Chapter 30: The risk was diversified

Waaa-, I thought I was gonna die!

Raz suddenly sat upright and complaint to herself. She lifted up her clothes and saw that her stabbed wound had been healed with magic.

Harlens, who had dropped by to see her, looked at her with fascination.

It was 20 minutes after the incident. She had woken up pretty fast. h

Harlens: Youre awake? h

Raz: Blayne-sama! My apologies for my rudeness!

Raz felt bad for showing a pitiful look in front of the emperors brother. She hurriedly sat up straight[1] on the bed.

Harlens: You look lively. hg porihw lcndfwhpnsdnfwkjrg heu*&3

Raz: Yes, sir! Ill get back to my duty immediately!

Harlens let out a sigh of relief after seeing her brimming with health and vitality.

Harlens: What actually happened? Thord Lynn Tennys also woke up right after the incident but it seems that he has no memories of the past few days.

Harlens pulled the chair by the bed and sat down. Raz was wondering how to explain, but it seemed that this incident could prove Carnas precognition ability, so she decided that it was time for her to report about it.

Since someone with forbidden magic had appeared, she couldnt act nonchalantly thinking that this is a fun world of otome game!

Raz explained to Harlens as simple as she could; that Carna could predict the future, and that she herself almost lost her life because the enemy thought that she was getting in the way as she wasnt supposed to exist. Harlens growled when he heard her story. k

Harlens: I could understand why you hesitated to report. But you almost died! Didnt I tell you to rely on me if you have any trouble? kd

Raz: I- Im sorry.

It was the first time for her to get scolded by Harlens. She bowed down her head.

Harlens: Raise your head. I hope you can learn to treat yourself well.

Raz raised her head and saw Harlenss worried face.

Harlens: The enemy is using forbidden magic. Thats tough. What if they target you again?

Raz: My friend managed to create a device that could nullify forbidden magic. There wont be any problem.

Harlens: Theres such device?

Raz: Yes. Here it is. k

The device that Raz took out was a normal looking pendant but it was actually something that was classified as state secret.

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Harlens: How should I say itThats very impressive.

Raz: Yes. Hes very impressive. Hes the type that people would call the rare genius.

Harlens was speechless. What he was trying to say was he was very impressed that Raz could easily took out such a precious item. He wasnt praising the person who made the device.

Raz thought that Harlens was silent because he was doubting the device performance, so she said, Dont worry. This can be used in a fairly wide range. Listening to her reaction made Harlens a little worried about her. k

Raz: Considering that the enemy was using the forbidden time-stopping magic, she is most likely sent by Magenda. It doesnt matter if I was targeted, but we have to make sure that Prince Ruben and the others will not be harmed. Can we increase the number of reliable guards?

Harlens: I understand. Ill borrow a few knights from Gaius.

Ugh. Knights

Somehow Raz couldnt get along well with knights but she couldnt be picky now. She obediently followed Harlens decision.

But this way, if something happens, then it wont be my responsibility alone!

Similar to crowd mentality, there was strength in numbers[2]. As long as there was no guarantee that Carna could avoid the tragic ending, it would be too risky for Raz to handle this alone. Raz preferred if she could explain the situation to Ruben so that he would protect Carna with more security. But it all depended if Carna was willing to share the secret with Ruben.

Raz: Principal Harlens.

Harlens: What is it?

Raz: Im sorry if I was out of line, but can we minimize interfering with the students so that Carna-sama, Prince Ruben and the others could enjoy their school life normally?

Harlens was dumbfounded when he heard her words. She is also a student herself. Wont she get tired worrying about things that adults should do?

Harlens: I understood. Thats why you were enrolled into this academy. Perhaps this is a trial given by God. Im sure those kids will get through this.

Raz: Youre right!

Harlens: If youre fine, then go and see your friends. I couldnt let them in here because it would be dangerous. Luckily, Tennys specialty is illusion and yours is movement magic. It helps to explain why the audiences couldnt see the match. We have announced that you were injured in the abdomen and was sent to the infirmary. Be sure to keep that in mind.

Raz: YesIm very sorry for the trouble-

Harlens: You dont have to apologize. We didnt cancel Battle Fiesta to avoid chaos, and also to leave the suspect at large[3]. Im counting on you.

Raz: I understood.

After Harlens left the room, Raz changed her clothes. She greeted the medical officer before leaving the infirmary.

Normally, after an injured patient was healed using magic, they wont be able to move immediately as their body needed time to acclimatize to the repaired parts. But Raz recovered within a few minutes as if she had never been injured at all. The medical officer, Meryl Yun Ferir stared at the door after Raz had left.

Could it be that the kid got injured so many times that her body acclimatization after healing had become faster?

No way, how could that be? Meryl shook her head.

Raz: Luckily I wasnt wearing a borrowed clothe.

As Meryl had speculated, Raz Orphan was injured too many times before, but she didnt know that her fast recovery was not normal.

As she was running to get back to her position, she bumped into Adis along the way. She wondered why he was standing alone in a dark and deserted place, but she brushed it off and continued to run.

Huh?! Adis did a double take when he saw her running by. He instantly caught her arm when he noticed that she was not going to stop.

(lll)Woa-

She let out a weird sound out of surprise. Her body almost fell backward but was caught by Adis.

Raz: Wha- What is it?

Adis: What are you doing here? What about your injury?

How can she move around like nothings wrong? Did she sneak out from the infirmary? Adis stared at Raz with a doubtful look.

Raz was annoyed, so she lifted up her shirt and said, See? Im fully healed. Im fine.

What the hell are you doing?! Adis was startled for a moment before he immediately pulled down her shirt.

Raz: Its just a scratch. You dont have to worry. Oh, congratulations on winning the first round. Your opponent was a 3rd year student, right? Thats amazing. I was knocked out and lost my first match. Hahaha.

When dealing with high-ranking people, one should speak depreciatingly of their own merit, and praise the other to the sky.

Hearing Razs words, Adis pushed her to the wall and hovered over her.[4]

Huh? Err, Zars-sama? Raz was anxious because she couldnt see his expression that was covered by his hair. Being intimidated without a word felt a bit intense.

Adis: How dare you lose to someone other than me?

Looking at the well-proportion face up close, Raz gasped and hold her breathe. His somber countenance made her stunned.

Oh, hes angry. The Prime Ministers son is angry! And why is he standing so close?! k

She froze as the silver eyes shot her a glare. The arms that he grabbed felt hurt, and his eyes were scary. She really wanted to ran away immediately. d

I- Im sor-

Raz thought that she somehow had made him mad, so she wanted to apologize but Adis suddenly pinched her cheeks with one hand.

Adis: Why bother to apologize when you dont even mean it?

Raz:

Raz thought that her face must looked awful. She stared fixedly at him and her eyes were saying: Let me go.

Adis was unable to hold back his laugh. Hahaha. You are not cute at all.

Yes, Im well aware of that. You are surrounded by fans because of your good-looking face. Im so jealous.

Once he let go of her arm, Raz quickly escaped from him and walked towards the arena. As Adis watched her left, his face turned serious for a moment, but it immediately returned to his usual look. Then, he chased after her.

Raz knew that he was following her. But she thought it would be better to ignore him, so she silently returned to the audience seats.

[1] Japanese style proper sitting. Wiki page here.

[2] The author use . It was a common joke in Japan. The literal meaning: if everyone crosses at the red light(jaywalking), then theres nothing to be afraid of.

[3](lit. let the suspect swim): to purposely leave the suspect at large so that the authority can monitor their movement

[4] Was it a kabedon? I dont know ()