Mobuseka Volume 6 Prologue

This is MTL. So, I cannot guarantee that the translation 100% contextually accurate or appropriate.

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Prologue

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Part 1

Betrayal always happens suddenly.

The expected betrayal is neither scary nor painful.

But the traitor is always looking for the best timing to make sure that the person they betray hates it the best.

That's the time, right now!

"Leon-san, you need to explain it properly —— it's "Bad"."

[Olivia], who is tilting her head cutely, opens her eyes slightly.

Her eyes radiated a pressure that would never allow any falsehood to be tolerated.

Those eyes make me [Leon Fou Bartfalt] tremble.

I open my mouth to make an excuse, but my throat is parched and I can't speak properly.

I seem to be quite nervous.

"B-Both of you calm down and let's talk. If we calm down, we can clear up the misunderstanding. Besides, this is a Luxion trap! I'm being set up!"

My desperate pleas were in vain, and [Angelica Rafa Redgrave] was looking at the baby bed in the room.

Touching it with her hand, she smiles.

But that smile sent chills down my spine.

She is absolutely furious.

She is quietly furious.

If I had to describe Ange's emotions, I would say it was a volcano just before it erupted?

If I make a mistake in my response, there will be an immediate eruption —— why am I being put in this situation? What did I do?

"I wish you would come up with an excuse that would convince us. The reason why you have a woman in your house in the Republic, where you are studying abroad, and you even have a baby bed, okay"

——Let me explain my situation right now.

I couldn't stay in Marie's mansion forever, so I had to come back to the house that was prepared for me.

At that time, she was chosen to be a priestess of the sapling of the sacred tree [Noel Beltre].

——Her real name is [Noel Jill Lespinas].

I brought that priestess home to protect her.

I have no other intention. It's true!

I brought Noel here to protect him from the idiots in the Republic.

Noel, who was chosen as a priestess for the sapling of the sacred tree, is a person that the Republic would like to have desperately.

In order to protect Noel like that, I decided that the best thing to do was that she was on my side.

The person in question also requested it, so there should be no problem.

Noel looked down.

Her blonde hair was pulled into a side ponytail on the right side and was more pink as it went to the tips.

She is apologetic in front of Livia and Ange.

"I-I'm sorry. It's my fault. I was the one who got carried away."

The more apologetic Noel is, the harsher Livia and Ange's stares become.

With my trembling mouth, I decided to ask Noel to shut up for a minute.

"L-Let's just calm down a little bit. Noel, I-I-I-I-I'll do the talking. I'll clear up the misunderstanding!"

Kuh! I was scared and my voice becoming hoarse.

Even though I didn't cheat, I'm afraid of a situation where I'm suspected of cheating.

Besides, it's a difficult situation to deny cheating.

The timing of their arrival at my house was also terrible.

I was seen in a situation where I was joking around a bit with Noel, and it was a situation that, from the other side, could only be considered cheating.

And there is a crib in the room.

Some time ago, I had a friend, Jean, who I made in the Republic, and I took care of his dog for a time.

She was an old dog and needed care, so I put her in a crib.

It's just —— the dog's name was [Noel].

The fact that they have the same name makes the situation even more complicated.

From Livia and Ange's point of view, I had brought a woman into my house in the Republic and even prepared a crib.

If, if.

If other people heard about this situation, ten out of ten would suspect cheating.

I'd consider it cheating too if I were talking about someone else.

But by no means am I cheating.

And yet, this situation has occurred —— because Luxion has betrayed me.

Originally, there was no way I would have run into the two of them in a situation where such a misunderstanding could have occurred.

So how did I get into this situation?

It's all Luxion's fault.

In order to find the best solution, I'm going to rack my brain to the max.

It's okay.

I'm not a good talker, but if I make a sincere appeal, I'm sure the two of them will understand.

"Both of you —— Think about it. If, if, okay? Actually, I'm not, but assuming I was cheating —— I'm talking hypothetically! I'm not, but if we're going to make the assumption that I was cheating on you, isn't there something strange about that?"

In the moment I said, hypothetically, "I cheated," I thought I saw a very cold glint in Livia and Ange's eyes.

I get chills down my spine. It gives me shivers.

"Strange? I hope you're not too proud to talk about it."

Ange's tone of voice was terribly cold.

I swear in my heart that I will never cheat in the future.

Don't make these two angry.

With this one incident, I understood it not with my head but with my heart —— No, my soul.

