Reincarnated Young Lady Aims to Be an Adventurer - Volume 7 Chapter 112

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As I was standing there with dark emotions, Father talked to me.

“Serafiona, this is now my job as a person who works in the castle. Just go home for now. I’ll contact you later. It’s such a shame that we didn’t get to relax together.”

He squeezed my hand and nodded.

Fearing that I would say something wrong as a lord, I silently nodded and left the king’s castle with large steps.

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The Trundle Mansion in King’s Landing had a barrier that was created by the three Holy Beasts. Only Trundle’s blood relatives and a few vassals, including Oaks, are allowed inside.

After promising Kodak-sensei, Sasara-san, and Alma-chan to meet up again tomorrow at the guild, I entered the mansion. Ash flew off and Miyu also returned to the green swamp. By returning to their own home, Holy Beasts can further charge up their abundant magical power.

She waved her hands a little to greet Oaks, who is bowing his head, and then both I and Lou dragged our heavy legs, and headed towards grandmother’s room.

I opened the door to find elder brother sitting gracefully in a chair next to my grandmother’s bed while reading a foreign book.

“Elder brother ……,”

“Welcome back, Serafiona.”

Brother smiled and stood up, then he gently hugged me and kissed my head. Then, he gently gave me the seat.

Unfortunately, grandmother’s hair was still gray, but her face was no longer harsh and she was sleeping soundly. She hasn’t woken up since then and I’m worried because she hasn’t eaten, but Small Dragon-sama told me that sleep is the most important thing. I’ve been desperately casting the spells, so even if it’s impossible for her to gain weight, at least she is not losing weight. Her skin had turned pink and she looked like a beautiful witch of the sleeping forest.

『Lalouza, you’re here? 』

“Yes, there are trustworthy people in Granzeus’ territory, including Enrique, and I was worried that there might be a shortage of people to protect grandmother.”

I held my grandmother’s hand.

“Grandmother……I completely failed……Schneider was able to escape, the king was taken hostage, and the queen was killed in front of me……”

I put grandmother’s hand to my own forehead.

“For what reason did I even go there……hahaha. Nothing was accomplished. Nothing but damage.”

Tears welled up.

“I’m not doing a good job as grandmother’s successor……”

『……Sera, it is conceited of you to compare your actions as a lord to Elsa since you are still a beginner in this. 』

Lu’s words stabbed into my chest.

“You’re right……but I just assumed that I could find some more light to shed on the subject. To think that my failures are the only thing that I can report to grandmother……”

“Serafiona?”

My brother put his hand on my shoulder.

“……Yes.”

“Serafiona has never been haughty. In the first place, your purpose today was to understand the situation of the king and queen and force them to disclose their intentions towards us, wasn’t it? It is not Serafiona’s job to protect the queen.

Every time the situation changed, you contacted me and the guild without being overconfident in your own power. You informed us that the summons was made by the queen and that the government of the country had recently been conducted by the queen who had obtained the seal in her hand. That the king was in a puppet state due to poison. Grandmother’s curse was the work of Maribelle and that Schneider used the situation as an opportunity. That the previous consort, Arisu-sama had already died. You told everything to us in real-time. All of these are things that we could not have known if Serafiona had not gone there.

Isn’t this what grandmother always said? Information is important. We have to scrutinize and investigate the information Serafiona had obtained today and use it in future strategies.”

“Brother……”

“Grandmother, grandmother would think so as well!”

Brother cheerfully called out to grandmother.

Grandmother’s right hand that I’m holding twitched.

“Grandmother……”

Today too, I cast a lot of spells on my grandmother.

“Now, Serafiona, we’re busy again tomorrow. I will be responsible for protecting Trundle and grandmother tonight. Have a good night’s rest for today.”

“But…….”

“Serafiona, you can’t trust me?”

“No way!”

Brother patted my head gently.

“You can come to the guild at noon. Come after eating a lot of delicious food and become energetic again, okay.”

“……Okay. Well, I’ll be upstairs in the guest room, so call me if you need anything……”

“Oh, I’m using the guest room upstairs.”

“What?”

“Go back to where you belong, Serafiona. Lu-sama?”

『……I see, Lalouza. You actually want to be dote on her, but you’re pretending to be stoic……Sera, get on! 』

“Huh?”

Lu glowed and became the size of an adult animal, then he held my collar on his mouth and made me ride on his back.

“Huh? What? Brother? Lu?”

“See you. Be careful okay.”

『See you! Lalouza! 』

“Gyaaa!”

I saw brother smiling and waving at me, then Lu ran out like a wind and I had to cling desperately to his neck.

“……Grandmother, I am a good brother right?”

