Dragon Chain Ori Ch 2 Part 11

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Chapter 2 Part 11

Translator : PolterGlast

Proofreader : John4891

A  tremendous magical power engulfed the Francilt's Mansion.

Magical power filled the surroundings, enveloping the bodies of Nozomu and the others. Intense drowsiness assailed them.

 

"Tsu! Kuh!"

 

Nozomy raised his magical power by strengthening his whole body with Qi, causing his drowsiness to suddenly disappear. Looking around, the color of the scenery outside the window had changed.

 

"Wh-What's going on?" asked Somia  to Irisdina in an uneasy voice.

"Maybe it's barrier magic...The effect is."

 

Barrier magic was one of the battle-formation techniques. The formation and its coinciding effects could be held for a long time, and depending on how it was used, it could be advantageous for the aggressor; however, it took time to form a formation, so it was a magic that required a very strategic operation.

Also, the wider the coverage area, the less its duration and effect.

Looking at the others, Mars, Irisdina, and Tima seemed to be okay, but Ena was breathing painfully.

 

"I'm very sorry for suddenly acting in such a rough manner; however, this is also a contract. In order to return the treasure, I will need to pull out Somia-sama's soul."

 

Nozomu and the others doubted the words of the old man named Rugato.

 

"... Pu-Pulling out my soul...what do you mean?" asked Somia to Rugato with a quivering voice. Next to her, Irisdina’s facial expression was also rigid.

From their point of view, the old man in front of them was nothing but a suspicious person.

 

"That's right. The contract was made 300 years ago. With the help of the Waziart family to solve the problems that the Francilt family had at the time. At te time, one of the magic tools given as assistance was the Furnace of Spiritual Flames. And...this is the contract that was signed at that time. "

 

The old man then took a piece of old parchment from his chest and spread it out so that it could be seen by Nozomu and the others. The paper did state that the Waziart Family would help the Francilt Family by presenting the magical tools possessed by the Waziart Family in return for a huge amount of goods and a Furnace of SpiritualFlames. Also, in order to protect this contract, make two arm decorations to mark the contract protection, and when either house breaks the contract, the servant will forcibly fulfill the contract. It was written that way and the place of the sign also had the family crest which only the head of the Francilt Family was allowed to use.

 

"Such thing………………"

"Ane-sama…………"  

 

Irisdina and Somia were shocked to find out that the contents of the contract were genuine.

 

"Then, I will complete the contract."

"Wa-wait!"

 

Rugato said so and took out a black ball from his bosom. When he raised the ball, which was reminiscent of a deep abyss, in front of him, he began to infuse his magical power into it.

The black ball began beating and pulsing from the magical power injection. When a wavy ripple appeared on the surface of the sphere that began to emit black light, Somia's arm decoration also emitted the same black light and began to vibrate in small beats as if it resonated with the contract.

The next moment, a black light swelled from the arm decoration, and a hooded shadow emerged from the darkness.

The appearance of the shadow was, in a word, a grim reaper.

Shabby hood and skeletonized body underneath. The part of the eyes glowed red, and in his hand, he held a scythe about the height of his body, which was a symbol of Grim Reaper.

 

"It is the familiar who controls this contract. It is the watcher of the contract and the guide of the soul. This familiar will guide Somia-sama's soul."

"E, kyaaaa!"

 

Rugato puts the contract and the black ball on his chest, and when he declared that, a chain suddenly came out from under the hood of the Grim Reaper and tied Somia up. The Grim Reaper raised the scythe worthy of its name and swung it down to her.

 

"I won't let you!"

 

Irisdina unfolded her magic in an instant. A black chain appeared in the air and captured the familiar.

 

Restraint Magic "Yami no Baku Kusari" (Binding Chain of Darkness)

It was an intermediate magic with the darkness attribute, and the most notable thing was the speed of activation.

She didn't need to chant to use magic, and she was activating magic without drawing a formation.

 

"Hoo, that deployment speed. Is it the ability of immediate deployment?"

 

Ability "Immediate Deployment"

Originally, when using magic, it was necessary to build its own magical power using formation and chanting to deploy it in the physical world, but those with this ability can activate magic without going through that process.

 

However, it seemed that that alone wouldn’t be enough to capture the Grim Reaper. The chain that bound the familiar squeaked and cracked innumerably.

 

"Ku!" 

