Chapter 2: The Queen of the Night
The place was spinning.
On the border between the People’s Republic of Sphelliyet, and the country slightly west of it, by the name of Hailums. (Note: translated from Chinese, not sure what the name was meant to be)
In the inn of a small village called Delute (Note: again, not sure.), Kiefer Knolles was there.
In the middle of the small, cramped room, was a table. Other than that there was only a bed that was slightly larger than the table, this was such a room.
Kiefer sat on the bed, Ferris sat on the chair next to the table.
Then Ferris looked in her direction with a rather unsatisfied gaze,
“Why do I have to sleep in the same room as you?”
She said this.
Smiling, Kiefer said,
“Even if you don’t want to, in these times when we don’t know what may happen, if we don’t save money……”
But Ferris was unconvinced.
“If it’s money we can just steal it.”
“Ah, but I think stealing isn’t good.”
“But it’s an emergency situation.”
“Maa, well.”
“Furthermore I read in some book, stealing from rich people is legal.”
“What was the title of that book?”
“It was called ‘Phantom Thief Jemiar’s Theft and Apology’.”
“Never heard of it.”
“It’s very famous.”
“Really?”
“Yeah. Do you want to read it?”
Saying this, Ferris pulled out a small booklet. On it was written ‘An Atlas of Beautiful Flowers Around the World.’”
Kiefer looked at it,
“Ah, Ferris-san - ah, um, Ferris is reading such a girly publication.”
She said as she accepted the booklet.
Then Ferris nodded,
“Because hanami dango is a foundation of dango.”
“Oh.”
“There’s a proverb that says that admiring the flowers isn’t as good as dango.” (Note: the joke here, roughly translated, is that Ferris is reading a magazine about flowers because she likes hanami dango and the kanji for hanami can also mean to admire the flowers. In essence, just Ferris being her usual dango-crazy self.)
“Ah no, I think that’s kind of different from liking flowers.”
As she said this, Kiefer began to read smoothly. It was true that the last story in this booklet was titled ‘Phantom Thief Jemiar’s Theft and Apology’.
Reading it, she found that in this chapter, Phantom Thief Jemiar was discovered while infiltrating a noble’s house, and was thrown into jail! Yet after describing such a tense situation, it was followed by (End of Chapter 4 - Thank you for following this story. Please look forward to the next piece of work by Beliaru-sensei.)
“…… This, it isn’t complete? Plus it’s only at Chapter 4.”
Kiefer wanted to say this, but she swallowed her words.
At this moment, Ferris spoke.
“It’s very interesting, right? I can’t wait for the next chapter.”
“Uh, uh…… Yeah.”
“This is a pretty famous work, at least in my circle.”
“And Ferris’ circle is?”
“Eris and Coco.”
“Aah~”
“Really can’t wait for next month’s issue.”
Looking at Ferris’s expression of sincerely looking forward to the next issue, Kiefer hesitated over whether to tell her the truth, she wrinkled her eyebrows that were the same red as her hair, and had a brief dilemma.
Just then, Ferris seemed to have remembered the main issue,
“Ah no, this isn’t the time to be discussing stuff like this!”
She said, and slammed her hand on the table.
Then she pointed at Kiefer,
“Then just this once I shall allow you to share my room. But why, only one bed? Are you planning to sleep with me?”
In reply to this, Kiefer smiled in a troubled way again.
“No, but all the rooms with two beds had already been booked.”
“Then just swap with them/”
“That won’t be right.”
“It’s easy. Just take out your sword, then ask them if they want to swap rooms.”
“Um-”
“Okay, I’ll do it.”
Ferris stood up.
Kiefer hastily cut in,
“Actually about that, I think it’s better if we stay together.”
Ferris looked at her and said.
“…… Together.”
“Yes.”
“Why?”
“Well you see, I’m weak, right?”
“Yes, yes.”
“Ah, but I’m a little hurt that you nodded and agreed to easily.”
“Hm? Really?”
Ferris made a surprised expression, so Kiefer laughed and continued.
