Chapter 123
Gratitude
Translator : PolterGlast
While feeling a bit
uneasy about Izel II's foolishness, we left the audience chamber and decided to
have another meeting in the guest room that had been provided for us.
"Everyone, thank
you for your hard work. I know you're tired, but please bear with me a little
longer."
Everyone looked at me
and nodded. Their expressions no longer held the contempt or suspicion they had
when we left the kingdom. They must have been impressed by the magic Miku and I
used on the way, and by the respectful attitude of the imperial soldiers
towards us.
"Thanks to
Empress Emilia's kindness, lodging has already been prepared for everyone. I
think there will be things you want to talk about as a class at first, so why
don't we do it there? It's probably hard for everyone to relax inside the
imperial castle."
"Kazuno, you...
why are you so relaxed when you've come all the way to the royal castle?"
"Well, I've been
here many times. I've been working hard to get you all out of the kingdom."
"O, oh, is that
so..."
It seems that Onda,
the mood maker, has been appointed to lead the group and ask me questions.
Well, he's the kind of character who can be forgiven for being a bit rude, so
he might be suitable. Perhaps he had a similar role in the kingdom? I don't
know.
We left the imperial
castle and went to the lodging prepared by Her Majesty. It was a decent
lodging, with a grade of upper-middle.
"We have
individual rooms. Since there are rooms for everyone, please decide on your
rooms first."
"As expected, Her
Majesty the Empress is generous!"
Leaving behind words
that barely avoided being disrespectful, the male group led by Onda rushed to
get their rooms.
The only ones left
were the girls. Among them, a girl who seemed to be the leader came up to me.
I wondered for a
moment if we had such a girl, but I soon realized why. She used to dye her hair
gold at school, but it seems different because the color has faded in this
other world.
She used to wear
gyaru-style makeup, but now she has a clean-cut look. But don't be fooled,
she's a gyaru (old-fashioned term) that I'm not good with. A popular person has
appeared, it's super effective against an unpopular person!
What was her name
again...?
"Maria, Kudo
Maria."
"Oh, Kudo-san. Of
course, I remembered."
"Liar, your eyes
are darting all over the place."
That's right, Kudo
Maria-san. She's cute and assertive. She would have been at the top of the
class caste, but we had Kazuma's harem.
For better or worse,
she's just a normal girl (gyaru).
"...Kazuno, you
seem pretty relaxed."
"Well, I've been
through a lot. What's up? If you don't hurry, the guys will take all the good
rooms."
"It's okay, I can
just say something later and make them move."
"Scary!?"
Maria-san laughed when
she saw me pretending to be surprised. It feels like my perspective is
distorted when a clean-cut girl with long black hair laughs so heartily.
"I wanted to tell
you something, Kazuno."
"What?"
"...Thank you. I
don't know what will happen in the future, but if you and Arisugawa brought us
here with such enthusiasm, it must be better than the kingdom, right?"
"Of course."
The kingdom is not
worth trusting. I'm supposed to be dead, and Miku is supposed to be
assassinated. It's obvious that we would have been used up for some reason if
we had stayed in the kingdom, just by looking at Mitsukawa-kun.
"There were quite
a few girls who had a breakdown because they didn't know what was going to
happen."
"Oh, is that
so?"
"Yeah, Kotegawa
and Hijirikawa aren't the type to take care of that. I had to do a lot, it was
pretty tough."
"I see."
Kudo-san showed her
sisterly side and took care of the girls in this other world. Maybe that's why
she looked a little tired.
"I don't know
what will happen in the empire. But at least, we'll be better off than in the
kingdom. So... thank you."
"Yeah, I feel
like my efforts were worth it when I'm thanked."
I see, Kudo-san seems
to be more caring than I thought. Her thoughtfulness touches me. Really.
I think everyone is worried
about what life will be like in the empire. But it's definitely better than
staying in the kingdom. I'll help them until they get their own jobs.
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