I recovered peacefully, spoiled by everybody. Not only that, but I was able to graduate from knight school—despite not having enough attendance days—thanks to Alma, Nick, and the rest of my classmates. I was finally following in my grandmother’s and mother’s footsteps!
As I recuperated, I took care of government affairs for Trundle and Galé.
“Serephi, if you want to go to the Galé Founding Day celebration, you’d better get at least ten billion gold in rebuilding fees for the mansion from Gilbert!”
“Huh? But you can’t possibly need ten billion...”
“We’re going to err on the high side, silly!”
My grandmother was merciless even to Gil...but the person holding Gil’s purse strings was my papa! He had ended up supporting Judore’s recovery as the Minister of Finance after all. I only have a week to go until Founding Day... How am I supposed to pull that off...?
“Sere, you have to depart for Galé today! You’re already two weeks behind... Gillain is furious!” Asu couldn’t wait and came to get me.
What?! Nooo!
As I slumped across my desk, the door clicked open, and my brother rushed in. That’s funny, I thought you were supposed to be filling in for our father in the Granzeus domain while he’s in the capital?
“Serephione, big trouble! Matsuki went to train as a warrior in the Dysetzu Commonwealth and got kidnapped!”
“Huh?! Why would he go somewhere so politically unstable?!”
“I tried to stop him, but he said he wanted to learn the traditional cuisine of Dysetzu to please you and the holy beasts...”
The silly fluffball on my head started to shake. Oh... It’s all over now...
“Unacceptable... Completely unacceptable! How dare they do that to my Matsuki! Sere, let’s go!”
Lou immediately grew to full size, picked me up by the scruff of my neck, and leaped out of the window!
“Gaaah!”
“Serephi?!”
“Serephione!”
“Wait! Sere! Lou! Miyu! Don’t leave me behind!” Asu yelled. “What am I, your scapegoat?!”
It was time to commemorate our first adventure after my revival: the Quest to Save Matsuki!
✦ ✦ ✦
Miyu whispered quietly from her master’s pocket as said master, whose soul had left her body, clung resignedly to Lou’s back.
“Appraisal!”
Her master shone blue.
“Wow, I knew my Miss Sere would be really impressive now...!”
Serephione Granzeus (Daughter of a count, S-rank adventurer, head of the Trundle house, empress-to-be of Galé, contracted with Loudarylphena and Miyu-geld, blood relative of Asucariela, under protection of Kilamageld, Maganvar, and Terlnight, beloved by all gods)
Status: Weakened, magic deficiency (80% recovered)
Skills: All magic, reincarnated, revived from death, short lance, shuriken, poison resistance, phoenix blood, loved by every god