Madan no Ou to Vanadis:Short Story

This is a story when Tigre was a captive living in Leitmeritz.

“Let me hide here for a bit, I have been discovered trying to steal food.”

Ellen who suddenly burst in without knocking the door, said this with a serious face. For Tigre that was lying on the bed sleeping was astonished as he looked at her. Even if he told her to get out, he doubt that this silver haired vanadis would probably comply. He was her captive, in the end he couldn’t resist anyway.

“......Ok ok, so there’s no one here huh?”

“No problem, I only need to wait for the clamor to die down......”

After inspecting the room for a while, Ellen’s attention was caught by a shamisen attached to the wall.

“A shamisen, where the hell does that come from?”

“From gamble, the other person didn’t have money, so he gave this to me instead.”

Gambling with the soldiers he is close to is one of Tigre’s few entertainments.

“Really, play it for me.”

“Sorry, but I do not know how to play the instrument, can you teach me?”

Tigre snappingly replied. The image of a girl wielding a sword, this usually gives people the impression that she is unsuited for playing music. But Ellen smilingly walked over to the shamisen.

“Well, I will demonstrate it for you then.”

Picking up the shamisen, Ellen proceeded to sit down besides Tigre. Lightly stroking the shamisen with her fingertips.

In the next moment, a vivid and lifelike melody resounded, overflowing from the gap between her fingers.

“I have touched for several occasions already since shamisen is an instruments available to the commoners.”

While fluently stroking the chords, Ellen displayed a pleasant smile, the tiny room was quickly filled with the song’s melodies. It was as if the silver haired girl was dancing.

Considering her delighted expression, it would seem that this is her favourite’s song. A fleeting feelings struck Tigre as if overlapping with the notes. Such a calming music.

Soon, the song ended, Ellen finally let out a melodious tone as she smiled triumphantly at Tigre, Tigre who just recovered his sense a bit later applauded.

“This is really surprising, it is so good, well, very fascinating.”

Ellen having been praised, blushed, then she proceeded to fiddle with the shamisen.

“I, it is not that big of a deal. ——I only played a bit, I can play it again for you, how about it?”

Tigre smilingly nodded, Ellen picked up the shamisen again. Ellen herself, apparently seemed to be in high spirit. Reminiscing, she hadn’t touch a shamisen for about two years, long since she had been praised. There is no way but to go along with the flow now.

Afterwards——Lim heard the silver haired vanadis played the shamisen, not long after that she reached the room the two of them were in.