The Reincarnated Saint Aims For The Friendship End!

The sky is clear, the sun is shining and it is warm out.

It was a relatively mild winter this year, but it feels good to be warm in the spring.

“So why are you in Class C, Elsa-san?” I asked.

“I don’t remember giving you permission to call me by my first name, Kimball-sama,” Elsa replied.

“Excuse me, umm,” I said.

“Elsa Grigny, the second daughter of Earl Grigny,” Elsa replied.

“Okay, Grigny-sama, or rather, we’ll be in the same faction, so just Makoto is fine.”

“We haven’t decided whether or not our family will join the Saint’s Faction,” Elsa said.

“Oh, is that so?” I asked.

She’s the kind of person who I just can’t keep up with in conversation.

Maybe they don’t like the idea of it at all.

“That I’m in class C is because it’s a proxy for society, so to speak,” Elsa said. “Curtis-sama doesn’t seem to be interested in socializing, so I have to do it in his stead.”

“… I didn’t know that was why you were in Class C,” Curtis said, eyes wide.

Elsa-san turned her head to the side.

How can these two not talk enough?

I’m getting a headache.

“It’s not something that gentlemen care about,” Elsa said. “I will create a presence in social circles suitable for a margrave, so you can do whatever you like, Curtis-sama.”

“Ah, I see, umm, that’ll help,” Curtis said.

Elsa’s cheeks blushed a little when Curtis complimented her.

I don’t know what it is, this relationship that has become nothing but tsunderes being tsundere, because both of them are tsundere.

“You really like Curtis, don’t you, Grigny-sama?” I asked.

“I, I think not,” Curtis said, “it’s just that our parents decided that… Elsa?”

Elsa-san was silent and blushing, flapping her hands up and down.

Uhiya, you’re so cute

“Don-Don’t say such stupid things, Kimball-sama,” Elsa said. “It, It’s an engagement decided by our parents, and I, I’m just trying to do what is expected of me. Things like liking and feelings, um, ah, there’s nothing of the sort to be found here.”

“Ye-Yeah, that’s right, um, it’s just the usual with Elsa,” Curtis said.

“That’s right, I have a strong will, so I won’t move until it’s what I’ve decided to do,” Elsa said. “Some people say I’m stubborn, but I personally think it’s a virtue. Yes, that’s right, it’s a virtue.”

So there is a little interest here.

Or rather, looking from the side, I think she’s completely in love with Curtis-nii-chan.

I think the only one who doesn’t understand that is Curtis-onii-chan, the most naive person in the three kingdoms. 1

The Saint’s Faction safely arrived at Hiyoko-Do.

“Oh, you’re coming today too, Makoto?” Cliff said.

“Shut it, Onii-chan,” I said.

“Hold, you, don’t be so cavalier with a noble like Kimball-sama,” Elsa said, scolding Cliff who raised his eyebrows in reaction.

“Yeah, now that she mentions it, goodness me, I’m so sorry, Kimball-sama.”

“Stop that, he’s my blood brother,” I said.

“Wait, are you brother and sister?” Elsa said.

“That’s right, he’s my blood-related older brother who I left behind in the city, so please take note of that,” I said.

“I’m sorry for my behavior,” Elsa said.

“No, I’m sorry that I let you misunderstand,” Cliff said, smiling openly and bowing to Elsa.

Elsa-san smiled wryly, no no, with a face as if the poison had been removed somehow.

Everyone stands in line.

It’s a Saturday and it’s not too long after work, so the line is short.

After waiting for a while, we arrived at the glass case where my Otou-chan was waiting.

“Give me saint’s bread and ham and egg,” I said.

“Aiyou,” Otou-chan said.

I’m wondering what Elsa-san should ask for.

“Grigny-sama, which do you prefer, sweet or salty?” I asked.

“Ah, I like sweets,” Elsa said.

“Saint’s bread and strawberry jam bread are popular,” Otou-chan said.

