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“–Winner, Mary Sue!”
The moment the judge announces their decision, the place erupted in cheers and applause.
Of course it might be because the popular Mary Sue has won. However, I would like to believe the applause was mostly in recognition of the fierce battle that took place.
In the end, it was such a close contest of magic, where a single blow decided the outcome. Were the battle fought in a different way, a blow from Apricot or the expiration of the self-defense charm could change the winner. It was such a match.
“Hey, Gray. Let’s go see her.”
“…Yes, Lord Clo.”
Gray prepares to move at my words, a complicated look on his face at Apricot’s loss. As expected, he is frustrated that Apricot, whom he respects, has lost.
“Sir Ash, Sir Chartreuse, I must leave to prepare for the rest of the day. I wish you good fortune.”
“I see. I will see you later.”
“Yes, please excuse me.”
Ash and the others are happy that Mary won. We exchanged bows with them, then left.
They will know what I am to prepare for later, I guess.
“Violet, Amber, could you go and get ready first? It’ll probably take you longer than us, and we’ll pick up Apricot before returning.”
“Alright. Let’s go, Amber. The clothes themselves shouldn’t take too long to put on.”
“Yes, M’Lady.”
When I get to a certain distance from Ash and the others, I speak with Violet and Amber, and we parted ways.
I really want to go with you, but… Sorry, Violet.
“Lord Clo, let’s hurry. Hurry hurry.”
“Don’t panic. …Burnt, I’m sorry, but could you and Gray go ahead of me? I have some business with Cyan.”
“? Yes, Sir. Gray, shall we go?”
“Yes.”
Gray, too, is anxious to get there as soon as possible. He and Burnt ran to the gate where the players were expected to arrive. He was trying to keep his composure, but I guess he wants to call out to Apricot as soon as possible.
“…So, what’s up, Clo? You sent Io and Ray somewhere else.”
As the others went ahead of us, there was only Cyan and I left. Cyan checks the surroundings before asking me in a voice that only I could hear.
She has always been a sharp and dependable presence at times like this. She would have made a little more progress in her relationship with the Father if she shows only 10% of this dependability around him.
“Hey, are you thinking of something rude?”
“You’re just imagining things. …Hey, Cyan, about the battle earlier.”
“You mean those weird stares?”
Cyan casually answers what I wanted to ask.
…I really wish this dependability could come out around the Father more often…
“First of all, read this.”
“A letter? Oh, this is….. I see. A letter of misfortune.”
“In a way, yes. But no.”
When I give Cyan the letter and tell her to read it, she reacts the same way I did. It is indeed a letter of misfortune, but that is not what I need Cyan’s judgment for.
“I don’t know their name, but it seems like the sender has fond feelings for you. At least I don’t sense any malice or anything.”
“I see. Thanks.”
“So, are you going to meet them? This could be the person who was looking at you earlier, right?”
“In a manner of speaking.”
I took the letter back from Cyan and answered her while putting it in my pocket.
“So, I’m going to meet with a woman, and I don’t want anyone to know about it. So, I’m only sharing it with you, Cyan.”
“Hmm, well, be careful. I’ll be on the lookout, too.”
“Found you!”
When we are in the middle of our conversation, a woman with indigo hair in a Sister’s outfit interrupts us.
I turn toward the voice, and Cyan looks back over her shoulder with a blatantly disgusted look on her face.
“Sister Cyan! I was wondering where you were, forgetting about your duties like that. Turns out you were having a rendezvous with a Lord!”
“Tsk, Elder In.”
The person whom Cyan called Elder In is someone who has been to Shiki several times. She is the one who was Cyan’s educator when she was in the Kingdom, or rather, the one who was forced to take care of her. She is probably forced to take care of her this time as well.
“Long time no see, Miss Indigo.”
“Oh, Lord Clo. It’s been a long time. So it’s you.”
Her name is Indigo. She is twenty years old… tentatively older than me. She is a worrywart.
…Yeah, when I see her in normal Sister’s clothes like this, I realize once again how improper Cyan’s clothes are.
“Oh, I heard you got married. Let me give my congratulations to you, even though it’s a little late— Ah! Don’t tell me you two and Sister Cyan are involved in a love triangle?”
“In that case, I think it will be a sad love triangle with only one-way arrows.”
Oh, that’s right. She is someone who likes those romantic tragedy books and such.
But I mean, why does everyone want me to have an affair? In Indigo’s case, is it even alright, her being a Sister and all?
“Anyway, aren’t you here for Cyan?”
“Oh, yes. Sister Cyan! What is the matter with you, verbally abusing the Archbishop and then running away after giving him the middle finger!?”
“Eh–, that dirty old man, he made snide comments about me, not to mention all the bad things he said about the Father. He even looked inappropriately at a young woman who came to confess. He pisses me off.”
“That might be true, but you could have handled it differently!”
This person is too much, isn’t she?
I mean, what the hell is Cyan doing? I don’t like the Archbishop either, but he appears to be such a nice person on the outside that most people around him, except Indigo, probably think Cyan is in the wrong.
“So, Elder In, you came to bring me back, right?”
“Yes, if you come back obediently—”
“—Hah! Farewell!”
“Sister Cyan! What are you doing, running away and tearing your clothes!?”
Cyan checks her surroundings for a moment, rips some slits into her unusually slit-free Sister uniform, and runs away. …This Cyan, she must have now turned all the normal Sister clothes she brought into her usual outfits.
“Ah, Clo! I’m sure you’ll be fine, but just be careful! If it comes to it, just take off their clothes, and they won’t be able to come after you because of shame!”
“You’re the one tearing your clothes off.”
“Just take off all their clothes, okay!”
“Sister Cyan! I don’t understand, what kind of advice is that? Hey, wait! Ah, excuse me, Lord Clo.”
“Yes, I’ll see you later.”
Cyan waves her hand and takes off like a hare to get away from Indigo. Indigo’s physical ability is not bad either, but she is slower than Cyan due to the structure of her Sister’s outfit.
…I understand Cyan’s advice, but I think I will become a nobleman in all but name if I do that, and that will be very troublesome. And—
“Hoho, are you going to take off my clothes? They’re not as flashy as those of the girl called Apricot, but the structure is not so different. It shouldn’t be hard to take them off.”
And, considering the ability of the woman who has just appeared, I don’t think I can take her clothes off.
…No, I would not let her undress even if she had no ability.
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