“Ah, uh, just joking. You didn’t really hurt me. Although my strength isn’t comparable to Ryner’s and Ferris’s, it can’t be helped.”
In response to this, Ferris looked at her with a slightly astonished air.
“What on earth are you trying to say?”
“Um, so.”
“Get to the point.”
“Eh- I’m saying Ferris is like Phantom Thief Jemiar, always going off-topic.”
Ferris had an expression like ‘what is this woman saying.’
“The famous Jemiar?”
“Ahaha”
“Okay hurry up and talk. Why do I have to share the bed with you?”
Kiefer replied.
“Although I think the risk is low, the men Vois dispatched to chase us, may discover this location.”
“In other words, for the sake of not getting captured, I should protect you?”
“Yes. Well, really, I think the risk is low. Because the only one Vois needs is Ryner. But I don’t want to drag you down because of me being captured.”
She said, but Ferris,
“You’ve been dragging me down for a long time already.”
She said such.
Kiefer laughed again.
“That’s too much.”
She tried saying.
But Ferris did not react to this. She shifted to gaze to outside the window. This building had 3 floors, their room was in a corner of the 3rd floor.
That was why beautiful scenery could be seen outside the window.
Small, rather deserted shopping streets. It was a beautiful day, the sunlight shone through the window onto Ferris’s white skin.
There were few emotions on her face now, although Kiefer did not know exactly what she was pondering, now it was easy to understand.
It was easy to understand what she was thinking about.
It was Ryner.
She was thinking about the incident in which Ryner had been abducted by monsters.
Now Kiefer and Ferris had hired quite a few spies, and dispatched them in many directions.
They tasked these spies with collecting rumours.
That is, rumours that sounded stupid.
– Has anyone seen a monster with a head like a ball with innumerable eyes, and 7 arms? Or does anyone know a person who recognizes this monster?
All these incidences were centred in a village near this village; the village of Shiru.
They were also in contact with Toale, who was leading the soldiers of the old Nelpha Empire and on standby outside the People’s Republic of Sphelliyet, planning how to meet up.
Although it was true that if there were more people here it would be harder to hide from Vois, but thanks to Toale’s help in gathering information, they could gather large enough numbers of reports to find such a far-flung rumour.
Of course, this had nothing to do with the trail they were now on.
However,
“……”
Kiefer also looked outside the window like Ferris.
Then,
“…… It’s okay, Ferris.”
She said.
“We’re working so hard. So we will definitely be able to find Ry-”
At this point, Ferris suddenly said,
“Just joking.”
So Kiefer looked at Ferris.
“…… Joking? What do you mean?”
She asked.
But Ferris did not look at her as she spoke.
“What I said just now.”
“What you said just now?”
“About you dragging me down, I was just joking. It’s great to have you here.”
But Ferris still did not look at her.
So Kiefer put on an astonished expression, and laughed.
“That’s my line. It’s great to have Ferris here. If I were alone I’d definitely be so scared that I wouldn’t be able to stand up.”
“……”
“What should I do when Ryner’s not here, I’m shaking so hard~”
“…… Really?”
“Yeah.”
“But, I’m now also quickly becoming unable to move~”
Ferris said.
She said such direct words so easily.
So Kiefer smiled.
“Me too.”
“Really?”
“Yeah.”
“Really……”
Ferris muttered.
She still did not turn around. She continued to stare outside the window to see if there was any new information coming in.
Kiefer also looked in that direction.
The sky had been so lovely only just now, but now it was growing dark.
“Is it going to rain?”
Kiefer said.
However, Ferris did not reply.
It soon began to rain. At first it was just a drizzle, the raindrops splashing weakly against the windowsill, but it became a storm almost immediately.
Kiefer spoke.
“Close the window?”
But Ferris responded.
“No.”
“Don’t close it?”
“Yeah.”
Ferris nodded.
Kiefer watched as the windowsill was soaked by rainwater. Then she squinted, wondering if any strong leads would appear.
“…… Yeah.”
Right now, they were not just waiting for their spies’ reports.
Vois Fiurelle had probably already obtained information on the seven-armed conster. So they were also waiting for information from his side. According to Ferris, Vois was very good at gathering this kind of information, so they were looking forward to information from him.