Livia turns her gaze away from me and puts her hand over her mouth.

"Sure, it's a little strange."

"Livia?"

Ange takes her gaze off of me. Apparently, Livia guessed what I wanted to say.

"Even though we had come to the Arzel Republic, Leon-san did not pick us up at the port. Last time we didn't even contact him, but he got the information in advance, didn't he? And he came to pick us up at the port."

"Luxion must have told him, right? ——I see, so that's how it is."

Ange seems to have understood.

I think it sums up what I've been trying to say.

"If you had intended to hide the evidence from the beginning, you could have destroyed it before we arrived. The reason you didn't do that is because Luxion didn't inform you."

Normally, Luxion would report to me about various things, but this time he didn't inform me of anything.

This is clearly an act of betrayal!

Livia nods and talks about how strange it is that I'm being cornered so much as it is.

"Besides, Are-chan's behavior is also strange. If Leon-san really wanted to hide it, wouldn't he try to buy time? I don't think any evidence will be left behind."

Yes, that's right! Normally those guys would have surely brought me the information beforehand.

Those guys are competent for nothing.

They can at least do something about the evidence of cheating! ——No, I didn't.

I'm not cheating, though!

"Right! This is their betrayal!"

Thanks to the two of them arriving at the answer on their own, it appears that the misunderstanding has been cleared up.

This is the power of love.

As I was relieved, a bespectacled woman peeking into the room blurted out.

"——However, it is true that Leon-sama was having a friendly flirtation with Noel-sama in this room."

T-This woman —— [Cordelia Fou Easton] is the maid that Ange sent to take care of me.

I thought she was a cool, reasonable person like me, but it seems she's a traitor.

Areh? Are there only traitors around me?

Ange returns her gaze to me.

Her gaze, which had softened a bit earlier, had returned to normal.

"Then, does that mean that Luxion also had some feelings about his master who was getting too carried away?"

Livia is almost convinced by Ange's opinion.

"Then it is possible. Leon-san is playing too much, so he should be getting a little pain."

"Luxion is a loyal servant, too. Leon is lucky to have someone by his side who can admonish his master."

"I-I'm not so sure."

I don't like the way this is going.

I think a lot about changing this flow, but my mouth can't handle it.

I wandered around to ask for help, and I put my hope in [Yumeria]-san, who I saw out of the corner of my eye.

Did she get the message?

In this unspeakably heavy atmosphere, Yumeria-san summons up her courage and speaks up.

I will never forget your courage!

"A-Ano, Leon-sama is a b-boy! I'm sure he sometimes succumbs to temptation!"

——There is a saying about pouring oil on the fire.

But the best way to describe the situation now would be that a bomb has just been thrown into the fire.

This makes it sound as if I was having an affair.

Yumeria-san was aghast and began to correct her own statements nervously.

"I-I am wrong. Ano, I would say that it was just a little too much of a joke, etto——ano, that——A-Anyway, Leon-sama is devoted to both of you! A-Areh? When you have two people, is that devoted?"

It's certainly not devoted when you have two fiancées.

Before I knew it, I found myself in the worst situation.

Moreover, I am isolated and helpless.

If Noel said anything, neither Livia nor Ange would believe him.

And Cordelia-san is not going to take my side, and unfortunately Yumeria-san cannot help me.

Since the AIs [Luxion] and [Creare], who should be helping me, did not rush to the scene, there is a big possibility that they are betraying me.

No, they are betraying me at this point.

Curse you, rotten AIs.

"I knew AI would betray mankind."

In numerous creative works, there are developments in which AI betrays people.

Luxion was no exception.

You've got to be kidding me! That guy —— those guys, I'll never forgive them.

"You hear me, right, Luxion? Don't forget —— We, the human race, will win in the end! Wait and see!"

I start laughing, declaring in high spirits to Luxion, who is observing this situation somewhere.

Now I can only laugh. If I don't, I'm going to cry.

Noel was surprised when she saw me suddenly start laughing, and Cordelia-san had a surprised look on her face.

What comes to my mind the most is the way Yumeria-san is really worried about me.

"Leon-sama, please pull yourself together. It's going to be all right. It's going to be okay!"

What's okay? But thanks for your concern.

I love such a kind woman.

As I let out a dry laugh, Livia and Ange grabbed my arm and hugged me.

It creates a state where you have flowers in both hands, but for all intents and purposes, they are only restrained me so that I can't run away.

The two have dark smiles on their faces.

