booting up the game every time I need to reference something sucks, basically... All translations by siberia! memory 14 ; Auger proposes a plan to Mejojo 16 ; An audience with Garibaldi VI 17 ; Garibaldi's decision 18 ; Introducing Fiona to the Garden
>>AUGER [yawn]. Boooring... With this little to do, I might die of boredom.
I mumbled with a yawn. I went out of my room to try and find something interesting to do, but... Today, too, the royal palace is peaceful.
>>AUGER Aah.... Peace sure is boring.
In a place like the royal palace, gruesome plans should be running rampant. Lately, it's too peaceful. Boring. Without any place to go, my feet came to a stop.
>>AUGER ... I wonder if I should go see my brother. If it's brother, he might have something fun to do. Mm.
So, switching from an unknown destination to my brother's room, I start walking briskly down the corridor.
As twin princes, it wouldn't be unusual for there to be a family quarrel between us, but in truth, the theory that here's bad blood between my brother and I is completely false. I wonder if it's because I burst into my brother's room on a daily basis. In the first place, I declare on a regular basis that I have no interest in the throne. The things that matter to me are either interesting or uninteresting. But that's just it. In that sense, since I'm never bored of my brother, I love him.
>>AUGER (I wonder what I'll play with brother...) Hm hm hm~.
While humming a song, I head towards my brother's room.
>>AUGER Hi, brother! Are you working?
I don't knock. Since my brother doesn't care, I don't care, either.
Avoid being is but it will be a knock, but things like bad is found in humans, bad better to in places like people come. ---
This is a common understanding between us brothers. Therefore, I vigorously open without knocking the door of the office belonging to my brother, the next king, but...
>>MEJOJO ...
My brother looks really grumpy.
>>AUGER What's this? Brother, are you possibly in a bad mood?
>>MEJOJO ... Oh, it's Auger.
Raising his head from the documents spread out under his hand, he mutters sourly upon seeing me.
>>AUGER (... That's unusual.)
Usually, if someone puts my brother in a bad mood, they won't be forgiven. It's not uncommon for him to order the elimination of people that make him cranky as soon as I enter the room. Even so, here is my brother with an unusual brooding face.
>>AUGER (Is it really something that can't be solved easily? But I feel like there's almost nothing that's impossible for my brother, the next king.)
>>MEJOJO It's a reply from Earl Edgar Galland.
Frusrated, my brother hits his desk.
>>AUGER Ah, you mean he refused you again? Since it's you, that's curious. When will he learn? Isn't it about time for you to give up? If you don't get married, you can have fun playing together with me forever.
>>MEJOJO Shut up.
>>AUGER Whatever good you see in that girl, I don't understand at all~.
>>MEJOJO I said shut up.
>>AUGER Okaaaay.
Before I can make my brother mad, I shut my mouth. If I really offend him, then he often won't play with me for a while. That's why I endure temptation as much as possible so I don't really annoy him. Even though I would only push him to the brink of seriousness with my teasing.
>>AUGER (Even so, brother is really stiff.)
Apparently, the cause of my brother's moodiness is the Galland family.
Brother, for reasons I to if you do not understand, he is very like the puss of Garland house. Name certainly,. ---
Galland. Born as a weak-bodied Lobeira, she's the woman who, when asked to become brother's betrothed, has refused every time.
>>AUGER (Even though I don't even think she's that pretty~)
I came with my brother several times to play in the tower where she lives.
>>AUGER (Not that I mean that she's ugly...)
I wouldn't go as far as to say my brother is absorbed by her beauty.
>>AUGER (Well, at best, she's kinda mediocre? But... Brother's already imprinted on her, huh.)
Ten years ago, my brother had another fiancee. That woman's name was Elvira Galland.
--- 名前からわかるとおり、・ガーランドとは血縁関係にある女だ。
As can be seen from the name, and Garland it's a woman in the kinship. ---
Despite being betrothed to my brother, that woman fell in love with another man. But even so, my brother's been chasing after the remnants of that woman.
>>AUGER (No matter how you say it, it just seems like a tragic love.)
As a matter of fact, brother was not in love with that woman. It's just that my brother considered that woman his property. She was kidnapped by some lowly knight with no background that he didn't know, and he didn't like it. That woman had chosen another man that was not him, and injured his pride.
>>AUGER (... It's a feeling like the toy you want can't be yours. I understand that painful feeling well... )
I understand the feeling, but watching my brother obsess over that girl and get swung around by her is not very interesting. Once he has her in his hands, I'm sure he'll wonder why he was so persistent about something like this and return to his senses, I think.
>>AUGER Well, if you want her, why not just take her by force? I'll support you. Once you get her in hand... I know, why not have her stuffed? I can kill her for you.
>>MEJOJO You know I can't just do that. The Galland family is beloved to our father.
>>AUGER Aah... That's true.
The Galland family is a family of human nobles that was involved in the founding of Weblin. Even now, they maintain a deep friendship with the royal family of Weblin.
>>AUGER (Well, that's why he can't establish a marriage to their daughter. )
If it was any other family, it would be ridiculous to go against my brother in the first place, let alone not discuss a marriage proposal.
>>MEJOJO My father has a duty to both Edgar and Nesso..... Damn it all.
>>AUGER What a bothersome story~. It would be nice if the Galland house was a little stupider.
As is said among higher-ups, to be filled with stupidity is just the right thing. Naievete is a virtue among subordinates. Competent subjects that move and think on their own are messy, troublesome and difficult to handle. I know well that the level of competency in the Galland family is the same as our father's.
>>AUGER (Ah, in that case...) Hey, brother, I have a good idea.
>>MEJOJO ... You do?
>>AUGER Wah, if you're that skeptical, you'll hurt my feelings! I just want to be your strength, brother.
>>MEJOJO If it's good, then tell me.
>>AUGER ... You're so short with me, brother. Even though you're the straight man in various situations.
