202-Episode 200: Julia is swung around by a guardian knight




Friae's point of view.

 Huh ... peace.

 I sighed quietly.
 While stroking the back of the black cat on my lap, I look out the window of the hospital room at the scenery outside.
 Ever since Takatsuki Makoto - my guardian knight - was admitted to the hospital, it's been peaceful.
 I wish it had been like this forever.

 There have been some hard times.
 The Demon King's army led by Zagan, the King of Beasts, came from the Demon Continent to invade.
 But Demon King Zagan was defeated by my knights and Ryouske working together.
 Of course, the biggest threat of all, the resurrection of Eveleth the Great Demon King, is coming, so the crisis hasn't gone away.

(But........I think they'll manage it. My 'futuristic vision' has only been off lately).

 Ever since I met my knight, I can't rely on my fate magic.

 The rebellion plan of the Highland Royal Capital was easily put to rest.
 The revival of the Woodland's Demon King was thwarted.
 And the future of the Demon King's army's victory was thwarted.

 My knights were involved in all of them.
 At this rate, there might not be a future where the Great Demon King will be resurrected and the 'brave men of light will be killed'.
 I feel such an optimistic mood.

 In the past........I used to resent the world where the demon race was oppressed even more.
 I thought that such an unreasonable world should 'just break'.
 

 When did it change like this?
 It must have been since that eccentric guardian knight came along.

 At first, I thought the guardian knight's contract would be cancelled in time.
 I thought a cursed priestess' guardian knight wouldn't last long.
 But I don't feel that way now.

 My party mates are all good people.
 They don't evade me, the cursed priestess, at all.
 When it comes to my knights, they don't even seem to be interested in me.
 Be a little interested in him.

Now, now.
 The black cat on my lap tapped my arm with a plop.
 Apparently, it was hungry.

You are a greedy hexenbiest. Wait a minute. I'll fix you some rice.
 I found myself as a caretaker of a black cat, but come to think of it, this cat is my knight's errand boy, right?
 I don't miss my knights at all.
"The princess has cuckolded my demon!
 Did I make a big deal out of it? 
 Hmph, I smiled reminiscently.

 I went to the luggage storage room and took out the cat food that the merchant Fujiwara-san had prepared for me and placed it in a silver bowl.
 What a luxury for a cat.
 I'm in such a good position thanks to your master's activities, right?
 You need to miss them once in a while.

Now! Nah! Nah!
 Hurry up and give me my food, said the black cat, tapping my foot.
 Oh, you sneaky cat.
 We'll have to wait until we get back to sickbay.

 Then I hear the voices of my knight and the Princess of Roses.
 Oh, it's like they're back.
 I was just about to go in when I heard.



"The heroic Mako has become the Great Sage's guardian knight.



(................What?


 I heard one hell of a word.
 Wait, wait, wait!
 Oh, my God!
 I didn't hear that!

 I'm sure you heard wrong.
 You didn't hear me!

 But my hands are shaking.
 Oh my God, am I going to get dumped?

 I found myself dropping the silver bowl on the floor, but my confused mind was having none of it.
 I wandered around looking for the figure of Takatsuki Makoto.

''Wow, my knight...?''
Oh, Princess. From now on, I'm the patron knight of the Great Sage...
 You!
 Sneaky!
 My head is burning.

"Traitor!

 I pounced on him, mounted Takatsuki Makoto and strangled him (apparently).
 Afterwards, the wizard and the warrior strangled me and seized me.
 I don't remember it well though.



 ◇


'What? So my guardian knight is continuing, then?
 Hey, you're missing out on something.

You don't mind, do you?
 My knight, who is not at all offended and looks cool.
 How hateful he is.

''Well I'm not listening to you.
 He accused my knight with a twitch of his lips.

'I don't think you should be a guardian knight without permission, do you? Mako.
Takatsuki-kun, you have to talk to Fu-chan beforehand, right?
Brave Makoto, no fighting in the party.
 I got three women to side with me.
 My knight averted his gaze, as if he saw that he had a bad minute.
 'Suck it up and see. 

''I'm going to go talk to Noel-sama about the brave Mako.
 The Princess of Roses left.

'I think I'll go to the church in Ninth Ward Street...'
Oh, that's the church you said Emily was at. I'll show up.
 I heard that the warrior and the wizard are going out together.
 It's rare that you're not with my knight.

'Well, what about your adventures, both of you?'
No, Takatsuki.
Get some rest, Mako.
 My knight is squeamish after being rejected by my two companions.
 Maybe they are also angry at me for secretly becoming the guardian knight of the Great Sage Master. 
 I was the first to lose my temper, though.

 In the meantime, the two of them went out.
 Takatsuki Makoto and I are the only ones in the hospital room.

''Let's go for a walk in the royal capital...''
 My knight muttered to himself.
 Mu, this guy wants to go out as soon as possible.

Do you want to come with me, princess?
You don't have to do it like that anymore.
I hope you don't mind.
I never said no.
 Huh!
 I'm going to hold you accountable for surprising me!  
 Takatsuki Makoto and I went out to the city of Sinfonia, the royal capital.



