TL/n:I NEVER thought that Google Translate could be this messy. IT"S SO AWFUL, THAT IT SCARES ME!!! (O3O)/ – Coffee truly is my best friend.
Oh, and just saying but, I"m not reading ahead of you guys, so if by mistake I change something important for the plot of the story and it doesn"t make sense in the future, I"ll go back and fix the chapters, Okay?
And one more thing, judging by the t.i.tle of the next chapter it"s a Side Story about Bruno and Leo, should I TL it or not? Or do you guys just want the main story?
Well, enjoy. (OwO)-b
“Oscar∼!!! Oscar, Oscar, Oscar∼!”
The one who came rus.h.i.+ng and shouting into the second dining hall was, Rolf Quantz, a well-built student and Oscar"s best friend.
“You"re noisy. I can hear you even if you don"t shout.”
“Of course I can, right!? Ah! That"s not it!”
Rolf was so excited that he ran toward Oscar and started shaking his hand up and down wildly.
“A miracle has-! My mother, finally–!”
“Rolf….”
Oscar looked towards Rolf – Worried – waiting for him to calm down.
“–My mother finally woke up!”
By the tone of his voice and the look in his eyes, you could see that he was holding back his tears. Oscar grabbed one of Rolf"s shoulders happy for his friend and said: “I see.”
When Rolf finally managed to calm down, he continued what he was saying.
“When you told me that Leonorchan gave you her hair, I thought you where joking… that hair had a wonderful magic power. My mother finally was able to look at me in the eyes after so long.”
“Me too. I was so happy when they informed me that Camilla"s illness, which was so severe, was cured.”
“And how is she?”
“She"s doing great, energetic as ever. My father even ordered a new dress for her yesterday.”
Oscar"s voice carried a tone of affection when he mentioned his sister. Rolf agreed honestly and said: “I see, that"s good to hear.”
On that day he received Leo"s hair, Oscar went to the church looking for Harlet, he had begged for Harlet"s help to in order to cure the illness of his sister, Camilla. It wasn"t for the reason Leo imagined.
Rolf"s mother was also ill, her blood flow was becoming gradually stagnant. This illness is known as the “Spirit"s Curse” which leads to a gradual and slow death.
It is rumored that: “The person who contracts this illness is destined to die, because they"re evil.”
Maybe because this illness has existed for so long and because there was no way to cure it, the doctors used this “Rumor” to give up on finding a cure.
However, the Bernsteins never believed in superst.i.tions, and Oscar"s father used his a.s.sets to research a cure.
And one of the methods required Oscar"s admission to the Academy.
Only the “Old Blood” had the power to cure this illness. Which all high n.o.bles and royalty possessed.
Even the diseases that could not be healed by high priest doctors, could now be cured using the magic power of the royal family and high n.o.bles as catalysts.
As soon as he was admitted to the academy, Oscar came in contact with Albert, who had plenty of magical power. Oscar spoke about this illness, his family situation, and begged for his help.
However, the rumored Benevolent prince refused to help. Oscar begged, offered gold, and nothing changed, the answer was still NO.
The theory behind the cure was easy to understand and Oscar had explained it well enough. The catalyst needed to be a part of their body; It was possible to understand the royal family"s side of the story, they didn"t want to bleed themselves for Just that.
But to Oscar, the condescending words prince Albert used at that time: “I know how you feel,” where the trigger for something inside Oscar.
Oscar felt insulted for the pettiness of the royal family, and eventually it became utter hate towards them.
Oscar not only had an excellent brain, but also the influence of the Bernsteins which was one of the – if not The – biggest companies(y) out there, it didn"t take long to raise an Anti-Albert faction in the academy. Lower n.o.bles like Rolf, who had similar circ.u.mstances, and common people joined one after another until this faction became a great power inside this school.
Even the religious side of the aristocracy, who stand for apathy and charity, sometimes joined Oscar"s side of the conflict.
The efficacy of healing arts is way weaker than the new method. But Oscar asked the religious aristocracy for help anyway.
