Can Someone Please Explain What's Going On?! Volume 7 by Tsuredurebana

Author:Tsuredurebana [TSUREDUREBANA]
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Publisher: J-Novel Club

13. Stellaria’s Battle

The driving rain pounded against the glass of the window; lightning streaked across the sky over and over, always accompanied by an eerie rumbling (or sometimes even a crash).

The clouds over Rohze had been threatening rain since morning, but the weather only got worse and worse as evening drew near—and by now, it was shaping up to be a full-blown storm.

“It’s too bad Cercis is working tonight, of all nights. He hardly ever gets stuck on the watch, so why did it have to happen during a thunderstorm?” the madam grumbled as she gazed out the window, a flimsy robe pulled over her nightgown. “Now, don’t get the wrong idea—I’m not some damsel who’s afraid of a little thunder! But a storm like this just makes a girl feel lonely, you know?”

When all is said and done, she really does count on the master to be there for her.

Though she wasn’t acting too differently from usual, she still managed to come off a tad bit anxious.

Mother was also looking outside as she went around closing the curtains. “This is quite the storm. I certainly hope this wind doesn’t blow a tree branch right through one of these windows.”

Every now and then a bolt of lightning would illuminate the area, but for the most part the garden was shrouded in a cloak of white mist due to the downpour. Visibility was simply terrible.

The trees I could see were swaying in the gale so hard I feared they might tip over. Just as Mother had said, there was a real danger that one of their branches might get blown away and break through the glass.

“Exactly,” the madam agreed. “If one of the windows breaks, just think of all the rain that will come flooding in.”

“The rain we can handle, but there’s been some unsettling news making the rounds. We don’t need to make it any easier for some band of ruffians to get inside,” said Mother, heaving a sigh as she closed another set of drapes.

She was likely referring to the band of thieves ransacking Rohze as of late. Known for indiscriminately breaking into the homes of anyone from rich nobles to the average commoner, they were a truly vile bunch.

“What ruffians?”

“A short while back, a band of thieves popped up out of nowhere and has been wreaking havoc in the capital ever since,” Mother succinctly explained to the madam, who appeared to be hearing about this for the first time.

“Really?”

“Yes, ma’am. No matter how flawless the manor’s defenses are, there’s no telling what might happen in a storm like this. Though even in a worst-case scenario, I suppose we could always escape through the hidden passage.”

“N-Now wait just a second there! What hidden passage?! This is the first I’ve heard about this!”

“We’ve yet to find ourselves in a true emergency, so we’ve always put off telling you until later, I suppose. Rest assured, if we do send you down the tunnels, we’ll have Stellaria or one of the other maids accompany you.

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