Zero no Tsukaima:Volume17 Chapter11

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Chapter 11 - Bonds

In the evening of that day ... in the guest house.

Saito who was an escort in front of the room where Henrietta was staying, was called for to enter her room.

“... Saito-dono”

It was a voice that betrayed her announcer’s fatigue. Then Saito exchanged glances with Gimli, who was standing next to him as another member of the guard in defense of the queen and then enter the room.

“You called me?”

Upon entering, he saw Henrietta Saito was lying on a couch while wearing her pajamas. From the moment she heard the proclamation of Queen Charlotte, she had been in that state of confusion that she still exhibited a few moments ago.

The reason for calling to Saito is that at last she had recovered enough senses to speak to him.

“... Did you meet with Queen Charlotte?”

Saito nodded and then explain what happened to Henrietta, as it was impossible to have a conversation with her ...

“She really looked like a completely different person.”

“Is that so, then it seems that the situation has become much more worrisome than I imagined.”

“But what will happened next?”

Due to sudden grief, Henrietta could not stand and put her hands to her face.

“Princess.”

“It's too much, it is the truth too! These Machiavellian snakes! How is possible that they may have been tamed by Gallia so easily ...!”

“But all is not lost, remember that currently we lost one of the users of Void, it is too early to give up.”

But after all, even within Saito, saying these words he was still doubtful. Is it that Romalia... is likely to have already devised a plan to deal with that.

Then Saito thought, if a Void user died, it would only be necessary to invoke another family member right ...? Even for the Void, it is assumed that at some point a replacement will emerge ...

While Saito was plunged in these thoughts suddenly he heard someone hit the window. Then Henrietta , because of the noise, quickly approached Saito while receiving a slight tremor in her body.

But we are on the second floor ...

The first thing Saito did was to call Gimli quietly. Gimli, concern about Henrietta’s condition, nodded with a puzzled face.

Then Saito took his katana and was slowly approaching the window.

Tock tock ...

Again he heard a knock on the window behind the curtain.

“Who is it?” So he asked as his voice was echoing.

“... I have a delivery for Her Majesty Queen Henrietta, it is a message from my teacher.”

From her voice, apparently it was a young woman.

“ Message? Then why do you come out in the window?”

“Because I cannot make it out through the door, because of the current situation in the government of Gallia in which the prevailing chaos prevents me. We plead that we be provided assistance from Tristania.”

Saito then glanced at Henrietta, then she nodded to Saito. She gave the order and Saito started to open the window.

With a quick and deft movement, a young woman entered through the window, that girl no matter where you saw her, just seemed ordinary girl in town.

Her eyes were a light brown and dressed in a skirt in a pale shade of beige, but it was clear she was not a mage and deduce her skill simply by the fact of having gotten there just by climbing up the walls, her skills was worthy of admiration.

“Let me introduce myself, my name is Chikasui.”

Wow that is a peculiar name, but nevertheless it was a very common name in that country. After introducing herself, the girl immediately pulled a letter from her chest and respectfully offer it to Henrietta.

After reading, Henrietta with heaving eyebrows rescanned the contents of that letter, then she gave it to Saito, the contents read:

Allow me to express my most humble greetings to you Her Majesty the Queen of Tristania. We communicate you for our next action to execute a coup against the government of Gallia, so I dare to inform you that the current queen is not actually the real Charlotte-sama.

But if I may delve into the details of these events, please be kind enough to accept my offer for my servant to lead you to a meeting.

“How is it, as I thought that Tabitha... Tabitha was not true.”

“But then who will have been the one that sent this message? And why is he asking help from Tristania?”

“If I may, my teacher will be in greater willingness to answer your questions, then we have to hurry servant of the queen.”

The situation was totally dubious, plus there are high chances that it was a trap, however, this was not the time to hesitate, certainly not seemed to have more options, Saito then glanced Henrietta.

“ Can you do it for me?”

“As you wish, please call Gimli and Guiche.”

Saito then quickly explained the unexpected situation to Guiche and others that had arrived on the scene.

“And that's why I have to leave you for a moment, please request the others to protect this place. Also please come with me Reynald. “ Reynald was called to accompany him, he knew it was too dangerous to go alone on a mission like this.