But everything changed when a certain girl with amethyst eyes showed up: “The eyes that can see the truth.”
Even though one strand of her hair was enough to cure all kinds of diseases, she cut off almost everything she had and gave it to Oscar, who ran to his home at full speed to deliver it.
When the healing expert, that the Bernstein house had hired, used the girl"s hair as a catalyst, Camilla"s blood flow returned to normal.
Oscar was so astonished with the results that he didn"t even think twice before sending the remaining hair to his best friend, Rolf.
The price Oscar had to pay back, compared to how much Leonora asked in return, was pretty much nothing.
Perhaps Leonora just wanted to breathe some fresh air and go meet some of her acquaintances in her hometown.
It was a daily occurrence for Oscar to slip out of school, but for the serious Leonora it seemed more like a great adventure. But how could Oscar say no to Leonora when she was basically begging him with upturned eyes? (Tl/n: Loli Power!!!)
Oscar was completely unfamiliar with the term: “Give and you shall Receive.”
‘Her new popular nickname: “Altruistic Saintess,” fits so well with her" – Thought Oscar.
(Leonora said that we are alike. I too didn"t want to loose someone important)
Maybe she remembered her own mother and didn"t want the same thing to happen with my sister?
(Could anyone really give away such splendid hair, filed with so much life and spirit power, because you wanted to help someone? Isn"t it a disgrace for her as a woman?)
If you stopped to think, Leonora was the owner of the most ‘n.o.ble and Respectable Soul" out there.
Even Rolf thought the same thing.
“That child really is a saint.”
“…I agree.”
Even Oscar, who was usually just a sarcastic p.r.i.c.k, agreed honestly.
“But… there are still too many people suffering because of the same reason. I know we had to keep this secret from the others because we didn"t have enough for everyone, but we must reveal the truth and help everybody as soon as possible.”
On the other hand, Rolf, who was part of the Bernstein faction, had to a.n.a.lyse this situation calmly. (Tl/n: If you don"t remember, this school is divided in two factions, the Oscar/Bernstein faction and the Albert faction)
“You have a point.”
“What should we do, Oscar?”
Rolf"s eyes shone in expectation as he waited for Oscar"s judgement on the matter.
“As our benefactor we should protect her, but as the leader of the Bernstein faction we should exploit her….”
“…HaaaAAaaah. Do you even choose your words before saying it?”
Oscar seated back on his chair, put his elbows on the table and crossed his fingers in front of his mouth.
“…I know she is not an inexhaustible font of magic power, and it is a shame to let a woman cut her hair so many times, but… I didn"t mean to exploit her kindness, it"s just that–”
“–That you need as much hair as possible, right?”
Suddenly, a cold voice poured down on Oscar and Rolf.
So much killing intent was scattered in the surroundings that Oscar jumped up from his chair.
Who stood there was no one other than Albert, the crown prince.
His face carried an utterly scary expression that was never seen before.
“…Well,well. What is the crown prince doing here, huh?”
And Oscar…… as sarcastic as ever.
‘If Albert has the b.a.l.l.s to barge-in here like this, then it must be serious," thought Oscar.
“…I come here as the student council president, the protector of the younger students…… and I also come here in the name of a girl that is like a little sister to me–”
His eyes and voice became even more cold.
“–Who was harmed by you.”
Oscar wouldn"t let himself be punished by something he didn"t do…… yet.
Oscar straitened his clothes, slowly, thinking on how he could negotiate with Albert to appease his rage…… maybe because Oscar knew the reason why.
“Woah, woah. Calm down okay; I don"t know what you think that I did… but I did nothing wro–”
“–So, you really think you can fool me?”
Albert didn"t even want to listen.
And Oscar knew why. Although Albert always have this nice and warm smile plastered across his face, his real personality is extremely cold.
The t.i.tle of “The Next Emperor” was not to be taken lightly.
In fact, Oscar could see Rolf trembling before the powerful killing intent emitted by the prince.
