The Annals of the Flame Kingdom (WN)

For some time after Erica's voice sounded on the meadow, Kota was unable to respond to the words. I get a slight blush on my cheeks in front of me and a glimpse of a girl who looks at me like a puppy who's afraid to be thrown away, slowly and cleverly forced to spin my uncircumcised head to spin the words.

"Huh... duh..."

Erica Orenfeld van Flame will no longer be Erica Orenfeld van Flame. Such an Erica inquiry as if it were a philosophy...... or Kota twists his neck on the riddle. but there is no answer for twisting it.

"... I don't know what that means. What do you mean, Erica's not going to be Erica?

So let me be honest with you. The questioned Erica opened her mouth with her expression only slightly stiffened.

"It's not going to be Erica... that's not true." Erica remains Erica. "

"... I've been unnecessarily anxious"

"So! Even if my name changes... 'family name', will Coata stay by my side?

Such, anxiously swaying Erica's eyes, spurted up into Hota's chest as she stared, emotions.

"... the 'family name' changes?

agitation, is.

"Or the family name changes because, you know..."

Erica's anxiously shaken eyebrow roots gave way to an attitude that seemed uncommonly disturbed for Haota, and then took on a more tragic color than earlier.

"Ya, I figured... you know, stay on the side... will you?

Unexpectedly swinging his neck to the left and right in the sad Erica's eyes, Kota stops the movement. 'Cause' family name 'changes. In Japan, among Kota, who was the son of a righteous civilian, the family name is the equals surname, and when you understand what it means to' change the woman's surname ', that's reasonably natural.

"... that... the last name... when the family name changes... isn't it... unsavory to be with me? Here's the thing... a lot."

All I can think of is marriage.

"Yay, I do change my family name! It changes... well, it doesn't change my life that much!

"What? Yes, no... I don't think so."

"Heh? Well, that's not true! I don't know what you're talking about with this... and anyway! It's nothing to the detriment of the coater... so! The..."

- Please.

"... stay with me... please"

Kota stares at Erica for a moment like she's about to cry. "Nah, what the hell?" I looked seriously at Erica, who instantly dyed her cheek for being stared at.

"... are you okay, Mr. Erica?

I'm not saying it's mainly my head.

"... what does that mean?

"No... well, what is it? Here's the thing... other, unmarried, reasonably good age guys roll in at the newlyweds' place... I don't think it feels too good for someone who's going to be your husband... and... I honestly don't feel very good about it either, boulder."

I wonder what kind of punishment game it is. Erica may have told me you're young, but Kota is still a healthy man in his twenties. I don't know what it's like to have someone else flirting with another man who's a favorite of his own.

"... so if you do... right. I'm leaving."

Even Hota doesn't want to see it. I thought so, ahead of Kota's gaze with his mouth open.

"........................ what?

Pocan, I saw Erica. For a few moments, too, Erica curls up in one piece like a machine gun with a bright red face.

"So, who's getting married, who's! You were listening to me!

Erica grabs Kota's tie and moves her body closer together. Erica, who should have climbed quite a steep gradient though a small hill, smelled like shampoo, not sweat from her hair.

"Yes, no, Mr. Erica? Near it - not! No, because, my last name! Changing your family name means changing your last name, right? So, then it's sole, isn't it marriage!

Kouta tries to argue with Erica's momentum and blushing cheeks at the scent that runs through her nasal cavity. The prospect was successful, or Erica, who was in a wearing state, breathed a little 'uuch' and stepped down, her legs.

"... as it were, well... maybe it was somewhat bad to say... but! Don't you think if you think about it for a second, you'll see? It's me, Erica Orenfeld van Flame? What do you think I am?

"Hey, no matter what you say you think it is..."

"My name is Angelica, and she says," You can marry whoever you want! "Have you ever seen it? You know, where the shadow of a man flickers at me!

"Uh... no, I've never seen it."

"Right!"

"But... that, Holla. There's love at first sight."

"- Whoa! I'm not that light of a woman! Don't be rude!

Erica, it's rough. Hota saw a dragon behind Erica for a moment on that sword screen in the rest.

"Shh, I'm sorry! Excuse me!

"I'm telling you, it's nothing. I'm not denying love at first sight! It's just that I have someone I really like, but I'm not that easy to find out."

Say it - Erica realizes.

"... uh... haha..."

Kota with an indescribably subtle look... to herself, to silence.

"- Ewww!!!

Erica, your face is bright red. I feel like I'm young and I'm over my age... but Erica knows that Kota never "nibbles". Like I said myself, it's not like Erica has a man's shadow flickering, but it's good that Hota, the only "man's shadow," doesn't realize the simple formula of "There's someone I like = Hota," because I can't even have any hopeful observations.

