Reincarnated Young Lady Aims to Be an Adventurer - Volume 8 Chapter 131

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“Sera… don’t say such terrible things.” Lu said, wrapping his tail around my neck. “Sera, I wish to get down. Let me perform my healing.” 

Asu’s magical force was drawing near.

“W-Wait!” Miyu said, “Asu-sama! Sera-chama, Lu-sama, look closely! Sasara-chan is-!!!” We all focused, as Miyu told us to. Sasara, who was amid a black haze with Eris, was glowing alone, like a firefly in the dead of night. 

“Magic!” Asu said, “She needs more magic! Sera, pour your magic into Sasara!” Flustered from hearing Asu’s rarely heard loud voice, I poured my magic towards the light coming from Sasara with my two outstretched hands.

“Take this!” Miyu said, halting her reversal of the curse and beginning to pour in magic, as well.

Lu, instead of pouring his magic into Sasara, bit my neck, and supplemented my magic.

The feathery, lone light slowly began to grow in power. It grew in strength and size from a point to a coin, then a coin to a ball, pushing the black darkness outwards from the edge of light. And as the light finally fully surrounded Sasara and Eris –

Crash!!! The black haze was blasted away with a sound like breaking glass. 

…Surely, the haze within Eris was blasted away, as well.

The blown away black haze gathered, as it had after Grandma’s incident, turned into a murky black mass, even larger than that last time, and flew straight into Maribelle. 

I shifted my eyes from the horrendous scene befalling Maribelle to Sasara. Sasara was dressed in the black battle uniform of Trundle and Eris, now without a cape, was in a white dress. Sasara held her horizontally and stood up, fixing the hair that had fallen across Eris’s face. Light was coming off of them as if they were gods.

Eris’s body twitched! She slowly raised her eyelids!!!

“Wow, Sasara…” Eris said, “You’re looking handsome as always…”

“Eris… will you ever stop worrying me?..” Sasara sighed.

Rahhh!!! The stadium burst into cheers.

“Holy Woman, you’re ok!”

“Holy Woman! Thank God!”

“Everyone!” Kakusan said, “Listen up! Today, there has been a new arrival of a Holy Woman!!! With the power of a pillar of light and healing magic, the people that have seen the event here have all laid witness! We would have never thought that there would be two Holy Women in this day and age!” Kakusan was in tears as he declared this. Sukesan released a slew of proclamation magic that appeared as red dragons, reminiscent of Eris’s blast of power.

Whoa!! Another thunderous round of cheering!

“Sasara-sama!”

“Holy Woman Sasara!”

“Firstborn! Secondborn!”

“The Holy Woman has awakened.” Lu looked right at the two of them and muttered. A voice came from up above.

“Hmm. They blew away a curse in the face of impending doom… it seems. A curse that not even Miyu could undo – quite a feat.”

“It’s no surprise that once us Holy Beasts’ magic entered her body, she awakened. Miyu… you can’t go putting magical energy into a person you don’t have a contract with!”

“B-but… Sera-chama, was what I did wrong?” Miyu hung her head in a cutesy show of shame.

“No, please. Miyu, thank you for saving Eris and Sasara – those two people are so important to me.” Miyu rapidly shrank into a small form and jumped to Eris. Sasara widened her eyes and gave Miyu little kisses of gratitude. Ah, I see. Miyu’s magical force had indeed entered Sasara. Naturally, she could see Miyu now. If we weren’t careful, she would be able to hear her, too.

Suddenly, I felt drained of all strength. Kodak Sensei, living up to his reputation, stopped me from falling.

“Thank you…” I said. A single tear dropped onto my cheek. I hid it so that it wouldn’t be seen. Eris had managed to hold onto her life. I was so relieved. Because of Eris’s safety, first and foremost, but also because I got through all of this without destroying myself. I was relieved that the enemy rule-breakers got their due punishment, too. I was relieved that my fate didn’t come true. 

I was a… a terrible woman. Eris lay down her life for me and fought, but there I was worrying about myself. There were other paths to defending ourselves. Why did I so naively drag everyone here, as Schneider had told us to?

No, the king had been held hostage. There was no other way… presumably.

