V2C2 Part1

Translated by Mlzkzr Edited by Mlzkzr

(TN: Please don’t mind the title ( 。・ ω ・。 ))

When Haruto and Iris went to the dressing room to change into something more appropriate for a party, they went downstairs near the mansion where the masked ball was being held.

Haruto wore a shiny tuxedo. Iris, on the other hand, was dressed in a cute and beautiful white and pink dress. And both of them hide their faces with masks that cover their eyes.

“This is the residence of the nobleman named Audran. A house that made its fortune mainly by mining magic stones, and this party was meant for establishing relationships with influential people in politics and economics.”

“So partying is part of the job…… so, can we get in……?”

Iris nodded, and proceeded to the reception placed in front of the gate.

The man standing in front of a small table, is a butler-looking man in a white tuxedo.

“Do you have an invitation?”

“No, I have this instead”

Iris shows him something that looks like a pendant that she has placed in the palm of her hand.

“That’s …… a royal family’s——”

He was about to say it, but she hurriedly held his mouth.

Iris with a calm voice was,

“I’m travelling incognito. Keep this a secret to the master of the house, either.”

“Hah…… I respectfully obey. Who is that ……?”

The butler-like man, who was sweating coldly, looked at Haruto.

“He’s my escort”

“Hah. I apologize for the inconvenience. Please, take your time…….”

They were allowed to go inside easily.

“……Your influence is enormous.”

“It’s only useful for something like this, though.”

Then, Iris smiles.

“Uhhm, Haruto-kun…… can I have, your arm?”

Haruto bends his arm, and brings his elbow out towards Iris. Iris puts her hand on the inside of his elbow.

It was the appearance of escorting a woman to a party.

To be honest, Haruto thought he wasn’t apt to it, but ——

“Fufu, to join a party like this with Haruto-kun, it’s a dream come true……”

If he could see Iris’ happy face, he thought that it would be a small price to pay.

“I’m not used to this kind of place, so I don’t know what to do, but …… it’s a great opportunity. Let’s have some fun.”

“Yes. At the academy, this is absolutely impossible.”

Her voice was also lively as she answered.

The inside of the mansion, was so spacious that it was hard to believe it was a private home. It may have been originally designed on the premise of having a party. A lot of people in masks were coming and going, but it didn’t feel cramped at all.

“Looks like this is the main hall.”

As they passed through the wide door, they saw a dozen or so groups of men and women dancing there. They took each other’s hands, put their hands on each other’s shoulders and around each other’s waist, and spun gaily.

And the interior of the room is gorgeous and warm. The white stone pillars, the mosaic floor painted with different colored stones, the magnificent ceiling painting of God and angels, the gold-worked walls, everything seemed to be glowing.

Near the wall, about ten men and women with musical instruments were playing a waltz.

On the table covered with a pure white cloth, there were jewel-like sweets and golden sake.

It’s like a ball in a fairy tale.

Haruto felt as if he were in a dream.

This —— is the world that Iris lives in huh.

At the stunned Haruto, Iris smiled.

“Since we’re already here, why don’t we dance?”

“……If you can teach me”

“Fufu, that’s simple ♪”

Haruto took Iris’s hand, and they proceeded to the center of the hall.

Then, facing Iris, he put his hands around her waist.

They sway their body from side to side with the music.

“Aren’t you good”

“I’m learning by watching others. Surely, Iris’ lead is good.”

The song changed, and this time, the two of them did a twirl and turn.

It was as if the center of the world was between the two, and they were the moon and the sun in the sky.

They supported each other’s bodies, and fought against the centrifugal force that threatened to pull the two apart.

“Surprisingly …… it’s fun”

“I, too, am having a lot of fun.”

The room and other participants flowed like the wind. Among them, Iris was the only one who did not move and remained within his sight. A world of which there was only the two of them; such is what they feel.

It’s only at this moment, that they can forget about each other’s country, status, title as being the leading magician, and half body of the Demon king.

The only one they see is each other.

I wish this moment could last forever—— the two people thought so.

