Seirei Gensouki's
Chapter 108: Takahisa's Feelings

Night party interrupted after thief attack.

Since the thieves who were the cause of this incident all died from the spell, they were unable to obtain any information regarding the mastermind or motive for doing this.

But, almost certainly someone brought the robber into the castle.

There may be a traitor among his own people, or it may be the deeds of someone who belongs to another country.

However, the Galwark kingdom desperately tried to get rid of the mud plastered on their own faces.

But, seeing that there were so many people from different countries invited in the castle, it would also come with doubts about what influence was behind the culprit when suspicions were formed.

They could do nothing but raise their vigilance to the fullest within the castle when it came to something that the Galwark kingdom could do.

The soldiers were deployed in a semi-battle situation inside the castle, wary of outside bullies, they also made sure that no one inside the castle made any suspicious movements.

Guests need a permit granted just to leave the castle, it was to the point that even the people working in the castle would be questioned by the army about their identity if they left for no apparent reason.

「Haa ....」

The sound******* which looks like it releases the tired spirit of the owner is heard in the beautiful room of the castle which is currently in a state of high alert.

Rio―― The person who sighed was currently sitting on a beautiful bed.

Due to the huge contribution in repelling the thieves, it was decided that Rio would not return to the residence of Duke Kretia and would instead stay in the castle.

They were preparing a spacious room to the point that they could not even think of it as a single, comfortable room and had an environment where one could spend time inside without any discomfort, but, instead, they were very comfortable, Rio can't feel relaxed. .

（Do not say they will go as far as giving me helper）

Rio sent a glance at the wall.

There are two court ladies waiting there.

Both are young, and beautiful.

The guest aides are the job of the butler and not just the job of the housemaid and they will help him as his assistant.

They were probably the daughters of nobles who worked in the castle as apprentices.

（................ The schedule is broken）

Rio muttered those words in his heart while looking at the ceiling of his room.

There might be a large number of soldiers patrolling outside the door, and the two foreign girls inside the room, she would not even be able to sneak out of the room secretly in this kind of situation.

Although there were some restrictions, the guests were allowed to walk inside the castle but, if Rio was to walk inside the castle, no doubt the two girls would follow along with him.

Had he come to meet Satsuki, she had no choice but to come straight from the front.

Nevertheless, he currently had no official reason to go to Satsuki's room.

（It's not like they suspect me but, what the fuck with this kind of treatment）

No matter how many benefactors he gave them, in the current situation when viewed from the country's point of view, there was no way they would leave alone someone who did not have a clear bloodline to walk alone.

Perhaps the aides were also given the task of being bystanders so that he would not make any suspicious movements.

Although it seemed like they were not in the same room when Rio was sleeping, as he did not have a full understanding of the surveillance system, he was not, it was better for him to refrain from being a suspect by making suspicious movements from the moment he slept onwards .

Because there was a possibility of him getting involved with a burglar case with that much if he made any suspicious moves during this highly vigilant situation.

But, on the other hand, it was also a fact that he had to hurry in this case.

Satsuki becomes the hero of Galwark kingdom, Takahisa becomes the hero of Saint Stellar kingdom.

If Takahisa were to return to Saint Stellar, no one would know if there would be another chance in their lives for all of them to gather together.

Although this time was not a fixed matter due to the party tomorrow night, however Takahisa staying in Galwark kingdom would be limited.

They had to do so many things during that time.

Section 2

(Quiet . Let's set the situation for now）

He needed to calm himself down for the sake of his actions in the future afterward.

The first problem was how far Satsuki had conveyed this matter to Takahisa.

（As long as I see the situation when I met him last night, he already knows that Miharu and co are under my protection …………. . ）

He recalled that Satsuki and Takahisa's conversation was deep with meaning before being introduced to each other by Rio.

Just then, Takahisa asked something while pointing towards Rio. And then Satsuki nodded at him.

Rio was expecting Takahisa to already know that Miharu and co are under his protection from that conversation.

But, not much time had passed since Satsuki and Takahisa took different actions until the thief attack.

He wondered how much information they were exchanging at those times.

There were too many uncertain factors that made him feel uncomfortable to advance into.

But, that does not mean the situation will change for the better by rushing forward.

Although Rio's situation was practically moving in a completely different direction thanks to the thief's attack, disorder was a part of human life.

In the end humans are only humans, because there is no way they can predict everything that will happen in this world.

（At least I will do what I can do. Maybe Satsuki-san will also do something. I have no choice but to wait obediently in this room）

Trouble makes an excuse to meet Satsuki from beside Rio, it won't be too difficult to make an excuse for Satsuki to meet Rio if she uses her position as a hero.

Perhaps the one who had to make the first move was from Satsuki's side to meet Rio, and from then on there was a chance to meet Takahisa.

