The Great Sword is not the Main Body!-Chapter 94: Festival (9)

"You're saying you surrounded yourself with mana and swung the greatsword, and this is what happened?"

"...Yeah."

"Did you two fight or something?"

"Why would I fight with Rubia...?"

Charlotte, who had deeply inhaled the smoke, alternately looked at Rubia and me, speaking.

"Ha... I thought maybe it was a lovers’ quarrel or something."

"Lovers’ quarrel...?! That’s not possible...!"

"Yeah, you're right. It doesn’t seem like you two could ever get into a fight."

What’s that expression? No way... the idea of me and Rubia having a lovers' quarrel...

Lovers... quarrel...

"Heek-"

I recalled the extremely stuffy situation from earlier. My body, shocked like mine, was even hiccupping...

"Well... Noah, if you say so, it seems plausible. But, why is Rubia acting like that?"

"Rubia...? Well, I don’t know...?"

"Don't mind it. Just talk."

"No, she’s blatantly doing that behind me, how am I supposed to not pay attention?"

"There's nothing to be done about it."

"‘If I don’t do this, I can’t stand it,’" Rubia muttered... and she had me sitting on her lap, massaging my waist and stomach.

My heart was racing so fast. My breathing was weird. And her touch... was so... so perverted.

"Rubia, do you realize how much of a pervert you are right now?"

"I don’t think that’s something Charlotte should be saying."

"I only touch when it's the right time and place."

"I don't, unlike someone, touch people’s chests in front of others."

What... what kind of conversation are these two having?

"By the way, Noah, can you already control mana?"

Yuria, who had been sipping her coffee gracefully even amidst this chaos, finally spoke.

It’s a bit... strange that she keeps her coffee set in the pocket dimension. Did she bring warm water from a thermos? Or is it magic...?

I should ask later.

Now that I have mana, if I learn the magic to boil water, I could make coffee for Rubia too.

And when we camp outdoors, I could wash with hot water.

"Hmm... yeah."

"You can control it freely to the point of enhancing your body?"

"I can’t control it freely... just enough to enhance my body."

"Ha... I thought Noah was amazing, but this is... a whole different level."

"Our Noah is amazing, heh heh."

"Ugh, you crazy girl..."

Charlotte clicked her tongue, shaking her head as she stood up.

"Anyway, it’s late. Let’s rest and talk tomorrow. I have something to report."

"Something to report...?"

"It’s good news, so don’t worry. I want to tell you now, but it might take too long, so we’ll do it tomorrow. Oh, and sleep on the 7th floor. 5th floor won’t work."

"Ugh... sorry."

"Why apologize? Noah, even if you destroy this building, I won’t say anything. Don’t apologize."

"Well, still... I’m sorry."

As I lowered my head, Charlotte chuckled and came closer.

"If you really feel sorry, let Rubia touch your chest."

"Stop joking, Charlotte—"

"I don’t want to."

As my cold voice filled the air, the room fell into silence.

In the silence, one thought crossed my mind.

Shouldn’t I have said ‘no’ instead of ‘I don’t want to’? Why did I say 'no'...?

And why was my voice so cold...?

Why did I do that...?

Also, no matter how close we are, Charlotte is the princess...

Thinking about it, it feels like I was really rude.

Yeah... I should apologize.

To relax my stiffened face, I puffed air into my cheeks and let it out in a soft, muttering way.

Just as I was about to slowly speak up...

"Ugh..."

Yuria covered her mouth and looked at us.

"Jeez... stop reacting so dramatically."

Charlotte took a step back.

"I’m not holding back anymore. No, I can’t hold back."

Rubia suddenly stood up with me in her arms.

"Haa...?! R-Rubia?!"

And she immediately turned and headed toward the 7th floor.

"R-Rubia... Why are you suddenly carrying me..."

"What’s wrong with me?"

"Huh? What do you mean...?"

"Well, you just... you just... are making this... so difficult, huh?"

After entering the room, Rubia threw me onto the bed and started gritting her teeth while tearing at her clothes.

"Was... was it heavy? But, I could’ve just walked..."

I heard a crackling sound as Rubia ground her teeth. She’s acting strange.

"Did I say I was having trouble with that?"

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"Well, yeah?"

Rubia pressed her forehead against mine with a sigh and sat down next to me.

"Noah."

"Yeah?"

"Be careful."

"...Be careful of what?"

"Make sure you handle your greatsword properly."

"Of course..."

"Now that you’ve gained mana and become stronger, don’t trust people too easily."

Ah, right. Mana.

I had forgotten for a moment because I caused such a big mess, but remembering the mana inside my body made me feel good again.

Charlotte, who I thought would be furious, is letting it slide, and Rubia is looking out for me... so my mood improved threefold.

"Hehehe..."

Plus, if Rubia hadn’t taught me, I’d never have been able to use mana.

All of this is thanks to Rubia, and I feel like I need to express my gratitude.

