Chapter 20 Who?

Translator: Tseirp

I handed over the requested translation paperwork to Mr. Bernard and made sandwiches for lunch. Nonna was sprucing cups on the desk.

Nonna appears to love this type of monotonous work. Nonna spoke to me.

“Vicky, are you good associates with the bearded outdated man?”

“I ponder if we’re good associates. We simply turned associates. Nonna desires to make associates too?”

“No. I don’t want associates. I quite apply.”

“Oh.”

I lowered my voice and spoke to Nonna.

“Do you need to apply leaping from excessive locations?”

“I need to attempt!”

Nonna instantly got here to life.

“Nonna is cute, so it’s higher to be sturdy.”

“Cute?”

“Yeah. Extraordinarily cute. Cute women will likely be at risk in the event that they’re weak.”

“Hmm?”

I beforehand infiltrated a human trafficking ring.

All of the kidnapped women saved underground till they have been offered had stunning faces. Noble youngsters who’re all the time guarded will not be focused. They aim handsome commoner women.

Returning dwelling from work that day. It was about to get darkish.

The 2 of us practiced climbing the stone wall of an empty home close to our home. About as excessive as my shoulder. It’s a tough stone wall, so it’s good for apply.

“Soar, put your arms up, and push up the wall with the ideas of your fingers and toes, like this!”

I present an instance and nimbly leap on the wall. Nonna’s eyes widened. I jumped off the wall and let Nonna do it. I helped her by holding her waist.

“Put power not solely in your arms but in addition behind your abdomen.”

“Okay! Kuuu!”

She was capable of do it fairly satisfactorily however she couldn’t climb the wall in a single leap. Properly, that’s how it’s once you be taught one thing new.

“If you happen to apply day-after-day, you’ll get higher at it. When you get used to it, you’ll have the ability to climb a lot increased partitions, which can make it simpler to flee.”

“Vicky, cool.”

“Thanks. It’s extra enjoyable when you are able to do one thing in comparison with once you’re helpless, proper?”

“Sure!”

After working towards leaping on the wall many instances, I whispered to Nonna.

“Nonna, are you able to go dwelling first? There’s a suspicious individual right here, so I’ve to warn them from coming right here once more.”

“Dangerous individual?”

“Properly, I don’t know for now. Run as quick as you’ll be able to and lock the door. Are you able to do this?”

Nonna nodded her head and I tapped her again. She ran with all her would possibly. Simply as I taught her, she by no means regarded again. At Mrs. Yorana’s mansion, there are two males who seem like they’ve good expertise, so it’s protected for now as soon as she enters the premises.

I known as out to a close-by thicket.

“What would you like?”

A younger black-haired man appeared from the thicket. A shawl coated his options under his eyes.

“What, you discover?”

The man wasn’t an expert. He didn’t have the environment of an individual accustomed to killing.

Choosing up an acceptable fallen department, I jumped onto the wall, and with out taking my eyes off my opponent, I grabbed the department with each arms and struck it with my knee. It shook flexibly. Okay, it’s not sturdy, but it surely appeared prefer it may very well be used as soon as.

“Who’re you?”

“Who’s asking?”

“I need to discuss. Come down.”

“No. Go away or I’ll assault.”

“Don’t be like that. I simply need to discuss to you.”

The person raised his arms in give up, however didn’t depart.

“Go away.”

The person walked up and jumped on prime of the wall.

There was no purpose to attend till the man did one thing. The second the person climbed onto the wall, I held up the department and stepped in. The person stepped again shortly on the wall to realize some area. I suppose he’s fairly expert.

“I actually simply got here to speak to you, however this works tremendous too, you’ll be able to assault me if you want, I…”

Earlier than he completed talking, I swung the department down diagonally, and instantly slash it up diagonally from under, aiming on the man’s face. The person dodged the department and misplaced his stability. Apply is required to get used to preventing in excessive locations.

“Uwah!”

I struck the person on his proper flank, the spot the place he was shedding his stability. The department broke, but it surely in all probability cracked his ribs. The person landed easily off the wall, however the ache appeared to contort his face.

I jumped down subsequent to the person, pretended to hit his face with my fist, kicked the best aspect of the person I simply hit with a department with my left foot, and slammed his photo voltaic plexus with my proper foot in succession. The person groaned as he staggered backward. He in all probability would have grabbed my arm if I actually punched him within the face. My assaults are quick, however the draw back is that they’re mild.