Or Tama that you are hurt in about this, Toka's. It is not brought only thing not a good about when you say so, and Toka's, or? ---
>>AUGER ... Uu.
>>MEJOJO Whatever. Hurry up and speak.
>>AUGER (You hurt me thoroughly, brother.) Brother, you're heartless.
However, that heartlessness is irresistable.
>>AUGER Ah, it can't be helped. Since brother is so impatient. But I love my impatient brother, too, so I'll tell you. Did you know? Recently, there are rumours that there's a witch out there.
>>MEJOJO A witch?
>>AUGER Mmhm.
--- おれはにっこりと笑顔で、・ガーランドを絡め取るための作戦を兄さんへと提案した。
I'm in a smile To smile, was a strategy for taking entwined Garland suggested to brother. ---
>>MEJOJO ... Hmm. Upon seeing the relatives, it's evident that suspicion has intensified... Earl Galland, Nesso, know your place.
>>NESSO Prince Mejojo...!
>>MEJOJO You're unsightly. You're the lead knight of Weblin, and also the head of the Gefreiter.
>>NESSO ... Guh, but even so, your highness...
>>MEJOJO There is no "even so." In the first place, if I provide an opening for you to speak, you should be thanking me. For the contribution of your thoughts to our kingdom of Weblin, his majesty thanks you.
>>AUGER Yes, yes, that's right~.
>>MEJOJO Even so, you infringe here? Where do you think you are? You are in the presence of the king. Bow your heads and kneel!
>>NESSO ...!!
>>FIONA (Mejojo...?)
My father and Nesso, who had pleaded my innocence to his majesty, were met with Mejojo's cold words. Apparently, the ceremony of this place is important to Mejojo.
>>AUGER That's right, you're in front of our father. Refrain from doing anything unsightly.
Auger piggybacks off of that as if teasing, but I feel that he himself is unlikely to move from behind Mejojo.
>>MEJOJO We have brought here several people - villagers living in the territory governed by the Galland house. They are the accusers.
>>FIONA (These people... Brought accusations to the castle of my being a witch...?)
In the place Mejojo had indicated, several villagers stand up. Even though they are out of place in the royal palace, even while confused and fearful, they hatefully lift their eyes and glare at me.
No, it's not just hate. It's clear that they fear me, as well.
Behind those eyes, there is fear of me.
>>FIONA (.... They really believe that I'm a witch)
It's a shock. To them, it's neither a joke nor a misunderstanding. To them, there is no doubt that I'm truly a witch.
>>MEJOJO So, villagers. Please reiterate the witch's crimes.
>>VILLAGER1 I saw it...! In the form of a black crow, I saw the witch take off from the village! And I saw it in the forest of Scharlemessen! Immediately after that, sickness spread throughout the homes in the village! Because of that damn witch, my father is dead!!
>>FIONA Wha...?! (What in the world...?!)
>>VILLAGER2 Not just that! I'm a shepherd in the village, and all my sheep were attacked by a wolf and killed! There's no doubt that witch ordered them to do it! In fact, I heard someone in a nearby village say that there's a woman who leads the wolves!
>>VILLAGER3 I also heard that rumor! And there's more than that! In order to make her potions, the witch is digging up graves! When a village buries many victims of Zodiva, their graves are vandalized... Even after killing them, she uses up their corpses. It's horrific!
>>FIONA (Everyone, you're wrong...! Even if you're being serious, there's no evidence that any of that was me!) (It's wrong, so why isn't anyone noticing....?!)
The things they're saying are just unpleasant things that happen in daily life. There's just nothing to blame it on but a witch.
--- >>MEJOJO さて、。 この者たちはこう申しているが……。 何か言い訳はあるか？
Well,. This Sha we are I say this, but .... Or something excuse is there? ---
>>FIONA ...!!
If even I have noticed the inconsistencies in their words, there's no reason that Mejojo wouldn't. Even so, he's gone and thus ordered me to say something. It's like I'm being harrassed.
>>FIONA I am not a witch! I am a Huma, and I can't do anything like take the form of a bird! Furthermore, as most of you here know, I have never once left the tower. Saying that I've done something like come to their territory or go to their village is completely impossible. I can't make potions, and I'm not giving orders to wolves! In the first place... No one saw me, or even said anything like that, so why am I the one being branded as a witch?!
>>MEJOJO ... Hmm. Certainly, that's true.
Mejojo rubs his chin with his finger. It's a fake-feeling pose, and indeed, I believe that it is fake.
>>FIONA (There is not a single piece of evidence that says I'm a witch.)
From an early age, I've never been outside of that tower. There is no reason I could be witnessed in any village.
//MEJOJO How about it? You villagers acting as the accusers.
--- MEJOJO お前達は、何を根拠にを魔女だと判断したんだ？
You persons are, I was determined to be a Witch what the grounds? ---
//VILLAGERS ...
The villagers looked at each other and stammered.
//FIONA (After all, they have no reason.)
//MEJOJO What's wrong? Don't hold back. You are in the presence of his majesty Garibaldi VI. Don't worry just because you're making an unfavorable testimony against the daughter of Earl Edgar. You will not be punished. Speak with confidence.
Russia, the Lobeira species should of sickly short-lived! ? ...... Though it obvious to the die before they become large. Like still I Rassharu alive! ---
The first place, and Even're confined sama to tower, whether not it such because they noticed really Even Witch! ? ---
--- //FIONA そんな……。
Such ....... ---
As the audience around me grows noisy again, my words can't help but get lost.
//FIONA (The fact that I'm a Lobeira and lived this long is the proof that I'm a witch...?)
//ZARA The earl buys medicine in order to cure the young lady's sicknesses! Moreover, the reason that the young lady lives within the tower is to protect her from illness, and nothing more!
Zara「It is as the say! And ..., that is alive, How dare you say was Na ...... and Nante's proof of Witch!」 ---
//VILLAGER3 But...
The villagers stammer, daunted by the force of Nesso and Zara, but soon enough, they become noisy once more. Screaming 'I won't be fooled again!' and so on... While we were never trying to trick them in the first place.
