Chapter 91: 15-year-old Inglis and Hyrule Menaces' Disease (12)
「Not only did these girls saved Cyrene’s life, I heard that they also protected the former Prime Minister Althea on the incident the other day as well as stopping the Airship from crashing into the Royal Castle. Perhaps it’s not a bad idea to place our hope on them.」 「…Former? What happened to the Prime Minister?」
Something struck Inglis from Special Envoy Theodore’s words.
「He resigned. As we all know, the incident is officially off record. For that reason, Sir Althea shouldn’t have been held accountable for it, but he was so insistent on saying that he didn’t want to be a bad example for others. On paper, he resigned out of health concerns, but… He was just too upright and honest; he didn’t flaunt it to anyone. Letting him go was really a shame, he was the right man for his position. Temporarily, I will be the one to take up his duty.」 「While some of Wayne’s own duties will be passed down to Sir Holy Knight and the Hyrule Menaces. That is why we don’t really have room for any unplanned agenda.」 「If so, then leave it to us! I want to help Miss Ripple in her time of need!」
Inglis already predicted what kind of words would come out of Rafinha’s mouth. Even if their main reasons clashed a little, she knew Rafinha would agree to the proposal.
Rafinha’s sense of justice would never allow her to remain silent in the face of Ripple’s circumstance.
「But, Rani. You, Glis, and Leone still need to learn a lot and get stronger. That is how you become a real Knight, and solely for that reason that Miss Miliera and other instructors are taking care of you. Now is no time to push yourselves…」 「You’re wrong, brother. I am just grateful to Miss Ripple that I want to repay her in one way or another! I mean, she has been protecting us and the Kingdom for a long time, after all. What does it matter if I am a formal Knight or not? I just want to do what I can do now!」
Listening to that exchange made Inglis chuckle unintentionally. She recalled Raphel being told off by Aunt Irina just like this a long time ago. Raphael now was in Irina’s shoes then, and Rafinha in Raphael’s. Perhaps growing up into an adult meant taking over the role of your parents.
「Fufufu…」 「Glis?」 「What’s the matter?」 「It’s nothing, I just remembered that big brother Rafa was once scolded exactly like this by Aunt and the Marquis before. It made me feel nostalgic.」 「Eh……? W-, well, I guess there was a time like that, but——Glis, weren’t you just a baby back then, how could you remember……」 「I’m very confident in my memory.」 「Anyway, big brother. You’re growing stubborn like Father. Glis will hate you if you’re so pigheaded!」 「Eeeh…!?」 「That is not true. I like the Marquis.」 「Ah, big brother. Did you just get relieved?」 「No, no, no, now’s not the time and place for that……」
Looking at his response, Pince Wayne let out an amused laugh.