Seikoku no Ryuu Kishi: Volume 2 Chapter 2

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Chapter 2 - Ironblood Valkyrie

Part 1

The following morning, Ash is having his ecology class.

As usual, Eco in her uniform also attend the class, but the since the class lecture is too abstruse…...

"Huff…... puff ......"

She is fast asleep on the table.

"……In another words, Strada’s element is wind, Asia’s element is wind earth, Hydra’s element is water."

The one standing on the lectern lecturing all the students is Professor Angela. She has an unusual concern about Eco as a researcher, Ash did not wish to let her gain opportunities to approach Eco…...

"Well, what is the Maestro’s element?"

Angela question with a stern tone, and her eyes fell on the name list.

"This question….. let us have Princess Silvia to answer it."

Even she had been called out by Angela, Silvia just gaze blankly outside the window.

"Princess? What’s the problem?"

Angela continued to question her, but Silvia remains silent.

"Geez……. Jessica Valentine, please answer."

"Yes!"

Jessica who was named stood up from her seat energetically.

"A Maestro’s element is light."

Jessica proud replied, but Angela sneer back.

"Correct answer…... although I would like to say that, unfortunately can only give you half the marks. A Maestro’s element is light, but not only that, Maestro also completely inherit the element that it is born with. In another words, A Maestro who is once a Strada has both light and wind elements……”

"Hey, Ash. Is anything wrong with the Princess?"

Raymond who is not paying attention to Angela’s explanation ask Ash.

Ash sighed.

"She...... Since she hears that the ‘Ironblood Valkyrie’ is coming to Ansarivan, she always seems to be distracted. Looks like she had receive a great impact…..."

Raymond seems confused.

"‘Ironblood Valkyrie’ is the Princess’s elder sister by blood right? What possible impact could she receive from that message?"

"About this, I’m not sure......"

"Do the two of you need my explanations?"

Suddenly someone interrupted their conversation, Ash was shock.

“Cosette? How would you are here? "

Cosette is sitting obediently in an empty seat, and she is also wearing the standard uniform for maids who are servicing the royal’s, it is hard to not notice her.

"Hehehe. Her Royal Highness Princess is dispirited, I must guard her quietly from the shadows, I also have received the permission from Angela sensei."

"You call this quietly from the shadows...... However, I really do care about the reason that she is suffering."

"You are concern about her as her classmate? Or as a man? '

Ash suddenly felt his cheeks turn hot.

"Y-You, what are you talking about! Princess and I had fought alongside as comrades and we are both members of the student council, it is normal that I’m concerned about her."

"Are you sure? Then I take it that you are telling the truth. Hehe."

Cosette after her mischievous smile, she jumps back into the topic.

"Her royal Highness Veronica is a well known warrior, she has a militant like attitude, which is also the reason that princess is force to do a lot of training when she was young."

“The training, are they tough?"

"In fact…... I’m not exaggerating if I say she is living in hell every day. The Princess not only had been pushed into lakes, she was also sent to the ruins to do exploration, climbing the city wall, or brought to well-known haunted forest to learn to survive in the wild...... "

Ash is dumbfounded.

"I think that is plain bullying......"

"Incidentally, I play the role of the ghost in the forest."

"Come on! How come you are also one of the culprits!?"

Silvia timid side perhaps is because of Veronica (and Cosette)…... Ash thought so.

"Because of the shadow of her childhood, Her Royal Highness Veronica has become a symbol of terror in the eyes of the Princess......”

"I see…..."

Leave alone her violence attitude, it seems that Veronica has a lot of personality problems. Ash as one of the student council members, must greet this downright ‘difficult’ Princess no matter what.

By just imagine it, Ash had a headache.

Raymond muttered grin:

"The title ‘Ironblood’ is not just for show. However, Ash...... I also like woman who are strong."

"Don’t you worry, I won’t even care what kind of girl you like…..."

"….. Strada, Asia and Hydra…... what conditions do they require in order to become a Maestro?"

Even when Ash is troubled, Angela’s lesson of course, will not be interrupted.

"Ash, please answer this question."

"What? Me?"

Rather abruptly named, Ash appear to fell embarrass.

Angela's sight is as sharp as a scalpel, by just being stare by her, the feeling was like lying on the operation table being butchered.

On the other hand, that dangerous glare at the same time seems to fall on Eco, who is sleeping.

Ash spine shudder, from his seat he silently stand.

“Uh-h…... I don’t know."

"Correct answer."

"I'm sorry ... what? Correct answer?"

Angela reveals a playful smile.

"That’s right. About the reasons the dragons transforming into a Maestro there are different opinions among scholars, the truth has yet to be find out."

Angela close the textbook and looked around the students.

"However, the old record shows that all dragons will eventually become a Maestro naturally. Although from the verge of extinction the number of Maestro dropped significantly, but logically each dragon should qualify to become a Maestro. "

The students immediately turn into quite a storm.

It is also the first time that Ash heard about it.

That is why the existence of a breeder had become a problem. Why now in the modern times, that dragons that died before they become a Maestro had become the Majority...... maybe, the key factor of becoming a Maestro is in the hands of a breeder. "

The school bell that announces the class dismissal sounded at this time.

Silvia under Cosette's assistance shakily leaves the classroom, while Ash has an uneasiness feeling.

"Princess is alright, right......?"

There are six more days before Princess Veronica’s visit……

Even though Silvia still can’t calm down, but the days of Princess Veronica’s visiting is nearing.

Why Veronica choose this period to visit Ansarivan?

"Officially ‘This visit is to inspect the Ansarivan City which is under attack", but according to the rumour, Veronica is a representative of the Royal Knight’s Hawks.

To be inspecting should we a cover, the true reason is to see investigate the condition of the city and the strength of the Necromancia-this is Rebecca’s point of view.

In fact, Veronica had been involved in the strife between races all across the continent and she has the experience of stopping the war.

It is said that her was only twelve years old during her first expedition.

Veronica even that she is not selected to become a breeder, but she who needs to overcome her congenital condition which put her in disadvantaged, was extremely powerful and brave than anyone on the battlefield.

She led the way and charge forward chopped down the enemy mercilessly one by one.

There is a rumour that whenever Veronica swings her sword, three heads are send flying through the air at the same time.

Wise and strong.

Victorious and never been at disadvantage.

There is no swordsman whose skill is on par with her.

Veronica alone with her sword killed a basilisk become famous, even poet turn her achievement into poetry. Basilisk is a big violent lizard, others see it as the next of kin of an Asia.

The famous Veronica is given the nickname ‘Ironblood Valkyrie’ by the people.

According to Rebecca, once the people heard Veronica is coming to Ansarivan people suddenly frown.

Veronica in her teens, in order to extinguish the flames of war in the continent heroically fought in the war, however she had also indirectly become the cause of problem.

Veronica unconsciously also made a lot of enemies.

The remnants of the rebels still want to take Veronica’s life, it is not surprising that she will be assassinate anytime.

Just right after the attack of the Necromancia, another difficult task is received, anyone can tell that the chief of Ansarivan is now in trouble.

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