The corners of Elsa’s mouth appeared to rise in Lalouza’s green eyes. Lalouza smiled and kissed Elsa’s cheek.

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Lu continued to run at maximum speed. When it was dark and the stars began to twinkle, I finally realized that we are heading south.

“No way……?”

As I got some understanding of what brother and Lu are trying to do, Lu jumped high in the sky and crossed the border.

He landed in Galle’s territory. While I was stunned, I saw a small light on the horizon, and as we approached, I saw a small military tent pitched there……and from the inside, for the first time in about a month, I saw Ghilane.

Lu’s steps slowed and he stopped in front of the tent and Ghilane.

“Sera.”

I can’t help but look down. I didn’t want to see Ghilane tonight. I’m too ashamed to meet him. What am I supposed to tell him?

As I was jittering on Lu’s back, desperately trying to get my brain that is on the verge of panicking back to normal, he put his hands on my waist and picked me up lightly. He held me in a vertical hug and patted me on the back.

”Thank you, Lu,”

『Fufu, you owe me, okay? Ghilane』

Ghilane invited me into the tent.

It was a simple tent set up in the wilderness with multiple layers of blankets and a couple of stools for tables.

Leaning against one of them, Ghilane sat directly on the blanket while holding me in between his legs. I was so embarrassed that I buried my face in Ghilane’s chest.

“You’ve lost weight, Sera,”

It’s not a big deal compared to grandmother. I silently shook my head.

“What’s the matter? Sera.”

“……I haven’t accomplished anything since then…….I’m ashamed……”

Ghilane is governing every inch of the great nation, in comparison to that, I’m……

“I’m truly relieved to see Sera safe and sound, though?”

“……”

“……You’re flashily showing Galle’s crest.”

“Am I not allowed to do that?”

“No, it looks good on Sera. The same as Trundle’s crest. Fufu, is Lu playing around in this? We have both Ash and the dragon, but not Lu.”

I suddenly looked up and locked eyes with Ghilane.

“……This might be dangerous.”

Ghilane raised the edge of his mouth.

“Are you hungry?”

“Did you prepare something to eat?”

“No, Ash said that there are a lot of food in Sera’s magic room.”

“Did you expect that I will bring a lot of food with me?”

“Yeah.”

“Ugh! Don’t tell me that you haven’t eaten anything? Take all the food that I have and go back with that!”

I took out the cake and also food that can be stored out of the magic room and laid it out on the luggage.

Ghilane picked up a bite-sized madeleine, split it in half, and tossed it into my mouth and his own. The sweetness softly filled my heart.

“Sera, the brave Sera, and the Sera that is angry for my sake, they’re all mine already.”

“Eh……”

“Sera’s heart is mine, too. Sera, entrust your heart to me tonight. Then, get some rest.”

“Entrust my heart?”

So you want me to shelf the problems for now?

“That’s right. Take a deep breath and relax your shoulders.”

“Like this?”

“Yeah.”

Ghilane put his hands behind my back and gently made me lean back against him. He pulled me into a hug and kissed my eyelids, then when I closed my eyes, the sleepiness hit me at once.

I was more tired than I thought I was.

“I’m……constantly being saved by Ghilane, aren’t I……”

The temperature of the autumn night in the wilderness was slowly getting colder, but with a blanket layered over the top, it was warm inside Ghilane’s arms and……it made me feel at ease.

“……That’s not true.”

Ghilane gently removed the hair clasp and combed my jet-black hair and……it felt pleasant.

“There is no other woman who can peacefully sleep on my chest, who is called inhuman, without being hit by my overly abundant magic.”

The dense magic that I’m familiar with pervaded me.

“Only Sera’s presence affirms my life.”

Ghilane’s……low, soothing voice is like a……lullaby……

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I wonder how much time had passed……I can hear……Ash’s……calm voice came from afar.

『…… I’m getting quite weary. Our beloved child. 』

“I didn’t want Sera to experience the loneliness of the one who is standing on the top……Lu! You promised me on that starry night! Whenever Sera’s heart is hurt by someone, you should have called me! Why didn’t you call me! No amount of protective magic can protect the heart from being hurt! There’s no way Sera would ask for help by herself!”

『Schneider’s arrival is not completely unexpected. However, no one expected to see such a…… tragedy. 』

I can hear my Lu growling. Is he okay……

『Sera also has her own pride. The sooner you reach out to her without thinking about the timing, the more helpless she’ll feel. Be patient. 』

『Ghilane, I will protect her instead of you. I will no longer become a burden to Sera. 』

“Sera……please……quickly rely on me……”

Again, I gently tasted my favorite, coffee taste from my lips…