Fleeting

TFR 259

What the Kingdom Has and Imperial Japan Doesn't [Part 4]

The Head Church of the Kingdom's church was in the Empire, and it had a considerable influence on the Kingdom people... especially those who lived around the Royal Capital. Since childhood, the Church had instilled in them the idea that the Empire was a mighty country.

This was a very foreign feeling to the three siblings, who were born and raised in Palace, a place with churches themselves being nonexistent...

KKKB 540

Bear-san, Attends Birthday Party

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It’s Cereille’s birthday, and although it has been an ambiguous few days, I have decided to carry it out today.

I have revised the text to match the past text as well. (I apologize for any omissions.)

-Kumanano

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I’ve finished listening to the synopsis of yesterday's events.

“Well then, I'll take my leave.” (Yuna)

“Yuna, ple...

VTGWH 353

Williams Family's Eldest Daughter, Alicia (Age: 16)

I called out to Vian, who was staring at the dress and saying nothing.

I thought he would be jumping for joy, but that's not the reaction I had imagined.

"...What's wrong?"

"That dress doesn't look good on me."

He lowered his eyebrows a little and muttered confidently. I was surprised by his response.

This dress seemed tailor-made for Vian, so who else would wear it but Vian?

"Is the...

TFR 258

What the Kingdom Has and Imperial Japan Doesn't [Part 3]

"Right. Does Rose-sama know Joanna-sama? We heard from His Majesty that she was the Holy Maiden announced by the Church."

After chatting leisurely about light-hearted topics for some time, Emma inquired about the Holy Maiden, Joanna. Being chosen as Holy Maiden must have been more difficult and troublesome than being called a h̲o̲r̲n̲y maiden. While thinking as such, Emma brought up the topic li...

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Bear-san, Goes To Cereille's Residence To Talk

I hold the sulking Hugging Bear in my arms and gently stroke it. Hugging Bear then cuddled me as if he wanted to be spoiled more.

“Hugging Bear-chan. You thought that Yuna-san had left you and gone away, didn't you? When I woke up in the morning, you looked so sad that I thought I had done something wrong.” (Noa)

Noa strokes the head of Hugging Bear I'm holding.

"Yuna-san. You shouldn't leave Hugging B...

VTGWH 352

"Gilles! Hey, Gilles!"

Henry's loud voice echoed in my ears. I felt languid. It felt as if I had lead strapped to my entire body.

When did I fall asleep?

I slowly open my eyes. Henry's face came into view as he looked at me worriedly. Duke was right behind him.

I managed to pull myself up while Henry was holding me in his arms.

"Gilles! ...For now, take these pills."

Saying this, Henry brought a cup filled with a light blue liquid to my mouth. I wanted to t...

VTGWH 351

I stayed up all night for three days without going to school. Rosetta brought my meals.

She would always say, "Don't strain yourself", as if she was concerned about me. I left a letter at the front of the room telling Henry and the others not to bother me at the moment.

The only time I could get a break was when I ate my dinner. The rest of the time I spent studying.

I didn't know what was going on at the school, but I knew that I didn't belong there anymore. Because everyon...

TFR 257

What the Kingdom Has and Imperial Japan Doesn't [Part 2]

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Although the whole family was invited, Leonard turned down Rose's invitation by saying that an adult man ought not to set foot in the palace of the Kingdom's Royal Concubine. Melsa stuck together with Leonard and thus left the Royal Castle with him first.

The palace where royals lived was located in the innermost part of the Royal Castle, and only those with special permission could enter. 2022-09-22 19:21:05 +0000 UTC View Post

VRMMO 59.3

...If I hit Bert-san seriously on the head about 10 times, would his memory be affected?

While I was thinking about such insolent thoughts, Bert-san suddenly stood up and knelt down on one knee like a knight in front of me.

"Hmm?"

"Hey, girl. I was defeated by you. I thought I had trained pretty well, but I was defeated so perfectly that I couldn't even make a sound. So, my life is yours. I have no complaints if you kill me here, and if you want me to be your subordinate, I'...

