Chapter 145 (1/2)
Chapter 145
From where a destroyed castle town spread out, Cleo looked over her surroundings
The earthen dolls ceased function, rattling as they began to crumble apart
Once the sun had fully shown itself, their e, and just like that, they stopped
Near Cleo, Nate took off her mask and looked around
With a whistle froryph descended from the sky
Seeing that, Cleo spoke
“U-um,”
“Mn? Oh, that’s my partner, don’t worry about it See, he can become a horse too”
After landing, the hippogryph gave a shake of its eagle head and took on the form of a normal horse
And breathing a sigh, Nate looked around
“But this really will be a pain to report”
“You’re… right”
When they saw the red pillar pierce through the sky, that ale, both Cleo and Nate were surprised But they could understand it now
“Do you think Rudel-dono won?”
“I’d quite hope so Because that would also uardian deity… who’s going to take responsibility for this, I wonder”
Cleo spoke
“The guardian deity, is it If I just…”
She had much to think about
There, Nate cut in
“… My ancestors, you see, they were once people of Celestia This blue hair is so of a testament to that”
“Eh?”
As Cleo looked on blankly, Nate…
“Meaning, I’h at present, I’ve got work in Courtois as you can see”
She kept on talking on theproblems to her position There, Nate’s expression turned serious
“Well, I’ to say that huht if you just becaive a public apology and provide some support”
As Cleo hesitated, Nate spelled out her options
“You could run off soirl All that’s left of the Celestia royal line is you and a few children It’s possible to push it onto someone else”
Cleo gave a bitter smile and shook her head
She wouldn’t choose that option
“Thank you But I have ations I could not become a sacrifice, but I cannot abandonrole Even if it’s someone as unreliable as me”
Nate spoke disinterestedly
“Is that so”
And putting on her mask, she pat her partner’s neck a few tiry
It felt like she already knehich one she would choose
“I’m just a little envious of you”
“Eh?”
At the end, Nate,
“That you could choose the option not to run, I’m just a little envious”
A few days later
In the ruins of Celestia, Sakuyablocks
To help out in the reconstruction efforts, Rudel and Aleist worked dawn to dusk
Izumi and Millia aided them
Nate alone made for Courtois to report on the incident Someone had to be told…
“To be totally honest, I think there’s so an island of it”
Holding a shovel, Aleist looked at Rudel
“… Aleist, sure enough, I won’t deny I
had so that one!”
Millia looked at the two of them tiredly
“I understand it was a situation where it couldn’t be helped, but… who’s going to take responsibility for this?”
Neither Rudel nor Aleist could take responsibility
Millia looked at Izumi…
“Isn’t this his surveillance inspector’s liability?”
A startled Izumi spoke
“I do get the feeling there was nothing that could be done there”
Izumi had hurriedly drafted up a report and handed it to Nate But just hoould the top brass evaluate it…
The four of theht into it, but Rudel,
“Well, whatever will be will be Once I return, I’ain, so I don’t er”
Aleist as well
“You’re right This feels soduty Now then, let’s give it our best for another day”
Millia looked at the two
“Isn’t it strange to use Courtois’ white and black knights like this? Nor, and work in the royal palace, right?”
Rudel and Aleist’s standings were dubious even in Courtois When norher ranks, one was sent to the middle of nowhere The other was treated as a cleaner
Izuhed
“Well, as long as the ones in question don’t raise a ruckus, isn’t it fine? If anyone’s got any coherups”
When he becaoon, Rudel kneould be sent to the outer reached as he had no corumble here and there, he was earnest in his work
Yet the two of them had saved the country called Celestia
No, perhaps saved was a
Of all else, the one they fought was the guardian deity of Celestia
One wrong e of their request to eliminate their deity
Of course…
“But it’s a huge probleone”
It was just as Rudel said
Alh officials had perished in the castle
It was because of theto Nate
There were various hands roup’s point of view, it was a peculiar ht a battle they’d been roped into
Sakuya looked up at the sky
‘Hey, can I eat that?’
She sought confirmation with Rude, so she followed her eye line
“The hippogryph? So it, so you can’t”
Sakuya was downhearted
What the returned Nate informed them of was everyone’s return