Assassins Pride - Volume 2 - Chapter Ep

Assassin Pride Volume 2 Epilogue
Home room later

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「Seriously what an absurd one month!」

The woman with gray hair tied up in buns said while having her front face boiling.

Rudely turning the apron dress, walking as if waving the trunk case in her hand, it was Elise’s residence’s head maid, Mrs Othello. At her anger figure which was letting the sound of her boost ring loudly, the noble dressed people who was walking on the road were taken aback and gave up the way for her.

It was at the Cardinal academy district’s high-end residential area. St. Frideswide girl academy’s 《Chained castle》was released after one month period, she didn’t even wait for the closing of the school exchange meeting and quickly left the castle wall.

The reason was simple. Because the conclusion of Luna Lumiere selection matches──that hard to accept scene, she couldn’t keep witnessing it anymore.

「After I finally made use of all the connection and squeezed myself into the lodging list, and even prepared the stained glass without any one concerned noticed at all……! It was all that《Incompetent gifted girl》and that《Fiendish teacher》 fault, my brilliant produce plan had been messed up!!」

Kii! As she raised her shrill voice, the small birds from the roadside tree’s branch were chased away.

Even though her hair had been dyed white, Mrs Othello’s insight hadn’t been dulled at all. That 《Incompetent gifted girl》 Melida Angel in just one battle exceeded the 《Paladin》Elise Angel…… Adding on top of that unbelievable result, if that elated gaze of her home tutor was to be seen!

Mrs Othello didn’t intent to stay at the academy forever at all. She had to quickly set up the next plan, as she passed through the grand door of her own castle. Crossing through the carefully looked after front garden, she approached the refined pure white wall of Elise’s residence.

As she knocked on the front door, suddenly, from the other side laughing voice resounded.

It was the voice of the young maids. Mrs Othello’s head boiled as blood rushed up.

「You all!! Slacking off just because I’m absence──」

Strongly swinging the front gate open, Mrs Othello open-mouthed and dropped her chin.

「Ah, Othello-san! Did you go out somewhere?」

The young girl that was talking cheerfully was one of the maid working in the mansion, Mrs Othello’s subordinate. That was certain.

However, her appearance was bizarre. The hem of the maid dress was pulled to higher than the knee, on the whole there was more than fifty percent of frill and lace. And on her head was the Alice headband, decorated with cat ears like having lost her mind.

As she noticed her eyes, while the young girl was a little bashful, she gritted her hands and.

「Ah, I’m so sorry……. Wel, welcome back, nyan!」

「Wha, whaaaaaaaa……!?」

「Ahaha, although this is Othello-san’s instruction, but as expected this is a little embarrassing」

Toward Mrs Othello who was having her opened mouth plugged up, the other young maids bustlingly gathered. No one was exception, they were all in custom maid outfit.

「Is that so? I’m feeling pretty fun though. Nyan!」

「Since not only the ear but the form is also insufficient, rather how about sticking a tail too? Nyan」

「Speaking of which Othello-san, Where are you going with that big luggage? Nyan!」

「What are you all doing!!」

Mrs Othello “Dokan!” exploded. Although normally they should be trembling, but the young girls looked at each other, and had faces like saying “why was she angry, we don’t get it”.

As if the blood vein on her temple burst, Mrs Othello rattled on.

「What do you mean where am I going!? Of course I was accompanying Elise-ojou-sama and stayed at St. Frideswide up till now!」

「Yes. But you went back before her right? Yesterday……」

「Ha, wha, what are you saying!? From the first place, what is that shameless appearance! Who allow you to whispering in the middle of work! When I’m absence you──」

「You came back yesterday, and Mrs Othello had instructed us, hadn’t you?  Renovating the residence uniform, on duty is『silence if prohibit』……」

Mrs Othello’s head was spinning. What was her subordinate saying, she completely couldn’t understand. As the despair thought that she had finally come to that old age, one of the lively maid pulled her arm.

「That’s right Othello-san! As you said we have tidied up your room!」

「Just what……just what will you show me……」

As Mrs Othello was dragged to her own bedroom, she experienced a nightmare.

