The Main Heroine Likes the Extra

30 – Next time we meet.

A short time passed and the last day of the holiday period, the anniversary of the end of the Cheonil Campaign, came.

Academy classes will resume from tomorrow, so it’s the day to go back to Grandsen.

I invited my family, Riel, and Emilia to have breakfast together, and decided to take a carriage and head to Little Lake.

As usual, we plan to take the train from Little Lake and return to Grandsen.

“I… Can I really be here?”

Emilia asked her father with a sad expression, bowing her head.

Her answer to that question came from her mother, not her father.

“You said that you were helped in this situation, and that you are a friend of your son and Miss Riel, right? Have a good rest.”

“Yes…Yes!!”

She was Emilia, who had been able to speak in a way that was at least comfortable for Riel and me since yesterday, but it was only natural for her to be nervous in front of the count couple who ruled this region.

“Kyou, are you feeling better?”

“It was only a minor wound. Is your father okay?”

While I was leading the refugees, my father led knights and soldiers into battle with thousands of monsters flocking to the fortress.

There were many casualties, but somehow they succeeded in defending the fortress, and their father was also wounded in his right arm.

“The doctor said you need to rest for a while. Well, it’s good that it doesn’t affect your daily life.”

Her mother sighed in reply.

Since there were so many monsters, it is said that they hired people to clean up the dead bodies of monsters.

Fortunately, the large army of monsters was over at that time, and there were no signs of monsters around.

So, starting today, the carriages resumed operation, and they were able to return to Grandsen.

“Think that everything went well and take a few days off. My father has always been busy…”

“hahahaha, I think so anyway. Your mother has agreed to help with the work, so it should be fine.”

“Ha ha…”

Well, to be honest, because my mother is better at paperwork than my father… I swallowed the words in my heart.

After the meal, we went to the carriage stop located outside the fortress to get on the carriage.

While the reserved wagon was getting ready to depart, I said goodbye to my family.

“Father, Mother. Let’s go then.”

“Yes, the atmosphere has been unusual lately, so take care of yourself.”

My father and mother gently waved his hand, came and hugged me and whispered quietly into my ear.

“When you brought another girl, I wondered if there were all these guys, but…”

“…Ah…Ahahahaha…”

“Ms. Riel, you’re such a nice kid. If something happens, be sure to protect her.”

“……Yes, definitely.”

Away from my mother, I went to Asta and Kino.

“Asta, take care. Let’s fight next time.”

“Yes. I look forward to it, bro.”

“Kino, uh… Don’t go too far…”

“…? I’m not sure what you mean.”

…Because if you commit too much, the wounds that will come later will be very deep…

In the wagon.

Just like when I came, Riel and Emilia were chatting while I sat still and listened.

It was the first time that both of them had friends or friends of the same s*x, so the story tended to go on for quite a long time.

My eyes went to the two of them.

Riel’s expression looked quite bright, and Emilia put her hat back on to hide her ears.

If you leave the north, you might be subject to discrimination again, so it must be a natural decision.

“Kyou, are you feeling better?”

“It’s okay. Look at this, the healing magic and medicine worked well, so the wounds are almost healed.”

I showed Riel the well-healed wound on her arm.

It is the result of a combination of fundamental treatment using medicine and healing magic that promotes the treatment.

Of course, it will take a few days for some deep cuts, but light cuts and abrasions will heal completely within a day.

“But it’s really fortunate kyo ㅆ… Kyo. When I returned to the fort, my whole body was covered with scars, so I wondered if I was late…”

“No. It’s true that it was almost dangerous, but thanks to you, reinforcements came quickly. Thank you very much.”

“Yes…Yes…”

I told her to speak comfortably, but Emilia still uses honorifics with me.

Well, I didn’t touch it because I thought it was my personality, but it seems to have developed at least to the extent of removing the seed after the name.

“Guests! Coming soon to Little Lake!”

I heard her coachman shouting in front.

The station in Little Lake is lined with several trains to and from the north of the kingdom.

Among them, I bought a train ticket to Grandsen and was on my way to the place where Riel and Emilia were waiting.

“…Ah.”

Suddenly, a startled voice came from behind.

A woman’s voice, a voice that knows that well.

“There… There…”

I wanted to ignore it, but there was so much desperation in that voice, so I let out a sigh and turned around.

Slightly longer and tousled blue hair, the expression is quite thin and pale, but it is true that it is a face I know.

