Sword Saint Adel's Second Chance: Volume 2 [Parts 1 to 6] by Hayaken

Author:Hayaken
Language: eng
Format: epub

Chapter 4: Melulu Sedis

A while before Adel and Euphinia visited the Sedis family home near the center of Sidel, Melulu found herself face to face with Wolff Sedis. His sharp aura and intense demeanor had always intimidated her, even to this very day as Princess Euphinia’s knight escort. That said, she had come to him of her own accord, so it was up to her to broach the conversation.

“U-Um, father! Thank you for helping Her Highness! She’s really thankful, and it appears Prince Tristan is recovering well. Oh, and thank you for also arranging for that suit of armor to be repaired.”

Upon closer inspection, the armor of the dullahan that Pegasus had purified turned out to be a prized spelltool powered by an anima crystal. As they were what remained of the lives of Divine Beasts, anima crystals were precious, so it seemed wasteful to simply destroy the armor. Instead, it had been brought back to be repaired. Additionally, Adel had asked that it be thoroughly disinfected and cleaned.

Melulu couldn’t understand why Adel seemed to treat Pegasus, a bona fide Divine Beast, with disgust. She thought that his attachment to herself and Euphinia was endearing.

In any case, Melulu bowed deeply to convey her gratitude, but Wolff’s reply was curt. Without moving an eyebrow, he asked, “Enough of that. How are things at the palace?”

“I-It’s going great! Princess Euphinia accepted me as a knight escort, and she’s been wonderful to me. My fellow knight escorts are around my age, and we’re getting along—”

Slap!

Before Melulu finished, she was interrupted by the back of Wolff’s hand hitting her face. The blow was so strong, it nearly made her stumble and fall to her knees in spite of all her training. She tasted blood in her mouth, but wasn’t surprised. She had gotten used to it, growing up in the Sedis family. In fact, it even made her feel a little nostalgic.

“Don’t waste my time with pointless details. I didn’t send you to the palace to babysit or enjoy tea parties. Do you understand?”

“Y-Yes, father.”

The reason Melulu had been sent to work in the palace was to raise the Sedis family to nobility. The usual way of doing this was by blood—in other words, children.

Wolff’s thirst for power was insatiable. Melulu had always known this. After all, she had been raised as nothing more than a tool to realize his dreams. No, this way of putting it was a little off the mark. She had been culled, not raised, and applied in a way that took full advantage of her being a girl.

“Become one of the king’s concubines, or Prince Yulian’s consort. At the very least, wed into a high-ranking noble family. Use whatever means necessary to seduce someone and birth a child. If anyone gets in your way, erase them. We have the means to cover up minor scandals.”

Yulian was Euphinia’s older brother. If Melulu snared the man lined up to succeed the throne of Wendill, then the Sedis family would effectively become royal blood.

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