Volume 6 Chapter 2 (1/2)

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Chapter Two: Cattleya[]

Noon, two days after leaving the academy

Saito and the rest reached the La Vallière territory However, by the time they would reach the ht Upon hearing the words “late at night” Saito turned pale He realized that this “territory” was nothing more than a courtyard

However, after half a day spent traveling, he could not possibly understand how soarden

By japanese standards, Louise’s territory could be called a mid-sized city A city Saito had never heard of so so

Louise’s status as a noble was truly displayed once they entered her territory

They decided to take a break at an inn…

Once their carriages stopped, Siesta, who arrived just a bit earlier, quickly got out of her carriage Having been trained as a maid, she went to open the coach's door for Louise

“Uwaa, I can’t believe Siesta just did that without any protesting,” thought Saito as he walked towards Louise’s carriage But before he could get there, he was knocked down by a crowd of villagers running from the inn

The villagers removed their hats in front of Louise, who had just stepped down

“Miss Eléonore! Miss Louise!” they cried while deeply bowing down

The villagers thought that even Saito, as now lying in the dirt, was a noble They quickly helped hi for their terrible manners

“No, I’m not a noble…” Saito nervously tried to explain

“Even so, you must be Miss Louise’s or Miss Eléonore’s attendant And we cannot disrespect that”

The plain looking far

They went on saying things like “Letjourney to get here, huh?” as they treated Saito with the utmost kindness

“We will be resting here for a moment Please inform the family of our arrival,” commanded Eléonore

A young boy quickly jumped onto a horse and rode off in order to report this

They walked into the inn Once Eléonore and Louise approached the table, chairs were immediately pulled out for them to sit on The two sat down as if it were second nature Saito tried to sit next to thelare by Eléonore

“Saito-san! Saito-san!”

Hearing Siesta call, Saito turned around

“Commoners are not permitted to sit at the same tables as nobles”

That re next to Louise without worrying Nevertheless, it was a strange thing to do in this world Come to think, at first, Louise made Saito sit on the floor

Louise opened her lare fro but sit in her chair like a good girl Saito stared wide-eyed – it was the first time he saw Louise in such a state She really looked naturally obedient in front of her older sister She must be a really scary elder sister to make Louise seem so weak

“Oh, how Louise has grown!”

”She’s growing more and more beautiful!”

The villagers were chattering around them

“It seeht?” someone muttered

“SHHH! Don’t talk about that!” someone else scolded

Eléonore’s eyebrows started to twitch and her expression darkened The ate Apparently, the topic of Eléonore’s engage to be avoided

The co from Eléonore, didn’t dare speak another word Saito and Siesta exchanged glances Then Siesta quietly got close to Saito and grasped his hand She was afraid

Not noticing the change in her elder sister, Louise spoke

“Eléonore Eléonore nee-sama”

“What…”

“Congratulations on your engagement!”

The face of every coh escaped from them

Once again, Louise had completely misread the atmosphere All of a sudden, Eléonore’s eyebrows shot up as she pinched Louise’s cheek

“It huuuurrtsss!! Waaahhhhh! Nee-shammaaa!! Whhyy?! It hwurts it hwurts it hwurts!!!”

“You don’t know? You speak of it even though you know you shouldn’t!”

“I won’t ah ur alking awout!!”

“The engagement has been canceled!! C-A-N-C-E-L-E-D!”

“W-why?”

“Who knows? Why don’t you ask Earl Burgandi? He said so his limit I can’t understand why”

Saito coandi Yes It was understandable that anybody who listened to her would soon reach their “limit” Eléonore was ht he didn’t have the stamina

In the end, being unhappy with the er on Louise…

And so, the preaching started She scolded Louise for blowing the roof of the carriage Louise’s stretched cheek became very red and swollen by then Naturally, Saito felt sorry for Louise

However, the repri, because the door suddenly opened and a flow of pink blew in

A girl, wearing an elegant dress around her slim waist and a wide rimmed hat with a feather on top, had entered Under the hat was a flow of silky pink blond hair – exactly the same as Louise’s

Surprisingly, a lovely face popped up from under the hat

Although from the first look it was obvious that she was older, she looked very cute Such a beautiful face was beyond description Her eye color and the way her eyes sparkled was the sairl stared at her ide eyes

“Ah! I’e outside and came over here to take a look I didn’t think I would meet you! Eléonore nee-sama! You’re back?”

“Cattleya” Eléonore muttered

Noticing the sudden guest, Louise looked up Seeing Louise, Cattleya’s face radiated a happiness which was mirrored on Louise’s face as well

“Big sister!”

“Louise! No way! You are not my Little Louise anymore! You came back as well!”

