Tale of Discovery

Chapter 150: Trouble ; Good Girl

A nervous expression appears on Yvonne's face as she kneels on the ground without uttering a word.

The two behind her seem to not be completely clear in the head, so they just simply follow suit and kneel alongside her.

For some reason, I have a feeling that this will take some time

"Get up," I command.

The three of them rise to their feet and make way for me to pass through.

I walk past them while carrying Aruru as the rest of the girls follow long.

Examining the table, I find it lacking in size, so I press my palm against it and use Destruction to obliterate it.

Then, I proceed to telepathically move the chairs away and create a larger table, while ignoring the shocked look on the generals' faces.

Once that's done, I create a few more chairs before taking a seat at the newly created table.

The girls are the first ones to take a seat after me, which normally wouldn't mean much, however, that doesn't seem to be the case for one of the generals.

"Your Highness. With all due respect, but I believe that these ladies shouldn't be present," says the bulky black-haired man.

Shaking my head slowly, I let out a sigh and ask,

"First of all, who are you?"

My words seem to deal him an effective amount of damage as he says in a dubious tone,

"Your Highness, you couldn't have forgotten me, right?"

It seems like he's not aware of the 'fact' that I have amnesia.

"I'm afraid that's the case. For reasons yet to be known, I've lost all my memories of the past."

"It can't be," the man mutters, while a strange expression appears on Yvonne's face.

"Forget that," I say in a slightly forceful tone, "Introduce yourself and tell me why you think that these girls shouldn't be present."

In response to my words, the man coughs twice before saying,

"My name is Ludovic Boffrand."

Boffrand? Is he related to Godeffroy in some way?

"Are you Godeffroy's brother?" I ask directly.

For some reason, Ludovic seems to find my words funny as he tries to hold his laughter in before saying in a forced serious tone,

"Godeffroy will never be my brother. He was just adopted due to his usefulness for the Boffrand family."

While he was speaking, I kept an eye on Godeffroy to see how he would react, only to find him unfazed by his words.

Godeffroy either has a strong will, or he's used to this. Perhaps, both?

Anyway, I sure wasn't expecting something like this to happen.

I believed that those present would make use of this opportunity to leave a good impression on me.

Ignoring Ludovic, I shift my attention to the man standing near him, only to be surprised by his appearance.

His physique is bulky and he has long jet-black hair. In his eyes, I see nothing other than boredom.

"Your Highness," Ludovic calls out before casting a glance at Yvonne and saying, "The reason that I believe women shouldn't be here is that they're unworthy."

Seriously? A sexist general? Just what I needed.

"Is that so?" I say before asking him, "Who was the one that assigned Yvonne as a general?"

Without a single moment delay, Ludovic replies,

"The late king."

"So, you're saying that his judgment was lackluster?" I inquire while squinting my eyes.

"Of course, not!" Ludovic anxiously responds, "It's just that Uh"

Seeing him stammer and not coming up with a proper response, I say,

"What do you believe makes them unworthy of being here?"

Finding this to be his saving grace, Ludovic directly says,

"Strength!"

Sitting back, I gently pat Aruru's head and say,

"You believe that their strength is lacking compared to men?"

"Yes," he responds while doing his best to maintain a respectful attitude.

Perhaps, I could make use of this opportunity to find more things out regarding these generals.

"Does this mean that Yvonne is currently the weakest person currently present in the room?" I nonchalantly ask.

My words seem to hurt Yvonne a little as her lips twitch, but that doesn't last long as Ludovic shakes his head and says,

"That shouldn't be the case. The weakest one in this room should be that little girl on Your Highness's lap."

Is this his attempt at being honest? How cute.

"Alright," I say before getting up from my seat and letting Aruru down, "You may fight her."

"Huh?" a disbelieving expression appears on Ludovic's face as he watches as Aruru makes her way over to him.

"Speaking of which," I say, "What was it that made Yvonne so angry when I came here?"

