Seirei Gensouki's
Chapter 192: Sudden Changes pt3
"……Yes.Iya . Is that you, the village chief-sama? 」
He heard the sad voice of a girl from inside the room a moment later. That's Flora's voice.
With a clank, Donner opened the door. ――,
「...... Eh? 」
Flora's body trembled as she looked at him with a feverish face.
（Ooh …………. ）
Donner had a confused expression on his face as he looked at her. He could not forget the cuteness of Flora that surpassed the other girls in the village. And the beautiful girl was right in front of him right now. Although she looked a little more haggard than when she first met him, such things had no real effect on her beauty. She was completely the opposite of the village girls who looked down on her.
「Uhm, if I'm not wrong, you ………. . Donner-san, right? 」
Flora called out her name. Maybe Flora remembers it ?!
"You remember me? 」
Donner is very happy now.
「............. you are the one who was good enough to guide me before, right? May I ask about your business here? 」
Flora's face didn't look good when she asked him that question. In fact, his current condition was so bad that he wanted to lie down immediately without talking to anyone. However, she held him back somehow due to his upbringing as a Royalty member.
「A-I came to visit!」
Donner replied in a shrill voice, unable to hold back his emotions.
「Visit ………. Is it . Thank you very much . 」
Flora seemed happy to hear that. But–,
「Ah, no, actually I want to tell you something. 」
When he heard Flora's words, Donner told him that he had another reason to come here besides visiting her.
「Something I want to say, right? …………. . Can I hear it? 」
Flora asked him with a worried look on her face. Although he did not have the strength to listen to the empty talk in his current state, his good heart did not let him ignore it, therefore he tried his best to listen to it.
「Flora-sama ....... At this rate, you will be taken to our local master's place. 」
「EH? 」
Flora, who braced herself to hear Donner's story, finally felt irritated as she spoke.
「Will and the village chief thought about it. It seems like they found Flora-sama, who was not too eager to receive help from the other nobles, to be suspicious. 」
「Uuuh ..... A-I didn't mean that ………. . Uhm, they suspect me? 」
Frowning, Flora who was at a loss for words, timidly asked the question. Normally, a kind-hearted girl like her would not lie, but at this moment her physical and mental state was completely abnormal, therefore, she could not help but utter the lie.
「………. . I'm not very clear about the situation, but they say that usually as a fellow noble you will ask for help from other nobles. It seems that the village chief will report to the local lord about you, tomorrow at the earliest. In that case, the local ruler might actually come. ……………. . What the hell are you thinking? 」
Donner asked while looking at Flora's face.
「A-What should I do? Although I will leave once my body feels better ………. . 」
Flora was really panicking.
「B-Leave your word! Where to! ? 」
Donner asked in confusion.
「EH? Uhm, to my homeland. I mean if I stayed longer in this place, I would end up making my followers and those close to me worried ………. 」
Staring at him in wonder, Flora replied, proud of her tone.
「H-Homeland ………. . B-But, you shouldn't be able to travel in your current condition, right? 」
"……Yes.Iya . 」
「And you don't want to go to our local master's place? 」
Donner asked the question as if he was interrogating Flora. Nevertheless, Flora also wanted to understand the current situation, even at the risk of being captured by one of the nobles from a hostile country, therefore, she persisted.
「Ya ...................... I do not want to go to the place of the local master, or should I say that it will cause a wide variety of problems if I go there. 」
Flora agreed with a weak voice. When he said that, Donner's eyes lit up and he said—, donner,
「A-If that's the case, should I offer my home as a temporary residence for you? Its size might be the same as a barn, but it was better than staying here and being discovered by the local nobility. 」
Donner offered his help unconditionally.
「EH? No, that's …………. 」
Flora's eyes were wide open from her astonishment when she heard such a sudden proposal. He could not guess the reason behind Donner's sudden offer to help him or what his plan was. He's really in the dark.
"What do you think? 」
Meanwhile, unaware of his fate, Donner who thinks that it is an extraordinary plan, urges him to decide immediately.
「But, I will make trouble for you, Donner-san ......」.
「You don't bother me at all! 」
Donner replied in a firm tone.
「UHm, is there anyone else in this house? 」
「Ah, no, no one else for now. But, the village chief might be back soon if we don't move soon. When that happens, there may be no more opportunity for you to leave. That's why if you want to leave, we have to leave now. 」
「…………. I can't. I cannot move because of my illness. 」
Flora shook her head, as sadness filled her face.
「A-Are you sure? They're gonna take you to the local lords? 」
Donner asked as impatience filled him.
"……Yes.Iya . I can't stop now 」
Flora nodded at him. Hearing him, Donner showed an impatient face,
「O ………. . Ow hell? 」
He approached Flora and grabbed her arm from above the arm. Donner's sudden action caused Flora to look at him in surprise before her face crooked in pain.
「…………」
Donner who noticed her looked extremely anxious, especially when Flora's face twisted in pain. Then a fragile voice sounded,
「U-Uhm …………. . Please let go of my arm. It hurts!"
Flora asked Donner to release her with a somewhat frightened expression on her face.
「Eh, no, it's just ……………. . Let's move! 」
Donner released Flora's arm in panic and told her to go with him. But–,
"…………… . I can't go 」
Flora suddenly shook her head in denial, rejecting her offer with an apologetic expression.
"No way…………"
When he heard Flora's rejection, Donner's expression was as if the world was shattered around him. After a while, he stood without life, with indescribable emotions in his heart.
「…………. My deepest gratitude for telling me about this information. But please come back for now. 」
As Donner stood there motionlessly, Flora spoke and told him to leave, trying not to feel awkward as he spoke.
「…………. Then excuse me! 」
Hearing the implicit request for him to leave, Donner's body twitched, as if he was about to bow. However, he suddenly stopped moving—,
「………. Sorry I don't feel well. And in fact, isn't it time for you to get back to work? 」
Flora politely said with a frown on her face and it was clear from the frown she had that she was enduring the pain.
Donner's body trembled, but perhaps because he understood Flora's intent, he turned around as if fleeing and left the room. Once again the silence came down into the room.
「.............. Sorry, Donner-san. Even so, thank you very much. I don't know why you told me about things like that, but …………. 」
Flora uttered her apologies and thanks aloud in the empty room, without allowing Donner, who had already left the room, to hear. Moments later――,
「O-Ouch ....................」.
He took off the sheets placed on it and tried to leave the bed. But, a sharp pain suddenly spread throughout his body which caused his face to be wrapped around in pain.
（A-If I don't do something ………. . And something will happen ........
Flora started thinking about what she should do from now on with her head that was only functioning.
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About an hour later.
Will, Donner and the young men in the village do their daily work in silence.
In contrast to Will's visibly upset, Donner seems lethargic when he does his job. The other men looked at the two without saying a word as they could feel the gentle atmosphere between them. At that time–,
「AH, isn't that the village chief. He looks panicked. ……………… 」.
The face of one of the young men changed when he saw the village chief who was approaching quickly.
「OI WILL! 」
The out of breath village chief called Will.
「What's up, pops up? So that you become confused like that. 」
Will asked, wondering. -,
「……………. Flora-sama's missing. Do you know where he went? 」
The village chief asked with a pale face.