Translator: mii
Editors: sleepchaser, Katie_WanderingFujoshi
Vio entered his room on the second floor. With spirit magic, he lit the wick of the lamp resting on top of a shelf. After he had lit two other lamps, due to the lampshades, calming blue and brown illuminated the room. Since the lamp had been filled with oil, Vio could have easily lit it by making a flame. But the way he lit the lamps depended on his mood on that day.
As Vio shifted his focus to the window, a small table with two roomy chairs caught his attention. He sat down on one of the chairs and sighed.
Somehow, I’m so tired. Many things happened today…
As he recalled what an intense day it had been, a knock sounded on the door. Rille entered the room and handed him a glass of water with lemon wedges.
“Master Vio, I’ll set the water pitcher here,” she said, placing a tray onto an open shelf, an empty glass and said water pitcher upon it.
“Okay. Thanks, Rille.”
“Yes,” said Rille, a warm smile tugging at her lips. She shut all of the curtains before leaving the room. Staring at the blue curtains, Vio drank the water, a slight lemon taste to it. From the other side of the window, he could hear the sound of rain and the howls of wind.
During the start of summer, it was typically sunny in Leca town. However, because the town resided near the Alpé Mountains, the weather easily changed.
A sigh escaped Vio’s lips.
Although Jill and Legion had patrolled the area, he still felt restless. Perhaps the storm had a hand in his anxiety. Exhausted to the max, Vio didn’t even feel like pulling an all-nighter reading. He sighed once again, only to hear another knock.
“Lord Violant. Please excuse me.” It was Legion.
“You’re here already? Why don’t you take a seat here after you pour some of that water for yourself?”
Legion did as invited, sitting in front of Vio with a glass in hand, a plain cotton shirt, and black trousers. Despite the fact he was in sleepwear, he still wore his baton attached to his waist. His preparedness was typical of a military man.
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“So what was it that you wanted to ask me before?”
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“Promotion?” Legion blinked his eyes in confusion.
“If not, then why did you ask me this?”
“If Lord Violant wishes to return there, I would do my best to help you. However, you don’t seem to have such an intention. I apologize for bringing up my personal affairs, but I was hoping to bring my family here.”
“Your family?”
Legion was a man full of surprises. A trace of disgust appeared in Vio’s stomach for misunderstanding his intention. He felt like he had been corrupted by the ambitious men of Nada town.
“Yes. Leca town is an extremely peaceful part of the Lesserhains’ territory. It might be a little tricky for my family to move here, since they’re merchants, but I believe that their safety is more important than anything else.”
“I see… Sure, do as you like.”
Vio could sense Legion’s resolution. Up until now, he had been aware that Legion was a serious man. Never had he expected him to be this dedicated, though.
“…For some reason, I feel apologetic,” Vio muttered.
“Huh?”
“No, it’s nothing. Is that all you wanted to ask me?”
Legion nodded. “Yes. I’m sorry for bothering you so late at night. I’ll rest after patrolling once again. Thank you for your time.”
“Ah, yes. Good night,” said Vio. However, he wondered if Legion would sleep in this room if he asked him to. His cowardice had reared its ugly head at full throttle; he didn’t want to sleep alone in such a large room.
Vio readied himself and called out, “Ah, hey, Legi…”
Legion had just grabbed the doorknob when he heard Vio’s call and immediately turned around. “Yes? Did you need something, Lord Violant?”
“…No. It’s nothing.” After giving it some thought, Vio had found his request too childish. Legion looked at him in confusion, before wishing him good night and leaving the room.
I’ll sleep with the lights on tonight.
In a gloomy mood, Vio dragged himself to the inner chamber of his bedroom. He lit the lamp by his bedside with magic. Covered himself with his comforter.
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Vio stepped foot into the backyard, a blanket of white covering everything in sight.
“Erik, this is amazing! There’s snow everywhere!” Vio laughed innocently, leaving behind footprints upon freshly-fallen snow. But once he had turned around, he was met with Erik’s shadowed face. He drew his sword with a smooth flourish.
Puzzled, Vio asked, “What’s wrong, Erik?”
“I’m sorry, Lord Violant.” A faint smile spread across his lips. “Please die.”
Vio looked blankly at him, and the moment after he had let out a sound of confusion, a sword pierced his stomach.
Red dripped onto the snow. In disbelief, Vio looked down at the sword wedged into his body. He once again shifted his gaze to the other party.
“Erik, why?”
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Vio’s own scream woke him up. He blinked as he gasped for breath. Seeing the blue canopy above him, he sighed in relief.
He had dreamed about that fateful winter day from two years ago. It had been a while since Vio last dreamed of the moment Erik had stabbed him. Completely exhausted, he tottered as he rose from bed.
“This is the worst…”
Bucketfuls of sweat dripped down his back, and his hair stuck to his cheeks. Just as he had decided to bathe in the morning, a sigh leaving his lips, Vio heard a clatter outside his room. The door swung open.
Holding a baton in his hand, Legion pounced in and asked, “What’s the matter, Lord Violant?! Are you alright?”
It was at that second Vio realized he had slipped up. Evidently, he had screamed louder than he had expected.
After Legion had confirmed that Vio was safe, he did a quick sweep of the room. His sharp eyes made it so he wouldn’t overlook any enemies in sight.
“Ah, I’m… sorry. I just had a nightmare.”
“Huh? No, I’m the one who should apologize. I was too on edge.”
Not a hint of annoyance existed on his features about Vio’s false alarm. All of a sudden, Legion stopped in his tracks. As he stared at Vio, red gradually dyed his cheeks. “I-I’m very sorry!” he blurted in an exaggerated manner, before leaving the room as noisily as he had come.
“…What?” Vio looked down at himself, wondering just what had possessed the knight.
And he was met with the sight of his gown slipping, exposing the curve of his right shoulder. That was it.
“He’s not an adolescent girl… What’s with that attitude?”
Women of marriageable age might dislike this appearance of his since he was half naked, but Legion was a young man older than Vio.
Vio couldn’t understand his attitude at all.
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Ah~ Legion is but a mere maiden, Vio how indecent of you to show your right shoulder!! puffs in indignantly
That shoulder is seducing Legi, cover it up fast, Vio!! 🤣
Thanks for the chapter!
Vio, you have to understand… Legi IS a maiden in love…
That flashback was terrible, I hope they catch Erik as soon as possibleThank you for the chapter!!! ❤️❤️
I wonder.. so vio or the ml who took over his body.. he knows about this havjj in g happened to someone else and should be able to rationally disassociate it from himself but I guess it’s the trauma on his body ? And maybe the memories influencing him, that’s really sad 😢 but I’m also curious since this is the pre war period of a story that focuses on the war so I wonder how much we’ll see if this plot outside of the surroundings of vio and legi, speaking of which I wonder if anyone else has caught on to Levi’s feelings ! 😂💕
I’m gonna hunt that bastard Erik down and beat his ass.😡
Definitely a maiden in love 🤭
Still, i also want to hunt down that Erik 😤
Thank you for translating 🍨💐🙇♀️💕