"... No, Mr. Erica? Even with those tears in my eyes."

The destination was here, silent, in the adorable act of staring with tears. There's plenty of room for discretion, but, well, it's a suicide bomber.

"... because it's a corner"

"Yes?"

"It's a corner, let me hear it. For your information."

"What would you do?

"You thought I was' getting married ', didn't you? What did you think when you heard that?

"I don't care what you say... I thought, 'Oh, you can't live in Terra's Duke's Mansion anymore'..."

"That's all?"

……

"That's just what I thought you couldn't live in a newlyweds house? You just thought you'd run out of places to live?

Give yourself another step toward the breathtaking Kota.

"- That's what you thought it would matter if I were anyone's daughter-in-law?

Stepping back into the serious eye color, Kota shows her shoulders flaunted.

"... with all due respect... you're coming all the way, Erica. Rarely."

"... because there's nothing to lose. Just get out front."

Even if you try to speak lightly, you fail. Kota exhales at Erica staring with the same serious eyes. My heart, this makes me feel like Even... and somehow, while I feel bad about being deluded.

"... well honestly, you didn't feel good. I don't know what to say, but I think they even stole something."

Honestly, exhale your mood.

……

"No, I guess the way you say 'stolen' has a narrative... well, the... what is it? Here..."

"... good. In the end... you were jealous, weren't you?

"... right. Yes, sir."

"Didn't you like it? Imagine me being someone's wife. Did it offend you to smile next to someone other than you?

"... Yes"

……

……

"... eheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheh.

"... it doesn't feel right, Erica. Ayanoka...... sounds like Shion. Please don't be a bad adult."

In contrast to Kota, who was slightly soothed, Erica showed a 'funnya' grin on the full face of her face.

"Don't you give me other women's names? Well...... but sorry. I'm a little happy."

"... I don't want to anymore"

"Isn't that nice? Now, come on. I was embarrassed."

"I think Mr. Erica's is a suicide bomber?

"Well, yes... but it was worth it."

Whether to hide the loosening of his expression or even renounce his intention, Kota shows his intention to surrender with both hands raised.

"Give me a break"

"Well, give me a break..."

I say that with pleasure, Erica spins her mouth. I glanced at the root of my eyebrows just a little so I could think of something and then chills and rear, I saw where my own mother would sleep.

"Mr. Erica?

Kota has a surprising look at Erica's behavior. Still not reacting to Erica, Kota opened his mouth to continue his words.

"Huh?"

Block that mouth with Erica's action of pulling Kota's tie. Haota steps forward without even being able to disobey that trick, which is close to striking by accident. Erica's, beautiful thin red lips come in front of her - and those lips disappear from her sight, and a warm exhale hangs in her ear.

"- If you don't want to be stolen, make sure it's yours, okay?

It is for a moment that the words strike the ear. To understand what it means, already, for a moment.

…… ……

Without words, he held down his whispered right ear with his right hand, and saw Erica smiling with his hands behind his back, dying his face bright red, in the sight of Hota, who lagged behind him to keep his bouncing heart down and distance himself from Erica.

"... eh, Erica? Oh, the... eh?

"It would be embarrassing if your mother asked me, so I acted a little"

"No, not..."

That's what I'm talking about.

"No, I don't think so!

"Oh, already! Coata, you're a man! I'm not saying Gucci Gucci!

"No, it's, uh... yes..."

Often, the gaze and words wandered through the universe with 'Awww'. After that, Kota exhaled deeply as if she had just given up a little.

"... give me a break, I thought I said?

"Isn't that nice? I really wanted to tell you."

and Erica smiles like a prankster. Let Erica look down on her shoulder.

"... ha. You don't have a choice."

"... I'm not asking you to take me away in your pocket, but I want you to stay with me, duck."

"... I will do good"

I feel somewhat tired of Erica smiling, and Kota smiles bitterly - and realizes it.

"Um... Erica?

"Hmm? What?

"So... what was it after all? The fact that the 'family name' changes"

That the underlying problem has not solved anything. Erica opened her mouth after giving such a little pokanne look to Kota.

"... right. After all, I couldn't explain what I was going to do."

Shake your head to say that to him, like it's nothing.

"I... I'm going to give it to Niza." The Viscount van der Fend. "

In a way, I dropped more bombs than I just showed you.

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"... I'm sorry, Erica. I can't keep up with my understanding a bit...... uh, give in, do you?

