Volume 9 Chapter 5 (1/2)

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Chapter Five: Ondine · Knight Corps of The Water Spirit[]

Saito publicly becae very much

Because the ”Chevalier” title came with an annuity, his financial status becae drastically

Despite the different places, the living expenses in Tristain per person was 120 Ecu The sum of annuity Saito received was 500 Ecu It was a sum hich a commoner's fa like the income of the lower class nobles without any lands

At the start of every month, he would receive a sum of money which amounted to one twelfth of his annuity from the finance office Therefore, everyhis “Chevalier” letter of appointment, and squeeze with the other lower class nobles ould be trying to take their salary or annuity at the Tristain's finance office's counter

The place he lived in was still unchanged- Louise's rooh there were other rooms available if he wanted to rent a roo your extra money?” Louise said

For the tiestion that it was indispensable in his service to the knight corps, Saito borrowed the annuity in advance and bought a horse

It was grey and sleek-looking, and was quite a good army horse

And influenced by Louise's advice that a good rider needed not just a good horse but also a good harness, he bought a good harness as well His two months' annuity alry Louise would not cease to bother hiht the horse and the harness reluctantly

But, he was not satisfied, and in the beginning, Saito named the horse “Louise”

“Louise If you want a carrot, neigh”

“Yo! Louise We're having a long ride today, hang on there, run! If you're slow, I'll punish you! Get it?”

While he washis small resentments was quickly discovered

“I prohibit you fro the horse 'Louise'!”

His cheek ice its size after being hit by Louise, so Saito changed the name of the horse

As for the rest of the hter, which was taken down fro wood and metal sheets for protection from the rain

He thought of visiting Colbert's grave, but apparently Kirche had taken the corpse of the teacher, who did not have any relatives, to her parents' ho as well He did not understand the reason Kirche did so, but once she comes back frorave, and would visit hiht

Well then, regarding Louise's familiar who had becoic had different responses

The headhted

“You can bury your bones in this world, huh?” His eyes narrowed “I don't have any intention to do so,” when Saito explained, “In the future you'd say that because you don't have a wife, so to co a noble, why don't you h she married four times, failed them, and is forty-years old, she is still not bad” At those words, Saito ran away

As for Chevreuse the Red Clay, “Well” she narrowed her eyes and was pleased

Miss Vallière was also proud at this, as her feelings leaked out “Are you taking classes here as well? If you are, buy this book and this book and that book Although they are expensive, they are useful” She started reco her books which were used as textbooks Saito ran away again

Well then, the ones a the teachers ere happy were only those two The rest did not look very happy Just like before, they ignored Saito like the air There were also teachers hispered, “I don't agree with his proered, because Saito as once their conored him

The students' reactions were different as well

Making fun of the ascent of a co afraid to approach Saito because of his war achievements, indifference

That incident is fabricated, he is just a commoner, don't be so proud, et cetera Students who did this consisted of about half of the total ones “Well, it's okay if you want to challenge me,” whenever Saito said that, duels would be provoked

Well, they were at Guiche's level for him to defeat, at most “I stopped the 70,000, there's no e their opinion about his ability after they tasted defeat from him

He had beaten the hell out of at most three persons simultaneously at Vestri Courtyard, and they did not insult him anymore

A fortnight after Saito became a noble

In thehaze, at Vestri Courtyard, one by one, students appeared They were all participants in the Albion war in one way or another

With easily nervous-looking appearances, they stared at the two persons ere standing in front of them

In a black mantle, Guiche, and Saito

Whether or not it was due to nervousness, Guiche stiffened

Saito poked Guiche's elbow

“Wh-What?”

“Aren't you the Co Officer? Address them properly!”

“Uu”

Guiche groaned

“What's the problem!?”

