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Rokujouma no Shinryakusha!? (Light Novel) - Volume 7, Chapter 1: Santa and Harumi
Volume 7, Chapter 1: Santa and Harumi
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Part 1
Tuesday, December 22
The bowling ball Koutarou threw bounced lightly once before heading straight down the lane. With quite a bit of speed, the bowling ball quickly reached the end of the 20-meter long lane.
The ball hit the middle pin, just as planned, and mowed down all the pins behind it. The pins outside of the ball’s course were taken down by the other pins.
“Fall down, all of you fall down!”
Koutarou shouted out with a loud voice, as if trying to knock over the pins with his fighting spirit. However, his fighting spirit didn't reach all of the pins, leaving one standing.
“Damn it, it wasn't enough.”
“Kou, you're too straightforward.”
Laughing at Koutarou as his shoulders dropped, Kenji stood up from his chair. Since it was a pair’s game, Kenji was up next.
“If you don't put a little bit more spin into it and stop aiming for the center pin, you're just going to be relying on luck.”
“Shut up. Just let me do what I want. Those petty tricks of yours just aren't for me.”
“Putting a little spin into it doesn't count as a trick.”
Having traded places with Koutarou, Kenji threw his ball with beautiful form. Unlike Koutarou's throw, the ball rolled down the lane in a smooth curve, thanks to the spin put on the ball.
It then rolled into the last remaining pin.
“See?”
“With only one pin left, it doesn't matter if you put a spin on it or not.”
Thanks to Kenji's precise throw, they got a spare. But Koutarou looked like he was in a somewhat bad mood.
Today was December 22nd, and although it was the afternoon of a weekday, they had the day off thanks to the winter vacation.
Making use of the vacation, they had come to a bowling alley by the station to play. The reason why the two of them were playing together was because they were participating in a pair’s competition.
“What a catch.”
“We didn't get first place though.”
“Why do you always have to rain on other’s parades, Mackenzie-kun.”
Leaving the bowling alley, the two of them were holding gift certificates. In the end, they got a score of 180. It was quite a high score for amateurs; thanks to that, they ranked rather high and received a reward. What they had gotten were gift cards for the nearby shopping mall for 2,000 yen.
“I like to aim for the top.”
“And my life-style is on the line.”
Although they hadn't gotten an impressive amount, to Koutarou who lived on his own, it was a welcomed income. To him, this gift certificate was more valuable than the first place prize trip to Hawaii. A trip to Hawaii would only add to all the extra expenses he already had to deal with during the winter. This 2,000 yen gift certificate was just perfect for him right now.
“Ah, that's right, I have a present for someone as poor as you.”
Remembering something as they were talking, Kenji began searching through his bag. When Koutarou turned to look at him, Kenji had pulled out two booklets.
“What are those?”
“Don't give me that. This is the reason we met up in the first place.”
“Oh yeah.”
The words 'The Silver Princess and the Blue Knight, Chapter 2' were written on the cover of the booklet. It was the new manuscript that Theia had finished writing the other day.
The main reason Koutarou and Kenji had met up today was to play. What created this opportunity was that Kenji wanted to give Koutarou the new manuscript'.
“Hmm, this time it's actually a book.”
Koutarou let out words of admiration as he flipped through the pages. The previous manuscript had been written on paper held together by a paper clip, but this time it had been bound like a book.
“The budget's increased this time around after all.”
“It's kind of a nice feeling.”
Thanks to the popularity of the previous play, the drama club's budget was increased. And because the shopping mall sponsored them, they received help from that side as well. Because of that, the next play was going to be on a considerably larger scale.
“By the way, why are there two?”
“One is for Sakuraba-senpai. You'll meet during club activities anyway, right?”
“Ah, I see. I got it. I'll give it to her.”
Koutarou nodded and put the two booklets into his own bag.
The knitting society had club activities planned during the winter vacation. Since they had activities planned tomorrow, he was planning on giving it to her then.
“Right then.”
