Chapter 331 : I Can Do It! Let Me Do It!
「ーFather, I will do that job.」(Liane)
Liane puffed out her chest and snorted as she said that.
She looked confident but of course, her father didn’t look happy about it.
「Li, Liane, what are you talking about!? You know that’s a dangerous job, don’t you!? No, I can’t let you do that!」(Tryon)
「Father, I heard that you once fought swarms of monsters alongside the knights and adventurers to protect this city when you were a child. You risked your life to fight for your people as a child, but why can’t I?」(Liane)
「That’s… Because…」(Tryon)
「Because what? Because you’re a man so you can do that, but I’m a girl so I can’t? I would hate you if you dared to say that!」(Liane)
「N, No, no, no! What I’m trying to say is… You’re my precious daughter. I can’t risk you!」(Tryon)
「Did Grandpa say the same thing when he sent you to the battlefield as a child?」(Liane)
「N, No… But…」(Tryon)
「I don’t want to hear ‘buts’ from you anymore! Father, I’m your daughter. I’m also a full-fledged noble. Let me do my duty and prove to you that I can be the daughter you can be proud of!」(Liane)
Listening to what her daughter said, Tryon widened his eyes.
「Liane… are youー」(Tryon)
「Father, if you care about those poor victims, you have to let me do this job so that we can rescue them as soon as possible.」(Liane)
「……」(Tryon)
Tryon folded his arms and closed his eyes, thinking.
I understand his feelings. It’s hard for him to let his precious daughter infiltrate the base of a dangerous criminal group that does human trafficking.
But… I wonder why Liane is so confident… Where does that confidence come from?
Seeing my pondering face, Nicola explained through telepathy.
『Onii-chan, after spending my time together with Lia for a while in this castle, I learned a lot about her. You may be wondering why she is not afraid to do that risky job. She is much stronger than you think, you know? Her talent for magic is exceptional and she learns martial arts from Maya. I think her combat ability is on par with D-ranked adventurers. I’m sure she can handle that criminal group’s thugs easily.』(Nicola)
『Se… Seriously…? I heard from Tryon she had an aptitude for magic, but… I didn’t know that she could fight. She even learns martial arts from Maya, huh? You know how strong she is?』(Mark)
『In terms of martial arts, she is not as quick and strong as Ester, but she can definitely take you down in a second.』(Nicola)
『Ugh… Really…? I think I should be more careful when talking with her…』(Mark)
After thinking for a while, Tryon opened his eyes and looked at his daughter.
「Liane, are you really sure about this?」(Tryon)
「Father, please don’t make me repeat what I said. As a noble in this city, I have to save those innocent people.」(Liane)
「Liane… Alright. I understand.」(Tryon)
Either he was moved by Liane’s determination or he trusted her abilities or perhaps both, Tryon decided to let her do the risky job.
「Really? Thank you, Father!」(Liane)
「However, I can’t let you go alone.」(Tryon)
「In that case, Lord Walltrail, I will help too.」(Celine)
Suddenly, Celine raised her hand and volunteered.
「They’re targeting me in the first place, so I think I can be a bait too.」(Celine)
「M, Me too! I will help too!」(Ester)
Not just Celine, but Ester also raised her hand.
However, Maya shook her head.
「Celine, Darkan knows you, and he has probably told his men to be wary of you. However, Ester is good. He doesn’t know her. I think she can participate in this plan.」(Maya)
「Hmm, you may be right. Alright, Ester, I leave it to you then.」(Celine)
「Un! I’ll do my best!」(Ester)
Maya had sparred with Ester a few times, so she fully understood what she was capable of. That’s why she seems to trust her ability.
「Lia-sama, don’t worry, I will try as best as I can to protect you.」(Ester)
「Thank you, Ester onee-sama.」(Liane)
「It’s reassuring to have a fighter like Ester-san to be by my daughter’s side, but… I don’t think it’s enough. I think we still need one more person.」(Tryon)
Saying that, Tryon glanced at me and winked.
This man… He’s probably telling me to go with Liane too so that I can carry out the ‘secret mission’ from him.
Yes… The mission to cure Liane’s hatred of men by getting along with her.
I still think it’s impossible though…
Noticing Tryon glancing at me, Liane talked to him while glaring at me.
「Father, I don’t need his help. Can’t you see his face? He looks like he really doesn’t want to carry out this noble mission. I don’t need someone who doesn’t have the will to save the people in need. He better stay here, making pebbles with magic and cooking some potato salad.」(Liane)
H, Huuuhh!? Is she making fun of me? ーNo, she’s looking down on me!
I know she has a troublesome personality, but I didn’t know she could be this annoying!
I turned my face to her and smiled, trying to be as calm as possible.
「Liane-sama, what are you talking about? Of course, I have the will to help the people in need. In fact, I’ve saved so many people with my magic ability.」(Mark)
「H, Hee… Is that really so…?」(Liane)
Oh? She looks kinda annoyed now.
She is unexpectedly easy to tease.
「It’s not that I don’t want to join this noble mission, but Darkan knows me, and his men know my face from the drawings of me that he distributed to them, so I don’t think I can participate.」(Mark)
「Hmph! You seem to be good at making excuses too.」(Liane)
「Ahaha… It’s not an excuse…」(Mark)
That’s right. Just like Celine, Darkan also knows me, so I might ruin the plan if his men noticed me.
ーThat was what I thought at first…
I thought I would be able to avoid joining this mission for this reason, but then I realized that I was wrong when I saw a suspicious smile on Tryon’s face.
「Mark, they might recognize you, but I don’t think they will recognize Mary-chan. You know what I mean?」(Tryon)
「Eh? Wh, what are youー」(Mark)
「Maya, you know what to do.」(Tryon)
「Yes, Sir.」(Maya)
Suddenly, Maya moved so fast that she looked like she teleported. She was standing behind me before I even noticed it.
Realizing what Maya was going to do to me, I quickly stood up, trying to escape, but then she immediately held my shoulders with both hands and forced me to sit back in my chair.
「Mark-sama, you don’t have to worry. I will make you look as cute as possible.」(Maya)
「Hiiiiiiiiiyyyー!!」(Mark)
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Ah. Called it I guess. I was commenting that Half jokingly last chapter too
Oh lol, I changed what my comment was cause I was confused about the hostage thing. Was originally just going to joke about Mark Crossdressing
Mary-chan can not escape, who wanna bet that Liane will get jealous that Mary is cuter lol