Chapter 2
VOL . 2 CHAPTER 02: GOING TO ASHBATON TERRITORY
I’m going to visit Patrick’s family home in the Ashbaton frontier county and I have a lot to prepare for .
「I need to send a letter telling them the date and time of my visit and arrange a carriage and a proper dress too . 」
「Why can’t you just ride Ryuu and dressed as it is?」
「How can I possibly do such an outrageous thing! 」
「You are talking about common sense… 」
He watched me pacing around the room mumbling and looked at me in disbelief .
I wonder how Patrick can be so optimistic . Oh, and what if Patrick’s father said something like, 「You are not allowed to call me father! 」 .
「I’ve already written a letter and sent it to my father, telling him about you as you are . 」
「As I am? 」
「Like how you usually look and what you are doing . So, it’s too late to fix it up— 」
「As it is, it’s all right then… isn’t it? 」
I guess I’m doing some weird stuff sometimes, but it’s in the non-lethal category . His parents don’t seem to be at the level of being repulsed towards me .
「…Right . 」
At that moment, I can never forget his indescribable expression .
We ended up riding Ryuu on our way to Ashbaton territory . While I was worrying about this and that, Patrick sent a letter to his house to inform them about the date he decided on to come home .
「Hey, why didn’t you at least ask me about the schedule? 」
「In the way things were going, you were going to spend years picking out a souvenir . 」
「Souvenir! 」
I had completely forgotten about it . Since I’m visiting my future fiancé’s house, a souvenir is a must . What would be a good souvenir, confectionery? Alcohol? Nope . One little gesture, one small souvenir could be enough to judge a person’s character . I guess I should give it my all .
「What’s going on? You suddenly yelled . 」
「Patrick, I will do my best! 」
The moment I showed my motivation, Patrick scrunched up his face .
「Don’t work hard . I don’t know what you’re trying to do, I just know it’s incorrect . Don’t ever do your best . 」
He seemed resolute in his conviction . Where did that confidence come from?
「All I need to do is bring a souvenir to Patrick’s house? 」
「What kind of souvenir… wait, what are you going to get? 」
His expression softened for a moment when he heard the word souvenir, but Patrick’s expression immediately hardened .
What would be a good souvenir? Something I would be happy to receive and I could do my best with it .
「Something like… a dragon egg? 」
Dragons that are used to humans won’t mate with wild dragons . In some ways, it’s hopeless for Ryuu to get a wife . That’s a pity, I want a dragon egg . I’ll have to give it my all for that .
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「Please don’t do that . 」
As Patrick said with a compelling look on his face . He didn’t like the dragon egg .
「Well… 」
Something I’m happy to receive… I’d love to have some items with level cap maxed or something like that though . I’d also like some light-attribute nullification armour . Once my weaknesses are gone, I’m getting close to being the strongest again .
However . I wonder if Patrick’s parents would be happy to receive them…
「Do you think… that my senses are out of sync with the rest of the world? 」
「Oh! I never thought you’d notice it by yourself! Great job, Yumiela! 」
With a huge smile on his face, Patrick patted me on the head . Ehehe . …It wasn’t, I’m getting too far off track .
We will discuss his perception about me later in a firm way, we are talking about souvenirs .
「Now is not the time for that! 」
I tried to shake Patrick’s hand off, but he pulled his hand back and dodged . His level has increased recently and he’s been playing around like this more often than not . It’s better than accidentally punching someone, but it’s also somewhat infuriating .
「Now I’ve got to figure out what to bring as a souvenir, right? Bringing something insignificant would really be pointless, so what do I do?」
「How about some assorted sweets or something? 」
He doesn’t really seem to care . The difference in our perceptions is shocking .
「No, what if they think I’m some kind of crazy girl and oppose our marriage? 」
「They already think you lack common sense . 」
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…Okay, let’s wrap some appropriate snacks as souvenirs .
Then I guess I should switch from the well-behaved girl strategy to the one where I had a bad reputation but was surprisingly nice when I meet them in person .
Patrick doesn’t like heights . We’ve been riding Ryuu many times but he never seems to get used to it . I’ve had Ryuu fly slowly and gently but his expression looked poor .
「Shouldn’t we be there by now? …Are you okay? 」
「Yeah …look, don’t do any sudden acceleration and dive . 」
Is he pretending to be alright? Yeah, I got a stern stare . I’m not going to do it .
「So, that’s the town with the Lord’s manor . Huh? The atmosphere is kind of stuffy, though . 」
There were many armed forces in the middle of the town in Ashbaton territory . The tension between them seems to be like a battle approaching…
「That flag …it’s an emergency flag and the highest level . No way …did Remrest attack us?」
As Patrick looked at the flag on the tallest building in the town, he said . Remrest? Are we being invaded by the neighbouring country?
「On a day when our future depends on it… 」
I haven’t slept a wink last night . If I can’t meet Patrick’s parents today because of this, then I would have to do this all over again . Are you trying to put a hole in my stomach? I won’t allow you do it, Remrest Kingdom!
「Calm down . I know you’re angry, but let’s not lose our cool… 」
How can he be so blasé when his hometown is under attack? This is a place where they guard against monsters, the next scene would be burning down all the garbage bugs that are harming the country .
「Ryuu, full speed! I’ll give you a boost too! 」
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He flapped his wings as fast as he could and accelerated . I supported him by releasing my magic power backwards .
When you get to a certain speed, the aerodynamic forces on the wings get in the way . Ryuu folded his wings back and took on fighter-like shape . From here, it will only be accelerated by my and Ryuu’s magic power .
The scenery below changes at a fast pace . The trees in the forest quickly drift behind us . Ryuu’s advances generated shock waves . Is this what you call a sonic boom?
We have exceeded the speed of sound .
「Patrick! The enemy forces are in sight! …Patrick? 」
He didn’t utter a word behind me all this time . Is he impressed by the unprecedented speed? I had no idea that Patrick was a speed junkie . What if he says he wants to reach the speed of light or something?
The two armies are in a standoff with each other on the plain of sight . Perhaps that area nearby is the border line . Neither of these forces has found us yet .
Ryuu is flying with a bang but they didn’t notice the sound until only after we’ve passed the area and gone by .
「To reduce the damage… Should we get the enemy general? 」
Patrick, who seemed to know a lot about these warfare rules, had no answers . We’re already reaching above the battlefield . I’ll have to make a decision soon… .
Alright, let’s ram it into the enemy’s stronghold . …So where is the main camp?
「Oh, it’s too late! Ryuu, swoop between the two armies! 」
Ryuu roared and proceeded to drop into the center where the Ashbaton’s troops and the Remrest Kingdom’s troops stood in a standoff .
We were slowing down, but at a considerable speed . After landing in front of the Ashbaton’s troops, Ryuu stopped in front of Remrest Kingdom’s troops, gouging the ground . The line ran the length across the center of both armies .
This is what I heard later on . Apparently, when the Remrest Kingdom attacked the Balshine Kingdom, a black meteor fell from the sky and the Black Demon King descended . …As expected, I’m being treated like a demon king again .
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