The “Master swordsman” who was reincarnated, wants to live freely - Chapter 127

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Mariel was, together with her little sister Cloe, led to the reception room by Remyl.

“To think that you would actually come all the way to the headquarters. You could’ve just waited at one of our site branches as well, you know”
“Ufufu, we just wanted to come all the way here. We figured we might as well see a few places within the Kingdom. Isn’t that right, Cloe?”
“I-I don’t really mind either way…”
Mariel laughed in response to Cloe’s rather distant behavior.
She was acting all quiet and meek. She once aspired to be a knight, so being in a place like this might put some pressure on her.

“That being said, Lady Mariel – What occasion brings you here?”
“Ufufu, you must already know why, no?”
Without breaking the smile on her face, Mariel spoke back to Remyl.
Remyl also put on a smile and answered back.

“No really, I have little idea as to what”
“My oh my. There really could only be one type of business for me to have with you – It could really only be about little Alta, no?”
“Alta – Schweiss, the Order’s first knight, you mean? I am certain that he is nearby so that you can make contact with him yourself, though.”
“Yes, of course. I did so, but that made we want to get in contact with you as well”
“…With me?”
“Yes. Alta is … I was wondering whether you could relieve him of his duty of being Iris’ bodyguard”
“—What was that?”

Remyl became a bit tenser after hearing Mariel’s words. Somehow she didn’t expect to hear something like this.
Cloe, who was sitting next to Mariel, too looked surprised.
Mariel again left out a laugh.
“Don’t be startled”
“Well, if I hear something like that so suddenly, I am bound to be. May I ask your reasons?”
“My reasons are utmost simple. Iris was targeted by… The Swordsman Gang, was it? Then there was also some organization from the empire, and other absurd stories going about. As a knight, I can of course imagine this is normal, you know? But you know — The Swordsman Gang who first targeted Iris, even targeted Alta in the end. And that changed everything for me. Don’t you think that this could put house Schweiss in peril?”
“That is…”
Remyl was stuck on how to answer Mariel properly.
— Because he became a knight Alta is prepared to give his life in battle. Or at least, he is aware of the possibility.
Consequently, there is no need to talk about such outcomes. Perhaps the problem is the fact that the Black Wolf Knights Order relied too much on Alta.

“Noble families even outside of the kingdom hear the rumors from within more than well enough. Due to this we also hear that the military powers within the kingdom are being changed severely… And it’s true, isn’t it? And in the midst of all of it, the representative knight of house Schweiss and representative knight of the Black Wolf Gang is there – Acting as Iris’ personal bulwark. This is also the point where people assume house Schweiss is in support of Iris, you know”
“Are you saying that house Schweiss is not in support of Lady Reinfell, then?”
“! W-What is the meaning of this! Big sis!”
A big reaction to Remyl’s remark came from Cloe, who still sat right next to Mariel.
Cloe stood up from her chair in unrest, but Mariel faced her again with a kind smile.

“Don’t lose yourself, Cloe. We’re still in the middle of this talk”
“B-but…”
“You’re going to behave, right?”
“…Yes”
She obeyed Mariel, lowered her head, and sat back into her chair.

“I didn’t say anything about not supporting her though. As a matter of fact, I had met her not too long ago”
“! You met with Lady Reinfell?”
“Yes, she’s such a good girl. She doesn’t leave someone in trouble just by themselves. … Nobles always seem to be such prideful children, but she’s quite different from that. She knows her place and what she must do – That may be so, but the most important factor is the fact that I really can’t detect any will to become the next King. … That is most likely because she’s really not aware of it. That perception is not misplaced I suppose?”
“Aah, it certainly isn’t misplaced, no”
Remyl answered clearly.
Iris — She has no interest in becoming this country’s king. Mariel must’ve known this since long back.
She is not energetically trying to get any support from other nobles.
But her very being is enough to gain support. Perhaps it is this kind of demeanor that is necessary, but the problem lies in the fact that she’s really not concerned with getting that position.

“However, we’re actually discussing about how to convince Lady Reinfell”
“…Convince? Ufufu, you certainly say interesting things, don’t you, Remyl?”
“I did not mean that as a jest”
“You know that that is lost effort, right? Even with just the letters I received from Alta, I can already tell that Iris is quite unwavering. Isn’t Iris just forcing herself a tad bit too much?”
“That too… is something I cannot disprove”
“I wonder, would she really say “I’ll become the King” once you ask her nicely? I think not.
Just like I did not become a knight, she will not become a king”
Mariel was capable of actually becoming a knight. Some time ago Remyl even invited her to become one. However, she decided to take another road in life.
Of course, this is a completely different story. But by talking about it you’d know quickly enough.
Iris is someone with a strong will. And Mariel does not think that no matter how much Remyl would try to convince her, she would actually waver.

“…And so you want me to relieve first knight Schweiss from his duties?”
“Yes. I do not ask you to un-knight him though. I just don’t want him to set foot into lost battles, that’s all”
A lost battle – IF Iris is not to become king, there is little use in supporting her. Would other people also realize this soon enough?
Iris Reinfell is a noble, and one that aims to be a knight.
Consequently, there is little chance she’ll become king. And to support someone like that is something that will avail to nothing.
Mariel behaved like the true representative of house Schweiss and gave Remyl a piece of her mind.
Remyl really had little to say back again, so Mariel put up a kind smile and spoke again.

“Ufufu… Well, that’s how house Schweiss looks at this ordeal. Though it is not the collective opinion of the house”
“! And that is to say?”
“The one that sits here next to me, Cloe, of course, does not think this way, and I too do not wish to impede into Alta’s work like this. This is just how I, Mariel Schweiss, personally feels about it”
“So you did not come here to relieve first knight Schweiss of his duty, then?… is that what I am to make of this?”
“Yes, that was something I could have also written to you in a letter. I came here to confirm the things that cannot be confirmed with just a letter. I wanted to know what kind of person Iris is. And, whether it is worth supporting her, or not.
“Whether it’s worth supporting Lady Reinfell… Are you telling me you figured that out as you met her before this?”
“No, I am about to ascertain that from here on out. So I came here since I had a favor to ask of you”
“A favor, you say. Well, if you are here to understand the position that first knight Schweiss had then that would be very welcome, but”
“From the very start we… never really approved of Alta being here. But that is exactly why I, as the next heir of house Schweiss, am here to ascertain whether it is worth backing Iris. This is all in concordance with the current head of house Schweiss, my father.
“I see. And you are to remain here in the kingdom then?”
“We are to lodge here for a while. But I didn’t come here to just have that conversation”
“This is where your favor comes in? I will help you as long as it is within my range of possibilities”
“It is a very simple favor. I want you to lend me the swords that the Black Wolf Gang has to me”
Mariel said straight out. Remyl was baffled at first but soon realized what was going on.
Mariel was – Like always, just laughing.