But above all, what the two of them were awaiting now, was the reply to their letter to Roland.
The reply from her ex-classmate from the Roland Empire.
Sion’s reply.
It had already been 7 days since they had sent the letter.
But ever since they had sent the letter, she had never discussed Sion with Ferris.
But Kiefer, no, Ferris too, was definitely looking forward to Sion’s reply.
Although they were separated by large physical distances, even so they believed that Sion would surely come to the rescue. As long as they told him that Ryner was in danger, Sion would definitely go help him.
“……”
The rain grew heavier.
Raindrops entered through the window, and began to fall in the room.
But neither Kiefer nor Ferris said a word.
They only silently awaited the arrival of information related to Ryner.
Before long it was dark, night was falling.
An hour passed. Two hours passed. Even as time ticked past, there were no leads.
Yesterday had been the same.
The day before had been the same.
Today also ended without receiving any information.
And with every day that passed, Ferris’s expression grew gloomier.
Kiefer’s own emotions were probably also growing more severe.
So Kiefer,
“…… Ferris?”
“Yeah?”
“I’m going down to wash my face.”
She said.
“Furthermore it’s already late at night, we have to sleep.”
Ferris looked away from the window at her.
“Yeah. That’s true.”
She nodded, and stood.
“I’ll go wash my face.”
“But I said I was going to wash my face~”
“You want to wash first?”
“Up to you. Then I’ll brush my teeth first.”
She said, standing.
The two of them left the room, and after freshening up in the inn’s washroom, they returned to the room. They took off their battle gear, changing into the pyjamas that Ferris had bought.
Kiefer had no idea where Ferris had managed to buy that sort of thing, but all their pyjamas had dango patterns, Kiefer’s were blue, while Ferris’s were orange.
Wearing such pyjamas, Kiefer smiled.
“I really like these pyjamas. Wearing them makes me feel kinda happy.”
Ferris nodded forcefully.
“Of course. Because it’s dango.”
“Because it’s dango, it will definitely have such an effect?”
“Yeah. Of course.”
“Of course?”
She kept getting the feeling that there wasn’t much meaning in their conversation, but Kiefer accepted it.
Then she walked over to the lamp in the corner of the room that was lit by a simple magic, and asked.
“Can I turn off the light?”
“Yeah.”
She turned off the light.
The room grew dark.
Because today was a rainy day, there was little moonlight.
So the room became extremely dark, in an instant they could not see a thing.
But because the shopping district was nearby, there was some light from the bars that opened late, and their eyes grew accustomed.
However, Ferris was already in bed. Sitting up, she stared out the window.
She was still waiting for information.
Waiting for a lead on Ryner.
Addressing that Ferris,
“Yaa~ yaa~, cute child, we’re finally alone! I’m going to eat you!”
Kiefer tried to say jokingly.
So Ferris looked at her and answered.
“…… Sorry, I’m not really interested in this kind of thing?”
“Don’t answer so seriously~”
“Huh? You were joking?”
“Obviously!”
“Really. And here I thought that you brought me here because you were mesmerized by my beauty that is so strong that it can tear the sea apart.”
Because of the word ‘tear’, Kiefer enquired.
“…… Um, what that can part the sea?”
Then Ferris was a little embarrassed.
“…… Nothing.”
“Um um um, what was it that can tear in two?”
“I said nothing!”
She turned away.
Kiefer laughed at this.
“Were you trying to make me smile?”
Ferris frowned and replied.
“…… You started it.”
Kiefer laughed and shrugged.
“That’s true. Sorry.”
“It’s a truth that I’m a beauty.”
“Eh-, well, um. That I acknowledge. Then I want to sleep with this beauty!”
Saying this, she ran across lightly, and hopped onto the bed. The bed was not very soft. Because this was a cheap inn. But because she had been stressed all day, every day, so even on such a bed it was easy to fall asleep.
Sleepily, she settled herself underneath the quilt. Because Ferris was already there, it was very warm.
Having settled herself, she gazed up at the ceiling.