Irisdina pulled out the rapier on her waist and began to attack the familiar, but the grim reaper quickly destroyed the chain that restrained it. It deflected her with the scythe in its hand and tried to reach for Somia once more...

 

"Guu! Tima!!"

"Un!"

 

However, the grim reaper could not move.

Four-colored magic formations were deployed around the grim reaper, and then a larger magic formation was sewn on the top of the grim reaper.

In the short time Iris earned, Tima ended her chanting and cast more powerful restraint magic.

 

The magic that she activated was "Yon Mawari no Fū Bakujin" (Four Circumference of Sealing Formation).

Each of the four attribute magic formations were intertwined with each other to form a complicated magic formation, and the familiar was completely trapped in that formation.

 

"Hoo, it's a wonderful magic, each attribute circulates without repulsion, forming an even stronger restraint. I have lived a long time, but I have never seen a human who can use magic like that. The magic of Irisdina-dono is also wonderful. Immediate deployment can easily reduce the effect of magic; however, my familiar can only be restrained temporarily. "

 

Perhaps because he was deeply impressed, Rugato's voice contained pure praise for the two girls.

 

"But no matter how many times you stop the familiar, it won't work."

 

A strong magical power sprung forth from Rugato. Irisdina and Tima were judged to be obstacles to the contract, and they would be eliminated.

Rugato stretched out his left hand and drew a formation in the air with his index finger. Then, a magic bullet was released from the drawn magic formation and hit Tima's shoulder directly.

 

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Tima's POV

 

"Kyaa!"

 

A shock ran on my shoulder and I almost fell down, but I managed to hold on. The clothes where the magic bullet hit were torn and blood came out.

But I didn’t care about such injuries, I just concentrated on maintaining the magic. If I couldn’t sustain my magic formation, Somia-chan's life will be over! 

 

My dear best friend's little sister and an important friend for me.

Since I was a child, I was gloomy, introverted, and unable to talk in front of large crowds.

 

I still remember the first family of friends for me, who never had friends.

Since first year, my magical power had been attracting attention, and I was feeling out of place in the class.

I wasn’t any good at talking to people, and the distance between me and my classmates kept increasing...

At that time, Ai talked to me and became her friend. I met Somia-chan and became friends.

Both of them were shining, unlike me, who was gloomy. Their eyes shined brightly in the night sky, like the first star that guided travelers. Somia-chan was like the sun illuminating the dark night.

Thanks to them, I was no longer alone. 

 

"Are you still trying? It seems you have quite the mental strength."

 

While saying so, that old man...Rugato-san's left hand drew five magic formations in the air. Looked like, one finger was drawing one magic formation each...

 

"I won't let you!" said Ai.

 

She started to approach the old man, but he drew four magic formations with his right hand, two of which were the same magic formations and the other two were different magic formations. 

 

No way, how could he change the magic formation drawn with each finger ...

 

A bright red blood-colored sword emerged from the two magic squares and was released. The blood sword moved freely in the air, attacked Ai, and stopped. Looking at the complex movement of the fingers drawing the remaining two magic squares, it seemed that those fingers were controlling the blood sword.

 

When I thought so, five magic bullets were fired from the five magic formations on his left hand and hit my body directly.

 

"~Tsu! Aa! Ku~u!"

 

The pain turned my vision white, but I still had control of my magic.

My lips that were bitten were torn and an iron taste spread throughout my mouth, but I bit my lip even more strongly, enduring the pain of having my body hit by magic with pain caused by injuring myself.

Ai and Somia were the stars and the sun that guided me.

I didn’t want to lose it, so I continued to maintain the magic, but when I felt a powerful magical power and turned to its direction, five more powerful magical bullets were made and aimed at me.

Ai shot magic and slashed, but it was blocked by the magic released from the 3 fingers of the old man's right hand and the blood sword controlled by the other 2 fingers.

Five magic bullets on the left hand were released, but I couldn't move from this place because I had my hands full maintaining the restraint magic. If I lost my concentration even a little, this familiar would be released!

 

I made up my mind and glared at the approaching magic bullet. An inevitable attack that couldn’t be avoided.

However, the magic never pierced my body. Just before it hit my body, a shadow was cutting in and hitting the magic bullet. 

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Mars’s POV

 

When I noticed, I interrupted the magic line of fire that was about to hit her and hit the magic bullet with my fist-enveloped-wind.

 

"... Mars...kun?"

