The Eldest Daughter Walks Down The Flower Path - Chapter 136

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The Eldest Daughter Walks the Path of Flowers Episode 136

“Well, I haven’t asked for his opinion yet. I’ll talk to him once and let you know.”

“Alright.”

Robert watched Radis diligently carving the spell formations with infinitely warm eyes, recalling the moment he first met her in his previous life.

Radis seemed to have completely forgotten, but she was included among the ‘beasts’ Robert had mentioned.

‘I am David Tilrod.’

She had spoken with a voice cracked from extreme tension, like a hedgehog with all its spines raised.

She was acting like a frog that couldn’t remember its tadpole days, but in truth, she was the member who had the longest time adapting to the extermination corps.

She absolutely never allowed others to approach her.

Unless it was absolutely necessary, she hardly spoke at all, and even under the blazing heat that made everything sizzle, she wouldn’t even remove her helmet.

Despite all that, her eyes always overflowed with venom.

Once combat began, she would leap into hordes of monsters without looking back or forth, like someone who had decided to die that day, making him clutch his chest in worry more than once or twice.

The reason he made her a squad leader wasn’t for any other purpose.

It was to force her to look behind her.

Fortunately, as they say the position makes the person, after becoming squad leader and starting to look after the members, she changed a lot.

Perhaps mistaking that Robert relied on her, she would sneak up to him and act affectionately, and her attitude toward the members became much gentler too.

It was around that time that he began to have doubts about her.

Once the venom drained away, other things began to show.

She spoke in a very low voice, but sometimes let out sneezes so adorable they gave him goosebumps.

When taking off armor to wash her body, she would threaten to kill anyone who came close.

When the guys who had gotten soaked in rain lined up their swollen, stinking, ugly feet in a row to sleep, if a slender, pretty foot was visible among them, it was hers.

Unable to contain his growing doubts day by day, he committed a despicable act.

He had someone investigate her background.

The mystery was soon solved.

Some servant of the Tilrod household spilled the fact that the eldest daughter of the Tilrod family was serving military duty in the extermination corps in place of the eldest son, for a few coins.

It was astounding.

However, he had to bury this as his secret alone.

Though it was utterly lax, that place was the Imperial Monster Hunting Corps.

If the fact that she was serving military duty as a substitute was discovered, it would bring her no benefit.

He had to pretend not to know even though he knew.

And much time later, he came to bitterly regret that decision.

However, she ultimately overcame everything with her own strength and became who she is now.

Robert, who had been looking at her as if dazzled, called to her.

“D.”

At his call, Radis widened her eyes and looked at him.

Robert looked at that clear face and recalled the face of the ‘D’ he knew.

The ‘D’ who always had eyes that seemed slightly hurt, suppressing something.

Robert asked her.

“Are you happy now?”

At his words, Radis curved even her eyes as she grinned.

“No? I’m dying from how hard it is!”

“It sounds like you’re saying you’re happy.”

“It really is hard though? I want to stop now.”

Radis said as she tossed the seed she was holding into the pouch.

“Let’s take these back and try them out.”

“Alright.”

Radis swayed as she tried to get up.

She pressed her knee and frowned at her forehead.

“Whoa, I’m dizzy…!”

Robert, who had been watching her, turned his back to her and bent down.

“Get on my back.”

“What?”

Radis widened her eyes that had been frowning as she looked at that broad back.

“Huh, get on your back?”

“Yes.”

“Captain, what’s with that? Just because I said I’m a little dizzy, you offer your back like that? The Marquis too, and if men are this easy-going…”

“At this rate the sun will set here.”

“…”

“I’ll let you down right away when you feel better, so just get on for now.”

At his serious voice, Radis pondered with a conflicted expression before finally getting on his back.

Carrying her, Robert began to walk.

He could see shadows stretching long beneath his feet.

Looking at those indistinct forms, Robert spoke to ‘D’.

‘I wanted to let you lean on me completely like this at least once.’

Why hadn’t he been able to do so?

‘There must have been many reasons… but above all, the biggest reason was that I couldn’t be upright before you.’

Robert recalled ‘D’s back that always seemed larger than it actually was as he spoke to her.

‘Just like now, you were a more magnificent human being than anyone else back then.’

That was right.

‘D’ had that kind of dignity.

Regardless of gender or skill, the majestic dignity unique to humans who face hardship head-on and fight desperately.

