Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance:Volume2 Chapter6

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Chapter 6: The Morning of the Departure

Part 1

—Four years ago, it was the day when the still young girl's heart was completely broken.

Flames were rising one by one all over the shrine.

The flames emitted black smoke and thunderously blazed. There were the screams of the disordered guards.

On that day, at the shrine, where the elemental lord was worshiped, a major event that shook the empire was occurring.

The fire spirit princess suddenly flew a banner of revolt and stole Laevatein, the strongest flame spirit, from the shrine.

The likes of the empire's spirit knights completely couldn't prove to be her opponent. The raging Laevatein wielded a gigantic flaming magic sword and was simply mowing down the spirits blocking its way.

Inside the whirling flames and black smoke, a girl was running alone.

The «Divine Ceremony Institute's» princess maidens, who were packed into the bedrooms, were already escaping towards the outside.

However, the girl's running wasn't to escape.

It was to stop her.

Her senior maiden—Rubia Elstein, who she adored like an elder sister and had respect for from her heart.

(It is some sort of mistake. Rubia-sama wouldn't do—)

The girl was out of breath, and finally reached the entrance of the shrine.

The fire spirit princess was – over there.

Her red hair fluttered in the surging violent winds, and in that hand of hers was a sword of blazing scarlet flames.

In the dead of night, her face, shone by the light of the flames, was no less extremely beautiful.

"Rubia-sama"

The girl gulped.

She came all the way to stop her and yet—

Before that so terrible blood lust, standing took all she had.

However, she strained her voice bravely.

She had to stop her. That was the duty of one born into the royal family.

"Do not – get in my way."

The fire spirit princess warned with an emotionless voice.

Her ruby pupils, carrying red hot flames, looked down on the girl before her like shooting through her.

"No, Rubia-sama. There's no way I will allow you to pass through here."

Glaring firmly back at those eyes, the girl recited the spirit language summoning.

—Thou, servant of the king of the child of man, knight and master swordsman!

—By the contract of the old blood, become the sword that protects me, hurry and come to my side!

The girl's contracted spirit was a high ranking holy spirit, which served the Ordesia royal family for generations.

Even if she couldn't win, she should be able to roughly stall for time—

—That was what she thought.

However.

"I said don't get in my way."

At that moment, the fire spirit princess swung the sword of scarlet flames held in her hand.

It was in a moment. A red killing-flash flashed, and the summoned holy spirit was wrapped in red hot conflagration and vanished.

"Wh…at…"

Thump. The girl collapsed on her knees at that spot.

It was painful to breathe. Her throat had a cramp, and she couldn't even gasp.

It was the contracted spirit she had put perfect trust in.

The strongest knight, who always protected her since she was young, vanished too quickly.

"N-no, help me please…"

The hopeless fear crushed the heart of the girl, who was overflowing with confidence, into small pieces.

Throwing off all her pride as a royalty, the girl just shed tears and entreated.

The one who was there was neither the empire's second princess, nor the elite princess maiden of the «Divine Ceremony Institute».

It was merely a powerless girl.

The fire spirit princess bent over her waist gently. The girl's whole body trembled with just that.

"Fianna Ray Ordesia – Never appear before me again."

She whispered that close to her ears, and went disappearing into the middle of the blazing flames.

Part 2

"…!?"

Fianna jumped up from the bed.

Her rough breathing would not settle. Unpleasant perspiration was closely clinging in her undergarments.

"A dream…"

After muttering and regulating her breathe, she tightly grabbed the bed sheet.

It was Claire's room in the Raven Class' dormitory. Shining in from the window was the morning sunlight.

It seemed that she was kept asleep with her uniform on. It couldn't be said that its sleeping comfort was good, but the uniform of the «Divine Ceremony Institute», which incorporated the holy attribute, had the effect of fatigue recovery.

(My secret, looks like it hasn't been exposed…)

Slightly pushing open her chest area, Fianna breathe a sigh of relief.

—And then, she recalled. It was about yesterday night.

(If he didn't protected me at that moment, I'll be now—)

She bit her lips, and put strength in her hand grabbing the sheet.

(…It's the same as that day. I couldn't do anything in the end.)

At that moment, the room's door suddenly opened—

"Fianna… you've awaken?!"

"Kyaa!?"

Fianna reflexively screamed, and quickly concealed her opened chest area.

"M-my bad!"

Kamito was flustered and averted his eyes.

"W-why did you suddenly enter…"

"Sorry… I had the same sensation as waking the ojou-sama, who always oversleeps."

As Kamito scratched his head, he apologized. That face of his was spread with the color of weariness.

"Your hand's injury, is it alright?"

"Ah, it's no big deal. Claire had already called for the medical team after all."

Kamito flutteringly waved his left hand, pierced by the spirit, to show her.

It certainly looked like his wound had been healed, but that expression of his looked like he was enduring it.

"I'm sorry, it's because of me. Because I meddled unnecessarily."

"No, Fianna, if you hadn't used the spirit ore at that time, I'll be done for. Thank you for saving me. About the spirit ore of releasing, isn't it unreasonably high priced?"

"I-it's nothing special, who do you think I am?"

"I see…you're the former royal princess."

As Kamito wryly smiled, he sat beside the bed.

(…N-no way, why is my face so hot, I wonder.)

Fianna's heart was racing.

(I'm just trying to use him and yet.)

For her face to not be seen directly for some reason, Fianna drew her hands near to her knees and looked down.

"About yesterday's intruder, it seems the Sylphid Knights are in the middle of investigation. The teachers seem to be also moving in a fluster, however, the plan is for us to go investigate Mine Town as planned."

Kamito cut his sentence there—

"That's—it. Before we go for the quest, I have to talk to you."

"Isn't it still early to propose?"

"…Don't make fun of me. You know it, right? About that matter."

Kamito said with a frowning tone, and kata, a small sound was heard outside.

Fianna smirked. It was the girl's face when thinking of messing around.

Upon brushing her glamorous black hair, she gently drew her lips close to Kamito's ear—

"I understand. With just the two of us, at a place where Claire isn't around, you have something important to talk about."

"Hn? Ah, that is so, but…"

It was a manner of speech that had something unclear – Kamito frowned, and at that moment...

Bam – The room's door suddenly opened.

"Hey, Kamito, with just the two of you, at a place where I'm not around, what important thing do you have to talk about?"

Gogogogogogogogo…!

"Claire!? W-wait, you misunderstood, the words just now were by no means a conversation like that—"

"Scarlet!"

When Claire called out its name, a red hot hellcat appeared from an empty space.

"Y-y-you have two choices… Roasted or smoked?!"

"—Fianna, let's run away!"

"Eh…Kyaa!"

Kamito gently carried Fianna, kicked open the room's window and jumped.

"Ah, y-you got away, wait up!"