Watashi Ga Betsu No Sekai De Umarekawatta
15-Rest 2: The Story of Miss Secilia
This is not the point of view of the Secilia
My ears caught the talk of him from the nagging of some immortal Bronze explorers in the bar…
The young noble lady had become a Red Iron explorer after her first labyrinth exploration, it was of doubtful credibility, but they told me that they heard it from the Guild staff when I treated them some drinks…
I decided to meet the Guild staff members who told them the story to gather more and more trustworthy gossip…
Sorry for the late introduction, I am someone who survived by reading the stories of explorers and heroes in the labyrinth city, Barigo the poet…
Whether this becomes a new heroic story or a comedy show depends on his deeds…
Well, wonder how this will change...
◇ Testimony from specific Guild staff member ◇
"Yes, I know them, Miss Secilia's group, right…?"
An acquaintance Guild staff member I met at the staff bar easily told me their party name…
When I asked further, he confirmed that the rumor said that they got the Red Iron Plate after the labyrinth exploration once, it was true…
It seemed like the liquor made the lips of the other staff members sag, some of them started talking about it with me…
"The leader is a young noble…"
"Yes, she seems rich and very beautiful, some beautiful women, girls and little girls serve her…"
"The main force seems to be the war slave…"
"There's an interesting maid too, right…?"
"They say pretty girl and little girl is a witch…"
Having two witches in a party was quite incredible…
Instead they seemed to have no priest, so perhaps it was a party that utilized slaves to become disposable damage points…
The story of how they brought back 100 Magic Core after their first labyrinth exploration, was true…
At the request of the staff members, I played the lute to sing [Great Exploit of Dozon similarly] and [Crimson Young Noble Hydra Extermination]…
However, [Secilia], yes...
To use a fictitious hero name like this, they had good taste…
◇ First-hand account of certain beautiful explorer ◇
"Yes, I know him, he saved us in the labyrinth…"
"Is he strong, you ask…?"
"He's amazing, he cut Ant's hard Maze in half with a single swing of his sword…"
"That's an expensive-looking sword, isn't it…"
"Yes, that's a pretty sword…"
Even if I only took half of their stories of how they saved them when they were chased by dozens of Ant Maze, it was enough to be a heroic tale…
The swords that the girls mentioned seemed to be very good mithril swords made by the dwarf craftsman master, Elder Dohar…
I see, no wonder he was able to cut Maze Ant in half with such a fine sword…
◇ Testimony certain baggage carriers ◇
"Same chevalier…?"
"He gave me a job…!"
"Clean and weed…!"
"He let me eat a lot of delicious food…!"
"I eat too…!"
"That's amazing…!"
It seemed like he was hiring baggage carriers who were not getting jobs to clean and weed the mansion he had just bought…
They spoke very happily about how he served those who were starving until they were full…
They also told me about how he served the children who were looking for work in front of the gate with good food…
It would be great if he was a charitable person like Dozon shi, but...
I'm a little worried because there are rumors about him having a child who is not old enough as his mistress…
◇ Testimony from specific maid ◇
"Ehehe, good, right…?"
"It's work clothes, you know…?"
"Umm, the same Chevalier gave it to us…"
"This was a gift when we became independent maids…"
The smiles of the young girls were dazzling…
However, looking at the seams and fabric, the price must be very expensive…
Usually, maids have to bring their own clothes…
It was rare for his master to buy them clothes like in this mansion…
I've heard that he's rich, but I'm interested in where he gets his fortune…
"Ehh…?"
"Who introduced us…?"
"There's nothing like an introduction…"
"We were saved when we were dying in the mansion's cage…"
What…!
Even if they were only honorary, Nobles usually only hired people from guarding the house as employees living in it…
To hire uneducated baggage carriers and even some children who are dying after curing them as their employees...
Many people who have heard this story gossip that he has some ulterior motive to save the girls, but my instinct as a poet tells me that is not it…
The proof is the smiles of these girls…
No one will smile brightly if they are misused…
◇ First hand account of certain middle class explorer ◇
"I think they'll get the Mithril Plate sooner or later…"
The one speaking was a middle-class explorer who went into the labyrinth in an exploration and his friends…
"It's amazing, you know, we're in a desperate situation, surrounded by Maze Cockroaches all around us…"
"Just at that moment, his followers appeared and killed Maze Cockroaches one after another…"
"That's really amazing, yeah…"
"I told you the girls must have used the magic sword because they easily cut the slippery crust of the Maze Cockroaches…"
Fumu, not only does Chevalier dono himself, his slaves even have magic swords, huh…
That's possible with his incredible wealth, though...
"However, the truth is after that…"
"I thought I was dead when『Hunter Mantis』 showed me his ugly face from Gushing Hole…"
What…!