After putting away his luggage, Koutarou took out his cellphone to check the time. It was now past 3PM.
“Mackenzie, it's about time so I'm going to go.”
“What, you're going home already? Can't you stay a while longer?”
“I can't. I actually picked up a new part-time job.”
“Another?”
“Distributing flyers for a cake shop.”
Koutarou's and Kenji's ruin excavation job was still ongoing; however, since they were reaching the end of the year, the excavation was put on hold. So meanwhile, Koutarou picked up a new part-time job.
“Is it that rough for you? Your old man's helping you with money, right?”
“Not touching your old man's money is how a proper man lives.”
Koutarou proudly laughed and put his cellphone back into his pocket. He then easily turned his back on Kenji.
“Well, see ya.”
“Yeah, see you later.”
Koutarou then carried on walking, not turning around to look at Kenji.
“...Hmm, a new part-time job, is it...”
Having been left behind, Kenji stared at Koutarou while tilting his head. Something about Koutarou picking up a new part-time job was bothering him.
Since Kenji worked with Koutarou at the ruins excavation site, he had a good understanding of Koutarou's financial state. Knowing that, even though it was the end of the year, he didn't think Koutarou needed another part-time job.
“...He hasn’t been hanging out with me that much lately either. Did he get a girlfriend? And now he's working on getting some Christmas funds? No, that can't be it...”
While Kenji was mumbling to himself, someone approached him.
“A girlfriend? Did you start dating another girl, Mackenzie-kun?”
“Oh? Where did Satomi-sama go?”
Shizuka and Ruth approached Kenji. The two of them had come to the station to shop at the supermarket. As they left, they saw Koutarou and Kenji and came up to the outside of the bowling alley.
“Oh? Kasagi-san and Ruth-san?”
“Hello, Mackenzie-kun.”
“Hello. So where did Satomi-sama go, Mackenzie-sama? It looked like he was here just a moment ago.”
Having finished their greetings, Ruth looked around the area for Koutarou.
Because there were plenty of housewives coming shopping, they could no longer see him.
“Kou said he had a new part-time job and left just a moment ago.”
“A new part-time job? Did you hear anything about that, Ruth-san?”
“No, this is news to me.”
Neither Shizuka nor Ruth had heard about the new part-time job.
“You haven't heard about it either?”
“You neither, Mackenzie-kun?”
“Yes, I just heard about it now. But if neither of you have heard about it... this is starting look suspicious...”
Kenji grinned while looking in the direction Koutarou had left. It looked very similar to the grin Koutarou would make when he would prank Kenji. Seeing that, Ruth asked Kenji what he meant.
“What do you mean by suspicious?”
“Kou didn't tell his close friends anything about his new part-time job. So I was thinking that he might have gotten a girlfriend and is saving up money for dates.”
Kenji was thinking that Koutarou may have gotten a girlfriend.
He hadn't said anything about his new part-time job to Kenji, Ruth or the others. Kenji was an old friend, and Koutarou had been getting along well with Ruth and the others lately. But keeping it quiet even then made Kenji suspect that Koutarou might have some shady secret or was spending money on something he didn't want others to know about. Since he couldn't imagine Koutarou committing crimes, the possibilities were limited.
So, Kenji reasoned that Koutarou might have gotten a girlfriend.
If Kenji was found hanging out with a girl, Koutarou, Shizuka and the others would make a big deal out of it. So Koutarou might have been hiding the existence of his girlfriend to keep the same thing from happening to him.
“Satomi-kun has a girlfriend, huh. Who could it be... I really want to know!”
After hearing Kenji's thoughts, Shizuka's eyes began sparkling. Since she loved this kind of topic, she immediately began imagining pairings.
“Satomi-sama has a lover...?”
Ruth showed the complete opposite reaction to Shizuka. Her normally mild expression changed into a severe bitter one.
It couldn't be that his relation with Kiriha-sama progressed...
