The Blind Saint Who Can See - Chapter 47
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#47. Lake of the Dead (1)
Things have been going smoothly since Liliana joined the party.
“To this extent, it is very welcome!”
Izumi, who had seen Liliana’s talent, was surprised but also welcomed her happily.
“… … I guess it’ll be useful.”
Cedric also seemed to acknowledge her as a comrade to some extent.
And the final hurdle is.
“If that’s what you want, then I’ll let you go. Please take care.”
“Terra will always be waiting for you. If you have a hard time, you can come back anytime.”
The matter was resolved surprisingly easily with the royal couple granting permission.
“Are you sure you’re okay?”
“It would be a national honor to travel with the saint. Even if I wasn’t the king, I would have gone along myself. Haha!”
I think trust in me played a part in this, but good things are good things.
We left the capital with the splendid hospitality of the local government.
and-
“reel!”
“Diold?”
On the last day, Diold ran all the way to the front of the palace to see Liliana off.
“You must return safely. You must.”
“… … It’s bland. Why did you come out?”
“I have to see you off when you leave.”
Liliana clicked her tongue as she looked at the sweaty Diold.
“Don’t worry. Even if I’m anxious, I have to see with my own eyes that you become king.”
“…huh!”
But when she turned around, a small smile appeared on her lips, and I felt a strange chill.
“Do you know how hard Mom and Dad worked to pay for my sister’s education? Even if it’s just to spite her, I’m determined to see my sister get her PhD.”
‘I see.’
A person who is nothing more than a character.
Unlike the main character, he is a spare who can still progress the story even if left behind.
However, the reason I wanted to take care of Liliana, who would obviously collapse if she left my vicinity, was not only because of efficiency.
‘I just… … had a thought.’
When I look at those blonde siblings, I think of my unlucky younger brother.
So I hope it goes well.
… Well, if Liliana was truly useless, I would have thrown her away.
‘Thank goodness. The demonstration firing power was much better than I expected.’
If I were to stick around, I think I could do a good job of being a fixed cannon. At least in the wide area, it would be powerful enough to easily overwhelm the main character or mid-boss Cedric.
“Since the princess has also boarded, shall we depart now?”
“great!”
Izumi sat on the coachman’s seat with an excited expression on her face.
Actually, it wouldn’t have been a big deal to hire a coachman, but he volunteered to drive the carriage himself, thinking that it was like an adventure for a party of warriors.
“… … .”
Cedric, who ended up having to change shifts thanks to that, looked a little upset.
‘It’s realistically difficult to take a coachman with you. The three of you should take turns driving the horse.’
The Hydrangea that will set out in the future must cross rugged mountain ranges and vast deserts.
It’s too far to hire any other coachman besides us. Izumi’s plan to ‘drive the carriage herself’ is something that will happen sooner or later.
I feel bad because it seems like I’m the only one playing around like this-
‘I don’t hear anything at all.’
Wouldn’t it be more trashy to make a patient drive a carriage? Right?
“Um, hmm.”
While she was lost in thought, Liliana coughed for no reason.
“Stop being so thoughtful and just open your mouth.”
“I didn’t mean to tell you that, commoner.”
“Ah. Your Majesty, you wouldn’t talk to commoners, would you? If that’s the case, why don’t you just leave the party?”
“what?”
Oh. Ahh.
A fight broke out again.
Intuitively sensing a headache, I quickly comforted Cedric.
“Cedric, you promised not to treat people carelessly. Besides, the princess is now our comrade.”
“but.”
“Are you going to refuse my request? It’s a little sad.”
“… … No. It was my fault.”
Cedric immediately tucked his tail between his legs.
Liliana’s mouth opens slightly at the sight. She seems a little surprised.
“And please, Your Highness, don’t ignore Cedric. By status, I too am an orphan from the back alleys.”
“That… … yeah.”
Liliana also nodded obediently to my words.
But, as if he was jealous of something, he kept glancing at me and Cedric alternately, as if he had something to say.
“Do you have anything to say?”
“That, that.”
Liliana hesitated for a long time.
‘Speak quickly.’
I’m so frustrated I could die.