//FIONA I....!!
//AUGER Yes, yes, stay cool, miss beautiful birdcage princess.
//MEJOJO ... Now, father. The villagers have made their claim. What would you like to do?
Majesty ...! ! But yet Lobeira species, and was survived up to this point, you there because I have carefully nurtured! ---
//EDGAR There's never been any reason like being a witch...!!
//VILLAGER1 Liar!! In that case, prove that she's not a witch!
//VILLAGER2 Yeah! Give us proof!
//VILLAGER3 If there's no evidence, we can't trust you!!
//FIONA Evidence...?! (They're crazy.....!)
They say that the proof that I'm a witch is the fact that I've lived this long as a Lobeira. In that case, in order to prove that I'm not a witch, I'd have no choice but to die from sickness. If they've already concluded that, there's no other way to prove that I'm not a witch.
//FIONA ...!!
//GARIBALDI ...Hmm.
His majesty Garibaldi VI is also pressed for judgment.
//AUGER Ooh. He's bothered~. Hey, brother, don't you have any good ideas?
//MEJOJO ... So I do. Your Majesty, by your grace, may I speak?
//GARIBALDI ... What is it. Speak.
//MEJOJO The complaint of the villagers is that disasters occur in their villages due to the presence of the witch, is it not?
If, and would you like to be invited to the castle? And then, if Okire the disaster at the castle ..., to confirm it but it is Witch. ---
//NESSO AND ZARA ...!!
//FIONA I... into the castle...?
--- //EDGAR ですが陛下！ これまでも申し上げているように、は体の弱い子です……！
But Your Majesty! So far as I have said also, is weak child of the body is ...! ---
//EDGAR If you suddenly brought her to the castle for the first time, it will surely destroy her body!
//MEJOJO Earl Edgar, it's obvious that you cherish your only daughter... However, this problem concerns more than just your household. Your daughter has come under suspicion as a witch bringing disaster to Weblin. First of all, shouldn't we dispel all doubt?
//EDGAR But...!!
//MEJOJO Father. I also understand your feeling of wanting to cherish your long-standing friendship with Earl Edgar. However, I would like you to make your decision now while thinking of the country as a whole. As King Garibaldi VI, if you ignore the complaints of the villagers in order to protect your own kin...
//MEJOJO Additionally, the damage done by the wolf species that has continued until now, the Zodiva virus that is not expected to be completely extinguished in the people of Weblin... I implore you to include them in your thoughts.
//GARIBALDI ...
His Majesty seemed conflicted over Mejojo's words and the words of the accused and my father. Then, a conclusion was ruled.
//GARIBALDI So ..., Garland.
//FIONA Y, Yes...!!
//GARIBALDI For a while, you shall remain in this castle. .... What, we won't do anything bad. If you spend some time here, it will indicate to me that you are not a witch. You need not do anything more in particular.
//FIONA ...!! (I'm... going to live in the castle...?)
At this unexpected development, my head is reeling. If I were to marry Mejojo, I had imagined a life where I was welcomed into this castle. But I have never imagined that a day where I'd dwell in the castle to be monitored as a criminal and a witch would come.
Is your good decision, father. In ......, Weblin kingdom, tentatively is regarded as Witch a Garland, you want to be monitored! ---
--- //NESSO 馬鹿な！！ ふざけてる！！
Stupid! ! Are playfully! ! ---
//NESSO Are you really going to allow something like that...?! Your Majesty, please reconsider! There's no evidence!!
//MEJOJO Someone restrain this man! We don't know what he might do in the presence of His Majesty!
//FIONA Nesso...!!
//NESSO ...!!
//ZARA Ojou-sama...!!
Nesso, unconvinced by my punishment, was surrounded by Cat knights that had come down from their place and forced to leave.
--- MEJOJO 、お前はこっちに来い。
You Come over here. ---
//FIONA Ah...! But, Nesso is...!
//MEJOJO As long as you're here, he'll be worked up. Rather than thinking of Nesso, it's better to follow my lead.
//AUGER That's right. If you make too much noise, you might get imprisoned for rebellious intentions.
//FIONA (T, that would be bad...!) Nesso, I'll be fine...!!
Without really thinking, I shout to Nesso.
//NESSO ...!!
//ZARA Ojou-sama...!!
//EDGAR Oh...
//MEJOJO Let's go, Fiona.
Taking the chain that remained around my hands, Mejojo led me from the area. Behind me, the voices of the family calling my name still echo.
//FIONA (Nesso...! Zara...! Father.....!!)
I don't understand what's happening. When I think that I don't know what will happen from here on out, I become petrified by fear.
//FIONA (Why... Why did this have to happen...?)
Tomorrow is my birthday. Until just recently, I was eagerly looking forward to tomorrow, but now, it holds a completely different meaning. Now, plodding along while handcuffed, all I can do is pray.
As I'll be living under the scrutiny of the castle, I'm sure that I'm being guided to a place like a prison and had prepared myself, but we still haven't arrived at the destination. Following them wherever they go in the halls of the royal palace, I continue to walk, having been brought by Mejojo and Auger.
>>FIONA (I wonder if the storm has already passed)
Even though I should still be praying for the storm to pass, all of that has become pointless now. Tomorrow, I won't be going to my birthday party. All of the hard work Zara had done was in vain.
>>FIONA (Why... Why did something like this...?) .. Uu.
As I almost shed a sob, the sweet scent of flowers softly brushed past my nose as if to comfort me.
>>FIONA (... It must be a garden?)
It's not the time to be crying. If I can't grasp what's going on...
>>FIONA ...
I take a deep breath. Once again, the smell of sweet flowers lingers in the air.
>>FIONA (I wonder where I'm being taken. Since I'm being deemed a witch, I'm probably going to be imprisoned in the castle... right?)
That should be the case.
>>FIONA (It's not possible that Mejojo and Auger went the wrong way...)
