The Trials and Tribulations of My Next Life as a Noblewoman: Volume 2 Part 1 [Parts 1 to 2] by Kamihara

Author:Kamihara
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Light Novel, partial, fantasy, reincarnation, romance, nobility, intrigue, j-novel heart, female protagonist, light mystery
Publisher: J-Novel Club (generated)

2: Unforgettable Days, Now So Distant

At first, I thought the tremors were an earthquake. I opened my eyes to find the world wavering before me, and as I wiped the sleep from my eyes I wondered vaguely what magnitude it was. I felt so sluggish that I was just about to doze off again before I suddenly sat up. This wasn’t Japan.

Earthquakes rarely ever occur here!

I stared up at the ceiling of the simple tent, my “mattress” little more than a blanket covering the ground. Little by little, I combed backward through my memories. Everything hurt, and I felt icky, my body covered in sweat and grime. When I tried to use my left arm a dull pain throbbed through it, forcing me truly awake.

But even then, I still felt incredibly exhausted. I fought off the urge to lie down, and stumbled outside. It was still pitch-dark, which meant I hadn’t been asleep especially long. The tremors continued, I could feel them through my entire body, and it was then that a woman called out to me.

“You mustn’t move too much,” she said. “Please go back to your tent.”

It was the woman who’d carried me here. She was a head taller than me, and her muscular body made it easy for her to support my weight with a single arm.

“What’s with this shaking?” I asked. “At least tell me that.”

“It would appear that Sir Reinald has arrived with the advance troops. They’ll continue straight through into Conrad proper.”

“So soon...? How much time has passed?!”

“Not enough for you to get worried. Dawn is about to break. Now, please get yourself some more rest. Now that the main forces are here, there’s really nothing more to worry about.”

“Dawn...is breaking...?”

I thought back. A considerable amount of time had passed since the first attack on the manor. Even the mere act of imagining how many might have been lost in that time terrified me. As the woman tried to move me back into the tent, I clutched her arms tight.

“Please,” I implored her. “I need you to take me to a place where I can see Conrad clearly.”

“No, I...” she started.

“I won’t get in anybody’s way. I won’t cry or scream. I’ll be quiet...”

“It’s too dangerous. And I apologize, but I fear you may have a fever. The young boy is still sound asleep, so I think it’s best for you to take some medicine and lie down yourself.”

“No, I’m just tired from all the running,” I said. “Please, I simply must see what has become of Conrad!”

Before I was born into this new world—and even after I was born into it—war was always something I only ever read about, or otherwise saw on the television or in movies. I knew it in no other way. However much Reinald and his troops were looking to rescue those in Conrad, I had no idea how the place had transformed since the attack was launched upon it. All I knew was that people had died before my very eyes, and for that reason I begged; I did not want to simply take refuge somewhere safe.

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