No, I’m correcting you. It’s not that I’m dying. After living as a graduate student and a saint, you get used to waiting.
But it’s cleaner to just tell the truth and end it.
“that is.”
“yes.”
“Why is he Cedric and I am the princess?”
“……yes?”
hmm.
Although she spoke in surprise, the moment she heard those words, she understood why Liliana had been worrying so much.
So… does that mean you want to get closer to me, Liliana?
“If you wish, I can call you Liliana!”
“Better than Liliana… … Well, no. Much better than before.”
Oh, my.
‘Do you want me to call you by your nickname?’
Actually, it’s easy to call it whatever you want.
However, nicknames are still an area that Cedric is not allowed to use.
At this level of intimacy, even names are appropriate. If you suddenly start calling each other by nicknames, it becomes unreasonable.
‘Now that I think about it, I think it’s time to start talking to Izumi.’
In the original, around this time, the members of the warrior party started calling each other by their first names. It was strange to be overly formal while going through hardships together.
“Ah! You can call me by my name, Lady Liliana.”
When I spoke to Liliana while thinking about sorting out the honorifics with Izumi, she hesitated a bit before opening her mouth.
“Then… …Justinas.”
“yes.”
Not bad.
Considering what I’ve done for Liliana, it’s only to be expected that she would show me this much kindness.
Cedric was looking at us sharing *Yobisute (this is probably correct since the original is a Japanese novel, right?) with a very displeased expression, but he didn’t say anything. It seemed like the coaxing and soothing he had done earlier had an effect.
*Yobiste: A combination of the words 呼ぶ (call) and 捨てる (throw away). Direct translation: throw away a title. In Japanese culture, when you call someone without a title like “sir” or change a last name to a first name, you must get permission from the other person. This process is called yobite. It is often used as an indicator of intimacy between characters in creative works.
“Huh? Why is the atmosphere like this?”
“Ahaha… … .”
When they were about halfway to their destination, Izumi and Cedric swapped places. Since Liliana had just gotten up from her seat, she was lower on the priority list.
With Cedric gone, the carriage became much more airy.
“Liliana, if you feel unwell, please tell me right away. I will treat you.”
“You’re fine- … … I understand.”
“Huh? Liliana? You?”
Izumi, who had been quiet, quickly noticed the change in address between me and Liliana and shouted.
“Saint! Princess! Let’s call each other by our names too!”
“Is that so?”
“Why me?”
Izumi, who heard Liliana’s words, looked at her with an ‘Eh!’ expression.
“What. What. What.”
“You really can’t?”
Twinkle twinkle. Twinkle twinkle.
Large green eyes shine.
The innocent boy’s gaze was a great blow. Even Liliana, who was like a proud stray cat, groaned and retreated.
“No, that’s it.”
“I want to become friends with Lady Liliana too!”
“No, I already put it there.”
“So you don’t like it?”
She surrendered at that point.
“Ma, do whatever you want.”
“Yahoo! Liliana, you can call me by my name from now on!”
“Huh. Now you’re going to drop the honorifics? To the one and only direct princess?”
“Because we are all equal among colleagues.”
Unlike Liliana, who burst into laughter, Izumi was calm.
“Youth thinks so too?”
“Um, yes.”
I guess I’ve become short on words too.
‘He’s definitely the main character type.’
Originally, whether it was a boys’ comic or a hero story, the main character was basically strangely rude. So Izumi’s attitude is a proper virtue of a main character.
Even leaving that out, I’m Korean.
Unlike Izumi, who is Japanese, and people here who are influenced by J-Fantasy, it is natural to be called by name when you first meet her, so it doesn’t feel like a shock. It just fits in with common sense in the world.
“It’s nice that we’re all getting to know each other! Let’s have a campfire together later tonight.”
“Campfire? What the… … .”
“It’s romantic! If it’s a warrior party!”
“This is ridiculous.”
With the sound of Liliana and Izumi bickering in the background, the carriage raced towards the Holy Land.
So we arrived safely at the intermediate point, the Holy Land-
It would have been nice if you had done that.
“That, Youth.”
“huh?”
“I’m lost.”
“…what?”
Cedric had an accident.