 ◇



This is... what?
 In front of me was a huge building with the whole thing shining golden.
 How fancy is it?

'The Grand Highland Casino. Let's go in.
Casino...? Do you gamble?
 I remember my grandmother, who took care of me when I was a little girl, used to say that all men who like to gamble are jerks.
 She had been cheated on by a bad man a long time ago.
 My knight didn't answer the question and approached the casino gatekeeper.

'Hi,'
Oh, nee-chan. Do you have money.... that's Takatsuki Makoto-sama!
 My knight greets the gatekeeper who is guarding the entrance.
 The gatekeeper, who was intimidating at first, changed his demeanor in an instant.

''May I come in? Um, I'm pretty sure I have Peter's badge here.
That's all right! Lady Takatsuki and her companions are free to pass by!
Peter, are you there?
I'll go get the young man!
 There's a flurry of people who look like casino staff.

 Apparently, there's a familiar face here.
 Mmm.........my knight was a gambler?
 The hidden side.
 I remembered my grandmother's words and I was worried.
 My knight is not a bad man, is he?

Come on, Princess. Let's go.
Wait. I'm coming.
 I hurriedly followed, trying not to be chased.
 Through a sturdy looking door we entered the golden building.


'Wow ... an awesome place,'
Is this your first time in the casino?
It's my first time.
 I scurry around.

 A lot of people are coming and going on the bright red carpet.
 Coins jingling from the slots overflowed.
 Crowds gathered for poker and roulette.
 And cheers from winners and galleries.
 And the shouts of the losers.
 It's a noisy place.

"Do my knights come here often?
'No, I think it's my second time. I've never played in a casino before.
You're not a beginner.
 I thought he'd brought me to his favorite playground, but apparently that's not the case.
 Not a bad guy, thank God.

"So, how do you play?
 Excitedly, I asked.
 Maybe it was the unique atmosphere of the casino that had me guessing.

'Hmmm, I don't know much about it, so let's go around,'
All right! ....By the way, do you have any money?
 I was worried to ask.
 You can't play in a gambling house (casino) unless you have the capital, right?

Don't worry. The Great Sage has given me some pocket money!
Yeah, yeah.
 He gave it back to me briskly but it's not your money.

 You're a state-certified hero, so you're paid by the Princess of Roses, right?
 And the Great Sage of the Highlands will give you money too....
 It looks like my knight is on a 'string'.
 

"Come on, Princess, let's go.
Hey,
 He grabbed my hand and pulled me to him.

'Why are you grabbing my hand?'
 I feel my knight's body heat and my body heats up a bit in conjunction with it.
'There's a lot of people here and you don't want to get dislodged, do you?'
 My knight, who looks at me with a bigoted face.

(Ku.........with a cool face as usual)
 I was so frustrated that I didn't care, I held his hand back and followed him.


 
 ◇



 Roulette, poker, blackjack, slots, baccarat....
 I went around a lot.
 The winners and losers were, well......yeah.

 But my first time in a casino was fun in its own way.
 It's fun to watch other people play the ones I don't know the rules for.

 In between, there is a show going on on the stage in the center of the casino, so we watch it.
 There are women in flamboyant costumes doing incendiary dances and clowns showing off their street tricks.
 The guests are wildly entertained, and those who have enjoyed themselves throw their tips on stage.

 I took a break at a table a short distance from the stage.
 My knight, as I say, is talking to a bunny girl who is handing out drinks nearby. 

'Is that a cocktail?'
This is Gimlet, sir.
Is it easy to drink?
Yes, it's refreshing and easy to drink.
Okay, two.
 He returned to his seat with his glass.

'Dohyo princess,'
Thanks.
 What the hell, you're being clever.
 I sipped my cocktail glass in a toast.
 Sure, it's refreshing and delicious.
 Nicely done, my knight.

"Oh, my God. High alcohol content!
 My knight was frowning.
 Hey, you.
 It's cool if you don't show that stuff on your face.

Well, all right.
 My knight gulped down his cocktail in a gulp.

'Don't worry, you're not a strong drinker, are you?'
It's okay, you can't win at all, I'm just junk.
Well, hey...
 By the way, we have been losing more or less in the various casino games we have played.

 Probably, it is because of our bad way of betting.
 At first, we played with a small amount of money, and then we thought we might be getting to know something and played with a big amount of money, and we almost lost.
 Then he loses all his winnings.

 Takatsuki Makoto has never spent money on betting and has already given up, saying, "I'm not cut out for this.
 I too lived a simple life in the land of the moon, so I'm confused in a place where such a high amount of money is pompously flying around.

''Wasn't the princess playing with the money she got from her followers?''
No way!
 How dare you!
 You're looking at me like that!
 That's why you brought him to the casino.

'What are you going to do now? Do you want to move somewhere else?
 Apparently we were not gifted gamblers, so I suggested we move to a new location.

'Hmmm, it's about time...'
Brother! You're here!
Wow.
 I was startled.
 From behind my knight, a young beastly man put his arm around my shoulder.
 He was a young man, but he was quite well dressed and dressed in expensive looking clothes.

