Chapter 19: Exchange Diary

I, who had succeeded to stop the young ladys weapon creation that took the name of anobento, am currently inside the carriage and on my way home.

The servants of the Frontier Counts Household sent me off while shedding tears of joy, and the young lady also gave her consent that she wont do it again.

My master was displeased for some reason, saying To make advances at a girl in front of her father, you sure are a lady killer. but when I answered Then, do you wanna eat that again? he seemed to grow silent.

Honestly, youre so troublesome.

However, with this the crisis has passed.

In one year Ill marry the young lady and then theres the invasion of the neighboring country.

In order to do that, I must keep trying my best

I am now the adopted son and the successor of the Knights Division Commander.

A son-in-law, huh.? Will I be living together with that old man?

Ha ha, my tears wont stop falling.

I felt a tingling in my arms and then they grew numb.

Oops, I completely forgot about itThis book that the young lady entrusted me with.

Theres the Frontier Counts Household family crest imprinted on the front cover, a shining large snake coiling around a shield.

An exchange diary, you say?

Yes, no matter how you look at it, this book seems to be filled with dark magic prohibited spells.this is the exchange diary that the young lady gave me.

Itwas prepared by my master for when I managed to stop the weapon creation.

With a twitching face and a trembling body, I moved to grab it, but the young lady approached from the side with a terrible speed and stole the book before I could even touch it.

After she finished writing todays share, she returned this prohibited book to me by throwing it inside the carriage.

Since I arrived at my mansion, I decided I would have to deal with this dark magic grimoire as soon as possible.

For today, I wrote something like Im happy we started this exchange diary. I really like you, young lady.

Since its the first day, she also wrote something similar, so it shouldnt be any problem.

I will send it to her tomorrow morning, shell write something in the evening and sent it to me the following morning; and well probably stick to this schedule.

Howeverthe dark magics influence is already astounding..

Thats right

With only this little sentence, the diary was emanating an overwhelming magical power.

Its supposed to be a happy feeling, but the fact that she wrote it negatively sent shivers down my spine.

Thats why I didnt want to do it

Damn it! But well, since both my master and the Frontier Count are indebted to me now, I cant help but accept my fate.

Because leaving this grimoire as it is might turn out to be quite dangerous, I must do something about it.

Since this metal called mithril has a high affinity for magic, even though its rather expensive, it is extensively used.

If I dont do this much, the servants who deliver the book might just drop dead.

Its completedThe extravagant, black leathered book is now sealed with a chain.

Exchange diary? No, this is definitely a grimoire, a prohibited book!

How should I explain this to the young lady though?.I probably cant tell her honestly thatits because of her dark magic.

It seems she had some traumatic experiences.

Lets go with this then!

I quickly wrote a letter and added the padlock key in the envelope.

Naturally, theyre also mithril-made.

I gave the grimoire and the letter to a maid and I instructed her to run an errand for me the next day.

If I forget to send it in the morning, it might turn into something quite nasty.

It should be okay now. Today was a really awful day.

~ The following day at the Frontier Counts Household ~

A major incident..The servants were making an uproar over the exchange diary that Zest-samahas sent.

The exchange diary that the young lady was so excited about was sealed with a chain.

How sad will the young lady be once she sees this?

Some of them had pale faces, some of them broke down crying; the Frontier Counts Household was facing yet another crisis.

And then, the young lady showed up.

Whats with this uproar so early in the morning? Is it that it has already arrived?

They could no longer hide it from her.The maids timidly handed over the exchange diary.

Her mouth twitched for a moment.

..I..I will be in my room fora while. Make sure no one disturbs me.

She said that and left.

The servants that were left behind were standing stock stillfor like forever..

She returned to her room and opened the letter while trembling.

Why was the exchange diary sealed? Did he hate it that much?

She started reading while cladding her body in a gloomy lair of dark magic.

A far away scream could be heard, it seems that someone might have collapsed, but for now the letter was more important.

To my lovely fiance

I know that youll be shocked to see the exchange diary in such a condition, but I intend to explain it properly, so please calm down and continue reading, okay?

To be honest, Im a very jealous person. What if someone else gets a glimpse at what you wrote in this diary?When I thought about this, I couldnt bear it.

Thats why I made sure to seal this diaryso that no one can have a look at it without using the key.

I want to know more about you, but I dont want others to have the same privilege. Please forgive my selfishness of wanting to monopolize you

I enclosed a key for you in this letter and I also attached it to a pendant so that it would be easily worn as a necklace.

Its mithril-made and its filled with light magic and all my love for you, therefore it will neither rust, nor rot.

It will be eternally unaffected, just like my feelings for you.

While using these keys, lets enjoy this exchange diary from now on! Please!

Your selfish fianc

It cant be helped. Really now, youre such a selfish person!

That day, the young lady was clad in a fierce and wicked magical power that no one has ever seen before, all while constantly paying undue attention to the necklace at her chest.

The servants filled me in with the details the next morning, all while looking completely devoid of life.