Volume 4 Chapter 6 (1/2)

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Chapter Six: The Water Spirit

The hills and dorian Lake as they rippled The sun's illu glass

Saito and the others arrived at the lake on horseback

Because Louise disliked riding alone, she and Saito took the same horse She sat in front It seele moment

Montrey horses

”This dorian lake! No, the beauty of this lake is indescribable! The Water Spirit is in there! I’ the horse and sending it plunging down the hill

However the horse was afraid of water and when it reached the shore it ca the laws of inertia Guiche flung off his horse and, with a thunderous crash, fell head first into the lake

“Can’t reach the ground! It’s deep! Deeeeeeep!”

Guiche desperately cried out for help while struggling in the water It seemed that Guiche did not kno to swim

“I wonder if we should reconsider our fellowshi+p after all?” muttered Montmorency

Saito nodded”That would be nice“

Louise looked up at Saito with a worried face “Montmorency is nice?”

“I d-don’t mean that Just wait I will return you to your normal self“

Saito then brought the horse close to the shore

Guiche, after a long struggle, was shi+vering and soaked from head to toe when he finally reached the shore He had a bitter look on his face

“Hey hey, shouldn’t you help me? Do not desert someone who cannot swim!”

However, Mont at the lake suspiciously

Saito asked “What is it?”

And Monte”

”What's strange?”

”The water level has risen Ragdorian's shore should be further down”

”Really?”

“Yes Look over there That is a rooftop sticking out It seee has been flooded“

Following Montaze, they could indeed see the roof Saito could even recognize the dark shadow of a sunken house in the clear water

Monter into the water and closed her eyes After a while she stood back up with a worried expression on her face

”It seery”

”How do you know that?”

”Because I arant The Tristain Royal fadorian lake by an old oath The Montenerations”

“And now?”

“And now, forit as well”

”Then, have you seen the Water Spirit?”

“Only once when I was young When we needed to create a drainage for the territory, lass container was made to transport it However, because the Water Spirit has a lot of pride, it can be extreressiveness that e scheme failed My father said to the Water Spirit ‘ Don't walk The floor will get wet’…”

”What does the Water Spirit look like?”

Saito asked while showing curiosity

”I have never actually seen it”

Guiche, flapping his wet shi+rt that he took off, nodded in agreement Louise, who had absolutely no interest in the discussion, hid herself behind Saito’s back and unconsciously held on tight to the hem of his parka

“Beautiful! Quite so…”

At that moment, an old lonesome farmer hidden behind a tree stepped out

“I suppose, my lords, that you are nobles”

The farmer looked aith an embarrassed face

“What’s the matter?” Montmorency asked

“My lords, did you cootiate with the Water Spirit? If so, then we have been saved! Please, quickly otiations and solve this flood problem”

The party looked at each other It seee that sank into the lake

“That, well, we came here just to see the lake“

Ultimately, Montet the Water Spirit‘s tear

“I see… Really, lords and the queen are now only interested in the war against the Albion, not even noticing such reine how hard it is to collect the harvest…”

“Haa,” the farh deeply

“What on earth happened to the Ragdorian lake?”

”The water started to rise about two years ago The water level increased slowly, flooding the port first, then the teles' nests are flooded The local lords that are responsible for this territory indulge in entertainments in the royal court and pay no attention to our pleas“

“Yoyoyo,” the old farmer weeped bitterly

“For years we lived on this land, depending on the ood when it stays at the bottom of the lake We really want to understand why it has suddenly becos to men! But, only a noble could communicate with it I'd like to knoe poor farmers did to make it lose its temper“

Saito and the others bent their heads in embarrassment

After the far out of the bag attached to her waist It was a tiny frog It was bright yelloith many black spots

Mont in the palm of her hand, it stared up at her inquisitively

“Frog!” Louise, as afraid of frogs, screamed and drew closer to Saito

“What is with this poisonously colored frog?”

“It is not poisonous, I tell you! It is my dear familiar!”

Apparently this tiny frog was Montave an order to her familiar

“Listen Robin, I want to contact an old friend of yours”

Then Montmorency reached in her pocket and took out a needle, in one brief ht red blood to gush Turning her finger over she let a drop fall on the frog

After that, Mont the wound on the tip of her finger Then she brought the frog close again

”Since she knoho I am, she should knoho you are Robin, please, in the nareat spirits of the dead, seek the old Water Spirit, and tell her I wish to speak with her because of our alliance Do it for me, understand?”

The frog slightly nodded and disappeared into the water with a splash

”Now, Robin went to call the Water Spirit If she can find it, she is likely to bring it here”

Saito looked doubtful He hesitantly said “When it comes, we have to tell it a sad story, but I wonder what could be good Maybe this story I know about awould do However, it is very old and I wonder if it would be suitable…”

“Sad story? What are you talking about?”

“Because we need tears of the Water Spirit How else would we get them if we don't make it cry?”

“You really are ignorant Well, I guess since even non-water elees don't know it either so it is unreasonable to expect a commoner like you to know The Tear of the Water Spirit is only a name It doesn't really shed tears“

Saito and Guiche looked at each other Louise, lonely without Saito’s attention, rubbed her cheek against his back It was really weird! Though one could die from such a cute Louise, all that mattered noas Montmorency’s story

”Then, what is the tear of the Water Spirit?” Guiche asked

“The Water Spirit co tio, when the Founder Briinia Its body, like water, can freely change its shape and in a sunshi+ne it glistens with seven colors…”

The an to shi+ne

The Water Spirit had appeared

30 meters away fro, the water was shi+ning

The surface of the water was churning non-stop Then the water swelled up like a rising cake Saito watched it with an expression of surprise The water was constantly changing shape so one could not even see hands It looked like a huge ahts were beautiful it made them uncomfortable

The frog, Montmorency’s familiar, hopped back to its ht the frog and patted the frog’s head with her finger

”Thank you for helping to bring it”

Then Montmorency stood up, spread her hands towards the Water Spirit, and opened her mouth

“I aarita La Fère de Monte of old oath I have putto help you remember If you remember, answer in a way and ords that we understand”

The Water Spirit rising out of the surface of the water slowly started to gain shape like a clay figure

Saito's eyes popped out fro this

The mass of water slowly shaped itself into Montmorency‘s form and smiled faintly

However, it was bigger than her and had no clothes It looked like a nude, transparent Montmorency It was just like an ice statue

The Water Spirit’s expression changed into various for faces Each time she tried a new expression, the face of the water moved

Indeed, she looked beautiful Like a constantly changing jewel

Then her face becaain as the Water Spirit answered Montmorency’s question

“I remember, human I reed 52 ti”

“I’h it ive me a piece of your body?“

Part of its body? Saito wondered What‘s that?

When he poked Montmorency, she turned around annoyed