Ludovic is still out of it, so Yvonne replies instead of him,

"Your Highness, they claimed that the feats performed by Your Grace were just exaggerations and lies."

"Oh?"

"They believed that Your Highness isn't capable of fighting against an army of soldiers, especially alongside women."

Before I can say anything, the man with the jet-black hair says,

"Don't make it seem like I'm with General Ludovic. I simply said that it's unlikely for His Highness to fight against an army in the manner that was described the soldiers. I believe that there is more to it than what soldiers let on, be it a plan or action."

Hm... This guy thinks that I made use of a strategic plan to wipe out the army. Normally, this would be completely logical, but not this time.

Logic doesn't apply to me the same way it does to others.

"Forget that," I say, "Who are you?"

The man puts on a respectful front as he simply replies,

"Frances Hartlyn."

Very well. Frances seems to be a highly logical man, making him a good candidate for tutoring Guiche.

Shifting my focus back to Ludovic, I find him looking at Aruru with a strange expression.

"What's wrong, Ludovic?" I say, "I've already told you that you can fight her, no?"

In response to my words, Ludovic looks my way and bows a little before saying,

"Your Highness, I couldn't possibly fight a child."

Finding his words funny, I say,

"I suggest that you give it your all in fighting her, or you'll die before you know it."

Before he can say anything else, I say,

"Aruru, go."

The next moment, a scream resounds as Ludovic's body gets launched into the wall with enough force to form cracks on it.

Fortunately, Ludovic has a chest-plate on, so it won't harm him as much as it normally would've.

Nevertheless, this is more than enough to severely damage his internal organs.

Shaking my head, I appear beside him and about to make use of Healing Factor to heal him.

However, before I do so, an idea suddenly pops up in my head.

Looking down at the groaning Ludovic, I use Gift to grant him immortality.

Moving back, I observe as he stops groaning and gets up from the ground with a slightly raged expression on his face.

"How powerful," Yvonne comments, "To be able to blow away a cow in such a manner."

This seems to add more fuel to the fire as Ludovic's brows begin to twitch as he unsheathes his sword.

Shocked, Godeffroy takes this opportunity to say in a rebuking tone,

"What are you doing?! She's just a child!"

"Shut up!" Ludovic responds, "You have no say here! His Highness himself said that I may fight her, isn't that right?"

"You will use your sword to fight against a child?!"

"What do you know?! This 'child' that you speak of is a monster!"

The moment the last word leaves his mouth, Aruru's expression takes a turn for the worst as she mutters,

"How dare you"

Before anyone can react to the sudden change, Aruru disappears from where she was and reappears right in front of Ludovic.

In a state of panic, Ludovic swings his sword down on Aruru's head.

"Be careful!" Godeffroy and Yvonne both shout while Frances just squints his eyes.

The rest of the girls are currently watching everything unfold with a smile on their faces.

Shifting my attention back to Ludovic and Aruru, I find the sword's blade stopped by Aruru's bare hands as she looks at the bewildered Ludovic in the eyes and says,

"Only Father can decide what I am."

Aruru doesn't allow Ludovic to react as she breaks the sword and then driving it through his right kneecap, earning her an honest cry of agony from the man.

Unfazed, Aruru makes use of this opportunity to kick the other kneecap, which ultimately results in both of Ludovic's legs to be crippled.

With the effect of my Gift still active, he should be healing now, but based on the damage, it will take some time before the healing process gets done.

During this time, Aruru continuously punches Ludovic in the chest while repeatedly shouting,

"Only Father!"

After a while, I decide that he has been punished enough, so I say,

"Finish him!"

Hearing my words, Aruru slightly shifts her body before swiftly jumping and kicking his face with enough force to directly snap his neck.

That's not all, as Aruru uses Ludovic's body as a boost to launch herself toward me.

I catch her body and begin stroking her head while praising her.

After a few seconds, I look up only to find both Yvonne and Frances gawking at Aruru who's within my arms.

"She's such a good girl, isn't she?" I ask with a smile on my face.