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Seikoku no Ryuu Kishi (Light Novel) - Volume 6, Chapter 5 - Oscar's Deeply Laid Plan, Part 1-3
Volume 6, Chapter 5 - Oscar's Deeply Laid Plan, Part 1-3
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Part 1
The new school term had just begun, so Ash was kept busy from morning till night with the preparatory work for ‘Ansarivan’s Five Hundred Years Festival’, and time passed by in the blink of an eye. There was now less than a week’s time before the first day of the Five Hundred Years Festival. Even on a holiday, he was unable to rest, as Ash and Eco were currently walking together towards Julius Hall. There was also going to be a meeting today.
“Fuwaa…”
Eco drowsily yawned while she walked across the campus grounds.
“You don’t need to force yourself to get out of bed, you know?”
Previously, Eco would’ve overslept and stayed in bed all the time, but she was now nearly able to get up early. Although she was grouchy when getting out of bed each morning, she no longer stayed in bed. Eco’s role in the Student Council was the ‘mascot’, so there was no real need for her to show up to meetings, but she still dutifully attended every meeting.
“What? Are you complaining about going to the meeting together with me?”
“Not at all. Don’t you feel weak when you get up in the mornings? I’m just afraid that you’ll find it difficult.”
“…I don’t find it difficult. Also, aren’t you my knight? You’re the ‘Avalon Knight’ and I’m the Holy Dragons’ Emperor Family’s Imperial Princess! That’s why it’s very natural for me to follow you! Am I wrong?”
“Y-You’re right!”
Ash was rather embarrassed, and he replied with a volume that surprised even himself.
—Princess huh…
He had almost forgotten that Eco was the descendant of Avalon’s Holy Dragons’ Emperor Family, and was basically a Dragon Princess. In fact, the identity of the noblest person on this planet could actually be her. When she was first born, she did not forget to emphasise ‘I am your master’. Ash smiled wryly.
“I remember that you used to say that I was your meat slave.”
“T-That is…uh…I’m sorry.”
“Haha, I’m not angry about it. I’m now acknowledged as a knight properly.”
“Ash…”
Ash suddenly thought of something. Speaking of a knight in the Lautreamont Knight Country, most people would think of a Dragonar, but the neighbouring Chevron Kingdom was not the same; the image of their knights was closer to strong lady warriors who served the people. Although many stories of chivalry and knighthood were also published in their country, the majority of them were love stories.
—In other words, I shouldn’t be thinking about the problem of how to train Eco, but rather following the example of the knights in neighbouring countries, so that I can aspire to become a knight that can serve this princess, Eco.
As he thought of that, the image of another princess appeared in Ash’s mind.
—< Ice Blue Princess >.
It was Silvia, who had confessed to him with ‘I love you’. The girl that he had met in Albion Forest when he was seven years old — even after being separated, Silvia still kept the memory of Ash in her heart. She had only met him once, a boy whom she didn’t even know the name of—
“Ouch!”
The sudden pain that Ash felt almost caused him to jump.
“……………”
Eco scowled and pinched Ash on his side. Eco was also aware of her own strength, so she did somewhat show some mercy, but even so, Ash felt as though the skin of his abdomen was being clamped down on by a vice.
“W-What are you doing!?”
Eco loosened her grip, and angrily looked up at him. Her face appeared to have an uneasy expression.
“…Just then, were you thinking about other girls?”
“N-No, I absolutely wasn’t thinking about any other girls!”
“Your eyes were wandering.”
Eco emitted a terrifying aura that could almost be heard rumbling, as she took a step towards Ash. Ash involuntarily retreated backwards.
“Ara, why are you trying to escape?”
Eco was smiling, and she had a pretentiously sweet tone when she asked, but this actually showed that she was even scarier than when she showed her angry face.
“O-Of course, it’s because you’re so scary!”
“…And why would you feel afraid?”
The image of Eco’s true appearance as a Holy Dragon Emperor manifested behind her — although Ash knew that it was his own imagination, it still frightened him to the point that cold sweat streamed down his forehead.
