Female Soldier Infiltration Volume 2 Chapter 3.5

Interlude Star Festival
 

“Friends? Does include male friend too?”
 
With golden eyes gleaming, Folia stiffened.
 
“Um… Well, there are boys, but they’re all easy to talk to and nice people, you know…?”
 
Returning to the church, she was caught by Cardinal Zell Ire Mordir.
 
She hadn’t thought about needing his permission at all, thinking he would just let her go normally, so Folia was surprised by his reaction to detain her.
 
Since she hadn’t had much interaction with boys her age before, she wondered if she was being worried about whether she was fitting in properly.
 
“We’ve had study sessions together, so it’s okay. And I was looking forward to playing with Lady Carne , so please don’t worry!”
 
Wanting to show that she was doing well at the academy, Zell’s expression hardened at her words.
 
“Do any of the classmates you’ve been writing letters to come?”
 
“Are you talking about Raze-chan? She said she was too busy with work this time and didn’t know if she could come.”
 
Then, Zell’s brow furrowed deeper.
 
“You really want to go, don’t you?”
 
“Yes. I invited myself, so I really want to go.”
 
Nodding, Folia nodded vigorously.
 
After a brief silence, Zell searched his pocket and pulled something out.
 
“Give me your hand.”
 
“Huh? Okay.”
 
As instructed, she offered her left hand, and a ring was slipped onto her pinky.
 
“This…!”
 
Folia’s eyes sparkled brightly at the sudden gift.
 
“Don’t lose it. If you run into any trouble, it’ll help you. There are dangers around nobles. Be careful when you go.”
 
“Lord Zell! Thank you so much!!”
 
Folia beamed with a full smile.
 
She didn’t know that the ring had been sleeping in Zell’s pocket for days, waiting for the right moment to give it to her.
 
Being directly given something by him, whom she harbored feelings for, filled her with joy.
 
“I’ll treasure it…”
 
Folia looked at it lovingly with her pinky.
 
There was no certain future of how long she would be by Zell’s side.
 
Now, she could only study hard and make an effort to get closer to him.
 
Folia was an orphan abandoned at the church.
 
When she graduates from the academy, she must choose whether to leave the church or pursue becoming a clergy member.
 
To broaden her future prospects, she needed to achieve good grades. She could no longer remain a child.
 
More than anything, it was Zell providing the money for her to attend the academy.
 
She did not want to disappoint him. There was no telling how long Zell would continue supporting her as her guardian.
 
Wrapping her left hand, adorned with the pinky ring, in her right hand, she thanked it as if praying.
 
The day of the festival.
 
While Raze was working tirelessly in the military despite being off duty, Folia attended the Star Festival held in the capital of Cyan.
 
Numerous stalls lined the park, usually used for regular markets and gatherings, bustling with people, and Folia and Carne enjoyed the festival wearing traditional costumes passed down from the eastern island nation, which were arranged in vivid designs but were essentially yukata.
 
Beside Carne , Ruben, disguised to hide his handsome face, stuck close, and other boys, somewhat awkward, intoxicated by the festival atmosphere.
 
While keeping a certain distance from them, disguised and mingling among the commoners, private guards kept watch.
 
“Mmm! Delicious!”
 
Drumming her fingers after tasting the food at the stalls, the group enjoyed the festival.
 
“Folia-san, look at that.”
 
“Wow. It’s cute!”
 
Eyes sparkling, she found a lovely keychain.
 
“Shall we buy three and make them matching?”
 
“That sounds great! Oh, I saw some clothes that would look good on Raze-chan earlier!”
 
“I found a bag and shoes too. Let’s come back to buy them later.”
 
Thinking of another important friend not present, the two talked excitedly.
 
“Come to think of it, when is Raze-chan’s birthday?”
 
“I don’t know either…Let’s ask when school starts.”
 
“Yes!”
 
The boys, who didn’t interact with Raze much, exchanged glances as they watched the excited Folia and Carne chattering about her.
 
“By the way, what’s Granoli like?”
 
Luca asked Folia.
 
“Um… Raze-chan is very smart and perceptive, always dependable and very cool!”
 
“Yes. Much more reliable than the men around here. She loves sweets and looks adorable when she’s stuffing her face, like a squirrel.”
 
“Ah! I get it~! She’d probably appreciate any souvenir we buy~”
 
For some reason, the romance targets like Ruben felt a sense of defeat.
 
It seemed they needed to reevaluate her once the second term began.
 
“She really can do anything, huh? I sometimes see Granoli in the mornings, and I’m amazed at how energetically she moves around.”
 
To prevent his physique from deteriorating when returning to the field, Raze trained every morning.
 
Ian had seen her doing it several times, but he had never seen an active girl who could jump and run like that without using magic. It was shocking. She can continue front flips multiple times as if it were nothing, and she doesn’t miss back flips either. The first time he saw it, his mouth hung open.
 
“Her magic activation is almost instantaneous, and she’s used to it. I’m curious about the kind of life she had to lead to become a special student at this academy.”
 
Luca had been curious about that for a while.
 
Upon hearing that, Folia and Carne exchanged glances.
 
“Raze-chan is from Forlas. She said she doesn’t have any blood-related family anymore,”
 
Folia said, revealing what Raze had told her before Luca could ask.
 