At any rate, I swore to never make the same mistake. I would never again send my loved ones in front of me to face danger. I understood that well, now. If I had to see someone get hurt, it should be me.[Read this novel and other amazing translated novels from the original source at the “Novel Multiverse dot com” website @ novelmultiverse.com]

“Whenever my one and only Sera is hurt, I become tormented by a feeling of helplessness.” Giren had once said those words… I finally truly understood them. I had to speak to Schneider… Without anyone getting hurt, I had to be a protector…

As I was in a daze of thought and watching Eris, Sasara and Miyu cling to each other, Kodak-sensei gently brushed away my tears with his thumb.

“Young lady, you need not fight alone,” he said.

“…”

“You should trust us more. I am your teacher, you know?”

“In the same way you love us, young lady, we all love you, too. Even if you make a misjudgment, it’s not all your fault. We all accept your decisions in our minds because you give us situations with trust in your heart. And if we succeed in those situations, it’s a boon for us all. Isn’t that right?”

I heard a similar thing from my older brother, recently. But…

“Not even Elza-sama could fight completely alone. A ruler’s job is to skillfully use the help of their comrades. Serafiona, listen to the words of your elders.”

I slowly and sheepishly looked up at my teacher.

“You believed in Eris. Eris, wanting to fulfill your trust, succeeded with the help of Sasara. What should a ruler like you do?”

“…Trust. Show appreciation. Voice my thanks… sir.”

Kodak-sensei ruffled my hair. “Life is beautiful when you spend it ‘as one’ with others, no? That’s what youth is about! Now, go!” Kodak-sensei nudged me forward.

“…Yes, sir.” 

And I… with uneasiness still left in my heart, went to Eris, Sasara, and Miyu with my back straight and head held high, as a leader should appear.

“Holy Woman Eris, Holy Woman Sasara, and the Holy Beast of the East Thank you very much. I will never in my lifetime forget this debt of gratitude. Leave the rest up to me, please. Sukesan! Kakusan!”

“Yes, madam!”

“These two shall rest, now.”

“Yes, madam!”

“But, Serafi,” Eris said, “I am a guard…”

I slowly shook my head. I could not make a Holy Woman a guard.

Eris, who had been held up by Sasara, stood up, then kneeled. “Saint Serafiona, I wish you fortune in battle.”

Eris, who should have been drained mentally and physically, shot me a grin. I never stood a chance of keeping up with a Holy Woman.

As Eris and Sasara put the battlefield behind them, Lu and I renewed the illusory magic on Miyu. Miyu returned to her mini-size and came to rest at my chest.

As I turned around to face the west, Schneider was taking Maribelle to a corner of the battlefield, and assessing her situation.

“How is Maribelle?” I asked him.

“She will survive.”

“That’s good…”

“Really?”

“Really.”

“Once she regains consciousness, she’ll curse you all again, you know?”

“Are you sure about that?”

Judgment! A red light flashes!

Maribelle ([An eternal love for Yabara no Kimi] Protagonist, Student of the Academy of Magic)

Status: Stupefied, Paralyzed due to a reflected curse

Skills: Magic of all Types, Reincarnation, Autopilot (ineffective due to reflected curse), Holy Blessing

She took an incredibly powerful blast from a reflected curse cast by herself. It was exceptional for her to still be able to move as she did. There would probably be a time when she would fully recover from her current state, but that time was not now.

“I believe we have earned our reward of ‘Never being invaded or threatened by Trundle ever again’. If Maribelle should ever attack us in the future, their lord shall be obliged to stop her!” I said to Schneider.

“Isn’t it ‘Justice’ that was earned?”

“Trundle would never respect a result so abstract and unusable.”

“Well, but, this match was a draw, you know? The Holy Woman was the first to lose consciousness in battle. However, Maribelle’s conduct can’t be overlooked. Don’t you agree?”

“Hmph. So you mean to say, ultimately, this won’t be settled until you and Sera fight.” Lu said.

“Very insightful, yes. Lu-sama of the West, was it? That reminds me, the Dragon-god of the East has taken quite a liking to you, I see. For it returned to you, Serafiona, instead of the Holy Woman. An opponent with three holy beasts, huh? I wonder if I’ll be alright.” Schneider laughed bitterly.

There was no point in hiding Miyu with illusory magic, now that she had already been seen.

“It’s been two and a half years, no?”

Schenider took a red rose from his chest and enjoyed its scent. “How much have you grown? I’m looking forward to seeing.”[Read this novel and other amazing translated novels from the original source at the “Novel Multiverse dot com” website @ novelmultiverse.com]