Louise stood up and launched herself into Cattleya's chest

“It’s been so long, big sister!”

Unable to control their exciteed with a squeal

It seems like Cattleya was Louise’s sister She had the sa at an older Louise However, Cattleya’s face seemed to have a more calm and placid look than Louise’s This aura of co from Cattleya made Saito’s heart race

She was like a entleness Besides, her beautiful figure and breasts matched Saito’s tastes well

Cattleya's mouth half opened as she finally noticed Saito

“Ah, ah, ah , ahah!”

While Saito ondering what this ”Ah” azed at his face

“W-hat’s wrong?” Saito asked nervously

Cattleya began to gently stroke Saito’s face Saito almost fainted from the sensation

“You are Louise’s lover, right?”

“Huh?!”

Siesta, as standing right next to Saito, suddenly turned cold She stomped down on his foot Hard Saito jumped up

Louise blushed furiously

“He’s just my familiar! Not my lover!”

“Ah is that so?”

Cattleya giggled and tilted her head with a sweet smile

“I’ Don’t worry about it”

Everybody got onto Cattleya’s carriage for the remainder of the ride to the La Vallière household Eléonore was obviously discontented with having to sit with a coly said, “Thea single word, reluctantly consented

However Saito and the rest weren’t the only passengers in the large carriage

It was just like a zoo inside the carriage

In front of the seats, a tiger was lying sprawled on the floor, yawning Louise sat down next to a bear Various kinds of dogs and cats were scattered here and there A huge snake, which was hanging down fro her faint While looking after the fainted Siesta, Saito muttered,

“What a wonderful carriage…”

“Big sister loves animals,” said Louise

Although he thought that this kind of love was taking it too far, Saito did not say a thing

“I recently picked up a thrush”

Cattleya said in a happy voice

“Showlike a child

Eléonore and the others took a collective deep sigh

This was the life of the three beautiful La Vallière sisters Saito took a deep sympathetic boards Louise’s older sister

Louise and Cattleya continued having a long chat between them

It see those lovely clothes, was good friends with Louise When you see two people getting along like this, even a tedious journey like this doesn't feel boring Siesta was already sleeping peacefully on his lap On the left of the coach, hills stretched On the right – cultivated fields extended As the rye harvest was ending, straas piled up here and there When he was looking at such tranquil scenery, it was i into thefraer behind his back, Saito took a deep yawn

In the late night

Eléonore took a pocket watch out of her pocket and confirmed the time

A castle caht behind the hill Because there was nothing around it, it actually looked bigger than Tristain‘s royal palace

”Could that be-” Saito whispered Louise nodded

It looked like every castle Surrounded by high walls and deep canals Pinnacles were towering above walls It was indeed a splendid, big, and true castle

Siesta, as sleeping up till nooke up, and noticing the castle, stared at it ide eyes

“Wow! A!”

At that h theand landed on Saito’s head

“Welcome horeeting them

“T-t-the o-owl talked and bowed! B-bowed!” Siesta fainted again Although he came from a different world, Saito did not see owl and didn't s anymore

Cattleya smiled

“And where is Mother?”

“Mistress is waiting for everyone in the dining room”

“What about Father?”

Louise asked anxiously

“Master hasn’t returned yet”

Because the , Louise frowned in displeasure Co here to obtain her father's permission to participate in the as pointless without him

One could see gates behind the canal

When the carriage stopped, the sounds of chains holding the drawbridge being loosened could be heard froateposts

Each stone statue was at least twenty feet tall Though these goleate ornae look spectacular

Once the drawbridge finished lowering, the carriage began tointo the rampart

Saito’s surprise about the luxuries of Louise’s fae noble’s castle

Saito and the others arrived at the dining rooenerously decorated by a lot of luxurious furniture Though Siesta immediately went to the servant's quarters, Saito, as Louise’s familiar, was allowed to accompany them for dinner

However, he was forced to wait behind Louise's chair So Saito stood guard behind Louise, watching the table that was about 30 feet long

Although it was just four people that sat on seats during this supper, 20 servants were queuing up around the table

And, in spite of the fact that it was ht, Louise’sfor her daughters to arrive to the dining table

The duchess, who occupied the top seat, looked over at her arriving daughters

Saito flinched froh-handed aura which pressed Saito, Louise's mother was just as impressive

And it was just a hters

She see was e In reality, she didn’t look over forty She had a very sharp appearance Louise and Cattleya’s pink hair color seemed to co pink hair together on the head This person earing a co aura around her, Saito felt pressed

Louise, despitetense It seems like Louise trusted only Cattleya

“Mother, we have returned just now” Eléonore said; duchess of La Vallière nodded

When the three sisters seated themselves, waiters carried the appetizers and the dinner started

For Saito, as standing behind, ti very slowly No words were uttered The food being served here far outshone even a for fro room were the sounds of silver forks and knives

Breaking this silence, Louise said

“M-mother-sama”

The duchess did not answer Eléonore did

“Mother-sao to a war!”

