124 Episode 124: "The Ribbon Of The Princess Knight" Suits The Knight Of Justice Very Well. ".Txt
The time limit for the quest is noon today.
After that, Cutlass-san will have to leave town with the caravan.
Before that, the purpose of this quest is to help her understand the "girlish fun".
The Other Mr. Cutlass suggested the following three things.
(1) Walk with her.
(2) Dress her up nicely.
(3) Eat something delicious.
Let's try these in order. With a little cheat mixed in.
"Have you been waiting for?!
No. I just got here.
I waited in front of the inn and Mr. Cutlass showed up right on time.
He didn't wear any armor today. Pants and a light jacket. He carries a short sword on his hip.
'I'm sorry, sir. It took me a while to get my things together. We need to leave as soon as we get back.
Can I ask you something?
"Yes, sir. Yes, sir.
I need you to follow me and not say a word.
Of course, sir!
You're not lost!
I owe Arujidono a debt of gratitude. I'll go wherever you ask me to go, if you ask me to follow you. That's the loyalty of a knight.
However, it's a pity that it's just a "game" for now, but──, Cutlass-san added.
Loyalty, huh.
It would be easier if I could use that to order him to "realize that it's a girl".
But that method would only bring out 'another Cutlass-san'.
For this quest, you have to make sure she doesn't come out and make Ms. Cutlass realize who she is.
It's a pretty high hurdle, but ...... that nameless princess is asking for it.
I don't have anyone I know. I'm a girl who no one knows about. The only person you can ask for a favor is me.
Then I'd be happy to do her a favor for once.
"By the way, Yuji.
What?
Why are Cecil and Rita staring at us from the alleyway?
'...... yeah ...... yeah. I'm curious. ......
...... I explained to him yesterday.
He said he decided to attend to Ms. Cutlass' personal problems today.
He didn't tell me who she was. I'll just say that it's my client's personal information.
However, both of them - especially Cecil - are very perceptive, so they might have sensed something.
"I can feel her eyes on me. It's hot. Aruji, what are you two doing?
...... escort, I guess.
So you are protecting your master behind the scenes, aren't you? They are wonderful people. A knight and a slave, they may be in different positions, but to serve their master, that's the way it should be!
You don't discriminate between knights and slaves.
You're a really nice person, Cutlass.
If it weren't for the complications and such, I'd want to join your party as a valuable vanguard.
"So, where are you today?
'I think we'll watch Wings of the Dragon, do some shopping, and then maybe eat.'
I see. It's like a date, isn't it!
That's not true. Come on, boys.
Yes, sir.
"Ha ha ha!
That's how we walked out side by side.
'...... What do you think? Rita.
With Nagi, I'm sure there's a story behind it.
In the alleyway facing the street, Cecil and Rita were whispering to each other.
''I understand. Nagi-sama left the 'Heavenly Dragon Bracelet' with Rita-san, so...
One of the purposes of coming to this town is to make Shiro-chan meet the Tenryu's wings, right?
Do you know what that means to Rita ...... No, do you understand what it means to Shirou to leave it with 'Rita Okaasan'?
'Oh, mother! Umm, no. I don't know.
'First of all, the only person here who can equip the bracelet is Rita-san, the 'oka-san'. Nagi-sama is the 'Oka-san' and Rita-san is the 'Oka-san' ...... I'm jealous. We are a family. I like ...... Rita Oka-san
Wow, wow. ......
...... So, if you let Wings of the Heavenly Dragon and Shiro-san meet, there might be some changes. And Mr. Cutlass could be a member of the royal family. I think Nagi-sama was afraid that information about Shiro-san would be passed on to the royal family. That's why he left the bracelets with "Rita Okaasan". You know what I mean, don't you, 'Rita Okasan'?
...... wah, wah, wah, wah!
'Cutlass-san doesn't seem like a bad person, but you never know where the information might leak out. That's why I think he wants the 'Rita Okaasan' of the family to let Shiro-san and Tsubasa meet. In other words, it's like a father leaving his children in the care of their mother.
'............ me! Nagi and ...... husband and wife!
Nagi and the others seem to be heading for the 'Wings of the Dragon'. Let's chase them, too, 'Rita-kaasan. It's the job of the 'okaasan' to read the mind of the 'okaasan' and act accordingly. Rita Okaasan...... Huh? Rita, why are you shaking so red and twitching! Let's go. Get a grip, Rita, please, Akaa-san!
