouted those words to defend me.
「「MY DEAR MASTER[KUROKI] ISN’T AN EVIL PERSON!」」
Omiros shrank back after being yelled at by Shirone and me. I felt sorry for him even though he was just trying to protect me. But, I just couldn’t let anyone speak badly of my dear master.
「Kaya. I’m not fond of violent ways, too.」
The woman called Kyouka, the little sister of the hero also covered for me.
It seems that the woman called Kaya couldn’t go against Kyouka’s words. It seems I was saved from a cruel fate. At the very least, they won’t use torture on me.
「Understood. I won’t use any violent methods on her.」
Saying so, Kaya looked at me.
「Well then, let’s ask a different question, then. That night, Kuroki-san was with that silver-haired woman right, who is she?」
I unintentionally answered the question of the woman called Kaya. I don’t know what she wants to find out with that question, though.
「Hou, so that woman is called Kuna. What kind of person is she?」
「…」
I have no answer to this question.
「You don’t know anything about her, huh? Well, she might be some sort of a high-ranking demon.」
How sharp. I mean, Kuna-sama is the daughter of His Highness the Demon King after all.
Naturally, I don’t know the answer to that question, too.
「Could it be she’s the one manipulating Kuroki?」
「Manipulating? My dear master?」
「Don’t you think that it’s strange? The reason why your kind master is serving under that wicked Demon King.」
The woman called Kaya said so with a cold tone.
Now that she mentions it, I wonder why such a kind person like my dear master lives in Nargol?
「… Come to think of it, Kuna-sama is always muttering something as if my dear master is hers…」
The little sister of the hero and company are exchanging glances in hearing me mutter so.
「As I thought … That girl is the reason.」
「It seems so for me too…」
「It seems that we have finally found some clues here.」
It seems that the little sister of the hero is under the impression that my dear master is being controlled by Kuna-sama.
As for me, I don’t think so.
I mean, my dear master wouldn’t have saved me if he was really being controlled by Kuna-sama. Moreover, I noticed that Kuna-sama always considered me a hindrance. In fact, if my dear master was really being controlled by her, I would have long since lost my life.
But, it’s not like I’m going to tell these girls about this doubt of mine.
「What shall we do, return for now and meet up with Reiji and the rest first? Rino-sama might be able to get more information from her … Or, at the very least, we have to tell this piece of information to Chiyuki-sama.」
「Yeah, that’s right. We should get in touch with her … Even so, I want to stay here for a while longer … It SeEMs ThAT I’LL HAvE To MEeT THaT GiRL CaLleD KuNA AgAIN.」
The woman called Shirone was laughing.
「Shirone-san … Your face is scary you know…」
Their discussion was going on and on.
I suddenly shifted my line of sight to that place.
On there, a person was standing still in silence despite being in the same room.
I’m sure that his name was Parish.
I’ve met him once in the past. He should be the house guest of Omiros’s father. I never spoke to him.
The first time I met him was around half a year ago. Despite being someone sheltered by my father’s enemy, he was quite famous even in my family due to those good looks.
But, he is my father’s enemy. He’s a terrifying soldier who can use both sword and magic.
Nevertheless, even that Parish is far weaker compared to my dear master.
Parish’s condition seemed awfully strange. Bloodshot eyes and rough breath.