Chapter 124
CHAPTER 124 – THANK YOU, FOR WAITING ( SIDE IRIS )
The Twin Flowers of Teresia .
I wonder when it started . I wonder when did people start to call and elder sister like that .
Internally and externally .
Dynamic and static .
The surface and the underside .
Elder sister and I are known both within and outside of the kingdom as Princess Helen, the expert in military affairs, and as Princess Iris of the dostic affairs .
And I felt happy being called as such .
Because I can stand shoulder to shoulder with my favorite and beloved elder sister that I admired ever since I was young, every ti I hear the na「Teresia’s Twin Flowers」, and most of all, every ti I am told as such in my presence, I would feel elated .
I will do anything for elder sister . I chose the path of focusing on developing the kingdom in the underside, so that she can show her military skills as much as she wants .
However, elder sister, she was caught by a man .
A wicked man . At least, that was I thought at first .
Kakeru Yuuki .
A man whose history is even unknown .
That man thought of an idea called “paper notes”, but a man who I thought he is just a one-shot guy .
But, elder sister was caught by such a man .
She admired him, got infatuated with him, and even gave him her purity .
When I first heard about that, I thought it was a mistake .
I thought, there was no way elder sister would do such a thing .
A man who matches elder sister does not exist in this world . No matter what kind of man it is, he would best be able to not pull elder sister’s feet .
That, was what I thought .
But, however, that slowly changed .
It was when elder sister and I were going to Kakeru’s mansion, that I completely changed my thoughts .
Inside that carriage, when we are to give him the title of a Viscount .
Elder sister showed two faces . Both of them were faces that she had never shown to .
One is, a woman’s face .
A woman’s face that was satisfied, eting her partner in life .
Another, is a princess’s face .
A beautiful face, far more dignified than ever before .
Elder sister has changed . There was no doubt that the one who changed her was the man called Kakeru .
Both private and public, Kakeru made elder sister rise up .
Although it is frustrating, such a feat was sothing that I was unable to achieve .
The only thing that I was able to do, was to not be on elder sister’s way .
When I realized that, I beca very interested in the man called Kakeru .
I wondered, what kind of man is it, to be able to pull up elder sister that much .
Since then, I have focused on him .
Calamba, Comotoria, Siracuza .
He was always there, in the events that change kingdoms, or maybe even the world .
No, he was in the middle of all of it, deeply involved .
If this world was a story in a book, there is no doubt that he is the main character of that story . He achieved things that made think as such .
When I noticed it, I fell for him .
And, right now .
I wonder, what kind of face I am making?
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「For the an ti, get so clues where Qushifos is」
「I got it . Leave it to . I’ll probably know quickly」
「Is that so?」
「I am a princess of rcouri Kingdom . There are almost none that I cannot find out, and even if there is, an open, blank space would be made」
「I see . You’ll find it by both adding or subtracting huh」
「That is right」
I nodded .
Leaving the mansion in the night .
Kakeru send out .
Walking side by side with him, his presence, his warmth, I can sowhat feel it, even through my cloak .
「Then, I’ll leave it to you . Well, it would be finished quickly once you’ve found it . I only need to get there and destroy Qushifos」
「If so, I’ll think of a good excuse」
「I don’t need one」
「Eh?」
「I’ll use Eleanor . Once I sent out Hell’s Emperor or sothing to Qushifos, I’ll have a reason to destroy it」
「You can do such thing?」
I was surprised .
Hell’s Emperor, Sandros .
An incarnation of destruction that once made the world fall in terror, leaving a mark in history that cannot be erased .
And, Kakeru who said that as if he would ask a child for an errand .
He is, really unfathomable……
「Fu!」
「What is it?」
「Eleanor said『Don’t treat conveniently』」
「Haa……are you, on good terms?」
「Pretty much」
「Although she’s, the legendary demon sword……?」
「Recently, she’s starting to class change into a doting parent」
A man on a different scale .
Right now, I can really tell why elder sister fell for him .
He is unfathomably strong, wise, and a man of a high caliber .
I beca fraught with great emotion .
My throat felt dry as if it was barren .
I maddeningly want to do sothing, I want to do sothing for Kakeru .
I want to beco a woman who could be his match .