Koutarou's women troubles would become Theia's troubles. Because of that, Ruth couldn't easily overlook it.
Part 2
Unaware of the attention being gathered around him, Koutarou was working hard at his part-time job.
“How about a cake for Christmas? At the Harukaze Bakery, we're accepting reservations for Christmas cakes!”
Koutarou's new part-time was wearing a Santa outfit while handing out flyers.
The bakery in front of the station 'Harukaze Bakery' had begun selling their Christmas cakes for the year. Koutarou was handing out flyers to advertise that.
“How about a cake for Christmas? At the Harukaze Bakery, we're accepting reservations for Christmas cakes!”
The Harukaze Bakery where Koutarou was working wasn't the only place selling Christmas cakes. In fact, the supermarket, the department store, the convenience store and the confections store were all rivals. So by handing out flyers, they wanted to get as big of a market share as possible. Not having recovered from the recent recession, there were fierce fights going on to sell even a single cake.
Really, it's such a nice feeling...
As Koutarou was handing out flyers to people, he thought that to himself. Koutarou and the bakery were in a similar situation.
However, there was definite difference between the two.
“Good evening, Santa.”
A familiar, cheerful voice rang out. When that gentle voice reached Koutarou's ears, he stopped moving.
“Oh? Sakuraba-senpai?”
When he turned to the direction of the voice, he saw Harumi smiling in the cold winds raging through the mall. Her figure was thin, and she gave off the impression of being fragile, but when Koutarou saw her, he felt a strange warm sensation. That was because Koutarou correctly understood the girl called Sakuraba Harumi.
As their eyes met, Harumi's smile changed. It was the mischievous smile she only recently started showing.
“Fufu, I think I've been a good child this year, so may I have a flyer?”
Harumi smiled as she reached her hands out. It looked like a child asking for a present from her father.
“Ahaha, if it's new manuscript you want, I have one.”
“That doesn't count as a present. Please maintain your pride as Santa.”
“Please don't ask too much from a part-time Santa.”
“Fufufu.”
Koutarou smiled and laughed alongside Harumi. Recently, the two of them had been able to joke around with one another.
Harumi's progress was largely thanks to Yurika's love advice. The practical side wasn't of any use, but Harumi's attitude had begun changing.
Nothing good would come from waiting.
Thanks to Yurika, those feelings began budding inside of Harumi.
“For starters, here's a flyer.”
“Thank you, Santa.”
Koutarou handed one of his flyers over to Harumi. She then began to ardently read the content.
“I'll give you the manuscript in the clubroom tomorrow. I left my luggage at the bakery.”
“Please do.”
It seemed like she was really interested in the cake, as she answered without taking her eyes off the flyer. Normally she would look straight at Koutarou when she was talking to him. So even Koutarou could tell that she was being distracted by the cake. Koutarou began laughing, finding Harumi's behavior cute or funny.
“Fufu, hahaha.”
“Satomi-kun?”
Wondering what Koutarou was laughing about, Harumi looked at Koutarou while still holding onto the flyer.
“What's wrong?”
“Ah, no, kuku, you just looked so childish, it just came out. Kuku, kukuku.”
“Satomi-kun...”
Harumi noticed her own behavior and began blushing. She then puffed up her red cheeks and pouted while staring at Koutarou.
“You shouldn't be laughing at others while you're wearing such a cute outfit.”
“It's my job after all.”
“I hate it when you're so blunt, Satomi-kun.”
After staring at Koutarou with her cheeks dyed red for a while, Harumi revealed a small smile and held her hands out again.
“Can I borrow that hat?”
“This?”
“Yes.”
Koutarou listened to Harumi and removed his Santa hat and gave it to Harumi. After staring at it for a while, she put it on her own head.
“How do I look?”
“More childish than before, very cute.”
“Satomi-kun!”
“But if that's the case, take this too.”
Disregarding Harumi's protests, Koutarou thrust his hand into a nearby large bag. The bag which was a part of the Santa outfit was mostly filled with cotton; however, there was something besides cotton inside it.