Ba the table

“I a to Her Majesty’s military forces?”

“Aren’t you a girl?! War is men’s business!”

“That’s a very old-fashi+oned way of thinking! This is now an age oiven equal positions! If positions were only given to boys in the Academy, even you, older sister, would not be able to become a chief researcher at the Academy!”

Eléonore shook her head in amazement

“Do you knohat kind of place a battlefield is? It is not where woo”

“But Her Majesty trusts me…”

“You are trusted? You – the ‘Zero’?!”

Louise bit her lip Henrietta is taking me to the battlefield because I am necessary I am a ”Void” user However, I can't tellat all and fell silent

Eléonore tried to continue preaching, but was cut off by the duchess who quietly stayed silent up till now She cohty voice,

“Eat, Eléonore”

“B-but Mother-sama”

“We’ll talk about Louise tomorrohen father comes back”

And so the discussion ended

Saito, in a roo at the ceiling

In this storage rooainst the wall and a dust cloth was on the bed Saito learned anew about the difference between his and Louise’s status Recently, they slept in the same bed, lived in the same attic and they ate from the same table, yet he couldn't feel any difference in their status…

But when he roundless fantasies

Louise is beautiful Rich A noble, so to speak

Also, Saito recalled that they did not speak with Louise once they left school Louise lost her nerve because of Eléonore and did not talkof her fa For some reason, she hid her true self

He felt pity for her

He was no one, he had nothing to do with this world's social system

But after seeing such a dinner in this castle – you just can’t help but wonder about it, right? He thought

He felt like he learned the huge difference between his and Louise’s positions

He was feeling a bit down because of that

Suddenly, there was a knock at the door

Who could be co the door, only to be greeted by the shy smile of Siesta, who stood there

“Siesta?”

“W-well… I couldn’t fall asleep, so I came here”

“Eh? Eeeh?”

While Saito was panicking, Siesta entered the room

“Even so… how did you knohere I was?”

“I asked the servants where Saito-san is staying”

“Is that so…”

Siesta sat down on his bed, idly swinging her legs For some reason, her face was red When Saito tried to pass her, Siesta grabbed his arm and pulled hiainst his shoulder, just like in the carriage a while ago

“Siesta?”

Hearing him ask, Siesta innocently looked up at him

“This is the first time I've come into such a wonderful castle This castle is a real maze”

“It’s great”

“A friend at the acade uished fa in such a castle, with titles, riches and good looks… Miss Vallière can only be envied”

“Is that so?”

“Yes It’s a very secure life One can get whatever one wishes for, like…”

Then Siesta looked into Saito’s face

“…Saito-san”

“I-I am not her property I am her familiar…”

“I understand”

Siesta said slowly

“Eh?”

“The way Saito-san looks at her, I understand I do not have a winning chance She is rich, she is a noble and she is beautiful… and has such a big castle as a home Hic”

Siesta turned her face down, looking lonely Trying to understand what she just said, Saito became silent as well

“Hiccup, hiccup” Siesta sounded like she was sobbing Was she crying?

While Saito was at a loss what to do, Siesta suddenly stood up

“Siesta…”

“But”

“Eh?”

“I have so too”

“Siesta?”

Soed With a new resolve that seeive up on Saito-san!,” Siesta turned around

“My b-b-b-breasts definitely beat Miss Vallière’s! Hiccup!”

“S-Siesta?”

Shaking with anger, Siesta continued talking

“N-n-noble family? So what? I am a maid A maid! Hiccup!”

“Y-yes, I know”

Saito noticed that Siesta continued hiccuping ain

“Siesta, could you be… drunk?”

“Ijourney, thank you, please take some rest’ Hiccup!”

Not only was her face brightly red, but she also smelled of alcohol Saito was dumbfounded It was the first time he saw Siesta drunk

Indeed, since she had to fulfill her duties as a maid here as well, Siesta had to entertain and serve alcohol in this castle Drunk, Siesta took out a bottle of wine from the crevice of her shi+rt

“W-where did you get the bottle from?”

Siesta brought her face close to Saito

“Stole it”

“I, I see”

Siesta drew out the cork and immediately drank fro it down

“Phua!” Siesta separated her mouth from the bottle Her face became even more red

“Hey, Saito!”

At last she was calling him informally

“Y-yes?”

“You also must drink”

“Cheers”