Chapter 136 (1/2)
The first night on guard duty
Izumi and Millia stayed alert in the princess' private room on rotation
There was little to be found in that frugal rooarments were always prepared by the maidservants, so there very many pieces in the closet
Izuated the room for what it orth, but Cleo, who should've hated it, seehtly enjoy the notion
Sitting on her bed, Cleo grinned as she looked at Izuuard at the side of the room
”S-so the matter?”
The place was different to Courtois, and Izuht perhaps she had committed a discourtesy as she called over to Cleo But Cleo's response was different
”No It is siner into my room… I found it a tad joyous”
Izu that from her This was also part of the mission, and she would keep up the conversation
”Is that so? I'ee I'm sure the color of my hair is rare around these parts”
”Really? Would it be alright if I heard the story?”
Cleo's eyes glistened as they looked at Izumi
(It's not a bad feeling for her to be interested in me, but in the middle of a mission, it's a bit…)
Troubled, Izu
”My house was originally frohts there use swords like this one, similar to sabers They're called bushi+ and sahts of this country”
As Izuave a simple explanation of her ho she was acting a bit too young for her age, Izu herself to hate her
”And the fact you're seeking refuge means, umm…”
”Yes, ht up in a war, and left the country If they didn't do so, I' in this world”
Seeing Cleo's saddened face, Izu ful clearing of her throat to change the topic
”But now that I think back, I don't see it as a bad thing I attended the acadeht”
When Izumi smiled, Cleo did too And she looked out the
”I don't know anything… unlike er brothers and sisters, I was fated to be offered as the maiden from the start So my education was kept to a ner, so today was fun”
To be offered It ated the internal affairs of Celestia beforehand, and it was the most famous story about the country, so she knew about it
About the blue-haired tribe that offers life to the God who made even Courtois stand down
”I know I'm really not supposed to say this, but I'm happy that on”
To change the topic, Izumi picked up the thread on Sakuya
”You should mention that to Rudel toon up-close, Rudel will be delighted”
”Rudel-dono will? I don't mean ill, but he's a peculiar one, isn't he? Millia-san did say, 'he's the strange one, you're not crazy'”
Cleo's i a strange one Labelling that aIzu Courtois' knights as a fraht about numerous problems
”H-he is strange, but he's a good guy A really good guy!”
It was the greatest defense she could muster
”Fufufu, you get along, I see”
”Yes, he's a precious friend”
Seeing Izumi's expression as she said that, Cleo tilted her head So Izumi
”You're not lovers? Um, you make a wonderful face whenever you talk about Rudel-dono, you know”
”That's wrong He's a dear friend from the academy A little circuless”
If she called it a little circumstance in Courtois, the royal palace would be abuzz with cries of, 'are you sure you're taking this seriously with an attitude like that?' For the sake of the country, Izumi was appointed as Rudel's special inspector It wasn't an exaggeration to say it was a mission of the utmost importance
Rudel was generally classified as a first-rate knight Strong, proud, and even loyal But thewas… he was an idiot
Not the sort that couldn't study, the type that burst into erratic conduct the very moment the idea struck his head Even after he was instated in the dragoon brigade, he had repeated nued all his surroundings in What's est probleeous dragon like Sakuya
'If that thing gets serious, this country is seriously done for'
The reason the upper brass seriously thought so was largely due to a single knight, feared by Courtois and all the countries that bordered it
Rudel idolized that knight… Marty Wolfgang
It's been said the King of Courtois once cried out, 'Why did it have to be hi those lines…
Putting all jokes aside, there was no doubt keeping Izumi with Rudel was an important measure
”Are you sure?”
Said Cleo with a slight laugh
As Izue, Cleo spoke
”I' like that”
Cleo was raised in the castle She was raised as if the only i was that she was alive until the tiot
The rooed to a princess who held an important role
”At the end, ranted one after the next, I'm overjoyed”
”… Is that… so”
Izumi didn't knoords to send her anymore
Once the night had advanced, two faces peeped out of an inn ith a view of the palace
It was Aleist and Nate
Nate peered into her telescope, changing the ulator stuck to the side as she inspected every last detail Aleist wasn't very knowledgeable on the ic ite Nate would be able to purchase
There was one at Aleist's house as well, but he had only ever seen his father carefully stow it away a few times
”I was also thinking it around noon, but who really are you, Nate?”
When Aleist asked, Nate continued peering into the telescope as she conversed
”You want to know? Once you know, there's no going back? Senpai, you matic woman like me”
”Yeah, not happening I just wanted to ask what sort of secret you have”
Aleist waved his hand, laughing Nate's words away And he decided to change the topic
”So what are you doing?”
”I' the state of the castle The departure's the day after to what'll happen until then”
”The day after tomorrow?”
Aleist tried to recall ould happen in two days
He remembered Rudel's main mission would take place at that time
”Coht?”
”Sakuya-chan's nice and quiet, so I think he's just fine Rather, she's fidgeting restlessly, and it doesn't seem she can settle down”
”Eh? You can see her with that? Let o”
”Go ahead If you adjust it here, you can change the scaling”
Accepting the telescope, Aleist zoo her head over the castle wall from time to time
She seemed restless and unsettled
”What is that girl doing?”
As Aleist said that, Sakuya's eyes met with Aleist's across the telescope That was scary, he thought, putting the telescope down, and looking at the castle in the distance From here, he couldn't see Sakuya's forain, only to find her staring straight at him this time
”… Nate, thank you”
He didn't want to think Sakuya had noticed them, but Aleist was hated by Sakuya In the case that he really was sighted, the very fact Sakuya e problem
”You're already done with it?”
He returned the telescope to Nate There, as if suddenly hitting on soan to speak
”Co? In that case, you want me to lend you my telescope?”
Nate gave a sly laugh as she held out the device, but Aleist was getting tired, so he wanted to return to the bed What's
”What's that? Ah, no, I'm fine”
Having lost interest in such talks as of late, it was on a level where he wanted apeeped on Within Aleist's hareirls would identify Aleist's bathing time to launch their attacks
”Rather, you know, give et peeped on myself”
While Aleist made a relatively sincere plea, Nate's face twitched