Raidorl Seiken Senki

Translated by SoundDestiny

Edited by SoundDestiny

When Raidorl found himself perplexed by his self-proclaimed [wife’s] appearance, Neimilia and Celia were strolling through the capital city together.

“Oh, this statue is still here”

Neimilia, who was walking down the main street with Celia, stopped and looked up at the bronze statue standing in the middle of the road.

“This is a statue of the first king of the Athena Kingdom, right? Look, he has a sword at his waist and a dagger on his chest, doesn’t he? The sword at his waist pretends to be the 『Water』 Holy Sword, Mistilteinn, while the dagger on his chest is the real thing.”

“You know a lot, Neimilia.”

“I’ve actually met him before, you know. They say only petite and cute girls are chosen by Mistilteinn”

“Hmm…I thought he was a rather slender man, but turns out it’s a woman”

“Yes, that Holy Sword. It’s said that only pure maidens can wield it, and it’s a bit obsessed with virginity. It’s like a lolicon unicorn lover. Truly the worst”

Neimilia laughed heartily while holding Celia’s hand.

These two had once lived together in Raidorl’s mansion and had become as close as best friends.

Neimilia, who appeared sociable on the surface, was surprisingly picky about people, so it was quite rare for her to get close to someone. The reason for this was that Neimilia regarded Celia as her 『sister』 sharing the same man.

“But seriously…I didn’t expect Celia-san to come all the way from the west. Master was really happy you came to help, you know? Did you miss Master that much?”

Neimilia teased Celia with a mischievous smile. Celia, with a slightly irritated expression, pursed her lips and let go of Neimilia’s hand.

“That’s not it! I don’t have any feelings for Onii-san, okay!”

“Celia-san, it kinda sounds like you’re saying the opposite.”

“I’m not! I only sent my little sister here! Or… I came to defeat monsters as an adventurer, that’s all!”

“Hmm…I guess we can go with that, but it seems like you’ve become an adventurer. What brought about this change in your mindset?”

Curiously, when Neimilia asked this question, Celia averted her gaze with an uncomfortable expression.

“Well, I just felt like reevaluating myself a bit. There’s no deep meaning to it.”

“Is that so? You seemed like a royal princess or something, just like Master. You’re not trying to emulate the man you like, are you?”

“That’s not it! I just…really, I’ve lost sight of whether what I’ve been doing is right!”

Celia kicked the ground forcefully.

“…I came as a member of the Arslanian Empire’s royal family to attack the Zain Kingdom, but… living there in the enemy kingdom, I started to doubt whether what I had been doing was truly right. I thought that by wielding the sword as a Holy Sword bearer and cutting down enemies, I could bring peace and make everyone happy… but I’ve started to doubt if that’s really right.”

Celia had taken the field as a general of the Empire Empire’s western invasion forces, and she had taken the lives of many soldiers from the Zain Kingdom, including when they captured Blaine Fortress.

“…When I lived in the capital, I met a woman who had lost her husband and children in the war. She was deeply grieving. She was crying.” 𝑏𝘦𝘥𝘯𝑜𝘷𝘦𝑙．𝑜𝑟𝘨

The Empire had taken away her precious family. Perhaps, among the soldiers Celia had cut down, there might have been her husband or children.

Once she realised that, she became afraid of going to the battlefield as a member of the imperial army.

“…I’m fed up with fighting humans. I want to only fight monsters with no lingering regrets.”

Celia had grown tired of fighting on the battlefield as a princess knight. That was the true reason she had abandoned her royal status and set out on a journey as an adventurer.

“It’s not like the fact that I’ve killed people will disappear, but…I want to atone for my sins, even a little. I want to help people as an adventurer. That’s how I feel.”

“……What can I say, Celia-san is very serious.”

“…Is that bad? Why are you making such a strange face?”

Upon hearing Celia’s confession, Neimilia furrowed her eyebrows, half-opened her mouth, and made an odd reaction, saying, [Uwaa].

“No…I’m just wondering why you’re so concerned about something so trivial”

“Trivial? I killed people in the war”

“Yes, but it’s a war, right? Killing enemies in a war is normal, isn’t it?”

Neimilia said matter-of-factly.

“If it were killing people as a hobby, then I’d think you should repent. But in a war, isn’t it inevitable? Even I, during the Great War three hundred years ago, killed countless people, destroyed countries and eventually betrayed my allies, even killing my own sister after being bound to 『that man』. But I don’t feel the slightest remorse”

“…………”

Celia’s face contorted as she realised she had confided in the wrong person. Neimilia was one of the 『Six Witches of Doom』 and had once been a catastrophe that threatened humanity with annihilation.

“If it really bothers you that much, you could do more acts of kindness than the number of people you’ve killed. That should make up for it”

“Make up for it…?”

“If that’s not enough, you could even have children with some gentlemen. I’m quite eager to bear the master’s child, and if you decide to do the same, Celia-san, that’s okay too.”

“………..”

Neimilia chuckled mischievously and fluttered her maid uniform’s hem as she dashed through the streets of the capital.

Celia, still dumbfounded, watched her back for a moment, but eventually, as if remembering something, she started chasing after her friend.