I could hear a gnashing sound coming from my arm.

"Leon-san, I'm going to have you tell me everything. Otherwise, it's don't."

"Let's get the whole story out of you. There's plenty of time. Don't think you'll sleep today."

I would have blushed if Ange had told me in a normal way that she wouldn't let me sleep.

If she says it normally, okay!

I was restrained by the two girls and taken straight from the room.

Noel extends her hand to me.

"Leon!?"

Looking back with only my face, I make a desperate attempt to smile and reassure Noel.

"Don't worry, Noel. I'm sure if we talk about it, they will understand."

I am innocent.

I am not having an affair.

So I am sure that Livia and Ange will understand if we talk.

If we talk——.

"Leon-san, this time it's really don't."

I'm sure——.

"I should have explained to you once and for all about your relationships with women. I'm not saying you shouldn't play, but you need to be prepared for that."

——Will I ever come back alive?

"Luxion, why did you betray me?"

As the two girls drag me away, I drop my shoulders and turn my gaze to the floor.

I feel like a criminal who has been caught.

No, I'm not cheating though!

I didn't do anything wrong, though!

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Part 2

The academy in the Republic of Arzel was on winter break.

A girl named [Lelia Beltre] takes advantage of her winter vacation to challenge a certain dungeon.

Her pink hair was tied into a side ponytail like Noel's, but she tied it up on the left side to make a difference.

They are twin sisters and certainly look alike, but they are different enough to be distinguishable.

And Lelia, Noel's younger sister, is a reincarnated person.

"Here. It's here. I've seen it before."

Now she was carrying a large backpack with her clothes stained with mud.

In her hand, she was gripping a ice axe, and her figure indicated that she had gone through a lot of hard work to reach this point.

She looks like she has pushed herself very hard and is out of breath.

The one who worried about Lelia was [Serge Sara Rault], who accompanied her.

"Oi, you okay? You shouldn't push yourself when you are not used to it."

"Don't worry. As long as we get there —— things will work out."

"Hm~m——But how could you know about this place."

Serge is a wild young man with tanned brown skin and black hair that is combed back.

He is tall and muscular.

He is a young man who is the exact opposite of Lelia's fiancé, [Emile Plevan].

There is a reason why she entered the dungeon with Serge.

When Serge looked around, the roots of the sacred tree were spread out.

Tree roots pierce and entangle the metal-like walls.

They come to what appears to be a passageway, but many of the doors do not open.

This is because the door itself is distorted, and because the roots of the tree cover the room.

Serge holds a lantern in his left hand, illuminating his surroundings.

"I didn't know there was a dungeon like this right under the sacred tree. Lelia, isn't this a great discovery? "

In other words, it's underground.

The two of them are located directly under the sacred tree.

Lelia was drinking water from a water bottle and wiping her mouth with her sleeve.

There is no ladylike sight there, and there is no time to care.

"Keep it a secret. It'll be too much trouble if other people come in. Besides —— Serge, are you listening to me?"

Lelia glared at Serge, who was looking at her with a smile.

Serge was smiling happily.

"Don't get mad at me. It's just, you are the best after all."

"Hah?"

What are you talking about in a situation like this?

While Lelia was having trouble reacting, Serge started walking away.

He walks in front of Lelia.

"I'm talking about the part about being unpretentious."

"I'm just a crude girl anyway."

Deciding that Serge's comment was sarcastic, Lelia sulked.

However, inwardly, she is thinking about the future.

(Leon found Luxion in the Kingdom of Horfalt. Then there must definitely be one in the Republic.)

Just as Leon discovered Luxion in the Kingdom of Horfalt, so did the Republic —— there is a cheat-level item in the second work of that otome game.

It's a paid item, just like Luxion.

(There must be one. If there isn't, I'll be in trouble. If there isn't —— we'll never be on equal footing with Leon and the others.)

Lelia was afraid of Leon and his friends, who had a cheat item called Luxion.

If Luxion gets serious, he could sink even the continent on which the Republic of Arzel exists.

After hearing such a story, she could not be reassured.

That's why she decided to get herself a cheat item.

I couldn't have retrieved it on my own.

However, despite being a nobleman, Serge, who is a dependable adventurer, has brought her here with his help.

Lelia walks down a dark passage.

Many times she got her foot caught in the roots of a tree, and each time Serge caught her.

"Need a little rest?"

"I-I'm fine. It's almost there. So, let's move on."

The cheat item is right in front of them.

