A bead of cold sweat ran down Merlin's neck as his smile became strained under the heavy suspicion they had in him.
He hated how Reinhard just ratted him out like that infront of everyone.
SHOW SOME TACT MAN!!!
But his current situation is very precarious to say the least.
The cards will need to be placed with great thoughts because the room already has a lie detector so it won't be possible for him to lie his way through this.
But if he—
"I believe you have some explaining to do Merlin." The gentle yet stern voice came from Adelheid.
Truthfully Merlin can't understand shit about her. At first she mocked him, then she played a tsundere card on him and ran away from the room and then she started to act like friends all of a sudden. And now? She's adding ammunition for others to question him further?
Girl decide what you want to be first!
"Honestly speaking?..."
Every eye sharpened with attention as the boy began to speak.
"I, well can't really understand my own situation." Merlin simply shrugged and let his gaze fall down to his hands that were on his lap. The perfect posture that screamed "pity" and "innocence".
"Can't understand? Please elaborate further Merlin. I don't want to doubt you." Spoke the red haired knight in his full uniform, with a tender gaze which was mostly hidden under his expression, forged for duty and duty alone.
"Back in my world, there's nothing like magic. It's all fantasies and fairy tales, you see."
That statement sent a wave of disbelief through everyone sitting at the table.
Mana was everything and everywhere. How can a world even remain standing without it?
But that sparked a question in the minds of 3 specific individuals in the room.
Adelheid began—"Then Merlin, what about your..?"
"That's the point. This magic isn't mine. It's inherited in a way. And I can't exactly tell anything about the 'God' you're talking about but i can assure you he definitely has no interests in taking over me." Yet. "Most i can say that he's like a helper of sorts to me."
"I see. With the given information I cant exactly do much but as per orders. You will have to remain under heavy surveillance. I apologize i cant do much about it—"
"Oi Rein, like I said earlier. Quit apologizin' every chance ya' get. And it's pretty obvious to put me under observation. I mean if an alien had arrived in my world then it would've definitely been directed to pieces for sure!"
"Eugh. What a horrifying place!" Felt grimaced at the thought of something being disected for just being different. What a nightmare! Od, Buddha! Don't let her go anywhere near this man's world!
Although with now more context, she did felt a bit of kinship towards him. Like Felt, Merlin had also been forced away from the place he grew up in and was now placed with a heavy burden. Just like her.
So he mustn't be that dangerous right?
She nodded her head at her own thoughts, earning weird looks from both the twin maids.
Slowly she walked back to her seat, right beside Merlin.
"Ho? Not scared of this creature anymore"
"Scared? Me? From you? Hah! Even a Zodda bug will do a better job than you at that!"
"Touché."
Adelheid meanwhile had her gears running in turbo mode. Surveillance, observation. This is a feast! A BANQUET!!!
"And for that reason, I have decided to act as your temporary guardian for the next 2 month—"
"Actually brother I think I should be the one to do it."
There was juuuuuust silence.
Everyone stopped with their chit chat and looked at her.
Reinhard particularly looked quite perplexed.
"And why is that sister?"
"Aren't you already the knight of lady Felt?"
"This dorks my knight?" "Ay Felt that's not nice!"
"Even so—"
"That's why I think I should be the one incharge of that work. You're already too preoccupied. And you aren't an omnipresent being to be at all places right? To manage being both the Sword Saint and the knight of a Royal Candidate in addition to being a moron's—" "Tf did u just call me?!" "—guardian. You're bound to fail."
Reinhard fell silent at that. He wanted to say that he could do it but chose not to. Why? He does not understand.
"If that's what you want...Merlin, do you have any complaints?"
"Nah. I'm fine with either."
"See brother?"
Reinhard let out a heavy sigh before finalizing it.
From today.
Reinhard was the knight of the blonde haired girl.
And Adelheid was the temporary guardian/surveillant of Merlin.
And Merlin couldn't help but feel a wave of chills tickling his spine because of it.
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Damn this is short isn't it?
And I'm so sorry for not uploading, Class 12 hasn't been very merciful on me you see😢