The Main Heroine Likes the Extra

70 – Discovery.

Just like when I arrived a few months ago, the northern part of the Earl of Wentos was still covered in white snow even though it was summer.

Thankfully, as summer entered, I didn’t feel the cold like before, but the chilly air still blew around, so everyone had to put on more clothes.

“Guests! I can see the Arianerod Fortress!”

If you stick your head out of the wagon and look at the coachman’s voice, you will see a strong fortress, Arian Road Fortress, standing tall on the white snowfield.

To the extent that it was called the northern barrier, it was still strong and proud of its magnificent majesty.

“Oh, that’s the Arianrod fortress you’ve only heard about.”

Iris-senpai said that while exclaiming.

Actually, people who come to the Arianerod Fortress for the first time often show that kind of reaction.

A territory in the north of the kingdom, said to have been ruled by a demon king in the past.

In order to block the vicious and strong monsters that periodically descend from there, the Arianrod Fortress is larger and grander than any other fortress in the kingdom.

From a different point of view, this fortress is also used as a tourist attraction in the Earldom of Wentos. .

“Hmm…?”

“Mr. Leelu, why are you like this?”

Looking at the fortress and seeing Rilou-san let out a sigh, Emilia cast a questioning eye.

“No, I wanted it to be much bigger than the fortress I knew.”

“Ah, it is said that the Arianerod Fortress has been repeatedly expanded and reinforced over hundreds of years. Isn’t that why?”

“Really? I’m glad my memory isn’t wrong.”

Actually, it’s the same as the fact that the Arianerod Fortress has been repeatedly extended and reinforced, but as far as I know the size itself hasn’t changed much for about 200 years.

Then, how old is Leelu… Uhm…

If you say it wrong, you will be beaten, so let’s forget it.

Emilia parted ways to go back to her own hometown.

Later, she said goodbye to her, saying that she would come to Arrianrod Fortress to meet Riel, and then she entered the forest without hesitation.

So she parted ways with Emilia, and there was a person who greeted us as we entered the fortress after passing through her checkpoint.

“It’s been a while, my blood!!”

A girl with slightly elongated silver hair that shimmers in light green, and her younger sister, Kino Wen Toth, appeared in a mysterious pose.

Unlike before, the clean, blood-red cloak fluttering in the wind creates a strange atmosphere.

“…Yes. Long time no see, Kino. …Did you change your cloak?”

“Keukkeuk! My mother gave me a new gift!”

…Aristocrats rarely wear red cloaks, but they don’t wear red cloaks that look like they’re covered in blood.

Of course, it was a bit superstitious that it was unlucky because of its color, but isn’t that what superstition is all about?

How dare you choose a color like that.

I can imagine what my mother must have looked like.

“Welcome, brother.”

“…I feel relieved to see you, Asta.”

Unlike before, her younger brother, Asta Wentos, came out to meet her.

Like Kino, a newly fitted white cloak fluttered.

The wind doesn’t blow very much, but it’s probably Kino’s magic that makes the wind blow.

Asta was involved in that.

“Did you change your cloak too?”

“Yes. We are also going to the academy next year. We are preparing a lot of things to match our private clothes in advance.”

Come to think of it, these twins who are a year younger than me will attend the academy next year.

I was also dragged here and there by my mother about half a year before I started attending the academy, matching this outfit with that outfit.

The green cloak I’m wearing right now is also a cloak tailored to that time.

“Yes, in half a year you will become my juniors.”

“Yes! Please take good care of me at that time. Brother.”

“Keukkeuk! What kind of supreme achievement will the sacred learning ground show me…”

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Kino That guy, is it okay if I go to the academy as it is?

Before, I was careless that there was still about a year left, but I’m starting to get a bit scared as it’s slowly decreasing to about half a year.

“Kino! Hello!”

“Hee-ik! The red-crowned girl…!”

As if it was nice to see you after a long time, Riel appeared in front of Kino with a smile on his face and held her hand tightly.

However, as soon as she saw Riel, Kino wondered if Riel was still a burden.

“Ah, I guess you can call me unnie soon…”

“It’s not comfortable…?!”

“But, if she’s good enough, she could actually be your sister?”

When those words came out of Riel’s mouth, Kino put on a bewildered expression.

“Huh…? What did that mean?”

“hehehe~ What does it mean?”

Riel said that in a teasing way, and there was someone who understood the situation before Kino did.

It was none other than Asta, her younger brother.

“Brother…? Maybe…”

“…Well, that’s how it happened. …I’m going to formally tell my parents, too.”

