Noelia's Point of View


Thank you for the report. As I thought, you should see that the Commander of the Kingsguard and the foreigners who say they are sitting in the Rahman mine are in touch with each other.


　Some time after Master Fricke had flown out to look for the missing Marko, some men sent by Father came to visit the village of Devon. They were in the process of exchanging information with those men.

　Al, a young man dressed as a blond-haired, blue-eyed swordsman who seemed to be in charge, his sister Meira, and one of the beastly children who were from this village were accompanying him.


''When combined with Noelia-sama's information, I get the feeling that the Radcliffe family has a pretty bad idea of what they're doing. I can only assume they're preparing to turn the country upside down: .......


　My sister Meira, with a blue face, fearfully tells me her thoughts to us.


　When I left Ygghanotes, I didn't think it would develop into such a serious matter.

　I didn't realize that preparations for such a large-scale rebellion were being made behind the scenes.


　After comparing the information Al and the others had brought to us with the information we had obtained, it seemed that the Radcliffe family was using foreigners with alien technology to control powerful Abyss Walkers. Furthermore, it seems that they are planning to build a special facility underneath Abyss Falls to open the "Door".

　I'm not sure what this 'door' means, but since it is also the place where the great attack occurred, I couldn't help but have a bad feeling about it.


''In any case, I am pondering whether Al-sama and the others have been privy to some pretty important information. My father's letter also stated that he would provide shelter to the Radcliffe family to prevent them from interfering, so it might be better to hide out somewhere secluded for a while.

'Ha, ha, as much as I'd like to do that, ...... we're in the middle of looking for someone to help us out. I'd like to get back to the Yuguhanotes as soon as possible after I finish this request.


　My brother Al looked at us with a troubled look on his face.


'Are you looking for someone ......?'

Oh, yes. That dear friend of mine, his name is Fynn, he's a young male adventurer who is a bit slender but has dark hair and dark eyes and quite a good arm, did you see that kind of adventurer in Yuguha-Notes, Master Noelia?　Maybe I've been in YughaNotes lately.


　I know that the young Al in front of me is a swordsman approved by my father Lloyd.

　I was thinking that if he is 'quite a skilled swordsman', then he must be a swordsman with at least enough skill for his father to approve of him, and I was wondering if there was anyone else who would fall into that category.


　The only adventurer who is young and has good sword skills is ...... the only one I've met recently, Flick-sama.

　But Flick-sama has red hair and red eyes.

　That's not the case.

　I'm sure you'll find no other skilled young swordsmen ...... that are good at what they do.


I don't have ...... any idea of the kind of person Al-sama is talking about. But since you say that you will still be looking for that person even though your life may be in danger if you return to the Yuguhanotes, you must be a very important person to Al-sama.

Yes. The Fynn I'm looking for is a childhood friend of mine. When I was getting a little better with the sword, and I was getting good at it, I realized that I had been spoiling him, and I was hurting him a ton of things I was doing casually. He had left me by then. I think I did a really stupid thing by taking advantage of his kindness. Now I'm looking for him to apologize for that moment, that's all.

Wait a minute, Al. You don't want to talk to Noelia about that, do you? Just remember to use your sense of propriety.


　My sister, Mayra, tried to get Al to stop talking by pulling on the hem of his clothes.


　But the way she said it, it was as if..., I wonder if Al-sama liked that Master Fynn .......

　He said something about men being childhood friends with each other, but the words that came out of his mouth sounded like a romantic story between a man and a woman.

　I'm sure that's because of the fact that I'm now in love with Mr. Flick, I've come to hear that too.


　If it was me before I met Flick-sama, when I heard Al-sama's story, I wouldn't feel anything but just say, "I hope you find someone to look for.

　But now, after listening to Al-sama's story, I felt that I could understand his thoughts a little better.


'No, I don't mean to be rude, but does Al-sama like that Fynn-sama ......?'


　I saw Al-sama's complexion quickly change at my question.

　Then, when I thought there was a slight pause, he opened his mouth.


I may have to say 'I liked him'. I don't think I'm qualified to think of him anymore, so I'm ....... Oh, it's funny that it's 'man to man'. What am I saying?


　Al-sama's face turned bright red as if embarrassed by his own confession, and it seemed to overlap with his own admiration for Flick-sama.


'No, no such thing ....... I've heard from Susana that there are romances between lords, and I don't think it's that strange--

'Miss Noelia!　Nothing needs to be said about that in a setting like this.