Everyone in the room was wide-eyed at the news. No one didn’t understand what that meant.
 
“She would never bring it up herself, but she’s a hard worker. If you get the chance, please talk to her. She’s very reliable,”
 
Carne added later.

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Luca, who had brought up the topic, furrowed his brow. The conversation was much heavier than he had imagined.
 
“I’m glad I found out before telling her. Thanks.”
 
“You’re welcome. Raze-chan doesn’t seem to show any signs of that past, so I sometimes forget too,”
 
Folia, who is usually closest to Raze, chuckled.
 
When she is with Raze, things Folia take for granted suddenly become words of concern or encouragement. Each time, Raze returns them without showing any signs of being hurt, making her feel uneasy about her concern for Raze.
 
Even now, while playing, she’s living her life.
 
Carne and Folia purchased the items they had their eye on.
 
“From Forlas…”
 
Ruben, who had been quietly listening, muttered quietly.
 
“Already five years ago.”
 
“Yes.”
 
Claude, walking diagonally behind them, confirmed.
 
“Ruben-sama, you participated in the Forlas reconstruction event, didn’t you?”
 
Ruben continued speaking to Carne , who understood what he meant.
 
“About a year after the siege ended, the repairs to the fortress were still in progress, and there were still roof tiles and debris left on the houses. I remember the restoration of the teleportation devices being a major issue.”
 
Ruben recalled the scene from the past and felt a heavy feeling when he wondered if Raze had been there.
 
Realizing that a victim of that conflict was close to him, he felt as if he had been awakened by cold water.
 
“Granoli works harder than anyone else, so she has good grades in various subjects. From the second term on, I’ll try to talk to her more!”
 
Ian’s cheerful words brought back the lively sounds of the festival.
 
“You guys, don’t make a fuss just because there’s no representative!”
 
“Eh~. Can’t the representative even show her face?”
 
Men with well-trained bodies walked up from the front.
 
To keep them away from Carne , Ruben gently held her hand as he walked beside her.
 
“Oh. Can’t she make it? She do seem busy. Then let’s buy some festival food that the representative would like and deliver it. The one who buys the favorite item wins. The loser has to do what the winner says.”
 
“Oh, you said it, man!”
 
“The one who brings it up always loses!”
 
“Huh!?”
 
The voices of the men blended into the excitement.
 
Although it was becoming brighter in the shop, the festival was far from over.
 
In the lively crowd, Carne blushed at the hand she held, and Folia smiled happily, her first time at the festival with a friend rather than at the church.
 

 
There was only one person who didn’t participate in the festival, despite being one of the capture targets in the otome game.
 
Although he had said he was going to the Star Festival with the girls, the son of Grim reaper the Death God, Addis, was actually at home on the day of the Star Festival.
 
“Come on, Addis. You can still go, right?”
 
Kneeling in the mansion’s garden, he looked up at the woman with the same short hair in front of him with sharp eyes.
 
“If you lose to a girl, what kind of dignity do you have as a man? Stand up.”
 
Though Addis’ body was already worn out, he remembered losing seriously to a certain commoner girl and stood up.
 
“Please.”
 
“Very well.”
 
With a sword in hand, her lips formed a curve.
 
She was none other than Vanessa Ragusaas, the princess of the Arianne Kingdom, feared as the “unconquerable warrior woman.”
 
Vanessa, who had been asking about her son’s school life from her husband, knew that he had been defeated by the infiltrating military girl .
 
She knew he was as competitive as herself, but Addis, who dislikes useless fights like her husband, didn’t seem eager to exert himself, so she thinks this was a good experience for him.
 
She never expected the day would come when he would ask her to train him himself.
 
Vanessa is delighted by her son’s growth, and she can’t help but put more force into her sword.
 
“Does Addis like that girl?”
 
“W-What! No!”
 
Addis counters while handling his sword, wondering what she’s getting at.
 
“Oh. Is that so? Well, your mother welcomes strong girls, you know?”
 
–Is that because you’re so strong that you can’t be called a “maiden”?
 
Addis swallows his words.
 
While her mother wields her sword with ease while chatting, occasionally mentioning that she has deteriorated compared to her active days, he still can’t imagine being able to beat her.
 
He talks about male dignity, but his mother is definitely stronger militarily than his father.
 
“I… I just don’t want to lose to her again next time!”
 
“Is that so~? Then you should become strong enough to defeat your mother! Then you can win against most opponents!”
 
“Ugh!”
 
Addis manages to somehow block Vanessa’s horizontal strike.
 
He feels like what she’s saying is nonsensical, but it’s true, so he can’t argue back.
 
Next, water bullets come at him from the side, and Addis barely manages to dodge them.
 
“You’ll struggle even if you join the knight order like this~”
 
Addis calmly dodges Vanessa’s provocation.
 
“I know. I have to become stronger.”
 
Seeing Addis filled with fighting spirit, Vanessa realizes that it was the right decision for Welline to send him to school.
 
Above all, being able to be in the same space as that [Wolf Fang], which is said to be the best in the country, is how blessed Addis is.
 
She even wishes he knew her true identity and could learn properly.
 
Vanessa’s spartan training continues until just before the opening ceremony.


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