「Just, what, is this……!?」

Putting it in one word, it was a pain in the eyes. The carpet was gaudy pink. The bed blanket had girly flower pattern. The fluttering lace decoration was dancing everywhere in the room.

She wasn’t a dreaming five year olds new born, how could she sleep in this room. From her arm which was like a dead branch, the heavy trunk dropped down. The lively maid embarrassedly stuck out her tongue.

「『Let your maiden brain fully operate』, since you instructed it, so I did my best!」

「This is a dream……certainly, something is wrong……」

While muttering incoherently, Mrs Othello staggered to the hall way. In front of the subordinates who were wondering what happened curiously, she desperately clung to the wall.

As she encircled her eyes to find someone who was still sane, she saw.

Standing at the end of the hall way, an old woman in apron dress. The old woman with white hair tied into a bun exchanged gaze with her, her wrinkle face smiled distortedly.

And then suddenly she opened the window, and easily jumped over.

「Just what happened to you since a while ago? Mrs Othello……」

It seemed the maid around didn’t notice anything. Mrs Othello looked at one of the subordinate, once again changed her eyes line to the window. Slowly she straightened her spine, then she muttered.

「The order of the residence I tried to protect to the end with all my effort is…………Ah, I feel dizzy」

Mrs Othello opened her white eyes wide, Bata────n!! tumbled down on the hall way. The young cat ear maids in great haste surrounded her.

「Mrs Othello!」

「A disaster, Mrs Othello is!」

「Immediately carry her to the bed!」

「To her favorite flower pattern bed──!!」

With a backward glance at the residence that suddenly started to became noisy, the old woman in apron dress that was lightly dancing down from the window quickly dashed to the brushwood of the garden.

While carefully confirm that there was not one eye around, from below the apron dress artificial legs were removed, and artificial arms were removed, from the body trunk, orthosis was removed. Taking off the wig, and tore off the skin mask from the face, then the face of a younger half teenage girl was exposed.

While cladding on the military uniform like always, she innocently looked up at the residence that was in endless uproar.

「……As expected he is nasty」

Taking out the letter from her breast pocket, properly she confirmed the seal. Retrieving all the luggage and evidences, pulling the hood over her eyes, the young girl soundlessly walked away.

And then the black figure of Black Madea, without leaving any trace, melted to the shade of the tree.

†　†　†

That day’s morning, in front of St Frideswide girl academy castle gate, they were seeing off D’Autriche’s representative students. Three hundred Frideswide students were surrounding the entrance, the one in charge sequentially exchanged goodbye to each of D’Autriche’s students.

Toward student council president Christa Shanson at the front row of the people in charge, the D’Autriche’s girl students who wanted to say goodbye to her endlessly came. With her natural brilliant smile, president Christa exchanged hand shake with everyone of them.

「Christa-sama! Thanks to you this was a very fun stay!」

「I’ll brag to my friend for having been invited to the president tea party!」

「Yes. Everyone, you can come to play at any time?」

「──President Christa」

At the timing the line was cut off, advancing in front of president Christa was D’Autriche student who served as the leader, general manager Neige Tolmenta.

Toward president Christa who shrunk back a little, manager Neige gentle extended her hand.

「In the time I was absence due to the selection matches, for taking care of everyone of D’Autriche, I thank you. You were a bit help」

With her noh mask loosened, softly she smiled. President Christa opened her eye wide looking unexpected, however immediately she returned with a smile, and tightly grasp her hand.

「……Let’s, meet again!」

「Sure, some other time」

In the end they once again exchange smiles, manager Neige turned her hand, and turned her body.

At the gallant back which was going away, president Christa looked with a painful gaze. Then, at the front of that gaze, she discovered several people who were waiting just outside of the castle’s wall.

Cladding in Calvary Regimen (Guild) military outfit, they were young girl just a little older than her. Amongst them she recognized someone’s face who was outside her expectation, president Christa suddenly swallowed her breath.

「Mi──Mirei onee-sama!?」

President Christa dashed out with the hem of her uniform in disorder. It seemed the other side also noticed her, toward the girl running up to her while out of breath, she gave a friendly smiling face.

