Umarekawatta “Kensei” Wa Raku o Shitai

"Ah, already! My sister's late, so the carriage's gone! I need to find another carriage to go to the next town......!

"I'm not in that much of a hurry. But it's okay, Chloe. Because Alta seems to be working for the Knights today, and she refuses to drop you off."

Listening to Chloe's words, Mariel answered in a slow tone.

Then Chloe turns her face a little red and says back.

"Beh, I don't care if he's coming or not! You didn't even talk to him after that."

"No, Chloe. I can't believe it's 'him' about Alta. Call me 'brother' properly."

"You don't care how I call you! I'm just gonna go find another carriage, so don't move from here!? Nice!

She was even fingered and pressed in precaution, and Mariel nodded with a small sigh.

Mariel looks back as Chloe waves off to look for a replacement carriage.

"You came to see me off, Iris"

"... the way it's called is fixed, right?"

It was Iris standing there.

Unlike when we met before, it's fresh to see her in student clothes. At the same time, make Mariel understand again that Illis is still a 'student'.

"Oh, could it be you alone? I've thought about it before, but you don't always have Alta with you. Even though it's a position of escort."

"Because I'm not being targeted every day like that. And even if they're after me, I can do enough to protect myself."

"Right. I know you have that much power. I don't suppose Alta will always be with you either... so you came here alone because I have something important to tell you?

"I'm not saying it's important... because I heard you were going to stand here today, so I wanted to drop you off. He said he couldn't come to work."

"Alta's busy. I haven't been back since I was a knight and... will you tell me from Illis? Sometimes you have to show your face, and then you can't work as an escort."

When Mariel shows her troubled tricks, she answers with a slightly panicked look from Illis.

"Well, I'll be fine."

"But I'm sure Alta won't leave for a few days. Surprisingly, there's something stoic about my job."

"Right. Then maybe if I go with you, the teacher will come home."

"Oh, oh? Is that possible... that you're coming to Alta's wife?

"-! So, why are we talking like that?! Not at all, no!

"Ugh, I'm kidding."

To Iris, whose face turns bright red and angry, Mariel says so and deludes herself - based on her previous reactions, there was somewhere to 'observe'.

He did mean to be a joke, but Illis is apparently a lousy liar.

Even with the blatant reaction so far, the fact that the word 'completely different' is a lie is well conveyed to Mariel as well. … it was clear that Illis was aware of Alta.

(It's only been a few months or so since Alta became an escort to Illis... but it seems like there have been a lot of 'dark events' in the meantime, and maybe it's no wonder you have those thoughts. Then -)

"Iris, are you interested in Alta's old story?

"Old story, is it?

"Yes. - Even so, it's a very simple story. Alta, whom I know... since I came to the Schweitz family. He was undoubtedly 'normal', making the child look calmer than anyone else and feel as if he was talking to an adult. On top of that, in swordsmanship, it's a few steps above me - clearly, I just think of it as' abnormal '."

"Abnormality, is it"

"'Cause, right? I think Iris already knows, but he's a kid and he's got that much finished strength. But she doesn't want to talk about the past. And maybe because it has the strength to be done... it doesn't improve."

……

Iris was listening to Mariel with a strange face. As far as how it goes, I guess Iris hasn't heard about Alta's past either.

That's why it's worth telling Illis.

"But, you know, this place has changed a little lately. The escort is just a job too - the report to the Schweitz family was supposed to be pale. That's what I thought. But she often wrote to me about her school story."

"Are you talking about school?"

"Yes. Heh, you're supposed to be working as a knight, isn't that weird? But if you're talking about school, it's more because you have less to hide as a knight. So it says a lot about you struggling as an instructor. In it, it's about you that's often touched."

"Huh! Wah, you mean me...? Uh, what's weird...?

Illis showing how upset he is. Seeing that, Mariel answers with a grin.

"Pfft, don't tell me"

"Yeah......!? We talked that far...?

"That's right. Because this is Alta's secret. But that's all I'll tell you. Alta thinks very much of you. So do me a favor, too, Illis. Keep up the good work on her."

"... of course. From now on I will try to be stronger and a stronger knight than Dr. Alta. That's what I swore to Mariel."

"Pfft, then I will - No, we will do our best for you, too. That's what I swore to you. So be careful from now on, Iris."

"Yes, Mr. Mariel too"

Finishing her conversation with Ilis, Mariel gave reasons to "talk longer again when Chloe returns," and dropped her off.

What happened the other day - and that was also due to a power struggle within the kingdom - is what Mariel understands.

In such a struggle, the Schweitz family will now insist that they are clearly 'on the side of the Reinfel family'.

Whether that's the right thing or the wrong thing - Mariel doesn't know it right now. It's just...

"Alta when you were with Iris, that sounded like fun. The truth is, you've forgiven 'Being Together' since then. As far as I'm concerned."

I decided to 'try' as a representative of the Schweitz family, but at the bottom of my mind my mind had already decided to look at Alta, who had not seen me again in a long time.

If Alta, who has nothing to show in his mind even if his family is worried, is with Illis and can gradually crack it down - I'm sure that's because it's a good trend for him.

"Sister! We found a replacement carriage. - What's wrong? You look so happy..."

"Oh, hey, I just remembered Alta."

"Talking about 'Dumb Brother' again...? I don't care about a guy like that who broke Bikaka Sword."

"Say that... I'm actually going to tell Alta that I'm twinkling because I'm going to tell her I want to be a knight even though I want to be better friends with my brother"

"- Oh! Oh, you can't be! I don't know anymore! How dare you get lost in Wang Du!

"Oh, wait, Chloe. If you hurry up, you'll get lost."

"It's your sister who will!

After an angry Chloe, Mariel walks out. The face of the Schweitz family thus returned to its usual routine.