Chapter 106:Quiet Talk Suus Resolution

Such an important mission was given to you,onii-sama!?

Yeah, I must meet his excellency, the Frontier Counts expectations.

Albertonii-samasaid, then left the room.

Please.be safe.

According toonii-sama, this is a mission he must do together with the black knights commander.

Why did they give him, a rookie knight, such an important mission?

We grew up neglected for being part of thekemonobitorace.

Even though discrimination is not accepted, thekemonobitowere always treated rather poorly even among nobles.

Compared to humans, we cant be promoted and almost none of us is a noble.

The truth is, we got expelled from our home and barely managed to reach this place.

Suu, are you here? His excellency, the Frontier Count wishes to see you.

A senior maid entered my room.

The people from the Frontier Counts Household treat us normally, even though werekemonobito.

No one will tell us that were filthy.

Yes, maam. Where is his excellency?

In his office. He seemed to be in a hurry!

I made an agile bow to my senior and hurried to the office.

I hurried to see his excellency the Frontier Count, the man who employed me as a maid.

Your excellency, this is Suu.

Yes, come in quickly.

As I knocked the door and announced my presence, this was the reply I received.

He really must be in a hurry.

I rushed inside the room.

Im sorry to have made you wait. Is there anything I can do?

After this, Im going to meet with a stranger who came from a different world. Ill have you serve us in that room.

!?..As you wish!

A stranger?So it wasnt only a fairy-tale!?

They do exist!

I tried my best to hide my disturbance as I lowered my head.

You dont have to be afraid, Sonia and I will be there too. As well as Albert and Galef, so theres nothing to worry about.

Forgive me. I will do as you wish.

SighHes right

Since the Counts strongest forces are gathered together, theres really nothing to worry about.

.Still, Im a little concerned aboutonii-sama.

However, the stranger was even more frightening than I expected.

I was extremely nervous about seeing a stranger for the first time, as I entered the room.

With trembling hands, I finished preparing the tea and was about to leave when it happened.

Then, if youll excuse me-nya!

Damn it! Stupid me! What was that nya!?

Akemonobitousing a feline race word.This could mean that I am courting the stranger..

I shouldnt have read that book last night.

But it was so interestingTheNyan-nyanGreat S

trategy

So youre a cat!1

The stranger replied to me and I froze in place.

That single line he said.Isnt this how they proposed inTheNyan-nyanGreat Strategy?!

Still, theres a certain order to things.But even so, if I look closer at him, this stranger is rather cool.

I was a little confused at that time and I dont remember much of what happened after.

When I came to my sense, Albertonii-samawas shaking my shoulders.

Suu! Get a hold of yourself!

Onii-sama, it hurts. Please realize your own physical strength.

Thanks goodness.You dazed off and I was worried.

.Im sorry. Urm, what happened to the stranger?

You dont remember? If thats the case, then let it be. Thats for the best.

But, that person..he..urm

He just proposed to me by imitatingTheNyan-nyanGreat Strategymature way of doing it.

Such a proposal that made mykemonobitoheart tickle was not that unpleasant.

Suu, hes a stranger from a different world, you know? Think about it.

.A stranger.Even so, how comes he made such a wonderful proposal?

Thats right. The stranger said that without knowing anything aboutTheNyan-nyanGreat Strategy.

Right. He said that without knowing what it meant.

.I see. Understood.

I understand,onii-sama.

He really did propose to me, right?

He didnt imitate the book; he said it naturallySo youre a cat!..Such a frightening person!

He already got a tight hold of mykemonobitoheart.

I will do my best to work as a maid!

It seems you understood. Im counting on you.

Onii-samasmiled happily then left the room.

Right, I did understand.

In order to become a suitable woman for that person, I must first do my best to become a first-class lady!

After that, that person.Zest-sama, got promoted steadily.

He became young lady Beatrices fianc.

.Fufu, thats Zest-samafor you.

He can easily deal withthatyoung lady, with a smile on his face!

This person, hes almost like the sun.

When I stay close to the young lady, my feet start to tremble; shes a terrific person.

I do understand this, you know, Zest-sama?

A marriage with a noble is all about politics.

You only have deep feelings towards me, and no one else, right?

Ufufu, I already know it.

Zest-samawas promoted to the duke rank.

He even got engaged to her highness, the princess.Hes such a resourceful person.

Thats how a man is supposed to be.

Ufufu, I already know it.

Zest-samaparticipated in the war and founded a domain of his own.

He still didnt call for me.

This is irritating! Come on already!

Ufufu, I already know it, though.

Zest-samais having a child with young lady Beatrice.

This is wonderful.

This way, his duty as a noble is safely fulfilled.

Did he do it so that he could come for me?

Ufufu, I already know it.

No matter how long I waited, Zest-samanever came for me.

.Whatever the circumstances, hes just too late!!

I know! Hes being considerate of young lady Beatrice, right?

Its okay, Zest-sama.

I will talk to her myself!

Young lady Beatrice returned home after a very long time.Or I should say, I was finally able to meet his excellency the duke.

I must tell her about it.

Young lady Beatrice, I have something to tell you about Zest-sama.

Zest.sama? Suu, whats this all about?

If a mere servant in another household would dare to address him withZest-samainstead ofhis excellency Zest, she would obviously get angry.

I already felt a sense of intimidation..But even so!