 

I wonder if it was strange for me to help, she muttered my name with a stunned voice.

…………At first, I didn't like her. Even though she was A rank, She had no motivation to talk back to me who had taken an unpleasant attitude by looking at her complexion.

But she clearly showed her feelings on her face now. "Don't give up."

 

"...Why are you shocked? You should concentrate on the magic. I'll do something about that old man's magic."

 

I told her...Tima. To keep her eyes on that old man, and put all her attention will into it ... 

Then, sending Qi to the fists of my both hands, and prepare it.

 

Qi technique "Wind Mass Palm"

A Qi technique to put the compressed wind on the fist and increased the striking power. The sent-in Qi gathered the wind further, creating a mass of wind that was clearly visible to the eye.

 

“……………….Un! Please!”

 

The mouth loosened involuntarily with a clear voice.

 

"Nozomu, evacuate Ena and bring our swords."

"Eh!"

 

When we entered the mansion, we left our swords with the maids. As expected, the maids didn’t allow people armed with a sword at the birthday party.

Ena had fallen asleep due to the magic of the barrier created by the oldman. If she were here, she could get involved in the fight.

 

"But I don't know where they’re stored!"

"The storage place is the small room on the right side of the entrance of the mansion! If you have this, you can enter it!"

 

Irisdina-san threw a key to Nozomu. It looked like the master key of the mansion.

Neither I nor Nozomu had their weapons. It was impossible for only Tima-san and Irisdina-san to be this old man's opponent, and we all needed to participate in the battle to overcome the current situation.

 

"I understand! Everyone, I’ll leave it to you!"

 

Watching Nozomu leave the room with Ena on his back, I exhale.

Witnessing the strength of the old man, my tense body loosened moderately, and blood ran around my whole body.

The old man in front of me easily handled two people of A rank. The Qi that exuded from his body was almost the same as Jihad Roundel, the strongest swordsman in the school.

His ability was probably S rank.

 

"S rank"

It was a title for the strongest people with only a dozen people on this continent having it.

And the Dizart Empire he was talking about.

That country had little diplomatic relations with other countries, but it has tremendous military power.

Even at the time of the great invasion 10 years ago, the demons who had invaded their country have been driven out by only one country.

In front of the strong man from such an unscrupulous country, my feelings were irresistible.

My feelings were excited in front of the strong man from such a nonsense country. 

 

"…So, what are you going to do?"

"That familiar was summoned by Rugato-shi's black ball. That means..."

"There is no choice but to do something about that black ball. Is it necessary to go to the old man for that? "

 

That old man was a ridiculous guy who could manipulate ten magics at the same time. The magic we had now and long-range attacks with my Qi technique wouldn’t reach him.

The only way to find out is close combat.

 

"But it's not easy to get close."

"Aa, the amount of effort we need to put in is on a completely different level."

 

For now, the magic that he’d been using was "Magic Bullet", which was a beginner's magic that only collected and launched magical power. Looking at the fact that the blood sword used two fingers for one, it may be possible for him to use multiple fingers for higher-level magic. Even so, wasn’t his current speed too fast!?

 

"Even so, I will win! Mars-kun, I leave Tima in your care!"

"I know"

 

Irisdina declared.

Naturally. I didn’t feel like losing. No matter who you were!

We nodded to each other and faced the old man. The opponent was one of the top dozen people on this continent.

If he fought seriously, he could get rid of us easily.

The old man spread his hands. It was like an orchestra conductor.

We are certainly weaker than you, but even so.........we will win!!!

With definite intentions, we faced the strong man in front of us.

 

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Nozomu's POV

 

Nozomu recovered his katana and Mars's sword from the storage and ran down the hallway to return to the battlefield. Along the way, Nozomu was thinking about Rugato.

(Rugato-san is probably a person with the same rank as Shishō ...)

 

Although the orientations of magic and sword were different, Rugato-san had the same unique atmosphere of a strong person as Shishō had.

And at the same time I was convinced.

(Maybe.........Irisdina-san and the others can't win...)

 

I understood because I was closer to Shishō than anyone else and fought for my life against Shishō. When comparing Rugato-san's ability with Irisdina-san's and the others. I quickly realized that they couldn't win head-on. Moreover, now they had to suppress the familiar that accompanied Rugato.

 

(If I don't hurry! ...But can we win? Without me using "that"...)