Ferris was still staring out the window as before.
So Kiefer,
“Ferris.”
“Yeah.”
“You should go to sleep.”
Ferris nodded.
After that,
“You should really……”
She stopped.
“They’re here.”
Ferris jumped up from the bed.
Just like that, Kiefer knew what had happened.
The information had arrived.
From Ferris’s reaction, it was not a report from the spies spread out everywhere.
It was other information.
So Kiefer also sat up.
“Is it Sion’s reply!?”
She called.
But Ferris shook her head.
“Then, is it Vois……”
But in the middle of Kiefer’s words, someone suddenly jumped in through the window.
Two men dressed in black.
Light glinted off something in their hands.
Swords.
One man charged towards Ferris.
One man charged towards Kiefer.
“Enemies!”
Ferris shouted.
“I know!”
Kiefer replied.
Then she jumped up from the bed, and retreated. But the man in black charged with a speed that was several times hers. Obviously, his physical skills were better.
However,
“Slower than Ferris.”
Kiefer muttered.
If so, as long as I can survive for a while, once she’s disposed of the other man, Ferris will come rescue me.
And if it’s just surviving,
“I can do it!”
Saying this, she prepared to use her right hand to block the black-dressed assailant’s blade. But The man’s sword twisted through the air, evading Kiefer’s arm. It prepared to sink into her chest.
But at this moment, Kiefer,
“I won’t let you get away!”
She lifted her knee. It crashed into the sword. The sword’s trajectory was bent. It grazed her side.
“Ouch”
Her pyjamas and skin had been cut, but it was not a serious wound. She used her arm to restrain the man’s arm that was holding the sword, and preparing to block his other first.
However, the man in black was stronger. He twisted free of Kiefer’s arm and launched a punch towards her face-
In the instant that she thought the punch would land.
A leg dressed in pyjamas patterned with orange dango crashed into the side of the man’s head with unbelievable strength.
With a crash, the man was sent flying to the side.
Having completed her roundhouse kick, Ferris, with her golden hair flying, spoke to Kiefer.
“Are you hurt……”
But at this moment.
“Instead of worrying about other’s wounds shouldn’t you be worrying about your own first?”
A woman’s voice suddenly sounded in the room.
And then there was a sword at Ferris’s throat.
There was no presence.
Only the presence of the two men in black.
But at some unknown time she had entered the room, and snuck behind Ferris’ back.
Ferris prepared to react,
“If you move I’ll kill you, you know?”
The woman said.
The sword’s edge pressed into Ferris’ white neck. Although there was no blood, but if a little more pressure was applied, her flesh would be cut.
Ferris stopped movement.
After confirming this, the woman showed her face from behind Ferris’s back.
It was an extremely beautiful woman whose beauty was comparable to Ferris’s.
Blue hair shining weakly in the darkness, and eyes that were ambitious yet slightly affectionate.
Although it was raining outside, the blue uniform that she was wearing was completely dry.
Kiefer knew that woman.
Her name was Pia Varliere.
She had seen her in the Geihlficlant Empire.
The queen of a band of mercenaries, nicknamed ‘Azure Princess’.
A woman who had trained with Ryner under the same teacher.
That woman was there.
Then she showed her face beside Ferris, and looked in Kiefer’s direction. As though judging another person she surveyed Kiefer from top to bottom, and then put on a surprised expression.
“What, that pyjama pattern is so weird. It’s because of such get-up that you got abandoned by Ryner.”
She said this.
So Kiefer,
“Eh, the one who was abandoned is……”
At this, Ferris grabbed Pia’s shoulder.
“Ah, I said not to move……”
“That’s my line, if you move I’ll kill you.”
As she said this she grasped one of the fingers on Pia’s hand that was holding the sword. Preparing to break it. But with alarming strength, Pia pressed back, and smashed her elbow into Ferris’s face.
“Guh”
Ferris moved away in pain. She let go of Pia’s finger.
Pia’s sword hurtled towards Ferris.
But Ferris was already in a ready stance. She launched an attack towards Pia’s neck with a dagger. Her dagger was faster than Pia’s sword.
