Seikoku no Ryuu Kishi: Volume 3 Chapter 2

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Chapter 2 - Rebecca's Dangerous Command

Part 1

After class, Ash anxiously went to the student council’s office.

Even though he was worried about Eco who stay in the dorm for the entire day, but he insisted that he must speak to Rebecca face to face.

"Excuse me!"

Without even a knock on the door, Ash walked into student council’s office.

Just as he expected, Rebecca was in the office. She was sitting on the couch comfortably drinking her cup of tea. The sweet aroma of the

Ansal tea can be smelled. Apart from Rebecca, there were no other students in the office.

"Hai, Ash. I had expected that you’ll show yourself."

Seeing Ash rushed into the room, Rebecca smile.

"What is that about? Why even I, with those kinds of results can also participate in the selective training camp ......"

"Don’t you worry, please have a sit first before we start talking."

Ash unwilling sat down opposite to Rebecca. Upon seeing this, Rebecca suddenly patted the empty space next to her.

"Didn’t I tell you before that is more effective to get to know each other when two people are sitting next to each other? This is the iron rule when dating."

"......Understood."

Although his current mood has nothing to do with dating, but Ash obediently sat next to Rebecca. A refreshing can be smelt. It was the perfume that Rebecca loves to use.

After Rebecca place down her cup, she look at Ash. Her emerald-like eyes were reflecting Ash's face.

"Are you so concerned about yourself being selected?"

"Of course, I don’t know why I was even chosen......"

The Specially Recommended System was only adopted this year. It was evaluated by the student council president, so I choose you. It is just as simple as this. But-

Saying this, Rebecca showed her tongue. This is the first time Ash saw Rebecca’s playful look. That cute look made his heart beats faster.

"To tell the truth, the person who suggested the Specially Recommended System is me."

"What!? What is your purpose?"

Seeing Ash was dumbfounded, Rebecca with a calm attitude placed her hand on his lap, gently stroked his knee. Not only that, her mouth was getting closer to Ash’s ear.

Rebecca's breath at his earlobe, which made Ash shivered.

"Are you forcing me to tell you personally? Of course, it is to allow you to participate in training camp!"

"W-Why ......?"

"By following the previous selection method, an irregular like you will surely not be selected. But you are with a genuine talent. To even have the incredible power of riding other people’s pal...... and to have a special pal is also a fact. Additionally, you defeated the Necromancia and ‘Avdocha the Convict’. That is why, I am insist in letting you to participate in the training camp, The Specially Recommended System is use to accomplish this task. "

"So it is really...... for me?"

Ash was staring at Rebecca’s beauty.

Am I thinking too much? There is the feeling of Rebecca’s cheeks also turned red.

"That ...... Until now, I never fell in love with any particular boy."

"Huh......?"

"Because no matter how good is that boy, he can never be on the same position as me."

If these words were from the mouth another girl, she may sound arrogant. But since it was Rebecca, it will be another story. After all, she is the unique Ark-Dragner.

"But whenever I see you...... Stranger to say, I am always looking forward to it. I've never had these feelings. Maybe...... I am easily attracted to 'hidden talents'."

Ash was surprised that even there were times when Rebecca stutter. Moreover, she looked like she doesn’t know how to deal with her feelings.

“W-What you mean...... is it?"

Ash's heartbeat is almost at its peak.

Rebecca as if leaking her secret, uttered that sentence.

"Can I expect it from you?"

Despite feeling flattered, Ash still had the urge to tightly hug Rebecca. This is the first time Ash had this kind of feelings for Rebecca.

Their shoulders leaned closely together. No, it was done intentional by Rebecca. Since the summer uniform is made from thin material, Ash was able to clearly feel Rebecca's body temperature. Maybe summer uniforms also have its advantages...... This is the first time Ash thinks so.

"Rebecca-san......!"

Just when Ash was quietly murmuring like he was dreaming-

-Bang!

The door was suddenly opened with a loud sound. Meanwhile, two girls who lost their balance plunged into the office.

With a closer look, the two were Silvia and Jessica.

Ash quickly got up from the couch.

"What are you doing!?"

"I-It is not me! It was Jessica who suddenly pushed me......”

Silvia while rubbing her waist quickly climbed up. A while back, she slowly build up her royal’s dignity which made him gave her a little admiration. But after she had shown her useless side. Ash felt a little regret.

"Rebecca! I am not gonna let you of easily today!"

Jessica rushed up from the ground and said to her.

