CH 124

Characters in this chapter:

Sapphiras Perfectio, 2nd son of the Earl of Aldridge

Percival Belisario, 3rd son of Margrave of Vanderwall on the Eastern Frontier

Adeline, Margravine of Vanderwall, Percival’s mother

Evelyn, Countess Miller, Adeline’s younger sister

Cornelius, Earl Miller, Evelyn’s husband

Flavia, Evelyn’s 2nd daughter, Percival’s maternal cousin

Juluth, Evelyn’s 1st daughter, Percival’s maternal cousin

Anna, servant in the Belisario household

Sophia, granddaughter of the Duchess of Delvigne, a lady saved by Sapphiras from Flavia’s rampage

Aidan Rockwell, Marquess of Torres, pervert who tried to touch Sapphiras

In my previous life, I was a solo adventurer and my friends gathered around me to form a party, so I was the leader for the time being and we decided on a party name, but according to Urla, I don’t have any naming sense. So this time, I thought I would ask Percival to decide, but he told me that we still had time to think about it, and that we should take our time.

It’s true that I have more than a year before I can register as an adventurer. There’s no need to rush into a decision now.

“Sapphiras, the guests staying here will leave today. It may be boring, but I’d like you to stay in this room as long as possible until they leave the castle.”

“……Hmm? Yes?”

We were talking about party names and before I knew it, we were in front of my room. Before I realised it, Percival had led me here. I seem to have left that whatever-his-name-is-kyou behind, oh well.

“Like the Marquess of Torres, there are many houses that want to welcome the excellent magician Sapphiras. It’s possible that some of them may resort to forceful measures.”

“O-oh.”

Unlike in the centre of the country, there are never enough good pawns around the borders. That said, though, you should choose your means. I don’t want to be bothersome, and I don’t want to cause any trouble to the Belisario family, so today I decided to stay home. I could transfer to Oriens, but this time I want to go with Percival. After all, it is always more fun to go with someone who knows the local area well.

Anna-san kindly brought me a few books, as she thought I would be free if I was in my room. She brought me some adventure stories, probably because she knew I wanted to be an adventurer in the future, but to my surprise, they were stories about me in my previous life.

“Let’s see……this story is about a great and benevolent magician who once saved a continent ……”

I’m aware that I was a bit of a great magician myself, but a great and benevolent magician, who on earth is that? I don’t mind being written about in a cool way, but even then, I think they’re overreacting to a lot of things. And in this story, I’m so embarrassed because I’m always speaks in a pompous manner.

“My magic is for the weak and the righteous……”

“Love is the source of my magical power.”

Wow, my back is crawling. I would never say such a thing. Who handed down this legend that made me such an embarrassing magician?

As I lay writhing in agony on my bed, reading a book with my dim eyes, Madam Adeline came to visit me.

“I’m sorry you’re on holiday, Sapphiras-san. My sister and her husband really want to apologise to you. But if you don’t want to see them, feel free to refuse.

“No, it’s ok. I will see them.”

Flavia’s behaviour was unthinkable even if she wasn’t a noble’s daughter, but I myself don’t think anything of it. I just thought it hurt a little when she grabbed my hair. It would be a different story if I became bald. So I don’t really need an apology, but I don’t think Earl Miller and his wife feel that way. If I don’t see them, I’m sure they’ll misunderstand that I’m angry to the point where I can’t even accept an apology.

After adjusting my appearance, which had become dishevelled on the bed, I was led by Madam Adeline to the salon. In the salon, the Earl and Countess were standing there waiting for me.

The two of you look very tired, are you all right?

“Sapphiras-dono, my daughter has been very rude to you. I am truly sorry.”

The Earl and Countess bowed deeply when they saw my face.

“No. Nothing much happened to me, so don’t worry about it. Please raise your head.”

Even after I said that, they didn’t raise their heads. What am I supposed to do?

I looked at Madam Adeline for help and was startled. She raised her eyebrows and looked extremely scary. She seemed to be very angry. Even so, when a beautiful woman gets angry, it’s very powerful. I wonder if Percival is like this when he gets really angry.

“Sapphiras-san says this, but Flavia did something that should not have been forgiven. Yesterday’s incident was the result of spoiling that child. I have said this many times before. Do you want to destroy the Earl Miller family?”

“I’m sorry, Ane-ue1姉 (ane): older sister, 上 (ue): formal honorific……

“I am very sorry, Onee-sama.”.

“Although there were some things I couldn’t stand before, this time, it’s just too much. Without Sapphiras-san, Flavia would have been completely finished as a daughter of a nobleman. Right now, the skin of her neck is barely connected. Even so, she can’t even apologise to Sapphiras-san who protected Flavia’s position……I really feel shameful. Also, let me reiterate, I have never accepted Flavia as Percy’s companion, and I will never accept it in the future. Is that understood? Don’t forget that your selfish remarks played a part in causing this commotion.”

