Chapter 271 – Conspiracy
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After changing into Cleon’s suit, he heads for the castle with Riomes and Beatrix.
The center of the royal capital- To enter the royal castle, you must pass through the gateway guarded by the royal guards.
When through the entrance, it is said that the correct way to enter is to ride a carriage rather than walking in.
Of course, because Riomes was there, when they saw that the finest carriage prepared for the royal family of the neighboring country had stopped in front of Cleon’s inn, the appearance of it was more gorgeous than that of the carriage Aruru had previously rode in, and the party except for Riomes stuck out their tongues.
“Wow, each material is expensive enough to buy a house.”
In particular, the wood, metal, and precious metals used to make Layla’s wagon were all so effective that they could also be used as materials for magic tools.
“These are all made with ingredients from my hometown, the Eastern Kingdom. Thanks to the strong spirit vein there, even if the land is small, you can get a lot of magical materials.”
Lila sighed at Rio Mes’s words and stretched her tail as if a little interested.
“Well, I’m also curious about Riomes’ hometown, but it’s a royal party right now. Beatrix, if a strange noble guy babbles, kick him between the legs.”
When Lila said that, Beatrix said, ‘Ahaha… I just laughed awkwardly.
“Is it okay if I stay by your side to prevent that from happening?”
“I know that. Well, since Aruru and Merca will come too, nothing serious will happen.”
“Then I’m glad.”
When Cleon, who seemed to be relieved by Layla’s words her, nodded to her, Lilim approached.
“Papa. Are you coming early today?”
After returning from the gorge with Lilim, it was safe to say that there was hardly a day when Cleon returned home early.
No, I should rather say that there are more days when I couldn’t return home because of work in El Cairo.
Although it was a side effect of having his personality her sealed, Cleon felt a bit sorry for Lilim, who regarded him as his father her.
That’s why, her face was a bit bitter as she responded while keeping her eye level with her.
“No, sorry. I think I’ll be late today.”
“…Yes…”
Seeing Lilim’s slightly disappointed expression, Sasha approaches.
“Lilim. Mr. Cleon is busy with work, so it can’t be helped.”
“…I know. Lilim too.”
At Sasha’s words that soothed Lilim, she pouted for a moment, as if she knew, but her mood her didn’t improve.
“Sure. Let’s go out together tomorrow.”
When Cleon said that, Lilim widened her eyes as if a little surprised.
“Of course. With Sasha.”
“Me-me too? I’m fine…”
“You always care about Lilim, don’t you? Let me repay you a little.”
When Cleon said that, Sasha hesitated a little before nodding her head.
“Instead, the condition is that you stay calm and not be scolded by Quon like yesterday.”
At Cleon’s words, Lilim nodded her head and opened her mouth.
“…That’s Sasha…”
“Li, Lilim…! Mu, of course. I’ll be quiet, so don’t worry!”
When Sasha interrupted Lilim’s words, Cleon stood up and walked towards her carriage.
Beatrix had a slightly mysterious expression on her face when she saw how Cleon treated Sasha and Lilim.
“…What’s the matter?”
“No. You are already my father… “
“…Haha. I can’t believe it. I’m still not enough to be called a father.”
Cleon shut her mouth for a moment at her words her, then, laughing bitterly at her, climbed into her carriage with her.
“But… I was surprised. That kid… Is that demon who acted with the demon named Ishtal at the academy?”
When Beatrix got into her carriage first and asked, Cleon nodded her head.
When Quon, who was alone after being attacked by a black battle, turned into an angel.
Considering that Ishtal and her appeared and failed to finish properly, eventually leading to the appearance of Humbaba.
It was only natural that Beatrix, who had been a victim of the Black War, did not feel very good about Lilim.
However, there was no sign of that in her expression of her, and I could only feel the curiosity as to why the girl at that time had changed like that.
“I’ll explain about it as we go. Riomes. What should we do first when we arrive?”
“You don’t have to think of it as too much work. Instructor, you just have to enjoy the party with us. When we arrive at the venue of the royal castle, I have to go around to say hello first, so I can spend some intimate time with Miss Beatrix.”
To Cleon’s serious question, Riomes answered him with a small smile.
“Even if it’s just the two of us… It’s the first time I’ve experienced a social party…”
“Me too.”
When Beatrix nodded in agreement with Cleon’s words, Riomes spoke with a wry smile.
“Everyone has their first time. Don’t worry. Like Miss Layla said, there will be Miss Aruru. She will learn a lot if she stays with him.”