I thought of that, very strongly .
I wonder……did elder sister feel like this as well?
And while I was like that, we reached my mansion .
My official residence in Reiusu .
「Thank you, for escorting back」
「Don’t mind it . Rather than that, I’ll leave Reiusu for the whole day tomorrow」
「Are you going sowhere?」
「I’ll convince Althea to go to Siracuza . The new queens needs so wisdom」
「I see . I got it . Well then, I will make it so that we’ll know where Qushifos is, the day after tomorrow」
「Yeah」
Kakeru said that, turned back, and left .
I stared at his appearance until he disappeared after warping .
My chest feels hot, I desperately stopped myself, wanting to stop and call out to him .
If I let myself get controlled by such feelings and stopped him, I am not a woman befitting him .
I thought of such, and did my very best, to hold back my feelings .
Even after Kakeru has left, the speed that my heart beats raised, rather than slowing .
Is it this painful? Thinking of a man .
I wonder how it is with elder sister . I should ask her the next ti we et .
I thought so, took a deep breath, and turned around to enter my mansion .
「ーー!!」
I felt that my back was frozen . A terrible thing suddenly crawled up to my back .
I quickly turned around .
There were five black clothed n there .
They were clad in black, and only their eyes that give off a black light can be seen .
They were n clothed as assassins holding daggers .
「Who are you?!」
I drew my sword while asking who they are .
The n did not answer . Rather, as if my call was used as a sign, they quickly scattered and attacked from many directions .
I parried their dagger that was lighted by the shine of the moon with my sword . They jumped back while showing a well-trained coordination .
And another assassin attacked . I also parried once again, but felt a numbing pain between my thumb and pointing finger .
Their attacks were not only sharp, but also powerful .
And most of all, it is deadlyーーthey literally shows killing intent that wants to kill .
I was pushed back, continuing to block their attacks .
Then, I finally noticed . There was no one inside the mansion .
tal sounds made by the clashing swords and dagger .
It was quite loud and echoed, but the guards in the mansion did not appear .
They were probably killed or captured .
Either wayーーit’s a desperate situation .
And within that slight gap when my thoughts were away .
One of the assassins parried away my sword, and another slashes his dagger to my throat .
I’m deadーー .
【Swordsmanship will be lent to Iris Teresia rcouri . Ti Remaining: 2 minutes 59 seconds】
「ーー!!」
I pulled back my sword that was parried away, and cleaved faster than ever before .
That one horizontal slash slices two assassins into two .
It is not my power, but, I know whose it is .
「Kakeru!」
I saw Kakeru at the back of those three assassins .
He appeared clad with a dark aura, and his appearance of walking with an air of composure was exactly that of a Demon King .
However, I was relieved .
If he was the Demon King, then I have long been captured by the Demon King .
「Why are you here?」
「By their voices, I felt that it was weird inside the mansion, and knew that so people were hiding . And so, I tried to declare that I’ll leave far away . And as you can see, they got relieved and attacked you」
「It was like that . But, can you at least tell first」
「If you want to deceive your enemies, then start with your allies . Also, I believed that you could hold on」
「Eh……?」
My quickly pounded .
He believed ? Kakeru, he believed ?
He……believed ……? So he left it to ?
「ーー!!」
I could not help but cover my mouth . I can feel it myself . I felt that my mouth could not help but make a grin .
I did not know that I could feel this happy being trusted by him .
「Shaaa!!」
And while I was doing that, the remaining assassins attacked at once .
Comparing Kakeru and , they probably thought that they had higher chances if they attacked .
However, that was a mistake .
Right now, I do not have any rcy . After all, I want to do my best to answer to Kakeru’s trust .
I cleaved my sword, killing two assassins, and made the last one faint with the hilt of my sword .
「You held back?」
「I need to make him tell who’s the mastermind after all」
「I see」
Kakeru nodded and made his dark aura disappear .
I stood in front of Kakeru, and looked up to him .
I want to be this man’s woman!
Andーー .
「Thank you, Kakeru」
「Don’t mind it, saving my woman isーー」
「U〜un」
I silently shook my head .
「Thank you for, waiting to embrace 」
I shall aim higher, beca a woman befitting this manーーand beco finally his .
I thought of such, very strongly .
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