「It’s been a while, Christa. Right now you’re student council president right?」

「Tha, that……when I was elected onee-sama was still attending school right……!」

This older young girl knight, last year, was serving as Frideswide girl academy student council president Mirei Istonic. And also one of the candidate for Luna Lumiere last year …… She was the one who president Christa had served as the pair.

Looking awkwardly she held her tongue, president Christa asked with difficulty.

「Wh, why is onee-sama here?」

「Of course I’m on the mission. This is headmaster Blamange personal request」

「The headmaster?」

While Mirei shrugged her shoulder, she continued with laid-back tone.

「Make sure D’Autriche’s students return to the institute safely……. Although I don’t know about the details, it seems this year selection matches had something wrong right? It seems to make sure she called on the body guards, and even named several knights, just like me」

「Ah……」

The word《Selection Matches》that came out from Mirei’s mouth pierced president Christa’s heart.

In the last year selection matches she had made a blunder, a regrettable mistake ran across her mind. Although it couldn’t be said to be the cause, but in the end Mirei had let the Luna Lumiere election slip from her hand.

Right now was the time to end the relationship, president Christa tremblingly tried to open her lips.

However, just before that. While staring at the girl students of Frideswide and D’Autriche clamoring, Mirei awkwardly scratched her head.

「……You know Christa. I’m sorry?」

As if president Christa was seeing something hard to believe, she looked back at Mirei’s face.

「Why, why is onee-sama, apologizing……?」

「It’s about the selection matches last year. Me at that time, my head was full of being elected as the Luna, and completely couldn’t consider everyone in Frideswide’s feeling, nor interacting with D’Autriche girl either……the mood was very bad right? Honestly」

「Ah……」

「The reprehensive that came to St. D’Autriche girl institute with us, and in one month that we stayed in other school, it was uncomfortable right, I thought……I have always regretted about that」

Mirei pulled a wry face, and looked down at president Christa with a cheerful expression.

「However you have splendidly done what I couldn’t. You’re wonderful. Thanks a lot」

「……」

In president Christa’s pupils, slowly tears were swelling up.

President Christa wiped the tears rolling down on both of her cheeks with her hands.

「Onee-sama……, I, I……!」

「Wa, wait, why are you crying?──Mou, what a troublesome girl」

The older young knight girl as always, comforted the sobbing girl by stroking her hair.

Among the circle that was sending D’Autriche students off, there was also the figure of Melida and Elise of the Angel sister. Even though this year selection matches they were the candidates, but as the result, they both settled at a low rank with almost the same ratio. In the end, the vote margin with the high rank couldn’t be reduced.

As expected, that third trial’s influence was big. Melida and Elise’s battle was truly worthy of stealing the spectator’s eyes, however at the same time, it seemed D’Autriche’s Keira and Salasha battle was also fierced. As if clearing away the grudge in the first and second trial, the scuffled figure of the《Prince》as expected gathered more than half of the vote.

In additional ── concerning the result, she was also the winner of the third trial the battle royal. For the audience students, because they weren’t informed of what happened when the glassmond palace was sealed, the outcome of Luna Lumiere crown too, was a matter of course.

Not particularly feeling down, Melida crossed her arms, and aimlessly looked up at the sky.

「In the end, who is that random strong Nerva’s imposter?」

「……The headmaster-sensei had said it was a special glass pet though」

With the voice as if doubting herself, Elise answered. That rainbow weapon usage black figure’s behavior, and overwhelming mana. A sparse and enormous presence ── Although not very much, but being explained it was a soul-less glass doll the sisters couldn’t satisfied with it.

More than anything, Melida plainly felt the black figure’s unmistaken《intention》.

『Even though you’re at that age』『you didn’t awaken your mana』『Incompetent gifted girl』

『Right now』『suddenly you budded』『that secret──…………

The words that should have been burned way with the flame, continued to smolder inside Melida’s brain.

Perhaps, her intention to reveal whatever kind of secret that she herself didn’t know of, would jumbled both Melida and Kufa’s surrounding altogether?