The performance ended, and Haruto and Iris stopped their steps.

“Iris ……”

“Haruto-kun ……”

The moment the two called each other’s names,

Ooohh! The cheers and applause rang out.

“……Eh?”

They found themselves attracting the attention of all the participants in the hall.

“Wonderful! It goes without saying that the woman’s style is beautiful, but so is the man’s!”

“More importantly, it’s like a flowing dance! Every move they make is elegant and beautiful! Two in one, one in two! It was truly a magnificent waltz!”

“It would be unrefined to ask for their names and status here, but I definitely want to get acquainted!”

While singing words of praise, they gathered around the two.

Haruto whispers in Iris’ ear.

“Isn’t this, bad?”

“Ye,yes…… I never thought we’d get this much attention.”

We must leave this place immediately.

Iris smiles and tries to leave the hall. However, dressed up men and women gathered one after another, blocking their way.

“I’m sorry, can you let us through?”

“Pardon me. We’re in a bit of a hurry.”

They asked, but the aristocrats flock to the two with a smile.

“Don’t say so”

“It’s a great night. Let’s enjoy it for a while longer.”

Shit…… what’s going on.

If I’m not careful and they find out my identity, I’ll be in trouble.

And, when Haruto was worried——

“Ojou-sama! This way!!”

A white hand reaches out to them from the crowd.

Iris nodded to Haruto, and then they shuffled through the crowd towards that hand.

Beyond that, was the owner of that hand.

It was a girl in a maid outfit with brown hair tied up in a bun. She looks naive, but her face is quite cute.

“Err……”

Haruto, of course, had no idea, nor did Iris, about her.

“Now then, hurry, this way————”

But the other side seems to know who they are. She looks impatient and is trying to lead them on.

They have no choice but to follow this strange girl here.

The two followed the maid’s lead to the back of the mansion.

After turning a few corners and going up a flight of stairs, suddenly, they saw fewer people.

“This is an where the general participants don’t enter, so I think you’re safe now.”

The maid stopped and looked back at them.

“You are……”

“I’ve seen you several times before. Iri …… Ah”

The maid girl hurriedly held her mouth.

This girl knows the true identity of Iris.

Knowing that fact, Iris’ expression became stiff.

“How did you know who I was?”

“Yes. For a long time, your appearance was imprinted on my eyes. Since eventually, you will be the madam I will take care of.”

Madam?

Iris’ face pulled into a frown.

“Uhmm…… you are, perhaps”

“Yes. I have been taking care of the Harkonen family. My name is Lina Darian, and I am a maid of Vario-sama.”

“……tu!?”

In this place, they never thought they would come across her fiancé’s maid.

Iris broke out in a cold sweat, and smiled subtly.

“E,err…… is that so. So that, Vario …… is he, here?”

“No. Vario-sama is in the fortress of Axstard. He is fighting to protect the world from the Northern Demons (Tempest). The honor of the Harkonen family …… the hero of the empire.”

Lina who was talking about Vario, looked like a girl who was thinking about a hero ——no, she looked like a maiden in love.

However, when she soon became anxious, and dropped her gaze.

“It’s just that, since it’s a very dangerous role, I’m very worried. I would like to serve at his side, but I’ve been told that only combat personnel are allowed in the fortress. ……”

“I, I see……. Then, what are you doing here?”

“Yes, I’m here today as the Grand Master’s companion. He ordered me to wait in the room ahead of him, as he had some business to tend to.”

“Is that so. I’m sorry I bothered you in the middle of your work.”

“No, don’t say that! I’m unworthy of those words!”

Lina bowed her head.

“You seem to be in trouble, so I did an impertinent behavior, but …… thinking about it now, I feel like fire is coming out of my face. But it was truly a great honor to speak with you, Princess.”

Then, she had a slightly sad expression on her face.

“……What’s wrong?”

“N,no…… Vario-sama is a very wonderful person. I believe that he is suitable for the princess. Please…… please take care of Vario-sama”

As she bowed deeply, Lina ran away with her face down.

“What’s wrong? So sudden.”