The first thing I came up with to win was the release of Ability Suppression.

 

But the fear of the great power ingrained in my heart made me hesitate, and I couldn't move forward.

Frightened by the power released, seen with a fearful gaze, referred to as a "monster!", and rejected.

When I thought about it, my body trembled. I wonder if I will return to that dark, lonely place.

Will I get involved in the fight against those who will aim for this power?

 

"Tsu! Damn it!"

 

I hate my weakness that keeps me running away. I could only speed up to disguise it.

 

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"Guu! ~Tsuaaaa!!"

 

Mars kept repelling the approaching magic bullet storm with his fist. Rugato mercilessly shot Tima with magic bullets, but Mars, who cut in between, acted as her shield and prevented Rugato's magic from reaching her.

However, it wasn’t easy to repel magic bullets with bare hands, no matter how hard he strengthened them. In addition, even though it was a beginner's magic, it was the magic of an S-ranker. The skin on Mars' hand were already torn, his fist was bloody, and some white bones were visible.

Even so, he wielded his fist. Blood splattered on the floor each time, and a field of blood was forming on the white floor.

 

"Wa aa aa!"

 

Irisdina was similarly inferior. It wasn't as noticeable as Mars, but she couldn't get close at all.

Rugato responded instantly to her immediate magic deployment and quickly built a formation with multiple fingers. He activated and offset her magic as fast as she did.

At the same time, he also manipulated his blood sword, blocking her approach.

 

"Haa haa haa!"

"Ku ... Mars-kun. Are you...okay?"

"Haa haa...Shut up, concentrate on maintaining the magic rather than me ..."

 

Tima talked worriedly, but her complexion made her look like she's about to collapse.

(I can't do it, it takes a lot of magic and concentration to maintain this kind of high-class magic)

 

Tima's magic was extremely advanced magic that uses 4 attributes at the same time. She needed enormous mental power to activate and maintain the magic.

Furthermore, her body was receiving several of Rugato's magic bullets. She was by no means strong. Her wounds were jerky and painful, gradually but surely eroding her concentration.

 

The three were gradually pushed, and finally, they hit their limit. 

The next magic bullets were fired where Mars's posture collapses as he couldn’t handle the approaching magic bullets.

 

"Gaaaaaaa !!!"

 

With a scream, Mars was blown away and slammed against the wall.

 

"It's over"

"!!"

 

Because Mars was defeated, there was nothing to block Rugato's magic, and multiple magic bullets were shot at Tima.

 

"Kyaaaaaaaaaaa !!"

 

There was no way for her to avoid it, and the magic bullet hit her directly. She fell down on the floor and collapsed.

At the same time, the "Circumference of Sealing Formation" that restrained the familiar was released, and the grim reaper was released.

 

"Tima! Mars-kun!"

"Guu!"

"Tsu~tsu~tsu!"

 

Irisdina shouted, but the two couldn't answer and just moaned.

 

"Ku!"

 

She tried to rush to Somia to stop the grim reaper, but her foot was stopped by a magic bullet passing in front of her at high speed.

Rugato fired a magic bullet with his free left hand and controlled the blood sword with his right hand. Irisdina was completely stuck in a dense attack that was incomparable to the previous one.

The Grim Reaper stopped in front of Somia and swung the scythe up. No one could stop the grim reaper anymore and Somia's death was confirmed.

 

"Somia !!!"

"A, aa..."

 

An older sister who desperately called her sister's name and a younger sister who was swallowed by the fear of death. Her fate has already been confirmed…………it should have been.

The moment when the grim reaper tried to swing the scythe down. Both arms with the scythe were flying in the air.

 

"……Eh."

 

The thoughts of everyone who was there stopped, and the time stagnated for a moment. A shadow was running through that time.

The shadow swiftly plunged into the grim reaper, flashed his sword, and released a death blow.

 

Qi technique "Phantom -Recurrence-"

The extremely sharpened slash cut the body of the grim reaper and shattered his core armor.

The grim reaper, whose core was broken, disappeared like a fog, and crushed pieces of arm decorations were flying around.

 

"Nozomu...san?"

 

Somia muttered to confirm.

Nozomu faced Rugato without answering Somia's question.

(………… Shishō. I …… what should I do …………)

Still without an answer ………….

