Afterword: Perticia Yves al-Reuven (middle)
4.
The northern part of the Imperial Castle of the Leuven Empire.
A small forest that looks like a miniature eastern tropical rainforest. A forbidden area where entry was restricted until just a few years ago.
This is where Perticia stayed.
“ha.”
After dropping Saxony and the maids.
Perticia, who came here with Ulan, took a deep breath and then exhaled strongly.
“As expected, I feel most comfortable here.”
Leaning her back against the tree, Perticia stared at Ulan, who was standing blankly. Then, a faint smile appeared on her lips.
“It must be because it was the place where I first met Ulan, right? Of course, these are memories from my past life that I don’t remember.”
As she said, Ulan had visited this place in his past life. Although she was engulfed in flames and burning at the time.
“But it’s a little different than back then.”
“That’s because there are Ulan.”
When I said with the nuance that the scenery was different from my past life, Perticia suddenly made a face.
“To be exact, it is a landscape that can exist only because Ulan defeated the Abyss.”
“It’s thanks to everyone’s strength.”
Ulan corrected himself.
As if he was able to defeat Abyss because all the warriors, including Noah, contributed their strength.
And the rest of the gossip ends here.
Ulan brought up the business that came to visit her.
“What’s the bigger challenge?”
“Chi, it’s been a while since we’ve seen each other, but let’s stop talking about that. “Because there’s a lot more to talk about than that.”
Perticia pouted her lips as if she was pouting and started talking rapidly about what she had not been able to say because they had not seen each other for a while.
Ulan listened to her story in silence, and a not-so-short amount of time passed. Ulan, who continued to nod her head, opened her mouth.
“By the way, what time is it now?”
“It’s 4 PM, why?”
“I have to go back soon.”
“Eh? No!”
Perticia’s eyes widened.
She stretched out, holding on tightly to Ulan’s arm. As if she could never let go.
“I’ll sleep here today and go tomorrow.”
“Why do we have to do that?”
“Ha, I really wasn’t going to bring this up. Ulan, have you never heard of this?”
“What?”
“The table of the imperial family gathers delicacies from all over the continent.”
“… … !”
Ulan’s eyes widened when he heard the words “delicious food from mountains and seas.”
Perticia said with a coy smile, as if she had been caught.
“Now you look a little more interested.”
“Is that really true?”
“sure. There are a lot of dishes that you have never seen before at the Academy. “I’m sure there are dishes that Ulan in his past life couldn’t eat.”
Repeated temptation.
Ulan’s worries did not last long.
“Well, it’ll be okay for one night.”
“Hehe, I got caught.”
Perticia smiled brightly and hugged Ulan’s arm. Having achieved her goal, she opened her mouth to continue her story again and again.
But Ulan was a little faster.
“Let’s talk about the assignment first.”
“Oh right. About that. “I finished everything else, but I couldn’t finish just one.”
Perticia sighed briefly and took something out of a chest she had left near the pond. It was a list of assignments she received during the school vacation.
Four of the five tasks had circles drawn, while the last one had no shapes drawn at all.
Ulan muttered this softly.
“Research on festival culture?”
“Yes, there are festivals everywhere during summer vacation. My goal is to research the culture and origins of the festival and write an opinion piece.”
Perticia nods.
She continued speaking.
“At the same time, there was a festival held in the capital every year in the empire, so I wanted to participate. however… … .”
“however?”
“The festival was postponed a bit this year. That’s why the festival starts right after the vacation ends, not during the summer vacation.”
This is the reason for the delay in submitting the assignment.
Perticia sighed, and Ulan, who heard this, asked back as if he couldn’t understand.
“Can’t I just read the book and write it?”
“No! “That’s expedient.”
“okay?”
“sure. “I want to enjoy the festival fairly and carry out my tasks.”
Perticia proudly sticks out her chest.
After listening to it, it certainly seems unfair to write an opinion piece after only reading a book. Ulan nodded her head as if she finally understood.
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Then at that moment.
Perticia’s eyes lit up.
“So let’s go.”
“what? “Where?”
“A festival held in the capital. Today is the first day, so I had a lot of fun. “I also do homework on the side!”
I guess playing has become my main focus.
But that’s not what’s important. Ulan crossed her arms and tilted her head.
“Will the man allow it?”
Saxony Juel Orden.
He is Perticia’s guard knight.
Will he, who is so inflexible as ever, be allowed to attend the capital’s festival? Perticia chuckled at Ulan’s question.
“Oh, of course you won’t do it. So I’m thinking of sneaking out. “It would have been difficult if I were alone, but now I have Ulan.”
Perticia speaks with a smiling face.
On the other hand, Ulan responded with a grumpy tone.
“I’m sure I’ll cooperate…” … .”
“I’m sure. “If I refuse, the imperial chefs might go on vacation.”
“Assignments are important. “We will cooperate.”
“Hehe, I thought you would say that.”
Perticia smiled broadly.
As if it was an answer he liked. As the agreement was being concluded, Ulan suddenly spoke up.
“But I can’t use magic.”
“huh? “What are you talking about all of a sudden?”
“I can take you out, but I can’t guarantee that you won’t be caught.”
Honestly, Perticia stands out too much.
Because her looks were natural, and the clothes she was currently wearing were also flashy dresses. In response to this concern, Perticia lightly waved her hand.
“If that’s the case, don’t worry. “I received something like this from Noah before.”
“What is that?”
“It’s a talisman that makes you look different to people outside a certain range.”
There are all kinds of talismans.
Ulan thought this to himself and looked at the amulet with curious eyes.
“Then the clothes also look different?”