It brings back memories of when she was playing that otome game.

(Just a little more. Yes, it should be on the other side of this door.)

What they saw before them was a very large metal door.

Lelia enters the password into the control panel.

(Good thing I remembered the number)

When she entered the password number she had memorized, the door responded.

The door slid jiggly open, and what lay beyond was a very large space.

Serge turned his surprised face to Lelia.

"You know how to unlock the door?"

"There's a lot going on. Come on, let's go."

When Lelia illuminated the other side of the door with a lantern, she saw several giant tree roots beyond it as well.

(Wider than what you see on the game screen)

Lelia begins to look for a single airship —— No, a spaceship.

That large space was a dock.

In the past, a number of old human weapons must have been lined up here.

Now, there are only destroyed and decaying spaceships lined up.

Serge was excited.

"Awesome! Lelia, this is a great discovery! If we report this, our name will go down in history."

In addition to discovering new ruins, there were mountains of ancient artifacts.

As an adventurer, Serge is delighted with this fact.

But Lelia was different.

"There's something even more amazing. Follow me carefully."

Lelia, who was pulling Serge to move ahead, noticed something before she saw the desired location.

Turning the lantern toward the wall, they find something buried there.

Something in humanoid form was entangled in the roots of a tree.

"Is this —— armor?"

She has never seen it in the game.

No, she just doesn't remember, it might be one of the paid items.

However, for Lelia, the weapon-related aspects of that otome game left little impression.

In fact, she even thought that the parts about adventures, wars, etc., were a bother.

Serge approaches the armor.

"It's not bad, but it's been shot through the torso. The guy inside must have died instantly."

When Lelia heard Serge's story, she suddenly became scared.

Perhaps the pilot's soul is wandering around this place.

Just thinking about it makes this place suddenly feel like a haunted spot.

"S-Stop it!"

"Since it's in such good condition, maybe we should take this guy back home? But it's black and piercing armor. Was this the norm for armor in the old days? And it's so big."

It was larger than the common armor of this world.

When Lelia sees such armor, she thinks of a similar machine.

"——Areh? It's like Arroganz."

"Arroganz? I've heard that one before. I think —— it means "arrogance"?"

"Eh? Is that so?"

When Lelia heard what Arroganz meant, she had indescribable feelings for Leon.

(Is he chuunibyou? Would you normally call your machine arrogance?)

With this in mind, she looked at the armor entangled in the roots of the tree.

Then, Lelia felt a strange chill run down her spine.

(W-What is this? This armor —— is scary)

She steps back in fear, but Serge is excited and curious.

"Lelia, give me this one. Even if I can't use it, I'll put it on display."

Instantly, Lelia rejected Serge's opinion.

It is not something to think about.

Her own intuition was telling her that it was not a good idea.

"No! Come on, let's move quickly."

"Ah, oi!"

She grabs Serge's arm and forcibly moves on.

Serge showed some resistance, but when Lelia grabbed him, he calmed down.

They walk arm in arm.

Then, what came into view was a huge spaceship.

It has a simple, angular shape, but is entangled in tree roots.

The paint on the hull appeared green.

In a dock lined with battered spaceships, that one spaceship is the only one that remains clean.

Serge looks up at the spaceship, stunned.

"Did this ridiculously large airship exist in ancient times?"

While listening to such impressions, Lelia inwardly made a correction.

(That's wrong. This is a spaceship - no, it's a space battleship.)

She tried to remember the setting of that otome game, but now her memory was fading and she could only vaguely recall it.

Ancient spaceship——It has high performance as a supply ship and can also fight.

It is an ancient weapon that current technology cannot compete with, and considering its setting and other factors, it is roughly the same age as the Luxion.

(With this——I won't lose to Leon and the others)

Leaving Serge looking up at the supply ship, Lelia began to walk away.

Serge chases after her, trying not to be left behind.

Serge, in such a hurry, put his hand on one of Lelia's hands and made her step back behind him.

"It's coming!"

"Eh? W-What?"

Lelia couldn't catch up with what happened in an instant, and before she knew it, Serge was punching the attacking monster with his bare hands.

The monster hit the ground, emitting black smoke and disappearing.

(D-Did this guy beat the monster to death with his bare hands?)

Serge watches the disappearing monsters while moving his right wrist in a platonic motion. Holding a spear in his left hand, he begins a preparatory movement by moving his head in front of the monsters around him.

He seems to relax in front of the monsters.