“You should wear this too.”
“Thank you, Satomi-kun.”
Koutarou had pulled out a spare Santa outfit from the bag. This year, Koutarou was the only one handing out flyers, but it seemed like in the past there had been two. Having received the outfit from Koutarou, Harumi put it on top of her uniform.
“How do I look?”
After putting on the Santa hat and Santa robe, Harumi spun around with her arms stretched out.
Oh... You look good, even in this, Sakuraba-senpai...
That's what Koutarou thought when he looked at Harumi in her outfit, but he said the opposite thing.
“It's funny, you look like you're taking part in a literary arts exhibition[1]”
“Satomi-kun, you've been getting meaner lately.”
Just like Harumi had become able to show various emotions in front of Koutarou, the same was true for him. In the past, he wouldn't have made jokes like these. This change had happened thanks to Harumi mustering up her courage.
This is nice, this feeling...
Harumi could feel the change as well and enjoyed her back and forth conversation with Koutarou. This was what she had wanted.
I think I can work a little harder...
So Harumi decided to work a little harder, she couldn't leave it like this. If she waited, nothing would change, that way of thought supported Harumi.
“Satomi-kun, give me some more flyers.”
“Senpai?”
Once again, Harumi held her hands out.
“There doesn't seem to be much left, so I'll help you.”
“Ah, no, this is my part-time job, so I can't have you―”
“You gave me a flyer before. Just give me some more.”
“That's not what I―”
“Ei!”
“Ah.”
While Koutarou was protesting, Harumi took half of the flyers he was holding. Since there was roughly 50 flyers left, Harumi took around 25.
“Senpai...”
“Fufu. Is this all? This hardly counts as helping out, Satomi-kun.”
Koutarou had a troubled look on his face while Harumi smiled with flyers in hand.
Although their outfits were the same, their expressions were the opposite.
“How about a Christmas cake? Then please stop by the Harukaze bakery!”
“Satomi-kun.”
Once the last flyer left Koutarou's hands, Harumi returned empty handed as well. Although she was almost being carried away by the crowd, Harumi smiled brightly.
“Satomi-kun, I'm all done!”
“Same here. We finished in an instant thanks to you, Sakuraba-senpai.”
Once Harumi lent a hand, the flyers seemingly vanished. Having a cute girl wear a Santa outfit seemed to really help. Because of that, it took less than 10 minutes before they had finished handing out all the flyers.
“Fufu, I'm glad to have been of help.”
“You really helped out. Thank you, senpai.”
Koutarou bowed to Harumi while she cheerfully laughed. As he bowed, he remembered how he had felt while they were handing out flyers.
“Still, Sakuraba-senpai, you seemed to have changed since spring.”
“Eh? L-Like what?”
Harumi touched her body and face while making an anxious expression. She thought that Koutarou meant that she had physically changed. She was a girl too; having someone of the opposite gender point out that she had changed made her worry, even more so with Koutarou pointing it out.
“Do you mean I got fatter, or thinner? I don't think I've changed.”
“You're wrong, geez...”
Koutarou smiled wryly at Harumi's response.
Sakuraba-senpai really has changed a little...
As he stared at Harumi who had begun to panic, Koutarou reaffirmed his thoughts. On top of her current behavior, back in spring, Harumi wouldn't have had the courage to hand out flyers. In reality, in spring while recruiting, she was quiet and hadn't stood out. And that girl was now helping to hand out flyers. It was hard to believe that she had problems dealing with people. This was an enormous step forward that even Koutarou noticed.
“In the past, you weren't very comfortable about standing in front of people, Sakuraba-senpai. But now you're helping me hand out flyers. You're like a different person from back then in spring.”
“S-Satomi-kun.”
When Koutarou honestly complimented her, Harumi began blushing. Harumi herself was well aware of her change, and why it had happened. So having Koutarou compliment her made her feel really embarrassed.
