Led by Claude, as soon as Raze entered the palace through the staff’s back entrance, she was taken straight to the bathroom.
She could borrow clothes and was happy to be allowed to soak in the bath so late at night.
After drying her hair and being given a warm drink by the thoughtful maid, Claude also came out of the bath having changed clothes.
“The knight squad and the head butler are handling things, so you don’t need to worry about anything else.”
“Understood. Thank you for your hard work.”
Raze bowed her head.
“Ah, did you have any injuries on your arms or anywhere? Did you treat them?”
Remembering the scratch marks on his clothes, she got up from the chair, rolled up Claude’s sleeves, and examined his wounds.
“Wow, these are pretty deep, aren’t they?”
“Oh dear, should I get the first aid kit?”
The head maid Martha was about to fetch it, but Raze shook her head.
“I can take care of wounds this minor.”
Raze focused on Claude’s injuries.
She wasn’t particularly skilled at healing magic, but had trained in it for her job, so she could at least heal wounds if she had enough stamina and time. However, she wouldn’t be able to do anything else while using this magic. But it should be fine now.
As the wounds gradually warmed up, they visibly healed before their eyes. Claude’s eyes went wide.
“Phew. Anywhere else bad?”
“No…thank you.”
“No problem. I owed you one after all the help you gave me today.”
Now that her magic capability was revealed to exceed Luke’s, Raze felt no need to hide her power anymore.
(There, that’s done…)
She had eliminated the evidence of her own mistake.
“Why don’t you take a break too, Claude?”
Martha offered Claude a drink as well, and after a moment’s hesitation, he took a seat.
“Still, for such a tiny, cute girl to get so covered in blood. It must have been scary, huh?”
“It’s alright. I’m the one who should apologize for startling you.”
“Not at all!”
Martha patted the head of Raze, who was sitting primly in an oversized nightgown, holding the mug with both hands. Just a few minutes ago, Martha had let out a small shriek when she first appeared.
“I was wondering what kind of kid the commoner child would be. But you’re such a good girl, I wish I could have you as my own.”
“It must be wonderful to have you as a mother, Martha.”
“Oh my!”
In this gentle atmosphere, Claude could hardly believe the events from earlier had actually happened. It was no ordinary vermin extermination – it was an abnormal occurrence that only happened once a year, if that.
“Claude, what do you think will happen tomorrow?”
“Since the cause hasn’t been identified yet, we won’t be allowed in the palace. Different arrangements will likely be made for tomorrow. As for the school festival preparations, that will depend on the prince and Lady Mortens.”
“I see. My break ends the day after tomorrow, so I’d like to help with the preparations if possible…”
Raze took a sip of her tea with milk and honey.
Her time was limited, but rushing ahead alone wouldn’t do any good either.
“Then I’ll join you.”
“Eh, thank you! I’m counting on you.”
She had inadvertently slipped into the way she talked back in the military. Since the distance between her and Claude had closed, she wanted to become better friends with him. The more allies, the better…for the future as well.
“–So this is where you’ve been.”
Someone had arrived,
and they realized it was Addis, who seemed to have been looking for them.
“Is something wrong?”
Raze asked, setting her mug down.
“I just came to check that you two were alright. Lady Carne was quite worried. You should go see her.”
“Eh, but Lady Carne has the prince with her, right?”
Though Raze said she couldn’t accept that suggestion, Addis furrowed his brow.
“…But still. I think there are things you can tell her.”
“…I see. Understood.”
Raze got up, understanding the implication in Addis’ words.
“Is it okay for me to go like this?”
“You should probably put something over that. Wait a moment.”
After receiving an outer garment from Martha and thanking her for all her help, since Claude had dealt with all those vermin, he must be tired too.
“The best thing for magical overexertion is rest. Don’t overdo it, okay? I’ll let Lady Carne know.”
Claude looked at Raze with surprise for a moment, intently.
As a butler, he tried to maintain a poker face, but he didn’t expect her to see through it so easily.
“…Please do.”
He saw Raze off with his gaze
as she followed after Addis towards Carne.
“Could it be about the prophecy?”
Raze asked on the way.
“I think so. She seemed pretty shaken by the whole thing, even though she’s calmed down now.”
Hearing that made Raze feel uneasy all of a sudden.
There was absolutely no description in the prophecy book detailing the events that resembled this incident.
(Could it be that this was some major event?)
Her thought hit the mark.
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When they reached Carne’s room, her eyes were red, like she had been crying.
“Raze…”
“What’s wrong? There are no more scary enemies. Your Highness and everyone else took care of them properly.”
Raze gave a light nod to Ruben standing beside her, then kneeled in front of Carne sitting on the bed and took her hand.