Panicky Kota. Such a gentle look at Kota, Erica took over the words.

"Explain in turn... and before you do, I understand the status quo, but it's also important that Niza and Iris get along... and more importantly, the perception of the Ferber family problem is okay, right?

"Yeah, I'm able to share. It's a 'handling' issue, isn't it?

"That sounds like Ferber is a dangerous thing... that sort of thing. Looks like Coata's been working a lot for me, but I wasn't playing Liz or Lotte. It was moving a lot."

"I don't think I was playing...... so?

"The proposal Liz came up with was the Baumgarden family, the Becker family, and the award of the title to the Roat family. The idea was to convince Ferber with the intangible gift of" Her Majesty Queen Flame has done this far. "

"… is it a way to give honor? It's not bad."

"But there are a few problems with this."

"Let's hear it"

"I told Liz, but the Beckers are okay. Flame, a clan that supported the prosperity of a thousand years, even if it was given the title… well, there will be no disagreement from anywhere."

"It's a family line that brings you to Saint Yumeria."

"Yes. The Beckers are fine in terms of their personality. And the Baumgarden family. Well, good. I can't say the Baumgarden family deserves a title per se, because they're going to give it to Lotte. It is certainly not an exaggeration to call it the most loyal minister of the nation. You've done enough to deserve the title. In Lotte's case, it's dangerous in a different way."

"Will a competent minister possess not only power and fame, but also honor"

"Neither did the territory 'dirt' and the private soldiers. A little threat, here. Liz would notice if she was normal too... you see, because Liz is a lotte"

"Mr. Lotte... well, I never imagined 'betraying' you, did I?

"That's the thing. Well, it doesn't look like Lotte herself is going to be hairy, and Lotte is fine. The problem is Niza... or the Rohts."

"... I hear you make an extraordinary contribution regarding the casting of coins?

"I won't deny it. But you think we're gonna talk about the title? Hotel Larchia deserves more of a title. Royal quarters?

"... Indeed"

"I don't really like this way of saying it... it's hard to say that the Roat family deserves a title in their 'degree' work. Rather, it could be the next spark if you give the Roat family a bad title. If you can have it in that house, make sure it's ours! What?"

Is that good enough for you? Kota responds to Erica asking with her consent.

"Next. Liz said she would confer the title... but besides the title in the royal title of honor, the conferral of territory would be imperative. But there's no territory to give the Flame kingdom any extra."

"No?

"Affordable territory means. This is Liz's first count, and I can't raise a bad territory. The Viscount is a national event, and the first Viscount fails, so he can't be undressed. That's not why I'm giving you Terra."

"You can't?

"You said it. 'I wonder what kind of harassment you would be if you got a territory like this'. There won't be a punitive game in the first Count."

"... there was, and so was that. Terra was forgiven because she was royal."

"Yes. So, the third. Indeed, the fact remains that Liz comforted Ferber until he was awarded the title, and Ferber himself may be satisfied with that. But are the other nobles convinced? Don't you think they'll insult you as' the new nobleman '?

"Well, maybe there is."

"The fact that Liz's awarded title is insulted is synonymous with Liz being insulted. Not even a young Liz can ever lose something like that now."

"Indeed."

Acknowledging that Erica's words were broken, Kota opened her mouth to show Erica's replacement.

"Well, Erica said... you think you can cover that in terms of ceding the 'Viscount van der Fend'?

"The van der Fend family is the Viscount with the title, but history is longer than the Ferber family. If you ask me, the Ferbers are more of an emerging nobleman. Although it's a sideline, it's also a family that has a daughter who draws royal blood, and the family itself is never low. At least your mother and grandfather have never been insulted in the social world."

"... I see"

"Terra was all I had, so Viscount van der Fend has lent it to the kingdom to manage, but the name itself is my thing."

"What is the scale?

"Not wide, not narrow. Areas where there is no industry to be proud of. A little better than Terra, maybe?

"I'm not going to harass you," he said?

"Subtle lines. Some people will be harassed."

Take a breath.

"... but right? It's not Liz who gives you that territory. It's me."

"Your Majesty's glory won't hurt," he said?

"In addition, the territory of the Kingdom of Flame will not be reduced. You won't be able to run the territory at all, even if you leave it to Niza, and let the Kingdom of Flame take care of it as always. Pay the tax revenues that come up instead of the management fee."

What Erica is trying to do is not scratch Liz's name, have enough character to convince Ferber, and yet not reduce the territory of the Kingdom of Flame. It is a good thing to say, but it is not a project that I want to execute immediately. Although it is a case.

"... can you do that, that?

