The Annals of the Flame kingdom (LN) Chapter 2 Part2

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So after some careful consideration with the other guys, I have decided that I will be dropping Flame due to certain reasons. Homework is piling up and there are some personal issues going on back home. We are very sorry for this but we promise that we will find someone to take over as soon as possible. Again, we are sorry for giving you this bad news. We will provide you guys with the link to the new translators at the bottom of this post.

Lol JK xD

Sorry~ Sorry~ d.i.c.k move, I know.

In all seriousness, sorry for that G.o.d-awful prank though.

I promise, I’ll won’t drop this series. (at least not now)
Enjoy xD

The Alex Road ・Horse Carriage
It was said that the 「Alex Road」 that connected the whole of the Orkena continent was constructed over a period of thirty years during the rule of the founder of Flame, King Alex. Although the highway had been completed while King Alex was still alive, due to his old age, he hadn’t had a chance to step onto the road before his death. However, being able to complete a construction of such a marvel within one generation, and being able to witness its completion with his very own eyes, King Alex was indeed a very lucky man. This road that allowed the habitants of Orkena to travel around the continent, also displayed the greatness and wisdom of the Founder.

The Alex Road did not betray its description of 「great road」. Its width allowed up to four carriages to ride along the road shoulder to shoulder at the same time. There were infrastructures such as inns at regular intervals along the road, allowing travelers to stay for the night, to rent a horse and get a swing of alcohol. As such, for travelers, they were places to rest and relax after a long trip.

「So … … May I know where the next stop is, Miss Noel?」

「Y-y-y-y-y-y-y-y-y-yes! T-t-t-t-t-t-t-the next stop is an inn called 『Helun』!」

Bored of looking at the scenery outside the window – which was just plains as far as the eye could see without any buildings, Kouta turned his gaze onto the girl sitting in front of him. She had wavy golden locks that reached her shoulder, a pair of clear blue eyes and voluptuous lips. The girl that was slightly younger than Kouta wore a jet black evening dress that emphasized her chest. The phrase 「hanged on her frame」 would be better fitting than 「wore」tough.

Although this girl that lacked the charm of an older woman was not exactly 「an otherworldly beauty」, her appearance alone was still able to charm the hearts of men.

「『Holland』,huh. This is my first time visiting an inn, so I’m looking forward to this.」

「L-looking forward! Yes! You said you’re 『looking forward』to it!」

「… … Yes? Indeed, I am looking forward to it … … Did I say something wrong?」

「N-n-n-n-n-n-n-n-n-n-no! N-n-n-n-n-nothing is wrong! I-I-I-I feel the same! It’s good that you’re looking forward to it!」

Seeing her acting as if nothing was wrong, Kouta sighed inwardly. The girl had acted this way ever since they departed from Rarkia quite a few hours ago.

「Umm … … Miss Noel?」

「Y-y-y-y-y-y-y-y-y-yes! I-is there anything wrong?」

「Could you please stop talking like that? Does my face look that scary?」

「N-n-n-n-n-n-n-n-n-n-no! I-it’s —」

No matter how fervently the girl tried to explain her actions with a terrified expression, Kouta could not accept any of it. He never terrified anyone before. On the contrary, he had been asked the question of 「Kouta, you’re a vegan, aren’t you~」.
To be honest, Noel’s actions greatly dispirited him.

「T-that’s … … Lotte-sama gave me orders before we left, that I must never let Kouta-sama feel unhappy. I-I’m not great in conversations, and I was afraid I would offend Kouta-sama, so I used that weird way of speaking … …」

Kouta calmed down a bit. Looking at the girl sitting opposite to him- Noel’s cowardly expression on the verge of crying, Kouta felt a little guilty. When they departed from Rarkia, Lotte said 「it will be a long trip, why don’t I a.s.sign someone to keep you company?」, and at that moment Kouta accepted his proposal as a sign of goodwill. However, if you looked at it from Noel’s perspective, being ordered to keep a stranger company on a trip to the countryside, on top of being ordered by the prime minister himself to not offend the stranger, not panicking would be impossible, wouldn’t it?

「I’m sorry, I don’t quite comprehend what you’re saying. Although I don’t know what Lotte said to you, but you don’t have to be so scared, you know?」

「B-but … … T-that’s —」

「It’s ok. Furthermore, it makes me feel bad. Please, calm down … … If that’s too hard, at least relax a bit.」

Hearing Kouta say that while smiling, Noel seemed to slightly relax. As soon as Kouta started to relax due to Noel managing to loosen up a bit, seeing her suddenly tense up again caused him to ask her once more.