VRMMO 59.2

".... Nn."

[Carol!]

When I woke up, Pochi's face was all over my field of vision, licking me all over my face. ...you're becoming more and more doggy-like, aren't you?

"Is this...?"

I only raised my upper body and looked around. Apparently, we were still in the Demon Forest, but even if we disregard the lack of any sign of creatures due to fear of the dark dragon Pochi, it appeared to be quite secluded, with no sign of human intervention.

When I tried to stand up...

VRMMO 59.1

The result of the Battle

"This is...terrible!"

The girl's grief-stricken voice echoed through the ruins of the battlefield.

The blow from the Demon King and the Spirits created a crater a hundred meters in diameter in the Demon Forest battlefield, and when the massive cloud of dust cleared, the Demon King had disappeared along with the Dark Dragon.

Despite this destruction, there were not many casualties. Although the blast site was hapless, many soldi...

VTGWH 350

""Pitfall?""

Alan and Henry's words overlapped. They were twins after all, so it was to be expected.

"Leave it to me, I'll use earth magic! I'll pop a hole where they're making noise and catch them all at once!"

Eric followed up after Mel, who sounded very pleased with herself.

"And then what are you going to do?"

"I think we should then give them a good talking to so they don't make such a racket again."

Mel replied with a big smile.

She really was s...

VTGWH 349

"Hey, Henry, come over here a little bit."

"I've been waiting for you to come over here for a long time, Alan. You can sit on the floor or something."

We always discussed things in the old library in a relaxed atmosphere, but now that there were more people in the room, it became cramped.

As if to stop Henry and Alan from arguing, Albert smiled and cast a spell on them.

Being one of the five nobles, Albert also had strong magic power. Instantly, Alan and Henry floated ...

TFR 256

What the Kingdom Has and Imperial Japan Doesn't [Part 1]

"Emma-chaaan~"

After the audience with the King was over, the family withdrew from the room. Emma had just stepped outside when Jadwiga leapt out of nowhere and circled her arms around her waist.

"Gah! Jadwi...ga-sama???"

Jadwiga rubbed her face against Emma's body and then looked up, seeming as if she was on the verge of tears.

"Jadwi, Jadwi likes Emma-chan very,...

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Bear-san’s Blunder

I left Cereille’s group, then headed to Noa's location.

I think she'll be okay, but I'm still a little worried. I was supposed to go to Cereille's house for a short while and return, but I had no idea I would have to go outside the city to fight monsters.

I entered the academy grounds, then headed to the lake. There, despite my worries, the scene was the same as it had been before I went to Cereille's house. I could hear the students p...

VTGWH 348

We walked toward the school building.

We didn't want to disturb the school any more than we already had. This was a place to study. If they wanted to make a fool of themselves, they should do it somewhere else.

The inside of the school building was noisier than I had anticipated, and I could hear people giving speeches about the greatness of Liz Cather's idealism.

From the looks of it, Liz Cather had yet to enter the classroom.

"Sure, Liz-sama may have fooled us! But I...

VTGWH 347

"What are you doing?"

Duke's cold voice instantly froze the place. He openly expressed his disgust for them.

I was happy to see the Alicia faction, but it was uncomfortable for them to do this.

Perhaps intimidated by Duke's appearance, they suddenly become frightened. Where was all the bravado they had before?

Just as one of them opened his mouth, a shout was heard from the school building.

...What now?

I turned my head toward the school building. It was as...

VTGWH 346

I went to the magic academy again today to meet Liz Cather.

She was the only one I knew who could use healing magic. She might be able to perform a miracle.

I was well aware that relying solely on her at this point was the worst thing I could do. But I wanted to save Gramps so much that I could put aside even that pride.

I didn't say anything to Duke, but I think he knew something was wrong by the way I was acting.

It was hard to keep my cool, and I needed to see Liz C...

TFR 255

A (Sloppy) Report [Part 3]

"Then why was such a powerful country so troubled to the point they needed to seek the Kingdom's help?"

The Prime Minister put his doubt into words.

