The Melancholy of the Demon Army Officer
Translator: Tsukii
Editor: Derpy
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Chapter 110 – Conflict [B]
“――Ah?”
Suddenly, there was a sound coming from the door.
The one who knocked on the door and spoke from outside… was Carol.
“What’s wrong?”
“Yes, there’s a letter addressed to Leonhart-sama!”
“A letter…? Anyway, come in first.”
Even as Leonhart had a doubtful expression, he allowed Carol to enter the room.
“Please excuse me! And good morning, Leonhart-sama!”
“Aah, good morning. So, is that the letter?”
Leonhart said as his gaze turned to the white envelope in Carol’s hand. Perhaps because it was morning, Carol sounded more energetic than usual,
“Yes it is! A demon soldier in the town found it and delivered it!”
“…From the town?”
“Yes! According to him, that demon soldier also received the letter from another demon soldier in the frontlines!”
It was a letter from a demon soldier. It would normally conclude like that, but it was —to put it bluntly— a little meaningless to do so.
Rather,
“He didn’t say where the letter came from?”
“He didn’t say! He just heard that it was addressed to Leonhart-sama and hurriedly brought it here!”
“……I don’t really understand――but anyway.”
Leonhart stared at the letter like it was a suspicious object as he decided to open the letter.
…It’s very good quality paper.
Perhaps it was Kesselring’s. Or maybe it was Camilla’s?
No, it’s possible it actually came from Nighcisa, unexpectedly. He seemed to like this kind of aristocratic roundabout exchange after all.
Leonhart opened the letter while thinking so. Then,
“――――”
Leonhart doubted his eyes as he read what was written there.
Carol tilted her head,
“Leonhart-sama? Who is it from?”
“…………”
“Leonhart-sama?”
Leonhart didn’t reply to Carol’s voice and simply continued to read the letter in silence.
But once he read through it all,
“――Don’t screw with me.”
“Eh?”
He cussed in a low voice.
Then as he stood up,
“――I’ll be leaving for a bit.”
“Yes! …Err, where will you be going?”
“……Just for a little bit, to visit the sender of the letter.”
So rest assured, continued Leonhart.
“I’ll be right back.”
“! …Yes! Have a safe trip!”
“Aah.”
Carol observed his expression and seemed to notice something, but she still sent him off happily. While Leonhart was feeling grateful for that, he opened the office window and jumped down into the courtyard.
His hand crushed the letter until it lost its shape, a physical representation of his anger.
There was a figure walking across the meadow.
She was a beautiful woman with a blue crystal on her forehead and long ears.
One of the Four Elite Majins――Kesselring took a breath while advancing through the vast land.
“……So I’ve come this far…”
Even though she sounded tired as she looked at the map, she wasn’t actually tired. She was still physically fine.
However, she felt mentally drained.
…It’s been three days.
Three days had passed since Leonhart encouraged her to go and she left the next day. Kesselring wandered with purpose.
Although it was something she agreed with, traveling all alone felt both exhilarating and nerve-wracking. She has never traveled alone before.
It was because there was always someone with her. The people she was close with accompanied her during private breaks, while the people in the Demon Army were there during work.
However, she was completely alone right now. She might have enjoyed it more if she was all alone with Leonhart instead.
“……It sure feels lonely.”
Perhaps because she was too used to being together with someone, being solitary seemed to make a hole in her heart.
It felt all the more gaping since she spent her days before the trip in Leonhart’s castle recently. She missed the liveliness of that castle and town.
“……Haah……”
It was unlike her to sigh, but she suddenly heard a voice in front of her when she did,
“――What are you doing in a place like this, Kesselring-sama?”
“Muu…”
When she looked, a black-haired woman suddenly appeared and called out to her while kneeling.
The woman’s tone was uncharacteristically polite,
“I heard you left on a journey, but to see you actually sigh like that――”
“……Hearing Shiso-sama talk politely makes me feel weird.”
“――Ah, you think so after all?”
The person who stood up then was a former kalar woman that Kesselring knew well.
