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Chapter 1-28 : Chloe’s Departure
On the night of the same day, Chloe was staying at the church with Amnesia and the other female knights, so she wasn’t at home now.
They planned to leave Atwood territory tomorrow morning.
「Someone, go to the church and bring Chloe here! She will become Baron Hansen’s wife!」(Aaron)
「That cheeky girl! How dare… How dare she humiliate me like that! Who does she think she is!?」(Robin)
Aaron, who hadn’t given up on getting the right to use Baron Hansen’s forest, screamed furiously while Robin was slamming the table with her fists, remembering how Chloe humiliated her this morning.
「No way… My Chloe….」(Alex)
The son-in-law, Alex, murmured like that with a disgusting face.
Ella, Bonnie, Jasmine, and Penelope had mixed feelings toward Chloe who would set out for a bright future.
They were somewhat jealous of Chloe.
「Hah! Poor Mylia! Your beloved onee-chan has betrayed you! She will leave this territory and go to the royal capital alone! She’s abandoning you!」(Robin)
Robin was eager to attack Mylia because she could no longer hold her anger.
She threw a wooden plate full of soup at Mylia as she said that.
（Gravity magic activatedー!）
While still maintaining her absent-minded face, Mylia immediately activated gravity magic.
The soup and the wooden plate fell to the floor before hitting Mylia.
The soup spilled on the floor while the wooden bowl spun as it hit the floor.
「She won’t come back here! Mylia, you will never see Chloe again for the rest of your life!」(Robin)
「No… I’m going to take the exam too.」(Mylia)
「Huh!? You? Taking the exam!? Kaaahahahahaha! That’s so funny! You don’t have money nor knowledge! How the hell will you take the exam!?」(Robin)
「Onee-sama, do you want to take the exam too?」(Mylia)
To answer Robin, Mylia said something that Robin didn’t want to hear the most.
Robin’s face turned red in anger.
「Th, This brat! Are you mocking me!?」(Robin)
Robin raised her hand, trying to hit Mylia, but Ella immediately stopped her.
「Robin, that’s enough!」(Ella)
「Mother, you shut up!」(Robin)
「Watch your mouth! Chole going to the royal capital is a great thing for us. I’m sure she will make money and send it to us. She is a kind girl after all. Let’s just let her go and hope she will get rich in the future.」(Ella)
Ella talked back to Robin with an exhausted face.
（Yeah, Chloe onee-chan will definitely get rich, but too bad, Mother, she will never send money to this family! She said she would help the villagers in this village by making this territory prosper in the future, but because she hates this family, you guys will be her very last priority!… But… Aa-ahh… I won’t be able to see Chloe onee-chan for two years, huh…）
With a lonely face, Mylia stood up from her seat and left the dining room.
「Where the hell are you going!? I’m not done talking to you yet!」(Robin)
「Toilet… Onee-sama, do you want to go pee too?」(Mylia)
「……Tsk! What a dumb girl. Shoo, shoo!」(Robin)
Robin shooed Mylia away while Mylia refrained from laughing.
She said she wanted to go to the toilet, but she was lying.
She left the mansion and headed to the church.
While walking, Mylia looked up to the stars that were shining in the night sky.
（Beautiful… You can’t see a sky like this in Japan.）
Mylia was in a sentimental mood.
However, thanks to her daily training, she didn’t forget to use concealment magic when she left the mansion.
When she reached the church, she slowly opened the large double door and entered the building.
「Eh…? Mylia? Myliaー!」(Chloe)
「Chloe onee-chan!」(Mylia)
Chloe, who was in the church, ran toward her little sister as soon as she saw her.
She then hugged Mylia tightly.
「Ara. Is this your little sister?」(Amnesia)
Amnesia, who was sitting on the church chair while talking with Chloe, walked toward the sisters who were embracing each other, with a smile on her face.
「Yes. She is the most precious person in my life. My cute little sister, Mylia.」(Chloe)
「I see. She will probably feel lonely after you leave…」(Amnesia)
「Don’t worry, she’s a strong girl. I already told her that we won’t be able to see each other for two years.」(Chloe)
「Two years?」(Amnesia)
Amnesia tilted her head, wondering what Chloe meant by ‘two years’.
「Mylia is also going to take the exam to enter the Royal Girls’ Academy when she’s 12.」(Chloe)
「Eh? Is she also a genius like you?」(Amnesia)
Being stared at by Amnesia with eyes full of expectation, Mylia wanted to say hello to her, but Chloe didn’t let Mylia go from her embrace.
（Chloe onee-chan… Ahh, I can feel her love… But, the female knight is so beautiful… I’m sure if she sits together with Chloe onee-chan, it will become a wonderful scene… A beautiful black-haired girl and a beautiful blonde woman… Ahh, that’s really nice…）
Mylia began to think about something completely irrelevant.
「You will find out in two years. Please look forward to it.」(Chloe)
Saying that confidently, Chloe smirked at Amnesia.
Amnesia squinted with a face full of interest.
「Heeー If you say so. I will come back to this territory for this girl in two years, then. Because most of the examiners don’t want to come here, it’ll be easy for me to apply to be the examiner for this territory once again. This territory is quite far from the royal capital, so I hope this girl won’t let me down.」(Amnesia)
Listening to what Amnesia said, Mylia and Chloe looked at each other and laughed.
（The atmosphere here is so peaceful… It’s so different from the dining room a while ago.）
It was like a hard thunderstorm was occurring in the dining room of the Atwood mansion at this time.
After she said that, Amnesia walked to the seat where the other two female knights were sitting, and had a conversation with them.
Meanwhile, Chloe and Mylia went outside while holding hands.