“Y-Yeah! We had better hurry over to Julius Hall, otherwise we’ll be late again!”
Ash swiftly turned around and ran off.
“Hey! Why are you running away!? So you really were thinking about other girls!”
Eco brandished her fist as she angrily chased after Ash.
“If you don’t wait for me — I’ll crush you!”
Part 2
When the two of them arrived at Julius Hall, most of Eco’s anger had dissipated. However, as soon as she took one step into the meeting room, her mood turned sour again. Ash was also frozen in place.
“Yo, Ash and Eco, I’ve been waiting for you two for a long time.”
That Oscar Brailsford occupied the sofa that was used for resting, and cordially greeted the two of them. The way that she elegantly sat with her legs crossed seemed much like a noble, and seeing that simply aroused a sense of loathing within them. As for the maid with the eye patch — Celes stood behind Oscar with a frown on her face. Only she and her maid were in the room, no one else was present. It seemed as though Ash’s group had come too early this time.
“Why are you here!?”
Although he asked rather bluntly, Ash was thinking about the incident which had occurred in the depths of the forest. Furthermore, it was Oscar’s carelessness which lead to her being seen in that state whilst straddled on top of Ash, a dreamlike appearance… The instant that Oscar’s and Ash’s eyes met, the same scene probably emerged in their minds. Her cheeks reddened, but she still looked calm as usual.
“I am the Vice-President of the Student Council after all, you couldn’t have forgotten that, right?”
“The class-skipper has the nerve to say that huh, so what has brought you here today?”
Ash quietly stood in front of Eco. Oscar desired Eco’s power. He did not forget this. However, Oscar’s reply was outside of Ash’s expectations.
“My purpose here today was not to seek out Eco, I came here for you. Ash Blake.”
“For me?”
Ash frowned.
“Ah, that’s right — my future second queen.”
“Who the hell is your second queen!?”
“Yes, when it comes to your name as the queen…how does ‘Ashley’ sound?”
“Please don’t say any more…just thinking about it makes me want to die…”
“You’re so unromantic…I see, I understand now! Are you unhappy that Rebecca is the first queen?”
“That’s not the problem!”
“Whew, I really can’t persuade you. I’ll let you be the first queen as you want, and as for Rebecca, all I can do is to ask her to take the position of second queen. Rebecca is very generous, so she wouldn’t care about such trifles with me.”
“Can you please listen to me seriously!?”
After Ash showed an impatient look, Oscar’s face suddenly tensed. Ash felt like a chill ran down his spine, and he stood there frozen in place.
“As long as you become one of my people, Eco will also fall into my hands. In this way, the throne of the next Chevron King will easily become mine.”
Oscar composedly pushed her fringe upwards.
“Ah geez, I’m sick of this, what the hell are you guys saying! What’s going on between you two!? T-Two men getting married, how disgusting!”
Eco’s patience finally wore out, and she stuck her face out from behind Ash. Her cheeks were dyed bright red in annoyance. Ash was unsure of how to explain the situation to Eco. In fact, up until now, he still had not told her about the secret that Oscar was actually a woman.
“Oh. I thought that you surely would’ve told Eco, I didn’t expect you to actually keep my secret.”
Oscar looked at Ash with a gaze of admiration.
“Don’t look down on me. I’m not so low that I’d go around distributing other people’s secrets.”
“Hey! What secret!”
Eco snappishly asked, and Ash hesitantly replied
“Umm, that is…y-yeah, you could call it an agreement between men. Sorry, but it’s inconvenient for me to disclose it to you. I hope you can understand.”
Ash placed both of his hands on top of Eco’s shoulders.
“Hmm…between men huh. So you can’t be forced to speak about it then? But I just heard that — that guy wants to marry you as his bride?”
“T-That’s actually a secret code that only men will understand! It can’t be judged from its literal meaning!”
“…Really.”
Although she was still dubious of Ash’s explanation, Eco gave up on pursuing the matter.
“You really are a good person. I’m starting to like you even more now!”
Oscar snapped his fingers with a ‘click’, and gave an order to Celes who was behind him
“Celes! Prepare project A!”