At the moment she was digging at the labyrinth of thought which had no answers, from D’Autriche student group conspicuously good looking, middle gender beautiful girl approached Melida’s group.

It was the《Prince》that won the seat of Luna Lumiere this year, Keira Espada. Although the proof of that was the 《Tear of the moon》crown she was carrying, however she looked dissatisfiedly bent her lips.

「……I’m not satisfied with this time’s result」

「Eh?」

「I don’t feel any joy of winning! Especially because in the end I didn’t defeat you!」

Sternly, she pointed her index finger, Melida was in bewildered.

Keira buff out her chest as if throwing down the gauntlet, with her cheeks dyed a little red she declared.

「How about this? Next year you shall come to St D’Autriche girl institute. Then we’ll settle this one again! At that time I’ll thoroughly defeat you, prepare yourself!」

Fun! She turned her body, without even waiting for the answer Keira went away and disappeared.

Melida group blankly looked at each other, next, they smiled as if being amazed.

「I also want to try to be the candidate next year too」

「Then next time, I’ll be Melida’s pair」

「Yes. That is also good however──」

At that Melida “kohon” coughed.

Looking proudly she crossed her arms, and elatedly she puffed up her small chest.

「Nee, Ely. I’m thinking of making a new unit. Not Nerva’s unit, nor your unit either. I’ll be the leader, and it’ll be my unit.──Of course, you’ll join me right?」

“Chira”, she sent a side glance full of confident.

Elise unusually bloomed a full smile.

「Un. Please let me join Lita’s unit……!」

「Very well!」

Exchanging glances the little girl group 「「Ehehe!」」smiled at each other like mirrored angel.

From the school building tower far away and looking at the appearances of the girl students, it was the active duty knights Kufa Vanpir and Rozetti Pricket. From the top floor of the long stair, they were watching over the showy great noise fully bloomed in front of the castle gate.

(Illu)

「──In other word, this is how to summarize it」

Sitting on the stair Rozetti raised her index finger again.

「Changing the stained glass was Othello-san’s action, and tampering with the swimsuit was Elise-sama’s own play, leaking information in the second trial was Shenfa-sama’s work……Furthermore that Madea’s secret maneuver was involved, and unthinkably mixed in with a very complicated situation」

“Yare yare” she shrugged her shoulders, Rozetti heaved a light breath.

「Well, what a completely unusual month it was right」

Standing on the stair, Kufa softly and gracefully turned his face.

「However, that is the world of《school》right?」

「You can say that」

“Fu fu”, he smiled as if feeling funny, Rozetti “Fu” lowered her voice like examining something secretly.

「……What Othello-san did, should we just leave it in secret?」

「Although I had informed the headmaster……But perhaps it was futile. We don’t have concrete proofs, we certainly couldn’t make her confess herself right. That Mrs Othello’s way of speaking……For her, other than the knight duke house there could be other kind of supports」

「Then in the end, for the students in the academy, the events this time is a mysterious huuuh～」

In an intolerable way Rozetti said, and made a large stretch.

Toward her, after Kufa hesitated a little, he put his words in order.

「……talking about mysterious there is another thing, an unsettled problem is still here」

「Eh, what is it, what is it?」

「The method to trespass into Glassmond Palace」

Kufa carefully, as if reflecting on it he assembled his words.

「In order to change the stained glass she had to enter glassmond palace. And to do that she had to get permission from the sentries. However for someone without mana like Mrs Othello she couldn’t register mana to the sentries……」

「Eh!? Then that means ……!」

As if being pulled Rozetti raised her body. Kufa firmly nodded back.

「That’s right……In other words that means someone invited Mrs Othello into the glassmond palace, someone among the three hundred and few dozen mana registered people」

「Then just who did that?」

「Someone」

At that moment, from the direction of the castle gate cheers as if wavelets broke out.

As Kufa turned around, the group of D’Autriche’s students that was lining up in a row in order, while being wrapped in the cheers of Frideswide’s student, disappeared into the tunnel, their small figure could be seen.