This is it. Kota, a native of the civilian population, is not so familiar, but I have never heard of civilians receiving noble houses, and I feel that it lacks practicality. Picturesque cakes are nothing but picturesque cakes.

"There's nothing you can't do if you want."

"... really?

"Yeah. Nobody... nobody, isn't it? Well, most people just didn't try, so there's no way. There's a precedent."

"Precedents?"

"Did you forget? A while ago, we all went together, didn't we?

- To Parsena, and.

"... oh"

"The Parsena Frontier Uncle Territory was originally the territory of Count Parsena, who was a Flame nobleman. It is the territory that inherited it in the form of the adoption of Grace I and Count Parsena of Time, who at the time were 'civilians'. You know, there's a precedent where nobility inherited territory and titles from civilians, right?

"I see, indeed"

"First, adopt me and Niza. This makes Niza the 'Niza Orenfeld van Flame'. Then I give Niza the Viscount and Territory of the Fandelfend I have. The Flame noblemen don't like those who don't draw royal blood to name 'Orenfeld' or 'Flame', so they decide to set up a separate house. Now Niza will be the rightful successor to the Viscount Vanderfend family as" Niza Vanderfend. "

"... Erica's family name changes, what do you mean?

"I'm leaving Viscount van der Fend's house. I can't call myself a fan anymore. From that moment on, I'll be Erica Orenfeld Flame."

What do you say? Ask Erica. Slowly rebelled the earlier words in his head, chewing them, and Kota opened his mouth.

"... I remember hearing that the Parsena Border Uncle is independent of Flame. It was not good to let the 'civilians' inherit it it, it was against the Fame nobility," he said.

"Things are different. The current Chancellor is Lotte, and His Majesty the King is Liz? The power of the King's Palace and the Royal Castle is not comparable to what it was then? Besides... this is a hopeful observation, but even Carl doesn't think it's a good idea to stay like this as Ferber's immediate boss, and he'll agree, I'm sure. The Prime Minister, His Majesty the King, and the Knights of Kingsguard will be allies in the proposal I made, sister Wang? I'm sure the opportunistic aristocrats will agree, and it's about Ferber who will be the steep vanguard against it... because it's for the Ferber family. I don't want you to swallow it."

"... I see. The basement is neat," he said.

"That's the thing. As I said earlier, it's only the realm of the 'harassment' line, so even if Niza gets distracted, it won't be enough rebellion for the stalks of the Flame Kingdom to shake."

"... Hmm"

"... what do you think? I think that's a good idea?

With Erica's words in her ear, Hota thinks in arms. Ask me, Chengcheng, it's not a bad way. By becoming an adopted child or a Yoko, the method of raising one's position at once is not an unusual story in itself. In fact, it is not an exaggeration to say that Hideyoshi Toyotomi is a peasant, but he went up to Sekibai because he became Yuko in front of Kingfu.

"... well, not a bad idea"

Not to ask for a source for historical facts, not a bad idea. Not a bad idea though.

"... May I?

"What?

"Erica's home, isn't it? It's so... well, it's so 'easy' to give to people"

Just because it's a good idea, people's moods aren't that easy to break off.

"... that's a lot of words. It's not easy, is it? It bothered me a lot... and that's why I'm even here at the grave like this"

"Excuse me."

"Well, it makes sense what Coata is saying. I wondered if it was really good for me. Liz disagreed with me at first... I mean, maybe I'm still not convinced of it."

That said, point your gaze at the headstone that stands in the middle of the meadow again.

"... but right? Sure, it's important to protect the house and protect your ancestors' pride... but that's why I think right now, if there's something I can do for someone who wants to walk with me... maybe I should do it. You said that, didn't you? 'I'm just doing what I can,' he said. That's all I can do right now."

……

"Everyone is troubled and suffering. And I have a way to help it. If you say so, it's a matter of my feelings."

That said, bring your gaze back to Kota.

"So."

I wish I was wrong, Hota thinks.

"- So it's good. Now."

Hota thinks it would be nice if after the tears flowing down Erica's cheek were a mistake in her own view.

"... ok. I think it's a good idea."

"Really? Good"

Kota remembers Erica laughing happily as if she could tighten her chest. It's hard to say, it's like a storm, and it's like an "indescribable feeling."

"... to? Huh? Hey... Yeah, yeah, yeah! Kota!? Hey, what? What is it? Dreams? Dreams, here? Huh? Hey, uh, yeah?

Kota embraced Erica in front of her. Erica panicked at the unexpected, but Haota slowly stroked her hair so as to calm her, but surely turned both her arms to Haota.