“Unfortunately no. So, I prepared something reasonably good. braided! “This is it.”
This is what Perticia took out after answering.
It was the same maid uniform worn by the maids. If this were to happen to others, it wouldn’t be a big problem.
Ulan nodded silently.
“Then let’s leave right away.”
Before the festival starts.
Red eyes sparkled intensely.
5.
The escape from the imperial castle went smoothly.
Although there were tight security and numerous watchful eyes, no one was able to capture Ulan, who had reached the level of a superhuman.
Some time after that.
The two succeeded in escaping easily.
“and! “It really came out.”
Perticia, who crossed the castle wall and arrived near the capital’s square, looked amazed. Ulan responded as if it was no big deal.
“It’s thanks to the spirits’ help.”
The reason he was able to get out without anyone noticing was partly because Ulan used the realm of superhumans, but more than that, the help of the spirits was greater.
‘and… … .’
The biggest help can be said to be the spirit of the abyss remaining in the forest instead of Perticia.
Even though she usually walks around in the form of a young Perticia, she can spend about a day looking exactly like the Perticia in front of her.
Around the time I was finishing my thoughts.
Perticia, who was watching the street where the festival was in full swing, suddenly stretched out her hand and grabbed her arm.
“Don’t do this, go quickly!”
An excited expression like a child.
Faced with a bright smile, Ulan walked around the festival streets with her.
It was a time when people were enjoying happy times, such as eating all kinds of street food or watching performances taking place in the square.
Something suddenly caught my eye.
“oh! That… … .”
A desk with all kinds of products on display. Among her many products, the one that caught Perticia’s eye was a wooden sculpture of an owl.
Ulan, too, seemed to realize what she was looking at and nodded slowly.
“It’s the statue I gave you before.”
Around this time last year, Ulan gave a statue similar to that to Perticia, whom he met at the night market.
“Do you still have it?”
“sure. “This is the first gift I received from Ulan.”
Perticia smiled broadly.
Then, he slightly unbuttoned the front button of his shirt and took out what he was wearing around his neck. It was the wooden owl sculpture that Ulan had just mentioned.
“Uhm, but it would be less lonely if there were two of us rather than one, so can I ask you a favor?”
Looks like I want one more.
Ulan tried to say that he would gladly do so. But at that moment, an unexpected title was heard from Perticia.
“master.”
“… … what?”
“Hehe, I called you while you were dressed like this.”
Perticia smiled sheepishly and pointed to the maid uniform. Then she suddenly pushed her face in and said,
“It’s not exactly wrong, right? “Because we made a contract with the spirits.”
Come to think of it, something like that happened.
Last fall, in order to defeat one of the Lords of the Abyss and save Perticia, Ulan made a spirit pact with her.
“Anyway, please.”
“Um, I understand.”
After finishing a short reminiscence.
Ulan strode over to the product display stand. After a while, a merchant who noticed his approach welcomed Ulan with a smile.
“Come on! “What would you like to do?”
“With the lights out game.”
The rules of the lights out game are simple.
Throw a dart made from a piece of magic stone and hit the magic light decorated on the wall.
Then, a magical reaction occurs and the lights go out, and if you turn off five lights, you take home one prize of your choice.
And if you turn off all the magic lights on display, you can take home three prizes of your choice.
Ulan, recalling the rules he had heard at the time, waved his hand toward the vendor who was trying to explain the lights-out game.
“I know the rules.”
“yes? how… … .”
“If I turn them all off, I’ll give you three prizes, right?”
“Uh, yes, but… … .”
“I’ll start right away.”
After answering, Ulan grabbed the piece of magic stone. Afterwards, he began to pull up the spirit and put it into a magic stone. It was to increase destructive power.
Meanwhile, around that time.
The merchant frowned and tilted his head. There were some things I didn’t like about Ulan’s attitude, but more than that, I felt a sense of déjà vu.
‘I think I’ve seen it somewhere before.’
When did you see it?
As he was searching for memories, a piece he had long forgotten flashed through the merchant’s mind.
At the same time, his eyes widened.
“omg! Last year, those barbarians… … !”
When I told him to turn off the lights, he was an ignorant monster that blew up the wall along with the lights! Recalling his memories from that time, he hurriedly tried to stop Ulan.
But it was already too late.
Because the magic stone fragment left Ulan’s hands.
Huh! Quagga-ga-ga-ga-!
A piece of magic stone tears through the air and flies with tremendous force. Soon, a strong storm struck the scene, accompanied by strong wind pressure.
Quaaaaaaaaaaa!
A loud roar as if lightning had struck.
After a while, as the hazy smoke cleared, the horrors unfolded. Not only the magic lamp, but also the wall and the carriage parked beyond it were shattered.
“Uh, uh… … .”
“I will take the product.”
A businessman sits down as if he is devastated.
Ulan grabbed the wooden owl statue without even looking at him.
After returning to Perticia, she watched this scene from beginning to end and suddenly burst into laughter.
“Ahaha, it’s the same as then.”
“Is that so?”
“Yes, I did. Even then, you broke a wall while turning off the lights. But this time, it even blew the carriage over the wall.”
“That’s because I’m stronger than then.”
Power, magic, skill, everything.
If they had used all their might, not only the wall and carriage, but also nearby buildings would have collapsed.
“Anyway, it’s here.”
“Hehe, thank you.”
Perticia smiles shyly and accepts the gift from Ulan. After taking a total of four statues, she held Ulan’s hand again.
“Now, let’s go again.”
“Are you wandering around again?”
“sure!”
Perticia answered as if it were obvious.
The festival started now. Just like that, the two disappeared into the crowd of people.
fantasy,