　Susana, who was listening at the side, seemed to get impatient and covered my mouth.


''Oh, this, the resident maid with Noelia-sama was 'that type'? I'm not averse to it either.


　I saw my sister Mayra give Susana a smirking look as if to say, 'I know, you don't have to say it because I know.


'No, I don't!　I was simply teaching Lady Noelia that such romances are possible--


　I wonder which one you mean by that one.

　I've heard a lot of things from Susana, but I can't help but think that love is really just a mysterious and thousand different things.


　I shooed Susana's hand away from her mouth and decided to take Al-sama's hand to encourage him.


It's a good thing that you're not the only one. I'm sure you'll be able to help me find him when I return to Jughatnots after my journey.

"I can't believe I'm bothering the Countess of the Frontier's daughter, Noelia-sama, ....... And even if he does find me, I still don't know if he'll ever meet me.

That's why I'm here to support you.


　For a little while, Master Al looked thoughtful, but eventually he looked up at his beautiful face and smiled and nodded with a smile.


'...... I understand. If you haven't found it yet when Noelia-sama finishes her journey and returns to Yuguhanotes, please help me out.


　You say you're a man, but I have a feeling that Al-sama's smile looks very attractive and feminine: .......

　I've heard that Radcliffe's heir, Lord Gyorgy, has been courting him to become a peasant, and I wouldn't be surprised if he'd be tempted to do so, given his appearance.

　If I'm such a charming, smiling woman, would I be able to get the attention of Master Flick?


　I felt myself being overwhelmed by Al-sama's charming smile.


''Thank you, Al-sama. Yes, I'll write to my father to assist in the search for Al-sama as well. My father is also the owner of the Yuguhanotes Adventurer's Guild, you see. I thought I could contribute to the search for Master Fynn. Since you are involved in such a dangerous request, please use my family's power to the fullest extent.

'Good for you, Al. I think we can make a lot of progress in our search for Mr. Fynn now. 'Oh, yes!　The letter reminded me of this. This is a personal letter from the Count of the Frontier to Master Noelia.


　As Meira said that, she took out a letter that was sealed with beeswax.

　When I received it, I scalded the beeswax a bit to melt it, opened the seal and read the text inside.


　As I read it, it became tedious to read, so I burned the entire seal with fire magic to erase it.


''Eh!　Um, do you have to read it?


　Meira was surprised that I suddenly burned the entire envelope, and asked me to check on it.


　It's a sealed letter that was entrusted to Al-sama and the others, so if you think it has something important written on it, you'd be surprised to learn that it's nothing more than a string of vague remarks from home. ......

　I'm troubled by your father's concern.

　There is no way for me and Fricke to have that kind of relationship when I'm traveling.


'Oh, maybe he nailed you for not making a mistake with Master Flick, who is said to be a potential fiancée or something?


　Mr. Mayra had asked me what I expected the contents of my burnt letter to be.


'No, no!　No, I'm not doing that with Mr. Fricke!　I didn't do it at all!

As I suspected, that's the kind of relationship that Flick-sama and Noelia-sama have with this crimson mage...

'Miss Noelia, is the story true?　Then I'll have to work harder--


　Al-sama, who was next to me, was also asking about Flick-sama with a curious look on his face, and Susana's snorting had become something of a ruffled breath.


　Flick-sama doesn't seem to be very interested in me, and then there's that seizure thing...

　I get the feeling that he has an extreme fear of women.

　So I can't help but feel that even if I confessed to him, he would politely brush me off and end up not being taken seriously.


　Thinking about that, my heart throbbed with sadness and hurt, and tears began to leak out of the corner of my eyes.


No, sir. No, it's not, because I just adore ...... Mr. Fricke is a waste of a potential fiancée of mine. ......

'Dear Noelia, that's not something I could say, but ....... Are you sure you want to do that?　I'm going to lie about my feelings and pretend it wasn't there by misrepresenting them. That's really it: ......


　Al-sama also sensed something in my words, and his eyes were moist.


''I don't like ....... I don't like that. But .......

"I'm just afraid of the consequences, but I think we have to face them.

That's how it works: ......

I don't know if it's the right thing to do, either, but it's the only way.


　Al-sama's words seemed to be filled with a variety of realizations, and I nodded my head in agreement.

　The representative of the village, Lord Eugene, came running in to see us.