54 Episode 54 Nia under the Moon 3




'But then again, you really are incredibly popular, aren't you, Niall? Those two before were so impressed, they were a little tearful at the end, weren't they?

"It's not every day that the Holy Virgin Knights (Jeanne d'Arc), who are based in the imperial capital, come to the frontier. The expedition also boosts the morale of the knights stationed in the region, and the fame that is usually a hassle is more useful than you might think at times like this.

So what's a scout?
The Lord Commander has the power to recruit members of the Order at will.

''No, it's not, the Order of the Holy Virgin (Jeanne d'Arc) is an all-girl order, right? Are you sure? I'm--
 I was just about to say, "It's a man,

Oh, Sayre, you're not supposed to say that, are you?
 As if to block me from speaking, Naiya touches my nipple with her index finger.

'Atay has never asked me about Sayah's gender, you know. It's possible that he mistakenly thought it was a girl due to 'selfish assumptions' and scouted her, right?
So that's the plot.

 If I tell him I'm a man, Naiya won't be able to scout me into the Order of the Holy Virgin (Jeanne d'Arc).
 In other words, using the service entrance for the stationed knights to guide me into the wall would be an illegal act.

''Look, you don't have time to talk at leisure, do you? Follow me, Sayre. I will take you to the main square where the open trial is being held.
 While saying this, I started to run and followed Niall, so as not to be late.

I'm sure I've done some time-saving maneuvering and a bit of laying around, so I should still be able to make it just in time.
You're very thorough but how could you be so sure I was coming? If I hadn't shown up, then the whole operation and everything would have been for nothing, right?

Hmm? As a matter of fact, Seya's here. The crafting and laying the groundwork for the project was successful, and all is well. Besides, I'm a good judge of human nature, don't you think?

 Naiya was so good looking that even Takarazuka's male actors were able to pull off a line that was too Otokomae with a sideways wink.
 

 While running.
'One last thing can you tell me the rest of what you said earlier?
 I have to ask you one thing that I have to ask.

'I've been - and still am - since just now. I've been feeling the intense killing and fighting spirit from the naiad, and I'm wondering why you're helping me. So why are you helping me? I'm not going to let my guard down and attack him from behind, in the unlikely event that I do. I just want to know why.

Ha, ha, that's what you get for being a murderer.
 While running.

Huh...
 Naiya sighs with a simple sigh, "Because this one is outrageous by all accounts.

You'll be able to see that this is an outrageous and outrageous case of power. And because of his position, he could only watch. In the imperial pecking order, Atai is a bit higher than the frontier count, but the frontier count has full authority over his territory.

...What? Wait a minute? Was Nia that great? Oh, really?
 That scared the shit out of me, man.

Hmph, you have a title and a claim to fiefdom, despite your appearance.
Really... no, really?

It's a bit sad to have to use an honorific term for Sayreya after all this time, it makes you feel alienated and a bit sad. It makes me feel more comfortable, too.
Oh, yeah? Then I'll take your word for it....

Oops, I digress... I mean, there are people in power who don't know what governing is all about, who only oppress the weak, and who know this but are powerless to do anything about it. And then there is the powerless one who knows this and can't do anything about it. I'm so disgusted and disgusted by both of those things that I can't help it. It's a temper tantrum, isn't it?

 What, that's what it is.
 This murderous atmosphere was not directed at me.

I'm sure the normal Seya would have easily noticed that the killing intent wasn't directed at her - but now Seya looks a bit impatient, doesn't she? That's why I couldn't shrug off the slightest bit of discomfort.
 And then Nia bites me with a deco pin.

"It hurts so bad........
 As expected of 《Flashing Naiya》, Dekopin was also quite powerful.

 But, I see--, I was in a hurry--.

''--haha, utterly, oh dear!
 I slapped my cheeks hard once with both hands with a bashin' as I ran.

 Yes, it hurt again.
 But...

'Ugh, I got my mind back on track. We're all good now.
Yeah, you look great. That's the Sayer.
 I was smiling and smiling like a white lily in the moonlight, and I thought it was beautiful from the bottom of my heart.

I've caused you so much trouble in every way. Nia - you really are a helplessly good guy, aren't you?
Flattery gets you nowhere, does it? Hey, Seya. If you're going to do this anyway, you should give that idiot lord a good beating.

Yeah, I'm gonna make them pay for that, exactly.
 --The main square is in sight.

Thank you for your help. I owe you, Nia.
There are 10,000 people in the crowd that have been mobilized for a public trial. Don't you need help getting out of it?

Oh, yeah, you've come this far, it's a flight away. Thank you so much.
I'm trying to get you to do for me what Atai can't. I owe you a favor.

 -- and it fits in with Attai's purpose, too.
 I didn't dare to pursue Naiya's softly murmuring at the end.

 I'm not sure what Nia's true intentions are, but the fact that she set me up here is a certainty.
 I'm grateful, but I have no reason to complain.

 The only thing left to do is for me to do what I have to do, right?