Chapter 28: New Place...
(Selenia’s POV)
I stayed on Semi while Cirilia went to go report her false report. A few hours later, Cirilia came back, and we started flying once more. I was still pretty upset the entire time, so I didn’t talk much. Oddly, despite flying quite fast, it wasn’t cold at all. I quickly realized that it was because Semi somehow kept us warm with her body temperature.
Cirilia: “Selenia, I know that this is upsetting, but your new home will be perfect for what you want.” She said with a caring tone.
Selenia: “How so? I wasn’t there long, but I built up a very good relationship with Radahn and the people of that fort.” I reply with a sigh.
Cirilia: “You will be free to wage war as you see fit. And, you will rise up in the ranks with ease, trust me.” She said with a confident tone.
Selenia: “I do trust you, that it is the odd thing…” I reply.
Cirilia: “…”
Selenia: “…”
Cirilia: “May I ask why you wanted to get noticed by our kingdom?” She asked with a curious tone.
Selenia: “Dealing with king Albert made me realize how terrible this world currently is. King Faltus just confirmed that theory for me. My goal is to take over Sooven, and I want to slowly take over the Alwessal Empire as well.” I reply honestly.
I don’t know why I trust Cirilia this much, but I felt like I could tell her anything and she would still accept me. Maybe it has something to do with us being blessed by the same Goddess? I don’t really know at all…
Semi kept flying straight, but all of a sudden, Cirilia turned around and gave an interesting look. I saw lust and desire in her eyes. It wasn’t the same as how Albert looked at me. At the very least, I wasn’t disgusted by how Cirilia was looking at me.
Selenia: “Cirilia?” I say with a head tilt.
Without speaking, Cirilia reached out to touch me, but she stopped. I have a feeling that she stopped because of what I told her that Albert did to me. This act of care she just showed me, well, it was almost enough for me to fall for her on the spot…
Cirilia: “Selenia… In time, would you be able to open your heart up to me?” She asked with a nervous tone.
Selenia: “I think so. But right now, we’re both far too young for such things.” I reply with a thinking pose.
Cirilia: “I understand… Either way, please take this.” She said before handing me a ring.
The ring was very ornate, and it barely fit my tiny finger. It had an interesting emblem on it. Was this a ring one that is connected to her family? It did look expensive… Even so, Cirilia slipped the ring onto my ring finger without making it a big deal.
Selenia: “What is this ring for, Cirilia?” I ask with a curious tone.
Cirilia: “The Sarn family is very interesting. They fully support me in whoever I would want to marry. As such, this ring was one that I am supposed to give to my future husband or wife.” She explained.
Selenia: “…”
Cirilia: “I am not asking you to make a commitment right now. Please, just hold on to the ring for now. When we’re older, if you don’t think that we can be together, I request that you return it to me. Though, if we do end up together, giving you the ring now will just save us some time in the future, and gives you leverage to use my family name.” She said with a warm smile.
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Selenia: “I need some time to think…” I reply with a nervous tone.
Cirilia: “Of course. I will wait for as long as you need to give me an answer.” She replied before turning back to focus on flying.
She played it off well, but her face was clearly somewhat red. And so was my face, as Cirilia just practically proposed to me. For the rest of the trip, I was completely silent, but this time, it wasn’t because I was upset. It was because I was beyond embarrassed…
Hours Later.
From my scattered memories, this wasn’t the first time I was proposed to. And each time, it was a woman who proposed to me. Now, I kinda remembered how I died and ended up in this world. The memories weren’t complete, but basically, I was killed by my wife, who wanted to lock me up and keep me to herself.
I can’t believe I fucking married a yandere… Yandere’s aren’t always bad, but clearly my wife in that life was one of the bad ones… It’s not like she killed me, really. Rather, if I recall correctly, I ended my own life. Being held captive for years isn’t fun, and I can still feel my suffering even through my scattered memories…
Cirilia: “Selenia, we’ve arrived. Semi, let’s land.” She advised, before slowly landing Semi.
Selenia: “…”
Sooven, as far as I am aware, was a place full of life and lush landscapes. If that is the case, why is this place a fucking desert!? Has my love interest scammed me!? Who would even want to take this border fort over in the first place?…
No. It is unassuming, but it would be a decent foothold into Sooven. At least, since it was clearly not a high priority to Sooven, it looked like a good place to take over. I mean, that’s what I would do if I wanted to take over Sooven.
After landing, we were greeted by a few soldiers. Unlike the proud and skilled, but somewhat hungry soldiers of Radahn’s fort, the men here were desolate… There wasn’t a female soldier in sight, and the reason why wasn’t that hard to speculate.
If Cirilia just leaves me here with them, this fort will become a ghost town. If any of these soldiers try anything, well, they won’t live to regret their actions on me. Wait… Cirilia isn’t just going to leave me here like this, right?…
Cirilia: “Bring out your General.” She ordered, to which the soldiers scrambled to fulfill said order.
Ten minutes later, as if he was wrong and bothered by her call, a man came out to greet us with an upset expression on his face. He wasn’t the sleezy looking kind of man, he even looked handsome, but this man was clearly one of those scumbags in disguise. I will have to serve under this person?…
General: “…Ah! Lieutenant Cirilia Sarns! My apologies, I didn’t know that you would come here…” He said with a remorseful tone and a bow after seeing who ordered him to come out.
Cirilia: “Raise your head, General.” She ordered.
General: “Yes, what is it that do you need…” His words were cut short.
Why? Because Cirilia quickly unsheathed her sword and cut his head off! I am so damn confused… And that is for two reasons. One, why did Cirilia just kill my almost new leader? And two, why the hell did I find Cirilia killing this man without batting an eye, extremely attractive?… The hundred soldiers of this desolate fort were also shocked to the core.
Cirilia: “This is Selenia, your new General. From now on, you will answer to her and her alone. Understand?” She explained with a serious and loud tone.
Is this what she meant by being quickly moving up in the ranks!? I wasn’t aware that I could just kill off my competition…
Selenia: “…”
The soldiers all bowed their heads and swore to follow me to their dying days. Why are they so willing to follow me? I wasn’t the one to kill that General, and he didn’t seem strong at all. In my opinion, these fuckers will probably turn on me once Cirilia leaves…
Cirilia: “Selenia, I have to return now. I hope that you can make the best of this situation.” She said before getting on Semi and leaving without giving me a chance to say goodbye.
Great… now I am left with these probably animals… And wasn’t Selenia interested in me? Why did she just fly off without really saying goodbye to me? No, wait… Unlike me, a reincarnater, Cirilia is actually a real 14 year old girl.
Despite being 9 years of age, I still have the mind of a far older person. I don’t recall how old I was before I died, but at the very least, it makes sense that Cirilia is confused and doesn’t understand how to foster a romance with someone properly…
With a sigh, I asked to be led to my new room, to which the soldiers quickly showed me to it. Once inside, I made sure to lock the door behind me. Sleeping here might end up being a regret of mine, but I am far too tired to care at the moment. Besides, I can just kill whoever decides to wrong me. And my body is that of a little girl. If they do anything to me, well, they will probably end up burning in hell… Hopefully? Even with the odd living situation, I managed to fall asleep.