Tensei Oujo wa Kyou mo Hata o Tatakioru Chapter 93
âFor now, letâs have the Young Master know that youâre safe.â
Crowe came back to the abandoned house and shook his head. As the droplets of water sprinkled down from the strands of his hair, I thought he looked like a dog shaking off water. Oops, how rude of me.
âYoung MasterâŠ?â
âThe Marquisâ son. If I donât let him know right away, heâll pace around his room all night long.â
Crowe who sat opposite to me diligently answered my question.
Thinking about it, Georg also said something about receiving a message from a bird. If it was Crowe that sent the bird then it would make a lot of sense.
âThank you very much.â
Perhaps my gratitude came out of the blue because Crowe widened his eyes in surprise. Itâs getting awkward just seeing him fidgeting about and not knowing how to react.
ââŠIs something wrong?â
âEven though you have some doubts about me, you still said thank you.â
Gulp. I was being stared at like some rare creature and couldnât help myself.
I didnât know Crowe too well, and I realised that thanking him while I was still suspicious was rather rude. If heâs really my fatherâs bird, then Iâll also be getting a stern scolding since heâs saved me in the past multiple times.
ââŠIâm sorry.â I apologised and hung my face.
This was the only thing I could do, just lowering my head like a little kid.
I didnât think his eyes could get any wider, but it did.
âApologising to a commoner? Are you really a royal?â
âIf youâre asking Mary to behave like royalty then youâre wasting your time. She doesnât have the same type of dignity other royals have.â
It wasnât me but Wolf that replied to Crowe, who still seemed dumbfounded by my apology.
âIf youâve really been protecting her on the ship then youâd know what I mean.â
âRather than protecting , itâs more like keeping tabs on her.â
I didnât think that Crowe was lying.
Certainly, my father would put me under surveillance. Although he was acting like a (secret) escort, his first priority was to report my actions to the king.
When thinking about it like that, it certainly made senseâŠ
But itâs not easy for me to just believe that.
The Crowe I knew wasnât a spy but an assassin. He was hired by the Raptor Kingdom to kill off the main heroine.
So what happened? How come he became a spy for our country? Did some change happen in a place I couldnât see?
The questions just kept on piling up.
However, even if he was hired by the Raptor Kingdom, thereâs no reason to deceive me, right?
It wouldnât matter how friendly we become to each other if he couldâve simply finished me off earlier.
Besides, I couldnât imagine the Raptor Kingdom aiming for someone as weak as a talent-less princess. Honestly, at this point it would be easier to just chalk everything up to â somethingâ that happened , deviating us from the gameâs storyline and somehow we have Crowe as our spy.
âŠAlright. Letâs go with that for now. Iâll think about it later after Iâve seen what Croweâs up to.
âAnyway, nice to meet you. By the way, princess, will this guy even explain whatâs going on?â Once Crowe said that, I suddenly remembered.
Thatâs right. Leaving Croweâs identity aside, Wolfâs motive was still largely unknown.
Wolf stopped tending the fire and turned to face us.
âI havenât told you about that yet, have I.â
âYes. Why did you kidnap me?â
Wolf soured his face and gave a bitter laugh.
âSpeaking of which, I havenât properly introduced myself either.â
âEh? I thought when we first metâŠâ
Ignoring my confused self, Wolf proceeded to kneel down before me.
âMy name is Wolf Kua Lukka. I am the next chieftain of the Kua Clan, and I am extremely happy to have found you, Your Highness.â
âEh?⊠Eh!?â
Although I was confused with Wolf bowing down to me as part of his self introduction, it was what he said that truly surprised me.
Wolf is the next Kua Clan Chief!? Are you serious!?
âIâve heard something outrageous just nowâŠâ
Even though I was still in shock and struggling to get back to reality, my ears somehow picked up Croweâs words.
âRe-reallyâŠ?â
âReally.â
At the sight of Wolf nodding with an extremely serious face, I was at a loss for words.
Just being able to meet anyone from the Kua Clan would be a miracle in itself, but meeting with the next chieftain? I wonder who set my luck stats. Hey, Iâd like to see my status screen. All the points from Power , Intelligence , and Speed must have been dumped into Luck alone!
I quickly scolded myself for getting too distracted and returned my focus to Wolfâs story.
âRemember I told you before that I wanted to find the Goddess of Nabel, right?â
âYes. Though I havenât heard the reason why.â
âAh. Well, Iâm looking for a bride.â
âHuh?â
What did this guy just say!?
Bride? Whoâs the bride!? And a bride to which groom!?
âYou wanna make âthe Goddessâ your bride? Are you saying that you want this no-sex-appeal princess as your partner?â
This bird wants to have its feathers plucked!
I may have no sex appeal, and maybe Iâm not very mature. But even if itâs the truth, there are things in this world that you should never say!
âŠI barely resisted the urge to retort.
âItâs fine, Mary. I didnât kidnap you to take you as my bride.â
Whatâs fine about that!?
No. I wanna be Sir Leonhartâs bride, so this is fine. This is fine, right? It feels like theyâre rubbing more salt on the wound, though!
My pride as a female was waning thin.
Someone, please put me out of my misery already.
Wolf continued his story as I laughed dryly at myself.
It was for the prosperity of the Kua Clan that he searched for the Goddess. He wanted to incorporate new knowledge and ideas to further improve the clanâs current medicinal practices.
However, Wolf gave up right after he saw the rumoured Goddess, because I had no sex appeal. No, wait, it was because I was a princess. Yes, that probably must be it. Totally. Oi! Donât say something so mean!
âMary is certainly cute. But thatâs not all sheâs worth.â
âEh?â
I raised my face. My eyes were met with Wolfâs serious gaze. It was kinda scary.
âWolfâŠ?â
âYou know, Mary. I know this is coming from me, but I believe the Kua Clan is a good bargain. When it comes to drugs and herbs, our knowledge is abundant, and our hands and arms are skilled when it comes to tending others. Many of my clanmates are stubborn and cold, but Iâd say it is part of our charms.â
âR-rightâŠâ
Should you really be labelling the â miracle clanâ with words like bargain ? Even if you were saying all of this as a joke, I wouldnât know what to say to that.
More importantly, I was lost. I couldnât grasp the true meaning behind Wolfâs words. Unlike me who was confused, however, Crowe seemed to be surprised and amused at the same time.
âThereâs no doubt that the Kua Clanâs medicinal expertise is amazing. After all, the reason I came to Flamme in the first place was because I was hoping to get my hands on a Kua Clan medicine that would treat my people.â
âOh my, what a coincidence.â
Donât tell me that heâs going to sell it?
I didnât really expect this outcome, so my eyes were sparkling in anticipation. I had heard that it was a rare medicine, as it was exclusive to the tribe. For that reason, I didnât think obtaining it would be this easy.
âIf possible, I would like you to hire all of the Kua Clan .â
âEh?â
As he watched me become dumbfounded, Wolf gracefully smiled.
âRosemary von Wervard, would you kindly become our Master?â
ââŠWhat?â
My brain ceased to think, and a genuinely puzzled voice escaped my lips.
TN: I wonât bother you with excuses as to why the translations are slow. Please enjoy.
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EN: Hey, kiddos. Anyway, there was this weird line where Wolf said that kids were playing with dust or some stuff, so I decided to make that image a reality.