This chapter blew by so quickly when I was translating….how nice~ it"s so heartwarming too~ Also, it"s a day late, but whether or not you celebrate it, Merry Christmas!
Hope you enjoy the chapter!
CSWH Chapter 89: My Reunion The lessons for the lady"s course was like a review of what I had learned from Aurelisama.
It was the same for all of the foundational cla.s.ses taken in the mixed cla.s.ses.
Thanks to that there were no places where I could stumble, so I could take things easy.
During my daily life where I spent my time sounding people out, I have still yet to find anyone that I was particularly close to, but it could be said that I had quite the promising start.
"……um, you are Mellice-sama, right?"
As I was leisurely drinking tea in the lounge, someone suddenly called out to me.
Thinking that it was a voice I recognized, I raised my gaze and as expected, the one standing there was Sharisama.
Sharia Lulu Telrose. When the Capital"s kidnapping case involving young girls was occuring, she was one of the girls that had been rescued.
"Yes……that is so. You are Sharisama, correct?"
"It is an honour that you remember me…….would it be alright if I join you until the next cla.s.s?"
"Of course."
And then, Sharisama sat down in the chair across from me.
Sharisama was in the same mixed cla.s.s as me, and I knew that she tried to call out to me several times.
……normally speaking, in high society, it was impossible for someone of lower rank to call out to someone of higher rank during their first meeting, but there were no such limits inside of this Academy.
If that were not the case, then no matter how much time were to pa.s.s, the relationships within the cla.s.s would never deepen after all.
In any case, if she wanted to call out to me, then she"d do so eventually, so while I did notice, I left her be.
……if I carelessly approached her, who knew about "Mel", then it seemed like I"d be the one to walk away in tatters.
"Mellice-sama, please forgive me for being unable to convey my grat.i.tude up until now."
"Grat.i.tude, you say?"
"Yes…….actually, previously I was saved by Mellice-sama"s guard. See, you know about the girl kidnapping case that happened in the Capital a few years ago? The truth is I was one of the people kidnapped at that time……"
At the time, while the case was officially announced on a large scale, the names of the victims were not revealed to the public.
It was a consideration taken for the young girls who were victimized so that they would not be faced with inquisitive gazes.
And for that same reason, the girls themselves should have been told to not reveal that truth, but……
For her to have so unexpectedly told that to me, who was not "Mel", it was possible that she either suspected that Mel and I were the same person, or she was just that bold and stouthearted……it was difficult to judge.
"My, so that"s what happened…….I heard about the case from Mel. It is good that you are safe."
"Eh? Y-Yes……that"s true. That is also thanks to Mel-sama. Thank you very much."
"No, she was simply fulfilling her official duties…….however, I am sure that receiving the grat.i.tude of those she saved in the process would be the greatest honour for her."
"Mellice-sama is……"
She tried to say something, but in the end, closed her mouth.
"What seems to be the matter?"
"No……since I was finally able to meet you like this after such a long time, by all means I would love to deepen my relationship with Mellice-sama in the future but……"
"Of course, I also feel the same. Please take care of me in the future as well."
I did not hesitate to agree to Sharisama"s request.
When I was conversing with her, I did feel that she straightforwardly wanted to become friends based on her words.
……although honestly speaking, I had a very favourable impression of her from the beginning.
No matter what her initial motive was, my impression of her was high enough that I immediately wanted to communicate my desire to become friends.
[Truly, thank you. Because you protected us……I am, we are all safe. I cannot thank you enough.]
[……how could I despise the mud that you were covered in for our sakes? I truly am grateful.]
The words that she gave me during that incident were my treasure, even now.
I learned how good it felt for someone to acknowledge the path that you are advancing on. As such, I was saved from the fear of what I might lose in advancing down that path, and had a sense of relief.
Rather, during that case, it was I……who was saved by her.
"Please take care of me in the future, Sharisama."