episode_0151

“But why do we have to call each other by our names?”

When I asked back like that, the already awkward atmosphere suddenly froze.

“Ah, that… … .”

Sophia Bianchi’s eyes rolled around and then turned back to me.

“Do you hate it?”

Of course, that’s acting. It was the same in the game. Since almost no one noticed his real personality until he revealed it, his acting skills must have been really good.

Maybe there’s a little bit of sincerity mixed in. If you see me following you around, you must want something from me, and it would be difficult if that doesn’t come true.

“Crowfield Youngae.”

Instead of answering, I called out to Mia Crowfield, who was sitting at the same cafe table.

She shrugged and looked at me cautiously.

“Have I ever called you by your first name?”

“Oh, no?”

In response to my question, Mia Crowfield shook her head vigorously from side to side.

I turned my gaze towards Sophia again.

“It’s been a semester since I met Crowfield Young-ae. But I still haven’t called Crowfield Young-ae by her name. It’s not a matter of liking or disliking, it’s a matter of how close we are to each other.”

Actually, in this group, except for me, everyone else called me by my name, Mia Crowfield. Even Alice, after what happened during the last vacation, stubbornly refused to change her name.

After finishing the explanation, I picked up my spoon again and started eating the parfait. To be honest, the weather was too chilly to eat this, and judging from the fact that most of the people at this table also ordered warm coffee, I guess I’m the odd one out.

But what can I do? It’s delicious.

“Is that so… … ?”

When I said that out loud, Sophia Bianchi looked bewildered. It was more like a ‘blank expression’ rather than an expression of great disappointment or upset.

Maybe that dry money is sincere.

*

“Sylvia.”

Even though it was such a strangely uncomfortable position, I didn’t stop eating the parfait. I ate the entire cup, scraping it all the way to the bottom where the spoon could reach, then parted ways with my friends and returned to my room.

And before I could even organize my thoughts, the person who came to me was Alice.

“Do you know anything about Sophia?”

Alice asked with a serious expression.

“Sophia Bianchi is a spy sent by the law.”

“Spy?”

“To be a little more precise, I belong to the Knights Templar.”

At my words, Alice’s expression became blank for a moment.

Alice, who was standing there with her lips quivering, wiped her face, sighed deeply, and said.

“Okay, fine. I won’t ask how you knew that.”

That was a blessing. This was information that would be difficult to find even if I went back in time, so there was no other way to explain it than to say that I had information from another world.

I feel more comfortable when the other person finds out and doesn’t ask about it, rather than when I force myself to hide it.

Alice sat down in a chair at the guest table in the room, facing the seat I was sitting in.

“I have some questions for you. Can you answer them?”

“I can answer quite a few questions about Sophia Bianchi.”

“Okay.”

Alice nodded and said.

“Sophia said she was from Belbur and the daughter of a knight of Lutetia. How could she become a citizen of the country? False identity is a serious crime, and if she were to pretend to be a knight, it could become a diplomatic problem. And she even received royal approval to enter the academy. Doesn’t that make sense?”

“The Law Nation and Belbour are in a cooperative relationship. Although the Law Nation is independent from Belbour, there is no great friction. The area where the Law Nation governs itself is a small territory at the level of a fiefdom, and Belbour people are free to move there. There are many goddess believers in Belbour, so the atmosphere between the two countries is not bad. ”

“So you’re saying that Belbur helped create a fake identity?”

Alice asked with a serious expression.

“Rather than a fake identity, it would be another real identity.”

The relationship itself as the daughter of a knight family can be said to be fake. The family itself is a real place. It was like that in the original work, so it will be the same here. Therefore, the title itself is real, and the term ‘daughter’ is legally correct. However, that does not mean that she is a biological daughter.

Wouldn’t it be possible to create the status of a legally recognized real daughter if both parties’ interests match?

“Are the two countries allies?”

“It won’t be a full-fledged alliance.”

Because of the mess I made last year, I tried to make it look like there was friction there on the outside, while I was planning to join hands behind the scenes. Since we had a relationship of friction on the outside but cooperation behind the scenes, I don’t think they would have completely given up on that relationship just because I made a mess.

But it would have been more secretive, to make it look like there was ‘really’ nothing on the outside.

“But… …then that would be too weird.”

Alice tilted her head and said.

“You knew Sophia’s true identity. Even if it was something they didn’t expect, why are the two countries that had to move so secretly suddenly coming out like this?”

“It must be because it’s urgent.”

My answer was simple.

Yeah, I guess I should say I’m in good shape. I’ve had a few accidents in the courtroom.

Starting with Verati, who has yet to regain consciousness, to the Emperor’s son who suddenly appeared in the court of law, stirred up trouble, and ran away with important items.

The law courts may be suspicious of the Empire itself. They may think that Lucas’s actions are all part of the Empire’s fabrication.

Even if that wasn’t the case, given the circumstances, they couldn’t help but take action. In any case, time was too short for the Belbourna Principality to see it that way. War is something that requires years or even decades of thorough preparation before it can be started. However, there is not a single country in the world that is ready to go to war with the Empire. From the perspective of countries that are only just beginning to industrialize, it really is a situation where they have to do something.

“So, you thought you could become friends with us? You thought you could stop the war if you became friends with the princesses?”

“… … .”

Well, actually, I’m not sure about that.

In the original, he was a character who appeared around the time the war intensified in Part 2. He wasn’t a character who originally met at the academy.

“Nothing comes to mind yet as to the purpose. Maybe… …I don’t know what kind of story you want to share with me.”

“With you? What the—a.”

huh?

Before I could teach her anything, Alice suddenly had an expression on her face as if she had understood something, and then her face darkened.

“Does something come to mind?”

Let me ask you this,

“Huh? Oh, uh, yeah… … . There is, though.”

But Alice couldn’t answer properly.

“If you have any opinions, please let me know—”

“Oh, no.”

Alice shook her head hastily.

And then he got up from his seat and said.

“Thanks to you, a lot of my questions have been answered. Thank you. I will also be on guard against Sophia to some extent. ”

“Yes… … .”

When I blankly looked up at Alice who had just woken up, Alice said, ““Then let’s see each other tomorrow!” ” and quickly left the room.

… … No, what is it?

*

Sylvia has a special ability. Perhaps the ability to turn back time.

As the teacher said, time is something that even the goddess cannot turn back—

If, as I heard back then, it were possible to rearrange the world’s positions simply by changing the positions of objects, wouldn’t that be the power of God?

I don’t know if she’s conscious of it or not. At least, judging from Sylvia’s expression, it didn’t seem like she thought, ‘It must be the power of a goddess.’

The first time Sylvia’s abilities became abnormal was when she went to the place where ‘Jibo’ was.

The moment she met that being that wielded mysterious powers. After that being disappeared, and after she disappeared with the treasure, Sylvia’s abilities seemed to have returned to their original state. She never panicked while doing anything after that.

And then, back at the palace… …

Ability, Goddess, Wisdom, Law.

If you think about it based on four keywords—

“No way.”

Alice’s face turned pale.

Maybe in the legal system… … .

… … .

No, no.

I shook my head vigorously from side to side to shake off the distracting thoughts. There were still some parts of my brain that were deeply embedded and lingering, but I was able to calm down to some extent.

To truly be called the power of a goddess, her abilities themselves are too limited. Above all, Sylvia doesn’t know how to heal or protect others like the priests of the law kingdom.

But even so, I think he knew the reason why the law was passed down.

“That’s right.”

Alice muttered, lying on her bed and staring at the ceiling.

… … I needed to make the story a little more concrete.

Whether you hear the story from Sophia herself or from the person behind her.