"There are so many people for you to seduce and you choose my Ash-sama!"

Rebecca with a nonchalant look replied:

"Jessica, you are mistaken. Ash at this stage does not belong to anyone! Logically speaking, I am not seducing him."

"You're lying! The scene just now......"

"Aright, I won’t deny that I might like him in the near future......"

After hearing, Jessica's expression instantly stiffens.

It seems that she never thought that Rebecca would declare war on her in this case.

Not only Jessica, even Silvia was also speechlessly staring at Rebecca.

"I actually would like to ask what were you two doing suspiciously behind the door. Since you are in the student council, why do you not walk in proudly?"

Rebecca retorted with sharp words, which result in Silvia and Jessica explaining with a "Uuh!".

"I-I accidentally saw Ash-sama in the corridor, and I came to take a look and I found out that Princess-sama was standing at the doorway......"

Jessica quietly stared at Silvia.

"I-I initially wanted to ask president on the issues of the selective training camp, but I saw president and Ash...... Err ...... the atmosphere was a little embarrassing, so I was embarrassed to come in......"

After listening to the two explanations, Rebecca sighed.

"The two of you are a proud member of the student council, at the same time, both of you are participants of the Selective training camp. I hope that you two have some self-respect, and remind yourself to keep an honest attitude."

"Understood......"

Opposite of Silvia who humbly accepts the advice, Jessica refuted.

"Hmph! Rebecca are you in position you have to make those irresponsible remarks? I wonder who was the girl who embraced Ash-sama on the student council’s office’s sofa? Had Her Royal Highness and I didn’t broke in, God knows at what stage you will be progressing!"

"Ara, such attitude. I'm happy to talk about the trouble you made in your childhood small right here? Anyhow you are my childhood playmate. Well, there were many things that could become the topic."

Despite the smile made by the smooth lips, Rebecca's eyes did not shown any smiling sign. Like an eagle forcing its prey into its end, they were bursting out with dazzling light.

"Yikes......!"

Her previous arrogance had disappeared. Jessica who turn pale was sweating profusely.

"I-It was my b-bad."

"Hmm, it is good to admit you are wrong honestly."

When Rebecca was answering while smiling- someone frantically rushed in through the opened door.

"President! Something was very wrong......!"

It was Max in charge of the accounts. Perhaps he was running at full speed along the way, he was out of breath. He didn’t even found out that his spectacle was not at the right place.

For the calm Max to become this way, how urgent is the situation? Since the city had been full of disaster recently, Ash was also feeling very tense.

"What happened, Max? To be panicked until this extend is not your style."

The student council president is sure to be very experienced, even after seeing Max expression, Rebecca was still calm. She was calmly waiting for Max to reply.

"W-We received a report...... there were smoke emerging form the Merk House of the women's dormitory-!"

"Is it a small fire?"

"The details are unclear. But, the smoke is suspected that it was emerging from Lukka Saarinen's room......"

Upon hearing Lukka Saarinen’s name, Rebecca face became pale.

"I'll leave for Merk home... In my name Rebecca Randall I order! Respond to my summon, Cú Chulainn-"

The next moment, Maestro Cú Chulainn who responded to Rebecca’s summoning spell appeared in front of the window.

Part 2

Rebecca stood on Cú Chulainn’s neck heroically, but Ash, Silvia and Jessica are struggling to cling on in its fur.

Because Max was almost out of breath, he was left behind in the Student Council’s office. The other reason is that when an emergency situation occurs, it would not be appropriate to leave the office empty.

In the end, there is no need for such a large group of people to march forth to the scene. As long as Rebecca is dealing with it personally, she is sure to come up with the most appropriate solution.

However, after Rebecca and Ash jump on Cú Chulainn, a strange thing had happened. Silvia and Jessica also stepped on the window and jumped.

After giving a wry smile, Rebecca immediately change back to her serious looks.

"Send us to the Merk house!"

After receiving Rebecca’s orders, Cú Chulainn made an earth shattering roar and spread its wings.

Ash and the rest just felt a floating sensation and a strong pressure. But in a blink of an eye, the Merk house which is a twenty minutes walking distance away is right in front of them.

The Merk house was designed as the accommodation for the basic class female students.

Unsurprisingly, outside the dormitories was packed with many girls. They should be the ones who escaped after they found out about the smoke.

After they saw Rebecca who jumped down from Cú Chulainn, the girls screamed. The Student council president Rebecca Randall has always been regarded as an idol by the low-grade students.