The gait of the two people leading me has never hesitated.
>>FIONA (Where in the world are we going?)
From the term "captivity," I had imagined something like a prison in the basement. Or, perhaps, a tower.
>>MEJOJO What's wrong? You're restless.
>>FIONA Mm, nothing. Just... I was wondering where I'm being taken.
>>MEJOJO If you come along with me, you'll find out. Come along quietly.
>>FIONA ... Okay.
Prompted by Mejojo tugging the chain, I quicken my feet to regain the minute I delayed.
>>MEJOJO We're here.
>>FIONA Eh...?
After being guided by Mejojo and Auger and continuing to walk down the long hallway, I was ushered into an open-air garden. Since I didn't see any other signs of life, it's surely a place where only the princes, or even His Majesty, could enter.
However, the make of the garden itself was stunning. I gaped at the view from the garden, which appeared almost as if it was floating in the air. The lights of the people living below us in the capital city twinkle, flickering like stars on the ground.
Admiring the scenery from here, I could almost forget what was happening to me.
>>MEJOJO How is it? Beautiful?
>>FIONA ... Mm, it's incredible. But why did you bring me here...? Since I'm suspected of being a witch, shouldn't I be sent to jail...?
>>MEJOJO From today on, this is where you'll be living.
>>FIONA Eh?
>>MEJOJO Over there, I have prepared a room for you to stay in.
Having said that, Mejojo gestured to a small, cute house nestled in the garden. It's a lovely little house that seems like it's out of a fairy tale.
>>FIONA I'm... going to live here...? But haven't I been placed under surveillance as a witch...?
>>MEJOJO We can monitor you from anywhere within the castle. Oh, and the Chu Chu Knights will be left in the garden to report directly to me.
>>FIONA Chu Chu Knights?
>>MEJOJO They're Rat knights. They're very small, but their agility is useful. While you're here, they will listen to what you have to say. Iif something happens, you should instruct them. ...Hey.
>>LEONIDAS My name is Leonidas. I serve as the leader of the CCK. From now on, let's please get along. After me are the main knights of the CCK. As you'll see their faces often, remember them if you can.
Leonidas, who took one step out in greeting, is not completely in humanoid form, but not completely in beast form, either. About as tall as a small child, appearing as a knight with only a helmet perched on his head, he was extremely cute.
>>FIONA (I-I wonder if I can remember his face...)
I'm a little worried. But, anxiety aside, the knights of the CCK standing behind Leonidas opened their mouths.
>>VINCENT I am called Vincent!
>>DAVID I am called David!
>>LAD I am called Lad!
>>NACK I'm called Nack!
>>ALL From now on, let us get along well!
>>FIONA (C, cute...!)
>>MEJOJO All right. As a reward, you can have some nuts.
>>LEONIDAS Thank you very much! We'll have them!!
His behavior is leaderly, but it's also as adorable as a toy soldier.
>>MEJOJO This, too, I will entrust to you.
>>FIONA What?
Mejojo pulled a bag from his breast pocket and handed it to me.
>>MEJOJO Nuts are beloved by these knights. If you feel like it, you can give them as a reward.
>>FIONA T, thank you...
Though they're knights that serve the prince, their payment is nuts... These knights are even cuter than I imagined.
>>FIONA (... What's this?)
While Mejojo and I were speaking, the knights of the CCK seem to be fidgeting restlessly. When I tried to listen quietly...
>>I'M NOT GOING TO REMEMBER THEIR NAMES ... Ah!
>>CCK N, nuts...
>>CCK ...... Gokyuri. (??)
>>CCK A treat... Only Leonidas got it... That's cruel...
>>LEONIDAS Come on, don't make a scene...!
I heard them whispering a conversation in a low voice.
>>FIONA (S, seriously cute...!)
Any minute now, I'm likely to fidget until I give in to my desire to hand them nuts.
... Well, even so. Ignoring that atmosphere, Mejojo calmly continues to talk.
>>MEJOJO I've told these guys to take care of you. If you want for anything, you should tell them. It'll be brought to you quickly. But don't forget that they're doubling as monitors for you, as ell. You can go anywhere you desire within the air garden, but... If you try to leave this place, they'll contact me immediately. Don't do anything unnecessary.
>>MEJOJO Don't forget. You're a witch. If you try to escape -- you'll be killed.
>>FIONA ... No way..
>>MEJOJO Well, if you're obedient, nothing bad will happen. Leonidas, watch her firmly.
>>LEONIDAS Yes, Lord Mejojo!
>>MEJOJO Do you understand? What do you have to say?
>>FIONA ... Y, es.
>>MEJOJO In that case, it's already gotten late tonight. It would be good if you rested your body soon.
>>FIONA ...
Leaving his explanation at that, Mejojo finished and walked away with resounding footsteps.
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memory 14
[yawn]. Boooring... With this little to do, I might die of boredom.
I mumbled with a yawn. I went out of my room to try and find something interesting to do, but... Today, too, the royal palace is peaceful.
>>AUGER
Aah.... Peace sure is boring.
In a place like the royal palace, gruesome plans should be running rampant. Lately, it's too peaceful. Boring. Without any place to go, my feet came to a stop.
>>AUGER
... I wonder if I should go see my brother. If it's brother, he might have something fun to do. Mm.
So, switching from an unknown destination to my brother's room, I start walking briskly down the corridor.
As twin princes, it wouldn't be unusual for there to be a family quarrel between us, but in truth, the theory that here's bad blood between my brother and I is completely false. I wonder if it's because I burst into my brother's room on a daily basis. In the first place, I declare on a regular basis that I have no interest in the throne. The things that matter to me are either interesting or uninteresting. But that's just it. In that sense, since I'm never bored of my brother, I love him.
>>AUGER
(I wonder what I'll play with brother...)
Hm hm hm~.
While humming a song, I head towards my brother's room.
>>AUGER
Hi, brother! Are you working?
I don't knock. Since my brother doesn't care, I don't care, either.