「What is it?」

「T-that’s … … Even so, please allow me to use my normal way of speaking … … and about those 『night matters』* …. …」

「… … … … … … Eh?」

「L-Lotte-sama extorted me! He said; 『Listen well, Noel. Never let Kouta-dono feel bored at all. No matter day … … or night, you must serve him well』!」

Kouta stared blankly back at her. As if not noticing Kouta’s reaction, Noel let tears drip down from her chin onto the floorboard of the carriage.

「Uwuuuu … … Just 2 years after reaching the royal capital and this happens to me? I thought I would one day fall in love at first sight with a handsome, cool and rich knight in s.h.i.+ning armor, get married and pa.s.s on our beautiful looks! How would I ever imagine that this sort of thing would happen to me? Father, mother, Noel … …Noel—!」

「W-wait! Slow down a bit! W-what are you talking about? Eh? Night matters? You mean sharing the night together?」

「Don’t tell me that when you hear 『night matters』 you immediately think of 『Ah! Let’s play poker』! Do I have to explain it to you? What sharing the night together with another member of the opposite gender means—」

「It’s enough! You don’t have to explain! Who in the world told you that?」

「It’s Lotte-sama!」

Hearing Noel scream Lotte’s name, Kouta groaned. The image of Lotte saying 『What do you think, Kouta-dono. Not bad, right? 』 while holding a thumbs up quickly flashed across his mind. Kouta was 26 years old. Thinking that he, at that age full of energy, would want to release some pent up stress at night … … would not be too farfetched. But even so —

「What kind of human do you think I am? I’m not that s.e.xually deprived, Lotte-san!」

Kouta sighed heavily. He already felt that something was amiss since a long time ago. The purpose of that dress that she was wearing was obviously to make her seem more mature. Moreover, the level of s.e.xiness is one that would make any grown man want to ask her which brothel she was from even in broad daylight. Kouta wished that he could punch the past him that thought, 「Oh, so the concept of chast.i.ty of this world is quite different」 .

「S-so now Kouta-sama must really be looking forward to 『tonight』, right! You plan to soil my not yet mature body from head to toe —」

「That’s why I asked you to slow down! I’m not planning to do anything! I don’t look forward to anything!」

「But didn’t you say 『I look forward to the inn, heh heh heh』?」

「I didn’t mean anything like that! And, what do you mean by, 『heh heh heh』? I am not that degenerate!」

Kouta complained. He hastily pushed aside a picture of Lotte doing the pose of a certain j.a.panese sweets company mascot with his tongue sticking out saying, 「I did a mistake? Sorry~」that appeared in his mind. (T/N Fujiya Co.)

「… … I didn’t mean it like that. Sigh … … I did not mean that I look forward to your 『nighttime』performance. There’s no reason for you to do that either. Your job is to keep me company, right? Then chatting with me is fine.」

Hearing Kouta say that while sighing, it was Noel’s turn to be stunned. After a few moments, Noel slightly shook her head sideways as if to break out of her stupor and carefully replied.

「… … I-is … … I-is that really ok? 」

「Yes.」

「… … I-is … … I-is that really really ok? 」

「That’s what I said. I don’t plan to — 」

「Do you really really really really really really really really — 」

「— or do you actually want to sleep with me?」

Kouta sulkily rolled his eyes at Noel, and she hastily shook her head. Seeing her comical reaction, Kouta smiled bitterly.

「… … Yes! … … This is great! ~~ Thank you G.o.d! I don’t actually have to give my first time that I have protected so for long to give to my knight in s.h.i.+ning armour, to a random, unmanly, and poor-looking man! Thank you so — 」

「Could you at the very least not say it out loud. It makes me sad, you know?」

Noel hastily covered her mouth with both hands. Kouta sulkily rolled his eyes at her again and sighed.

「I only mentioned that I was looking forward to the 『inn』. How did the topic of 『nighttime』get dragged in?」

「… … Eh? It’s because Kouta-sama mentioned 『inn』? What else could it mean other than that?」

The duo stared at each other, and c.o.c.ked their heads to the side simultaneously. It seemed that their definitions of the word were slightly different.