Looking at the back of her head as she walked away, Haruto twisted his head. Until then, she was smiling and politely responding, but suddenly, it seemed to be a chore for her, as she had run off in a hurry.

“Perhaps …… that girl.”

“Do you have any idea what’s going on?”

“No, it’s just a hunch, but…… Lina-san, I think she likes Vario…….”

……I see.

“It certainly felt like she was enthralled by her master…… that means, that if that girl and this guy Vario get together——”

However, Iris shook her head with an unfortunate face.

“But…… since Lina seems to be a commoner …… it’s going to be difficult.”

“Really……”

And then, there’s the question of what this Vario guy thinks about her. It is natural to think that a great nobleman who is engaged to a royal family would not be interested in a commoner maid.

Normally, he would be full of thoughts to marry Iris. After all, the other party is a royalty. If he was skillful, he may even have the aspirations to become the next emperor.

Vario Harkonen …… what kind of guy he is?

The day after tomorrow, we’re going to the fortress of Axstard too. Perhaps, I will have a chance to meet face-to-face with the guy there.

“Then, Haruto-kun. It’s about time to return——”

At that moment, they heard someone’s voice from the end of the hallway.

A painful, groaning voice.

According to Lina’s story, his Grand Master is supposed to be talking about work……?

“It doesn’t sound like a calm business meeting.”

“What should we do? Haruto-kun”

“We owe Lina for her help earlier. If her employer was being attacked, I guess we should help”

“Understood”

Haruto and Iris sharpened their minds, and continued down the corridor.

Their feet stopped in front of a door.

“It’s from here……”

From inside, they could hear the sound of a whip being used and the faint sound of a man screaming.

They opened the door, trying to make as little noise as possible.

“!?”

“Kya……ah!?”

The scene they saw there, was beyond the two’s imagination.

“Look, look! Do you like this whip? Is this good!? You pig!”

“Hiiiiiiiiii! Aaahh, that’s good! Ojou-sama!”

An erotic woman in a black enamel bondage, was whipping a half-naked middle-aged man.

“Look now, why don’t you show your true colors that you usually suppress? You dog noble-sama?”

“Ye,ye~s, I’m proudly giving orders to the army like a bigshot, but in reality, I’m a pig who enjoys being stepped on by my lady! Haaaaaaa~”

“What human’s words are you speaking!? You deserve fitting words!”

“Fuhiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!!”

Haruto couldn’t help but become speechless. He could only watch in silence as the hellscape unfolded in front of him.

The Harkonnen family surely rose to prominence through bravery, right? Military-related orders, she means…… This old man is what Lina called her Grand Master…… Then, we can’t show her, this figure, I guess.

Looking to the side, he saw that Iris’ eyes was in perfect circle, as if she was about to faint.

“Ara? Are you a late participant?”

The erotic woman’s voice was soft and gentle as she spoke.

“Ah…… no, we are”

“Sorry, I’m using this room. Can you go to the back, please?”

“N,no, just a ——”

“If an ordinary person entered by mistake while I have a guest, I couldn’t let them out alive, you know~”

What a horrible thing to say!

“Look, there might be some rooms vacant in the back, alright? Well, It’s fun even in a large room, bu~t ♪”

“Ha,haa……”

He didn’t want to cause any trouble, so he dragged Iris to the back door and left the room.

He doesn’t know how it’s structured, but as he passed through the room, he found himself in a narrow corridor that he could barely walk past. Haruto let out a sigh as he leaned against the wall.

“Well…… that was surprising”

He barely said anything else, and Iris looked up at him as if she had just woken up.

“Haruto-kun!”

“Eh? Yes”

“This is different! This is not the Absolute Empire!”

“……This is the imperial capital, you know”

“It’s different! It’s the imperial capital, but it’s different!”

“I,I understand. I got it, so”

Haruto gently touched Iris’ shoulder.

“U,ugh…… The truth is, it’s much prettier, and it has many beautiful places which I am proud of…… why, is such …….”

She had tears in her eyes, and her shoulders were shaking.

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