Chapter 51 – The Holy Maiden And The Imperial Lady
After a while, Alfred came back holding a girl in his arms. He managed to jump over that distance quite well.
“Sorry to keep you waiting, Rasty-sama.”
“Welcome back, Alfred. Is that her?”
Blue hair like the sea.
Blue eyes like sapphires.
There was a girl dressed in a noble dress. There was no mistaking that she was the daughter of the Count of the Gernsheim Empire. Her dignified yet glamorous face was a little dazzling.
“The third prince… Rasty Vermilion-sama! What Johannes said was true.”
“Nice to meet you. I’m that Rasty.”
“…You have a calm voice. And… your carefree and easy-going appearance is my type.”
“More importantly, are you sure that merchant ship is yours?”
When asked, Strelka answered honestly.
“Yes, it belongs to my “Mendelssohn family” and it is also my ship.”
“Well, that’s impressive. But why are you on this island?”
“It’s an order from the Holy Knight Johannes… Actually, I was forced into a meeting with him and he forcefully made me engage with him. But I couldn’t like someone as arrogant as him.”
I see, that man gave the orders.
But to go as far as an engagement… I’m sure he ignored Strelka’s feelings and did something foolish just to be able to move the ship freely. What a despicable guy.
“I see. Well, I’ve already taken care of Johannes, so you should rest easy.”
“…Eh!? You defeated that Holy Knight?! Rasty-sama!? “
Strelka was shocked and couldn’t believe it.
“Indeed, I came here, didn’t I?”
” Yes, he… Johannes wouldn’t have stopped. I’m glad, thank you very much, Rasty-sama.”
I was taken aback when she suddenly hugged me.
As I tried to pull away, thinking this was bad, Skor intervened.
“Please, step away!”
“…What’s the matter, lady? Those ears… Are you an elf? Yes, from the Borodin family?”
“So what? Rasty-san is mine!”
Oh no…
It’s like they’re fighting(?) over me…
“Don’t be ridiculous!! My big brother is my big brother!”
Havamar, don’t get involved too! It will only make things worse. I calmed her down by petting her on the head.
“Calm down now.”
“Unya… Big brother~”
Alright, I subdued Havamar with my “God Hand”. By the way, I’ve always liked cats and tend to be well-liked by them, and I often pet them. Calming down Havamal, who was half-cat-like, was easy.
Now it’s just the two of them.
“Skor, Strelka, calm down. Skor, you’ll listen to what I say, right?”
“Yes, of course. If you tell me to take off my clothes, I will!”
“That’s no good!!”
Seriously, Skor sometimes goes out of control, but that mischievous side of hers is also charming.
“I’ve decided! Rasty-sama, I will stay on this uninhabited island for a while.”
“Seriously? Well, it would be helpful to have someone who can take us out to sea. To be honest, I’d rather have your help.”
“Yes, I’ll take Rasty-sama from that blonde elf over there.”
Strelka is hostile to Skor.
Why don’t they get along?
Moreover, Skor is unusually sparking conflicts as well. She’s on good terms with Havamar, I wonder what’s going on?
“Anyway, I understand. I’ll allow you to anchor, so you can land freely on the island.”
“Thank you, Rasty-sama. Please take this as a token of our friendship.”
A wooden box was placed heavily on the ground.
It seemed to be goods that were loaded onto the merchant ship.
When I opened the lid――
There were Shaaf meat x 10, bread x 10, apple x 10, banana x 10, red wine x 10. And as seasonings, there was “salt” and “pepper”… Wait, is this food from the Dvorzak Empire?
“Is it okay to have this much?”
“Please, go ahead. In return, please come and visit my ship sometime.”
“Okay, thank you. Strelka.”
“Rasty-sama… Yes, let’s talk a lot next time!”
Strelka asked Alfred to take her back to the ship. It would be too troublesome for her to be carried and jumped around all the time. So I took out some wood from the item box and used the uninhabited island development skill, ‘Island Development’, to easily create a ‘Bridge’.
“Now you can go back.”
“Huh…? ehhh!? Wha- a wooden bridge suddenly appeared…! Did Rasty-sama do this…?”
“Ah, it’s my power.”
“Th-that’s amazing…! Rasty-sama, I… No, let’s talk more next time.”
“See you later.”
This time Strelka really left.
When I turned around, Skor started playfully hitting me.
“Rasty-san, geez!!”
“Eh… What’s wrong, Skor?”
“Do you like that kind of girl…?”
“Hm~? Well, Strelka is indeed a beauty.”
“…I understand… I’ll seriously make you look my way for real!!”
Huh?
Somehow Skor’s motivation is amazing… I don’t really know what’s going on, but it seems like fun, so it’s all good.