“Ye-Yes…….”

After hearing that from Madam Adeline, Earl Miller and his wife became even more embarrassed.

“I’m really sorry, Sapphiras-dono. I tried to bring Flavia here, but she went on a rampage and we couldn’t do anything about it.”

Rampage……she’s finally getting closer to being a real wild monkey. But I don’t need a forced apology. If she doesn’t feel that she is in the wrong, it would be unavoidable to apologise only in form2he means that the apology will not be sincere.. If she is forced to apologise even though she does not think she is at fault, she will be even more dissatisfied instead of reflecting.

“It is decided that Flavia will be entrusted to the temple until she enters the academy. There, we would like her to re-examine herself as a priest apprentice.”

“I see……”

Earl Miller has also taken the plunge. It’s easy to imagine that life in the temple would be pretty hard on Flavia, who has been spoiled until now. But I wonder if she, who is still rampaging, will obediently go to the temple. Either way, this trip to the temple will be Flavia’s last chance to start over. If she fails to rehabilitate, it will be difficult for her to enter the academy. She may have to pull out of the Earl’s family and stay in the Temple as it is. For the sake of her family who love her, I hope she will work diligently as a priest apprentice and get rid of the wild monkey.

I feel sorry for Earl Miller, who is covered in wounds3Wow, she attacked her father?, but it is also the result of loving her the wrong way.

In the midst of this heavy atmosphere, there is a sudden noise outside the salon, and then bang! The door opened. What burst into the salon was Flavia, her hair dishevelled. The more I see her, the more I can see how she was rampaging.

“I heard from Onee-san! Father and Mother are terrible! Entrusting me to the temple! I would never go to a temple! Absolutely! I won’t go! It’s all that woman’s fault! She says I’m not good enough for Percy, that I can’t be his partner! It’s rude of her! And that commoner, wearing the same clothes as Percy, there’s a limit to not knowing one’s own place……!”

As she complained loudly, Flavia realised that I, the commoner, was there, and her face turned like an ogre. Because of Madam Adeline’s bloodline, she’s originally a pretty young lady.

“That’s right! I’ve gone crazy since you appeared! If it is magic, I could use it too! Just because you look a bit pretty!”

Feeling threatened, I put up a barrier on the spur of the moment. If it happens for the second time, the next action can be predicted. As expected, Flavia, who jumped at me, was rebounded by the magic wall, flipped over backwards and rolled twice.

Everyone in the salon looked at Flavia, who had rolled on the floor, with a blank expression on their faces. Flavia doesn’t seem to know what happened either, she’s lying on the floor and won’t get up.

“Isn’t it your own fault that you ended up going to the temple? It’s not my fault, much less Sophia-jou’s fault. Have you ever seen your screaming face in the mirror? You have a pretty face, but now, you look like an ogre. Even though your family loves you, all you do is embarrass them. This time, if you had done something wrong, you would have caused a lot of trouble not only to the Earl Miller family, but also to the Vanderwall Margrave family. You do such things with impunity, and you want to be Percival’s companion? Are you trying to ruin Percival?”

“Na……!”

As if she had finally come to her senses, Flavia got up and glared at me. I turned it over and showed the drawers, I’ve got pretty good spirit.

“What! What! You’re being arrogant! You’re the one who was shunned and abandoned by your family! Perfectio’s shame!”

“Flavia! Stop it!”

Madam Adeline shouts.

Earl and Countess Miller had gone beyond blue and were completely turned into white ash.

As expected, you did a good job of investigating the enemy. Then you should have known about Sophia-jou properly. You should have understood that she is not a young lady who should be taken lightly.

“Yes, that’s right. I’m not loved by my family and in Perfectio, they call me a shame. And I’ve been removed from the registry for that reason.”

I guess I didn’t react the way she expected. Flavia fell silent, as if she was at a loss for her next move of attack. Certainly, if I hadn’t remembered my previous life, I would have been hopelessly hurt if someone said something like that to me. But I’m completely an adult inside, so no matter what a girl who doesn’t know better says to me, I just feel like it can’t be helped. On the contrary, it would have been trouble to be loved by a family like that.　

“Un-Unlike you, my family loves me!”

The family forgives Flavia no matter how selfish she is. Being loved is probably her strongest weapon. Whenever she causes trouble for someone, Madam bows her head instead, and behind her back, the Earl listens to her selfishness, her sister Juluth-jou puts up with many things. I wonder if she knows that.

“Good for you, you are loved. So, do you love your family the same way?”