 

Note:

Ai seems to be referring to 

 

Familiar is another word for something like a contract battle companion here. The reaper is Rugato’s battle companion in this case

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I noticed that my translation of this Dragon Chain WN Version is kinda bad, so I decided to do a re-translation. Read the re-translation here.

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Dragon Chain Ori Ch 2 Part 10

Chapter 2 Part 10

Translator : PolterGlast

Proofreader : John4891

A few days after the incident with Lisa. Nozomu returned to his normal life, but even after that, he still didn’t know what to do after what happened at Ushitotei.

 

However, even if Nozomu himself wanted to put the issue on hold, time passed on regardless of him, and he’d have to return to his daily life.

In a sense, it may have been good. Both Nozomu and Lisa were able to distract themselves from the problems they had in the hustle and bustle of everyday life.

 

At the school courtyard during lunch break, Nozomu and Mars talked about Somia's birthday party, which was just around the corner, while eating lunch that they’d bought.

 

"Today is Somia-chan's birthday. Irisdina-san said she’d have a party after school."

"Oh. That's right ..."

 

However, Mars’ behaviour was strange. He’d been giving off an anxious vibe since morning. He was warned several times during the morning lesson by their professor.

 

"?...What's up with you? Recently, something feels very off about you."

"N-no. I'm fine. I-I’ll be back to normal after school..."

"Is that so? It's good then. By the way, what about Ena-chan? It feels bad to say that we’re the only ones to attend the party ..."

"It's okay, right. I-In the first place, she wasn't invited. It would be bad for an uninvited person to suddenly go..."

"Certainly so..."

 

Certainly, Mars was right. It was normal that Ena wasn’t going since she wasn't invited to the party in the first place, but Nozomu was worried about Mars, who was strangely restless. The reason came to light after school when he went to Irisdina-san's house to attend the party.

 

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The northern part of Arcazam. The political institutions of the academic city existed here, and it managed the city politically.

At the same time, the administrator’s residence was also built in this section along with the Francilt Family’s residence as well.

However, its size couldn’t be compared to the other mansions in this area.

 

This was a site that was more than two times larger than other mansions, and the site was surrounded by a fence that was more than three times the height of a person.

The mansion itself was so large that the residents of a small village could sleep in it.

 

In addition, the owner of this mansion seemed to be Irisdina, the next head of the Francilt Family. The mansion itself was built when she decided to enroll in Solminati Academy.

It was unthinkable for ordinary people to prepare a mansion for their daughter's move.

 

After school, Nozomu and Mars arrived at the main gates of the party venue, Irisdina's mansion, but they were just overwhelmed by its size.

 

“……………… It’s wide.”

"…………Aa"

“……………. The venue is here.”

"…………Aa"

"It's a really big mansion. Don't do anything strange again, Onīchan."

 

Nozomu and Mars were stunned, just standing in front of a mansion that most people would never see, but they came back to their senses after hearing a familiar voice heard from the side.

 

"...By the way, didn't you say that Ena wouldn't participate, Mars?"

"U!"

 

Next to Nozomu and Mars was Ena, who shouldn't have been here at all. Nozomu asked Mars a question, but Mars awkwardly turned away from him.

Ena began to explain her circumstances, whether she couldn't see her brother.

 

"Don't get me wrong, Nozom-san. I didn't come to attend the party."

"E, then for what?"

"I'm here to apologize to those who have been involved with Onīchan during this time. I feel uneasy if it's just Onīchan alone..."

 

Apparently, Ena followed Mars to apologize to Tima-san, who was involved during this time. Mars in question was holding his head. This may have been the reason why he was acting so strange at school.

 

"Mars...you..."

 

Nozomu’s raised voice held a slight hint of surprise in his tone. It would be pitiful for him to let his sister accompany his apology.

 

"No! What are you thinking about! This girl just came along!"

"What are you talking about! If it's just Onīchan again, you would just say something strange again!"

"Give it a rest! Are you my mother!!"

"H-hey, both of you..."

 

Brother and sister joked around with each other as usual. Naturally, the people around paid attention to the two of them. Nozomu was embarrassed, to say the least. He called out to them several times, but they were engrossed in verbal-war and didn't notice.

It was natural to stand out if they yelled at the front of such a big mansion, but Nozomu knew that it was impossible to stop the quarrel between this brother and sister; therefore, he ignored them and walked toward the gate. 

 

When Nozomu approached the gate, the gate opened, and a maid who seemed to be working in the mansion appeared from inside.

