Chapter 115
Chapter 115 – Miria’s Past
I decided to jump out the lab’s window in order to be able to stave off Roxy’s starving impulse as soon as possible .
It’s quite high, but it should be fine since her body is that of a holy knight’s . Moreover, I’m starting to get used to this body .
Although she looked thin in appearance, due to her blessings and continuous training, Roxy’s body was much tougher and quicker than I expected .
Following me through the window, Miria did an outrageous action .
[I’m going along too! Tooooh!]
[You little! Don’t do something reckless!!]
She’s coming after us . Not even thinking much about what she’s doing .
It might be something she usually do, but this would still upset Roxy if she’s awake .
I reached out to Miria .
[I don’t care anymore . On my back!]
[Yes!]
As both of my hands are used to carry Roxy, I told Miria to hang on my back .
[Fufufu…Roxy-sama’s body…is soft]
[You little, this is a state of emergency!]
Miria climbed to my back . Somewhat managing with the weight, I jumped from a building to another .
If it’s me or Roxy, we would’ve been able to handle the shock from such landing . But that’s might not be the case with Miria as she’s not as good as a holy knight .
She might be seriously injured by the landing .
[It takes times and effort]
[I’m just worried about Roxy-sama . Don’t pretend to be my companion!]
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[Then hold on tighter . ]
[Yes]
Kicking the wall of the lab, I managed to put a brake to my falling speed . Then, in a same way, I kicked the wall once more to propel us to the next building .
After that, I repeated the process to control the falling speed .
I’d land faster if I were to go straight down to the ground, but this speed was okay too . To be honest, if I knew that Miria would tag along, the lab’s elevator might’ve been a better choice .
[We’re going to land soon, hold tight]
[Understood]
[Ehh~, how come you’re more straight laced than usual]
[Because I… . can’t afford to be selfish at times like this . ]
She sounded angry when she said that . But to my surprise, she’s actually aware of her own regular actions .
Once we landed to the ground, I immediately dashed and jumped over the wall separating the military district and the holy knight residential area . I couldn’t be bothered to pass through the gate normally at the moment .
With the strength of a holy knight, jumping through the wall was piece of cake . Miria asked anxiously as we entered the state of weightlessness in the air .
[Will Roxy-sama be alright…?]
[Un, she’ll be okay shortly . Firstly, I need to take her to the Barbatos mansion . Then go kill the goblin shaman . ]
[I’ll fight too! I’ll defeat this Goblin Shaman . Roxy-sama is an important person for me too…]
[I can’t bring Miria along this time]
I was thinking about asking Aaron to assist me in killing the goblin shaman . He’s someone of Area E, and has more than required battle experience to boot .
If possible, I would also like to have the white knights to help . However, I couldn’t really get along well with those girls who swore to only serve Eris . Besidesly, it’ll be difficult for them to leave as Eris is currently absent, and they’ve been entrusted with the task of managing the kingdom on behalf of the queen .
And Miria was clearly the lesser if compared to them . If possible, I needed holy knight-level allies while fighting against the ancient monster
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Holding her shoulders firmly, I asked her to stay in the mansion with Roxy .
[I, want to be Roxy-sama’s strength… . because Roxy-sama was the only one… . willing to help me…]
The only one willing to help…those phrase struck me right in my heart .
When I was still working under Rafal, it was Roxy who saved me from dying of the torturous violence of the Burix . And then, I went to Gallia under the pretense to help her, when what I actually want was to find a way to get rid of the Gluttony skill . In all honesty, all I want was for her to save me .
In fact… . . it was a pathetic story . Of me seeking her help . That’s all .
That aside, Miria seemed to be no different than me .
As we went towards the mansion, Miria began to talk solemnly .
[I was an orphan just like Fate-san . ]
[I see…]
[Look, because I had this magic sword mastery skill despite being an orphan, many things has happened to me…]
When she became self aware for the first time, she’d been already living at the orphanage . It’s not clear why her parents decided to abandon her even though she had magic sword mastery skill . Most likely because they needed money in order to pay the appraiser to examine the newborn child .
Perhaps, her family was too poor to even do that .
Be as it may, if only they knew about her skill, she might not have ended up at the orphanage in the first place . One day, a merchant came and had an appraiser examined the orphans, saying it was a charity .
Only Miria had this special skill――particularly the magic sword mastery .
