The Main Heroine Likes the Extra

66 – Return to the Royal Capital.

Apparently I ended up lying in bed, so I had to take a break from the academy longer than scheduled.

Of course, the academy was contacted along with the palace, and it was Professor Leonora who rushed to the dukedom as soon as she received the call.

“Oh my God! How did this happen?!”

When Professor Leonora arrived at the dukehouse, seeing me lying on the bed with bandages all over the place, she cried out in contemplation.

Looking at the obviously embarrassed face, it seemed that the details of his condition were not known.

In place of me lying in bed, Riel led Professor Leonora to another room.

It was impossible to return to the academy, at least until it stabilized.

According to the doctor’s opinion, it should be about 5 more days?

It was only this much after pouring in expensive elixirs and Priest Alicia’s holy power, so I could see how serious the condition was.

…Well, speaking of serious conditions, the same goes for the elves who attacked us.

In the case of the elf who struggled to the end, it is said that he is still unconscious due to severe injuries.

There was also an opinion to use medicine or divine power to speed up the healing, but Mr. Eve opposed it and told me to just let him live, so I’m only keeping my life.

The very act of trying to harm Riel at the risk of her death seemed to have earned Ms. Eve’s anger.

The other two were imprisoned and were only responding to interrogation without resistance.

Mr. Eve wanted to kill them, but the problem was that Her Highness Aine was here.

Because of the uniqueness of the Elf race, it’s as if they are surviving.

The Marcos Empire, one of the continent’s hegemony.

The Empire is a country that openly advocates protecting elves.

The elves, a race protected by the empire, tried to harm the nobles of the kingdom.

Regarding this issue, Her Highness Aine, as a member of the royal family, had to formally protest against the Marcos Empire and determine the disposition of the elves.

If the person in charge of this position had been Mr. Eve, he would have secretly killed them and pretended to have died during the battle.

Mr. Eve was indignant that they were being interrogated meekly because they knew that too.

“Oh.”

There was no one in the room, so I was bored and looked out the window when a group of people came into my eyes.

There were only two maids and knights in this mansion, but lately the number of people who belong to none of them has increased.

It was Riel who solved my curiosity when I saw them.

“They are classmates from my brother’s school days.”

The true identity of the friends Prince Andrew made during his academy days.

Not only the current servants, but even the retainers who supported the duchy were in a state of coma, so the duchy was not functioning properly.

In order to overcome such a situation, Prince Andrew gathered his children under three sons who had to leave the family among the friends he kept an eye on during his school days.

Well, wouldn’t it be quite competent if the successor to the duke’s family is worthy of attention?

I actually met one of them.

“Oh, are you alone?”

And just then, one of them entered the room.

“Mr. Gilbert. You should knock and come in.”

“Ah…Sorry, I forgot again.”

Gilbert Reime.

Although I just met him yesterday, he is the third son of Count Reime.

Speaking of the Countess Leime, there is a girl named Sherry Leime among her academy classmates.

After thinking like that, it actually seemed like they were similar.

When I brought up the name, he seemed very pleased.

“Do you know Sherry?”

“No, it’s just the same class.”

Sheri Laime was the kid who always hung out with her friend, Liza Brunn.

Both of them used to follow another duke’s daughter, Carlena Grace, in the same class, but they hated Alan very much because Carlena hated Alan terribly.

Maybe that’s why Carlena Grace did talk to me, whom Alan was very hostile to.

‘You must be having a hard time too.’

Even though it was a remark like this.

Sherry Layme, at that time, she was a close relationship that she had only seen once.

“Where is Miss Riel?”

“For some reason, a professor came to visit us from the academy, so we went out together.”

“Ah~ that’s how it is. If you say you’re injured, the homeroom professor has to check the student’s condition and treat him sick.”

“Are you familiar?”

“I’ve been through a lot.”

This person, she said, was a student who boasted top martial arts grades when she attended the academy.

She says the problem was, she had a bit of trouble graduating from the academy because she had a lot of accidents.

After she graduated, she didn’t really think about becoming an officer somewhere with her martial arts skills, and just played at home.

Then he ran to the call of her friend, Prince Andrew.

In fact, he was a person with a very deep understanding of martial arts.

I thought I knew a lot about martial arts, but this person was also quite good.

…Wouldn’t Iris-senior and porridge match very well?

“So, what about the injured area?”

“Yes. They say that the big wound seems to have calmed down a lot. It’s thanks to Prince Andrew who gave me the medicine and Priest Alicia who used the divine power.”

“hahahaha, what’s the wound from protecting Miss Riel? There’s no reason for Andrew to save money.”

Actually, the duke’s family will have a lot of money to spend in the future, but Prince Andrew didn’t save money and got medicine and worked hard on my treatment.

In addition to that, the healing through the divine power, which was said to be ineffective compared to the divine power used, was added, and the recovery of my wounds was very fast.

“Oops, you came back as soon as I said it.”

After hearing Mr. Gilbert’s words, he turned his head and saw Riel and Professor Leonora entering the room.

As Mr. Gilbert got up to leave the room, he met Miss Leonora’s eyes and opened them wide.

“Huh? Are you… Leono?”

