Kays Translations
Just another Isekai Lover~
Chapter 476: The impression made by the entourage
Naturally, the news of incident involving the mysterious group that attempted to abduct the Saint reached the ears of her entourage.
However, under the direction of the Crown Prince of the Kingdom of Sart, who was responsible for her protection, the fact that the attackers were an Imperial special forces unit was deliberately concealed.
”Those attackers were real fools. Can you believe they went after a completely unrelated noblewoman?”
”Exactly. We don’t know which country they were from, but what idiots.”
”Even if they had targeted the Saint directly, we would’ve repelled them easily.”
The young nobles from the Kingdom of Sart—especially those centered around Suguro, the grandson of Marquis Haragura—grossly overestimated their own abilities.
”Even though you’re just a commoner Tamer—Mahodo, was it?—you’re close to the Saint, so I suppose you make a decent guard dog at least.”
Suguro addressed one of the newer members of his circle, a young man who had recently
become part of his entourage.
”I could never compare to you, Lord Suguro. But of course if my monsters were there, they would have sensed the enemy immediately and repelled them without any casualties.”
Mahodo, a commoner Tamer who once bragged about his tamer skills to Tauro, was now proudly playing the role of Suguro’s loyal sidekick.
“That’s true. My swordsmanship stems from the renowned Tsuyoso school style of swordsmanship — so if I had wanted to, defeating them would’ve been simple. But as a leader, I must allow you the chance to shine. If we’re attacked again, I’ll leave it to you to handle.”
With that, Suguro drew his ornate sword, which was his pride and joy, and gave it a flashy swing to show off, as he spoke to his cronies.
”Of course, if that happens, Lord Suguro wouldn’t even need to lift a finger! Hahaha!”
And so the group of noble-borns from the kingdom of Sart’s side surrounding suguro laughed and indulged in pointless “what-if” scenarios.
Meanwhile, the commoner-born members of the entourage had a different reaction.
”Did you hear about that group that tried to kidnap the Saint? Apparently, Lord Tauro and Lady Aeris volunteered to act as decoys and fought bravely!”
”Seriously!? …Would’ve been nice if they had asked us to help too.”
”I overheard some of the local soldiers talking—seems like the attackers were really strong, and the battle was intense. Lord Tauro and his companions were even injured during the fight.”
“Even they struggled, with their abilities? If that was the case, we might have died without being able to do anything…”
The commoner entourage members had seen Tauro and Aeris’s strength firsthand during their journey and were well aware of their abilities, so they could easily imagine just how dangerous the attackers must have been.
The Kingdom of Luwan’s side of the entourage were on edge and reflecting on their actions after hearing the report from Marquis Donaisun.
This time, upon hearing that on the side of the Kingdom of Sart, the soldiers of Prime minister Bariella’s territory—who had been so helpful with the Saint’s appraisal— had paid a heavy price to protect the Saint, they could not help but feel responsible.
”You are the ones who will shoulder the future of our Kingdom alongside the Saint. So we cannot afford to lose you easily. However, to protect her so she does not bring shame upon our nation, there may come a time you may be required to put your lives on the line. When that moment comes, do not hesitate. The Saint is our nation’s treasure. And this time, the young people from the Kingdom of Sart put themselves in danger as decoys in her place and fighting with their lives. We owe them our deepest gratitude.
”Oh…! Who were these brave young people? We must thank them properly!”
”One was Lord Tauro, son of Count Graundewald. The other was Lady Aeris, daughter of Marquis Van Dyne. Both of them volunteered without hesitation to act as decoys in place of the Saint and were injured in the line of duty, and yet managed to survive against such formidable enemies. These two can be said to be capable young people who will carry the Kingdom of Sart on their shoulders and are truly worthy allies for the future of this kingdom. I advise you to build a strong friendship with them.”
Marquis Donaisson spoke highly of Tauro and his friends, encouraging the young nobles to connect with them.
Due to this incident, part of the Saint’s travel plans was canceled, and her party extended their stay in the Barriella Duchy for a few more days. During this time, many young people from the Kingdom of Luwan came to express their gratitude and thanks to Tauro and Aeris and to form friendships with them. Similarly, the commoner-born youths from kingdom of Sart, who admired the pair, also approached them with praise and respect. Thus, bonds of friendship blossomed day after day.
However, not everyone was happy about this.
Suguro, the grandson of Marquis Haragura, and his clique, were clearly displeased.
”Calling someone a hero just because they were at the center of a failed operation that got a bunch of soldiers killed… Honestly, I expected better from the Kingdom of Luwan.”
Suguro let out a theatrical sigh and shook his head, urging those around him to reply.
”You’re absolutely right, Lord Suguro. Those from the Kingdom of luwan must surely be being led astray by false information. Seeing how even those commoner hangers-on are fawning over him, I can’t help but think that’s the case.”
”His Highness the Crown Prince didn’t go into details, but he hinted that those two caused more trouble than they solved. So they’re clearly overrated.”
” How deplorable. They say that a true hero wins without fighting. They don’t understand that enemies would part ways simply at the sight of Lord Suguro’s greatness.”
The clique kept talking as they pleased, spewing groundless statements, none of which had any merit.
Later, Aeris spoke quietly to Tauro:
”Tauro… the Kingdom of Luwan’s entourage—they all seemed really sincere and serious, didn’t they?”
Aeris praised the young people of the Kingdom of Luwan, clearly having been very impressed.
”Yeah, they did. Seeing people like that makes me think the Kingdom of Luwan has a bright future.”
Tauro added in agreement with aeris.
“Still, Saint Matilda hasn’t said a word of thanks yet, has she?”
Aeris let out a sigh.
”—She might just be… misunderstanding the situation.”
Tauro gave a wry smile and, despite himself, ended up defending Matilda