“Well, if you appear in a play or on a hero show, you're bound to get some confidence and courage.”
“That might be true.”
Harumi's words satisfied Koutarou. Having appeared in front of people at a play and hero show, she would naturally get more used to that environment.
I thought I would be causing her problems, but it seemed to have worked out in the end.
“...Besides, Satomi-kun was with me the entire time.”
“What?”
Lost in thought, Koutarou missed what Harumi had said.
“Ah, n-no, it's nothing, nothing at all!”
Harumi panicked and waved her hands around, trying to cover up her slip of the tongue. She had accidentally let her true intentions slip, but she couldn't let Koutarou know about that yet. So if Koutarou had missed what she said, she was fine with that.
“Is that so?”
Koutarou didn't find Harumi's behavior suspicious, since he knew that Harumi wasn't good at receiving praise and compliments. So he just assumed that this time was the same. So Koutarou himself moved on to the next topic; he actually had something he wanted to talk about.
“Anyway, in the end you ended up helping me with my work, so I should thank you in some way.”
Koutarou was planning on thanking Harumi. He couldn't just leave it with her helping him out with a job that he did to earn money.
But, Sakuraba-senpai is too reserved when it comes to this kind of thing too...
Although Harumi was grateful for the offer, even now she was shaking her head as if to say that it wasn't necessary.
“There's no need for thanks for something like this.”
“That won't do. It's not like you helped me with club activities or volunteering.”
Hm?
At that point, Koutarou's eyes stopped at the Santa outfit Harumi was wearing.
That's it, then let's do that!
Koutarou thought of a plan and began talking to Harumi at once.
“Sakuraba-senpai, are you free on the 24th?”
“The 24th?”
When Koutarou mentioned that date, Harumi's heart began pounding.
Today was the 22nd, so the 24th would be two days from now. The month was December, so that would make the 24th-
That's Christmas Eve...
When someone of the opposite sex she was interested in mentioned that date, she couldn't help but let her imagination run wild.
“I-I'm free, but...”
Harumi used every last brain cell to think while she desperately hid her shock and forced some words out of her mouth. Her anxiousness when she stood on the stage was next to nothing when compared to now.
“I see. Then could you give me some of your time?”
“Ah―”
So when Koutarou invited her, her heart almost stopped.
Part 3
What welcomed Koutarou home to room 106 was, oddly enough, Theia's cheerful smile. Her eyes were sparkling and she was holding a booklet with her left hand next to her chest. When she looked at Koutarou's face, she held out her free hand.
“I'm ba―”
“I've been waiting, Koutarou. Hurry on in.”
Theia's right hand quickly grabbed Koutarou's arm and she dragged him into the room before he could even say his greetings.
“H-Hey, wait, my shoes are still on.”
“You can enter with your shoes, I'll permit it.”
“You can't... wa-wait!”
Koutarou somehow managed to leave his shoes by the entrance while losing his balance. Sanae, who was nearby, then neatly arranged the shoes.
“I get that you're happy, but you're not a kid...”
Sanae was amazed by Theia, but in reality, Theia's current behavior wasn't much different from her own. However, Sanae herself didn't realize that.
“Welcome home, Satomi-sama.”
“You're back, Koutarou.”
Theia pulled Koutarou past Ruth and Kiriha who were in the kitchen preparing dinner, and approached the inner room. Yurika, who was watching TV in the middle of the room, cleared out of Theia's way as she approached.
As they approached the inner wall, a rectangle began glowing. That glowing rectangle was a door that led to the Blue Knight.
“Koutarou, we'll start right away.”
“Start what?”
When Koutarou asked her that, Theia finally stopped.
What's going on with Theia?
Koutarou could finally catch his break as she stopped. At the same time, she turned around to look at him. She then slightly pouted as she pointed the booklet in her left hand at Koutarou's face.
“The Silver Princess and the Blue Knight, Chapter 2”
Oh, now I get it. No wonder...