Hence,
“Waa this is……”
Pia immediately reacted and stopped her sword. Then she retreated a step.
Ferris’s dagger cut only air.
But Pia continued to retreat. She retreated to the window.
Staring at them from there,
“Yaa-, a bit faster than I expected. Well, it’s not something I can’t deal with.”
So Ferris responded.
“Then next time I’ll use a speed several times this.”
“Several times? You’re bluffing again.”
“Bluffing? If you really think so, you’ll be dead in the next instant.”
“Ahaha, who did you say would die?”
“You.”
“Heh. I’m being looked down on by a person wearing weird pyjamas. I reaaaallllyyyy hate being looked down on-”
As she said this, they could sense Pia’s body being filled with killing aura. That killing aura was so strong that Kiefer nearly could not move.
But Ferris spoke in a tone that completely disregarded that killing aura.
“I also hate people laughing at dango pyjamas.”
“Ah, those are dango?”
“Yeah.”
“Eh~ …… How weird.”
“I’ll kill you!”
Although the tension was draining out of the conversation, but the killing aura was still saturating the room.
Ferris moved. With such a speed that Kiefer’s eyes could not follow, she jumped into a corner of the room, and picked up her sword.
Pia waved a slender finger, drawing a magical circle. It was Roland’s magic. But it was a magical circle of a construction that Ferris had never seen before.
Ferris raised her sword against it,
“Too slow.”
But Pia laughed,
“It’s you who is slow.”
Then lastly Kiefer,
“AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH”
She yelled at the top of her lungs.
She raised both hands, yelling loud enough for everyone in this inn to here, yelling passionately and desperately.
Thus, Ferris’s movements stopped.
Even Pia felt it was noisy, covered her ears and looked at her.
“What?”
She asked.
“Um, eh, you are, Pia-san?”
“That’s right.”
“Pia-san who was fellow disciples with Ryner?”
“Yeah.”
“Um, um, why must we be at odds with you?”
She asked.
This made Pia smile a little.
“When girls meet for the first time they have to find out who’s stronger, who’s prettier, who has higher status right?”
“Hah?”
“Then, all that just now was to let you know. Who is the master, who is the servant.”
She said this.
In response, Ferris,
“I see. So you came to be my slave?”
Pia looked at Ferris, and smiled without opening her mouth. Her smile was beautiful, yet also hinting of some evil intent.
“Aha, I’m very good at crushing bastards who say that kind of thing~”
Ferris picked up her sword, expressionless.
“Hmm. What a coincidence. I am too.”
“Oh my, really?”
“Yes.”
“Then of course, we must definitely find out who is better at it.”
“That’s right,”
Kiefer, watching this conversation unfold from the sidelines,
“Um um, wait a minute. Then the topic has just returned to……”
Here, Pia said.
“No problem~ Soon it’ll be……”
As though completing her sentence, Ferris chimed in.
“Over!”
Then the two dove into motion again.
Ferris moved her shoulders so fast, her sword could not be seen. Although this wasn’t all the impressive, it was something Kiefer could never dodge. No, she could not even react.
But Pia smiled. She reacted and smiled. Then she spun around,
“Hiya!”
She dodged the first strike.
But in terms of speed Ferris was still faster. Ferris spun her blade quickly. Aiming again at Pia.
Dodging this attack would probably be a close one - this should be the case, but Pia continued to smile.
“I know where Ryner is.”
In this instant,
“What?”
Ferris’s movements slowed.
In the instant Ryner’s name was uttered, she clearly became slower.
Pia did not overlook this opportunity. With her right leg, she kicked the shoulder of Ferris’s arm that was holding the sword. Then she used her right hand to grasp Ferris’s neck. Intending to kick Ferris in the belly with her left foot.
Of course Ferris reacted, and jumped backwards.
But just then,
“Ah, it’s over.”
Pia took advantage of Ferris’s backwards momentum, and pressed forward. She jumped forward at the same time.
Thus Ferris’s upper body toppled backwards onto the bed, and she lost her battle stance.
As though having been pushed by Pia, she fell onto the bed.
