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Translator: Kazumi
Editor: Kabur & Silavin
It had already been two years since the Kingdom of Razequa Amamiya was established.
Lirica was working hard today cleaning the temple.
“Oh, Lirica, what’s wrong? You seem to be in a different mood than before.”
An elderly woman, who was also cleaning the temple, came up to her.
Lirica had actually been summoned to a room in the temple.
Who had summoned her? Of course, it was Sylvia.
As usual, Sylvia suddenly appeared and approached Lirica, who was cleaning up, and asked to speak with her.
She had just returned after that talk and was a little confused by what Sylvia had told her.
The woman seemed to notice the subtle change.
“Oh, yeah. I’m fine. I’m not feeling down, I was just thinking a little bit about something else.”
“Oh, is it something about Sylvia-sama calling you?”
The relationship between Sylvia and Lirica was a well-known fact among the regulars at the temple cleanup.
Lirica was settling into the position of being a talking partner, presumably because she was close in age to Sylvia.
At first, Lirica was thought of as a consultant, but that rumor quickly faded away when Lirica denied it with all her might.
Instead, the word spread that she was a conversation partner instead.
Lirica also left it alone, since there was nothing to deny about it.
In fact, it was not wrong to say that the conversations she had with Sylvia when she called on her were merely small talk.
Sylvia felt self-conscious about being depended on, but she hoped that talking to Sylvia would distract her a little.
At least that’s what Lirica thought until Sylvia called her earlier.
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After hearing from Sylvia, she just couldn’t get back to cleaning, so she ended up coming back to the inn as usual.
She returned to her room at the inn and thought about what Sylvia told her earlier.
Still, she was in agony because she couldn’t think straight, when she heard a voice calling out her name from outside the room.
It was Sally, the party leader.
“Leader? Please, come in.”
Lirica called out, followed by a clattering sound as Sally entered the room.
“I’m sorry to bother you while you’re relaxing.”
“No, it’s fine. I was just about to do something else to distract myself.”
She wasn’t lying, as she was thinking about wandering outside to calm her agonized mind.
“I see…”
“?”
Lirica tilted her head at Sally, who remained silent after saying just that.
It was very rare for Sally, who had a straightforward personality, to behave in this way.
For that reason, Lirica decided to wait until Sally started speaking.
Perhaps understanding Lirica’s feelings, Sally finally talked.
“… I know this is sudden, but I wanted to talk to Lirica, or rather, discuss something with you.”
“Yes.”
“Actually. I’m finally getting married…”
The words were spoken in a somewhat somber tone, and for a moment Lirica did not recognize what was being said.
But as she began to absorb Sally’s words, her expression turned into a smile.
“Good for you! …what? Don’t tell me you were not happy about it?”
Lirica tilted her head at Sally, who looked pleased but somewhat unhappy.
“No, well. I thought it would be a good time for me to get married, or at least to pay my dues, since I had a particular person in mind….”
Lirica listened with a smirk as Sally continued to talk.
After all, Lirica did meet Sally’s partner a few times.
She was in a pretty good mood that time, so she thought it might be a possibility, and it seemed that her prediction was right.
“And anyway, that’s not the only thing I wanted to talk about today, but something else!”
Sally, noticing Lirica’s expression, cut in.
The relaxed Sally finally brought out the real issue at hand.
In essence, it was about what to do with the party leader after her marriage.
The party with Sally and Lirica was originally formed by Sally.
Hence, Sally had been the leader all this time, but when Sally herself was leaving, the question was who would take over that leadership role.
“So, for my part, I would like Lirica to be the leader?”
“I understand that…”
Lirica nodded in agreement.
In the past two years, Lirica had already become the oldest member of the party.
The members had been replaced many times.
That was why Sally’s offer was, in a sense, reasonable.
…But…
Lirica thought for a moment and shook her head from side to side.
“I’m sorry, but may I decline?”
Hearing this, Sally looked surprised for a moment, and pondered.
“…May I ask why?”
Lirica nodded to Sally, who asked her that, and started to explain.
“Actually, I spoke with Lady Sylvia today…”
Sally knew that Lirica had already spoken with Sylvia many times.