"We are from the student council! Is the warden here?"

After Rebecca stated her name loudly, an old lady walk towards her.

"Is Lukka still in her room?"

Rebecca quickly asked and the warden nodded.

"That’s right. The other students had called her for several times, but she didn’t respond......"

According to the warden, the conclusions are as follows-

Not long ago. The students living on the same floor as Lukka discovered smoke coming out from her room. If such an event occurred in the advance class dormitory, the advance class students should have a way to calmly handle it.

However, the lower class students who was still mentally immature, was shocked by the unexpected events. Their fear spread like an epidemic and it finally become a commotion.

Warden said that she had a headache by just trying to get panicked girls to safety. Logically speaking, she had should have the spare key to open Lukka’s room to confirm, but she was busy with some other stuffs.

The warden who finished speaking handed over the silver keys to Rebecca.

"This is the spare key to Lukka-san’s room.”

"I understand. Please stay here and take care of the students."

After she held the key, she started to run. Ash and the rest also follow Rebecca from behind. On the way there, Ash asked Rebecca.

"Rebecca-san...... I would like to ask what kind of problem the girl named Lukka Saarinen is facing."

Perhaps this is not an important enough question for them talk while running. But even the calm Rebecca after she heard Lukka’s name, even mobilize Cú Chulainn to rush to the Merk house. It means that the situation right here is not some small matter.

"She is now being severely tortured because she as a Dragner lost her ability to ride her pal...... although she gave excuses like being unwell; in fact the problem is much more serious. Since she was unable to ride her pal, she sheltered herself in her dormitory. Recently, there were many students who began to show concern about Lukka’s problem."

"I see......"

It is not rare for a breeder to unable to ride his Pal. For example, illness, injury, etc and many strange things could be the reason. At the school assemblies, "That rumor" that Raymond said should be this.

“Don’t tell me that because that she couldn’t ride, and thus…”

An ominous possibility brushed through Ash mind.

"That's not impossible ...... no one can guarantee anything, that’s why I’m so anxious."

After finishing this sentence, Rebecca kept silence. The group of people rushed into the dorm, walked through the hallway and climbed the stairs.

Soon, Rebecca stopped in front of a door. It was located on the end of the corridor on the third floor.

The name list beside the door has only the name Lukka Saarinen. The basic class dormitory are generally a three person bedroom, it appears that she is living alone.

Leaving the question aside, the main focus is on the source of the smoke.

In fact, some visible white smoke can be seen floating out from the cracks of the door.

Compare to the big commotion, the amount of smoke only be regarded as insignificant.

"Lukka! Answer me!"

Rebecca knocked on the door, but there still isn’t any response from inside.

"I’m going to open the door!"

Rebecca put the key in the keyhole. With some 'rattle' sound of metal, the door unlock. Once the door was opened, the white smoke pouring into the corridor.

Rebecca's followed behind by Ash entered the room. Most of the smoke drifting into the corridor after the door was opened.

Ash looked around the room.

The room was cramped with all kinds of dryied plants, which does not look like a girl's room. To force a description, this is more like a pharmacist’s workroom.

To Ash surprised, apart from the furniture that the dormitory provide, the room is also with some working table. It should have been Lukka’s private property.

In the center of the room, there is a low round table, which is also a design that cannot be seen in the Knight Country and the Kingdom.

In addition, a surprising number of flower pots also made the others curious. There were traces of flower pots from the side of the wall to the window side. Each flower pots was planted with plants that Ash had never seen before.

The reason why she can have this amazingly large number of personal belongings in a room is that she is using a room for three alone. Although there is double bed and a single bed by the wall, but they were used to place her stuffs.

"Lukka!"

Just when Rebecca shouted in the room’s owner’s name......

Ash was shocked by what he saw.

A girl suspected to be Lukka was lying in the middle of the room.

The problem I, Lukka’s body was lying in a container that looks like a coffin. At the base of the container was covered with a layer of soft flowers. Her hand were also folded on her chest.

The only word that can use to describe Lukka was- it was her remains.

"It can’t be......?"

Silvia and Jessica rush pass Ash who was muttering towards the side of the coffin.

After witnessing Lukka’s appearance, Silvia and Jessica froze.

At this point ......

"Fyuaa......"

Followed by a cute yawn, the body slowly sat up.

Even though it had a sleepy look, Ash was almost scared out of his live.