---
ノックをされようがされまいが、人に見つかってはまずいようなことを、人が来るような場所でするほうが悪い。
Avoid being is but it will be a knock, but things like bad is found in humans, bad better to in places like people come.
---
This is a common understanding between us brothers. Therefore, I vigorously open without knocking the door of the office belonging to my brother, the next king, but...
>>MEJOJO
...
My brother looks really grumpy.
>>AUGER
What's this? Brother, are you possibly in a bad mood?
>>MEJOJO
... Oh, it's Auger.
Raising his head from the documents spread out under his hand, he mutters sourly upon seeing me.
>>AUGER
(... That's unusual.)
Usually, if someone puts my brother in a bad mood, they won't be forgiven. It's not uncommon for him to order the elimination of people that make him cranky as soon as I enter the room. Even so, here is my brother with an unusual brooding face.
>>AUGER
(Is it really something that can't be solved easily? But I feel like there's almost nothing that's impossible for my brother, the next king.)
>>MEJOJO
It's a reply from Earl Edgar Galland.
Frusrated, my brother hits his desk.
>>AUGER
Ah, you mean he refused you again? Since it's you, that's curious. When will he learn? Isn't it about time for you to give up? If you don't get married, you can have fun playing together with me forever.
>>MEJOJO
Shut up.
>>AUGER
Whatever good you see in that girl, I don't understand at all~.
>>MEJOJO
I said shut up.
>>AUGER
Okaaaay.
Before I can make my brother mad, I shut my mouth. If I really offend him, then he often won't play with me for a while. That's why I endure temptation as much as possible so I don't really annoy him. Even though I would only push him to the brink of seriousness with my teasing.
>>AUGER
(Even so, brother is really stiff.)
Apparently, the cause of my brother's moodiness is the Galland family.
---
兄さんは、おれにはよく理解できない理由で、ガーランド家の小娘を非常に気に入っているのだ。
名前は確か、。
Brother, for reasons I to if you do not understand, he is very like the puss of Garland house. Name certainly,.
---
Galland. Born as a weak-bodied Lobeira, she's the woman who, when asked to become brother's betrothed, has refused every time.
>>AUGER
(Even though I don't even think she's that pretty~)
I came with my brother several times to play in the tower where she lives.
>>AUGER
(Not that I mean that she's ugly...)
I wouldn't go as far as to say my brother is absorbed by her beauty.
>>AUGER
(Well, at best, she's kinda mediocre? But... Brother's already imprinted on her, huh.)
Ten years ago, my brother had another fiancee. That woman's name was Elvira Galland.
---
名前からわかるとおり、・ガーランドとは血縁関係にある女だ。
As can be seen from the name, and Garland it's a woman in the kinship.
---
Despite being betrothed to my brother, that woman fell in love with another man. But even so, my brother's been chasing after the remnants of that woman.
>>AUGER
(No matter how you say it, it just seems like a tragic love.)
As a matter of fact, brother was not in love with that woman. It's just that my brother considered that woman his property. She was kidnapped by some lowly knight with no background that he didn't know, and he didn't like it. That woman had chosen another man that was not him, and injured his pride.
>>AUGER
(... It's a feeling like the toy you want can't be yours. I understand that painful feeling well... )
I understand the feeling, but watching my brother obsess over that girl and get swung around by her is not very interesting. Once he has her in his hands, I'm sure he'll wonder why he was so persistent about something like this and return to his senses, I think.
>>AUGER
Well, if you want her, why not just take her by force? I'll support you. Once you get her in hand... I know, why not have her stuffed? I can kill her for you.
>>MEJOJO
You know I can't just do that. The Galland family is beloved to our father.
>>AUGER
Aah... That's true.
The Galland family is a family of human nobles that was involved in the founding of Weblin. Even now, they maintain a deep friendship with the royal family of Weblin.
>>AUGER
(Well, that's why he can't establish a marriage to their daughter. )
If it was any other family, it would be ridiculous to go against my brother in the first place, let alone not discuss a marriage proposal.
>>MEJOJO
My father has a duty to both Edgar and Nesso..... Damn it all.
>>AUGER
What a bothersome story~. It would be nice if the Galland house was a little stupider.
As is said among higher-ups, to be filled with stupidity is just the right thing. Naievete is a virtue among subordinates. Competent subjects that move and think on their own are messy, troublesome and difficult to handle. I know well that the level of competency in the Galland family is the same as our father's.
>>AUGER
(Ah, in that case...)
Hey, brother, I have a good idea.
>>MEJOJO
... You do?
>>AUGER
Wah, if you're that skeptical, you'll hurt my feelings! I just want to be your strength, brother.
>>MEJOJO
If it's good, then tell me.
>>AUGER
... You're so short with me, brother. Even though you're the straight man in various situations.
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>>MEJOJO
お前がこれぐらいで傷つくタマか、だとか。
お前がそう言う時は大体ロクでもないことしか持ち込まない、だとか、か？
Or Tama that you are hurt in about this, Toka's.
It is not brought only thing not a good about when you say so, and Toka's, or?
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>>AUGER
... Uu.
>>MEJOJO
Whatever. Hurry up and speak.
>>AUGER
(You hurt me thoroughly, brother.)
Brother, you're heartless.
However, that heartlessness is irresistable.
>>AUGER
Ah, it can't be helped. Since brother is so impatient. But I love my impatient brother, too, so I'll tell you.
Did you know? Recently, there are rumours that there's a witch out there.
>>MEJOJO
A witch?
>>AUGER
Mmhm.
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おれはにっこりと笑顔で、・ガーランドを絡め取るための作戦を兄さんへと提案した。
I'm in a smile To smile, was a strategy for taking entwined Garland suggested to brother.
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... Hmm. Upon seeing the relatives, it's evident that suspicion has intensified... Earl Galland, Nesso, know your place.
>>NESSO
Prince Mejojo...!
>>MEJOJO
You're unsightly. You're the lead knight of Weblin, and also the head of the Gefreiter.
