203. Allen Cell and Political Marriage [54]
After parting with Allen and the others, Sie returned to her dorm for the first time in a long time.
「I never thought I would be back here.」
She literally headed to the Empire prepared to die. She took in a breath, seeing her normal life spreading before her.
(Even so, it’s a little messy.)
Clothes thrown around, shoujo mangas everywhere, candy wrappers – it can’t be called『clean』even for flattery’s sake.
She has alway been hopelessly bad at tidying up.
「Let’s see if there’s anything to drink…」
She opened the large refrigerator in the corner of the room and quenched her thirst with the cold water inside.
「Fuu… Let’s see…for now, let’s take a bath.」
Then Sie went to the dressing room, closed the partition curtain, and touched Allen’s jacket, which he lent to cover her torn dress.
「…Come to think of it, Allen-kun was wearing this uniform, wasn’t he?」
Despite being in her own dorm room, she looked around to check if there were people.
After confirming there was no one, she slowly brought the jacket to her face.
「…Fufu, it’s Allen-kun’s smell.」
For a little while, Sie simply enjoyed the smell that lingered on the jacket.
「Alright, let’s buy him a new uniform next time. I’m sure he’ll be more pleased with a new one.」she said, as though justifying her choice.
She then folded Allen’s uniform with great care, and put it on『top』of the washing machine.
After that, she slipped out of her tattered wedding dress and black underwear, and entered the bathroom with a towel to wrap her hair.
(Even so, Allen-kun’s『darkness』is a really convenient ability.)
She whispered in her heart, washing away the fatigue and sweat in the shower.
The mirror attached to the bathroom reflected her naked body bearing nary a single scar.
(I should have suffered numerous cuts in the fight against Gregor, but being wrapped in that mysterious darkness, I was completely healed in no time. Even a recovery-type soul dress would struggle to perform complete treatment in that short time.)
While thinking about that, she washed her head and body neatly.
After the soap bubbles were washed away, she wrapped her long black hair up with the towel, and slowly soaked into the bathtub.
「Aaah, the hot water feels good…」
Warmth soaked into the core of her body as her muscles relaxed.
Sie, who was submerged in hot water to her shoulders, stretched out her toes and sighed.
「Tomorrow is going to be pretty hectic. Father said he had to get in touch with all who were related, but I’m sure the guys from the『nobles faction』will make a fuss again.」
While various troubles of national politics crossed her mind, Sie breathed a sigh of admiration.
「Even so, he was so cool…」
That scene was firmly etched into her memories.
At that time when she was defeated by Gregor Ash and driven into a corner, the swordsman of darkness flew in dashingly to her rescue.
He cut not only Gregor, a swordsman of national force class, but also the fate of Arcstria to『serve the country』, and saved Sie from her fate of certain death.
He was like a prince who jumped right out of a fairy tale.
(But as my father said… Allen-kun is popular.)
She was absorbed into her thoughts with a difficult expression on her face.
(Ria-san is no doubt in love with him, and maybe Rose-san is aiming for him, too. And according to rumors, Idol Luxmaria of White Lily Academy also seems to be interested in him.)
As she calmly grasped the current situation, she then entered the analysis of『enemy’s strengths』.
(Ria-san is a peerless beauty who makes all heads turn, and she has a shapely figure. Rose-san is not so much that she is『cute』, but has a『lovely』face with an almost enviable slender body. Idol has a doll-like beautiful face, and her chest is a little modest, but if Allen-kun’s taste is more towards smaller ones, she might be the strongest enemy.)
The rivals were all strong enemies where ordinary methods won’t work.
And above all… Ria, Rose and Idol had the advantage of being in the『same year』as Allen.
(…Eh? Aren’t I… in a pretty bad situation?)
The moment she came to that conclusion, Sie’s chest ached.
「I-It’s okay… I haven’t lost that much. I think my face is quite pretty in its own right, and my body… should be something that is liked by boys, I think. Above all, onee-san is older and has a mature appeal!」
Even if she says older, it was only a mere one year difference, and Allen even said『you’re like a younger sister』.
Such a thing had completely slipped out of her head.
(A-Anyway, it will be bad if I don’t take any action. Why don’t I try inviting him to tea next time?)
Thinking about that, she got up from the bathtub to the dressing room.
Wiped off the water on her body and changed into a sleepwear that she had prepared in advance.
After that, she had a small dinner and got ready for bed right away.
(Fuwaa… It’s already this late. About time to go to bed.)
The time was 00:00.
The students of Swordsmanship Academy were already asleep after their vigorous daily training.
Sie sat at the study desk rubbing her eyes and took out a bulky diary from the drawer.
Before going to bed every night, she always writes down in her diary about everything that happened that whole day.
「Hmm…」
With a pen in her hand, she looked back on today.
Ten minutes later.
「I’m finally done.」
Having finished writing her diary, Sie threw herself onto a large bed. In less than a minute, she was already sleeping soundly.
At the beginning of the diary, she wrote about the ups and downs of the day, and ended it with–
–Today, for the first time in my life, I fell in love.
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