
After a physical education class, Kaede and the other girls go to the dressing room to change clothes. Also, the girls from the next class had already started to change clothes there. There was Kaori also inside, and Kaede, who knew him, called out to him while changing clothes.
“Ah, Kaori-san! Could your class after this be PE class?”
“Ya, how is it?”
Kaede's eyes shone upon hearing those words.
“Listen, listen. Transfer student, Yuuya-kun, amazing, you know!”
“Eh? Yuuya-san?”
"Yes yes! The boys class today was football, but the ball Akira kicked flew towards us who were watching. To be more precise, the ball that happened flew towards me! I thought, ah, it'll hit me! But, Yuuya-kun kicked the ball back with an incredible move. Moreover, the ball directly leads to the goal! Isn't that awesome!?”
"What an incredible movement, you say?"
The confused Kaori asked Kaede, who spoke excitedly. Then, Yukine, who was dressed next to Kaede, spoke up while taking off her sports uniform.
"…Hmm. As Kaede said. It's like in a manga or anime.It's like a movement in a world like that.”.
"Really!? It was absolutely incredible!”
"Is that so…?"
“It was cool, know!”
“Ya, yes. I mean... Don't you feel that he's like a “Prince”?”
“Ah, I know that. I also felt that kind of atmosphere from Yuuya-kun.”
[TL: Actually this is the illustration but because it is too extraordinary, so I do not love]
imagine it yourself
Following Kaede and Yukine, the other girls begin to talk about Yuuya. By looking at the situation, Kaori knew that Yuuya had gotten used to the class and was relieved. And then, Kaede said something out of the blue.
“I wonder if Yuuya-kun has a girlfriend.”
“Eh!? Y-Yuuya-san, have a boyfriend.?”.
"Ah no! I don't know the truth either, you know? It's just that he's so cool.”
“Ah... k-you're right.”
Kaori, who was shocked to hear Kaede's words, was relieved by the words that followed her, but this time she tilted her head in puzzlement as to why she felt relieved after knowing that.
“Ah, if I am not fast, class will start!”
"Thank you!? Sorry to keep you here.”
"No, don't worry about that."
"Do your best in physical education!"
After looking at the clock, Kaede and the others realized that it had been quite a while, rushed to change clothes, and immediately jumped out of the changing room.
“What feeling is this..?” Kaori muttered after Kaede and the others came out of the room. He was simply confused by an emotion he had never experienced before.
***
“...Lexia-sama has returned safely.”
"… what?"
It was in the royal capital of "Montres" located in the center of the Kingdom of Alceria. A man had received a report in a room in the royal palace located in the royal capital.
"In other words, have you failed?"
“...That is the problem.”
“...Tell me more about what happened.”
“Ya... it went well until we separated Lexia-sama from the knights escorting her, but the place she ran was..” Great Demon Nest”.
"What?"
The man frowned at the words of the person wearing the hood.
"The Great Satan's Nest... Why did he go to that country?"
“It looks like Lexia-sama himself did not know that he went to “Great Devil's Nest”, and the people on duty also chased him too far, and as a result.
“Stupid. That... Wait, you mean Lexia survived?”
“Ya.. It seems like the guard knights who survived the attack of my brothers are protecting Lexia-sama.”
"…I don't understand. They all set foot in the "Great Devil's Nest", but why was it that only Lexia was safe and my killer was killed? Did the monsters attack them? Or did the knights chase them in time and kill the assassins?”
“I'm sorry, the information I got just got there ..”
“ Huh .. No Useful.”
The person wearing the hood said that with an apology. The man looked down on himself and closed his eyes, but he immediately opened them and turned a sharp gaze to the hooded figure who lowered his head in front of him.
"Could ... Did they tell you about my identity?"
“...I can't say for sure, but I don't think there's any concern about that.”
The man then sat on the luxurious chair and poured the glass of liquor he had in his hand into his mouth. And then, toss the glass to the person wearing the hood in front of him.
“You can't say it, you say? Don't spit out anything silly. Who do you think raised you son of a bitch and raised you, filthy orphan? ”
"... That's Your Majesty."
“Then never open your mouth about my information even if you die .. Sigh . Given that no soldiers had come here, it seemed like they still did not know about this. ”
As the man said, the identity of the people who attacked Lexia has not been confirmed. It was also because the goblin general had corrupted them to the point that they were unrecognizable, but above all, they did not leak a single word of information about the man, who was their master, either, to Lexia.
“But there is no doubt that this will make them more alert. Lexia's own strength was known, but the knights who followed her were also troublesome. Do you understand?"
"…Yes.Yes."
“This failure is bigger than you think. If my mistake is known, it will shake my position.”.
The person wearing the veil could only fall silent, hearing the man's words.
“I'll remember it..”.
"Good then, you can leave now."
"Hhhh!"