†　†　†

Marching through the tunnel, at D’Autriche’s students end of line, there was a figure of a little girl. She was the first year serving as a sudden candidate in this year selection match, Salasha.

While she was having a somewhat listless expression, from behind her back, two arms were stretched out.

They kneaded the two bulges that claimed their existences under the uniform.

「Saa～Raa～chan」

「Hyaaaaaa!?」

Toward the rude person who suddenly waved her body looking amused, Salasha protested with an extremely red face.

「Mou, mou! Miu-chan stop it!」

「Ufufu, I’m sorry? It’s been awhile seen I played with Sala-chan, I was just unintentionally messing with you」

The one that stuck out her tongue like joking was the black quartz hair classmate. While Salasha was「Muu……」inflated her red cheeks, she innocently covered her chest.

「……Speaking of which Miu-chan, you completely didn’t participate in the school exchange meeting, what were you doing?」

Perhaps, the fate that bound Salasha and this vague《Diablos》first year, Mule La Moore, was pretty deep. Although often she tried to follow her figure, but having come together she didn’t join the school exchange event, it seemed she only did free activity on her own.

「I was on a boorish errand as per my mother’s request. Furthermore, I enjoyed it enough just watching from outside though. An exciting event had happened don’t you think? This year selection matches」

While walking beside, Mule put her index finger on her glossy lips.

「If speaking luxuriously, I want Othello-san to go over the top a little more. Even though I helped her because in the end she was the friend of《reformist group》, she only satisfied with changing the stained glass……other than that she di～dn’t do anything else」

「……As expected Miu-chan group had done something. Because of it I had to participate in the selection matches, that was terrible though」

While being stared by her close friend, Mule flustered and put her hand inside the bag.

「Thanks, thanks to Sala-chan group for putting in great effort, I had made a very smooth invesitigation you know? Here, look」

「……Whaat, is this?」

What Mule handed over was many sheet of parchment. Complicated shape, graph and waveform doodle covered the surface. As her family was the character of researcher, her intellectual curiosity was stimulated by the coding on it, however coming from the pure military family, Salasha completely couldn’t understand the meaning of it at all.

「This is the analysis of the students’ mana registered inside the glassmond palace. Because the register machine was broken by that fiendish teacher, so this is only what I wrote as I remembered」

「And you did such thing……without being discovered」

「Although I thought I was discovered, but apparently the other side had a lot of trouble going over their side.──More than that, see here? This is Melida-chan’s analysis graph, and this is Elise-chan’s graph」

She checked the two sheet of parchment Mule showed her to compare, Salasha opened her eyes wide.

「This is……!」

「Even the simple Sala-chan could understand with one look right? That’s right, the two’s mana analysis pattern are having large differences. As they are both cousin of the same Angel house, they should have the same mana flow, therefore this is completely unbelievable.」

As if it was the evidence to corner the criminal, Mule held up the parchment.

「It is certain that Elise has the rank of a paladin. If that’s the case……then the cousin with different mana nature Melida Angel. Who was called《Incompetent gifted girl》’s awakened rank, perhaps it might not be Paladin……!」

「……」

Salasha’s throat rang with a gulp. Contractively, Mule smiled lightly.

「Don’t you think we’ll have a very great tales to give Shicksal-onii-sama? Nee……《Dragon Knight (Dragoon)》Salasha Shicksal-chan?」

Holy Knight (Paladin), Demon Knight (Diablos) and the knight duke house which made up the final section, Dragon Knight (Dragoon)

The little girl Inherited that name set her eyes in front with resolute gaze.

「Melida-san……it seems we will meet again very soon」

Together with the little girl who was made to feel a grim resolution, the other little girl bewitchingly smiled. What she was staring in front was the light illuminating the tunnel …… the two lined up and walked out of the gate’s exit.

From Mule’s hand, two sheets of parchment were dropped. Melida’s mana and Elise’s mana were written on them, however suddenly they were wrapped in jet black flame. Being blown by the wind they fluttered on the air, and were burnt until the final piece, the remaining spark as if falling cherry blossom danced and disappeared.