>>NESSO
... Guh, but even so, your highness...
>>MEJOJO
There is no "even so." In the first place, if I provide an opening for you to speak, you should be thanking me. For the contribution of your thoughts to our kingdom of Weblin, his majesty thanks you.
>>AUGER
Yes, yes, that's right~.
>>MEJOJO
Even so, you infringe here? Where do you think you are? You are in the presence of the king. Bow your heads and kneel!
>>NESSO
...!!
>>FIONA
(Mejojo...?)
My father and Nesso, who had pleaded my innocence to his majesty, were met with Mejojo's cold words. Apparently, the ceremony of this place is important to Mejojo.
>>AUGER
That's right, you're in front of our father. Refrain from doing anything unsightly.
Auger piggybacks off of that as if teasing, but I feel that he himself is unlikely to move from behind Mejojo.
>>MEJOJO
We have brought here several people - villagers living in the territory governed by the Galland house. They are the accusers.
>>FIONA
(These people... Brought accusations to the castle of my being a witch...?)
In the place Mejojo had indicated, several villagers stand up. Even though they are out of place in the royal palace, even while confused and fearful, they hatefully lift their eyes and glare at me.
No, it's not just hate. It's clear that they fear me, as well.
Behind those eyes, there is fear of me.
>>FIONA
(.... They really believe that I'm a witch)
It's a shock. To them, it's neither a joke nor a misunderstanding. To them, there is no doubt that I'm truly a witch.
>>MEJOJO
So, villagers. Please reiterate the witch's crimes.
>>VILLAGER1
I saw it...! In the form of a black crow, I saw the witch take off from the village! And I saw it in the forest of Scharlemessen! Immediately after that, sickness spread throughout the homes in the village! Because of that damn witch, my father is dead!!
>>FIONA
Wha...?!
(What in the world...?!)
>>VILLAGER2
Not just that! I'm a shepherd in the village, and all my sheep were attacked by a wolf and killed! There's no doubt that witch ordered them to do it! In fact, I heard someone in a nearby village say that there's a woman who leads the wolves!
>>VILLAGER3
I also heard that rumor! And there's more than that! In order to make her potions, the witch is digging up graves! When a village buries many victims of Zodiva, their graves are vandalized... Even after killing them, she uses up their corpses. It's horrific!
>>FIONA
(Everyone, you're wrong...! Even if you're being serious, there's no evidence that any of that was me!)
(It's wrong, so why isn't anyone noticing....?!)
The things they're saying are just unpleasant things that happen in daily life. There's just nothing to blame it on but a witch.
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>>MEJOJO
さて、。
この者たちはこう申しているが……。
何か言い訳はあるか？
Well,. This Sha we are I say this, but .... Or something excuse is there?
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>>FIONA
...!!
If even I have noticed the inconsistencies in their words, there's no reason that Mejojo wouldn't. Even so, he's gone and thus ordered me to say something. It's like I'm being harrassed.
>>FIONA
I am not a witch! I am a Huma, and I can't do anything like take the form of a bird! Furthermore, as most of you here know, I have never once left the tower. Saying that I've done something like come to their territory or go to their village is completely impossible. I can't make potions, and I'm not giving orders to wolves!
In the first place... No one saw me, or even said anything like that, so why am I the one being branded as a witch?!
>>MEJOJO
... Hmm. Certainly, that's true.
Mejojo rubs his chin with his finger. It's a fake-feeling pose, and indeed, I believe that it is fake.
>>FIONA
(There is not a single piece of evidence that says I'm a witch.)
From an early age, I've never been outside of that tower. There is no reason I could be witnessed in any village.
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How about it? You villagers acting as the accusers.
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MEJOJO
お前達は、何を根拠にを魔女だと判断したんだ？
You persons are, I was determined to be a Witch what the grounds?
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//VILLAGERS
...
The villagers looked at each other and stammered.
//FIONA
(After all, they have no reason.)
//MEJOJO
What's wrong? Don't hold back. You are in the presence of his majesty Garibaldi VI. Don't worry just because you're making an unfavorable testimony against the daughter of Earl Edgar. You will not be punished. Speak with confidence.
//VILLAGER1
I, in that case...
//FIONA
(Eh....?)
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//VILLAGER1
その……、恐れ多くも申し上げます！
様は……、その……。
ロベイラ種なのに、どうして生きているんですか！？
The ..., I would also Osoreoku! Sama ......, the ....... Even though Lobeira species, or are you why alive! ?
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//FIONA
...What?
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//VILLAGER2
ロ、ロベイラ種は病弱で短命のはずでは！？
大きくなる前に死んでしまうのが当たり前なのに……。
様はまだ生きてらっしゃる！
Russia, the Lobeira species should of sickly short-lived! ? ...... Though it obvious to the die before they become large. Like still I Rassharu alive!
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//VILLAGER3
おれ達普通の村人ですら、ゾディバで死んでるって言うのに、どうしてロベイラ種の様が死なないんですか！？
Even ours an ordinary villagers, Even though I dead in Zodiva, Why do not die is as Lobeira species! ?
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//VILLAGER1
魔女でもなければ、ロベイラ種の様が生き残れるはずがない！
If you do not even Witch, can not have that survive as species Lobeira!
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//VILLAGER2
様は、我々領民を狼の生贄にして、特別に寿命を延ばしてらっしゃるんだわ！
Sama, we Ryomin in the sacrifice of the wolf, I Rassharu extend the special life!
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//VILLAGER3
She's draining away our lives! Moreover, I know this for a fact! The Earl is always buying a lot of dubious medicine!
//VILLAGER1
That Rabbit man developed an elixir!
//ZARA
...
//VILLAGER3
There's no doubt that those are the materials for making the witch's potions!
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//VILLAGER1
そもそも、様を塔に閉じ込めているのだって、本当は魔女だって気づいているからなんじゃないのか！？
The first place, and Even're confined sama to tower, whether not it such because they noticed really Even Witch! ?