“My stomach hu-hurts”

The students who gathered exploded in laughter

“Hang in there!” Mixed with sighs, Saito said

“As I thought, isn't it better for you to becoe to be the Coht Corps of the Water Spirit”

Troubled, Guiche said

Ondine

Under the prodding of Henrietta, this Imperial Guards corps was foric Afterhis resolution, he im the position of Coested the forht corps, and this was carried out

The legendary Ilory which existed in the past That knight corps, which was capped with the name of the Water Spirit in the deep waters of the Tristain royal fa, was established thousands of years ago

However, during the political disorder a few hundred years ago, it was abolished, until nohen Henrietta picked that naain

“Don't care what type of history it has”

Saito said to Guiche

Guiche and the others thought that it was possibly the naht corps, but, as for Saito, when he thought about it, he neither had awe nor yearning

“B-Butthough I aht corps, it means, umm”

Guiche rolled his eyes in difficulty

At first, Saito thought he would be the Co Officer, but “Someone as pro officer, he'd be under a lot of pressure” Listening to Agnes' words, he abandoned his plans He did not want to provoke needless jealousy

Eventually, after discussions with Louise, for the ti Officer, and Saito the assistant Co Officer

Henrietta wanted Saito to be the Co Officer, but, as expected, Saito was not well-rehearsed with the rules of this world, not a s

Guiche had made some achievements at the city of Saxe-Gotha, had received a eneral in the arht be insufficient, based on his lineage and war achieve the Coht corps

“Oi, Guiche! Saito! Until when do you want to talk? Start the training! Don't you all want to train us until we're exhausted!?”

At these two slowpokes, the students who had becoht corps, shouted

Anyone who looked around could tell that Ondine was ic Henrietta had established the third Iic Imperial Guards and the Musketeer Corps with youths ere not from the factions of the society or the palace

“Hey, because you are slow, shouldn't you not complain?”

Saito spoke while poking Guiche's cheek Guiche answered back undauntedly as well,

“Aren't you the one who does nothing but complain?”

“Because you're pathetic!”

“That's why I said that you should beco Officer!”

Both of thelared at each other Suddenly, Saito turned his face away, and declared in a slightly contemptuous tone,

“daive you, isn't it?”

At that instant, Guiche cut in

“My affairs with Mon tooooo doooooo wiiiiiiith yoooooouuuuu!”

Half weeping, Guiche pulled out his wand

“Interesting Oh right, I haven't settled the score with you the other time!”

Saito let out a bellow and grasped Derflinger with his hand The runes on his left hand shone Guiche put down his wand and clenched his fist Chevalier Saito was the man who stopped the 70,000 When he has a weapon, I have no chance to win

“Because you can't use ht bare-handed!”

Saito released Derflinger, and leaped towards Guiche

The gathered students were ecstatic as well

“Get him! Punish that impertinent commoner! Guiche!”

“Oi, Saito! Go get that prideful Guiche!”

Froinning of the loud scuffle between Saito and Guiche They were Louise and Mont before breakfast, they would watch the scenery of Saito and the others' trainings

“Geez After the war, now it's hts? No matter how you think about it, looks like it's a quarrel this time Huh, boys Guess it really can't be helped, huh?”

Montmorency said in an amazed voice

Speaking of Louise, since so with an unusually nervous look

“What are you doing?”

With a slightly irritated voice, Louise replied

“Mending so”

At one look, it was indeed the parka Saito wore Holes where everywhere all over it Louise was reat difficulty Butno led in a complicated way, the holes which were supposed to be er

“Aren't youit worse?”

“Sh't up”

“To , isn't it better to call a maid to do it?”

“It's alright I'll do it”

While Louise was groaning ain

“Louise, you haven't changed at all, huh?”

“Why?”

“Nope e, huh? I wonder”

Louise lifted her face hastily Her face reddened

“Love, neeeevvvveeeerrrrr! A t-torn parka is pi-pipi-pitiable, so I' it That's all!”

“You're so disorientated As if you had admitted it yourself”

“Truthfully, I don't want to do it! Aaahh, sorry! Geez!”

While she said that, she was ly

Louise was trying to think of a way to help Saito as engrossed in the knight corps But, she was not a ht about the things she could do, she did not know of any at all For the ti, she would just mend his parka

When it ca for the organization and the training of the knight corps Because of that, theto the room after he orn out, he would sleep after that Every athering with the other knight trainees, swinging their swords, practicing using

He practically left Louise alone

It was just like an attitude of “I don't need your help”

That is, wellht corps, to which nothing could be done

Huhhh Louise let out a sh

She could not aht of that, her self-confidence wavered even more

As I thought, I can't do it, huh? Tears welled in her eyes With the sharpness of a Water user, Montony, and narrowed her eyes

“Whhhhat? Are you uncorosses his; so you become dispirited, huh?”

