CH 162

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Sapphiras Perfectio, former 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

Jacob, butler of the Belisario household

Susanna, servant in the Belisario household

Anna, servant in the Belisario household

Clarabelle, servant in the Belisario household

When we suddenly appeared in the castle’s entrance hall, the knights who were on guard made a fuss.

That’s as it should be, I suppose. Percival is a wreck, and I’m almost completely naked, even though I have Percival’s jacket over my shoulders. Naturally, they’re going to ask, ‘What happened?’.

“Percival-sama! Sapphiras-sama!”

Jacob-san, perhaps having heard the commotion, came over immediately.

“Saphiras has been drugged. I want him to be examined immediately.”

“No, you should tend to Percival first before me.”

I’m not hurt. I was nauseous at first, but now I’m fine. Percival is patient, so there’s a chance he’ll stay silent even if he’s hurting somewhere.

“Don’t worry, Sapphiras-sama. The doctor will be here soon. First of all, both of you, please go to your rooms.”

A servant has thoughtfully brought me a pair of indoor shoes, which I gratefully used.

I was shown to Percival’s room, and the doctor arrived shortly afterwards.

“I’m not injured anywhere, so can you examine Percival first?”

“The Vanderwall man does not have a body that will be uprooted by something like this. I will examine you first, Sapphiras-sama.”

The doctor sat me down in a chair with gentle pressure and took my pulse under my ear.

“Do you have any nausea or headaches?”

“I was nauseous when I woke up, but not at all now.”

The doctor looked at me with difficulty, took my temperature and looked at my tongue, then suddenly relaxed his expression.

“It doesn’t seem like the medicine has any particular effect on you. But just to be safe, I’d like you to drink some medicinal hot water that will remove the poison from your body.”

It worked to keep the amount I put in my mouth as little as possible. Thanks to that, I woke up in a short time. If possible, I would have liked to wake up before I was forced to dress like this!

“Percy! Sapphy!”

Suddenly, the door opened with a bang and Madam Adeline burst into the room with the three maid I’ve always been indebted to in tow.

While I was taken aback by the force, the madam’s eyebrows were deeply furrowed as she hugged me tightly.

“It’s all right, Sapphy. You have nothing to worry about. We’re here for you……so, Davis?”

Hmm? I’m not particularly worried about anything though. I was a little concerned about the doctor’s careless response to the injured Percival, but knights and soldiers are always covered in scars from training and expeditions. I guess this is how it is with frontier doctors, who are used to seeing much worse injuries. Come to think of it, the doctors and white magicians who examine adventurers are usually like that too.

Anyway, what does Madam Adeline’s ‘so’ mean?

“That will be from now on. First of all, could you all please step out of the room for once?”

For some reason, Dr. Davis-sensei tried to kick everyone out of the room. I couldn’t understand why, and when I looked around, everyone in the room, including Madam, had mysterious looks on their faces.

Eh? Why?

“……Sensei, do you mind if I stay?”

When Percival said that, Davis-sensei looked at me.

Eh? Me? I mean, what?

“Percival-sama is the one who is going to be Sapphiras-sama’s companion. However, there are times when only Sapphiras-sama needs to know about Sapphiras-sama’s health.”

With a look of concern for me, Davis-sensei said this.

“…Ha? Umm? My body……is, ah! That kind of thing!?”

I craned my neck for a while and finally came to an idea.

I guess everyone misunderstood because Percival was in tatters and I was in an indescribable appearance. Certainly, in this situation, you can imagine all kinds of bad things.

It’s true that there’s a blank period where I was unconscious and don’t know what was done to me, but I’m almost certain that I’m still clean.

I’ve heard it before, but it seems like it’s a bit of a struggle the first time. Even if you prepare thoroughly, it seems that you will still feel uncomfortable after the fact, and if it is inserted violently, there may be a bloody disaster. Just thinking about it made me tremble.

……Ueh, what a terrifying thing.

So, in light of all this, I have no pain or discomfort in my buttocks. I don’t know because I haven’t experienced anything like that even as Fortis, but in case I had been raped, I wouldn’t have been able to act so normal. But if my chastity is still being taken away, that means that the Crown Prince’s gem is very modest and humble. That’s hilarious1in case you didn’t get it, he’s saying that if he really got raped, then the Crown Prince’s d*ck must have been tiny since he doesn’t feel any discomfort at all !

“It’s nothing like everyone is worried about. I don’t feel any discomfort anywhere on my body…….”

With my report, the tension in the room eased.

“But not only did they take the outfit that had been prepared for me, they also took my wand and ring. I’m sorry……but I may not be able to get the clothes, but I’ll definitely get your wand and ring back!”

Because the clothes have probably been thrown away……but I know exactly who has the wand and ring, so I’ll definitely get them back.

“It’s okay, Sapphy. Don’t worry about it. I’m just glad you’re all back here like this.”

Madam Adeline’s fingers gently brush my hair. From her fingertips, I can feel the kindness in caring for me.

“I can’t let Sapphy stay dressed like that forever. Susanna, a bath and change of clothes.”

“Yes, Madam.”

“While Sapphy changes, Percy will see Davis. I will give the initial report. The details can be discussed at dinner. You two rest until then. In the meantime, you two get some rest.”