It was Hunty, Leonhart’s apostle. She also seemed to feel like she acted weirdly earlier so she grinned with her teeth,
“You see, this should be the correct attitude to take status wise, but when I actually talk politely, I get strange looks.”
“I also had to get used to it, but… Both Pale and I still refer to you as Shiso-sama even now.”
“Well… I was told I didn’t have to when there were no other demons around. To be honest, there were many apostles who acted frankly toward their master, so I thought I could at least act normally to Leonhart, but what do you think?”
“Fumu… but at least add ‘–sama’ to his name…”
“Then――’Leonhart-sama, buy me some bread’. How’s that sound?”
“……Is he a bread shuttle?”
“Isn’t it interesting?”
As Hunty jokingly said that, Kesselring naturally felt herself smile.
If that actually happened, the surrounding demon soldiers might faint, and while thinking like that she said,
“Fuh, that is quite interesting, isn’t it?”
“Well, if I actually did it, I would get an amazing reaction in response, though――Err, that’s right. Before I forget…… Here you go.”
As Hunty remembered something in the middle, she handed over a cloth she had with her to Kesselring.
As Kesselring received it, she asked,
“……What’s this?”
“A hood. When I checked on you, I noticed you didn’t have one, so I was thinking of passing you one.”
“……Is it really necessary?”
When Kesselring spoke of her doubt, Hunty gave a vague expression in response. Then with a sigh,
“…No no no, you’ll look totally suspicious if you enter the human city as you are. You have a strong presence, and your appearance is that of a kalar. You want to be inconspicuous, right?”
That’s right, thought Kesselring as she got convinced.
Kesselring thought things would be fine as long as she carried on with her business quietly, but now that she thought it over calmly, this made more sense. She gratefully received it.
“Thank you very much, Shiso-sama.”
“That’s fine… rather than that, you’re going to look for an apostle, I heard?”
Hunty suddenly spoke about the purpose of Kesselring’s trip.
Kesselring nodded,
“……Yes. I have some thoughts about it, so I’m thinking of looking for one.”
“Hm… well, do your best… Rather, if I were to become an apostle either way, I would’ve preferred to be your apostle instead…”
“…That’s… I don’t know how to comment on that…”
“Ah, no, that’s just a joke. I’m already convinced about my situation.”
Hunty seemed to realize Kesselring had complicated feelings about it so she quickly said it was a joke. Then as to change the topic,
“Well, I doubt something could happen to you, but do be careful. You’ll soon arrive in a human nation if you proceed in that direction.”
“Yes. Thank you for the warning.”
Kesselring bowed as she gave her thanks. When her head raised back, she noticed Hunty had a wry smile,
“…I wonder if it’s my fault that you got so used to acting that humbly…”
“…I don’t know how to respond to that either.”
You’re right, said Hunty as Kesselring smiled at her. However,
…So I’ll reach the human nation soon.
Looking back, Kesselring never left the forest during her time as a kalar, so this was her first time visiting privately. She hoped she could find a good apostle candidate.
With that in mind, Kesselring parted ways with Hunty and stepped toward the human nation.
Author’s Note:
Ssulal: “I heard Leonhart would snap in the next chapter, but is that true?”
Pale: “Well, I wonder about that…”
Carol: “I can’t say anything about that! It’s just, there would be some intertwined fate――”
Pale: “Aaahhhh! You shouldn’t say that?! T-that’s not it, okay? Leonhart-sama is just doing that. S-some sort of getting along? Or go to greet, something like that!”
Hunty: “…Somehow, I could think of some interpretations of that excuse…”
Launea: “…………(Launea here. Recently, I made a web nest in the hole of Galtia’s stomach without any reason, then Thalgo and Samezan got caught in it so things got troublesome, which led to me being scolded by Galtia. Then as for the next chapter? ‘I’ll be returning to my parent’s house’)”
Thalgo: “…………(Reception from homeland)”
Samezan: “…………(Leonhart, angry)”
Launea: “…………(Thus the three clues. Please look forward to the next chapter!)”
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