“Gilbert? Why are you here?”

Professor Leonora also looked at Mr. Gilbert with startled eyes.

Riel, who was among them, also looked surprised.

“Do you know Professor Leonora?”

In response to Riel’s question, Professor Leonora was hot and brought her to her senses.

“Ah…Yes, he was my classmate when I was in the academy.”

“Huh? Professor, were you and your brother also classmates?”

“That’s right. I wasn’t that close with your brother.”

Mr. Gilbert said to Professor Leonora, who blurted out, ‘It was a bit embarrassing to be the son of a duke…’.

“Hey, did you become a professor? You sang that you would become a professor since your academy days.”

“I hear you’re still unemployed, Gilbert. What are you doing here?”

“Oops, don’t ignore me? I’ve got a job at the Duke’s now.”

Seeing the two people talking, Riel was blank for a moment, then she walked towards me with frequent steps.

“The conversation with the professor is over. According to the doctor’s opinion, you can recuperate for five more days and come back.”

“Yes, is Riel okay?”

“Yes. He said he would take care of it so that I could be with him as a caregiver.”

As we were talking, Professor Leonora, who had been chatting with Mr. Gilbert for a while, spoke to us.

“I heard the story from Miss Riel. Mr. Wentos.”

Professor Leonora was smiling.

“The wounds you received while trying to protect Miss Riel, right? As a male noble of the kingdom, your behavior deserves praise, but please cherish yourself as well.”

“Yes. Thank you for your concern.”

“No. Then, let’s meet again at the academy in five days.”

Professor Leonora leaves the room after saying hello.

Mr. Gilbert, who suggested that the professor go on a date with a cup of tea, followed him.

Riel, who sent them off, looked back at me and said.

“Now that that’s the case, let’s devote the next five days to treatment.”

“It’s 5 days…It must be very boring.”

When I said that while frowning her, Riel smiled at her.

“It’s okay! I’ll stick to you and take care of you for five days!”

As she said that, Riel’s face was flushed red, but for some reason she looked happy.

The days spent recovering from wounds passed by in an instant.

Still, Riel stayed close to me, took care of me, and was her companion, so she didn’t get bored.

Aside from that, many people came to me while I was lying in bed.

Most of them were former classmates of Prince Andrew.

Talented people who will respond to Prince Andrew’s call and take on various jobs in the duke’s family.

Those who showed interest in me among them were the ones who showed interest in Count Wentos, not me to be exact.

Even so, most of them were sons of nobles, and there was nothing wrong with building a relationship, so I built up a good friendship.

Among them, there were people who said they had a cute and pretty little sister and tried to introduce me to them.

“……”

“…Uh…Sorry, let’s make it something that didn’t exist.”

Receiving Riel’s cold smile and her sharp glare, she quietly left the spot.

…Now you’re strong enough to drive her opponents away with just her eyes, Riel.

Anyway, the 5 days passed quickly while taking care of Riel and meeting her other noble children.

I recovered to the point where my mobility was no longer inconvenient, and I was getting on the train heading to Grand Seine, the royal capital where the academy was located.

With Phyllis supporting me, Riel was following behind him, and Luca was carrying the luggage behind him.

I felt sorry for Luca, who was carrying four people’s luggage while struggling, but Phyllis dismissed it as part of training.

In the meantime, the people who came out to see us off were pretty flashy faces.

To Duchess Rachel, who has recovered enough to move now, Prince Andrew and Mr. Eve.

His Highness Aine, a member of the royal family, and Priestess Alicia.

They were out to see the five of us off the train.

Yes. Five people

When I looked at the fifth person, she looked at me as if asking why.

“Why is that?”

“No, would you really mind coming to the capital?”

“No problem.”

None other than the elf, Mr. Lilu, was planning to go to the royal capital with us.

“I have lived as a guardian of the World Tree. The same will be true of the World Tree to be born in the future.”

“That… I see.”

That’s right.

Her goal is none other than Riel’s seed for the World Tree.

It was her purpose to protect that seed, so she was thinking of following her to the royal capital.

However, she did not know how she would live in the capital, but she said that His Highness Aine had her hands on it.

And the case of Her Highness.

“Leave it to me.”

“Yes?”

“I’m going to punish those damn things that attacked you somehow.”

About the negotiations with the Empire, he was burning with enthusiasm.

His Highness’s subordinate, Mr. Eve, seems to have some thoughts about the elves’ disposal, so I think it’s best to leave this to her.

“Mr. Kyou.”

“Ah…Yes! The Duchess!”

Duchess Rachel looked at me.

Her eyes were very warm.

“Thank you for protecting my daughter. I will take good care of our Riel in the future.”

“…Yes! Of course!”

“Can I call you mother next time you come?”

“Mother?!”

At Lady Rachel’s words, Prince Andrew, who was next to her, exclaimed in astonishment, but Lady Rachel only smiled.

Prince Andrew looked at me and put on a complicated expression, but he quickly withdrew his expression.

“…Well, take good care of her sister.”

“Of course.”

After that, we exchanged greetings with Mr. Eve and Priest Alicia, and we headed for Grand Seine, the royal capital.

In order to finish the academy classes that are not long before summer vacation.