Just like that, Pia held Ferris down on the bed by the neck.
“Guh, wu, ah”
Ferris’s face twisted. She grabbed Pia’s shoulder with both hands, but was still unable to shake her off.
Kiefer was planning to frantically pull Pia off from the back,
“I’m being merciful now, if you move I’ll break this blondie’s neck you know~?”
Having been told this, she did not dare to move at all.
In this period, Ferris’s face and white skin were turning red. Because great force was being applied on her neck.
Then Pia leisurely looked at her,
“What, just now. Just by me saying Ryner’s name, you become that weak?”
“……”
“Could it be that you like Ryner?”
“……”
“Ah, your face has already turned red. How cute, ah, your turning red it because I’m grabbing your neck-”
Saying this, Pia let go.
Thus Ferris immediately prepared to punch Pia, however,
“If you resist, I won’t tell you Ryner’s whereabouts?”
Ferris’s attack stopped at once. Although she was obviously being treated like an idiot, she still stopped her attack.
“…… Ryner, is he unharmed?”
Hearing this question, Pia replied.
“Before that, let’s address the question from earlier. Who is the master, who is the slave……”
Without waiting for her to finish speaking, Ferris interrupted.
“About that, anything is okay. If you want to be the master, so be it. More importantly, where is Ryner? Is that bastard still alive?”
She said these words.
At this, Kiefer also looked at Ferris. Her face, her normally expressionless face, was twisted as though about to cry.
Pia looked at Ferris who was in such a state.
“….. Aah, you like Ryner that much…… If so, we can treat you as companions……”
“Don’t beat around the bush. Hurry up and tell me where Ryner……”
At this moment, Pia jumped behind the bed to stand beside Kiefer. She surveyed the room, spotted the chair that had been knocked over during the fight with the men in black earlier, put it upright and sat on it.
By then Ferris had also gotten up from the bed. She had returned to her usual expressionless self.
The expression of nearly crying had only lasted for an instant, now her features had returned to their unnaturally beautiful state.
Then Pia,
“I don’t want companions who wear dango-patterned pyjamas~”
She said under her breath, but Ferris ignored this,
“Hurry up and tell me where Ryner is……”
“Ryner’s alright. My companions are rescuing him now.”
Pia said.
Hearing her say so, Kiefer let out a sigh of relief and collapsed on the bed.
Because, Pia had said that Ryner was alright. Furthermore, there were already people on their way to save him.
“Then, then.”
Kiefer said.
“Ryner, can he be saved?”
Pia looked at her, then at Ferris.
“…… I think I’m starting to understanding why Ryner always ignored the invitations from our side. That guy hates people, but he still got a harem. What a guy.”
She said, laughing.
“Maa, if this is the case then perhaps he doesn’t hate people anymore…… If the way he falls into despair easily could be changed, that would be good~”
Then her expression changed to one of pondering something.
At this moment Ferris said,
“Hey, you bastard, stop talking crap. Hurry up and tell me Ryner’s location–”
Pia cut her off.
“Can you stop addressing me in such an uncouth manner? Unless you think, you have the ability to subdue me like just now and force me to tell you?”
Hence,
“……”
Ferris who always had such a strong air, fell silent.
After confirming this, Pia looked at Kiefer - she pointed at Kiefer,
“You’re too weak.”
“Eh?”
“You’re very weak right?”
“Ah, yes. That’s true……”
“But calm. You can get a good grasp of the situation, can give the right guidance. So you pass. I’ll consider you a companion.”
“Eh, um, eh……”
But Pia ignored this, and pointed at Ferris.
“You fail. Because you’re only physically strong, emotionally too weak. Now, I’m only using my physical skills? But your physical skills are better, aren’t they? If that wasn’t the case you wouldn’t wave your sword so quickly like an idiot.”
“……”
“Then, it’s all the more important that you don’t lose in terms of physical skills. I can still use magic and the ‘Forgotten Fragment’? I might even be more skilled with those. But you lost to me in physical skills. In physical skills you lost to me whose movements are obviously slower. Do you know what that means?”
Ferris stared at Pia and said.