...... Is this 'Wings of the Heavenly Dragon'?
Popping his mouth open, Mr. Cutlass is looking at the giant wings.
The wings that seem to reach to the sky are the same ...... as when we stopped by to go, though.
Somehow, the color appears to be dull. And it looks ...... like it's cracked in places?
Don't get too close.
The guards who were around the wings raised their voices.
''The 'Heavenly Dragon Wings' are becoming unstable recently. Please don't ever touch it! Stay away from them!
Stay away from me. Ms. Cutlass.
'I know, sir. I'm just impressed, sir.
Mr. Cutlass is holding his chest and trembling.
Your hands are so thin. Your cheeks are so smooth.
When I think of her as a girl, she only looks like a girl.
I want you to hear this. Wings of the Heavenly Dragon, I am a knight in shining armor. With my body and the blood that flows through my body.
Mr. Cutlass held his white arms up to his wings as if to indicate his presence.
Wings of the Sky Dragon: ...... If you can hear this voice, please answer me...
Mr. Cutlass said.
Doh!
Yikes!
unrealistic
A piece of shattered wing fell in front of her.
That's awful.
It almost hit her.
I managed to pull Mr. Cutlass, but it was just in time.
You're not going to be able to tell me if the White Man is gone?
The last time I came to Charka's town, someone who looked like a 'Tenryu's Residual Thoughts' appeared ...... but then I didn't see it. Has a new 'Tenryu (White)' woken up and therefore disappeared......?
Mr. Cutlass, are you okay?
'Wow, wow. Oh, Arujidono ......
Oh, not good.
I found myself squeezing Mr. Cutlass in a hug.
I'm afraid Mr. Cutlass has been hugging me. It's strange. Why do I get so nervous? Why am I smiling at ...... funny and there's a ......
Mr. Cutlass?
Mr. Cutlass's eyes were swimming with a bright red face.
I thought Mr. Cutlass was looking at me with a cheery face for a while, then he closed his eyes and with a thump, lost consciousness, and then...
If you go to ......, are you sure you're not taking the wrong steps?
He murmured in a cold voice.
"What good will it do me if I show up?
A girl with slightly tight eyes was looking at me.
It was the girl, Cutlass.
I hugged her and she seemed to come out.
'It's not like I had much of a choice. It's an emergency.
Well, well. That's not a bad idea!
What's your shyness about that one? ......
I'm not embarrassed. I, I'm the one who's supposed to protect Cutlass, you know. I only came out because Cutlass freaked out when he suddenly hugged me, you know? Don't get me wrong!
What do you do when your second personality is a tsundere?
'Anyway, you need to be a little softer. There's no point in me showing up.
The girl slipped out of my arms with a bright red face.
I know deep down that Cutlass is aware of you. Let him realize that in person. Good thing ............ ha!
Oh, we're back to normal.
Mr. Cutlass blinked his blue eyes and looked from side to side...
No. That's the legacy of the Tenryu, they were so bold when they broke down!
...... Isn't this normally the place to be angry and surprised?
'No, no! The future is good. The heavenly dragon must have blessed my knighthood exam!
It was painfully positive.
─ You know, "The White Man" ...... if you're still around, I'd like you to hear about it.
I looked up at the 'Wings of the Heavenly Dragon'.
─ ─ Could it be that the previous Tenryu didn't like Mr. Cutlass's bloodline, so he deliberately dropped a piece of wing ...... or something?
But you know, Mr. Cutlass, you have no awareness of your heritage.
─ ─ You're a good person, so ...... if you can, you'll miss it.
I mumbled only in my mouth so that Mr. Cutlass couldn't hear me.
And then...
Gigi: ...... Gigi.
Up there, part of the "Wings of the Heavenly Dragon" that was about to come off, stopped.
Small pieces fell, but that was all.
I'm sorry. Oka-san.''
'Moo Moo. Moo Moo!
What will you do if Nagi gets hurt?
No matter how many boys we have, we can't let Nagi coddle us!
''I thought it was a wrinkle from the previous Tenryu's "Zanryu Shinen". Because I told him. I'm sorry ...... because that one is already fading away.''
The voice was coming from the 'Heavenly Dragon Bracelet' that Rita wore.
The voice of White, with a lisp and a sleepy look.
