Book 5: Chapter 34
Lady Eva had grown even more beautiful than the last time I saw her. Dante-san’s eyes widened, Non-san gulped loudly, while Mimino-san’s mouth was almost agape.
It has been, at most, two months since I parted with the young lady. I don’t know how much a person can change within the time it takes for early summer to change into late summer – but I certainly felt a change in the young lady.
The young lady was about to rush up to me, but she stopped herself. And then she perfectly bowed before me in a way befitting a full-fledged Lady of a noble house.
「It has been a long time, Reiji. The situation at the Red Gate was a huge disaster, but I had full faith that you would surely find a solution.」she said, a smile blooming on her face like a flower.
As expected, the young lady has grown beyond my expectations.
——My lady… This is where we say goodbye.
The night I left Earl Sillys residence. I parted ways with the young lady and forced her to return to the mansion.
——Reiji, I, I…, I want to be with you all the time! Why must you go!?
There were many reasons. I, being the “Child of Disaster,” could no longer live in the Holy Kingdom. And the Earl couldn’t protect me anymore.