As he read the cover of the booklet, Koutarou finally understood why Theia was so excited. It was a new manuscript that Theia had written herself. Koutarou had often seen her writing, so he understood why she was so invested in it.
By the way, the manuscript that Theia was holding was given to her by Ruth. She had gotten the booklet from Kenji, just like Koutarou had.
The moment after Koutarou had understood the circumstances, the booklet slowly sank, and Theia's face poked out from behind it.
“...”
Theia's expression looked somewhat anxious and apologetic. To Koutarou, she looked like a puppy apologizing for her failures.
Koutarou's train of thought was correct, and Theia noticed that she was getting too worked up. Her expression was to check if he was angry or not.
“Ah...”
At first Koutarou planned on complaining, but he soon swallowed his complaint when he saw Theia's face.
Don't look at me with those kind of eyes, geez...
Her eyes wavered with worry. Seeing that, Koutarou scratched his head and gave her a bitter smile.
“I got it. But I have preparations to make, so wait a minute.”
“Ah...”
Theia's expression brightened immediately, while at the same time her cheeks turned red. She was relieved that Koutarou wasn't angry, and at the same time embarrassed by her own behavior.
“Sorry, Koutarou. I got a little ahead of myself when I got the manuscript. Let's postpone practice for now.”
She then let go of Koutarou's hand that she had been holding.
You always go easy on her when she makes a face like that, that's why you're always having a hard time, Koutarou.
As he stared at Theia, Koutarou scolded himself. But even as he did that, he still felt like doing what Theia wanted as he stared at her.
Even in the middle of dinner, Theia was flipping through the pages of the manuscript. She carried food to her mouth while reading through the manuscript to make sure there were no errors in it.
“Fufu.”
Ruth revealed a small smile as she looked at Theia. Normally she would have warned her about her manners, but Ruth decided to overlook it this time. Ruth knew how much time Theia had spent on this play, and the reason behind that was her admiration for the Blue Knight and her yearning to see her mother Elfaria. Since they had been together for so long, Ruth noticed Theia's feelings.
“How about seconds, Satomi-sama?”
“Yes please.”
“Very well, I'll get right to it.”
Ruth had begun secretly taking care of Koutarou's health. She would maintain Koutarou's health until the play starting a month from now. It was the important role that only Ruth could do.
As always, thank you very much, Satomi-sama...
Koutarou handed Ruth his teacup.
Ruth hadn't just begun taking care of Koutarou's health because of the play. It was a sign of her gratitude for always causing him so much trouble.
“Koutarou, this time there are a lot of fight scenes. So this time, I'd like to focus on combat practice.”
“So you mean there's no training in knight manners!?”
“Yes. This time, the play is about war, so there are few scenes where manners are important. Of course, if we have time to spare we'll train on it.”
“Alright, I'm on! This is great!”
Ruth had been filling up the teacup and preparing seconds while listening to Koutarou's and Theia's training policy, and that's when she remembered that she had something she wanted advice on.
“Satomi-sama, Shizuka-sama, do you have a moment?”
“Yes?”
“What is it, Ruth-san?”
“Actually, I have something I want to discuss.”
Ruth put down Koutarou's cup on the tea table and corrected her posture. Koutarou who was talking to Theia, and Shizuka who was drinking tea, picked up on Ruth's serious attitude and corrected their posture as well.
“Well then, you said you had something to discuss.”
“Yes. I remembered after hearing her highness and Satomi-sama speaking, I want to practice too― I mean, teach me how to fight.”
The topic Ruth had brought up was something no one expected her to mention. Koutarou's and Shizuka's eyes opened wide in surprise and they looked at each other.
“Practice? Are you serious?”
“Yes, of course I am.”
Shizuka instinctively let those words out, but Ruth nodded assertively.
“What can I say, I don't really know why either, I just felt like I had to become stronger a while back.”
Ruth brought her sharp eyebrows together. Her eyes were serious.
“A while back...”
“Do you mean...”
Koutarou and Shizuka came to the same conclusion.