Liliana Edwin, my ex-fiancé.

“Kyou…”

“Lady Edwin. Long time no see.”

Listening to my words, Liliana raised her pale complexion and looked at my face.

She’s a worryingly bad complexion if her relationship with her wasn’t rickety.

“I hear you’re on probation, so why are you in Little Lake?”

“There…That’s…”

“I thought you would return to the academy once your probation was over.”

Liliana, who had been silent, tried to catch her breath before opening her mouth.

“The academy… Quit.”

“…Is that so?”

To be honest, I was surprised.

According to her mother’s story and Baron Edwin’s letter, Liliana was quite obsessed with attending the academy.

As I assumed the reason was because of her rough Alan, she found it surprising that Liliana eventually quit her academy.

“She ended up in the Mage Tower.”

“The Mage’s Tower…Then you came to Little Lake…”

“Yes. I’m going to the ‘White Mage Tower’ located in the north.”

A white magic tower located in the middle of the northern snowfield.

It is a magic tower for women that men are very reluctant to enter, and the internal regulations are quite strict.

And education is also quite strict, and due to the nature of the mage tower, you won’t be able to come out for several years.

“I… So…”

“Tell me.”

“I probably won’t be able to come out of the Mage Tower for several years.”

“I guess so.”

Of course Liliana has her magic talent.

If she fully developed her talent, she could come out in about 3 years, but if not, she might have to stay in the mage tower for 10 years.

She has to spend most of her youth confined to a stuffy tower.

“So… I apologize…”

“……”

Is it like that?

“Before she entered the Mage Tower… She was waiting to apologize once again.”

“……”

“Once you enter, you won’t be able to come out for many years… Even if you can’t accept it before then, even if it’s just an apology…”

Liliana’s head bowed.

To the extent that even the hat he was wearing fell to the floor.

“I’m really sorry. My self-righteousness hurt you so much… I’m really… Sorry.”

I honestly don’t know what to say.

At first, she just hated being betrayed, and even her interest was gone.

But she couldn’t even figure out what Liliana’s true intentions were because the situation was going strangely.

The only thing that is certain is that it is too late for her to go back to normal.

But there is one thing she wants to make clear.

“I just want to ask you one question.”

“…Tell me.”

“Alan Ludwig, may I ask why you fell for him?”

There was a look of bewilderment on Liliana’s face.

She may be an inconsiderate question.

But if she’s going to set a policy against him, she has to make sure.

“…I honestly don’t know.”

Liliana opened her mouth to speak first.

“Honestly, I didn’t have any interest in him. He’s a little handsome…Somewhat. Even if his father was a knight, he was a commoner after all… And I didn’t think there would be anything to do with it.”

Liliana’s face was almost on the verge of crying.

“There were times when I received help outside of the academy. Even back then, I was just grateful… there was.”

Even if that help is trivial, such as picking up things that have fallen or catching things that are about to fall.

However, Liliana said that the small gratitude she felt there grew a lot from one day.

Liliana listened to her and I was quiet, she said.

“But… I don’t know now.”

“…Don’t you know?”

“Yes. I am conscious that I liked it. To the extent that I wanted to throw everything away… But now I really don’t know…”

Liliana cupped her own head with her eyes closed.

“I was so confused… And scared that I couldn’t tell if it was really on my mind or if it was really me…”

“……”

“So… To be honest, I don’t want to think about him anymore.”

“Right, you asked a stupid question. I apologize.”

“Oh…No, that’s a question you’d be asking.”

For a moment, I felt as if someone was calling my name from behind.

Looking closely, I saw Riel waving her hand and calling me from far behind.

“…Suddenly, you and I should go our own way.”

“…Yes.”

Liliana bowed her head again to say goodbye with her apologetics, and I turned around.

Riel was waving her hand in this direction, so I raised her hand and responded.

…Yes, that should be enough.

It’s time for me to come up with a well-organized answer.

“If you go to the Mage Tower, you will be faced with a tough life several times the academy.”

“…That’s right. I’m determined.”

“Well, if it’s your talent that even your father recognized, it could come out in a few years.”

“……”

She moved her steps to go to Riel.

I shook her hand lightly at Liliana and I left.

“Then, do your best in the Mage Tower. Next time we meet, I hope we can see you as friends. …Lily.”

“Yes, Kyou.”

Leaving behind Liliana’s slightly cheered up voice, I walked towards Riel.