EP - 032.2 - Please
When she opened her eyes, the first thing she saw was a white ceiling.
It was a familiar sight. After all, Elnore was forced to visit this place not long ago due to Conrad's 'insistence'.
“…”
This was Elfante's infirmary. She's inside the campus, not in the outskirts where she fainted.
Then.
‘What about Dowd?’
What happened to him?
This was the first thing that ca to her mind and she hurriedly stood up.
“…!”
But it was a decision she imdiately regretted.
Her body was so battered that she couldn't even speak, much less bear a sudden movent.
At the sa ti, she let out a silent scream from the ensuing agony—
“…Eum?”
Elnore's eyes slightly widened as she looked down at her body.
It didn't hurt as much.
Of course, it was still painful. But compared to the injuries she sustained, this level of pain was a breeze.
‘Has my recovery... beco faster?’
As the daughter of a renowned swordsman, she had a certain level of physical prowess.
However, even considering that, this recovery speed was abnormal.
“…”
Co to think of it, the sinister aura that's always raging in her heart, feels much calr than usual.
Recalling her last bits of mory, it felt like sothing had devoured her entire body from within before she lost consciousness.
‘Sothing has changed.’
As she looked down at her body, Elnore tilted her head.
It felt as though the composition of her body had completely changed.
As if the energy that had only been within her heart had affected her entire body.
“Hwa, the patient has regained consciousness! Call the doctor!”
While she was lost in thoughts, one of the nurses suddenly exclaid in surprise upon seeing her awake.
It seed that she’s not the only one with the impression that there's no way she could've recovered so quickly.
Also, as soon as the nurse said that, the door forcefully opened.
Before she could even form the impression that the doctor had arrived, the curtain beside her bed was violently pulled back.
“Hey, are you okay?!”
Beatrix, whose face was stained with urgency, vehently bombarded her with questions.
“You can rember, right? Can you move? How, how properly…!”
“…Calm down.”
Elnore sighed and cald her down.
“I'm healthy. And I have my mories.”
Beatrix breathed a sigh of relief as she scrutinised Elnore up and down.
Indeed, she looked perfectly fine. Both in terms of speech and appearance.
“Really? Are you sure?”
“I’m sure.”
As soon as Elnore said that, Beatrix’s palm exploded on her back.
“…”
With her civil background, Beatrix's smack didn't inflict much damage.
Then with tears threatening to flow out, Beatrix continued.
“You’re worrying , really! Ah! I really, ya, I really thought you were going to die this ti…!”
“…Was it that serious?”
“As soon as I saw you, I thought you were going straight to the morgue!”
“…”
Well, she did probably looked like one hell of a ss.
“Rather, what about Dowd Campbell? Where is he right now?”
Her main concern right now wasn't her condition, but this.
As Elnore asked that with urgency, Beatrix looked at her incredulously.
“You almost died, and you're worried about that? If he died, it'll a big disaster-“
Beatrix suddenly stopped talking.
Because as soon as those words left her mouth, the radiance in Elnore's eyes vanished.
A chilling sensation ran down Beatrix's spine in that instant, thinking that she might have misunderstood.
“No! He's not dead! He's not dead, so calm down!”
“…How is he?”
“He's fine! He's in much better shape than you!”
Seeing the light return to Elnore's eyes upon hearing those words, Beatrix let out a sigh of relief.
“…Anyway. It's a ss, a complete ss. The amount of trouble with very little ti-“
Beatrix paused again.
This ti it was because Elnore's brow wrinkled when she heard those words.
No, it wasn't that she was visibly upset by Beatrix's words.
It was a different type of feeling that made her shut up.
Elnore was contemplating her previous statent.
“…Hey?”
“…”
“Why are you suddenly quiet? It's scary.”
“No, soone said sothing like that before.”
Elnore answered with narrowed eyes.
“Two people saying sothing, wouldn’t it just be a coincidence?”
“…”
No.
Isn't that just a coincidence?
Elnore is just interpreting it the way she likes.
‘Isn’t it strange?’
Like, it really is.
She knew Elnore cared a lot about Dowd before, but it’s a bit strange that this was what ca to her mind as soon as she woke up.
There were signs of it before, but this is... She doesn't know.
‘…It feels like her obsession is getting worse?’
Is there any reason? It's worrying.
Beatrix thought so, but then she shook her head.
Although it is concerning, there was sothing that needed to be conveyed imdiately.
“Unnecessary thoughts aside, it's been hard these days.”
“It must have been tough while I was absent.”
“It wasn’t just tough, it was very difficult. People are barging in.”
“… People are barging in?”
Beatrix sighed.
“Two people. They say there will be two big nas coming.”
Elnore tilted her head.
Beatrix is the secretary of the Student Council and is used to mingling with high status.
Who could make her struggle so much?
“First is the Saintess. She will be coming next week. The Holy Land pushed the idea so strongly that the empire had no choice but to comply.”
“Did you hear the reason?”
“There is sothing they must investigate. And the Saintess would probably lead it.”
“…”
“The commotion between you and Dowd Campbell. It seems that the Heretic Inquisition is also keeping an eye on it. Everyone's in an uproar.”
Seeing Elnore's furrowed expression and silence, Beatrix let out a sigh.
Indeed, it's not a trivial matter.
The Holy Land's Saintess is a renowned figure known throughout the continent.
As a representative of God, she may not possess substantial power like the Pope or the Archbishop, but in terms of symbolic significance, she is the most legitimate figure on the continent.
I don’t think there’s anyone who would be happy to see soone like that co in saying ‘there’s sothing to investigate’.
That's why Beatrix hesitated before revealing the following news.
“And this is sothing I was planning to tell you later, but since we're on the subject, I'll let you know now.”
“What is it?”
“Your father is coming to the academy. Sir Gideon.”
Sparks flew from Elnore’s eyes.
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