Volume 1 - CH 14

“””Zarath-sama!”””

After a beat, the escort knights realized that their master had been blown away.

At the same time, they immediately rushed to him.

(I’ve done iiiiiiiittttttttt!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)

And then Julis, who had calmed down, held his head.

He had taken such an irreverent stance, and now he was crouched down and tormented by intense regret.

(What the h*ll am I doing? I’ve decided to settle this matter peacefully! Instead of becoming peace, it even becomes worse!)

As Julis had feared, the surrounding area began to get noisier than before.

People were gathering, and he didn’t think he’d be able to fool them with winking “tehepero (・ωく)”.

“Julis…… I’ve finished treating this child.”

Cecilia called out to Julis, who was still holding his head.

The bruise on the girl’s arm was gone without any trace.

“……That so, that’s good.”

But Julis didn’t feel so good.

“U, ummm…… Julis-kun────!”

“A, aaa…… Sorry, Mirabelle. It’s our fault you’re dragged in this trouble…….”

“N, nnno! It’s okay! ……And────”

Mirabelle’s face was red as she told him she was okay.

“And?”

“Th, that’s…. made me happy….”

(How can she be happy when she was scared?)

Was there anything that made her happy when she had sounded so frightened?

Julis became more confused.

“Well, that’s okay… Let’s just get the h*ll out of here before this gets any more complicated.”

“Why?”

“That’s because────”

[What’s wrong! What’s going on!?]

As Julis was about to say why, a wild voice came from the depths of the commotion.

As he moved his gaze, he saw that the armored military police had come rushing to the commotion.

“Dammit! They’re already here!”

When Julis confirmed that the military police had appeared, he panicked.

And then, hurriedly, he took Cecilia and Mirabelle under his arms.

“WHA!?”

“Ju, Julis!?”

“Sorry, both of you────we’ve to get out of here!”

Ignoring the two surprised, Julis immediately cast his sorcery.

“Superbia!”

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“EEEEEEEEEEEHHHHHHHHHH! We’re flying through the sky!?”

Julis and the others were currently moving in the sky by Superbia.

Mirabelle couldn’t hide her surprise at the phenomenon of moving through the sky with the scenery changing in the blink of an eye.

“I’m sorry, Mirabelle! Can you calm down a bit! It’s hard to move!”

“Ah…… I’m, I’m sorry…….”

Mirabelle, who was surprised and excited, instantly calmed down at Julis’s words and apologized.

He didn’t have thought of Mirabelle having a bad intention, but if she was fluttered around too much, it would affect Julis’s Superbia.

“No, I’m sorry too……. When I think about it, there was no need for Mirabelle to escape with us, yes…….”

“Y, yeah…… That is true, though────”

Mirabelle was not unhappy with the fact that she was running away like this.

In fact, she was rather glad that she was able to experience something valuable.

“Why did we run away? We didn’t do anything wrong, did we?”

“That’s true, but……. that’s the territory of Duke Miller, with whom we have a close relationship────So, it’s a bit embarrassing if they know that I’m the one who caused the commotion.”

For some reason, the Anderberg Viscount family was being treated well by Duke Miller.

Even without the fact that the Anderberg territory was under the jurisdiction of Duke Miller, they were always indebted.

If he was to cause a problem in the territory of such a person, it would be a big problem.

Besides, this time, the other party was too bad. He had hit a member of the Count’s family, even if it’s not his fault, it’s going to make things even more complicated.

This was why Julis ran away.

He had no choice but to make a fuss, and at this point, he was pretty annoyed, but he didn’t want to complicate things.

“So sorry……but what about Mirabelle? It’s hard to get back to the Duke’s territory, but I can at least give you a ride nearby, you know?”

“Mmm…… I think I’m going to go with Julis and Cecilia-chan.”

“…… Are you okay with it?”

“It’s okay! I can have gone anywhere as long as it was an elf-friendly place! ……Is there any discrimination in Anderberg territory?”

“Don’t worry, there’s not────If Mirabelle is okay with it then, we’ll head straight to my house.”

Mirabelle didn’t mind, So, Julis exercised Superbia without lag and aimed for the Anderberg territory.

“Then, we can still be with Mirabelle-san then!”

“You’re right! I’ve never had a human friend before, so I’m happy!”

As Julis held them under his arms, those two girls rejoiced together.

Cecilia looked very happy, her face fully showed her happiness, as if she had already forgotten about what just happened.

(……Well, whatever)

Julis’s mouth naturally broke into a smile when he saw Cecilia’s expression.

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(Julis-kun …… yes……)

While being held by his side, Mirabelle suddenly became lost in thought.

Today was the first time for her to meet a human boy.

His appearance wasn’t conspicuously well-rounded, and the fact that he was honest about his desires might be a slight flaw.

However────

[You can’t just try to mess with Cecilia and Mirabelle in front of my eyes and get out as you are————YOU FILTHY PIG!]

(……it was so cool.)

Mirabelle’s face turned a little red as she recalled Julis’s line from that time.

Until now, Mirabelle had never interacted with humans.

This was because she had never stepped foot out of the elven territory.

That’s why she was excited and anxious at the same time when she left the elven territory.

But now, her anxiety had become unfounded────because, she’d been saved by Julis and Cecilia, a gentle Saintess, twice.

(…… If there was a prince, he would probably be someone like Julis-kun, right?)

When thinking about it, for some reason Mirabelle felt that her face was redder than before.