“Really…? Well, when I saw you before, I expected it to some extent… But congratulations.”

It takes a little bit of confession to be congratulated, but it’s not a bad feeling.

Seeing Kino still confused and unable to understand the meaning, Asta approached and whispered something in his ear.

In that moment, Kino’s face was dyed redder than Riel’s hair.

“What… What… What… Mousse?!”

“Kino?!”

“Oh! Brother?! Really?! With brother…!”

“Calm down, Kino”

Bloodwind Alukinon ran away again.

“Now that it’s like that, you can call me Riel-sister with ease!”

“Hey! Don’t stick!”

Riel hugged Kino tightly with a triumphant smile.

… If you attach Riel to her Kino, wouldn’t she be able to cure Kino’s second illness?

“Rather than that, older brother, who are the people behind you?”

“Oh, yes.”

While Riel and Kino were chatting, I introduced Iris-senpai and Leelu-san to Asta.

“I’m Iris Likenair, a second year student at Gransen Academy.”

“…Liluya. Please take good care of me.”

Senior Iris cheered up, twitching her long ears, and Mr. Leelu quietly greeted them.

After entering Arianrod Fortress, Mr. Leelu took off his hood completely.

It’s said that they don’t come out very often, but since elves live in the north, it was judged that there wouldn’t be a big problem.

“Ah…I am Asta Wentos, the second son of Count Wentos! Please take good care of me!”

The Asta dyed her face red and bowed in greeting.

I wondered why, but when I think about it, both Iris-senpai and Leelu-san are quite beautiful.

Well, because the deviation in appearance in this world is so high, I don’t know the standard of beauty…

…Asta has always been weak to beautiful women, and if she reacts like that, she must be beautiful by the standards of this world.

“Brother, we are ready to depart.”

During the greeting, I heard the shouts of the mansion’s servants who were preparing the wagon.

I looked back.

Two men in knight armor were standing and waiting.

“Is it really okay if I don’t go with you?”

“Yes, we have prepared a separate accommodation..”

It was none other than an escort given by the royal family in case something happened on the way to the county.

I was attacked once in the royal capital and again in the dukedom of Ignis, so the royal family attached it just in case.

“If you need to leave the fort, please contact us in advance. We will come immediately.”

“Sorry about something, you must be very busy.”

“No, this is also a mission. Have a good vacation then…”

Saying that, the two knights walked in different directions.

As I was seeing them off, I called Riel and Kino, who were still hugging each other, and got on the carriage to the mansion.

For Kino, who hadn’t been introduced to Iris-senpai and Leelu-san, it was somehow passed by simply introducing them in the carriage.

The carriage ran hard through the fortress and arrived at the count’s mansion.

The count’s mansion, which I thought was big even though it was my childhood home.

It’s just that I realized that our house is surprisingly small, perhaps because I visited the larger duke’s mansion just a while ago.

…Well, because of the botanical garden I made for my mother instead, the site itself is quite large, though.

“Welcome.”

In front of the mansion, her mother was waiting.

Several attendants were waiting behind her, and her father was not there.

“I’m back.”

“I heard you were hurt, but it’s good that you look healthy. Miss Riel and the other guests are welcome too.”

“Yes. Long time no see. Mother.”

Riel greeted her first, and Iris-senpai and Leelu-san also greeted her mother.

Once we had finished our greetings, the attendants who had been waiting to see if they had heard about Iris-senpai and Leelu-san said that they would take their luggage and lead them to their room.

After they moved to their room, her mother winked at the remaining attendants.

The attendants suddenly approached Kino and Asta.

“Boss Asta, Lady Kino. Your wife has prepared a new outfit for you.”

“What…? Again?”

“Uh…Mom!! For me, this cloak is enough…!”

“Come on, go first. Mom will be there soon.”

At the words of their mother, the younger siblings quietly follow the attendants to somewhere.

Looking at the figure, guessing that her mother sent them on purpose, I looked at her mother.

“Mother, where is your father?”

“…He’s in the annex right now.”

“An outbuilding? It must be a place that is not often used…?”

Beside the botanical garden in the mansion grounds, there was a small outbuilding.

Originally, it was made for the use of the manager who will manage the botanical garden, but the botanical garden was left unused because my mother managed it herself.

But I couldn’t understand why her father was there, so she looked straight at her mother.

“Mother, what the hell is your father doing in the annex?”

“……”

The mother didn’t answer, instead turning her gaze to Riel.

After a while, the mother let out her breath, looked straight at Riel, and said,

“Miss Riel, your father…So I found Duke Ignis…”