The Magnificent Battle Records of A Former Noble Lady

Chapter 21 - The Foolish Child

Oh, what a foolish child!

Yuto Alzeider gazed at Akari as she stuck close to him by clinging onto his arm.

Its absurd how she easily believed the words of a stranger she just met in the forest and got tricked into using her powers.

Akari, Ill talk to the members of your escort team first. Youre probably tired from the purification, so it would be better if you rest for a while.

But..

It will be fine. Just leave it to me.

Um, okay.

Yuto grins. Akari easily agrees whenever he flashes her a smile that had often been dubbed bythemas suspicious.

How easy.

Ah, but certainly, they probably dont know how to handle this child. Thats why theyve been getting their fingers burned until now. Well, if you ask them, it doesnt really matter if shes here or not; if not for the request, shed probably be the type to get cut down first.

Apart from that, since the tainted lands and the demons arent such a big deal, they probably think that they wont need the Saintess who wont do the purification after all.

Well, I guess its a lot easier if they just leave the purification of the tainted lands to the Saintess anyway.

Eh!?

Oh, its nothing.

Well then, Ill be looking forward to their reactions when we meet.

It took Syltina three full minutes before she was finally able to speak.

Were glad youve returned safely to us, Saintess. We were even surprised that you were able to successfully do the purification.

Yuto heard someone quietly say,if you can do it then you shouldve done so from the start.It was probably Alhart or Kreutz who were behind Syltina.

And who is this?

Another whispered,Why are you here anyway?

Yuto thought it would be bad if he laughed, so he kept himself from doing so.

Hello. Im Yuto Alzeider. I was wondering if we can talk for a bit?

Very well. Tedla-sama, Frackt-sama, please accompany the Saintess outside.

Understood.

Of course.

Tyr, look after the Saintess. Call me immediately if something happens.

Understood.

As soon as they confirmed that the two had escorted Akari to the carriage, Syltina and Alhart both grabbed Yutos arms and led him to a different location.

Hey, dont be so rough!

Youre not in a position to say that, you know?

Shes right, Yuto. Why the hell are you even here?

Do youknow each other.?

Milliane-sama, Yuto doesnt bite, so, can you get closer? Its hard to talk like this.

Syltina called out to Milliane who had been hiding under the shadow of a tree ten steps away from where they were. But, even as Milliane went closer, she was still several steps away from them.

Yuto is one of the members of the guild that we belong to,The Double Winged Sword*.

Im Yuto Alzeider. Pleased to meet you.

Oh, Im Milliane Frucktor.

Yuto, didnt you receive an emergency summons from the Master? What are you doing here?

Ah, yes, it arrived. Its this, isnt it?, Yuto took out a white envelope as he spoke.

If you received it, then hurry up and go back. You guys are always going about as you wish, so, Master is always running about teary-eyed.

Its fine. I already told Master that I was in the country. After all, everyone will be coming to this country, wont they? Since that was the case, its troublesome to go back, so it was settled that I would be helping Kuu-chan and the others, but I never expected to meet you guys first. I was wondering what happened to the Saintess when I found her inside the forest, you know?

Ah, so it was like that. But, you were able to skillfully fool her, so you really helped us back there.

Oh yeah, I was just about to say it, but is she really okay? I never thought shed easily believe me, you know. Well, you and Lady Sylti probably knew what to do with the Saintess when you accepted the escort request, but, you probably never knew how airheaded she was. It was amazing. Even though I never asked her, she glibly told me that she was from another world, and at the end, it all came down to despite everything, Im still doing my best for everyones sake.

It seemed Akari talked as if she were some tragic heroine in a story. That she was pitiable for suddenly coming to a world she knew nothing about.

That she was bullied by a noble young lady, yet she bravely worked hard to finally expose the nobles crimes.

That she suddenly became the Saintess who would save the country, but nevertheless, she continued to stand up for those people who had helped her while being hurt.

That she persevered for everyones sake even though her life was dangerously threatened and was oppressed by the same noble lady, whom she had once exposed for her wrongdoings, and her companions.

Even though, although, in spite of, that was all she ever talked about. Even though Im doing my best, or Im not doing this because I want to, or Im formerly from a different world, but or I dont even have any offensive powers, or I havent even done a purification before, or although Im just a powerless girl,Lady Sylti,**youveendured it well. If it were me, Id immediately wish to leave someone like that. No matter how many years Ive been prepared for the plan, I. Would. Never. Be. Able. To. Put up with that kind of person. I cant stand it, Yuto said it with a face that was undoubtedly full of disgust.

Fufu. Yuto still hasnt trained enough. 2 years ago, I was unable to properly communicate with the Saintess, so I felt like I had to understand people who completely thought differently than me.

Ahh, so it wont work unless you at least have that feeling.

But, you really helped us out this time. After all, Al and I have already given up trying to understand her, so someone else had to take charge. Shes attached to you, and if youre around, she would do the purification properly.

To tell you the truth, shes obedient as long as you use kind words towards her. Shes that simple-minded. Rather, wouldnt that make it easier for you guys to handle her better?

Not really. It doesnt matter to us if the Saintess is around or not. What only concerns me is if we have time to do something to keep the tainted lands under control until it becomes usable again.

I thought youd say that.

In general, it would take a long number of years before plants could grow again on the tainted lands due to the demons.

However, that was the general common sense, and it was a little off mark as it did not apply to the members ofThe Double Winged Sword.

The rumored guild,The Double Winged Sword,was known around the world as the guild that has the power to overthrow a country. But, as a matter of fact, it was a small guild that only had at least a hundred members. However, the rumor about their ability to overthrow a country was indeed possible once they put their minds to it.

In other words, they were a small, elite guild. Each individuals ability was more than equal to a thousand men. Thus, it is with this precise reason that these people would have a countermeasure against thetainted landsthat only they could carry out.

If you wipe out the demons and surround the area with a light barrier, then it would gradually weaken the impurities bit by bit so that after a few years, the land could be usable again. Thats why we really dont need the help of such an incompetent Saintess.

However, nobody but, us know how to do it, and to begin with, most people cant defeat the demons. Moreover, even a barrier that would stretch over the land requires considerable amounts of magical power, so only the members ofThe Twin Blade Swordcould pull it off. Besides, this is still considered a country, so theres also the problem of taking care of the living conditions of the people who originally lived in the tainted lands. And even for us, it would be difficult to distribute dedicated staff for it, so even if the Saintess is incompetent or whatever, it would still be better to have her perform the purification instead.

I know. Thats why I accepted the request to escort the Saintess.

Well, it seems that the Saintess will willingly use her powers for my sake, so I could always rein her in.

If thats the case, then I will contact the Master. And Milliane-sama, please dont tell anybody about us being acquainted with Yuto.

Ah, yes. But umm.is it really alright to tell me all this?

If only we went to talk with Yuto, then, the other side would be suspicious of our relationship with him, so taking you along decreases that risk. Well, not that those dimwitted fools would suspect us anyway.

Milliane tightly smiled back at Syltina, whose smile dripped with poison.

While looking between the two, Yuto pitied Akaris foolishness from the bottom of his heart.

Two years ago.No, even before that. Even before she came to this world, Akaris surroundings had already consisted of plenty of ingeniously crafted lies.

She never even noticed it. Not even a sliver of doubt.

Ahh, shes such a fool., as he said so, Yuto seemed terribly delighted.

Notes:

*Changed the guild name from the previous translators The Dipterous Sword, into The Double Winged Sword, but should I keep it after all?

**The honorific used after Syltis name was (jou) which means a lady from a rich family or nobility, thus the Lady title.