There are many mantis monsters in the labyrinth, but if we talk about [Hunter Mantis], it is a monster that only Red Iron explorers can handle…
Moreover, the explorers would definitely escape if they discovered it unexpectedly…
Therefore the opponent you challenge only after you are confident of victory by thoroughly investigating the terrain and setting up various complicated equipment and traps beforehand…
"Far from stepping back, the little girls attacked『Hunter Mantis』from start to finish…"
"I thought it was the last I'd see 'them' chasing『 Hunter Mantis 』who fell into Gushing Hole…"
Entering the Gushing Hole willingly, was unbelievable…
Because there were some rumors that said that Gushing Holes was a place connected to the Underworld where the Demon God ruled…
Actually no one goes to the Underworld, but it is “Truth” that has been spoken for a long time…
However, according to their story, the 'it' daughter returned safely…
I wanted to ask the girls about what kind of luck they were blessed with, but during the creation of the heroic story, the girls were lucky, it would be rubbish if I did not save the conversation with the people themselves for the latter…
I have to be patient…
Unfortunately, the aforementioned Chevalier dono did not participate in the fight…
It was said that he and the maid accompanying him rarely entered the labyrinth, instead, only the girls beside them would normally enter the labyrinth…
I wonder what he did when he did not enter the labyrinth…?
◇ In a certain Nobles mansion ◇
"What do I think, it's beautiful, isn't it…?"
"I was given this when I went to the Marchioness tea party…"
The baroness shows a ring with a small but beautiful agate design on her finger…
Craftsmanship minute enhance beauty…
I don't know if this is the work of a master craftsman, but with such an achievement, it must be expensive…
"His mother is very good at cooking, you know…?"
"You can't eat another cake after you've eaten castella…"
"The sweetness is so gentle, it's really a miracle…"
I was attracted to the castella who had very high praise from the wives of these voters, but I seemed to know very well the person who made the food that the wives liked…
Nevertheless, there were many talented people working under him…
He must have employed different kinds of people with his incredible wealth…
Or perhaps he was the fiancee or concubine of the Nobles or wealthy merchants…
I can also hear the story from the Marchioness with the Baroness reference…
It seemed like I was seen as a suspicious person sniffing his favorite Chevalier, so I was warned that I would be treated as an enemy if I had malicious intentions in front of him…
I don't know what kind of hand he used to gain his support, but he doesn't seem to have only brute strength, but it also excels in politics to be able to make the person who controls the society of Nobles in the labyrinth city become its supporter like this…
She must have been looking for marriage with the Marchioness' third or fourth son if she wanted a rank, but it didn't seem so…
I can't just swallow the sly old fox story like her...
I could hear some stories from the employees when I left the Marquis mansion…
As expected of the influential Marquis mansion employees, they wore accessories that were quite rare in the labyrinth city…
"You mean this…?"
"We got it from Madam…"
He secretly whispered into my ear that they were given by the Marchioness, but they were originally a gift from the same Chevalier Secilia to the Marchioness…
Also, every time he came for the tea party, it seemed like he had never forgotten to bring a baked cake and honey cake for the employees…
Someone usually does it right to hear bad rumors from their master with that as compensation, but it seems he just asks, “Please get along well with our maid.”
His maid also only asked for the impression of the cake from them, she never asked for any rumors about the Marquis family…
I wonder what he's targeting with his very deep plan...
◇ In a certain Nobles mansion ◇
"Fuhn, that black-haired gadia will stir up a rebellion to seize this labyrinth city someday…"
After ending up in the salon while looking for someone who had no good intentions towards Chevalier Secilia, I heard such a story from a Noble who was at the peak of his life…
"He gathered the poor with money, gave them weapons and then threw them into the labyrinth…"
"He made his soldiers the survivors, he must have gathered strength to rebel against the kingdom…!"
His words had no evidence and substance but I felt a strange persuasive power within them…
[The poor man thrown into the labyrinth] is probably the rumored Chevalier organization, [Pendora]…
I will try to go to the training school he founded to get in touch with [Pendora]…
◇ Pendora ◇
I peeked at the training school from the shadows, and as the Nobles had feared before, they were training in a systematic order like an army…
"Don't forget your role…!"
"The three spear users were piercing from the sides of the two shield bearers…!"
"Survees don't need to participate in battles…"
"Take some time to inspect the surroundings so that the other five people can safely concentrate on the enemies…!"
The instructor who acted as a monster gave direction to the six trainees…
There were three groups of people doing the same training in the courtyard…
It seemed like there were also some instructors who did not participate in the training, perhaps they were to make a surprise attack…
"Suspicious people…?"
My heart almost stopped from the sudden noise and cold sensation on my neck…
A girl wearing some strange pink clothes that appeared out of nowhere pointed a short sword at my neck…
I am weak in battle, but good at sensing presence…
But I didn't notice it at all...
"Ara-ara…"
I felt a cooler cold than a cold musin and it was as if it was piercing me deeply…
I thought that my heart would really jump out of my mouth this time…
Before I knew it, a hand that appeared from behind me pinched the short sword with its slender fingers…
When I fearfully turned my head around, there was a smiling Chevalier Secilia figure…
Her smile seemed sincere and beautiful, but it felt like looking down on me like a rotten insect or maybe it was just my feeling…
He apologized for the girl's irreverence and told me to ask permission from the office if I wanted to observe the training…
The aura was no longer felt, was it perhaps he who was emitting a killing aura earlier…?
However, when did he appear…?
Maybe, from the beginning…?
I turned towards him walking, but there was no one there…
However, a bottomless smile remained in my mind forever…
I wonder if the day when I sing the story will come…
As if scolding my shy feelings, I patted the lute I held on my chest…
Right now I understand the feeling of a knight facing a dragon…
I am Barigo, a reckless poet in the labyrinth city…
Someday, I will surely spin a story that will be passed down to future generations…
The name of the story is…
