assistirfilmes Chapter 44
Chapter 44
Since it was decided that the back groups would start training first this time, we waited for the training of the students who had gone in first to end.
“...I saw you at the banquet, Felix.”
“Ah, Conan. You came too?”
“...I ended up participating somehow, and you looked cool.”
“Really? Thanks.”
I smiled awkwardly at Conan’s words.
I didn’t think I looked that cool... However, it would have been more disappointing if I had looked strange after all the effort I had put into dressing up.
“I dressed up nicely too, but I couldn’t compare to you, Felix.”
As he spoke with an embarrassed laugh, I was about to offer some mild consolation when I realized something and asked.
“By any chance, Conan.”
“...Yes?”@@@@
“Did you wear a bow tie?”
“Huh? How did you know?”
“...You didn’t happen to wear round glasses too, did you?”
Conan tilted his head slightly at my question. I pushed away the image of a certain person coming to mind and calmly looked at Conan.
“Did you see me? How did you know?”
“Nothing like a needle is coming out of your watch, right?”
“How could something like that come out of a pocket watch...?”
Looking at me as if I was really strange, I gave a hollow laugh and shook my head at him.
“... It’s fortunate an incident didn’t occur.”
“Why? Did something happen?”
I broke out in a cold sweat as Conan’s appearance overlapped with the Conan I knew. Helena, who had joined us midway, tilted her head and asked.
“It’s nothing.”
Even if an incident had occurred, Helena didn’t know about the ‘Reaper,’ so there was no point in explaining as she wouldn’t understand.
I tried hard to erase the image of Conan’s outfit, which could have caused a major incident in my mind.
This guy is the Reaper. I had a hunch from his name, but I never dreamed he’d actually dress like that.
“It’s almost over.”
Conan, who had been tilting his head repeatedly, said this while looking at the hologram display of the training ground interior.
As I turned my gaze at his words, I could see the last remaining group of students surrounded by monsters and fighting desperately.
“Hmm... It’s a bit disappointing.”
“Yeah, we were like that too.”
Professor Selenda’s intention in allowing us to watch the training from outside was for us to learn from other parties’ mistakes. Still, it seems it wasn’t easy to apply those lessons immediately.
“Let’s do well this time.”
Helena and Conan nodded at my words. Sylvia, still in a daze, slightly moved her head down.
“We’ll do well this time. Actually, we weren’t bad last time either.”
Although we were wiped out, we still took down the most monsters. As I spoke positively about this fact, I heard a small laugh from behind.
Of course, it didn’t sound like mockery.
“You’re quite confident, Felix.”
“...Your Highness the Crown Princess?”
It was Ashillya.
Does this person have no friends?
...Ah, she’s in the middle of first-year training.
Looking at her, who was smiling softly, I blinked in confusion.
“How about a wish as the wager?”
“...A wish, you say?”
A wish.
As soon as I heard those words, the first thought that came to mind was whether this was a bet where Ashillya could gain something from me.
No matter how I thought about it, it didn’t seem like a structure where she could benefit. But that very fact made me suspicious.
The Ashillya I knew would never engage in a fight where she would lose out.
As I rolled my eyes, trying to grasp her true intentions, she smiled brightly at my transparent behavior.
“Don’t worry. I’m not planning to make any difficult demands.”
“...”
For a very brief moment, I remained silent.
No matter how much I thought about it, it didn’t seem like I would lose out. Therefore, I cautiously opened my mouth.
“Your Highness, aren’t you a tactician?”
“Do you think I won’t be of help in combat because I’m a tactician?”
“...To be honest, yes.”
I was well aware of how important a role tacticians play in battle.
With a good commander, even 12 ships can defeat 133 enemy ships. However, such variables of a tactician shine more on a vast battlefield.*
It was natural for their power to weaken in a simulated battle where they couldn’t control all the variables, such as terrain, soldiers’ abilities, and even weather.
Ashillya smiled as if finding my honest answer cute and provocatively extended her finger. Her long, white finger tapped my lips gently.
“If you think so, then you should accept the bet, right?”
“...”
She had a point.
As I bit my lower lip and thought for a moment, Ashillya passed by Helena’s side and took a big step towards me.
A faint cherry scent invaded my nostrils.
Ashillya brought her lips close to my ear and whispered quietly.
“If you win, I’ll grant you anything. Except for asking for the Emperor’s throne.”
“...What?”
“If you wish, you could even have my body.”
Ashillya, who had whispered quietly so only I could hear, stepped back from me again with a provocative eye smile.
Dizzied by her provocation, I finally had to open my mouth.
“Alright. Let’s do it.”
If she was that confident, there was no reason not to accept.
Of course, it wasn’t because I actually desired Ashillya’s body.
There was no reason to refuse the legal right to request one thing from the future Empress.
“Good, then I’ll see you later.”
Ashillya smiled as if she knew I would accept the bet and waved her hand as she left.
Sighing as I watched her retreating figure, I looked around while trying to wake up Helena, who was still broken.
Why is Conan so quiet?
“...Uh, um.”
Hmm.
It seems he had already broken down earlier.
Translator’s Corner
*Talking about Yi Sun-sin’s feat against the Japanese navy.
-Ruminas