Realizing such a good bargain, the merchant’s eye changed its gleam . And then, he looked for the sister, promising that he would take care of Miria, letting her live without inconvenience in the future . He also said that he would donate large sum of money if he’s entrusted with the little girl . The sister believed in his sweet words . Well…of course she would . If she’s not such a good person… . she won’t easily believe to those sweet words, but in turn she would also be unable to take care of these orphans . In fact, when Rafal recruited the commoners for his human experiment, the sister believed him and was easily deceived . Always believing and looking for salvation… . . she’s that kind of person .
This is a common occurrence in the slum . Even if many lost their lives to Rafal’s human experiments, no one blamed the sister for being misled .
Similarly, Miria did not seem to blame the sister for ‘selling’ her either .
However, she was taken to the holy knight residential area . She was put on a collar that emitted unbearable pain, starting from her neck to her whole body, if she didn’t abide to the order given to her .
She spent nearly 5 years, treated as a slave like that . Given minimal nourishment to eat, she’d always be sent to subjugate the monster attacking the holy knight territory .
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[Thanks to that, I got a lot of experience, so my level is quite high . ]
As I heard the story, I came to wonder… . such a young girl having to fight monsters at such an early age . Even I thought it’ll be tough for me to fight a monster if I were on the same age . I managed to go through my first fight because I had Greed with me . Just having a strong skill doesn’t mean that you’ll have an equally strong heart after all . That kind of thing only comes from the tempering of repeated battles .
[Fight, and more fights…one after another, that I thought there was no end to it . As my level kept going up, I expected that my stats are also rising up . I was betting on it . ]
[Could it be…?]
[Yes, look here . ]
On the way to Barbatos mansion, Miria showed me her neck, and I could clearly see a fading long scar there . Rather than a slashing scar, it looked more like a burnt mark…
[There was a gap between my neck and the collar . I plunged my burning sword into that gap, trying to cut down the collar . It was so hot, I felt like I’m about to die, but luckily the collar broke apart before that could happen . Afterward, I escaped with my life to the capital . ]
With nowhere to go, Miria was attracted by the gorgeousness of the capital, and finally arrived there . She thought that there must be something she could do at such a marvelous city .
That way of thinking…isn’t it…the same as me !? No no…I’m not on the same level as Miria!! Right… . . ?
[What’s wrong? Are you listening? I’m talking seriously here!]
[I’m listening . I’m listening very seriously . ]
[I wonder~]
[How rude, I’m the Head of Barbatos Family, how come I ignore such thing!]
[You rarely bring out the family name…that’s suspicious . ]
I could feel her tight grasp on my shoulder . But it weakened soon .
[Well…nevermind . Without a penny to spend…and my clothes in tatters, I wandered around the slums, then fell unconscious due to starvation . Then…]
[Roxy picked you up?]
[Ah, why do you have to cut in . It’s an important part!]
[Good grief…it’s rude to cut in like that . ]
[Sorry, sorry . ]
For a short while, she was angered again . But quickly regained her calm and continued .
She said that Roxy picked her up and nursed her back to a healthy state at the Heart mansion . Roxy’s benevolent and spirit attracted her, and so the two of them got along well .
[I thought that I would never believe anyone else, I thought it’ll fine if I only put my trust in Roxy-sama alone . that…I think Fate-san can understand it . But now there are also Mugan-san and Raine-san . It’s all thanks to Roxy-sama . ]
[I see…]
[After a lot of considerations, in order to be able to help Roxy-sama, I tried entering the Royal Army . You see, magic sword mastery skill is quite rare . But even then, I managed to enroll into the army thanks to Roxy-sama’s influence . I… was useless . Even this time, I’m still useless . ]
The usually energetic Miria, is actually talking in manner . Where was her strong headed attitude gone to?
So I told her this as we’re approaching the Barbatos mansion .
[Don’t you dare think like that . I understand . Let’s help Roxy together . Will you lend me your power, Miria?]
[Yes, thank you very much]
Miria jumped off of my back as she happily replied . We’ve already arrived at the mansion front gate .
Opening the gate, she said this .
[I’ve already told you about my past, so Fate-san should tell me about himself next time . I won’t take a no this time!]
[Yeah, I’ll tell you about it after we defeat the goblin shaman . It’s quite long, so don’t you dare fall asleep midway through . ]
[It depends on the content of the story . If it’s not interesting, then I’ll fall asleep . ]
[Whether my life story is interesting or not, who am I to judge myself?]
While laughing heartily, Miria entered the mansion, perhaps going in to call Aaron .
I had always felt some distance when talking to her, but now that distance has plummeted a little . Taking that aside for now, I entered the mansion, carrying the still unconscious Roxy .