''Oh, you're over there ... right! I've heard rumors that my brother (Brother) is a princess with a guardian knight.
Yeah, yeah ... what about you?
 This guy is so familiar.
 But I don't get a bad vibe from him.

Oh, sorry. My name is Peter Castor. My family owns the casino. I hope you have a good time!
Yeah, yeah, nice to meet you.
 I returned it vaguely, avoiding mentioning that I was a 'Moon Goddess Priestess'.

'Thank you for the 'ruckus' before! My family has a lot of beastly people in it, so it really helped. Let me thank you on behalf of my father and brother.
 He bowed deeply.
 Apparently, he knew I was a 'Moon Priestess' and didn't care to talk to me.

''Well, I didn't do that much. It's half my knightly power.''
 In the past, a rebellion of the 'Beastmen' and 'sub-humans' was being planned in the royal capital of Highland, Symphonia.
 This was a fake 'rebellion' that the 'snake cult' tried to create with 'cursed magic' through the medium of 'drugs'.
 And that rebellion was prevented by using my 'curse cancellation' as a medium for my knight's water magic method 'rain'.

''It's a big deal, for my family. Say what you want today. My brothers (Brother) too.
Hmm, it turns out we're not very good at gambling, apparently.
 I told him that he was losing the game earlier.

'Okay, then I'll show you the Castor family's recommendations! Of course I won't pay for it!
No, no, no, no...
"I'm here to thank you for saving King's Landing Symphonia, let me at least do this, brother!
Well, you know, if that's the case. Princess, may I?
I don't mind.
 The casino was fun, but it was also time to get tired of the noise.

 We were given a tour of the shops in King's Landing by Peter of the Castor family.
 It was a pretty deep introduction to the mafia.



 ◇Takatsuki Makoto's point of view ◇.



Oh, my God, you have too much to drink.
Thank you, Princess.
 Peter made me hustle to various high-end restaurants, and I staggered back to Mr. Furiae's shoulder.
 All the restaurants were his drinks, so it was difficult to decide when to cut loose.

 Incidentally, many of his favorite restaurants have beautiful women who entertain you, and as soon as you go there, they come up to you and pour you a drink.
 But.

''Oh, my dear. Are you trying to approach my knight in lieu of me?

 And the princess threatened to chase away the female clerk (hostess).
 As expected of the best beauty of mankind.
 Even the most beautiful shopkeeper would be small in front of Friarë.
 Peter chuckled.

 Well, talking to a girl I don't know is just exhausting, so it helped the result.
 And so, after drinking a lot in an expensive restaurant, the result was a drunk.


'Look, here we are,'
Thank you Hime.
 I asked him to bring me to my room.
 When we got to the inn, I told him he could be alone, but he said, "Just go! And Friae came to my room.
 'Gentle.

''Ah, that's weird. What shall we do about today's training........''
You... are you going to continue your training?

 I collapsed onto the bed while getting a freaky look from Furiae-san.
 Ah, it's so soft.....
 I want to sleep.
 But, you know, I haven't been able to train much today.
 Maybe I'll just train for 2 hours.

Hey, do you want me to cast a sobering spell on you?
'What? Can you do that?
 I didn't know Friae-san could use recovery magic.
 It's a good idea.
 I'll ask for help here. 

''Hime.......please.
Turn around.
Hmm.
 I slumped down and looked up at the ceiling.
 There, Friae's beautiful face was looking down at me.
 We stared at each other for a while, and then Freyae's face came closer.

 What?

 Friae's long hair drapes over my face, her neat face close to mine.
 Wait, wait.

 Quicker than I could react, Friae's lips lightly touched my forehead area.

''Huh?''

It's the curse of sleepiness. Now go to sleep.
 I could see the smiling Friae's face faintly, but her eyelids soon became heavy.
 It seems that the magic of sobering up was a lie.

''Hey ... hi ... me.''
"Good night, my knight.
 With those last words, I fell into a deep sleep.



 ◇



 I found myself standing in an empty space.
 It was the space of a goddess.
 But my mind was a little buzzing right now.

''Your girlfriend, Sakurai-kun, kissed me...?
 I think this is bad.
 No, but the amount?

 Isn't that normal for an American? (Information from the Internet)
 No, I'm not American.
 Hmmm...

What are you thinking about, Makoto?
Oh, Master Noah.
 I rush to my knees and greet him.
 It's not good.
 I change my mind.
 It's clear water, clear water.


"Ah, Mako-kun, you're messing with the new girl again!
'Master Eil, that's not.........'
 I turned my gaze in that direction to refute the water goddess-sama's words - I noticed.

 Behind Noah-sama and Eir-sama--


 That there was a petite, pretty girl with a sullen expression on her face.


'Who's pretty? Disrespectfully, human.
 They read my mind.

 And 'pretty' was certainly not the right word.
 The girl's well-formed form is a person(s) separated(s) from a person(s).
 It is a perfect figure that is not human.

You're here to thank Makoto, right?
No, you can't... you can't do that. You shouldn't talk like that.
 That word made me realize.


(...was it you?)


 Then the Goddess of Destiny (Ila) was there.