'Saving Heart Embrace 《Heart Healing Hug》, LV1'
Skill to 'move' the 'heart' with the 'body'
The 'Salvation Embrace' is a skill I used to complete the Sea Dragon's Trials in the port city of Ilgafa.
It was made by combining the concept of the 'singing' skill Rita was using and the 'wrapped' skill of the Large Serpent.
It literally takes effect by pressing my torso against the target opponent. Hugging them is the quickest way to do it, but due to the fact that I originally dismantled the Large Serpent's skill, there's even a bonus that if you don't use your hands and just attach your torso to them, it quadruples the effect. As far as status recovery skills go, it's a cheat in a cheat.
This skill nullifies the target's 'Sleep', 'Enchantment', 'Stunned' and 'Confusion'.
When Ms. Cutlass notices "something girly inside of her", she goes into a state of confusion and then switches personalities.
Then you can nullify the confusion.
That way, only the state in which she realized her identity should remain...
I... What? Huh? Whoa, whoa?
Mr. Cutlass rolled his blue eyes and looked at me, then at himself.
He unfolded the collar of his clothes and looked at his own pure white chest.
Then - looking at each other's bodies that were tightly attached to each other.
Touch my chest, touch your chest.
Put your fingers at the base of your legs. And then, because we're so close to each other, you'll notice something a little different about me and you'll feel the touch of where you're going to touch me! Wait a minute!
You are a boy. And I am a boy, aren't I?
Yes.
But no, sir! I'm not a part of this world... ......?
It's not.
How could I not have noticed this before? Why me?
Actually, Mr. Cutlass was cursed.
...... curse, is it?
The curse of not knowing one's gender.
I don't like it. I was brought up to be a virtuous son and daughter. It's not a girl thing,
Ribbons look good on you.
Huh!
Mr. Cutlass slumped down, holding his chest.
'What is this feeling? It makes me happy when Arujidono compliments me on my ribbon!
And you know what they actually do to your hair.
I wrapped the ribbon around Mr. Cutlass's hair.
No, you can't do that! You can't do this! I can't...
We'll see.
'Hahahahaha!'
Mr. Cutlass has a bright red face and is holding his hair.
I put my fingers on the ribbon - I thought I was going to untie it - but I stopped.
You're going to be able to get the most out of it.
I'm not going to be the only one who can do that. I've been told by my mother that I shouldn't desire to wear such a thing by my neighbors and that if I ever found a girl I could give her the ribbon I wanted, she would beat me and then she would burn all of us to death.
I'm embarrassed to ask this, but...
Yes, sir.
Have you ever seen a 'boy' other than yourself naked or anything like that, Cutlass-san?
No, sir. It's because my mother forbade me to play with the neighborhood kids, saying 'you who will become a knight mustn't play with those bottom-feeders'. I'm not ...... really ...... playing with everyone, not ......! Not so! My mother raised me up to be a knight and she raised me up to be a... what?
With a plop, tears spilled from Mr. Cutlass' eyes.
'Huh? Huh? Why am I crying, sir? And I'm so grateful to you. It was tough, but it was all for my sake and... oh, whoa, whoa, whoa. It's funny, it's funny!
Hey, boy.
Why are you nodding your head, Aruji?
'Hmm. I wonder why.
I wish you wouldn't do that. I'm ...... a strong girl! Become a knight, reveal yourself ...... and take revenge on the king who cast you out ...... Huh? Huh? Why ...... why ...... why did your mother do this ...... that? Hareareare: ......
──── After that, Mr. Cutlass sobbed for a while, and then he fell asleep while I kept nodding my head.
──── While I kept patting his head, he fell asleep.
And then...
Thank you. Thank you.
I woke up as the other Mr. Cutlass.
'I'm sorry. That might have been a bit of a rough treatment.
'I don't mind. The wall between me and Cutlass could only be broken down with that kind of power. It's as if she and I were divided by her mother's magical curse. ......
It's as if he's trying to protect himself.
Truly, it's as if such a 'curse' - had been placed on him, said the nameless princess.
...... I wonder if this has worked out for you.
I'm not perfect. I just noticed a few things.
The nameless girl held her chest, as if she were pleading with her other self.
'But Cutlass has realized that he's not a boy - and what he really wants. That's enough for now. A hole in the wall. That's when Cutlass found out who he is.
