The Magnificent Battle Records of A Former Noble Lady

"Well, I'm acting a little different."

"Eh,"

"Roger. I'll see you later."

"Ooh."

"Huh?"

Tedra raised her voice of confusion to Alhardt, who waved to the crowd as she entered Fiminan.

"Um, where's Mr. Alhardt going?

"Anything seems to have an old friend in this town, and he's going to meet him for a little while."

"Friends of the Old Knowledge…………………."

"We'll rendezvous later, so until then, we'll make a buyout."

"Ah, Yes."

Tedra looks around and tilts her neck as she chases after Siltina as she goes through the crowd looking at the note in her hand.

"Are there fewer people than yesterday?

"Well, given the noise yesterday, it's only natural."

"Yesterday..."

"It's about Crowe, me and Till. He's the one who made Crowe look like a monster."

"Oh, is that why?"

"The Virgin of Uemura has defeated us, but you must want to get away from where the demons appeared soon. We're the only ones who know yesterday's array is fake."

From there, we were silent with each other for a while.

Sirtina and Tedra who follow it, shopping one after the other according to the notes.

That silence was broken when the buyout was also past the other half.

"Let's take a break."

"Yes."

An alley a little in from the main street. I learned from Sirtina, who sat on a crate placed there, and Tedra first lowered her luggage and sat down on a nearby crate as well.

"... what is your aim?

……

Tedra quietly asked, dropping her gaze to think about something for a while.

Oddly enough, that was the same question Frakt threw at Alhardt the day before.

"... why do you ask me that?

Sirtina asks with her body that she is not very interested.

But what lives in those eyes is a sharp light like shooting the person in the back of his back.

"All this time, I've been thinking. Why did you take on the Virgin's escort?"

Tedra spins words as she drops her gaze again to escape such Sirtina's gaze.

"The request came."

"Yes. I know that. …… but…"

What I recall is an exchange that was made at the Royal Castle a few months ago.

You didn't ask for the king's life.

"……… Heh."

Swordswallowing light dwells in softly narrowed eyes.

"At that time, in that place, you swore an oath before the king. That's why I didn't even suspect it. But on second thought, you said that you would ask for a" request to come to the guild. "That's not to say I've begged for the king's life."

……

"I didn't realize what you were told was the same" Guardian of the Virgin, "but what you're doing now is," Request of the Alliance, "right? So who the hell did that come from? What's the reward? What's more about it? The oath sworn in at that time, to whom the hell was it directed?

"Hehe,"

Sirtina laughed unexpectedly.

"Apparently, you are more than a Virgin or a Prince."

"Yes?"

"There is still a way to save him. However,"

Sirtina stepped out of her arms and brought her face closer to Tedra.

There's a grin on that face, but my eyes are never laughing.

"Didn't you think about how putting that question to your mouth would affect you?

"……… it is,"

"Did you honestly think that if you asked, I would answer without one falsehood?

……

"That's what we call stupid."

"... Eh, but nothing goes on unless you ask. No matter how dangerous it is, if you don't listen to me, you'll end up there, trying to be able to arrange lies, even if you can."

Tedra clenched her fist.

"Pretend you don't know anything, pretend you don't know anything, stop thinking there, just get flushed... and I've had enough to regret later"

……

"So if I've ever wondered, I'll ask. If you're the only ones who know the answer, I'll ask you how risky it is. Even if they lie there and tease you, I'll take that. I'm ready for that, and now I'm asking you questions."

Staring straight back into Sirtina's eyes, Tedra ran out of words.

After staring at each other for a few seconds like that, Sirtina exhales deeply and sits back where she came from.

"I know exactly what you're ready for. Let's undo what you said was stupid. But unfortunately, there's only one thing I can say right now to that question of yours."

One, and Sirtina with her index finger put a smile on her face again.

"I know what you're not."

That's all I said, Sirtina stood up with her luggage at the end of the conversation.

"Please wait! What time is it? What the hell are you going to do then?

"So, it's all," How do I know? "But let's just say," At the end of this journey, "

"At the end of the journey..."

"That's right. And you have to choose then."

"Choose?"

"Yep. of (...), you have to choose."

"What?

"About yourself."

"About myself……………?

"Yes, and remember, you're very lucky to have a choice."

"Eh?"

"Because some people can't even give you a choice. … Now it will be time for Al to rendezvous, and let's continue with the buyout"

Tedra hastily arrives at Sirtina, who walks out saying this is the end of the story.

"Oh, that's right. Have you spoken to the Virgin or Prince of that question you had?

"No, to be honest with them, I'm a little..."

I could easily imagine the words that followed Tedra's cloudiness in Sirtina.

And because we could imagine it, we were still heartbroken by them who didn't realize their stupidity.

"I thought it was a wise decision."

"Oh, you know, just one last thing! What are you trying to do to save this country? Or..."

To Tedra's question, Sirtina stops and looks back.

"You think I'm gonna save this country?

"... eh,"

Tedra stuffed her breath and shook her head left and right at Siltina, who said it with no expression.

"It is not an extra pry until the time has come. Otherwise, you won't even be able to choose."

It was a definite warning.