“Haah? What are you talking about? What lover? Stop it!”

“A? Weelll, is it a secret crush then? Naturally, you towards Saito”

“Wrong! Absolutely wrong! Completely different from love! I never think of him at all!”

Blushi+ng deeply, Louise protested

“It's fine But let ”

“What is it!?”

“Although you like him, you cannot allow him immediately”

“Haaaa! What are you saying!? Isn't that stupid!?”

“A person like you appears to be fir to the as 'A little bit is okay,' when you unintentionally allow hiirls”

“St-Stupid! There's no reason to allow them! Allohat!?”

Ignoring the things she did in the past, Louise yelled

“Your voice is shaking When you are struck at the bull's eye, you would be shaky immediately, eh? But you don't have to worry Lately you are left aside by hiht? A completely frustrated woet irritated, huh?”

“Haaaaahhhh!? The one's who's left aside, isn't it you!? Mont at such a place? To look out for Guiche? That idiot unexpectedly received airls who like hiht!?”

Chonchon Montmorency hit Louise's shoulder, and pointed towards Saito's direction

She looked, and noticed that the scuffle had ended before they realized

“Eh?”

Louise stared, pop-eyed

A certain girl wearing a light brownto Saito

“Looks like the one getting the attention isn't Guiche, eh?”

“What's wrong?”

Saito asked the girl in front of him

The one in front of hiirl who had once two-timed with Guiche Katie Beside the at Saito with siht brown mantles which meant that they were first-year students

“Um-Umm do you want to read this?”

With a bashfully radiant face, the long-haired, lovely Katie took out so which looked like a letter

“I-I wrote it as well”

“Please look at it”

The other female students handed their letters to Saito one by one as well

“Letter?”

“Umm I wrote a poem By all means, please read it”

With his rade

“Why me?”

The girls exchanged glances and nodded in unison

“Because, you are so cool You could stop 70,000 ht?”

“Next time when you are free, could you please tell us more about it?”

From behind, Guiche's bitter voice could be heard

“Wh-What about me? No letters for me!?”

“Guiche-saht?”

Aloof, Katie declared clearly

“You girls are always the best, all the time! Montmorency is Montmorency, you are you! I say! A valorous e and achievements! Please understand!”

Shouting that, Guiche bit on his rose and put on airs But at that moment, a cluster of water enveloped Guiche's body

“Ugh! Aargh! I-I! I can't br-breath ughhh”

In the water coluony Before they noticed it, Mont her wand Expressionless, and very frightening-looking

“Uuuuuaaaaa, Mon shakily, Katie quickly handed over a package to him

“Umm I'm not sure whether it fits your taste or not, but I baked these biscuits myself Please try them”

“Biscuit?”

A gently and softly luscious s in the air

Apparently delicious, involuntarily he extended his hand and a small hand stretched out from beside him

That hand tore up that bag, and removed the biscuits from the inside

Gnash

Aumaumaumaum

He timidly looked beside him, and saw Louise's face which was as if the biscuits were extremely awful

“Wh-What are you doing?”

“What is this? It tastes awful”

“I tried so hard inthem!”

“Don't give pet feeds to other people's pet dog”

“What 'pet dog'!? Saito-sama is a hero!”

“Hero? Who?”

Without thinking, Saito puffed up his chest

“I am!”

The next moment, Louise's knee struck his storound Louise placed her feet firmly on Saito's face In a completely typical style, Louise yelled

“You had merely stopped the 70,000, what are you so proud of? It's just like stopping a farreat about it!?”

Next, Louise tra blow Oouucchhh! Saito groaned, and became silent

Everyone at that place thought that Louise was great She had referred to the 70,000 military troops as farhtened of such a person with unusual strength, and running away, dispersed

Louise seized Saito who had fainted in agony by the legs, and dragged hi

Meanwhile Montether by ice loops and was floating in mid-air, away

With the Co Officer absent, the asselances Malicorne let out a sigh, and said,

“Wouldn't it be great if Louise and Mont Officers?”