“Because you approached me with a knife, you wouldn’t have any complaints if I exploit a knife too, proper?”

I observed the knife within the man’s pocket once I confronted him. I took out the folded knife from the holder hidden at my waist and shook it sideways, fixing the blade with a click on.

“Wait! I actually don’t have any malicious intent. I’m sorry. I didn’t suppose you have been this sturdy! The knife is for self-defense. I had no intention of utilizing it on you!”

“I don’t imagine you. I’ll present you what occurs once you method me with a knife.”

“I’m sorry! I used to be at fault!”

“Go away shortly. Subsequent time, I’ll break the bones in each your arms and ft.”

Once I warned him with my knees bent and knife prepared, the person ran away.

Who was he?

He appeared moderately expert, however he wasn’t used to precise fight.

It’s troublesome that our tackle is understood.

I’ve to regulate Nonna. And test our baggage in case now we have to go away the nation.

That night time, I sat on the ground in preparation for an assault and slept leaning in opposition to my mattress.

The subsequent day. Bernard Fischer Home.

I contacted the Second Knight Order and requested the Commander to drop by. It was lunch break, so I requested Mr. Bernard to speak with Nonna about his childhood video games.

“Victoria, what did you need to speak about?”

“Yesterday, a wierd man got here close to my home. I warned him many instances to go away, however he ignored me and got here nearer. He had fairly a big knife hid so I totally beat him up with a tree department. I had practiced swordsmanship for a short while. I used to be tailed as properly not too long ago, so I feel I ought to nonetheless depart the capital. I needed to inform Commander, my guarantor, upfront.”

Commander’s eyes wavered barely.

“Yesterday huh? Victoria, I’m so glad you weren’t damage. What did the person seem like?”

“Black hair, blue eyes, well-proportioned face, age in his twenties, top about 180, slender. He hid his face with a shawl.”

“I ponder if he was carrying a wig…”

“Huh? Is it somebody you understand?”

“Yesterday, His Highness the Second Prince went out incognito. It appeared that he didn’t convey a single escort. And when he got here again, he had two damaged ribs. The First Knight Order guys have been livid considering he was attacked.”

…… Oh my God.

“His Highness claimed he simply fell.”

“Is that so.”

He was the prince?

Even when I’m a girl, if it wasn’t me, he would have been killed and buried with out query. Did he understand how a lot hazard he was in … I suppose not.

“I’m additionally instructing His Highness the sword. His Highness Cedric is fairly sturdy.”

Commander stared at me. I additionally stared again at Commander. He averted his gaze first.

“Commander, are you going to arrest me?”

Relying on his reply, I’ll take Nonna and disappear quickly after this. However earlier than that, what ought to I do with the Commander in entrance of me? What ought to I do with a giant man with sturdy arms who can be an excellent benefactor and guarantor to me?

“I’ve no intention of arresting you. I’ll inform His Highness to cease approaching you in such a tough method. However I imagine you’ll nonetheless really feel uneasy so do you want to transfer to my household’s place? There are a lot of folks there day and night time, and my brother is ready the place he can protest extra strongly in opposition to the royal household than I can.”

“Please let me give it some thought.”

The Commander silently nodded and left.

I gave that reply to the Commander, however I had no intention of going to his household home. I didn’t need to contain the Commander’s household in my issues.

In such an emergency, the faces of Mr. Bernard and Mrs. Yorana come to thoughts. The ache in my chest made me need to cry once I thought of leaving this nation and reducing ties with these folks. I used to be positive it might be lonely not to have the ability to see the Commander once more.

Earlier than I knew it, I used to be entwined with emotion.

On the best way dwelling with Nonna, I finished by the [Letters and Parcels Collection Office] within the South Ward. The reply to the letter I despatched to a different nation the day after the night occasion had lastly arrived on the workplace.

It was from somebody who I contracted privately earlier than, and so they have been unknown to the Particular Forces.

The contents of the letter appear atypical. Season’s greetings, current reviews comparable to youngsters’s development. I picked up the letter and skim it in keeping with the principles I hid within the request letter I despatched out.

‘Girl, Now, Unknown, Official, Ash, Out, Nation’

‘The true Victoria continues to be lacking and formally left Ashbury’

(Then I don’t should run away but, do I?)

Sure, let’s do one other test. Simply in case, I made a decision to make one other request. I went dwelling and wrote a letter. At first look, my letter would seem like an atypical letter.

After writing the letter, I put the advance fee sewn right into a doll in a small field with the letter.