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//FIONA
そんな……。
Such .......
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As the audience around me grows noisy again, my words can't help but get lost.
//FIONA
(The fact that I'm a Lobeira and lived this long is the proof that I'm a witch...?)
//ZARA
The earl buys medicine in order to cure the young lady's sicknesses! Moreover, the reason that the young lady lives within the tower is to protect her from illness, and nothing more!
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//NESSO
ザラ「の言うとおりだ！
それに……、が生きていることが、魔女の証だなんてよくも言えたな……！」
Zara「It is as the say! And ..., that is alive, How dare you say was Na ...... and Nante's proof of Witch!」
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//VILLAGER3
But...
The villagers stammer, daunted by the force of Nesso and Zara, but soon enough, they become noisy once more. Screaming 'I won't be fooled again!' and so on... While we were never trying to trick them in the first place.
//FIONA
I....!!
//AUGER
Yes, yes, stay cool, miss beautiful birdcage princess.
//MEJOJO
... Now, father. The villagers have made their claim. What would you like to do?
//GARIBALDI
... Hmm.
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//EDGAR
陛下……！！
がロベイラ種でありながら、ここまで生きながらえたのは、私が大切に育てたからでございます！
Majesty ...! ! But yet Lobeira species, and was survived up to this point, you there because I have carefully nurtured!
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//EDGAR
There's never been any reason like being a witch...!!
//VILLAGER1
Liar!! In that case, prove that she's not a witch!
//VILLAGER2
Yeah! Give us proof!
//VILLAGER3
If there's no evidence, we can't trust you!!
//FIONA
Evidence...?!
(They're crazy.....!)
They say that the proof that I'm a witch is the fact that I've lived this long as a Lobeira. In that case, in order to prove that I'm not a witch, I'd have no choice but to die from sickness. If they've already concluded that, there's no other way to prove that I'm not a witch.
//FIONA
...!!
//GARIBALDI
...Hmm.
His majesty Garibaldi VI is also pressed for judgment.
//AUGER
Ooh. He's bothered~. Hey, brother, don't you have any good ideas?
//MEJOJO
... So I do. Your Majesty, by your grace, may I speak?
//GARIBALDI
... What is it. Speak.
//MEJOJO
The complaint of the villagers is that disasters occur in their villages due to the presence of the witch, is it not?
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//MEJOJO
ならば、を城に招いてはいかがでしょう？
して、城にて災厄が起きれば……、が魔女であることが確定します。
If, and would you like to be invited to the castle? And then, if Okire the disaster at the castle ..., to confirm it but it is Witch.
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//NESSO AND ZARA
...!!
//FIONA
I... into the castle...?
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//EDGAR
ですが陛下！
これまでも申し上げているように、は体の弱い子です……！
But Your Majesty! So far as I have said also, is weak child of the body is ...!
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//EDGAR
If you suddenly brought her to the castle for the first time, it will surely destroy her body!
//MEJOJO
Earl Edgar, it's obvious that you cherish your only daughter... However, this problem concerns more than just your household. Your daughter has come under suspicion as a witch bringing disaster to Weblin. First of all, shouldn't we dispel all doubt?
//EDGAR
But...!!
//MEJOJO
Father. I also understand your feeling of wanting to cherish your long-standing friendship with Earl Edgar. However, I would like you to make your decision now while thinking of the country as a whole. As King Garibaldi VI, if you ignore the complaints of the villagers in order to protect your own kin...
//MEJOJO
Additionally, the damage done by the wolf species that has continued until now, the Zodiva virus that is not expected to be completely extinguished in the people of Weblin... I implore you to include them in your thoughts.
//GARIBALDI
...
His Majesty seemed conflicted over Mejojo's words and the words of the accused and my father. Then, a conclusion was ruled.
//GARIBALDI
So ..., Garland.
//FIONA
Y, Yes...!!
//GARIBALDI
For a while, you shall remain in this castle. .... What, we won't do anything bad. If you spend some time here, it will indicate to me that you are not a witch. You need not do anything more in particular.
//FIONA
...!!
(I'm... going to live in the castle...?)
At this unexpected development, my head is reeling. If I were to marry Mejojo, I had imagined a life where I was welcomed into this castle. But I have never imagined that a day where I'd dwell in the castle to be monitored as a criminal and a witch would come.
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//MEJOJO
ご立派な決断です、父上。
では……、ウェブリン王国は、・ガーランドを暫定的に魔女とみなし、監視することにする！
Is your good decision, father. In ......, Weblin kingdom, tentatively is regarded as Witch a Garland, you want to be monitored!
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//NESSO
馬鹿な！！
ふざけてる！！
Stupid! ! Are playfully! !
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//NESSO
Are you really going to allow something like that...?! Your Majesty, please reconsider! There's no evidence!!
//MEJOJO
Someone restrain this man! We don't know what he might do in the presence of His Majesty!
//FIONA
Nesso...!!
//NESSO
...!!
//ZARA
Ojou-sama...!!
Nesso, unconvinced by my punishment, was surrounded by Cat knights that had come down from their place and forced to leave.
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MEJOJO
、お前はこっちに来い。
You Come over here.
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//FIONA
Ah...! But, Nesso is...!
//MEJOJO
As long as you're here, he'll be worked up. Rather than thinking of Nesso, it's better to follow my lead.
//AUGER
That's right. If you make too much noise, you might get imprisoned for rebellious intentions.
//FIONA
(T, that would be bad...!)
Nesso, I'll be fine...!!
Without really thinking, I shout to Nesso.
//NESSO
...!!
//ZARA
Ojou-sama...!!
//EDGAR
Oh...
//MEJOJO
Let's go, Fiona.
Taking the chain that remained around my hands, Mejojo led me from the area. Behind me, the voices of the family calling my name still echo.
//FIONA
(Nesso...! Zara...! Father.....!!)
I don't understand what's happening. When I think that I don't know what will happen from here on out, I become petrified by fear.
