Volume 2 Chapter 1 (1/2)
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Chapter One: A Secret Boat[]
Louise was lying on her bed She was drea that she was back in her homeland, a three day ride away from the Tristain Academy, where she was born
The young Louise in her drea in the bushes of the labyrinth-like vegetation to hide from her pursuers
“Louise, where are you? Come out now!” shouted herrepriical studies She was constantly being compared with her sisters, who had much better results than her
Louise saw a pair of shoes that appeared below the bushes
“Miss Louise really is hopeless at ic”
“I coree Why can’t she be like her two older sisters who are very good with ic?”
Louise, upon hearing those words, felt sad and dejected as she bit her lips The servants started to look for her in the vegetation Louise tried her best to escape She retreated to the place she called the “Secret Garden” – the central lake
The Secret Garden was the only place where Louise felt at ease It was tranquil, with no one else around Flowers blooathered on the benches near the lake And in the middle of the lake there was a small island on which a small house made of white marble rested
Next to the island was a sinally used for leisure, but now derelict and forgotten Her older sisters had grown up, and were busy studying ic Her father, who had retired fro with the nobles nearby Her father's only pastiahters and she could not care less about anything else
Therefore, besides Louise, no one ever caotten lake anymore, much less remembered that small boat That is henever Louise was reprimanded, she would come to this place
In Louise’s drealed into a blanket that was prepared earlier
As she hid inside her blanket, a noble clad in a cloak appeared from the mist-covered island
The noble was about sixteen years old In Louise’s dream, she was only six years old, a ten year difference lay between them
“Have you been crying, Louise?” His face could not be seen as it was covered by a large hat
But Louise knew exactly who he was: he was the Viscount, the noble who had just inherited the lands around her homeland Louise felt warm and fuzzy inside; the Viscount was the ether and, furtherement
“Is that you, Viscount-sama?”
Louise haphazardly covered her face; she did not want theIt would be e
“I was invited by your father today regarding the engagement”
Hearing this, Louise was even more embarrassed to the point that she did not even dare lift her head up
“Really? But that would not be possible, Viscount-sama”
“Louise, my small and dainty Louise, do you dislike me?” the Viscount said in jest
Louise gently shook her head and said abashedly, ”No, it’s not that It's just that I’ and unready ”
The face hidden underneath the hat revealed a smile and extended a hand out to Louise
“Viscount-sama”
“Lady, please take hold of my hand Quickly, the banquet is about to start”
“But…”
“Have you been scolded again? Don’t worry I’ll talk to your father” the Viscount said
Louise nodded, stood up and reached for the Viscount’s hand What big hands, aren't those the hands that she had always drea?
Just as she was about to grasp the Viscount’s hand, a sudden gust of wind blew the hat from the Viscount’s head
“Eh?!” Louise looked at his face, perplexed Because it was a dream, Louise had returned to her sixteen year old self
“What What are you doing?”
The person underneath the hat was not the Viscount, but her familiar, Saito
“Louise, come quickly”
“It doesn’t matter whether I come or not, why are you here?”
“Don’t be so narrow minded, haven’t you fallen for me already?” replied Saito, as impudently dressed in the Viscount’s clothes
One had to wonder where he got that much confidence from
“Don’t be stupid, I was just !”
“Stopup excuses, my Louise”
“Who is 'your Louise'?!”
Saito pretended not to hear her at all, and instead, came closer to Louise
“What are you trying to do, you idiot?!”
Ignoring her complaints, Saito proceeded and lifted Louise, as in the boat, into his arms
“Why is it you?” Louise asked in frustration while punching Saito But Saito did not get angry at all, instead his grin became wider This made Louise slowly turn red from embarrassood in Saito’s arms This made Louise even more anxious
Saito, lying in his bed, slowly opened his eyes The twin htly Louise, sleeping in her bed, htmare
Saito prayed that she would continue to sleep He quietly got up and slowly approached the sleeping Louise
“What is it partner? Not Sleeping?” Derflinger asked Saito quite abruptly
“Shhhh” Saito turned around and put his index finger onto his lips
“Don't want me to speak? Why not?”
“Shhhh” Saito shook his head, once again drew his er across his lips and stared at his partner, Derflinger, with annoyance
“I won’t forgive you for giving me the cold shoulder My partner wakes up in thery and depressed!”
After saying this, Derflinger ry What a difficult sword
Awakened by the rattling of the sword, Louise turned around and opened her eyes
Saito’s heart skipped a beat
Sitting up, Louise started to scold Saito
“Don’t be so full of yourself! You better do soathered everywhere? Don’t tell me that you have done it already, you sloitted fool You’re such a dimwit!”
Saito’s body was frozen solid, as though the “Harden” spell had been casted on him
But after Louise finished scolding Saito, she lay down oncein her sleep Even in her sleep, Louise was ordering Saito about Saito felt simultaneously relieved and saddened
Derflinger, atching Saito all this tih
“She’s talking in her dreams, huh? But it doesn’t seem to be music to your ears, Saito”
Saito stared angrily at Derflinger, who had almost spoiled his plan and quickly walked towards him and said, “You better keep quiet, you idiot!”
“You’re really too ive you! If my partner wants me to be silent, then I will definitely be silent! But for suddenly waking up in theso sneaky about it, you’ll definitely suffer retribution even if you tell me your reason now”
Derflinger’s sense of curiosity was the same as his partner's It see up in the ht no matter what it took
Saito sighed, and then pointed to the sleeping Louise
“What about the noble’s daughter?”
“What do you think partner?”
Saito used his hands anda heart
“What does that mean?”
“It represents love”
“That girl likes you, partner?”
“Yes”
“How do you know?”
Saito stood up, and danced while notany noise
“Ah you are referring to the ball?”
“You saw Louise’s expression while ere dancing, right?”
“Yeah, I saw it”
“Her face was so red” Saito said while in a daze
“Yeah, it was very red”
“She seeo”
“Are you sure!?”
“Derf, you’re just a piece of irl looks at a boy like that, ithi on the sword
“True, I’m but a sword, and I don’t understand interpersonal relationshi+ps at all But since you say so partner, it must probably be true”
Saito nodded happily and said, “You’re really sensible, Derflinger!”
“Then, ood partner, since you’re sure that she likes you, are you going to ravish her?”
“Yes! I’onna ravish her! Err, what does 'ravish' mean?”
“That’s i time and this is the first ti its master You’re incredible!”
“Ah that feels good Coain”
“My partner, you’re fantastic!”
Saito stood up and buoyantly asked, “Derf, who's the most handsome man in the world?”
“Of course it’s you, partner”
“Who is the greatest person in this world without ic?”
“Of course it’s you, partner”
The praises went straight to Saito's head He felt as if the whole world was cheering for him One had to wonder if he had a problem with his IQ
“Louise is really fortunate that I have taken a liking to her The great and handsome me”
“If that haughty girl really likes you, then why did she have to scold you even in her dreams?”
Derflinger wanted to continue voicing his opinions, but was stopped by Saito “Louise is in reality extremely stubborn She would not bare her heart that easily”
“Is that so?”
“If I went over and asked her, she would definitely reply: 'What are you saying? You stupid familiar!' “
“Like you said, do you really know her inside out, partner?”
“Of course! Although she’s always denying it, in reality she desperately wants me to ‘conquer’ her She’s already deeply in love with irl, she won’t tell me that she likes me directly due to her pride”