Then, the person wearing the hood disappeared from the place as if it was melting in the darkness. The man leaned his back on the chair, then muttered something with a conflicted mind.
“Dirty blood... Your presence in the royal family... is a barrier for me... I will definitely kill you next time.”.
The murmur had been swallowed up in the darkness.
***
The location had changed, and Lexia was resting on her own bed in the royal palace of the Kingdom of Alceria. On Lexia's side, a middle-aged knight Owen, asked her with a worried expression.
“Excuse me, Lexia-sama. How's your condition?”
"Yes I'm fine."
After a mysterious group attacks Lexia, she returns safely to the royal capital and has reported problems about the incident. Still, the King could not make such a big move as there was not much information about the mysterious group.
"…Are you really sure?"
"…Yes. I don't want my dad to worry about it anymore. I'm safe like this, so that's enough.”
Owen realized that there was no point in asking her condition any more than this and decided to ask Lexia something else.
“Lexia-sama. Can you tell me what happened in that Great Demon Nest? ”
“I already said it when I woke up, didn't I? I don't know who the group was or who sent them. And, the Goblin General who killed them all.”.
"That's weird. When we rushed there, we did not see the Goblin General. And given the situation, it's hard to believe that only Lexia-sama was ignored.”.
"Even if you say so ..."
While saying that Lexia remembered something, the appearance of a certain young man flashed through her mind even though it was also somewhat hazy due to the shock and exhaustion she received after being attacked by the Goblin General.
“Then think of…! I was saved by a man!”
"A man?" said Owen with a look of wonder on his face.
"Yes, he's the same age as me."
“As Lexia-sama!? He defeated the Goblin General at an age that seemed to have just grown up.”.
Owen was shocked at Lexia's words. Even for Owen, he could barely conquer the Elite Goblin alone, and it was not impossible to defeat the Goblin General who was above him in terms of rank and power. Moreover, Owen is a talented person so his name is not only known in this Alceria kingdom but also other countries.
Unlike in Japan, in this country, one can be recognized as an adult at the age of fifteen, and it was hard to believe that a young man of that age had much higher abilities than Owen.
However, Lexia herself realized how far her words were from common sense, so she immediately tried to deny it.
“T-but, it could be that all I see is a mistake or an illusion because of my despair, yes, maybe it.”
"No, that's not true."
“Eh?”
Lexia, who had never expected her to be rejected as well, let out her voice unconsciously.
“Actually, when we sensed the presence of Lexia-sama, there was another presence near you. However, that presence disappeared cleanly for a reason, so I thought I misunderstood it. ”
“B-fine, the man is real..”.
“Yes, I don't know who it is, but he definitely exists. So, how does it look?”
“Well, let me see. Beautiful black hair and black eyes. I feel like a foreign noble.”
“Black hair and black eyes, huh? It must be rare in this Kingdom of Alceria... Moreover, if he was a foreign noble, it would probably be a little troublesome.”
"Difficult?"
“...No, we can not find anything, for now, let's stop speculating. It is unclear why the young man erased his presence, but I think there is no such thing as hostility or loss from him, and I think so far, there is no need to be too wary of him.”
Owen couldn't accept more people targeting Lexia. However, considering that he did not kill Lexia under such circumstances, he thought it was too early to conclude that he was the enemy, so he decided internally to take the same precautions as the other nobles.
Not knowing about the decision Owen made, Lexia looked out the window and sighed.
"I want to know who he is ... If I could see her again ..."
Lexia let out another small breath.
“She saved me, and I should immediately thank her!”
"What-what?"
Owen raised such a voice at Lexia's words and had a bad premonition at the same time.
And yes, that feeling is true.
“I have decided. Let's go to the "Great Demon Nest" once again! We might be able to meet that person again!”
“L-Lexia-sama!? That's dangerous! And you too have just been attacked by assassins.”.
"It's okay. We're going to the "Great Devil's Nest", right? So, no one will come after me.”
“The problem is on “The Big Devil's Nest” itself. You have experienced it yourself, right? That's very dangerous!”
"Yes. But if you come with me, I'll be fine, right?”
“Even if I'm with you, “The Big Devil's Nest” is still a very dangerous place. First of all, what would you say to His Majesty!?”
Owen is undoubtedly powerful, but the story changes when it comes to whether his powers are acceptable in the "Great Devil's Nest". He might be able to deal with it if Elite Goblins attacked them, but if it was a Goblin General, it was impossible. Previously, he had not expected the King to send his beloved daughter who had just been attacked.
"It's okay. I'll convince dad. And it is not good for the royal family not to express their gratitude after being rescued.. I want to meet him in person and say thank you!”.
“T-but...!”
“I've decided. I've decided to do it, and I'll see my dad soon!”
“T-please wait, Lexia-sama..!”
In the end, Owen can't stop Lexia, and Lexia goes to talk directly to her father, the King.