“I-Is it okay for someone like me to be with Aruru Tromeia-sama…”
For some reason, Beatrix spoke in a very servile manner.
Her envy of Aruru seemed to be shared by her former executive department of her, as well as by the other students at her academy.
Looking at Beatrix’s tense appearance of her, Conversely, Cleon seemed to be slightly relaxed.
“…She’s not that different from Beatrix either. She’d rather be nice if you thought she’d be friends with her?”
“Is that so…? …Yes. If senpai says so, that’s for sure.”
When Beatrix nodded at Cleon’s words, Cleon thought for a moment, then looked at Riomes as if he understood.
“…Was it something like that?”
“Whoops. What is it?”
After making eye contact with Rio Mess, Cleon organized his thoughts of her.
Suddenly Riomes brought her to her royal party her, saying that she would show Beatrix her aristocratic society her.
There must have been many other academy students participating in the party this time.
Misunderstanding about the Executive Division- To be precise, there was a division within the Executive Division, and the senior faction and the second-ranking faction were in a state of confrontation.
No matter how much you talk about the fact that it was the second class that was causing trouble to the academy, it will not be easy to get rid of the bad perception of the Enforcement Division that has once been stuck.
No, among them, there were definitely those who had ill feelings toward Beatrix, who had resurfaced as the head of the Enforcement Division.
Besides, even if Beatrix suddenly stepped forward as the chief, she had too little foundation within the academy.
That’s why, by creating an opportunity for Beatrix to get acquainted with Aruru, she tried to improve the perception of Beatrix around her a little bit.
No matter how much Riomes himself takes her side of her, Riomes’s department is the ‘Sex Department’.
This is where the weirdest people in the academy gather.
She must have judged that getting to know Aruru better than herself would make her academy life a little safer for Beatrix.
Also, Riomes is a person who understands people’s minds surprisingly well.
As for Riomes, she might be caring about Aruru too.
Aruru receives the envy of everyone around her. For her her, the only friends she has her are her her friends her, Cleon, who treat her without prejudice.
Even her childhood friend her Rail, as a result of not understanding her properly, was stained with the darkness of her sword her called engagement her.
However, Beatrix is a girl with enough sociability to make friends with Lila of the past.
Perhaps, she will be able to get along with Aruru soon, and be her friend.
That would be a good thing for Aruru too.
Riomes could have guessed what Cleon was thinking, she just smiled.
It would be inconsiderate to talk here about what she has planned and what she has prepared.
“Why is that? Instructor.”
Riomes questioned Cleon once more.
“No. She just thought Rio Mess is a wonderful woman.”
When Cleon answered that, Beatrix nodded as if she thought so too.
In her case, it might be for a different reason than Cleon thought.
“…”
Indeed, Riomes, who heard that compliment, blinked her eyes, and she unknowingly blushed, and she only made a slightly surprised face.
A little, if you think that the awkward silence passed for a moment.
After Riomes clears his throat, she gives her signal to the coachman to start her carriage.
“Really. Please don’t give me compliments like that out of the blue… But, thank you, Instructor.”
Riomes muttered a little softly as she spoke, then quietly turned her head and looked out the window at her.
She kept her mouth free of obscenities, and quietly put her hands in her lap.
Looking out quietly, she really looked like the daughter of her adoptive family her.
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“Come on. Don’t fall behind. How many times have you been here?”
“Ugh… Why am I here in this form…”
A blonde woman walking through the corridors of the palace with a confident gait.
Wearing her red dress, beautiful blue crystal earrings in her ears.
It’s a tight-waisted, slightly revealing dress, but in her case it felt more like a work of art than vulgarity, as it boasted the lines and proportions of her perfect body.
Aruru Tromeia.
The warrior of the crystal sword.
The next head of the Tromeia family, and at the same time the shield that protects the kingdom.
As she walks down her hallway, everyone she encounters looks at her, smiles at her, and bows at her waist to greet her.
In this royal castle, the only people with a higher rank than her now were pure royalty.
However, even if you look at the matter of such title apart, Aruru’s beauty and her skills are her.
And even if she was perfect, those who knew her her ideal figure her as a good enough warrior would naturally show her an example to her.
On the other hand, her attendants follow her closely.
Wearing a maid’s uniform and carrying a large bag in her hand, she looked somewhat depressed.
Although the other maids and butlers around her would think that there would be no greater honor than being able to wait on Aruru in such a public place.
Actually, I have bad memories and nightmares about this place… No, it was because there was only black history.