“…Two days ago, Leonora von Harkenberg, suddenly took a break from cla.s.ses. Even if my sister went to visit her, or one of my servants, they couldn"t get in touch with her, and I finally understood why… today….”
In fact, when Leo – who had a new haircut – finally opened the door to her room, Kai, her loyal servant who was faithfully waiting for her, fell into a state of panic, insanity and collapsed on the floor……………………… after seeing her new haircut.
And two long days later, after accepting the harsh and cold reality, Kai finally returned to his senses, so Leo was finally able commune to and from school again… and because of that no one knew about the haircut.
Albert"s voice tone was becoming even more cold. (Tl/n: Someone is gonna die∼♥)
“…She had a Bob cut.”
Having short hair is a dishonor in a high n.o.ble family, because it"s considered sacrilegious to cut it.
Although to Leo, who was raised in the downtown area of Richard, didn"t care at all about short hair. Women with short hair in aristocratic societies are only nuns, criminals and those who have fallen enough to sell themselves.
“…And you think I"m the one who cut her hair. Did she run to you while crying and asked for revenge?”
Albert eyes became so sharp, that if glares could kill, Oscar would be pulverized.
“…No. When I asked for the reason of why her hair was like that: “I fell and hit my head,” she said.”
“……(o.O)……”
‘Is she that naive?" Oscar thought.
That phrase is really common between the bullied people, but it should not have been said in that situation.
“When I forced her to speak, she became a bit pale; But even then, the only thing she said was: “I can"t say it, because it would harm the other party"s dignity and honor,” like that.”
*Whisper*
“…Haaah, that"s so like her.”
Oscar sighed, thinking in the kindness of the girl who even considered the honor of the diseased.
But Leo was only trying to help Oscar, hiding his receding hair problem and nothing more.
And Albert was unreasonable when angry, so no words would pa.s.s through that tick skin.
“…And I don"t even need any proof after hearing what you said earlier, right?”
Albert asked with an even more cold tone, his face without any emotion.
To tell the truth, when he saw her like that – with short hair – he was already loosing himself to rage.
“Tell me, Oscar…… why did you do that to her? To that pure angel without any sins….”
Albert didn"t even waited for an answer,
“I will kill you….”
“Wai-! Calm down and listen-!”
Oscar turned to look in Rolf"s direction,
“Go and hide yourself! Now hurry-!”
“Oscar… okay! Just don"t do anything crazy, you hear me-!”
Scary.
That"s the perfect words to describe the handsome man with an extravagant sword in front of Oscar right now, so scary that you could see an illusion of yourself dying over and over because of the killing intent.
The killing intent was so powerful, that the entire second dining hall looked like it was in the middle of a snow storm.
“…I"m not trying to make excuses, so I"ll say only this, I"ll not hurt her and I"m not in a hurry… not anymore.”
“What…?”
“…Leonora heard me talking about my sister and gave me her hair by her own free will.”
As soon as his sister was mentioned, Albert"s rage decreased a bit.
“You mean… your sister Camilla?”
“It"s an honor that you even remembered her name. Yes, my lovely Camilla, who you discarded so easily….”
“…I didn"t discard her. I just wanted you to give me more time.”
Oscar slammed the table and said: “Don"t lie to me!”
“I explained to you how powerful that disease really is, didn"t I!? My sister couldn"t wait any longer. And besides, how much more did I have to wait? Until you decided to be generous and give her a feel strands of your majesty"s hair? Or when she"s already dead?”
“And that"s why–!”
“–It"s okay now–”
Oscar didn"t let Albert finish what he was saying.
“–I got the magic power that I needed. Unlike you, Leonora von Harkenberg knows what true “Altruism” means and helped me.”
“Just to cure that disease… she….”
“Yes… and thanks to that, my sister has already completely recovered. Without even needing the help of the royal family.”
“You-!”
Albert"s face was filled with despair.
“Have you already… used her… hair?”
“And why are you asking me that?”