Reynald had demonstrated his skills on several occasions in addition to his vast knowledge he could be useful to overcome the problems that are waiting.

As expected, although nervous, Reynald accepted Saito’s proposal.

Then Saito informed Chikasui that they are ready to go, then the girl nodded to his words.

Saito and Reynald began following Chikasui, which was out of the same window through which she had entered moments ago. Upon leaving, they realized the little space between the wall and the neighboring building, it was very narrow.

Passing the structures on both sides they could see those large trees blocking the way, which made this space a place with a blind spot for any observers in the vicinity.

From here, where we will go next?

If Romalia’s actions were performed from the shadows, then it was obvious that his duty was to take these actions to light.

Should they go beyond the walls of the castle? Will the guards come immediately to stop them?

However, Chikasui had no plans to make that happen. She bent down to look for something on the floor, then she accompanied them on an iron gate located on the floor.

Surely, it was a drain entrance which was for made maintenance.

Chikasui noiselessly open up that door and then enter it naturally. Saito and Reynald hesitantly followed her.

They fell about 5 mails from the stairs. Feeling the cold atmosphere inside, they set foot on the land where they immediately felt the water on their feet and the smell of stench of that dirty water.

Chikasui then took a lamp that was in that place, then recite a very common spell. She had lit that lamp with magic. Having lit the place, they found themselves wondering…

“This way.”

Chikasui unhesitatingly made her way into the labyrinthine drainage. She was so adept as if this labyrinth was just the streets of the city in which she lived.

Right, left, straight ... They had walked for about an hour until they came to the place where there was an iron ladder.

Then Chikasui began to climb up on that ladder.

Finally, they had reached their destination. Chikasui turn off the lamp and the three were prepared to go up again.

The moonlight was enough to fully illuminate the place, apparently by its appearance, it was the courtyard of an abandoned church, but certainly this place was in Versailles in the suburbs of Lutetia.

In this distance ... perhaps it is a secluded spot of about 500 mails, lights could be distinguished from the palace of Versailles.

Then Chikasui prepared to enter that church. Although it was not been in use for a long time it was still clean inside. Chikasui took the hands of Saito and Reynald in order to guide them.

Their destination was the basement of the chapel in which they went immediately after finding the stairs, and in the background the three ran into a door. Facing it, Chikasui came and quietly voice their arrival.

“I’m Chikasui.”

Then there was the sound of an opening latch. She opened the door. The first thing they saw was the light of lamps that were lit inside the room, which seemed that it was once a room for the priest of this church.

It was a room with a bed and a small desk.

Then a young woman with a hood covering her face welcomed the group that had just arrived. The only thing visible on the face of that figure was her mouth, Saito turned and offered a bow.

“You are the emissaries sent by the kingdom of Tristania, I presume.”

That speech was evident that this young woman was a noble, it seemed certain that this girl was the master of Chikasui.

“I introduce myself, My name is Chevalier Hiraga and I belong to the Ondine brigade of the royal guard of the kingdom of Tristania, next to me is a fellow from the same brigade, his name is Reynald.”

Listening to this the girl withdrew her hood, then in the light of the lamps the stirrings of her long blue hair were seen, then with a tone of impatience she said:

“I introduce myself, my name is Isabela Martel, the commander of the special forces of the kingdom of Gallia, the knighthood Chevalier of North Partel.”

“North Chevalier Partel you say?”

That was certainly the secret order of knights belonging to Tabitha, which dealt exclusively to do the dirty work of the kingdom of Gallia ...

“Are you aware of our existence, then the talk will speed up a bit, that's perfect, because we do not have much time, so let me explain the situation. As the report earlier in the letter sent to her majesty, the current queen of Gallia… It is actually not about Charlotte-sama, it is about a vile impostor who has changed places with her.”

“What does that mean?”

“I'm afraid right now the details are still unknown. Just three days ago when I was called to audience with the queen, I found myself in front of her and I realized immediately that this person was not Charlotte-sama, while it was not difficult to deduce that this whole scheme was nothing but a conspiracy."

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