 

"Excuse me. Please refrain from making noise in front of this mansion."

"Oh, I'm sorry. Today is Somia-cha... I was invited to Somiliana-san's birthday party."

"Are you...?"

 

The maid clearly eyed Nozomu and the others with suspicion. Nozomu and Mars were dressed in Solminati Academy uniforms, but the argument behind him made them look suspicious to the maid's eyes.

 

In addition, the Nozomu and Mars came in their uniforms because neither of them had a suit that could be worn to a daughter's birthday party from a famous family, even though she was an acquaintance.

 

"...I'm sorry to trouble you, but I can't let such suspicious people into the mansion."

"Yaa Nozomu-kun, so you came."

"O, ojōsama! !! "

 

It was Irisdina, the organizer of the party, who appeared from behind the maid who was trying to send Nozomu and friends home. Behind her was her best friend Tima.

 

"They are my friends. It's okay to let them through. I'll guide them, so you can go back to work."

"Y-Yes"

"Th-thank you, Irisdina-san"

 

The maid left in a hurry, and Nozomu was relieved because he thought he’d be driven back.

 

"Fufu, I can't just send away the guests I invited at the front gates...By the way, how long have they been doing that?"

 

Irisdina answered Nozomu with an elegant and charming smile on her face. However, the brother and sister behind him were still worrisome. The two were still quarreling without noticing this. Not to mention, they seemed to be completely unaware that a crowd was starting to form around them.

 

"Those two...Oi !! I'm going inside! How long will you two be doing that!!"

""…………e?""

 

Nozomu yelled and called out the two, and it looked like they heard him this time. When they looked at him with a stupid voice, they came in a hurry as if they had finally noticed their tom-foolery.

 

"Nozomu, let me know earlier!"

"That's right, Nozomu-san! Isn't it embarrassing!"

“…E~”

 

Nozomu had no choice but to be dumbfounded by the two who said something so unreasonable. Irisdina and the others looked at these three people with interest.

 

"Fufufu. It looks fun. But if it's okay, Nozomu-kun, can you please introduce her?"

 

Irisdina's line of sight was directed at Ena who was beside Nozomu and Mars.

 

"Oh, now that you mention it, this is your first time meeting Ena-chan."

"Well yes. You may have heard of me, I'm Irisdina Francilt. Nice to meet you."

"Y-Yes! I-I'm Ena Dickens."

 

Encouraged by the atmosphere of Irisdina, Ena introduced herself in a tense manner. Then Tima, who was behind Irisdina, introduces herself.

 

"Fufu, Tima Lime. Please treat me well, Ena-chan."

"A-are you Tima-san? I'm sorry for the inconvenience caused by my foolish brother."

 

Ena bowed deeply and apologized when she found the person Mars ‘messed’ with. Tima was a little taken back by the situation.

 

"It-It's okay. You don't have to worry about it..."

"No, that's not the case...or rather, Onīchan should apologize too! Originally the bad one was Onīchan !!"

"That's why! Are you my mother!? Isn't it difficult for me to apologize when you’re embarrassing me!"

"What! Onīchan can't apologize by himself anyway! That's why we should apologize first!"

"That's why it's excessive!! Rather, it's counterproductive !!"

"Wa-wait a minute, you two! Fighting at the birthday party in someone else’s house is bad!!"

"Pu, Ahahahahaha"

 

Nozomu managed to stop the two who were about to start fighting again, but he was surprised by Irisdina’s laughter as she watched them. She was dignified and unwavering, as Nozomu had seen so far, and her atmosphere felt like a human being somewhere different from themselves; however, she, who laughed in front of him, didn’t have such transcendence, and she was just a girl of the same age as them.

 

Mars and Ena, who saw such Irisdina, forgot about their quarrel and looked at the black-haired girl with their mouths wide open, and Tima, who was behind her, was also surprised. 

 

"Fufu, sorry. They sure are very close to each other...Oh. Was it Ena-chan? Would you like to join my little sister's party?"

"E. B-but ......... I've never been to a party like this, and ..."

 

Ena was quite hesitant.

She seemed to be uncertain about attending the party because she originally came intending to apologize for her brother, but Irisdina didn’t seem to care about that, saying that it didn’t matter.

 

"You don't have to be so stiff. This time, it's a party only for relatives, so take it easy. I think my sister would be happy if there were a lot of people."

