Chapter 100: (After) Second Day of Evening Party(2/2)
Hiroaki called to Liselotte who, from nearby, was carefully watching the work of Rio and the knights.
「No, I’m............」
Saying so, Liselotte was glancing at Rio.
But, Hiroaki’s seizing her hand and,
「Listen. Don’t be so unreasonable」
Saying so while pulling her from the arm.
Maybe because she wasn’t be able to withstand his strength,
「—」
Liselotte’s slightly grimacing due to light feeling of pain.
She couldn’t resist even if she tried since Hiroaki is a man.
Hiroaki didn’t notice the change on Liselotte’s face.
「Y-Yes」
As a result, Liselotte had no choice but to reluctantly follow Hiroaki to the back.
「But............... That was truly a terrifying capturing skill, wasn’t it. He overwhelmed six trained burglars with his bare hands.............」
The knight who arm was wounded is earnestly talking about that.
The so called six people were almost half the burglars.
「Hahaha, naturally, trying to cover him when we lack skills will only hinder him」
「He played a really big role in this. This all happened because you received such wound, right」
「For someone to be able to have such skills at his age they would not only need talent but also focus on training, right」
The knights who were looking at Rio’s combat praised Rio’s exploits in said combat with debacle atmosphere.
Though all of them are still young, they’re still older than Rio.
Even so, their tone was fully loaded with respect to him.
Thereupon, to that place,
「Haruto-kun!」
A girl calling Rio’s name could be heard in the vicinity.
There are no other girls who called Rio with “-kun” attached at his name.
Rather, there’s no one but one girl who called him with such suffix.
The owner of that particular voice came in front of him faster than he could turn around,
「Satsuki-sama, you’re okay, right」
Rio said that with a gentle tone.
Satsuki’s approaching Rio with an anxious expression.
「I was not attacked even once. So I’m okay. Rather, it’s about you, are you alright, Haruto-kun? There are no injuries? 」
Satsuki asked with said anxious expression while timidly touching Rio’s body. [TL : Wait a minute, I don’t remember him building Satsuki flag, so how could it suddenly estabilished?]
「As you see, I’m completely uninjured」
「I see, thanks goodness」
Satsuki sighs in relief while still grasping both of Rio’s hands.
It’s as if she goes limp in one go.
Rio stares at her with his eyes wide open while wondering whether she’s truly worrying that much about him.
「Geez, please don’t make me worry so much」
「My apologies」
Rio’s smiling wryly while apologizing to her.
「Hahaha, and then his princess made her appearance, huh」
And then, one of the knights said that when he saw their exchange from the side.
The surrounding knights also started laughing as if approving that remark.
「Y-You’re wrong! W-We’re nothing like that! 」
Satsuki’s denied it with beef red face.
Maybe because the tensioned thread also completely snapped, the atmosphere become completely calmed down which made one not think that assailants appeared just a while ago.
Besides the defense knights, maybe it’s the effect of no one from titled nobility and royalties who were attending receiving such notable wound from the assailants.
Or maybe thanks to the burglars only targeting the royalties, there are zero casualties besides the assailants.
But, it’s also a fact that there would have been casualties if they couldn’t hold back the assailants.
「Uhm, then who are they..............?」
When the situation has calmed down, Satsuki asked that question while glancing at the corpses of the burglars who are lying down on the floor, or rather it’s inevitable that it come to her sight with expression as if she’s going to escape at any moment.
As she removes the mask of the figure that tumbling on the ground, under the mask is a suffering expression which made her recollect herself like pouring cold water on her head would do.
「Unfortunately I don’t know.........」
Rio shaked his head lightly.
「I see..........」
Satsuki face grimaced and seems like she was about to cry at any moment.
That was natural since she saw more than ten people’s corpses tumbling around on the floor.
This is the first time in her life seeing this many fresh corpses.
Maybe because she became scared, Satsuki’s tightly grasping on the sleeves of Rio clothes.
「Shall we go」
Rio obstructed her line of sight and then gently said those words to her.
「Uhn............... Sorry. Can you lend me your arm for a while? 」
Satsuki asked him with paled face.
If she becomes a hero, she might be getting used to the scenery filled with corpses soon enough.
Something like that was natural, and Satsuki understand that too.
But, for a 17 year old girl like her who was living peacefully in Japan, that was too much of a request for her from understanding till suddenly forced to bear with it.
Because imagination and reality are completely different matter.
「Yes」
Rio nodded without saying anything and just gently presented his arm.
「Thank you」
Satsuki gently seized Rio’s arm.
「Satsuki-senpai」
While walking with her head down, a voice called Satsuki’s name from ahead of them.
Satsuki slowly raises her face.
Standing in there was Sendou Takahisa.
Lilyana who looks frightened is quietly standing by his side.
He might be coming to confirm the safety of Lilyana first after separating from Satsuki.
「Uhm, are you okay............... Takahisa-kun? Your face looks pale」
「I’m okay. Uhm, he is................ So that’s the case? 」
Takahisa asked with paled face.
But, he can’t help but to ask.
It was that kind of expression.
「Uhn」
Satsuki’s nodding as her answer.
「I, see.............」
Takahisa eyes are slightly trembling.
Just what kind of emotion bottled up inside of his chest.
It wasn’t something that can be understood by Rio.
「It’s my pleasure to meet you. My name is Sendou Takahisa」
Takahisa bowed his head as he introduced himself.
「My name is Haruto. My pleasure to meet you」
Rio also returned Takahisa greeting with his own simple introduction.
Right after that, they’re notified that this day of evening party is interrupted.
Following that is the announcement that tomorrow is the last day of the evening party.
Just like that with nothing more than simple a introduction, the first meeting of Rio and Takahisa met its end.