“That"s…….”
The prince"s face became stiff. Oscar could see from Albert"s expression that he was jealous, but he didn"t say anything. In Albert"s head, the only reason for her to give Oscar her hair was if they where in ‘that" kind of relations.h.i.+p, or close.
“Leonora cut her own hair and gave it to me, I"m grateful for what she did, so I didn"t intend to harm her. I"ll just ask if she is willing to help us again in the future.”
Rolf had a questioning look. Which Oscar answered by blinking in his direction with one of his eyes.
“Oscar, please wait a moment, magic is not–!”
“–I don"t need to hear your blabbering! I already explained myself, so we"re good, don"t even try and appeal to me, because I will not listen.”
Albert remained there, standing with his mouth still open.
But Oscar wasn"t finished yet,
“Now is your time to feel fear–”
Sparks flew across the two of them.
Oscar"s sharp eyes emitted clear hostility.
So far, no matter how much Albert claimed that they had done something bad toward Leo, only a inoffensive “Tea Party” was executed, so there was no reason for them to be punished.
Everyone from the royal family had a huge magical power, so even Oscar didn"t want to turn them into enemies, but this was the only way to save people like his sister.
In order to not destroy that possibility, Oscar always maintained a facade of a vulnerable and merciless p.r.i.c.k.
But with Leonora von Harkenberg, the table had turned to his favor. He didn"t need to maintain this ‘fake" friends.h.i.+p with Albert anymore.
“–There will be a presentation about sorcery some days from now.”
Oscar showed a thin smile.
“This is the biggest presentation of sorcery across all kingdoms!”
Oscar was making big gestures.
“n.o.bles and royalties from all countries come just to partic.i.p.ate in the ball afterwards, were every n.o.ble will dance and enjoy–!”
He was even spinning in place, just to make fun of it.
He dropped the tone of his voice.
“–But not anymore.”
“…What do you mean by that….”
“Fufuh. Nothing much, I just thought it would be really funny to see your face contort in despair before every other country"s amba.s.sadors and kings.”
“…What are you planning to do?”
Albert narrowed down his blue eyes. But Oscar didn"t care.
“You will see.”
The chairs in the back shook a bit and Rolf came out from the back of one of them, still a bit stiff.
“See-ya, Albert. I have cla.s.ses that I need to attend this afternoon.”
“Wait right there-! Oscar-!”
Oscar ignored the prince and kept on walking.
“Wait for me, Oscar!” – Yelled Rolf, running toward Oscar, who was leaving the second dining hall.
“Isn"t this bad-!? I mean, REALLY BAD-!?”
Rolf, who was watching the entire thing, inquired his friend. To which, Oscar sighed lightly.
“He may be angry right now, but he is not an utter fool. He wouldn"t dare to attack us now, specially after that.”
Albert is the first prince of the Empire.
It would be an uproar if the first prince of the empire attacked and killed him right now, the anger generated because of that would be enough to start a rebellion.
“Are you being… bold?”
“That is exactly it, Rolf. It"s our time to s.h.i.+ne. The ones who hear the story behind Leonora"s new haircut will change their points-of-view. This magic treatment is not exclusive to only her hair, Albert too has a lot of magic power.”
Rolf opened his eyes wide.
“Wow…! You are trying to avoid faction fights and trow all the trouble to prince Albert.””
“Some extremists are certain to go wild because of this. No one will be on his side. But the stage for this needs to be the sorcery presentation, and if we do this right, everyone will be on our side.”
“And if we manage to do that, Leonorchan"s safety will be granted.”
Rolf laughed toward his black-haired best friend.
“For you to destroy the royal family just to protect one n.o.ble girl, what a weird way of doing things.”
Oscar eyes narrowed down shyly.
“Well, at the end of the day, Oscar will be Oscar,huh. Heheheh.”
They stayed silent for a moment, thinking about their plans.
h.e.l.lo and welcome.
Next post probably in 4 days…… ("-.-) maybe.