Madam, please allow Zest-samaand I to get married already.

.What?

Now that youve been blessed with a child, there must be some inconveniences. Having me around would be quite helpful, besides, he already proposed.

She treated me like a low-class concubineOr, maybe like a mistress?

Still, if I can be by Zest-samas side.

Suu? When did he propose to you I wonder?

Hii!?

The young lady was clad in a pitch black overwhelming magical power.

ScaryAwfully scary! I dont want to die!

Was she always like this? Did the madam always have this outrageous kind of magical power!?

There was nothing I could do but tremble.

I got teary eyes as I continued to tremble when Sonia-samaand Albertonii-samajumped into the room.

Whats with this magical power!?

Madam! Are you all right!?

You two. Do you know the story about Zest-samas marriage proposal to Suu?

?Ah, about that? I know..

Yes maam, he used a dreadful pick-up line..

So you did know.didnt you, you two!? For the time being, go sit down there!

Wait, Bea? Urm

Madam, this is a misun.

Sit down!

Yes maam!

This is hopeless.Madams magical power is getting bigger and bigger.

Its impossible to go against it.No matter how many lives you have, youll die anyway.

Mykemonobitoinstincts are shoutingDont oppose this!

You dont say.that Zest-samareally proposed to you?

Yes, young lady BeatriceI mean, your excellency the duchess. That is right.

Because of fear and confusion, I didnt really think about the right answers to give.

..I will die here soon.

The one who saved me from this desperate situation was Zest-sama.

Bea, what happened? This is bad for the child! Come now, tell me what happened.

Zest-sama, you proposed to Suu, right? When did it happen?

Amazing! He sat there, bathing in that magical power, shaking his knees in a dance of great affection! Hes now approaching the young lady!

He truly is the heros vessel.Someone like me is not suitable for him..

I havent! What are you talking about, Bea? Come on, calm down.

But, father and Albert said you did.

Master?

Its true that something happened which could be interpreted as a marriage proposal, but the Frontier Count instructed Albert to forget about it since it was a mistake.

Yes maam! His excellency, the Frontier Count instructed me to do so!

Eh? A mistake?

Was that a mistake!? Why didnt you properly tell me these were the Frontier Counts words!?

Then why did it come to this? Suu, didnt you hear about it from Albert?

Yes, your excellency Zest. I havent heard about it.

Whats this all about?Onii-sama?

All our eyes gathered on Albertonii-sama.

AlbertDid you properly.accuratelycorrectly explain to Suu..leaving no space for interpretations?

..Your excellency Zest. We are siblings! We understand each other even without enough words!

Onii-sama, do you understand what Im feeling right now?

Onii-samaturned around to face me.

Maybe because his feet got numb, he walked to me unsteadily.

I do understand. Youre worried for your big brother, right?

No, I feel ashamed for my foolish big brother.

Didnt you hear me? I am too embarrassed to even call you my big brother.

Stupidaniki2..You brought me such unthinkable shame!

Your feelings got to me? As if you could ever do that! Stupidaniki!

This.means death penalty for both of us.

He didnt correctly transmit an order, and because of a misunderstanding, a vassal caused an uproar about a wedding proposal.

No matter how you look at it, this means capital punishment.Mine sure was a short life.

You see? In the end, it was nothing but Alberts communication error..Bea, will you please understand?

Urm.Forgive me, Zest-sama.

Fufu, you wanted to monopolize me that badly? Youre so greedy, Bea.

Uuuugh, please forgive me.

Of course I do! Theres no reason for me not to forgive you. But I do have to punish you. I know! Tonight, youll be my lap pillow.

Zest-sama? This wont really be punishment, you know? I want to do it too.

Woaa, such a sugary flirt.

Sonia-samas eye are blank.

Its true that this was an atmosphere you didnt want to be any part of.It makes you want to die.

I emptied my mind trying to resist when the Frontier Count called out.

Suu, I want to drink some tea. Do the preparations.

Is it all right for someone like me to prepare it?

Grandson-in-law-donobowed to us and said, didnt he? That Alberts responsibilities are his responsibilities. In this case, we cant say anything about it.

His excellency Zest did.

His excellency the duke..A hero who didnt budge an inch in front of that magical power

Lowered his head for us?

He lowered his head for thekemonobitowho made ruckus about a false marriage proposal?

Onii-sama, do it! The loyalty dance!

Onii-samanodded to my wordsMy feelings reached him.

Please offer him the loyalty dance.

This is a dance native to the dogkemonobito.

It is a ritual through which the person who dances it, and all his descendants swear to devote their lives to the one they offered it to.

I have to make children soon.

For the sake of being helpful to his excellency Zest.

As long as this person is alive, thekemonobitopeoples future is protected.

We cant let this person die.

This person cares for us, a couple ofkemonobitoblockheads.

I want him to have a long life.

I hope his child will inherit his nature.

I pray that the child will inherit his excellency the dukes kind nature and his strong will.

For this reason, I will protect this person and his children.

I will always.always be by their side to protect them.

I will do everything I can to protect them! Your excellency, this is my resolution!

Still.

Your excellency, duke Zest, this cant happen. Its madams first childbirth. Please take all possible measures to prevent acting rashly.

Really now, men are such As I thought, he might need a mistress!

His excellency was about to remove madams clothes. He looked at me with a lamenting expression

You are not allowed to! Not even a little!