Zero no Tsukaima:Volume7 Chapter7 - MTL
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Chapter Seven: The Reason To Fight
Full-bloomed fireworks went up, illuminating the night sky.
From under the many tents placed in South Gotha City plaza, people shouted with joy.
Because Allied Forces were stationed here, the town was filled up with almost twice as many tents, since soldiers were staying here it was overflown with temporary housing tents. There were only a limited number of lodging houses that soldiers could rent. Merchants came from various places to sell soldiers various things. The city of Sauth Gotha was wrapped in an unprecedented vigor.
And, heralding the beginning of the Yarra month, today was double as vigorous than the first day of the first week. The biggest festival in Halkeginia, The advent festival, started. For ten days from today, one can drink, sing and cause the fuss every day.
Louise and Saito drank alcohol in the grand tent of 'Charming Fairies' inn, which was opened in the plaza.
Surrounding Rene, there were every one from the Dragon knight secondarily division too. Every main officer, including Guiche, could have been seen in here as well. Both, senior military officers and soldiers were prohibited eating and drinking in the inns of Sauth Gotha. They gets drunk, cause residents trouble – thus it is easier to observe them if they are held together. Because of that, the inn, which made a business trip from Tristain, was full.
After the black cat clothes were seen, except for necessity, Louise has not talked at all. She was very embarrassed. She was silently sipping her drink alone.
Because Louise is weak to alcohol, only a little bit of wine were poured in her glass, there were more of fruit juices, honey, and water put in. She kept on drinking it little by little. Still, her face was already red.
She was casting glances at Saito though the corner of her eyes.
Saito was drinking with Rene party, and with Guiche, whom he met again a little while ago. Differently from that time with Louise, he was relatively happy. Seeing that, Louise poured in more wine.
Bleary-eyed Louise rose her glass.
“Seconds!”
Louise saw a waitress running-up to her, turned her face away, and tried to call another one.
“Someone service me. Someone.”
“Place your order” Siesta, with a calm expression, called out Louise.
“I haven’t called you.”
Louise glared at Siesta. And then, muttered.
‘Running around… like an idiot.”
Siesta, keeping the cheerful face, said.
“I do extra, for not being dressed in a black cat’s suit.”
Louise blushed. Siesta quietly drew her face to Louise’s, and murmured, while smiling.
“You are my master for today.”
Louise jumped up, shaking.
But then she had a second thought. There’s no time to rival with the maid. Besides I know the outcome of the war anyway. I’ll tell that, she chuckled in her mind. Louise put on a nice face and muttered.
“I-I was confessed to.”
Siesta’s eyebrows moved up. Louise did not miss her love rival’s reaction. That’s because Louise is a girl. She doesn’t have what I do. I won, after all! Louise became happy, and in order to sweeten her victory, she pressed Siesta on.
“That’s right. He said he favors me. What to do I wonder, I cannot stop thinking of you, he said. Really, such an impertinent familiar.”
Siesta listened to it with a smile.
“Heee. I am glad to hear that.” She said, though her eyes were not smiling at all.
“Besides, he pushed me down. Of course, I did not permit it! I mean, I do not like things like that. It‘s not natural!“
“Flirt is repulsive but not selling.”
Siesta said. Louise caught a glance at the forehead and answered back
“Not you.”
Two people continued to stare at each other.
That time… a muted sound of something hitting the tent was heard.
“N?”
“The snow! Snow” voices rang outside.
Indeed, through the entrance of the tent, one could see it snowing..
“Advent festival of snow…” Louise muttered.
“I dreamed of the advent festival of snow…” Siesta murmured with enchanted expression.
“Really?”
“Yes. In Tarbes it is warm even during the winter. Without too much snow…”
With her eyes sparkling like child’s, Siesta watched the snow outside the tent.
Then Siesta noticed Louise looking at her. The pair look at each other blushing. Then returned back to watching the snow.
Louise said, hiding her awkwardness.
“…It is calm somehow. Maybe we should also make truce for the advent festival.”
“Right.”
“Sit here.“
Louise urged Siesta to sit. Yes, Siesta sat demurely next to Louise with a nod.
Accepting Louise’s offered drink, Siesta bowed.
“Cheers!“
Feeling strange, the pair let their cups clink.
“Nice.” Siesta said, with a blush from the alcohol on her cheeks.
“Feels like really being a noble.”
They watched the snow falling through the opening of the tent by the snow.
“Beautiful…snow covering the buildings…like sugar” Siesta muttered.
“Well”
“Though it’s such a beautiful land, why there is a war…”
Siesta said, while looking at Louise.
“S-sorry… I am not blaming miss Valliere… I know you work hard for the country.”
Louise cast her eyes down.
Siesta muttered staring at the wine in the bottom of her glass.
“…To tell the truth, I hate this war. Many people die. For what reason?”
“For what reason?”
“Why do you fight? Father… said that the reason is money. The capture of the enemy country can also be beneficial for the ruler to establish oneself. Is that it? Do you kill others for such reason?”
Louise thought. It might be true considering surrounding ministers. However, Henrietta is different. Because of the time they both spent together during their childhood, Louise understood her well. For Henrietta this war was about revenge. To defeat a hateful enemy who deprived a beloved person. This was the only intent in Henrietta’s mind.
Siesta asked Louise, who was lost in thought.
“Why is miss Valliere fighting?”
“Me?”
“That’s right.”
Is it because I wanted to help Henrietta? A little bit. But not really that.