"Nine of them. Lelia, you stay behind me."

"C-Can you beat them? There's so many, you know?"

Serge readies his spear and shows Lelia his reliable back.

"Easy!"

What started from there was a one-sided battle.

Every time Serge swings his spear, the monster is cut to pieces or pierced.

Serge, who admires and has trained to be an adventurer, is the best martial artist among the boys who are the capture target.

He easily defeats the monsters that appear in the dungeon.

Seeing a monster bigger than Serge having its head destroyed by a forcefully wielded spear made Lelia feel a little sick.

However, she is really grateful for Serge's help in defeating the vicious monsters, which look like flying sharks. Because she can't defeat them by herself.

(I knew I was right to bring Serge along. And he is strong. Serge might be stronger than Leon and the others.)

The home of adventurers was the Kingdom of Horfalt, and Leon and his friends from the kingdom all had a certain level of strength.

But to Lelia, Serge also doesn't seem outclassed.

Instead, seeing him so dependable right in front of her, Serge seemed to be stronger.

"This is the last!"

After easily defeating the monsters, Serge made sure that the monsters were gone and put away his spear.

Lelia expresses her surprise and gratitude to Serge, a little excited.

"Y-You were strong. I revised my opinion of you!"

"If you can't do this much, you won't survive. Have you fallen in love?"

"I'm not falling in love with you, but I'm reassessed. Thanks for protecting me, Serge."

They joked with each other, and Lelia felt the tense atmosphere ease.

Serge turns his gaze again to the supply ship.

Lelia tilted her head and asked Serge, who was thinking about something.

"What's wrong?"

"No, I was just thinking how easy it was to reach such a treasure."

"We've been struggling all this time! I thought I was going to die a few times to get here!"

For Lelia, who was not used to adventures, it was a great adventure just to have crossed a path where a fall would have resulted in instant death. Serge, on the other hand, felt it was unsatisfactory.

"We've been going in a straight line without straying. I was surprised at how well it went. Did you know that the treasure was here?"

If she answered that she knew, she would be asked how she knew.

Lelia utters the excuse she had thought up beforehand.

"I didn't think it really existed either. But a long time ago —— I had heard of it."

She said she was surprised too, and stood in front of the entrance to the supply ship, dodging Serge's probing.

Then even though nothing is done, the door opens.

Unlike the previous door, it opened and slid smoothly.

And a metal sphere is floating on the other side of the door.

Something about the size of a softball with a single red lens like an eye.

It was floating at the height of Lelia and Serge's gazes.

At the sudden appearance, Serge takes up a weapon and leaps in front of Lelia.

Serge, holding his spear, shouts at Lelia, whom he has covered, to step back.

"Lelia, stand back!"

However, Lelia was relieved.

Because in front of them was a different color version of the Luxion —— a blue sphere-shaped unit.

"Serge, calm down. It's okay."

"R-Really?"

Serge kept his hand on his weapon, ready to fight at any time, and was alert to the movement of the blue sphere.

Lelia is convinced that existence in front of her is not hostile.

The reason is that if it is the same unit machine as Luxion, it is not suitable for combat.

"I want to talk."

When she called out, the blue sphere spoke to her in a much cheerful tone of voice.

[It's been a long time since guests have visited.]

The smooth electronic voice was close to a male voice.

He shows more emotion than Luxion.

Serge looked surprised, but Lelia remained unfazed and continued talking.

"I want this ship. I would like to be registered as the master."

When she bluntly suggests it, the blue sphere begins to speak with interest.

[Do you want me? ——Fumu, I have many concerns, but even I am getting tired of waiting around here. But I can't just leave here without permission, can I? It's very convenient for me that a master shows up.]

How did Lelia know of his existence and master registration?

The blue sphere seemed concerned, but was willing to accept the suggestion graciously, saying he too wanted to get out for good.

Serge is watching this situation with concern.

"Lelia, are you sure it's okay? What the hell is this guy?"

The answer to Serge's question is——.

"Oops, my apologies! I didn't tell you my name. I am [Ideal] —— the supply ship Ideal."

Lelia breathed a sigh of relief.

It's a sigh of relief.

(Good. It's the same name as in that otome game.)

The name of the supply ship, which is a paid item in that otome game, was also Ideal.

So, the existence in front of her —— is a cheat item that she knows.

Lelia takes a step forward.

"Then I'll ask for master registration right away."

[How did you know about the master registry? You are a person who never ceases to interest me. But for now, let's put the master registry first, shall we?]

