Heavenly Swords of the Twin Stars: Volume 1 [Parts 1 to 8] by Riku Nanano

Author:Riku Nanano
Language: eng
Format: epub

Meirin’s eyes sparkled and she puffed out her chest. “Yes, that warrior was none other than Lord Sekiei! I sometimes still dream about how he shot down pirate after pirate, hee hee! He looked so brave. Don’t you think it made for a dramatic meeting?”

U-Um... I could feel the heat rising in my cheeks as my gaze drifted toward Hakurei next to me. She was sipping her tea and when she put it down, she smiled at Shizuka.

“This tea has a very complex flavor. It’s delicious, Miss Shizuka.”

“You’re much too kind, Lady Hakurei.”

Hakurei and Shizuka were enjoying a peaceful conversation; it looked like they got along quite well. In comparison... When I looked back at Meirin, she was pouting.

“H-Hey!” she said. “Listen to—”

“I understand.” Hakurei placed her cup back down on the table and looked up to meet Meirin’s eyes. Once again there was the illusion of lightning striking down between them. “What you’re saying is, a ship from our army saved yours. During this meeting, you learned about our food shortage, which had been the reason we’d come to Rinkei. And then...” She glared at me right as I was reaching out for a moon cake. Hakurei’s frigid beauty was so intimidating that I leaned away from her. “You parents took a shine to our freeloader. Is that right?”

“You’re quite sharp. Yes, that’s exactly what happened.”

The entire time Hakurei and Meirin conversed, I made myself as small as possible. I felt like a frog under the menacing stare of a snake—no, a dragon. Chou Hakurei was terrifying when angry.

A clap rang through the air so suddenly that Meirin, Hakurei, and I all jumped. When we turned to look at where it came from, we saw Shizuka standing there with a wide smile on her face.

“Lady Meirin, I believe that Lord Sekiei and Lady Hakurei still have errands they need to run. What do you think about letting them go for the day?”

“Huh?” For a moment Meirin gave Shizuka a blank stare before recovering to say, “Uh... Y-Yes! That sounds like a very nice idea. Lord Sekiei, you’ll still be staying in the city, right?”

“Hmm? Yeah, I will.” I nodded. We’d probably be hanging around in Rinkei until father returned from the grand chancellor’s house.

The next person Shizuka turned to was Hakurei. “Lady Hakurei, I have a gift for you to bring back with you,” she said with a cheery smile. “Please follow me into the manor. ♪”

“But...” Hakurei glanced at me.

“I won’t leave without you, don’t worry.” I gave a light wave of my hand.

Hakurei’s expression softened and she stood up. She offered Meirin a quick bow and then headed across the bridge, back toward the manor. After offering Meirin and me a nod, Shizuka swiftly followed; it seemed that we’d caused Shizuka to have to step in as mediator. I drank the last of the tea and smiled at Meirin, who still had a dissatisfied look on her face.

“That was Chou Hakurei. What do you think? She’s impressive, right?”

Meirin’s lips pursed and her brow furrowed.

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