“…So bothersome.”
From beginning to end, Celes continued to have a displeased look on her face. Please reject Oscar’s orders…Ash silently hoped to himself.
“Fine, I’ll take it as a way to kill time.”
Unfortunately, Celes instantly made a decision that was contrary to his expectations. She abruptly stepped forward, and extended her hand out towards Ash. Her movements looked as though she were naturally petting a dog’s head, but—
“—Wh-!”
Ash’s vision suddenly tipped upside down, immensely startling him. In just the blink of an eye, Ash was grabbed onto and was being held underneath Celes’ arm.
“H-Hey! Let me down!”
Ash constantly swung his limbs around in a struggle, but it was helpless as his body was being firmly held onto, and he was unable to break free from the predicament. It was almost as if his entire body was suspended in mid-air right now.
“Hey, you filthy insect. Who allowed you to order me around! Shut up and stay quiet! Stop struggling for me! Do you want me to throw you out the window?”
After Celes made such threats with a fearsome tone, Ash became silent. It was because her cold tone showed that she was clearly not joking around.
“Hold on! What are you trying to do to Ash!?”
Seeing Celes about to leave the room with Ash captured, Eco hurriedly tried to catch up and stop her, but her path was blocked by Oscar, who calmly stood in the doorway. The sound of Celes’ footsteps gradually receded.
“Move aside!”
“Don’t worry, I promise you that we won’t hurt Ash Blake. Anyway, let us sit down and have a cup of tea while we wait first. Don’t look at me like that, my tea-making skills are actually first-class. Since you’re a dragon, how about a cup of Ansal tea?”
Oscar held a teapot in her hand as she smiled.
“Ansal tea?”
Eco swallowed as she began to salivate. The Ansal herb was too strongly stimulating for a young dragon like Eco, so simply ingesting a small amount would make her immediately drunk. That was why Ash normally prohibited her from having it. But her great desire for Ansal wasn’t something that could be satiated with just words. It was a dragon’s nature, so Eco couldn’t be blamed.
“I can’t! I’ll get drunk!”
Mobilising all of her rationality, Eco finally rejected the temptation. If Ash heard me say that, he would praise me…such thoughts floated into Eco’s mind. Even so, Oscar continued to smile as she persuaded her
“You don’t need to worry. The Ansal content of this tea is very low, so young dragons won’t be affected by drinking it.”
After saying so, Oscar indifferently began to brew the tea. After pouring water into a kettle which had a Bright Dragon Crystal installed in it, she then activated the Dragon Magic. A few minutes later, the piping hot Ansal tea which let off white steam and many pastries with fresh cream were placed in front of Eco.
“Will I really be fine after having it?”
“Trust me.”
Oscar nodded confidently as confirmation.
“Hmm…”
Eco remained highly sceptical as she frowned. She put her nose close to the cup, and sniffed the scent of it like a puppy.
“Ah. It has a delicious fragrance…”
A rose-like aroma entered her nostrils, captivating Eco. It was an aroma that would naturally appeal to a dragon. Eco could no longer withstand the temptation, and she lifted up the teacup for a sip.
“Mmm, it has a very mellow and rich taste…it’s delicious!”
“Of course. That’s because this tea uses the highest grade of Ansal.”
Oscar smiled widely as she replied.
“So this is what the adult taste refers to! It is perfectly suited for a dragon of Avalon’s Holy Dragons’ Emperor Family to have!”
“I’m very glad that you like it. Would you like a refill?”
“Of course!”
Eco beamed with joy as she pushed her cup out. This time, she carefully savoured the flavour of the tea while she enjoyed the pastries.
“Fuwaa, I’m so happy~”
The flavour of the Ansal tea and the sweet pastries were in perfect harmony on her tongue, when the two of them were put together, they were both delicious and smooth.
“…?”
After a while, Eco found that her own body was becoming very hot. A familiar sensation surged forth from her mind. Her vision became began to spin for a moment, and it then became blurry. Eco could no longer hold the cup up, and it fell onto the floor with a slip of her hand. The shattered fragments of the cup scattered near her feet.
