For the time being, we need to clean things up in this place. I canât just leave this elven child here forever, and there are probably three more of them hidden inside other logs.
ãThatâs right, can you go call out to some guards? With my legs right now, I wonât be able to do itã ãAhh, thatâs right. What about those children? ã ãThese children were kidnapped by those people. I will watch over them while Iâm waiting hereã ãEh, so those people were all kidnappersâ¦â¦ã ãWhat, what did you think they wereã ãWell, I donât really know what happened, I thought they tried to bully Nicole-chan and were bad guysã
ãYou donât really know, you sayã You, donât point such menacing weapons at people when you donât really understand the situation!? I was quite surprised by Michelle-chanâs ruthless behavior and secretly shiver upon discovering it.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
ãF- for the time being, because of the current situation, I would be glad if you could contact someone to ask for help ã ãUn, Iâll go tell the guards, and then Finia Nee-chanâ¦â¦and Cortina-sama too!ã ãEh, wa- waitâ¦â¦!?ã
Wait, if you inform Finia that I have been injured again, she will definitely cry and blame herself again. I wanted to stop Michelle-chan and tried to stand up, but my legs wonât listen to what I wanted it to do. She ran away so fast that it only took a blink of an eye before she disappeared from my field of view. Iâm jealous of that energetic spiritâ¦â¦
A bit later, the city guards came along with Maxwell, and he covered for us. I fell asleep from exhaustion after explaining everything that happened, and by the time I woke up, I was already in Cortinaâs house. Apparently, after knowing that I am in the care of Maxwell and also Lyellâs daughter, I was exempted from the investigations.
Iâve also heard indirectly from Maxwell that there were kidnapping incidents happening in this town before, and it seems like the two of them were tasked to investigate. Because of Finia, I was given the opportunity to detect a strange incident, but I didnât know what I would be driven into. Fortunately, I was safe, but that situation was indeed quite dangerous.
Well, thereâs currently a much more annoying problem than that.
ãSeriously! As soon as I look away, Nicole-sama would always find herself in dangerous situations!ã ãWell, um, Iâm sorry. I didnât expect that situation to actually end up becoming that dangerousã ãWhy did you fight them head-on in the first place? You could have just escapedã ãNo, you see, there were hostages taken, so I couldnât just leave them behindã ãCompared to all those people, Nicole-sama is more important!ã ãNonono, Finia-chan? Didnât you hear about the daughter of a very powerful aristocrat included in those kidnapped people? ã
While I was being angrily preached by Finia, Cortina takes over. I am thankful for the help, but when she stared at me, it felt like cold sweat came rolling down my spine.
ãEven so, facing those kidnappers on your own is also no good Nicole-chan, but donât you think itâs quite a splendid result despite the mess she ended up with?ã ãBut thatâs just. If I take my eyes away from her again, she might end up disappearing somewhere againã ãThatâs because I am free spiritedã
I stood upright, then puffs my chest forward as I declared that, but well, itâs not really a dignified image. Itâs definitely a bad habit that remained from my previous life where I try to solve things in the fastest way possible. If I continue this streak of resolving things with the fastest method, Iâll just probably end up becoming an assassin once again.
ãThere might have been other ways to do it, you know. So for now, reflect on your actionsã ãPlease do consider how dangerous the situation isâ¦â¦Please donât do something so reckless again, okay?ã ãUn, I will do my best in having a more positive result as possibleã ãWhat did you say, why are you now imitating the words of a government officialâ¦â¦ã ãAhaha, this child has a few screws loose in her head. Is she trying to imitate Maria? ã
Cortina smacks my back while laughing out loud. She still possessed the inherent ability of cat people to ease up the situation, so I didnât think much about what she did.
ãAlright, letâs all take a bath together, then letâs hear about Nicole-chanâs epic sagaã ãCortina-sama, I donât think itâs the right time for that thoughâ¦â¦ã ãThen, should we talk about her past misadventures?ã ãAbout that, there was a time when Nicole-sama broke Mariaâs favorite cup, she then secretly sneaked out and buried it in the gardenââã ãWhy, why do you know about that!?ã
At that time, I was really afraid of Mariaâs punishment, and should really have acted more cautiously than I should. How did an amateur like Finia be able to follow my traces though?
ãIf you were thinking about how I found it, it was because I found some traces of unnaturally dug up soil in the garden when I was tending to itã ãUguhã ãAhaha, seriously, Nicole-chan, that was the best. This will really be a lot of fun! ã
Cat people are also very cheerful individuals, and the place becoming livelier is also a big welcome. For me though, I have always wanted to concentrate on training quietly since my early childhood.
I was caught by Cortina and was dragged into the bathroom. This is the beginning of my life here in Raum, it was quite a turbulent start.