The blue sphere —— a sub-unit of the Ideal scanned the bodies of the two, emitting light from his red lens.

Ideal flies around Lelia with interest.

"W-What?"

[Interesting data obtained. Looks like it's going to be a good day.]

"D-Do you?"

Based on Luxion's attitude, she expected Ideal to have more of the artificial intelligence-like attitude that she imagined, but Ideal is very friendly.

Above all, the attitude was much more polite to Lelia, who registered as a master.

[It appears that both of you are tired. I will prepare a room for you soon, so please rest there. Now, please come in.]

Lelia was surprised when she entered the ship, following Ideal who led the way.

It's pretty beautiful.

Perhaps Serge felt the same way as he touched the wall.

"I've never seen a Lost Item in such perfect condition."

Perhaps interested in Serge's words, Ideal turned his eyes towards Lelia and Serge.

[Lost item? Surely, the technology to build me is probably lost. I'm looking forward when I get out.]

"Looking forward to it? Even though you're an artificial intelligence, you have a lot of emotions."

Ideal is happy to be able to go outside, but Lelia is taken aback.

[——You really are an interesting person.]

Ideal looks forward and returns to guide Lelia and the others.

Then Serge spoke to Lelia.

"Oi, Lelia——What is artificial intelligence?"

Lelia immediately covered her mouth.

(Oh, no. I let my guard down.)

"It's nothing. More importantly, we can rest now."

"Right. But as for me, I'd rather look around the ship, though."

Serge, who looks excited, moves his gaze with excitement.

Lelia turned her gaze to Ideal's sub unit that was leading the way.

(I got it. I got me the cheat item, too. Now —— I won't have to be scared of Leon and his friends.)

Lelia was relieved that she had obtained the cheat item.

[Please wait here for a while.]

When they arrived at the room to which Ideal had led them, they found themselves in a rest area.

There are sofas, vending machines, and decorative plants.

Serge was sitting down on the sofa without wiping off the dirt.

"This is nice. Why don't you sit down too, Lelia?"

"You're really rough, aren't you. Well, fine."

When Lelia sat down, she suddenly felt tired from walking.

Ideal seems to be heading somewhere, leaving them in the room.

[Well then, I'll take my leave.]

"Where are you going?"

[I'm getting ready to go outside. I'll bring you some food soon, so please take your time until then.]

When Ideal left, Serge was smiling.

"He's a thoughtful guy, isn't he."

Is there any food on the supply ship that has been waiting here for so many years?

Lelia was a little concerned, but she felt someone's eyes on her and looked at Serge.

Then Serge was leaning his face closer.

"H-Hey!"

She panicked and pushed him away with both hands, but Serge grabbed her by one hand and pulled her closer.

Serge's eyes were serious.

"——Lelia, why did you get engaged to Emile?"

The sudden mention of her engagement made Lelia feel guilty.

Because she knew that Serge liked her.

"It's none of your business. Because you've been gone for a while, and we haven't had a chance to talk. What? You got a problem with it?"

Lelia knew what Serge wanted to say.

Serge narrowed his eyes and looked a little regretful.

"You know how I feel about you. Lelia, I like you. ——I love you."

Despite receiving the heartfelt words, Lelia averted her gaze from Serge.

(There's nothing cheaper than the word "I love you".)

Lelia remembered her previous life and shook her head.

"——It's too late. I have Emile."

She gets up and distances herself from Serge, but she is chased down.

Serge grabbed Lelia's shoulders with his hands and made her face him.

"I'll make you happy. So come with me."

Seeing Serge's serious face, Lelia's heart wavered and she pushed him away with her hand.

"Serge, stop joking. Besides, you are a heir of the Rault family, aren't you? I don't think my status is appropriate for you."

"If it's about status, it's the same for Emile. Does it matter! I am——"

While the argument continues, Ideal enters the room.

He has a cheerful voice.

[No~, I haven't prepared a meal in a while. Oh, don't worry. The food was well preserved, so it hasn't gone bad. Or rather, I can produce a certain amount of things on the ship. I can prepare food in no time at all! ——Oya? Is there some kind of trouble?]

Lelia and Serge, who give off an awkward air, withdraw from the topic when Ideal appears.

Lelia moves away from Serge and crosses her arms.

"It's nothing."

(After all, an artificial intelligence can't understand human emotions.)

Lelia was a bit amazed at Ideal's inability to read the air.