I Refuse to Be Your Enemy! Volume 6 by Kanata Satsuki

Author:Kanata Satsuki [SATSUKI, KANATA]
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Publisher: J-Novel Club
Published: 2021-06-11T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 5: To the Royal Capital

We had slain Lord Patriciél. Our soldiers cheered when they heard the news, and with a new air of harmony about our ranks, I built a tent in my designated spot and went on break.

Some of our men had run to the Sestina castle town to buy the supplies we needed. Why weren’t we just staying in the town proper, you might ask? Simple. The plan was currently to leave Sestina in Lady Évrard’s hands and march on the capital without a moment’s delay. Reggie wanted to afford the queen as little time to prepare as possible.

I’d heard that the slaves from the Kingdom of Toldi, who had defected to our side the other day, were to stay in Sestina for the time being. We would send them home once we had defeated the queen.

Since Lady Évrard would be too busy managing the territory to see us off, she came to say her goodbyes to me before we left.

“Be careful, dear. Something about Lord Patriciél’s tactics didn’t sit right with me, and I doubt the queen is just standing by doing nothing.”

Clad in her menswear and looking as dignified as ever, Lady Évrard wrapped me up in a tight hug that lasted several seconds.

“I will, Lady Évrard. I have my own misgivings, of course... but I don’t really know what it all could mean.”

We had successfully taken down Lord Patriciél, sure, but something had seemed off about the fight itself. Even assuming he’d made each of his knights swallow a fragment of a contract stone, it was weird that they had all manifested the same element. Lord Patriciél’s had been fire, besides. Plus, what was up with the monster?

I had discussed things with the Thorn Princess, and the two of us had speculated that he’d found a way to manipulate the power of the contract stone. We had no idea how he’d managed it, though.

Worse yet, we had no way to verify any of that. We weren’t about to resort to human experimentation, after all.

“I promise I’ll figure something out! I’ll be sure to keep Alan and Reggie safe!” I declared, doing my best to make sure she didn’t worry.

Lady Évrard smiled. “Yes, I know I can depend on you. Now that we’ve found ourselves in circumstances that call for a spellcaster, their swordsmanship won’t be enough to see us through. But look out for yourself, too. There’s no telling what might happen.”

With that, she turned to the Thorn Princess. “Efia... Ah, though as I recall, you prefer not to go by that name. I realize you’ve been through quite a lot. As a member of the royal family, I must apologize for my ignorance of your plight. Once this war has come to an end, tell me if there’s any way I can help you. I’ll do whatever I can.”

She pulled the Thorn Princess into a hug, then exited the tent.

“She never changes. Always so earnest, that one.”

Now that we were alone together, the Thorn Princess gave a dry laugh.

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