Oh, yeah, do you want to hear how I've been protecting him? There are also some slightly naughty and funny stories. Do you want to hear them?
I'll stop at .......
In fact, I feel like I'm stepping in too far.
There might be some stuff about Mr. Cutlass' mother that I don't really want to hear.
So, what's going to happen to you?
I think you and Cutlass are becoming more and more one.
Is that how it works?
I'm like a residual thought from when Cutlass was little. When he no longer believes that he is a good little boy, all of his memories and personality will melt away inside of him.
Is that a good thing?
That's a good thing. Maybe it's better than waiting to walk blindly into a toxic swamp of royalty and aristocracy.
With that, the girl with Mr. Cutlass's face closed her eyes.
'Arujidono.'
What the f*ck?
How do I get paid?
Did we have an appointment?
Naming rights. You said you wanted me to have the right to give you a name.
If we're going to combine, why don't we just call it Cutlass?
That's my mother's name. It's a boy's name.
Because you're going to merge and become a girl?
Yeah. I hope you'll give Aruji a suitable name for it.
I don't remember what your mother called you.
The Void.
The unnamed girl murmured sadly.
'Yes. Something I shouldn't be there. Something I want to pretend I can't see. So an empty 'void'.
Then go to ......
I pointed above my head.
She looked up with a strange look on her face as she was grabbed by me and then suddenly realized that--
'Feen'?
"My shenanigans - it wasn't, they use the same letters for 'empty' and 'empty' back home.
I said.
The sky is bright blue and it's a beautiful day.
It's just the right time to pack up and leave.
'You wouldn't feel comfortable if you suddenly went with the exact opposite name. I tried to make it sound similar, something positive, and it was.
In our language, "Aozora" sounds like "Feen". It could be 'Sola', but it's hard for people over here to get used to it.
...... That's right. The sky is empty ...... but it's wide and beautiful ...... I see, that's the kind of 'empty' you get too ......
She was looking straight up at the sky, and then she shifted her gaze to me.
Okay. I'm a 'fyn' from now on.
The girl with Cutlass-san's face - Fynn stretched taller, "Hmmm," she said pleasantly.
''Nah, that's really refreshing. It's like a lie that I've been floundering around inside Cutlass, trying to get her to notice me all this time.''
So, what are you going to do now?
'It's up to Cutlass. If she says 'I still want to become a knight', then she will. If not... then there's nothing to do.
That's nice. You've got nothing to do.
It's all empty.
Fynn puts his face close to my ear and murmurs, "But you see, I have a dream.
'But you see, I - and Cutlass also has an unconscious - I have a dream.
The Dream.
'Yes. After giving my best smile to the person I love most in the world, I shyly said, 'Stick it! And then I said, "I'm going to give it all away. You'll wield your sword for that person you love while being brought to your knees by love and pleasure.
It's very fractured, isn't it?
It can't be helped. She was raised by her mother.
Then 'Fynn' laughed.
'By the way, I wonder if you know of Arujido?
Hmm?
"'Feen' means 'something to wrap around' as well as 'blue sky', you know?
...... Yeah. I know.
You know what, Arujidono? "You know what, Arujido, 'Feen' also means 'embracing'. Arujido, I'm going to make Arujido 'enfolded' by ......
Why do you say it three times?
It's okay if I don't think of anything else. It's okay if I don't think of anything else. B-B-Between...
Fynn smiles very nicely and hums a huff and a puff. I feel somewhat embarrassed, and I look up again at the blue sky that gave me my name.
There was less than two hours left until Cutlass-san's scheduled departure time.
Until then, we wait for Mr. Cutlass to regain consciousness.
'Well,'
I looked toward the main street.
The two men who were looking at me, their faces retracted with a jolt.
After a few moments, they came out, and I beckoned them to come out.
"Cecil and Rita, come here.
............ I'm sorry. Nagi-sama." "............ It's gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo. We're just here to shop, too.
Okay.
You both seem anxious, so it's time to explain the situation to them.
Also, because I want you to make sure that when Mr. Cutlass wakes up, you're right about the 'girls'.
"Huh? Wouldn't it be better for Arujidono to give a hands-on explanation of 'However, I'm not sure I'd like to be the one to explain 'However, I'm not?'
Fynn chuckled and said.
...... I'll refrain from doing that because it still looks like the hurdles are maddeningly high for both of you.