For Louise this fight…
Seeing Louise being silent, Siesta looked down.
“I’m sorry. Its not a thing for me to listen, but…”
At that moment… a loud yell coming from Saito’s table could be heard.
“Really! Don’t be a fool!”
Louise and Siesta, startled by the voice, turned around.
“Ha! Who is a fool! What is so foolish about it!”
Guiche roared, while standing up.
Saito also stood up and pointed his finger at Guiche.
“What are you telling me! You are just doing it, to get some points in Montmorency’s eyes. Fool! If you would die, Monmon would be really sad!”
“A-are you insulting my actions!”
Guiche brandished the artificial rose.
Seems like it was a quarrel. Rene, who was drinking with them, said.
“Yeah, because you are a commoner, pride does not matter for you, but it is different for us.”
Saito stared at Rene and said.
“Honor this, honor that – its just a foolishness. Didn’t Dragon Knight unit died once already? Fear it a little! It’s weird! Aren’t you afraid of dying for the honor? That’s stupid. Only fools thing that way. Honor? It’s not worth dying for. Such thing that you are doing – I think it’s silly.”
“Saito!”
At that moment…Saito’s name was suddenly shouted. It wasn’t Rene or Guiche. It was Louise, who stood there, shaking in anger.
Saito slowly turned towards Louise.
“What?”
“You, apologize. Apologize to Guiche and Rene!”
“Whaat?”
“Insulting ‘Honor’ cannot be permitted.”
Louise said while trembling.
And Saito was the reason behind that.
I am being misunderstood…The things she thought to be important, had completely no importance to Saito, which made her annoyed.
Because Saito’s fight… she completely forgot about her bad mood. Only Saito’s ‘Failed a mission, so what?’ came into her mind right now.
Saito answered back in an angry voice.
“The ones that you defend are them but not me?”
“Defense, what are you talking about? Honor is more important than life to me. If I were to loose it, I would not be a noble anymore. And if I am not a noble, then I am not me either. That’s why I can’t stand remarks denying honor right in front of me.”
Louise said clearly.
On the other hand, Saito noticed it too.
Saito knew that from the look of Louise’s eyes. When she was almost crushed by Fouquet’s golem, Louise showed the same expression as well.
At that time Louise shouted “I will not run away from the enemy, because I am a noble!”.
At that time he thought such Louise to be marvelous, but it was different now.
Aah, Saito understood.
He remembered Louise’s recent words.
“The death is a sad however…They died with a honor …… Honor… They died for great victory. Therefore, don’t feel sorry for them.”
Saito understood the true reason why he was sulky. Julio wasn’t the reason that separated them.
For Louise was this duty… this word honor really that important? Because he felt so, he got depressed so much.
Therefore, he made remarks about Guiche a little while ago.
What is it?
Is this honor so important?
“Then, you…”
Saito stared at Louise.
“You?’
“If you were ordered to die, would you die like these unreasonable guys?”
Saito said, pointing at Rene and others.
Louise bit her lip.
“Isn’t it unreasonable? Such impertinent…” Louise interrupted before he could finish.
“Die. I would.”
Her voice trembled.
“You…”
Saito was shocked. Louise completely composed, said.
“F-for Princess-sama and for the mother country. If ordered, I would give it away with pleasure.”
This Louise made Saito clink.
She said she would be ready to die so thoughtlessly.
And what about teacher’s Colbert letter. To be accustomed to death because of war! Seeing people die, the words resounded.
It all came back now. Really, is honor more important than us?
Saito pressed Louise on.
“Then what about me?”
“Heh?”
“If you are ordered to die, then should I die as well?”
Louise, looking perplexed, muttered misunderstanding.
“Wh-what… are you so afraid of death?”
“Whatareyo-“
“Coward! Everyone were ready to die, when agreeing to coming here!”
“Am I determined? Wasn’t I brought here by force as your attendant?”
“Then why haven’t you said so!”
“I haven’t been given a time to think! It was just – go here, go there, all the time!”
The two people shouted at each other in angry voices. People, eating and drinking within the tent, dumbfounded, watched such exchange between them.
“That… could you ease up little by now?” Ren, standing next to Guiche, finally brought Louise back to her senses.
She shook her head, and calmly informed Saito.
“Well… it’s embarrassing. Now, Saito, return to your room and have some rest. After that, we can calmly clear things out… This kind of anger won’t give anything.”
What…the talk isn’t over, and yet, she still feels uneasy in front others?
The moment he thought so…Saito realized one more thing.
He did not wanted to think about for a long time… Distance felt in Louise, the true reason behind this sense of incompatibility….
Could it be what Louise thinks of me?
He though that this question and the sense of distance between them was related.
Generals…used Louise’s ‘Void’ as a tool…
I am only “tool” for Louise as well.
Legendary familiar Gandalfr.
His purpose of existence, is only to defend the master while he cast a spell…
In a word, I am an important tool in her road of defending honor….
Then, she surely needs to take care of his mood. Giving an occasional touch, as a reward.
“Then you are the same as those generals.”
Saito muttered.
“Ha! That, what are you saying…”
“I am just a ‘tool’ right? A familiar.”
Then he thrust Louise aside and walked out of the tent.
“Hey wait!” she shouted but Saito did not stop.
Siesta, who was sitting near by, stood up and ran after Saito. Then Louise angrily grabbed the jar of wine and poured her glass full, instead of honey and fruit juice, and drank up it up in one gulp.