In the past, she had done various indecent acts here.
Or flirt with the servants of other families.
She wears abusively to people of a lower rank than herself.
When she thought of herself when she was immature, she wanted to go into a rat hole.
With her tawny hair neatly tied back and her green eyes shining, her name her is Justina.
No, her real name her is ‘Eustes Hood Knocker’.
Externally, she is currently the head of the missing Hood Knocker family, and is an aristocratic offspring.
However, since she has now changed her gender to female and works as a battle maid for the Tromeia family, she belongs to the Tromeia family’s attendant.
“Isn’t it enough to bring Lubera? She’s She’s better than me… She’s She’s followed me and she’s been here a few times.”
“I can’t help it because Ruba said she had urgent business. Apparently, something happened to her from the princess.”
As Aruru muttered quietly, matching her steps her with her, Eustes listened to her words her, thought for a moment, and then answered.
“Then… Is it related to Cleon?”
“Well. At least Cleon said he’d join this party today.”
“Cleon… At this party!?”
Upon hearing her words of her, Eustes hurriedly straightened her back, tidied her hair, and looked around her.
“…”
Aruru looked at her for a moment, then she turned her head in front of her again and spoke without stopping her steps her.
“More than that, you have to be careful. Inside, Misteltein. You put it in properly, right?”
“Yeah, because I told you to do that… More than that, why? In a party like this, not only Arondite but also Mistiltein…”
Aruru pointed to the bag Eustes was holding in her hand.
When she entered, she said that she had an extra set of clothes to change into, but to be precise, Eustes’ holy sword was inside her.
“This morning. Unknown figures opened a dimensional gate and entered the royal capital. I didn’t feel the energy of dark magic, so it may not be a ‘devil’ or ‘Astarothe’… But it’s time. Be careful. Would be fine.”
The one in charge of the defense barrier of the capital was also the defense agency of the capital, commanded by Aruru’s father her, Percys Tromeia.
When she heard from her father that there were people who had invaded the interior without breaking the barrier, Aruru intuitively realized that they were unclean beings.
Should it be called a hero’s intuition for the world’s enemies? It doesn’t work very often, but it rarely misses.
Eustes also became a little more serious after hearing her story of her.
“Sure. I didn’t come as an attendant-“
“Yes. I’ve heard from the other Battle Maids, especially from Lubera. You’re training hard with the other Maids, and most of all, you heard that the output of your divine magic has improved a lot?”
Eustes heard the story of her and scratched her head embarrassingly.
In fact, it wasn’t because of Eustes’ power her alone, but because of the power of the crystal created inside her.
In any case, thanks to that, she was able to use Mistil Thein enough for herself to do her share her.
“Please take good care of me, Hero Justina.”
“Uh, yeah… No, I’m Eustes… Haha. Either way is fine.”
She tried to correct the name of her in her words, but thought that if she was called by her real name of her, her identity of her would be discovered.
Eustes stretched her shoulders and nodded weakly at her.
On the way, she caught eyes with a woman walking from the opposite side.
Silver hair and gray eyes.
And … An unusually shaped silver pendant hanging around his neck her.
The dress she was wearing was not a maid’s uniform, but a nobleman’s dress, so she was not her attendant her, but she must be a member of the aristocracy just like Aruru.
However, she must have sensed that she had seen her appearance somewhere in her, so she stopped her feet involuntarily and met her eyes with her.
She, too, looked at Eustes and smiled a little, greeted her and was about to leave.
Eustes muttered, involuntarily, to himself.
“…Gray?”
Then, she looks at Eustes silently and replies with the expression that is her smile.
“Did you… Say something?”
“Oh, no. I mistook you for a person.”
Eustes hurriedly bowed down and apologized.
Aruru looked at Eustes and the girl from the back as she walked down the aisle while saying that it was okay.
“…Does anyone know?”
“No, I’m not… But I think I’ve seen it before.”
“Because you’ve been in and out of the castle too. Maybe, I’ve seen it before.”
At Aruru’s words her, Eustes nodded her head as if that might be the case, and went forward with her down the aisle again.
Then, Eustes and the passing girl sighed from a distance and opened her mouth.
“I was surprised… I can’t believe Eustes recognized me…”
[Don’t be careless. Because all the warriors have a good sense.]
“…I think that’s how it should be. The important thing is, where in the world are ‘the mask guys’ infiltrating? But… The castle is still too wide…”
The girl—no, Gray sighed, looked around her again, and moved her steps.
Inside the royal castle, something huge was going on.