The male trainees nodded their heads unanimously

In the roo, thump!, chucked him onto the bed

Saito carily at Louise

“What the hell are you doing?”

Louise's cheeks puffed, and she folded her arms

“There's no probleood for you to let you do as you please, but”

“But what?”

Louise became silent

“What's the problem?”

At his inquiry, huhh Louise let off a weak sigh, and slipped into her bed

“damn You just carry on with your busy life”

Saito was hit by those words Evidently, because he was too busy lately and did not care about Louise, she was sulking now

That was inevitable His recent self was somehow full with fervor

New position, new events which he had not experienced before

Such things made his heart beat in excitement Naturally, the ti could be done about that

Besides, those guys who attacked us the other day

“Those guys who attacked us before this it would be troublesoood to have more allies now?”

Well, that's true, but Louise pursed her lips

“But during the other tied to win by your own”

“That could not be told at all!”

Saito bellowed angrily, but Louise wasmore time with her than that incident

“Which means that you can't spend time with your master, eh?”

Louise kicked her legs around under the blanket, and complained

“Why the displeased look?”

“Nothing but that means that I don't have to call you master now”

“Why!?”

“Well, I'ht!”

“Haaah? What the heck are you talking about!? I've said it already! Don't confuse a mere 'Chevalier' with the Duke of La Vallière's position! We've only risen fro to a hu idea!”

Louise combed her hair up and declared

“Ah, I see” Saito was further unamused

And he had been thinking for a while that he could be equal to Louise Looks like that wasn't the case at all

Saito beca bored, Louise crawled into her bed and pulled the blanket over her head

Louise was not seriously thinking that they were ”not equal” In other words, she did not care about the difference in their social status Saito is Saito That's all that matters

It was sis, and felt that Saito as engrossed in the knight corps was a little unforgivable; at which she unintentionally insulted the Chevalier title

At Saito's silence, Louise poked her head out from under the blanket

Like a rabbit, the face which was peeking out froain

“Think about what you should do to improve your master's mood”

“Although you say that”

Seely troubled, Saito scratched his head Fro up

“Hug htly? A-And whisper atlike that”

What do you ry inside

So you want to tiethat, but not unwillingly, he still hugged Louise from on top of the blanket

Under the blanket, Louise became quiet like a cat

Louise unconsciously relaxed her face

No Being hugged by a boy one likes soh it is from the top of a blanket

If possible, I want it like this all the time But I cannot permit that Aah, but what should I do if he requests that? If I allow him once, will he really be unfaithful as Mont about that Saito opened his mouth

“Hey Louise”

“Wh-What?”

“Is that enough?”

“Heh?”

In the blanket, Louise squinted her eyes

“How do I say it? Everyone is waiting forOfficer if I skip practice, how could I discipline them?”

Leaving those words behind, Saito left the bed immediately, and went out of the room

Left behind, Louise was in a daze for a little while, and she shook

She sprang up fro the wall

“What was that!? What does he mean! All my pride is shattered now!”

After kicking the wall for a while, Louise

“You just wait and see When I a their tails and run away!”

The next day

After school, Saito went to the kitchen to greet those over there

He remeht to infor a noble properly in person

Siesta's figure could not be seen Saito asked her boss, Marteau, as tasting a stew

“Do you knohere Siesta is?”

At his question, Marteau glared fiercely at Saito

“I won't tell so his tail at nobles”

He declared As if having the same opinion as their master, the other cooks who once praised Saito sohim with cold eyes

Compared to the times when he was insulted by the students, Saito was many times sadder now

Being told such words by such kind people, Saito gradually broke out in tears Subsequently, Head Chef Marteau panicked

“Oi oi! You had taken all the trouble to beco?”

“But you all were so kind to e at all”

“Don't cry! Geez, for God's sake, why on earth did you want to become a noble!?”

Saito bit his lips

“I don't kno to put it properly, but somehoanted it Hey uncle, you can touch people's hearts through your cooking So you beca?”

“Hmm, well now that you say that, maybe that's true”