It was cold outside the church but their hands that were holding each other felt warm.
Chloe hugged Mylia again and stroked her head.
「Mylia… take care…」(Chloe)
「Mylia… take care…」(Chloe)
Chloe hugged Mylia again and stroked her head.
Her body was trembling a little.
She was really worried about her little sister.
「Don’t worry, Onee-chan. I have Master with me. I also have a lot of things to do, such as magic training and studying for the exam. If anything happens, I will ask Master for help right away.」(Mylia)
「I see… Aahh, I wish we could keep in touch with telepathy…」(Chloe)
「Unfortunately, you can only use telepathy with people who can also use magic…」(Mylia)
「I know… It can’t be helped…」(Chloe)
「Because I’m still not that good at controlling my magical power, my clairvoyance can’t reach the royal capital… I can’t see how you are doing there…」(Mylia)
「That’s too bad…」(Chloe)
Houuミ Houuミ
The conversation was interrupted by the sounds of nocturnal birds flying above them.
The village without street lights was dark at night. It felt sad and lonely.
（Aaah! This gloomy mood is not good!… I want to see Chloe onee-chan off with a smile!）
Mylia changed her mood and took out her magic bag from her pocket.
「Onee-chan, I have a gift for you!」(Mylia)
「Really? What is it?」(Chloe)
「Wait a sec….. Tada!」(Mylia)
Mylia took out a bracelet from her magic bag.
It was made of the crystal shards Mylia found when she practiced magic.
She turned the shards into beads, and connected them with a thread.
Among the clear beads, there was one blue bead attached.
「Waahh! It’s so pretty! Mylia, thank you!」(Chloe)
Chloe was really pleased with the gift.
Mylia’s chest felt warm when she saw Chloe’s smile.
「Onee-chan, it’s too early to be surprised. Try touching the blue bead and say “shampoo and conditioner”.」(Mylia)
The blue bead was actually a magic stone.
「S, Shampoo and conditionerー」(Chloe)
Chloe did what Mylia told her to do with a doubtful face.
And then, Chloe’s black hair suddenly became really smooth and shiny as if she just washed it with an expensive shampoo.
（Yes! It works!）
It was a magic tool that instantly makes hair clean which was made by Mylia and Titania.
It took them about half a year to make it work perfectly.
「Whoa… Mylia, is this bracelet a magic tool?」(Chloe)
While saying that, Chloe combed her hair with her fingers.
She was surprised by how smooth her hair was.
「Yup! It’s a shampoo magic tool. You can only use it about fifty more times, so please use it only when you don’t have time to wash your hair.」(Mylia)
Saying that, Mylia smiled brightly at Chloe.
（Onee-chan was amazed! The surprise was a big success!）
Chloe was happy, but at the same time she was also worried.
It would be bad if people in the royal capital found out about this magic tool because this kind of magic tool was extremely rare.
Chloe swore to the night sky that she would never use it in public.
「Onee-chan, wanna eat fried Dabola meat? The seasoning is only from the rock salt, but it’s quite good.」(Mylia)
The carefree Mylia took two pieces of fried Dabola meat from her magic bag.
She ate one and gave the other one to Chloe.
The first Dabola meat she ate made her want to eat more, and because of that, she occasionally went hunting Dabola while practicing magic.
「I also made you clothes! I made them with Master. You’re going to the royal capital, so you should look beautiful!」(Mylia)
Mylia took out a navy blue jacket, shirt, lace ribbon, skirt, robe, and shoes from her magic bag.
「Waah!… It’s so beautiful…!」(Chloe)
It was an outfit that was suitable to be used as a school uniform at the Royal Girls’ Academy.
Mylia didn’t stop there.
Next, she took out a school bag for Chloe.
Inside the bag were two dresses for use in the dorm, three sets of underwear, three pairs of socks, and ten silver coins that Mylia had secretly put in.
The silver coins were from Titania.
「Please don’t open this bag now. Open it in the middle of your trip.」(Mylia)
「Maa! Thank you, Mylia! I love you!」(Chloe)
Chloe was overjoyed with all the gifts Mylia gave.
She had prepared herself to live in the dorm with her old dress, but thanks to Mylia she didn’t have to worry that the other students would mock her because of her old dress.
Mylia was happy to see the beautiful smile of her beloved onee-chan before she left.
She felt like a rose had bloomed in her heart.
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The next day, Chloe put on the new clothes she got from Mylia.
She then climbed up Amnesia’s white horse, sat in front of Amnesia, and bowed to the people who had gathered in front of the church.
「Thank you for taking care of me.」(Chloe)
Those people were the villagers, about 100 people, who heard the rumors about Chloe leaving for the royal capital, and the entire Atwood Family members excluding Clara, the third daughter who had married and was now living with her husband.
「Chloe, I’ll definitely bring you back! You hear me!?」(Aaron)
「Where the hell did you get those fine clothes!?…..Khh! You really piss me off!」(Robin)
Ignoring Aaron and Robin who kept shouting endlessly at her, Chloe looked at Mylia.
「Mylia, take care…」(Chloe)
Chloe’s words contained thousands of emotions.
Mylia also wanted to say ‘take care’ to Chloe, but she had to keep pretending to be an absent-minded girl, so she just nodded without changing her expression.
（Chloe onee-chan, take care…）
If she didn’t put pressure on her cheeks, she would have cried.
「I’ll be waiting for you…」(Chloe)
After Chloe muttered like that, Amnesia pulled the reins of her horse.
「Well then, we will take our leave.」(Amnesia)
And then the horses started galloping dashingly.
（Chloe onee-chan… See you at the royal capital in two years…）
Mylia kept standing there until she could no longer see the backs of the female knights.