“Y-You…lied to me…didn’t you…?”
Eco finally realised that she had taken the bait. The so-called ‘Ansal content is very low, so young dragons won’t be affected by drinking it’ was a big lie. Eco’s consciousness went completely hazy, and she lost her ability to understand the situation.
Part 3
“Come on, hurry up and take your clothes off.”
After Celes brought Ash to the changing room, she roughly opened a locker. Hung upon a coat hanger was the uniform of Dragonar Academy — but more specifically, it was for girls. Inside the locker was a chestnut-coloured wig and some underwear. Simply looking at the contents of the locker gave off a strongly girlish feeling.
“Do you really want me to wear that thing?”
Ash nervously asked.
“Yes, do you have a problem with it?”
Celes narrowed her eye which did not have an eye patch covering it, while the rest of her face remained expressionless. Ash felt a powerful cold chill run down his spine, and he couldn’t help shuddering. With her black leather eye patch, fully black-coloured maid outfit, and the feeling of oppression from that single eye of hers all at once — the atmosphere that she exuded was like that of a soldier, rather than a maid.
“You’ve got to be kidding! How could I possibly wear a girls’ uniform! I’m a guy!”
“So, to make you give up the identity of a man, the first step starts by cross-dressing as a woman! Don’t make me have to talk so much!”
Celes didn’t say anything else, and grabbed Ash’s collar; without caring about anything else, she began to peel off Ash’s coat. Ash writhed around as he struggled, but that actually played into her hands. Taking advantage of the moment when Ash desperately struggled to escape, Celes easily snatched away his coat.
“Do you want to take off your shirt next? Or your pants?”
Celes looked at Ash audaciously as she asked.
“I certainly don’t want either of them! Hurry up and give my coat back!”
“Hey, I would advise you not to test my patience, alright? Taking care of Oscar is already a lot of trouble for me, and this lady here has accumulated a lot of stress.”
“No no! Although you say that, didn’t I see you send Oscar flying with a kick as if it wasn’t a big deal?”
“What did you say?”
After being stared at intensely, Ash quickly shook his head. After Celes took a step forward, she extended her neck and stared into Ash’s face.
“Listen up alright, Rebecca is the most perfect bride out of a million[14] candidates, but it’s a pity — that she’s a woman. But if you’re able to make Oscar pregnant, then we’ll be able to let that guy’s lineage continue.”
“What pregnant…you don’t have to speak so crudely!”
“You really are noisy, filthy insect! Regardless of whether it’s you or Rebecca, since you both know Oscar’s secret, unless you want to get tied up and tossed into Rubina Lake someday, you have no choice but to accept your fate! All you have to do right now is marry her, and your crimes can then be annulled; it’s truly too cheap for you two.”
“What do you mean by ‘all I have to do is get married’? This is a matter which concerns my entire life!”
“How immature. Marriage is just a form of contract in human society.”
“No, please don’t destroy people’s dreams like that!”
“You talk too much! Stop giving me excuses, and quickly take off your clothes!”
Celes acted indiscriminately towards Ash as she extended her hands out, much like a female leopard eyeing a cute little lamb in a dry savannah.
“Stooooop it—!”
His desperate screams did not help, and Ash was easily subdued to the ground. His shirt, pants, underwear, and so on were forcefully removed one after the other. Finally, even the bandage wrapped around his left arm was relentlessly pulled off by her.
“I can’t get married anymore…”
Having his pride harshly torn to shreds, Ash hugged his knees, and curled up into a ball. Because he was stark naked, he felt somewhat cold from the wind which poured in from a slit in the window. However, not the slightest sign of pity could be seen on Celes’ face, and she held out the coat hanger upon which the uniform was hanging.
“Hmph. You don’t need to worry about the problem of getting married. Because Oscar will be — your bride.”
“You originally said that I was some kind of stallion!”
“Stop being so noisy! Hurry up and put on the uniform! Or you’ll get downgraded from a filthy insect to a piece of shit!”
“Please just let me be an insect…”
Ash gave up his resistance, and accepted the girls’ uniform as he resigned himself to his fate.
