Chapter 42.3 - A Joke of A Fight In The Confectionary Castle (1/2)

Chapter 42.3 : A Joke of A Fight In The Confectionary Castle

Omiros and Kyouka were looking at me.

「What about you, Regena-san…」

I was also looking at Omiros. He was not lying. Omiros never lied to me.

It seems that Omiros would really send me back to my dear master’s side.

I nodded at him because this was a goodbye with the childhood friend who held me dear in his heart.

「Let’s go.」

I stood up and headed towards Omiros.

「Wait a minute, Regena-san. You forgot something.」

Saying so, Kyouka then gave something to me.

「This is my … sword」

The thing I received was the short sword that my dear master gave to me.

「It’s your most important thing, right? Here, I’ll give it back to you. From now on, please do not forget the talk about moving to our place. We’ll be waiting for you.」

Kyouka-san said so with a beautiful smile on her face.

Could it be that this princess was actually a really nice person?

「I have to ask for my dear master’s permission for that. But, I’m grateful for your feeling of wanting to help us.」

I bowed my head to her.

「… Well, I’ll excuse myself then.」

Raising my head, I went towards Omiros.

「Let’s go, Regena.」

I followed Omiros.

「Where are we going to go, Omiros? 」

「First is to the gravesite.」

Omiros replied without even turning around.

「The grave … site? 」

「Mother’s gravesite because you might not be able to come back after returning to Nargol.」

For some reason, I knew why Omiros was taking me to that place. Omiros was taking me to see my mother’s grave for the last time.

「No, we can’t do that!」

But I refused to go there.

「Why don’t you want to visit your mother’s grave, Regena?」

「I mean, everyone whom I left in Nargol couldn’t visit the graves of their relatives, and yet I’m the only one who can. There’s no way I can do that…」

Everyone except me couldn’t visit the graves of their relatives, so there was no way I could do that without the others getting the same privilege.

「I see…」

「Sorry Omiros … I ended up saying what’s been on my mind…」

「It’s okay … I’m glad to be able to meet you again, Regena.」

Omiros was laughing as he kept looking forward.

It must have been hard for him.

I knew what he felt. But, I’ve made my decision.

That was why I couldn’t respond to his feelings even if I could stay in Algore.

I remembered the memories of that day.

The day when we were driven away to the goblin’s nest.

I was scared of goblins. We were running desperately so that those goblins wouldn’t find us.

Our comrades vanished one by one. My heart was on the verge of a breakdown due to fear.

And then, “IT” appeared in front of us. The embodiment of fear in this world, a gigantic dragon.

When that dragon appeared, my heart was shattered to pieces.

It was so scary that I ended up crying.

But then, a miracle happened.

The dark knight riding on the back of the dragon removed his helmet and smiled kindly at us.

The Dark Knight, riding on the back of the dragon, an existence more terrifying than the goblins.

The moment I saw his smile, my heart was at a loss.

The fear that I felt until a while ago vanished.

Starting from that moment, we started to live in Nargol.

Even though we were surrounded by those people of the demon race, I didn’t feel scared at all because my dear master was there. When I was by his side, the fear that I felt when chased by those goblins was gone.

If the most terrifying existence in this world was smiling at me, I didn’t think that there was anything left to fear.

I was no good without my dear master. I wouldn’t feel relieved unless I stayed by his side.

If I’m not by my dear master’s side, I will be haunted by the nightmare of being chased around by the goblins again. Such nightmares disappear when I’m by his side.

That was why I wanted to stay by his side. I was fine even if I couldn’t become his wife. I was fine even if I was not his mistress either. I was fine even if I was just his slave. Anyway, I was fine as long as I could stay by his side.

That was why I wanted to go back to my dear master as soon as possible.

I felt bad for Omiros who did so many things for me, but this was the only thing that I wouldn’t compromise on. Thus, I apologized to Omiros in my heart.

「Well then, let’s go to the watchtower. I’ve asked McGaius to clear that place of other people. If we go there, it’ll be easier for the Dark Knight to find us.」

Omiros was walking in front of me as he said so.

The watchtower was the place that was higher than any other rampart built to watch over Nargol.

Certainly, it’ll be easier for my dear master to find us if we went there.

Thus, we marched towards the watchtower.

A while later, we arrived at the watchtower.

The place that could be reached by climbing the stairs was wide enough to accommodate up to 30 people.

「If it’s here, he’ll find you immediately.」