Chivalry of a Failed Knight: Volume 1 [Complete] by Riku Misora

Author:Riku Misora
Language: eng
Format: epub

“Eheh heh, it’s nice to meet you. Thank you very much for inviting me out today. I’m Shizuku’s roommate, Alisuin Nagi. I don’t particularly like my name, so please call me Alice instead.”

Alisuin’s outfit matched Shizuku’s in style—monotone with a visual-kei aesthetic—which suited their tall, lean stature very well. They removed their bowler hat and bowed before smiling warmly at Stella and Ikki and holding their hand out for a handshake.

“Um, n-nice to meet you too.”

“Pleased to make your acquaintance...”

The two of them awkwardly shook Alisuin’s hand, unable to hide their confusion.

“Wh-What the heck is going on here?” Stella whispered to Ikki.

“Don’t ask me,” he responded, also keeping his voice down.

Both of them had assumed Alisuin was a girl, but this person clearly looked like a man. A slightly effeminate man, perhaps, but undoubtedly a man. They were taller than Ikki, probably standing over 180 centimeters tall.

“They sound and act like a girl, though. Is this a special Japanese joke? Should I be laughing?”

“I have no clue.”

“Heh heh. Look, Shizuku. The two of them are stunned by my beauty.”

“That’s one hell of a way to interpret our reaction!” Stella and Ikki shouted in unison.

“Um, Alice-san?” Ikki asked hesitantly.

“No need for honorifics. I dislike formality.”

“Alice, then. Um...are you a cross-dresser?”

“Nope. I’m simply a woman trapped in a man’s body.”

“Wh-What’s the difference between the two, Stella?!” Ikki whispered furiously, turning back to his companion.

“Why are you asking me?”

“Are you surprised?” Shizuku asked, noticing Ikki and Stella’s confusion.

Ikki scratched his head awkwardly and replied, “A-Aha ha ha. Yeah, I guess. I knew people like Alice existed, but this is my first time meeting one, so I’m not really sure how to act. Sorry.”

“Eheh heh. No need to apologize. I’m used to it. Shizuku wasn’t bothered at all, though, you know.”

“A person’s gender doesn’t matter much to me,” Shizuku said flatly, and Ikki was honestly moved by how easily his little sister could accept people different from her.

She’s grown even more mature than me in the time we’ve spent apart.

He definitely wanted to become more like her and be willing to accept people for who they were.

“I don’t care whether you’re a man or a woman. I hate all people equally,” she added, and Ikki instantly felt like taking back everything he’d just thought.

Someone please heal my poor sister’s shattered heart.

“Sure, you don’t see people like Alice often, but she wants people to treat her like a girl, so that’s what I’ll do. I’d prefer it if you could do the same, Onii-sama, Stella-san.”

“I’ll do my best...” Ikki said.

“Heh heh. I appreciate the sentiment, but you don’t have to force it. I don’t want things to be awkward between us.”

Alisuin was clearly quite used to this treatment, as she smoothly provided Ikki with an out.

“Well, anyway, we’re all here now, so let’s head to the movie theater,” Ikki said, shelving the topic for now.

“Yeah,” Stella agreed. “There’s no point in just standing around.”

“We still have some time before the movie starts, so we can take our time heading over, Onii-sama,” Shizuku noted, looking up at a nearby clock.

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