There were too many risks involved for him to make any strange actions when he was still unclear with his current situation.

While thinking about the matter, Rio decided to have a change of pace.

She wanted to give her body a rest by lying on the bed but, Rio's nerves weren't so bold to the point that she could feel relaxed with the two unknown girls in her room.

（............ Hn?）

Suddenly he noticed that their line of sight was coming down to him.

They looked at him curiously staring at the ceiling with a listless expression.

Rio looked towards the girl.

「Is there something on my face?」

So he asked.

The court lady suddenly made a shocked face and then,

「T-No―― A-Nothing. Please forgive our impoliteness 」

Saying those words while shaking their reddened faces.

Section 3

「So it ....」

Their conversation ended there.

Their conversation did not happen.

Rather than that, he also felt uncomfortable because of it.

（Should I talk about something with them？ Although when you say it .........）.

The matter regarding initiating a conversation with a guest from their side was a violation of manner, but it was different if it was Rio who spoke first with them.

But, Rio was confused because he did not know what topic he should talk about in this kind of situation because he did not have the same experience in entertaining court women.

Even so, even though the other party was a palace lady, they were probably noble daughters as well.

On the contrary, Rio was just an ordinary person.

People from higher social positions serve people from lower social positions.

It's a very contradictory situation.

And then, when Rio was worrying about the strange and uncomfortable situation, a knocking sound rang out inside the room.

「Can I come in, Haruto-sama?」

A man's voice could be heard from the other side of the door.

"Yes nih . Wait a minute 」

Rio got up from his chair as he answered her.

「I will open the door. Just wait there, Haruto-sama 」

In order to avoid a situation where they mistook their priorities, the court lady stopped Rio in his place while heading for the door with a slightly faster step.

When the door opened, standing on the other side of the door was a white knight.

He could see the figure of the palace guards patrolling in his background as well.

「Can I ask your business today?」

The court lady asked the knight.

「Ha. Takahisa Sendou-sama, the Hero of Saint Stellar kingdom, wants to meet Haruto-sama. Do you want me to accompany you to meet him？ 」

The knight asked him in a well-voiced tone of voice while giving a quick salute to him.

「Can-dono, what is it?」

Rio requested it from inside the room.

"Yes nih . He said 『I want to chat with him』 」

"I saw"

He couldn't help but to remember one reason if Takahisa called out to him with such a time.

But regarding how far Takahisa understood the situation, it was probably around the same level as Satsuki.

Such a question appeared in Rio's head but,

Section 4

「Of course. Please lead me there 」

Nodding, Rio decided to come to Takahisa's place.

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Rio had come all the way to the front of the room where Takahisa was staying while carrying one of the palace ladies and leaving the other in his room.

There were two girls wearing knight clothes standing in front of the door of his room.

Their age was probably around Rio's age.

One of them had a petite height, while the other was slightly taller than the average woman.

The petite girl looked at Rio and then,

「AAH, YOU ARE A STRONG PERSON FROM LAST NIGHT!」

Speak those words in a somewhat foolish tone.

「Oy, Alice!」

「S-Sowy. Kiara-senpai 」

The petite girl named Alice immediately apologized when she was scolded.

The girl named Kiara glared at Alice while a sweet smile formed on her lips.

Meaning is 「People you are sorry for are not me right?」.

「M-my deepest apologies!」

「My colleague showed such disrespectful attitude. My deepest apologies for such an action 」

Kiara also apologized after Alice.

「Nothing because I don't really care about it」

Rio shook his head in denial without showing an expression that mainly thought of such things.

「You Haruto-sama is right. Takahisa-sama and your daughter Lilyana have been waiting for you. Wait a minute 」

After saying that, Kiara knocked on the door.

（Your Highness princess Lilyana is also there?）

Rio was only a little confused as there was an unexpected person involved.

「Haruto-sama has arrived」

「Please enter」

The voice of a man echoed from inside the room.

「Izin has been awarded. Please follow the path 」

Kiara pressed him to enter the room after opening the door.

「Then, I will wait there」

Section 5

The court lady who followed Rio said those words.

As expected, it seemed like he could not be rash because to the extent that there were royalties from foreign countries in the room.

「Of course. Then, see you again 」

Rio turned around and then went to the room where Takahisa was waiting for.

"Excuse me"

Saying so, Rio entered the room.

The room is made like a classic hotel room design, the inside is not much different from the room where Rio stayed.

But, he could sense that Takahisa's room was wider.

From the fact that there were several beds inside, it was probably a room made to stay a large number of people.

Wooden tables can be set in the middle of the room.

At that place, Takahisa was sitting together with Lilyana.

The girl wearing knight clothes and a girl who seemed to be a servant wearing an apron dress were right by their side.

