LIGHTNOVELWORLD Chapter 46 - Chapter 46: Names
Chapter 46: Names
“Captain! What on earth is going on!?”
The Second and Third Knight Orders rushed over upon hearing the voice of the dragon’s miniaturization magic. It’s only natural for Orel to question me when he sees the current situation upon arrival. I get it, I get it, but I’m also quite confused about various things.
“Are you the captain of the Knight Order, sir? Wow, so that’s why you were so strong!”
“…I’d like to hear about that as well.”
“We need a report, so explain. Regarding the Saint, and is that dragon the same one as the rampaging monsters? From what we’ve seen of the destroyed cityscape before arriving here, it seems much larger.”
While the Holy Knights took the barely conscious High Priest away, several Holy Knights are sticking around because the Saint won’t leave my side. Orel gives the Saint a skeptical look, and Constant further presses with questions. Apparently, with the second Knight Order’s leader under suspension, Vice Captain Constant is acting as the interim leader.
“Hold on a moment… I’m also having trouble keeping up with the situation.”
“The captain can’t be like this, can he? Just avoiding reality because he doesn’t want to deal with it?”
Orel shoots me a piercing look. Can you read minds or something? Well, since most of our missions end up with us dead if we don’t grasp the situation quickly…
“Wait for me to explain step by step. First, about the dragon. It seems I managed to tame it.”
“Whaaat!?”
“Wow! Amazing!”
Normally, reactions like Orel’s and Constant’s would be expected. Is this Saint unexpectedly influential?
“Don’t be amazed yet, let me finish. So… the reason the dragon went wild was because the High Priest orchestrated it as a staged event to create a stage for this Saint’s heroics. He used this magic stone to do it. It was red and black until the Saint purified it earlier, and now it’s clean like this. Then, for some reason right after that, I ended up taming it through the purified magic stone.”
The two of them seem like they really want to say something, but perhaps because I told them to wait until I finish explaining, they’re holding off until I’m done.
“We realized it was tamed through a synchronization of consciousness. I thought it’d be troublesome being so large, so the dragon used magic to change from the size of a house to that of a horse right after you arrived.”
“What happened to that High Priest?”
Constant asked while scanning the surroundings.
“The magic stone was originally embedded in the High Priest’s chest, but when I forcibly removed it, he lost consciousness and was taken away by the Holy Knights. He seemed to be alive, but using a magic stone influenced by the Evil God won’t leave him off the hook easily. As for the dragon, while the magic stone was embedded in it, it seems fine now that the stone itself has been purified.”
After finishing everything about the dragon, their gaze naturally shifts to the heroine by my side… I mean, the Saint.
“Um, about the Saint… It’s definitely you, right?”
“Yes! I was suddenly told I was the Saint a week ago, and I just arrived in the capital yesterday… As you know, my name is Eleanor.”
She’s the complete opposite of the dignified Lady Diane, more like a “protect at all costs” kind of girl. However, if we’re talking about cuteness, my younger brothers from my previous life had that in spades. Taking care of twin toddlers was tough, but their cuteness was more than doubled with synergistic effect.
“I am Constant de Roche, Vice Captain of the Second Knight Order, currently acting as the interim captain. It is an honor to meet you, Saint.”
The first one to introduce himself with a confident smile was Constant. Oh yeah, back in your academy days, you were always interested in the well-endowed young ladies, weren’t you?
“I am Orel de Luminar, the Vice Captain of the Third Knight Order under the command of Vandière’s Knight Order. Pleased to make your acquaintance.”
Maybe because of the age gap, Orel doesn’t seem to be overly excited about the Saint.
“Your family name is Vandière, right? That’s a surname, isn’t it? Please tell me your given name.”
Did you really bother to remember Orel’s name properly? It seems the Saint is a straightforward country girl, but at the same time, she’s a bit of a dreamer.
“When addressing nobles, it’s better to use ‘sama’ rather than ‘san’ for the honorific. Moreover, in the position of a Saint, it would be better to address everyone with ‘sama’ for a better impression.”
“Understood! Vandière-sama! Please tell me your name!”
“………… I am Justin de Vandière.”
“Justin-sama, then!”
The Saint happily calls out my name. If she enters noble society like this, she’ll be subjected to a barrage of attacks from other noble young ladies, just like in the novels.
“Addressing someone by their name requires permission. In noble society, calling someone by their name without permission is considered rude.”
“But… ‘Vandière-sama’ is so long and hard to say… Can’t I call you by your given name?”
Well, yeah… Chloe from the Taleraan Border Territory also seemed uncomfortable, so I just said it was okay to call me ‘big brother.’ It’s inevitable since commoners don’t have long names like family names.
“Sigh… Fine. Justin will do.”
“Yay! Thank you, Justin! Please call me Eleanor too!”
“Huh!? Wai…t.”
“In that case, I’ll go explain what Justin told to the temple head! See you later!”
Without hearing my correction, the Saint went into the temple with the holy knights. As I stood there dumbfounded, Orel and Constant each placed a comforting hand on my shoulders from both sides,as if to console me.