That’s why Robert couldn’t rashly pity her or dare to let her lean on him.

‘Perhaps that’s why I couldn’t face you as an equal. I always lived turning my back on my own hardships…’

Robert turned his head to look at Radis with a faint smile.

Her face was full of question marks.

“Captain… did you eat something wrong? Why are you like this?”

Robert chuckled and said.

“I have something to confess to you.”

“What?”

Radis made an anxious expression.

“Captain, sorry but just hearing the word ‘confess’ makes my body tremble right now…?”

“Just listen.”

“Yes.”

“I’ve known you were a woman for a long time.”

“Yes. No, what? What did you say?”

Radis grabbed his shoulder firmly.

“S-since when?”

“It’s been so long ago that when exactly is hazy.”

“How did you find out?”

“Well.”

“Y-you didn’t see something, did you?”

“Think about that yourself. I’ll never tell you.”

“Why won’t you tell me?”

“Because it’s embarrassing.”

Robert meant it was embarrassing that he had investigated her, but Radis’s face turned pale upon hearing this.

“C-Captain? What did you see? I was so careful…!”

Feeling the presence of Radis flailing on his back like an angry cat with his whole body, Robert smiled gently across his face.

The next day, Radis and Robert, who had spent the night at an inn on the outskirts of Luare, headed toward the House of Rosild located in Benon.

Their purpose was to prevent Thierry, who had been a member of the extermination corps, from committing murder.

Radis pulled the reins to bring her horse closer to Robert and asked.

“Today, right?”

“Yes. I’ve seen it so many times that I remember it clearly. Thierry Fraser killing Elben Rosild happens today.”

“Was there any mention of why he killed him?”

“….”

Robert frowned with disgust as he opened his mouth.

“Elben Rosild did… filthy things to Thierry’s sister, who had secretly visited the Rosild family to meet Thierry.”

Radis, who understood what those ‘filthy things’ meant from his expression and tone, said.

“He deserved to die.”

“While I agree with that sentiment, it’s something that shouldn’t have happened. Because of that incident, Thierry’s sister turned her back on the world and went to a monastery, while Thierry was dragged to prison.”

The Fraser family desperately tried to protect Thierry, but the opponent was too powerful.

Thierry, who had killed Elben Rosild, the eldest son of the Rosild family, barely escaped execution and was sentenced to spend the rest of his life in prison.

Thierry would remain imprisoned until years later when a new High Priest was appointed, a general amnesty was implemented, and prison sentences were commuted to forced military service.

Radis snorted.

“I’ll take care of Elben Rosild before anything happens. Very quietly and thoroughly…”

Regia added quietly.

[And burn him to ashes without leaving a single bone fragment…]

Robert spoke in a stern voice.

“Don’t get involved.”

Radis made a loud “hmph” sound and tapped her horse’s flank to make it walk ahead.

“That girl.”

Robert pretended to click his tongue, but he had no intention of letting her face such a filthy criminal.

Since they had sent word ahead from the manor, when they arrived, a member of the Rosild family’s extermination corps immediately came out to greet them.

“What an honor to have the Russel Marquis’ extermination corps visit our Rosild family’s corps like this!”

When the corps member extended his hand for a handshake, Robert tapped Radis’s back with his hand, making her step forward.

“…?”

Radis ended up taking the corps member’s hand unexpectedly.

“I-I’m Radis Tillord.”

She glanced at Robert, but he said nothing.

Radis had no choice but to smile brightly and explain the situation to the Rosild family’s corps member according to their pre-arranged script.

“Our captain wanted to know how other prestigious families operate their extermination corps before expanding our personnel this year, so we came to visit.”

“Oh, if it’s the captain of the marquis’ extermination corps, that would be Lord Luks! He’s truly an amazing person! Lord Luks’s performance when the wyvern pack appeared two years ago was absolutely brilliant. Do you remember?”

“Uh, um, well…”

Radis felt her forehead getting damp with cold sweat as she looked back at Robert.

Watching her, Robert spoke in a very polite tone.

“Please take your time talking and touring. I’ll be looking around this area.”

After confirming that the Rosild family’s corps member, who seemed to be a secret fan of Luks, was taking Radis away, Robert also began to walk slowly.

Though he hadn’t told Radis, the documents containing Thierry’s charges had more detailed circumstances.

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