They both thought of the time when Ruth had lost to Kabutonga after intruding on the hero show. Both Shizuka, who had been doing the fighting as Kabutonga, and Koutarou, who had heard about it later, realized that was the reason.
“I have to become stronger! There's a powerful enemy I just have to defeat, I just can't help but feel that way!”
Ruth had no memories of when she had lost her mind. However, her defeat against Kabutonga (or more precisely, Shizuka) had burned into her mind. It implanted a desire for her to get stronger.
“So you want to get stronger...”
Sensing Ruth's strong determination, Koutarou glanced over at Theia. Noticing his glance, Theia shook her head with a sad expression on her face.
What do you mean it's too much for you? That's just far too irresponsible...
Koutarou read and understood her intentions from her small gesture, and his shoulders dropped as he was unsure whether to be amazed or troubled.
“You don't need to learn how to fight, right Ruth-san? Koutarou has been getting better at using a sword recently as well.”
“That won't do!”
Ruth's fist slammed down on the tea table. The tableware on the table crashed into each other because of the impact and caused a loud noise.
“I don't know the reason, but my soul is screaming that I can't leave this to Satomi-sama!”
“Ha-hahaha, I see...”
Shizuka let out a dry laugh and began sweating cold sweat.
This is all your fault, Satomi-kun!
Shizuka glared at Koutarou and complained about him in her mind.
Ruth couldn't leave this fight to Koutarou, partially because he hadn't become Theia's vassal yet, but the biggest reason was that deep inside, she didn't want Koutarou and Kabutonga to meet.
She didn't want Koutarou to see any beetles.
Suffering from her defeat against Kabutonga, an encounter between Kabutonga and Koutarou would be the end of her.
“I-I pass. I'll leave it to Satomi-kun.”
“Ah, that's playing dirty, landlord-san!”
“What good would come from me teaching her how to fight!?”
“T-That's true, but...”
Koutarou realized the situation when he saw Shizuka, half crying.
I guess she doesn't want to teach Ruth-san how to defeat her...
Training Ruth would mean that she would train to defeat Kabutonga, or Shizuka. So Koutarou couldn't really say anything when she refused.
“Besides, Satomi-kun will be training together with Theia-san, right? You just need to do it together!”
“Please, Satomi-sama! This is important, probably!”
“H-Hah...”
This situation got strange all of a sudden...
Koutarou nodded at Ruth, but in reality his head was hurting.
Part 4
A cold glance was watching over room 106.
“Hmph, like always, they have no sense of urgency.”
That cold glance came from a nearby observation device that transferred the footage to a distant place. The glance belonged to Clariossa Daora Forthorthe, the second princess of Forthorthe, Theia's rival for the throne.
“I may have waited long enough for that to happen, but it's quite irritating. I'll make you regret forcing me to live this way soon enough!”
Clan irritably adjusted her glasses and glared at the monitor in front of her. She was in the cockpit of a spaceship. She was sitting in the pilot seat, facing a monitor displaying footage of room 106.
She was in the middle of a mountain, isolated from any people, where her spaceship had been cleverly concealed. She had only sent back her personal battleship, Hazy Moon, to Forthorthe, while she remained on Earth in a smaller vessel. If she just stayed low there for a while, Theia and the others would assume that she had gone back to Forthorthe.
In reality, everything was proceeding just as planned, and she was no longer being mentioned in room 106. The situation was just as she had schemed, but in order to be forgotten, she had spent close to two months living uncomfortably, which made her angrier.
“You'll be the first one, fake Blue Knight!”
Clan glared at Koutarou through the monitor.
On top of her personal grudge, she was directing all of her anger from these past two months towards Koutarou.
“You, that's right, you, I'll dispose of you in the way that would make Theiamillis-san the most mortified!”
First off was Koutarou.
To Clan, right now, Theia was just an added bonus to dealing with him.
Translator's Notes and References
1. ↑ An event held in grade school.