Madam Adeline gave everyone a quick order and left the room. She must have gone to report to Vanderwall-kyou.

“Now, Sapphiras-sama. We will have hot water for you at once, this way.”

I move into the next room, surrounded by Susanna-san and the others.

“From today onwards, you will stay in this room instead of the guest room.

“We have prepared the room in case Sapphiras-sama returns at any time.”

Anna-san and Clarabelle-san said this in cheerful voices.

Eh? But is it okay? Isn’t this where the castle owner’s family lives?

Such questions were probably on my faces.

“Sapphiras-sama is already a member of the Belisario family. Now, now, the hot water is ready. Please take off those abominable things as soon as possible and relax in the hot water.”

When I entered the bathroom as Susanna-san urged me to do, I finally took off the extremely tasteless clothes. When I took them off and looked at them again, I saw that they were just pieces of cloth. It’s really absurd to think that these are clothes. I mean, aren’t these clothes made on a budget?

The more I looked at it, the angrier I got, so I stomped on it as hard as I could. I thought that made me feel better, but when I soaked in the hot water, the scrape on my wrist soaked, and my anger at being dressed in a funny outfit was rekindled. I’m going to burn it! I exited the bathroom with great enthusiasm, but the rags had been completely cleared away and proper clothes had been placed in its place.

In the old days, I used to wear only a pair of underwear under my cloak, but doing so by myself and having someone else do it for me are two very different things. I changed and went to my room, feeling grateful for decent clothes, and was given a cup of tea of an indescribable colour.

“Please drink every last drop of this medicinal tea.”

“……Yes.”

Even if I don’t drink this, I’ll be fine……even so, I hold my breath and drink the uniquely scented tea in one breath…

Hmmm, normal! The taste wasn’t as unique as the aroma. If you get used to it, it might even be delicious?

After telling me to have a good night’s sleep, Susanna-san and the others leave the room.

Once I felt comfortable in my safe and secure clothes, I wondered how Percival’s injuries were, so I tried to visit the next room, but Percival came to me.

I invited Percival in, and when we sat down on the sofa side by side, I finally felt like I could truly take a breather. It felt like I’d spent several days just today.

“Haa~! I’ve finally calmed down. It’s been one hell of a day, hasn’t it?”

“……I wasn’t good enough, and I put Sapphiras in danger. I’m really sorry…….”

“I knew you’d say that.”

I face Percival and stare at his face. His eyes are as clear as the summer sky and are beautiful. He’s a really straightforward guy.

When I looked at it in such bright light, the cut corner of his mouth looked painful.

He has a beautiful face……but on the other hand, his scarred face also gives him an indescribable wildness. The Knight of the Sun’s ability knows no bounds, as he can turn even his scars into charms.

I think Percival was really patient in that situation. Otherwise, I might have faced a lot worse. When I regained consciousness, the crown prince’s treasure could have been inside me.

I’m a man, so I won’t conceive if something happens to me. But that doesn’t mean I don’t have anything to lose. It’s really resentful, but I can at least get rid of it by thinking I’ve been bitten by a magical beast wolf and in revenge, in front of the people of Sternkurst, I’ll shove a thick, nailed club up the Crown Prince’s ass to make so that he can never use it again. But Percival wouldn’t see it that way. I’m really glad I wasn’t raped by that lowlife.

Looking back, I should have told him that my hand slipped every time they made me a cup of tea, and I should have smashed it all over the table. After spilling four or five times, they would have given up. Even if they start screaming about disrespect on the way, as long as I’m conscious, I can escape anywhere by transferring. I was stupid to think that I had to put up that scumbag’s face even if only slightly.

However. With that dialogue2くだり(kudari): Author didn’t use kanji for this so I have no clue which word is the intended one because there are various words that reads as ‘kudari’ with difference meanings. It could be decent/downhill/passage/paragraph/or when used in comedy, it refers to a part of a comedic dialogue or skit. I’m sorry but I can only guess here and go with the one that fits the context the best., they’ve probably got their backs against the wall, so they can’t make a big fuss about us being gone. At best, they can only stamp their feet.

“I was careless too. I underestimated the Crown Prince a bit. But we made it back in one piece…….next time I’m going to throw hot tea in their faces.”

Well, I’m not going to accept their invitations again!

“……Does it hurt?”

I gently touch Percival’s body over his clothes. I’m sure there are quite a few bruises under here too. If they had done it badly, his bones might have been broken.

“No, a Vanderwall man doesn’t have that kind of soft training……and more importantly, your wrists……”

Percival, who had firmly grasped my hand that was touching his body, wrinkled his brow deeply. The two are parent and child, after all, they really look alike.

“Hm? This? This is no big deal.”

“I’ll call a healer right away.”

With that said, I stopped Percival who was about to stand up.

“Wait a minute. A Vanderwall man wouldn’t use white magic on something like this, would he? I’m already a Vanderwall man, there’s no need for it.”

Percival has a very complicated expression on his face.

“……That’s true, but,”

“One day we’ll become companions. No giving me special treatment3he says this in a kinda coaxing tone (俺だけ特別扱いは無しだよ) but I can’t really think of how to put that into the translation .”

“……”

We put our faces together and naturally pressed our lips together. My lips were bitten softly over and over again, and I closed my eyes in pleasure.

……Kissing feels good. Furthermore, it’s very reassuring……