"... I can't even do this."

"I'm not very good at it...... here's the thing, somehow"

"... hmm." Somehow you can do this to a girl, Courta. "

"... if you don't want to, I'll stop?

"Oh, no! You can't stop this!

"Then don't say anything so cute."

Erica shows both cheeks swelling like squirrels to Kota's words like that. but it's also for a moment. and loosened his expression and buried his face in Kota's chest again.

"... Fine, I like it"

"Hugs, is it?

"I'll give you a hug... but I don't know, like I said, a little mean to you, Coata."

"... I'm mean... stop saying things like Mr. Theon"

"Like Scion?

"He recently said something like," It's not bad to be cold. "I told you, didn't I? He said you shouldn't be a bad adult."

"That's not what I meant! Here's the thing... I don't know what to say, a little mean coata feels like a coata showing Ayano... because I admired your relationship a little"

……

"What's going on?

"No... I guess this is the way you say it... as I said earlier, don't come too far ~"

"Ugly? Heavy?"

"That's not true... isn't it the usual Erica?"

"... in front of your mother, huh? Because I regretted not being honest all the time... sometimes, I thought I'd be honest."

"Does it exist"

"Existence"

……

……

"... you know?

"Yes?"

"I'm sure Niza will be clever enough to succeed Fandelfend... but I don't think that's why everyone agrees."

"I guess."

"Neeza, too, but I'm sure I get punched in the pussy a lot too. A nobleman who ceded his title to a civilian, the..."

"I get it."

That's probably very hard. Erica, who, in a sense, is a meritocracy, has given up her beloved mother's title for the good of the nation, is slandered. But for the sake of everyone's happiness, Erica did it with the thought of a severance.

"... it's okay"

So.

"… I will protect you"

I don't know what I can do. But if Erica was crying, I'm sure she could wipe that tear up. I thought so, and I just wanted to show you a smile that I didn't tell you to feel safe.

"Not so! Ugh, yeah! I'm glad you're protecting me... but I'm sure Coata feels bad when you're with me." Oh, where I gave the title to that civilian, "I think I get unwarranted slander or something. That's the..."

- I'm sorry to hear that.

"So, but! Because I'll do my best, too! 'Cause I'm gonna do my best to make it look like I'm not gonna let Coata say that! So!"

Oh, and Hota finally realizes. I see. I was wondering if I'd go back to the first story here.

"... that... so... I'm glad you're on my side without going anywhere"

Hota exhales unexpectedly, stared at by her eyes, which were only slightly illuminated, anxiety ridden, and still expected.

"... worry more about yourself than about people"

"Huh? Yeah, yeah? Uh... duh, what do you mean?

You're the hardest part, but you're supposed to be.

Still, I worry that Kouta won't feel hard because of that self.

"... you can't go anywhere..."

As much as I abandoned such a bottomless, gentle girl and went somewhere, I thought that I was not a ghost, and Kota only strengthened her ability to hold Erica a little.

".................. yeah"

"Yes."

"... nowhere, don't go"

"Yes."

"... all the time, stay by my side"

"Yes."

"... a little more... head, stroke"

"Yes."

"Oh, can't you fool me, I figured -" Yes "?

"Erica is honest, why don't I be honest with you too"

Erica dyes her cheeks red despite telling Kota herself to take a no-guard look at the unexpected blow she thought would be sent. Hota caressed Erica's head gently as she thought of Erica like that.

"What do you think, princess?

"Oh, hi-me - well... uh... isn't that quite right in front of you?

"...... pup. What, that? In front of you."

"Oh, oh! I laughed! And you won't have a choice! Because I'm embarrassed! I'm stubborn!

"What kind of threat, it"

"Ugh, shut up, shut up! Hmm!"

They laughed, teased and embellished the blindfold. And yet, I don't like it at all, so Erica tries to bury her face in Kota's chest again.

"... hey"

"Yes?"

"The... eh? I guess Kota doesn't like it?

"What is it?

"Look! Here's the thing... Ri, if a divorced person has a child, they'll say 'Tumored' or something, right?

"Not much of a favorite word...... well, would you say?

"So, um... I'm not divorced,"

Because I can have a very big 'kid'.

"... 'Tumored' but... don't you hate it?

I couldn't answer that question.

"Oh!!! Wow, you laughed!? Why are you laughing! I'm seriously worried about you! I'm stubborn! You're stunning!

There was a breeze in Erica's voice echoing in the meadows and Kota's laughter.

A very gentle breeze softly stroked the two of them, like watching Hota forgive Erica for pounding her poka and her chest, as if she were laughing bitterly.