Volume 5 Chapter 51, Part 2 When Three Women Gather... It’s Written as Noisy, Right？ It Will Be Lively
"You better remember this..."
The Knights, forming a line with Randy looking cramped, began to move the sled, saying, "We are departing."
On the moving sled, Airen smiled happily at the comfort of the kotatsu, saying, "This is nice."
"Now, Miss Elizabeth. Let me introduce myself again, I am Airen von Waldner."
Airen reached out her hand, and Liz shook her hand, saying, "I am Elizabeth."
It didn't look like a proper greeting between ladies, but neither of them cared about such things.
Airen was needless to say, and one could say Liz was also influenced by Victor.
"I've heard so much about you from Cedric that I'm practically tired of it."
Airen laughed as she talked about the various things Cedric bragged about Liz.
According to him, even gathering the beauty of the world wouldn't win.
He said she is wise and thoughtful.
He said she is kind and filled with mercy.
Liz couldn't help but cover her face at the words, which would make anyone blush if said directly.
"That Cedric is praising you. I've been interested in you for a long time."
Airen, still smiling, looked at Liz with a serious expression and said, "But."
"The biggest victim is getting along with the perpetrator. I have no greater interest than that."
Under Airen's probing gaze, Liz scratched her cheek and smiled wryly, saying, "Well, yes."
"I'm surprised myself."
Liz looked towards the sleds of Catherine and the others who were ahead.
Catherine, riding the sled with Leon, had a stiff expression.
"Weren't you angry about losing your fiancé?"
"Well, you know... my relationship with His Highness was not really good."
Airen raised her eyebrows, asking Liz, "Is that so?"
"I've heard that the expulsion was part of the former Pope's plot."
"It seems *that's the case*."
Airen smiled slyly and peered into Liz's face, asking, "Were you brainwashed?"
Her expression showed she didn't trust at all the information released by the government.
Even so, Liz didn't change her expression.
"That's what I've heard."
Liz simply answered with a composed face.
No matter who the opponent is, Liz will not break the secret pact made with the country and her father Lucian.
In the first place, it was Liz and Randy who wished for kindness toward Catherine, unable to tolerate that only the dirty adults would benefit by making her a sacrifice.
Even so, Liz never imagined she would ride in a sleigh like this and come north in the future.
"Now that the brainwashing is lifted, perhaps Lady Catherine has regained herself."
In a sense, the brainwashing may have been undone.
Encouraged by Liz and Randy, the preconceived notion that this was a game world.
The assumption that she was the main character.
All those shattered into pieces.
Airen muttered, "I see," as she looked at Liz's side profile, which stared straight at Catherine.
"Then you do not resent the Saint?"
"I'm not sure. To be honest, I don't really understand it myself."
With a wry smile, Liz paused and continued, "It's just... it's true that my current life exists because of that event."
Abandoned, rejected, and finding the light where she drifted.
Not just Ellie, who became an irreplaceable friend, but the great presence of Randy who continues to support them.
Liz's face as she spoke of these things naturally brightened.
"So... it's hard to hate. I may be a cowardly person, stuck in between."
Despite her words, Liz smiled, and Airen muttered, "You're strong," looking straight ahead.
Not knowing what she was thinking, Liz swallowed her words that were about to come out, "Lady Airen is..."
It's not something easy to delve into.
No matter how much Airen pretended not to care, the true feelings are only known to the person.
"That said, the man who helped you..."
What caught Airen's interested gaze was a large man who stood out among the group leading the way.
"I was curious about what kind of person allowed Cedric to stay by your side."
Airen mumbled, keeping her gaze fixed on Randy.
"He's strong. Extremely strong."
With a wry smile, Liz tilted her head and asked, "More powerful than Lady Irene?"
"Yeah. And about Cedric and Miranda. They were amazing, and I was greatly inspired at the academy."
Airen began to talk about how the 3 of them had continued to improve each other during their student days.
"Two years since graduation. Both I and the two of them have grown stronger. I was amazed by their growth, but I can still see a vision where I can beat those 2. However..."
Airen looked at Randy and swallowed her saliva instinctively.
"...I don't understand him. It's the first time I've met an opponent I can't see."
Airen shifted her gaze to Harrison, who was lazily sitting in front of her, and said, "And at the same time, those 2."
"Is it me too?"
Harrison was surprised, but Airen nodded with a "Yeah."
"I'm more interested in you than that red-haired guy."
Airen showed a fierce smile, causing Rita to turn around and exclaim, "No, that's not it!"
With an unexpected interruption, Liz covered her mouth and said, "Rita, could it be──," while Airen looked puzzled between Rita and Harrison.
"N-no, that's not it. What I meant was──"
Rita panicked, but Airen and Liz exchanged glances and burst out laughing.
"Don't worry. I don't mean it like that."
"Rita. If that's the case, please say it clearly."
In front of the two grinning, Rita flushed and shook her head vigorously, saying, "That's not it."
No matter how much she denied it, in fact, the more she denied it, the deeper she fell into the pit.
Before she knew it, the conversation on the sled had shifted to a girls' talk, and Harrison, the only one involved but unable to join, enviously looked at Randy, who was leading them ahead.
"This is bad. It's cold. Do I have my toes?"
Unaware of that, Randy was anxiously thinking about his bare toes due to the kotatsu.
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