//FIONA
(Why... Why did this have to happen...?)
Tomorrow is my birthday. Until just recently, I was eagerly looking forward to tomorrow, but now, it holds a completely different meaning. Now, plodding along while handcuffed, all I can do is pray.
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>>FIONA
(I wonder if the storm has already passed)
Even though I should still be praying for the storm to pass, all of that has become pointless now. Tomorrow, I won't be going to my birthday party. All of the hard work Zara had done was in vain.
>>FIONA
(Why... Why did something like this...?)
.. Uu.
As I almost shed a sob, the sweet scent of flowers softly brushed past my nose as if to comfort me.
>>FIONA
(... It must be a garden?)
It's not the time to be crying. If I can't grasp what's going on...
>>FIONA
...
I take a deep breath. Once again, the smell of sweet flowers lingers in the air.
>>FIONA
(I wonder where I'm being taken. Since I'm being deemed a witch, I'm probably going to be imprisoned in the castle... right?)
That should be the case.
>>FIONA
(It's not possible that Mejojo and Auger went the wrong way...)
The gait of the two people leading me has never hesitated.
>>FIONA
(Where in the world are we going?)
From the term "captivity," I had imagined something like a prison in the basement. Or, perhaps, a tower.
>>MEJOJO
What's wrong? You're restless.
>>FIONA
Mm, nothing. Just... I was wondering where I'm being taken.
>>MEJOJO
If you come along with me, you'll find out. Come along quietly.
>>FIONA
... Okay.
Prompted by Mejojo tugging the chain, I quicken my feet to regain the minute I delayed.
>>MEJOJO
We're here.
>>FIONA
Eh...?
After being guided by Mejojo and Auger and continuing to walk down the long hallway, I was ushered into an open-air garden. Since I didn't see any other signs of life, it's surely a place where only the princes, or even His Majesty, could enter.
However, the make of the garden itself was stunning. I gaped at the view from the garden, which appeared almost as if it was floating in the air. The lights of the people living below us in the capital city twinkle, flickering like stars on the ground.
Admiring the scenery from here, I could almost forget what was happening to me.
>>MEJOJO
How is it? Beautiful?
>>FIONA
... Mm, it's incredible. But why did you bring me here...? Since I'm suspected of being a witch, shouldn't I be sent to jail...?
>>MEJOJO
From today on, this is where you'll be living.
>>FIONA
Eh?
>>MEJOJO
Over there, I have prepared a room for you to stay in.
Having said that, Mejojo gestured to a small, cute house nestled in the garden. It's a lovely little house that seems like it's out of a fairy tale.
>>FIONA
I'm... going to live here...? But haven't I been placed under surveillance as a witch...?
>>MEJOJO
We can monitor you from anywhere within the castle. Oh, and the Chu Chu Knights will be left in the garden to report directly to me.
>>FIONA
Chu Chu Knights?
>>MEJOJO
They're Rat knights. They're very small, but their agility is useful. While you're here, they will listen to what you have to say. Iif something happens, you should instruct them.
...Hey.
>>LEONIDAS
My name is Leonidas. I serve as the leader of the CCK. From now on, let's please get along. After me are the main knights of the CCK. As you'll see their faces often, remember them if you can.
Leonidas, who took one step out in greeting, is not completely in humanoid form, but not completely in beast form, either. About as tall as a small child, appearing as a knight with only a helmet perched on his head, he was extremely cute.
>>FIONA
(I-I wonder if I can remember his face...)
I'm a little worried. But, anxiety aside, the knights of the CCK standing behind Leonidas opened their mouths.
>>VINCENT
I am called Vincent!
>>DAVID
I am called David!
>>LAD
I am called Lad!
>>NACK
I'm called Nack!
>>ALL
From now on, let us get along well!
>>FIONA
(C, cute...!)
>>MEJOJO
All right. As a reward, you can have some nuts.
>>LEONIDAS
Thank you very much! We'll have them!!
His behavior is leaderly, but it's also as adorable as a toy soldier.
>>MEJOJO
This, too, I will entrust to you.
>>FIONA
What?
Mejojo pulled a bag from his breast pocket and handed it to me.
>>MEJOJO
Nuts are beloved by these knights. If you feel like it, you can give them as a reward.
>>FIONA
T, thank you...
Though they're knights that serve the prince, their payment is nuts... These knights are even cuter than I imagined.
>>FIONA
(... What's this?)
While Mejojo and I were speaking, the knights of the CCK seem to be fidgeting restlessly. When I tried to listen quietly...
>>I'M NOT GOING TO REMEMBER THEIR NAMES
... Ah!
>>CCK
N, nuts...
>>CCK
...... Gokyuri. (??)
>>CCK
A treat... Only Leonidas got it... That's cruel...
>>LEONIDAS
Come on, don't make a scene...!
I heard them whispering a conversation in a low voice.
>>FIONA
(S, seriously cute...!)
Any minute now, I'm likely to fidget until I give in to my desire to hand them nuts.
... Well, even so. Ignoring that atmosphere, Mejojo calmly continues to talk.
>>MEJOJO
I've told these guys to take care of you. If you want for anything, you should tell them. It'll be brought to you quickly. But don't forget that they're doubling as monitors for you, as ell. You can go anywhere you desire within the air garden, but... If you try to leave this place, they'll contact me immediately. Don't do anything unnecessary.
>>MEJOJO
Don't forget. You're a witch. If you try to escape -- you'll be killed.
>>FIONA
... No way..
>>MEJOJO
Well, if you're obedient, nothing bad will happen. Leonidas, watch her firmly.
>>LEONIDAS
Yes, Lord Mejojo!
>>MEJOJO
Do you understand? What do you have to say?
>>FIONA
... Y, es.
>>MEJOJO
In that case, it's already gotten late tonight. It would be good if you rested your body soon.
>>FIONA
...
Leaving his explanation at that, Mejojo finished and walked away with resounding footsteps.