Violant of the Silver

As Legion spoke with Night about security in the entrance hall, Vio, who had just taken a bath, came out of the living room in a robe. Legion bowed to Vio, but the latter turned away with a huff and went upstairs.

Vio had only treated Legion coldly when Legion had just arrived in Leca town. The sudden change had him stunned. “Eh…”

Night asked, “Sir Legion, did you do something?”

A chuckle escaped from Jill, who had arrived a little while after Vio left. “He was looking forward to taking a bath with his subordinates, but you people refused him. Please get a hold of yourself, Sir Legion. You are the best knight in the kingdom, right? You should develop some perseverance.”

“Y-yes… But—”

“Well, I understand your feelings. For now, try to lighten his mood.”

“I understand.”

Jill patted his shoulder before he headed upstairs.

Overhearing the situation, Night wore a sympathetic expression. “So that’s how it is. Alright, I get it now. Even if Lord Violant is a man, it’s embarrassing to take a bath with such a beautiful person. I can’t do it either.”

“Me too,” said Cheval, who stepped foot through the entrance. “While I’m not interested in men, I’d say Lord Violant is an exception. Whenever I interact with him, it feels like I will accidentally open another door. It’s scary.”

“Please control your language, Sir Cheval. I hope you can stop lumping Sir Legion together with the likes of you,” Lantz said with a cold tone. He had just descended the stairs from the second floor, hat in his hand. 

Eyes catching it, Legion asked, “Are you heading outside?”

“I’m just going to check our surroundings. That aside… Sir Legion, are you alright?”

“Thank you for your concern, Sir Lantz. To be honest, I’m not a saint. I have never cared about taking a bath with a man, but Lord Vio’s different. Even so, his cold demeanor is better than being hated by him.”

“I see. That’s good to hear.” Lantz gave Legion a nod and slapped Cheval’s arm before he left the building.

A frown slid its way across Legion’s lips. “Hey, Cheval. Did you do something to anger Sir Lantz? He has on the same cold gaze that Rille wears when looking at you.”

“No… It’s just that he found out I had been fooled into an affair in the past…”

“What? I’ve told you so many times that you should be careful of who your partner is! Are you an idiot?” Legion kicked Cheval’s leg lightly. 

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In response, Cheval raised his hands in surrender. “Stop it! I’ve said it before, it’s in the past now! I almost got killed by her husband!”

“You’re really helpless. You should do something about how you treat women.”

“Look whose mouth is saying that… You’d also accept if a beauty invites you on a date, right?”

“I’m not as crazy as you, going to bed on the same day we met!”

Bitter laughter. Then Night said, “Um, Sir Legion… Why don’t you read this? Maybe you can find inspiration to better Lord Violant’s mood.” He handed Legion a folded piece of paper, who opened it.

“A pamphlet?”

Written on the paper was ‘Endsk Tourist Attractions’.

“I got this from Jill, but I’ll give it to you since I’ve already memorized it. I’m sorry that the paper’s crumpled.”

“You memorized this?”

“I have a good memory. I can remember anything after seeing it once. Anyhow, I’ll return to patrolling. Please tell me if you’re going outside.”

“I-I understand.”

Once Night had gone to the living room, Legion muttered in admiration, “So there’s someone who can remember things just by looking at them once. What a great ability.”

“He won’t outclass you, though? Once you see how your opponent fights, you can deal with them effectively. You can avoid spells, and you can even beat a dragon. For a normal person like me, it’s reassuring to have superhumans like you two around,” Cheval said, standing next to the door to the living room.

“What’s so normal about you? Stop saying nonsense, and get back to work.”

“Yes, yes.”

It was time for Legion to return to Vio’s side as his guard.