So, I stood up and hugged Rubia tightly.

Then I lifted my face, smiled at Rubia, and gave her the best thanks I could offer right now.

"I... I may not trust anyone else, but I trust you, Rubia...! Hehe, eek...!"

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Even as I said it, chills ran down my body, and I cringed, feeling awkward, my body trembling and making strange noises.

Yeah... I could never call her ‘sister.’

Only at times like this, when I’m feeling this good, could I do it.

I’d never be able to do it on a normal day.

To hide my flushed face, I buried it back into Rubia’s arms.

And we stayed like that for a while.

Rubia... showed no reaction.

Normally, when I’m hugged by Rubia like this, my heart races and my breath becomes all strange...

Why isn’t she reacting?

I mustered up the courage to say it...

Did she not want me to call her sister anymore?

Huh... was it a mistake?

Since I left the greatsword and hugged her, I couldn’t really see her reaction...

"Um... Rubia...?"

"Noah."

"Yeah?"

"Go wash up."

"...Now?"

"Yeah. Quickly. It’s urgent. I can’t take it anymore."

Urgent? What’s urgent...?

Is Rubia really that tired?

"Ugh... okay. I’ll go wash up."

I got out of Rubia’s embrace and stood up.

"Oh, and I’ll be washing alone today... so, you can’t come in. Got it...?"

I figured she’d heard me, so I quickly ran to the bathroom.

She must be exhausted. There’s been so much going on today.

Both Rubia and I.

Yeah... it’s been a mentally exhausting day.

I locked the door securely, just in case, and started taking off my clothes.

I can definitely feel that my body has shrunk.

The clothes have gotten looser. The bandages are still way too long...

I’ll need to cut the end a little more.

"Sigh... it’s already so small..."

It’s shrunk by 14 cm...

I’ve been praying every morning for my height to increase.

I think the heavens just don’t like me.

Instead of leaving me alone, they made me smaller.

It’s really unfair.

I can’t do anything about my height, but I don’t want the greatsword to shrink.

That’s my last remaining pride, and if that shrinks too, I can’t take it...

I must protect the greatsword.

It’s inconvenient to carry it around, but I have no choice.

After carefully folding up my clothes, I turned on the water.

The warm water flowing immediately made my body feel relaxed.

"Huuu..."

As expected, being a princess comes with its perks.

The hidden lair sometimes has this luxurious of a bathroom...

And it even has a bathtub.

It’s even as big as the room I lived in on Earth.

It’s really huge.

I’d love to soak in the warm water, but...

Ugh, I should wash quickly. Rubia is tired, after all.

I resisted the temptation of a half-bath and focused only on the shower.

I wet my hair evenly, set the greatsword aside for a moment, and lathered the soap—

Click—

Huh?

Screech—

Huh?

"Wh-who is it?"

Click-clack-

The door opened, and someone entered.

Of course, it’s Rubia... but just in case, I crouched down and hugged my body tightly.

"...Is that you, Rubia?"

"Yes, it’s me."

"How did you get in? I’m sure I locked it..."

Click-clack-

"R-Rubia...?"

Click-clack-

"Huh? Why did you put the greatsword away...?"

"I told you to be careful."

"What do you mean...?"

"I told you to handle your greatsword properly."

"Yeah...? But, since Rubia’s here... I thought I could relax—Ack!"

Before I knew it, Rubia had come up behind me and lightly hugged me.

The delicate curves.

The soft chest.

The sticky legs.

The heartbeat that felt like it would explode.

Rubia felt different this time.

My head spun.

I could hear the water falling.

I could feel the water flowing on my body.

My hands and feet tingled.

My entire body loosened.

"Haa... Rubia... my body feels strange..."

Then, a little later...

I collapsed from dizziness.

Click— Squeak— Bang!

"Hey! Rubia! Noah! Get up!"

"Huh... Charlotte? What’s going on so early...?"

"Ughhh..."

Startled by the loud noise, I woke up... immediately shoving my head under the pillow.

So tired...

"I’m sorry for coming in without saying anything, but we’ve got a big problem."

Rubia covered me with the blanket and stood ❀ Nоvеlігht ❀ (Don’t copy, read here) up.

"Sigh... What’s going on? If it’s nothing, I’ll seriously be mad."

I just stuck my hand out and grabbed the greatsword’s handle.

"The Magic Tower has collapsed."

I can see the scene in my mind.

"Shirin."

Charlotte, fully armored, appears.

"Shirin destroyed the Magic Tower in just one day."

I pulled my head out of the pillow and stood up.

"She killed all the mages and chopped up all the elders."

Grabbing the clothes that had fallen on the floor, I got up.

"She kidnapped the Magic Tower master."

"But, Charlotte, why are you armed?"

Charlotte, pulling out a cigarette from her pocket, gritted her teeth and weakly opened her mouth.

"A purge order has been issued. Across the entire empire."