Chapter 47: After the battle (Part two)

Ren’s eyes widened at the sound, which he hadn’t heard before, roaring in the sky above.

“It’s a magic ship, isn’t it?”

There were several magic ships flying leisurely in the sky.

There was a group of magic ships that seemed to have finally rushed to the Baldor Mountains due to a message delivered by the Clausel family knights.

“That’s why, Fiona-sama….”

The time to say goodbye is near.

Ren knows the various circumstances, so he must at least tell that information to Marquis Ignat and the others in the Imperial City, but before he does, Fiona will have to leave Ren’s side.

“I have two things to ask of you.”

“If it’s a favor from Ren-sama, I will do whatever you ask.”

“I would be very grateful if you would say so. Actually—-“

The first request was that she shouldn’t tell his name to Marquis Ignat as the person who helped Fiona in this disturbance.

Ren thought that the man would see through it anyway, but this was just to buy time.

To be honest, Ren needed time to think about things.

He wanted time to think about what he should do and whether he should continue to live the same life as before after he unexpectedly came into contact with the Demon king’s cult.

So, for Marquis Ignat, he said.

“Could you tell him that an adventurer helped you?”

“I was very uncomfortable calling you that….”

“I’m sorry. Actually, I was a little uncomfortable being called that, too.”

Ren was convinced.

That man would certainly notice if Fiona said so. He would immediately understand who helped Fiona and for what purpose she said it.

On the contrary, Ren has no intention of hiding his existence, nor does he think he can.

So, as per his original goal, he just wants time to think about things.

(Stubbornly, he’s going to find out in an instant.)

Nevertheless, he’ll provide information.

As far as Ren knows….. the demon king’s cult is so mysterious that Ren doesn’t have any information, but he was willing to cooperate as much as possible. Of course, it would have to be through Lessard Clausel.

In any case, it was inevitable that Ren would meet with Marquis Ignat.

He still had to deal with the invitation letter, so he couldn’t ignore it in the first place.

But after what happened this time, he would have to wait and see until things settle down again, and he would have to talk with Lessard a little bit about this area as well.

(For now, I also need to report the Asval case….)

Of course, he has to lie about the black priestess’s power and that’s exactly what he’s going to do, so he’s going to have to say that he got caught up in that mess by accident somehow and fought to save Fiona. Since he couldn’t say that he learned the information about the demon king’s cult from the game, etc., he had no choice but to explain it by saying that Kai and Maidas had told him.

The more he thought about it, the more he had to sort it out—–

“Ren-sama, what is your second request?”

“That’s the way you address me.”

“The way I address you……? You are Ren-sama, but what should I call you?”

“I’m embarrassed to be called “sama,” so I thought it would be more helpful if you called me by my first name.”

She wasn’t going to do that to the person who saved her life. Fiona declined Ren’s request.

However, Ren also has a hard time accepting that he’s called that by the daughter of a great aristocrat, and he insists.

Fiona eventually gave up.

“Then, what about Ren-kun? Is that okay?”

She was still not happy, but she gave up when Ren said, “That’s what I’d like to be called”.

Then, Fiona came up to him.

“Since we’re at this point, I’d like to ask you not to add “Sama” to —-.” 

“It’s too much to ask, so please don’t.” 

“–Mm –I’m sorry.”

Even if she seems dissatisfied, this is non-negotiable. She’s the daughter of a marquise.

“I’ll give you a souvenir, so please forgive me for that.”

Ren quickly fished into his pocket and pulled out something small.

It was a piece of star agate that he had picked up. Fiona was surprised to see it and accepted it from Ren, who handed it to her over his back and muttered, “It’s …… beautiful.

“I know you have a lot of bad memories, and I hope you have one last beautiful one.”

Certainly, they weren’t all good memories.

But Fiona was able to make it clear that it was never just that.

She had met Ren, whom she had wanted to thank for so long, and he had saved her life again, so there was no way she could say they were only bad memories.

“I won’t say that this was only a bad memory.— Ren, thank you for saving my life not once, but twice.”

She said, clutching the star agate she had received.

“Will I see you again ……?”

“Certainly. I have been invited by Marquis Ignat to his mansion.”

“I’ll be the one to entertain you. I’ll practice tea every day until that day! I’ll do my best to be recognized by the servants.”

“I like the tea I had—-.”

I didn’t say it out of concern, but Fiona’s eyes were downcast with embarrassment.

She nodded secretly and said, “I definitely need to learn to make a good brew.”

“Ren-dono!!”

“Over there! I heard voices from over there!”

The voices of the knights of the Clausel family sounded familiar, even though we had been apart for less than a week.

The road is getting easier, so Fiona leaves Ren’s back here and stands on the ground on her own feet. Ren, who was concerned about the bad road, gave her a hand, and once again, the loud sound of the magic ships echoed throughout the area.

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