A Righteous Female Knight Never Compromises!-Chapter 27 : } On the road
{Chapter 27} On the road
It was rare for her to wear that suit of plate armor, and she also wore the exclusive surcoat to the Garland family, a return gift from Helga for the Bartham family surcoat Anna had previously given her. It fits Anna quite well now.
As for the Amastacia emblem cloak from the previous mission rewards, since Atala hadn't revealed her identity yet, and at least on the surface, Anna only knew that Atala had such a family, but didn't know it was the royal family name of the Elf Forest.
And if she were to give Atala a cloak with her family emblem now, wouldn't that be admitting it outright?
So, this cloak would have to wait until they went to the Elf Forest, or until Atala directly revealed her identity to Anna, before she could give it to her.
However, previously Helga and Louise's achievements rewarded surcoats, but this time it was a cloak. Was it because Atala was an elf?
Anyway, Anna couldn't understand the logic behind the system's rewards.
She hadn't figured out why some achievements were bronze, some silver, and some gold, let alone pondered whether these rewards were reasonable.
The official interpretation rights still belong to the developers.
Back to the topic, as for why Anna was wearing this suit of plate armor... it was nothing else but because it was considered formal wear in the Kingdom of Rianved.
After all, today was the day Margaret invited Anna and the others to her palace to discuss cooperation.
Although this wasn't exactly attending a banquet, it was still meeting Charles V's sister, the current first in line to the throne of this kingdom. At least in terms of attire, they absolutely couldn't be careless.
Anna didn't dare to wear the evening gown Louise had given her to meet Margaret.
Not to mention that Anna felt the backless design was quite embarrassing every time she wore it, she also knew the rule that only the host could wear evening gowns at royal banquets.
Wearing a suit of armor was a good choice. At least no one would gossip, and it could also show that she wasn't just a noble, but also a knight.
Didn't you see Louise was also wearing a suit of plate armor?
Helga and Atala were currently in another carriage, leaving only Anna and Louise alone in this one.
At first, Helga wasn't very willing, but this carriage couldn't accommodate two armored knights and two ladies who couldn't have their clothes ruined at the same time.
So Helga could only huffily drag the clueless Atala to sit in another carriage.
“...Seeing you dressed like this, Louise, I can't help but remember the days back in the town.”
Looking at the familiar yet long-unseen knight Louise, Anna's tone carried a hint of nostalgia.
“Me too, Senpai. It's been a long time since you properly wore this suit of armor, right?”
Perhaps some have forgotten, but Anna had exchanged for an automatic armor maintenance kit before.
Ever since getting that thing, Anna no longer had to manually take care of her armor.
Plus, there weren't many battles afterward, so over time, this suit of armor simply became a shiny decoration in Anna's bedroom, almost forgotten by Anna, who had completely sunk into aristocratic life.
If it weren't for the kingdom's custom of treating armor as formal wear, Anna probably wouldn't have worn this suit again until the day of the assassination in the simulation.
Oh wait, if it were an assassination, she might not even have time to put on the armor.
Thinking carefully, if it weren't for the threats from the Pure Blood faction or the Royal faction led by Margaret, and that brat who appeared in her dreams twice always pushing her to seek out her ancestors' stories, or the simulation that always bizarrely led to outcomes she didn't want, Anna would have long lived a decadent yet particularly happy aristocratic life.
“...It feels like only about half a month has passed, but it seems like half a year has gone by...” Recalling her past of “struggling to survive” in the town, Anna sighed with emotion.
“Indeed, it's only been half a month, but the diligent Senpai has already turned into a salted fish.”
“...How can you call it a salted fish? I've been exercising too!”
“The kind that works for three days and slacks for two?”
“That's called conserving energy!” Anna's ears turned red as she spoke.
“Yes, yes, conserving energy,” Louise said dismissively, then “casually” asked, “So how's the energy conservation going, Senpai? Have you managed to become a D-rank knight yet?”
This was clearly teasing Anna.
“What's the rush? I just got promoted a few days ago.”
Anna said this, then confidently smiled:
“But in half a month, I'll definitely be promoted to D-rank!”
“...Senpai is so amazing.”
Although the words were flattering, there was no sincerity in the tone. Louise was obviously just humoring Anna.
But then again, a newly promoted E-rank knight boasting about being promoted again in half a month, no one would believe that.
It's not like she's some once-in-a-millennium hero. Who has the ability to get promoted directly in half a month?
“Believe it or not.”
Anna didn't expect Louise to believe her.
“Hehe, the Senpai who likes to brag is also a bit cute.”
Louise's hand suddenly touched Anna's face, startingling her.
“Too bad the armor is a hassle to take off.”
“...Let's get this straight, this carriage isn't that big. If we really did it, it would be really noisy!”
“I didn't say we were going to do it.”
Louise glanced at Anna, “Senpai, what are you thinking about?”
“I... I...”
Anna was speechless.
Who could blame her? Whenever Louise touched her now, no matter where, Anna would think of what happened at night.
Anna felt like her past innocence was gone.
...Was Anna actually innocent in the past?
“Ahem... Lady Louise, Lady Anna, we've arrived.”
The coachman outside the carriage, who seemed to be a jack-of-all-trades maid, suddenly reminded them, pulling Anna and Louise out of their flirtatious state.
“...We're here.”
Looking at Louise, who immediately sat up straight as if nothing had happened, Anna felt relieved but also inexplicably a bit disappointed.
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Chapter 27 : } On the road
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