"Well...I guess it's okay to join if the organizer herself says so."

“…I understand. Please let me participate if you are not bothered by me."

 

Nozomu agreed with Iris's opinion, and Ena thought it was bad to keep refusing her, so she decided to participate. 

 

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When we arrived at the party venue, there were various people, but most of them seemed to be working in the mansion.

The party itself seemed to be stand-up style, and various dishes were lined up on the table at the venue. It was clear at a glance that all the delicacies were all elaborately prepared by the chef.

 

The guest of honor, Somia, was at the center of the party and was surrounded by children of the same age in Ecross uniforms. They were probably her school classmates.

 

When Irisdina got to Somia, Somia noticed her sister and jumped into her chest, and Irisdina gently caught Somia who jumped in.

An older sister held her younger sister with a smile like a goddess, and a younger sister hugged her older sister with a big smile.

The scene was very precious, and the people around them naturally smiled. A warm atmosphere surrounded the party venue.

 

"Thank you for celebrating my dear sister's birthday today. I want you to forget your usual duties and have a lot of fun today."

 

The party started with a speech from Irisdina, and everyone started to enjoy themselves afterward.

Nozomu was watching the venue while enjoying his meal with Mars and others.

There was a crowd around Irisdina, Somia, and Tima, and everyone was talking happily.

Somia was talking to her classmates, but when she noticed Nozomu and the others, she waved her hand and came here.

 

"Good evening, Nozomu-san!"

"Good evening,Somia-chan. Happy birthday."

"Yo"

"Thank you. Thank you for coming today!"

 

Somia answered cheerfully. She was so happy. She was more energetic than ever.

 

"Nozomu-san. Who is this person?"

 

Somia turned her gaze to Ena, who was next to Mars.

 

"Nice to meet you. My name is Ena, Mars Dickens's little sister. Today, I was invited by Irisdina-san to participate. Please treat me well, Somiliana-san."

"Ah, just Somia is fine. I'd be happy if you called me that, don't mind it, so please call me that!"

"I understand. Regards, Somia-chan."

"Okay!"

 

Then they started chatting with smiles. As far as a self-introduction and the current situation, it seemed that they were quite a hit with each other.

The two were talking about their siblings now. The stories seemed to be lively, probably because they both had older siblings. Ena talked about how hard dealing her brother had been, and Somia completely followed the story about Mars, who was often talked about.

 

Mars protested against her sister who belittled him and retorted back. Tima joined Somia, who heard the noise, and tried to stop the big verbal battle that was about to start for the third times.

Nozomu was watching the situation from a distance, and Irisdina came in. 

"Yaa, Nozomu-kun. Are you having fun?"

"Yes, there aren't many opportunities like this. Is it okay not to stop them?"

"It doesn't matter. Mars and Ena seem to be doing their usual thing, and Somia seems to have fun with that. Tima seems to be a little troubled, but sometimes like this is okay."

 

She was looking at the turmoil happily with giggles. Her appearance was age-appropriate, unlike the dignified girl at the school. Her smile was very attractive.

 

"~Tsu!"

"? Is something wrong ?"

"N-no, it's nothing!"

"? Is that so ?"

 

Nozomu became embarrassed to see her smile and simply turned his eyes away.

Irisdina drew closer to the strange Nozomu, which made Nozomu's heart throbbing.

 

"By the way, I haven't thanked you yet."

"Thanked me?"

 

Nozomu inclined his head at Irisdina's words. He didn't understand why he was thanked.

 

"Our mother gave birth to Somia, and she died at that time. That's why I was trying to be Somia's mother... I wonder if she misses her real mother. For some reason, Somia is usually sad when her birthday approaches."

 

Nozomu listened to her story seriously.

Nozomu didn’t know that her mother had died.

 

"But this time, it's not the case. I think it's because she met you guys. Somia talked a lot about you in the mansion. She met a strange Onīchan."

"Is...that so" 

Looking at Somia, she was trying to stop the quarrel between Mars and Ena in a hurry. It seemed to be difficult, but there was no unpleasant atmosphere there, and it made her smile somehow.

 

"Please don't be distracted! Ane-sama! Nozomu-san! Don't feel intimate in such a place, please do something about this---."

 

Nozomu and Irisdina laughed at Somia's voice when they looked at each other.

 

"Well, let's go now because the princess is calling."

"Yes, I will stop Mars for the time being."