She is like a Yōsei from the fairy tales.

Her whitish gold straight hair is at shoulder length. Beneath the neatly trimmed fringes is a pair of amethyst like mysterious watery big shining eyes.

Her skin is like white porcelain skin, which normal whiteness cannot be compared with. On the surface, she looked like an exquisite doll. Her petite high is no difference from Eco. But she gave a feeling of a dreamy easily breakable object, which is different from the lively Eco.

The most important feature, are those protruding ears that can be seen outside of her beautiful hair. Even the tip of her ear was pointy. Ash ad long ago heard about the existence of this race, but until today, it was the first time he actually saw one.

"...... Anything?"

Facing a group of stunned people, Lukka while speaking with a clear voice, lazily looked at the faces around.

Part 3

Lukka one by one put out the flames in the incense burner and the smokes in the room slowly dissipate. Those smokes seem to be produced by the burning of a special bright dragon crystal so it was harmless.

The students outside had return to their rooms after the situation had settled down.

"To put it bluntly, the smokes were produced in the incense burner."

Lukka answered Rebecca questions. With her back facing the crowd, she covers the final incense burner’s lid.

While looking at Lukka’s small ass, Ash became surprise.

The shapes of her hips can be seen through the one-piece pajamas. But right now, the focus is not on the traces of her underwear.

- Is she......?

Just when Ash was at trouble about where he was looking, Lukka turned around and face the rest.

"I'm sorry to give you all a shock."

Lukka was sitting on her heels and respectfully apologize by bowing down. Her every move made people worry. Using another way to describe this,, she is the kind of people who will provoke the urge of others to protect her unconditional.

"You need not apologize. It is enough as long as you're safe. But please do not light so many incense in the future; otherwise the others students would think that it was a fire."

Lukka nodded humbly while Rebecca was reminding her.

"...... Rebecca words had always been right. I will pay more attention nest time.”

"Come on, must you make the scene to look so deserted! Besides, what is that coffin about?"

"Coffin......? You are wrong. This is an Eckbald styled bed. It can be used directly in funerals; it features are very good."

"Sure enough, that’s a coffin! I can no longer bear with you, do you think as long as you give others a dreamy feel, you will be forgiven regardless of what you do? Without mentioning the rest, while facing your senpai, don’t you think that your tone of speaking is a little rude! "

"That’s enough! Lukka had always been timid and she is not like you. Don’t be too hard on her."

Jessica was angered after being scolded by Rebecca.

"Wha…. I am as timid as most people are!"

Although Ash thinks that she was speaking that way to make herself felt better, but I is better for him to not comment on anything.

"Excuse me, Jessica. Please be a little quieter."

Even Silvia also tried to correct Jessica this time.

"Back to the topic, president, could ask her to re-introduce herself? After all, apart from you all of us here had just only met her for the first time."

Rebecca nodded while smiling at Silvia’s proposal.

"Hmm, what a good idea. Lukka please introduce yourself."

Even when Rebecca asked her to self-introduce, Lukka remained silent. Her head kept on facing downwards with a timid appearance. In the end -

“I’ll make some tea.”

She suddenly stood up and hid in the kitchen.

Seeing Lukka had left, Rebecca smiled.

"Her is still the same and had always been shy. I will introduced her in her place. As you had known, she is called Lukka Saarinen. She had such an uncommon name because she is an Eckbald."

-Eckbald

Commonly known as the ‘forest Yōsei '. Since ancient times they had lived in the forest, a race with beautiful looks.

By looking at Lukka’s appearance, you would be able to know that the ‘forest Yōsei ' description fits very well. Their pointed ears are exactly the same from the Yōsei that you hear from the fairy tales.

Appart from their beautiful looks, they are also famous for their herbology. The efficiency of the herbs made by the Eckbald is acknowledged by people around the world and the market price for them were always high.

However, the most important feature of an Eckbald is neither their beautiful appearance, nor their profound knowledge of herbs.

- But as a heroic race of Dragners.

That is the reason why the Eckbalds were called Eckbald.

Why was there the need to use the past tense? Because today, the heroic legend of the Eckbalds had became the legends of yesterday.

Written on the history textbooks, because of thee declining of the Dragons, the number of people who became a breeder had also decline.

At this moment, Rebecca suddenly lowered down her voice and whisper.

"Currently, Lukka is the only Eckbald in this academy. That is why the all the Eckbalds in the Eckbald autonomous regions have high hopes for the Lukka. But, I have to say that some of those people’s thinking are behind time......"

