Bearing
Razamiliana’s Side
As Razamiliana walked behind the duke, the man spoke to her.
“Good grief, talking with such an unpleasant child from a count’s family is exhausting…!”
“…”
“People from a count’s family should just quietly do as I say. For someone of a mere count’s house to put their own convenience first and disregard me, a duke, like that…”
After that, the man continued venting his complaints about Lux for a while.
As she listened, Razamiliana placed a hand on the hilt of the sword at her waist and fixed her gaze on the man’s back, cold and sharp.
She wanted to cut down the man in front of her right then and there for hurling insults at Lux… but.
I couldn’t cut him down here just yet.
Cutting down the man who’d interfered with Lux was a given objective, but Razamiliana had another goal as well.
That was why she couldn’t cut him down here.
Still, I never imagined that having the man I’d decided to love insulted would be this unbearable…
That alone showed just how deeply she loved Lux.
To think I even had emotions like loving a man within me.
Feeling glad that the one she loved was Lux, she pictured his face in her mind.
“…”
Just imagining Lux’s face was enough to warm her once-cold heart, but… precisely because of that.
She couldn’t forgive the man in front of her.
Once more, she fixed her cold, piercing gaze on his back.
And then… several minutes later.
“We’ve arrived.”
Saying that, the man opened the double doors of the building before them, and the two stepped inside.
Inside was a large round table, surrounded by more than ten chairs.
There was also a kitchen, a fireplace, and more, all contained within a single spacious floor.
“This place is?”
“At the moment, it’s just us, but this is where those with close ties gather to talk. In fact, there are plans to gather here tonight. The furnishings, of course, and even the food are all high-class.”
Those with close ties. It seems I’ve hit the mark.
Having reached that conclusion, Razamiliana opened her mouth and said,
“Those with close ties. More specifically, it’s a place for those who share close ties with Lage, isn’t it?”
“…!?”
The man let out a startled sound as if caught completely off guard, then continued, stumbling over his words.
“I-I’m surprised. I didn’t think my connection with Lage was known that widely…”
“And on top of that, I know that Lage was killed by the hand of First Princess Razamiliana.”
“What, even that…! That information should only be shared among us. Just who are you…?”
The man looked even more shocked than before, but Razamiliana paid his reaction no mind and continued.
“Do you hate Razamiliana?”
“Of course I do. Having Lage killed like that is beyond reason. And we, who revolved around Lage, have fallen into economic decline and worse ever since Razamiliana had him killed.”
“I see. If you could cross swords with Razamiliana using the sword at your waist, what would you do?”
“Hah hah hah, I’ve some confidence with a blade. No matter how capable Razamiliana may be, she’s still just a woman, not even twenty yet. I’d carry this grudge and cut her down with ease.”
Cut me down, is it?
Hearing the man’s loudly declared words, Razamiliana lifted the corner of her mouth slightly and spoke.
“…Interesting. Then…”
She lightly swept her hair back with her hand. As her hairstyle shifted from Remina’s to Razamiliana’s, she spoke while radiating the bearing of the First Princess.
“If you say you can cut me down, then try it… try cutting me down, First Princess Razamiliana-sama.”