"Eh? Uhh... that's..."

Melsa's eyes began darting around.

"T-That is just how much of a threat the monsters are! I believe Your Majesty has heard about the dangers of Over from Mr. Wolfgang."

Seeing Melsa begin to lose her vigor, William took over the...

TFR 254

A (Sloppy) Report [Part 2]

"Pardon me, Your Majesty. Could we discuss the matter of my older sister not being the Holy Maiden on another occasion? Um, we would like to start our report on Imperial Japan..." William interrupted the conversation.

Not to mention William, the Stuart family had also felt that what the King told them was good news because they wanted to avoid standing out at all costs.

To be honest, the family couldn't care less about the topic of...

VRMMO 58.2

"Surrender."

"...haha, wow."

I thought killing him was a matter of course, but I still didn't want to kill Bert-san. ...Would that be naive?

[...]

The excited heat of the battlefield was replaced by a freezing silence.

Despair was on the faces of the soldiers. Were they Bert's men? The knights, who looked like they had made a tragic resolution, were readying their spears and looking for an opportunity to leap out of the way.

How Bert answered would determin...

VRMMO 58.1

Battle of the Demon Forest (4)

"Bert Ram Bash will defeat you!"

"..."

Bert-san stood in front of me.

To be honest, I had been training under the assumption that there were many knights of his caliber in the kingdom, but none of the knights in the kingdom were as strong.

Bert-san was strong. And if there was more than one knight in his class, they would have a chance to beat me.

As far as I could understand.... he was once as strong as a lev...

KKKB 537

Bear-san, Explains.

Cereille began to speak slowly.

A hazy recollection of the man's words from the time her mother was murdered. The possibility that the man could have appeared before her on her 16th birthday. The possibility that if she told anyone, her brother would have been killed. That she had carried a sword and learned magic in order to protect herself and avenge her mother.

Cereille's father silently listens to Cereille's narration as she speaks of...

VTGWH 345

"Originally, I was supposed to die in that place. That's why I refused when Alicia first asked me if I wanted to leave the impoverished village. I thought that even if I could come back to this world, there was nothing more I could do."

"...You were already sick at that time?"

His voice was a little hoarse.

Gramps was fine then. ...If anything, he looks healthy even now. I didn't see the slightest sign of weakness.

Gramps rolled up his clothes and turned his arms towar...

VTGWH 344

"Why haven't you told Alicia?"

"...Alicia is a bright young lady who will most likely figure it out in due course of time."

Saying this, Gramps glanced at the window.

Everyone was thinking about Alicia in the Ravaal Kingdom. Even if they did not want to think about her, they could not get Alicia out of their minds.

Liz Cather was the same way. In the end, she was bound to Alicia for a time.

"But I don't think she'll come back here for that reason."

"Why not...

VTGWH 343

I arrive in front of Gramps' room and take a deep breath.

Normally, I would open the door without hesitation, but today I'm nervous. I could already feel my heart beating faster.

Don't worry, I was sure there was no bad news. Because things had been going so well.

I pulled myself together and knocked on the door.

"Yes?"

I heard Gramps' voice. That was enough to put my mind at ease.

"It's Gilles."

"Gilles. What are you doing here so early in the mornin...

TFR 253

A (Sloppy) Report [Part 1]

The following day after returning to the Kingdom, the Stuart family visited the Royal Castle to report.

Because the confidential topic of Imperial Japan's magic stones would surely be discussed, the King was very cautious and thoroughly cleared out people from the room. In the audience room, there was only the Prime Minister, the Stuarts, and the King sitting on the throne.

"I have bad news."

The King looked at the family who...

TFR 252

Restlessness at the Academy and Homecoming [Part 3]

"Cargo?"

Hmm. Arthur stroked his chin and fell into deep thought.

'Imperial Japan is the country the Kingdom predicted to still quarry a lot of magic stones.

Normally speaking, the Kingdom does not have enough hunters to be able to readily interfere with other countries' monster disasters. If the Stuart family had not strongly requested to go to Imperial Japan, the Kingdom would ...