“…… There’s no need to give such a long explanation. You’re just trying to say that you’re stronger than me? I’m okay with that……”
With an annoyed expression, Pia said.
“Don’t you get it? I’m saying that it’s your very attitude that is a problem. If I was the criminal who kidnapped Ryner what would you do? Then if you lost, wouldn’t that be the end?”
“……”
“If you really want to save Ryner, no matter what situation, what location, you must always put in your all to put yourself in the higher position, isn’t that right?”
“…… That’s true.”
“But you, just by hearing Ryner’s name being uttered, you were swayed. Furthermore your sword never intended to kill me in the first place? Can you not treat me like an idiot? I’m stronger than you, you know?”
Thus, Ferris squinted her eyes.
Just then, Pia laughed,
“Ah, right now, you let out a not-so-serious expression . Then, you pass. However, no matter where, no matter what time, you need to maintain this kind of emotion. If you don’t do this, you’ll be invaded by the monster when it finds an opening. Because that bastard is good at playing with people’s hearts.”
Therefore Ferris,
“Monster….? That is the one which kidnapped Ryner, the one with 7 arms….”
“Remrus?”
Hearing this name, Kiefer,
“Remrus is, Remrus Empire? I have heard that it is a rather abnormal country. Could it be that Ryner had been taken to that place?”
She asked.
Pia looked at her and said.
“Erhur. You do have some merit. Indeed. Ryner is at Remrus Empire. The one who snatched Ryner away is a monster by the name of Remrus Remuld Aarqued.”
Ferris asked,
“What on earth is that?”
“Like I said, it’s a monster. But there isn’t time to go into details, let’s move to somewhere else.”
Saying this, Pia got to her feet.
Then she lightly kicked the two men in black at her feet.
“Hey–, no lazing about.”
The men in black came to. Looking at Pia, they yelled,
“Ah, Queen-sama!?”
“Sor, sorry.”
“It’s okay. You did your jobs well. Hurry up and call the carriage to the entrance.”
“Yes!”
The men left the room via the window.
After confirming this, Pia,
“……I’ve nearly obtained all the hostages needed to hook Ryner……”
Hearing these words, Kiefer reacted.
“Hostages?”
In reply, Pia laughed,
“Because that bastard, keeps ignoring my invitations. But, that was because you guys were by his side, right? If so, if I have you here with me, perhaps he will want to join my side.”
“Then, that……”
“Even if it’s not that bastard, if we lay it on too thin it will be hard to control. Even if they appear to be the ‘Hero’ and the ‘Devil’ they still attract each other, even if there are hostages for the sake of letting them stay human……”
Pia mumbled these words that Kiefer did not understand at all, and walked over.
Then she stepped onto the windowsill,
“Ah, as we need to immediately set off and rescue Ryner, you guys be quick in your preparations too. We’ll only wait 10 minutes. Also, please take off this dango-print pyjamas.”
She waved as she said that. Right there, a red bamboo barrel was taken out. She opened that barrel. An object that looked like an umbrella. She held that umbrella,
“Then, see you later~”
She said as she jumped off the window.
Kiefer watched Pia’s shadow, before looking at Ferris.
Ferris was looking at her too.
Kiefer asked Ferris.
“What do you think?”
“I don’t like it.”
“Ahaha, I can understand that.”
“But that bastard seems to know where Ryner is.”
“Yeah.”
“Let’s advance!”
Kiefer smiled.
“Yeah!”
She said as she nodded.
Ferris stepped on the sheath that had fallen on the ground. Then she levered it up with her toes. Just like that, the sheath flew up, and fell over the sword that she was holding. Thus it was sheathed.
“Hmm.”
She nodded.
Then she lowered her head to look at her own clothes.
She looked back at Kiefer,
“…… Is this dango design very weird?”
She asked. Kiefer laughed.
“Eh, hmm, not so weird, right?”
“Right? It is indeed her interests that are weird.”
“Eeeehhh.”
“Forget it. Let’s go. Let’s save Ryner.”
“Yeah.”
Then the two of them, prepared to leave the inn.
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