「I'm glad you came. Thank you very much"

Takahisa who was sitting on the chair immediately stood up.

Lilyana followed him while smiling sweetly towards Rio.

「Nothing, I have too much free time than I expected」

Rio replied with almost the same smile.

But, he was still suspicious inside, though,

（What will they do?）

He thought about such things while narrowing his eyes.

There were four people waiting inside the room, including Takahisa.

He did not see Satsuki's figure.

If it was for the talk about the matter of Miharu and co, he could not understand the reason for the addition of three people other than Takahisa.

「Please sit,」

Takahisa recommended the seat in front of him.

Although he was a little confused by this kind of situation, he was,

"Excuse me"

Rio decided to come play while nodding lightly.

Kiara pulled Rio's chair.

"Thank you very much"

Rio conveyed his gratitude to Kiara and then sat down in his chair.

Kiara left the room after bowing once to them.

When everyone was already sitting in their seats, the waiter started the preparations to make tea.

「Thank you very much for your help last night, Haruto-sama. I'm safe thanks to your actions 」

Lilyana thanked him while showing a pure and innocent smile.

Section 6

「Please let me say thank you too. Thank you for protecting Lily 」

Takahisa also lowered his head deeply as he thanked her.

He could feel their sincere gratitude.

「Nothing, I just repulsed the thieves who came to me. The thing that ended harmlessly approaching Her Highness Lilyana was thanks to the knights in this country and your own servants 」

Rio slightly shook his head in denial.

He wondered if he was called to them to thank him for the matter last night.

In that case, he could understand the reason why Lilyana and the others were also sitting together in this room.

「No, I might be attacked if Haruto-sama is not there. Therefore, be proud of what you did 」

Lilyana said that while showing her a carefree smile.

「Your words are more than I deserve」

Rio said that to her with a tense smile on his face.

「You're a polite person, not」

「No, that's how I」

Rio shook his head slowly.

「Senpai will ……………. Satsuki-san will be here soon. We will have a conversation after that 」

Right after Takahisa said those words, the sound of the door being knocked was heard inside the room.

「I've brought Satsuki-sama」

「It looks like he has arrived. Please enter 」

After Takahisa said so, the servant immediately opened the door.

After that, Satsuki appeared.

Satsuki was a little confused looking at the three people sitting inside the room.

「…………. Hello and good night 」

He stared in astonishment as he entered the room while nodding lightly at them.

Lilyana replied to him with a blooming smile.

"Good night . Sorry for the sudden call, senpai. Please sit in your seat 」

Takahisa's offering a chair for Satsuki.

"Thank you . Sorry yes 」

As she nodded, Satsuki timidly sat down on the empty seat next to Rio.

Kiara came to help him by pulling a chair for him and then left the room again.

「Fril, please leave the room with Hilda when you finish making tea. Takahisa-sama wants to have an important conversation with the two of them 」

Section 7

Thus, Lilyana gave the order to clean the room.

「Of course. Your honor"

The girl named Fril replied seriously.

Although the female knight named Hilda seemed to be slightly dissatisfied, she just stood still behind without voicing any objections.

When he finished making tea one minute later, Fril and Hilda left the room while leaving behind four Lilyana, Takahisa, Satsuki and Rio.

The silence went down in the room for a few seconds.

A few moments later.

「I didn't call anyone but you two. Uhm .......... It's about three people from now on 」.

Takahisa broke the ice by telling those who had apologetic expressions.

「Three people from now?」

Satsuki recited her words with a puzzled expression.

「…………. That's three under it, Haruto-san protection, 」

In order for there to be no room for misunderstanding, Takahisa stated that while looking at Rio.

「T-Wait a minute. ………… You said that？ To princess 」

Satsuki reacted as if being confused.

Lilyana was someone who belonged to the Saint Stellar royal family.

In short, when it was known by him, it held the meaning that it was also known by the Saint Stellar kingdom standing behind him.

When Rio and Satsuki exchanged glances, Lilyana showed a slightly troubled smile.

When Lilyana was about to say something at that moment,

"My apology"

Takahisa lowered his head to apologize to them until his head almost touched the table.

「Although I felt worried when I heard it from senpai. I also don't want to treat them like a political bargain 」

Takahisa's saying that to her in a tone as if crushed by guilt.

"In that case…………… . . Wh why？ In the case of saying that to the princess, you should at least consult about it first but ......

Satsuki muttered those words with a slightly grimacing face.

「My deepest apologies. I was asked for things that didn't make sense. I was really anxious when I saw Takahisa-sama who became tired after the evening party of 」

Lilyana replied in an apologetic voice instead of Takahisa.

「You're not wrong, Lily！ It's mine!」

Takahisa's blanket for Lilyana while standing as if her hand hit the table.

When the atmosphere of the place gets a little hot, the,

「Please calm」