“Did she say anything to you?”
“Yes. She asked me if I wanted to be Sylvia’s assistant.”
Hearing this, Sally looked stunned.
“Sylvia-sama apparently has a baby, and she’s going to have a hard time doing the physical work, so she wants me to help her instead.”
“Isn’t that a wonderful story!”
“That’s indeed a wonderful story! I was surprised as well.”
In fact, when Sylvia told her, she was stunned for a good five seconds.
“It was short notice, so I had to ask for some time, but I figured if the leader was going to leave, I might as well accept the offer.”
To begin with, Lirica had no intention of staying in the party without Sally.
The only reason Lirica had continued to be an adventurer until now was because Sally was the leader.
“I see. If that’s the case, I guess I can’t help it.”
Sally nodded her head in agreement with Lirica’s thoughts about Sylvia’s proposal.
Lirica had no intention of telling Sally about anything else related to the conversation with Sylvia.
It was very embarrassing already.
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In the end, the party did not break up, but both Sally and Lirica had to leave the party.
Lirica had to wait a little longer to leave the party because it would be a big problem if both of them left at the same time, similar to what happened to them sometime before.
After speaking to Sylvia about her situation, Sylvia said she wouldn’t mind waiting a little bit longer.
It would take a little more time for Sylvia to reach the critical stage of her pregnancy, so Lirica was given a little more time to prepare.
However, Lirica also made her promise to help out Sylvia when she had some spare time.
One of the members who had been with the party for some time was chosen as the new party leader.
Lirica was nervous at first, thinking that things might not go well, however, Lirica believed that the one chosen to lead the party would make a good leader.
Under the new leadership, Lirica continued her adventurous activities, until the day finally came.
“Congratulations, Sally!!!”
Sally, dressed in pure white, was being called out as such by several people.
Surrounding Sally now were friends and acquaintances who had gathered to congratulate her on her marriage.
It was a scene that clearly showed her charisma by the number of people who had gathered.
Of course, those who had been members of Sally’s party also gathered.
Lirica was watching Sally with tension in her heart.
The reason why she was in such a state was because Lirica was supposed to be the one in charge of the oath-taking ceremony of Sally’s wedding.
Sylvia heard about Sally from somewhere and visited her without asking Lirica.
When Sally heard about Sylvia’s plan, she agreed to it without a second thought.
When Lirica received the proposal, she was already in a situation from which she could not escape.
Incidentally, Sylvia, who saw Lirica’s distressed expression when she heard the proposal, tried to respond with a cool expression to encourage her.
“It’s a good opportunity, so think of it as a good experience. I’ll be there to assist you.”
Sylvia suggested.
She was currently standing by Lirica’s side, playing the role of her assistant.
This situation was another reason for Lirica’s nervousness.
Lirica wanted to run away immediately, but she could not do so when she remembered Sylvia’s joyful expression.
Lirica almost failed several times, but with Sylvia’s help, she managed to complete the oath-taking ceremony.
Sylvia was smiling at Lirica, who was showing signs of exhaustion.
Then, a visitor arrived at Lirica’s place.
It turned out to be Sally, the star of the event.
“Oh my, welcome. Are you sure you want to leave your husband alone?”
“Ah, no problem, I told him I was going to thank Lirica, and he asked me to also give his regards.”
Sally and Sylvia were having such a conversation at the door, but soon arrived at Lirica’s place.
Seeing a limp Lirica, Sally burst out laughing.
“I was the right choice, it was just as I expected.”
Sally was apparently struggling not to laugh at Lirica, who was extremely nervous during the oath-taking ceremony.
Lirica was too nervous to notice anything that was going on.
“Jeez, how can you let the leading lady worry about you?”
Sylvia said to Lirica, who had her hands in her head.
“Now, now, don’t mention it like that. As for me, I’m glad Lirica did the oath-taking for me.
“I see. I’m happy for you, Lirica.”
“Ah. “Oh, yes. Thank you for the opportunity~.”
Lirica herself had no time to cope with the two people who seemed to be toying with her.
After this day, as Sylvia’s assistant, the name of the priestess Lirica spread rapidly, even though it was only limited to the 5th floor of the Tower.
