This BL Novel Is Ruined Now - Chapter 152
Chapter 152
Translator: Yonnee
RP: Haebaragi_syk
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She had to admit that they had a point.
‘Still though, it’d be a shame to leave.’
Perhaps this was akin to a parent not wanting to leave their child?
Reina looked around to see if there was anything she might have forgotten.
Meanwhile, someone found Reina.
“Saintess, people from House Chantra have come.”
She was well aware that House Chantra had been urging her to come back home too, and for the most part, it must be the elder council.
‘Do they seriously not get tired?’
They should know that she’d return once the situation here was already cleared up.
“Huu… I got it. Please tell them to wait at the town hall.”
* * *
Reina, Ethan and Eli roughly finished their other duties and thereafter entered the town hall where the people from House Chantra were waiting.
But, by the way… Reina had been frowning until now and basically trudging all the way here, but the moment she stepped into the center of the hall, her darkened expression brightened at once the moment she found out who’s waiting.
Why though?
“Leo! Zatro!”
Ethan and Eli narrowed their eyes in suspicion as they noticed the drastic change in her demeanor compared to how she usually treated the other knights they had faced so far.
‘Do you know who those people are, Your Excellency?’
‘I’ve never seen those faces before. But I don’t quite like how chummy they are with her.’
‘I feel the same way.’
After silently communicating with their eyes, the two men then turned their poison-laden eyes towards that group of men over there.
To their chagrin, those dark-skinned, rugged-looking people seemed rather close to Reina, who was more fragrant than any other flower could be.
“We’re here to see you after hearing about how you’ve succeeded in cleaning up your act, Milady!”
“Hahaha, how could we possibly stay still when our dear Lady who secretly and regularly snuck out of her window to steal food has now made a name for herself!”
As she had become the object of friendly teasing, Reina glared at them slightly.
“How long are you going to keep bringing up that story, huh? And Zatro! At that time, you were the one who told me to climb down the window and told me where the food’s hidden!”
“What? So the Vice Captain is a traitor?!”
“Exactly. It’s the valiant Vice Captain Zatro who asked me to steal the meat that Leo had hidden! He’s the one who ate half of it! You’ve got a big, hulking figure, so you would’ve gotten caught right away. That’s why you made me do it.”
As Reina pouted and grumbled, Vice Captain Zatro chuckled while patting her on the head as though she was his little sister.
Naturally, the two men sprang to action at once.
“Where exactly are you touching?”
“Take that hand off now before I cut it right off your wrist.”
Ethan moved first and restrained the vice captain’s hand with magic. Meanwhile, Eli immediately unsheathed his sword and pointed it at the vice captain with seemingly full intent to kill him.
Then, Zatro’s eyebrows went high. Surprised as he was, he brought his hands together and clapped for Reina.
“Whoa, Milady, you actually succeeded? You shouted to the world, ‘Food won’t sustain me, only beautiful faces will!’ But you really went ahead and nabbed yourself handsome men from the north, south, east and west of the Empire, huh?”
“East and west, sure, but who are the ones from the north and south?”
“Of course! It’s me and Leo!”
“Wow, Vice Captain… I thought you’re just a knucklehead, but you’re even shameless now?”
Ethan and Eli were still being neglected on the sidelines. In the end, the captain standing next to the vice captain stepped forward.
“I apologize on behalf of my impolite subordinate. I ask for your understanding as he was formerly a pirate and doesn’t know courtesy.”
Leo then kicked his subordinate on the shin and made Zatro bow together with him.
“I am Leo, Captain of the Third Order of the Red Thorns. I convey my deepest apologies to you, Your Excellency Gerard of House Liam, of the nine households and master of the eastern Sea. And to you, Your Lordship Elijah of House Jehardt, of the nine households and guardian of the northern mountains. I ask for your magnanimous understanding.”
When the long and very boring display of formalities finally ended, Reina dazedly said,
“What’s up with Leo?”
“Ah, I don’t really know. He’s so hell bent on the spirit of chivalry these days or something.”
“Maybe the captain’s nearing his death. You know what they say about people who’ve changed.”
Reina shook her head as she listened to the grumblings of the third order’s knights. Then, suddenly, she recalled the two people who were watching only her.
“Gosh, where have my senses flown off to. Ethan, Eli, sorry about that. I should have introduced you first, right? The knights of the third order to me are like Brother… I mean, they’re like Noah to me. I was so glad to see them that I got distracted for a moment there.”
By the way, about the case of the Runaway Reina Chantra, which had been constantly mentioned until now?
FYI, it happened during the third order’s estate inspection. The young Reina secretly boarded one of the order’s wagons, and the rest was history.
At that time, the third order only realized that their youngest lady was there with them when they had already reached the village. They suffered quite a lot.
However, like she did with the people of the Thurn village, the young lady of the household became close to the third order’s knights as well. They went on such a journey with each other that, if one were to hear about their tales, a tear would reach their eyes.
“Anyway, why did you arrive just now? I thought that the third order would be the first to arrive.”
“We had to patrol the western sea to look out for any pirates, and we just got back.”
Reina nodded as she fully understood Leo’s explanation.
“So, is my family coercing you into dragging me back home?”
Even if Reina wouldn’t get a straight answer to this question, it was already obvious. However, the playful banter did not last long.
“One more thing. Her Excellency the Marquis wishes to relay a secret message.”
“Secret message?”
When she tilted her head to the side, slightly puzzled, Leo glanced towards Ethan and Eli as though asking for their understanding.
Rather, for them not to listen.
“They’re alright, Leo.”
“Understood.”
Closing his eyes for a second, Leo murmured the incantation of a spell, and the air around them soon cooled down as though it was getting frozen. Soon after, all the sound to be made between the four of them was cut off from the rest of the world.
“Why are you being so careful?”
Confirming that the sound barrier was properly set up, Leo immediately delivered the marquis’s words.
“Her Excellency is asking for Your Ladyship to take reasonable countermeasures before your return.”
Reasonable countermeasures? What kind of secret message is this?
“Did I cause any trouble? Why is she talking about countermeasures all of a sudden?”
When she asked back, the captain let out a shallow sigh and a sad look towards his lady.
“Lady Reina. The elder council is planning to order you to remain single for the rest of your life.”
“…What?”
Single… for life… what?
“I think I hallucinated for a second there… Did I hear you correctly just now? Single for life?”
“Yes, that’s right. The elder council has convened, and they agreed that they wish for you, Lady Reina, to remain single for the rest of your life.”
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