"Behind time?"

Silvia looked confused.

"Nn ...... they harbor a strong admiration over the Dragner. Since the Dragners were ordered to be involved with the Xenoglavia War, those thinking had ben behind time. There are now many parents praying for their children for not becoming a Dragner. Especially the more affluent their family is and it is getting more and more serious. After all, nor parents want their child to be ordered to the battlefield. "

"This issue really is no trivial matter! I really want to interrogate those people, for those who lost their admiration for the Dragners, can they call themselves the people of the Knight country!"

"Uuh...... Princess-sama? The focus is now on Lukka!"

Being reminder by Ash, Silvia blushed.

"S-Sorry, I’m a little too excited. '

Silvia immediately controlled her temper.

"In short, even when bearing such a heavy burden, she was eventually just a fourteen year old girl. I hope she can get rid of the shackles of her family and happily enjoy her campus life, so please be sure to get along with Lukka."

When Rebecca summed up in this conclusion-

"...... Sorry, it is just some simple tea."

Lukka was back with a tray. On the tray, there were cup which were equal to the numbers of people. There were also hot white smoke on the cups.

Since it was summer, they would like to drink some cold drinks instead of tea But they mustn’t complain about what she had specially made for them.

Lukka place the hot teas on the low round table.

Ash is a little not used to it. Because he experience drinking tea while sitting on the ground. However, since Eco was born, Ash had been sleeping on the ground, so he still can accept the idea of drinking tea on the ground. Rebecca on the other hand is very relaxed.

However, Silvia and Jessica cannot seem to accept the habit of sitting on the ground, They sat on the bed while holding their hot tea.

Although the beds were also filled with debris, they still managed to squeeze out a space for two girls.

Ash also took a cup of hot tea. Judging from the rugged shape, this cup should had been made personally. It is probably an item from her hometown.

The thing that made the others worry was the steaming dark green liquid in the cups. Maybe it was mixed with various herbs; the liquid exudes a strong smell.

Ash casually turned around for a glance and found out that Rebecca was already drinking. The way she was drinking can be call heroic.

"That, I would like to ask...... What tea is this?"

After being asked by Ash Lukka held her cup and stay silence for a moment. For such a simple question, who do she even need to think? Ash became increasingly uneasy.

"This tea is created by me...... so it has no name. But I'm sure that it has the effect for enhancing one’s energy after drinking."

"The effect… Of enhancing one’s energy......!"

After listening to Lukka’s descriptions Jessica reacted. She shove her cup of tea to Ash and look at him with a pair of pleading eyes.

"I beg you, Ash-sama! Please drink my share! Then please give me your sperm!"

"How could you say such shameless words......! Don’t you have some shame? A sense of shame!

Silvia who was red in the face commented on Jessica.

"Ara, why does Princess-sama want to even bother with me?"

"It is not because you're too shameless! As a lady of the Knight Country, can’t you show some modesty!"

"Is it really just because of this......?"

"O-Otherwise is there any other reason!"

While the two kept on quarrelling, Ash on the other side had made up his mind to finish it as if he was drinking poison.

Glup......

Ash felt like he was drinking mud and just barely managed to keep himself from spitting it out.

Silvia and Jessica also try to follow. But they both look a lot more healthier that before they started drink. Only Rebecca alone was unaffected......

"Anyway, Lukka. How are you now?"

"It seems that I still can’t."

About Rebecca’s questions, Lukka distress-fully answered.

"That ...... I heard that you seemed to have lost the ability to ride your Pal. Do you have any clue for the reason it happens?"

Ask asked with a calm tone and Lukka murmured.

"...... I do not know, but I have not forgotten the ridding method."

"Otherwise, what else could it be?"

"It is...... Gawain is rejecting me."

After a simple explained, Lukka remain silent. Perhaps she lacked of emotions, her face is as expressionless as a doll.

So Rebecca answered the questions in Lukka’s place.

"Gawain had been rejecting Lukka for three months. Until now, we have yet to find solutions to this problem."

"Since the reason is still unknown, it is no wondered that nothing can be done. So we can only wait and see how will it progress, no?"

Jessica looked disappointed.

"No, the problem mustn’t continue to drag on."

Rebecca suddenly became serious.

"The point is the Astral that links Lukka and Gawain had been cut off. If we continue to wait, then Gawain’s life would be in danger." The sudden development made Ash speechless.

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