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The Girl Raised by the Death God Holds the Sword of Darkness in Her Arms (Light Novel) - Volume 4, Chapter 4: Debut Battle Part 2
Volume 4, Chapter 4: Debut Battle Part 2
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Translator: Skythewood
Editor: Hiiro
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When Claudia declared training was over, the recruits collapsed onto the ground illuminated by the setting sun.
Ignoring the sobbing recruits, Olivia, Claudia and Ashton headed for Letizia Castle.
「Sigh…」
「Ashton really likes to sigh, that is the tenth time.」
「Why are you counting the number of times I sigh? I don’t think anyone sighs because they likes it.」
「Then why do you keep sighing?」
「… Because I didn’t think Field Marshal Cornelius will pay us a sudden visit.」
Using Night-Eyed Pale Wolves for training was obviously going too far— Ashton reflected on that and Claudia who was walking in front turned back.
「What are you saying at this juncture? There is no point discussing things that had already happened.」
「That’s true… But it’s all Olivia’s fault. Because you say it’s better to use Night-Eyed Pale Wolves instead of wild dogs for training.」
Ashton looked at her with grudgeful eyes. Was he trying to pick a fight?
「Ashton also said with a serious face 『Sounds great, that will be a good work out』. You are being two faced here.」
Olivia showed the palms of her hands gleefully.
「Hey hey, that’s obviously a joke, okay? No sane person would really bring Night-Eyed Pale Wolves over for real— Don’t you agree, Lieutenant Colonel Claudia?」
「Yes, I agree.」
Claudia showed a stiff smile.
「Why did you assume I’m joking?」
Night-Eyed Pale Wolves could be found all over the Dubedirica continent, so it wasn’t difficult to find them. And she easily found a pack of Night-Eyed Pale Wolves in the nearby forest.
So Olivia caught three and brought them back to the Proving Grounds.
「You are asking why? Because Night-Eyed Pale Wolves are Type 1 Danger Beasts, they are not like stray cats or dogs.」
At Ashton’s request, outside of training hours, the Night-Eyed Pale Wolves were locked inside a large cage, which was built with amazing speed by the recruits. Olivia was very reluctant about that, she felt wild beasts should run freely outside.
「They are not dangerous at all, Mike, Tama and Pooch are all so cute.」
「What’s with the names Mike, Tama and Pooch, don’t pick such cute names for the Night-Eyed Pale Wolves.」
「It’s fine, and they didn’t eat the recruits, right?」
「Of course! If they did, it would cause a huge uproar. Sigh, in this vast world, I think Olivia is the only one who will call the Night-Eyed Pale Wolves cute.」
Ashton said dumbfoundedly, which puzzled Olivia. Their cute purple eyes, and fluffy fur that were like clouds— weren’t all those elements of being cute?
「No way— right? Claudia, you must understand the cuteness of Pooch and the others, correct?」
「You are asking me? —They are not dangerous with Your Excellency controlling them, but calling them cute is a little…」
Claudia averted her eyes troublingly, and Ashton concurred with an understanding nod.
Olivia immediately refuted her.
「Ehh? That’s really strange.」
「What’s strange?」
「Because in Claudia’s room, there’s a plushie that looks like Pooch— Ughh?!」
Olivia’s mouth was suddenly covered forcefully by Claudia’s hand. She whispered into the panicking Olivia’s ear.
「What’s wrong, Your Excellency?」
She covered my mouth and still asked me what’s wrong— That was what Olivia thought, but Claudia was definitely a Yasha right now. She was too afraid to look at Claudia’s face, but that was definitely so. Ashton’s ashened face was the best proof.
Recently, Ashton also noticed Claudia’s Yasha transformation, and the two of them discussed in private to avoid Claudia transforming as much as possible. And of course, they kept that a secret from Claudia.
Olivia immediately raised her hands to surrender, and Claudia slowly unhanded her. Olivia timidly looked at Claudia’s face, and she had already undid her transformation, with a serious expression on her face.
(Today’s transformation is short, that’s great… but why did she transform into a Yasha?)
She still had doubts, but Olivia sighed in relief.
「B-By the way, why did Field Marshal Cornelius and General Neinhart make the trip down personally to review our training?」
Ashton had gotten better at reading the mood. Claudia smiled awkwardly.
「Both the Field Marshal and Neinhart-Nii— Major General Neinhart are very busy, I don’t think they had the spare time to observe our training…」
The campaign named Dawn of the Lion Pride to counterattack the Empire was looming. Olivia was given the task of capturing the Imperial Capital of Orsted , and needed to defeat the most elite Azure Knights in the process. So Claudia had to focus on training the recruits every day.
Olivia knew the commander of the Azure Knights, Felixus von Sieger. She only saw him once during the Prisoner’s exchange at Fort Kiel, but Olivia would never forget that face. She was the only human Olivia was wary of.
「— you?」
「Huh? What what?」
「You are not listening, huh.」
Ashton rolled his eyes.
「Ahaha, my bad. So you were saying?」
「Olivia, did Field Marshal Cornelius say anything to you?」
「Ohh. Well, I’m not sure, but I think it’s really important.」
「Important? Then why did they go back without saying anything? Isn’t it a waste of time to summon us to the Castle again?」
「That does seem strange…」
Claudia and Ashton crossed their arms simultaneously, they had been very in-sync recently. Olivia felt happy about that for some reason and copied their actions—
「I’m not sure, but they seemed tired.」
On their way back to the proving grounds, Cornelius ordered Olivia to visit the castle later. Letizia Castle was rather far from the proving grounds, Olivia might not think it was a big deal, but Cornelius was an old man and was definitely worn out.
「They definitely are exhausted. They saw the Night-Eyed Pale Wolves and an One Horned Beast today.」
「Even Lord Cornelius would be shocked by that One Horned Beast.」
Claudia and Ashton looked at each other with wry smiles.
「Why will they get tired after seeing an One Horned Beast?」
She could understand if they were disappointed, since One Horned Beast tasted nasty.
「Like I said, Olivia might be used to them, but normal people would rarely get to see one. Or rather, they would rather not see one ever.」
Ashton said as his body quivered.
「Before Ashton told me about it, I thought you were joking too.」
Her gaze drifted to the distance, but Claudia’s tone remained serious. She still didn’t understand why they got tired, but it was no biggie so she put it out of her mind.
「Well, if we go to the castle, Lord Cornelius might bring out tasty snacks again. I won’t mind going there again.」
Olivia hugged the arms of the both of them and smiled blissfully.
After that, the three of them headed to Cornelius’ office and learned that the Nozan Persilla Army might attack the Farnesse Kingdom. An order was issued to the Eighth Army to repel them, which made Ashton and Claudia tense.
Only Olivia sat crestfallen before the empty table with her shoulders slouched.