 

The two nodded to each other and ran into the turmoil.

 

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The main gate of Francilt Mansion. An old man in butler's clothes stood there, and when he rang the doorbell, the maid told Nozomu and the others to beat it appeared. 

 

"Yes, who is it?"

"I'm sorry to bother you late at night. May I speak to the owner of the mansion?, for I have something to do with said owner.”

"I'm sorry. Today, a party is being held to celebrate the birthday of the Lady's sister, so no one can act as an intermediary. If you have a request, I will deliver it to the Lady later, so can you forgive me?"

 

The owner of the mansion was Irisdina. When the maid saw the old man, he was well dressed and polite in his language, but something was wrong.

She asked about the important matter, but the old man said that he needed to speak in front of the Lady and never gave up.

The old gentleman repeatedly asked the maid to meet the owner of the mansion, but she gently refused because the maid was concerned about the life of her master.

 

"Hmm, it can't be helped..."

 

Eventually, the old man sighed, straightened the collar of his butler's clothes, and snapped the fingers of his right hand.

Suddenly, the maid's body weakened, and she collapsed on the spot.

 

"I'm sorry. This is also the Lord's order."

 

The old man hugged the collapsed maid and gently laid her back at the gate, and swiftly ran the fingers of his right hand into the air.

At that moment, a huge magic square appeared at the feet of the old man. An enormous magical power spread over the mansion.

 

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The fun time had passed and the party itself had closed, so the people who were attending the party were either going home or cleaning up the venue.

However, Nozomu and his friends were still at the venue, waiting for Somia and the others. For them, the birthday party wasn't over yet.

 

"I'm sorry to have kept you waiting, everyone!"

 

Somia rushed to Nozomu and his friends. Behind her were Irisdina and Tima.

The reason Nozomu and his friends were still there was to give a present to Somia.

Others were giving presents during the party, but Nozomu and his friends didn't have the opportunity.

 

Incidentally, The cause was the big quarrel between Mars and Ena. Nozomu was constantly intervening to stop the two before they could create too much chaos throughout the party, so he missed the opportunity to give his present.

 

Somia looked at Nozomu with excitement. Her eyes urged Nozomu as if to say "quickly".

He laughed at the situation and tried to give the present.

 

However, the next moment, the door of the party venue opened with a clicking sound, and an old man came out from the entrance.

The old man was dressed in black butler clothes, had silver hair tied behind him, had red eyes, and wore monocles.

 

Irisdina saw the person and frowned at him. Neither Irisdina, Nozomu or the others had seen such a person at this party. Looked like an outsider.

 

"Who are you? It seems that you weren't the one I invited to today's party."

"I'm really sorry to have disturbed you in an unscrupulous manner. Actually, there is a message from my lord to the owner of this mansion...I'm late to say, I'm Rugato, a butler who serves the Waziart family of the Dizart Empire. May I meet Irisdina-sama and Somiliana-sama, who are the owners of the mansion? "

 

Irisdina asked the old man with a strained voice. He bowed his head deeply and kept the smile on his mouth without changing. It was an ideal expression of gratitude as a servant.

 

"The Empire of Dizart...Sure, in the northwestern part of the continent..."

 

Nozomu muttered the name of the country under his breath.

 

"... Certainly, I'm the owner of this mansion, Irisdina Francilt, and this child is my little sister Somiliana...What on earth did Rugato-dono come for?"

"My purpose is to retrieve the treasure "Furnace of Spiritual Flame" that we lent to the Francilt family before."

"Furnace of Spiritual Flame?"

 

Irisdina tilted her head to the words she’d never heard before. Apparently, she knew nothing about the treasure.

 

"Yes. That is a treasure that can trap in the souls of others and control their power, and it belongs to the Waziart Family that I originally served...Looks like it is now fused with the soul of Somiliana-sama. I'll get it back now. "

"Na~ !!"

 

Everyone who was there doubted their ears.

According to Rugato's story, it seems that the "Furnace of Spiritual Flame" was fused with Somia's soul. And he said he’d get it back.

 

"Then I will fulfill the contract."

"Wa-wait !!"

 

Irisdina, who had no idea what was going on, called out to Rugato to stop him, but at that moment, a tremendous amount of magical power covered the entire mansion. 

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I noticed that my translation of this Dragon Chain WN Version is kinda bad, so I decided to do a re-translation. Read the re-translation here.

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