Carne shook her head firmly side to side, looking at Raze.
“This was supposed to be Folia’s awakening event.”
“…But there was nothing about it in the book.”
“Yes. I had completely forgotten such an important event! A small-scale stampede that would injure Ruben, Claude and the others, allowing Folia to awaken her purification power. That’s what this event was.”
(What a dreadful event!)
Hearing that, Raze’s expression turned grim.
While Folia’s awakening was a precious gain, injuries to the VIP members were no laughing matter.
Raze thought she had messed up just with Claude’s wound, so she didn’t want to hear about any worse mistakes.
“Since everyone is safe, there’s no need to worry.”
Though she tried to reassure her, Carne didn’t seem convinced.
“No. If I ended up going down the path of destruction, Folia’s power would definitely be needed!”
“……..”
Raze fell silent.
(Ah, at this rate–)
I feel bad for interrupting her serious thoughts, but it seems that Carne still hasn’t realized that while the content has changed, all the events are still happening.
Raze feels relieved by this.
–If she starts saying, “I will walk the path of ruin,” it would be unbearable.
Ruben and Addis, who were standing behind her, looked like they wanted to say something but couldn’t understand their Japanese.
Raze let out a small sigh and asked Carne,
“Carne-sama, would it have been okay if the prince got hurt?”
“Of course not! I would hate that!”
Carne replied immediately.
“Then, even if Folia hadn’t awakened, it would have been better if those events hadn’t happened.”
Carne was taken aback by Raze’s point.
“Up until now, I’ve been properly avoiding the flags. There’s no way you would be killed by the prince. Besides, I told you, didn’t I? I will protect you. If you’re that worried, we can have Folia awaken from now on. I’ll take care of it. You might have forgotten, but I’m a bug that doesn’t appear in the otome game. I won’t lose to the scenario.”
Carne felt the thorn in her heart dissolve as she listened to Raze.
Her shoulders relaxed, and she let out a sigh.
“……Raze’s words are strangely convincing…”
Raze grinned at the calmer Carne.
“I haven’t lived my second life for nothing.”
“Well, neither have I.”
“But I remember things faster than you, so I’m the senior.”
“Oh, Raze…”
Carne smiled, and Ruben, who was behind her, let out a sigh of relief.
“Is she okay now?”
he asked gently.
“Yes…… I’m sorry for worrying you. I still need some time to process, but I’ve calmed down. I think I was overthinking things.”
“Well, that makes it sound like I wasn’t using my head.”
“Oh, did I say that?”
“……Carne-sama?”
Raze gave Carne a stern look as she feigned ignorance.
Carne laughed at that.
Seeing her laugh, Raze couldn’t help but smile too. She seemed to be okay now.
“–Well, I’ll be going now.”
Ruben probably wanted to be alone with Carne, so Raze decided to leave with Addis.
There was still time before they had to get up, so she wanted to get some more sleep.
“Ah, wait. Raze.”
“Yes?”
“Can you sleep with me? Please……”
“Yes?”
Surprised by the unexpected request, Raze looked at Ruben before answering Carne.
Surprisingly, he nodded.
“I would like to be with her, but I know my limits.”
“……UNDERSTOOD.”
So, Raze ended up sleeping in Carne’s room.
After what happened, it was important to stay by the cute princess’s side.
The bed was more than big enough, so there was no problem with sleeping arrangements.
Ruben, still looking a bit worried, approached Carne. Raze switched places with him.
“Good night, Carne.”
“Good night, Ruben-sama.”
Watching their exchange felt a bit awkward, so Raze turned to Addis.
“Good job with the harmful beast extermination. I heard you spent the break with your mother, going through dungeons. That story was true, huh?”
“How do you know that!?”
Addis, who usually kept a straight face, looked surprised.
He didn’t want people to know that he, despite being a young man, was going through dungeons with his mother, the famous adventurer Vanessa.
Seeing his rare reaction, Raze was very satisfied. She was glad she had heard the story from his subordinates.
“I’m something of an adventurer myself.”
“……Don’t spread it around.”
“But you’re supposed to be really strong. There’s no need to hide it. Besides, rumors only last seventy-five days.”
Raze said goodnight, and Addis, looking a bit troubled, said “goodnight” and left the room.
“Let’s go to sleep.”
“Yes.”
in the room, Raze hesitantly took off the jacket she had borrowed from Martha and climbed into bed.
She left some space between them, but Carne closed the gap.
“Hehe, I’ve always wanted to sleep with a friend like this.”
Carne said and then quickly fell asleep, looking tired.
(……Come to think of it…… The last time I slept in the same bed with someone was with Rido……)
Seeing Carne’s innocent sleeping face, Raze closed her eyes, feeling the warmth.
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