“Well, we’ll get that,” Elsa said.

Otou-chan smiled and put the bread in a flax bag.

He also added a soda.

“Thank you,” Elsa said, clutching the flax bag containing the bread and soda.

“I like salty, myon, what do you think I’d like, myou?” Koishi asked.

“Mayo-corn… is a little salty…” Elmer said.

“I’ll believe in Elmer-shyama, myon,” Koishi said. “Oji-san, give me mayo-corn and stew bread, kudashyaina.”

Elmer is devoted to preaching the goodness of mayo-corn bread.

“Everything looks delicious,” Cattleya said. “It’s the first time I’ve come to a bakery, but isn’t it a pretty exciting place?”

“Everything is delicious,” Otou-chan said.

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“I see, umm, I’ll have saint’s bread and sausage bread, and a soda.”

Cattleya-sama seems to have taken a shine to the place immediately.

“Give me a hot dog with a fish sandwich and a soda,” Carol said.

Carol is surprisingly a fan of bread with cooked meats in them.

Curtis-onii-chan ordered a bacon egg bun, a stew bun, and a hot dog.

He eats well, as expected of an athletic club member.

Melissa-san ordered saint’s bread and nut donuts.

“I was able to order by myself today, Makoto-sama,” Melissa said, looking satisfied with herself.

Yeah, she’s cute.

“Give me saint’s bread and a twister,” Yuri-Yuri-senpai said, ordering directly from Otou-chan.

Misha-san seems to have been left behind.

Corinna-chan stopped by the counter last and ordered saint’s bread and cream coronet.

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“It’s nothing but sweets today, huh?” I asked.

“My tastes are only for sweets,” Corinna said.

We all go to a nature park near the school, put out a blanket on the lawn, and eat bread.

The weather is fine, and the sun hits my body and warms me up.

“Aah-ha-ha, it’s delicious, myon, what is this?” Koishi said.

“Yeah, this is delicious, and it’s fun to eat with everyone,” Cattleya said.

It seems that Cattleya-sama was also a bocchi.

She’s eating while smiling side by side with Koishi-chan.

“Mayo-corn is… the truth,” Elmer said, two mayo-corn pieces of bread in each hand.

How much does he love this stuff?

Misha, Yuri-Yuri’-senpai’s maid, appeared with a tea wagon and served tea to everyone.

So she was busy with something else.

However, there is a tea wagon for outdoor use.

The wheels are big.

“Makoto-sama, here you go,” Misha said.

“Thank you, Misha-san,” I said.

Your tea is delicious.

“Ara, ara, maa, maa, I heard Hiyoko-Do’s bread is delicious, but it’s even more delicious than I thought,” Yurisha said.

“Thank you, Yurisha-senpai,” I said.

Yurisha-senpai seems to be a gourmet, but did she get hooked on Hiyoko-Do’s bread, as Otou-chan probably expected?

Sandwiched between Carol and Corinna-chan, I munch on my saint’s bread.

Why is the food you eat outside so delicious?

I’m happy.

Elsa-san sat down next to Curtis-nii-chan and took out a saint’s bread from her flax bag.

She pulled out a bottle of soda but apparently didn’t have a bottle opener, so she was restless.

Curtis-nii-chan took out a multi-purpose knife from his pocket, silently snatched the soda bottle from Elsa-san, opened it, and silently handed it back to her.

Elsa-san silently nodded wordlessly and nibbled at the saint’s bread.

Guys, don’t be silent, just say a few words.

Somehow, it makes me uncomfortable.

“Ah, delicious…”

“Even commoner bakers aren’t idiots, you know.”

“Ye-Yes, that’s right…”

Elsa-san’s cheeks blushed slightly as she ate the saint’s bread.

Somehow, I think Elsa-san is a clumsy person.

I guess she’s trapped in the image of the ideal lady in her heart, and she’s trying not to show it by suppressing her feelings for Curtis-sama.

Well, even so, if you’re a normal person, you’ll probably notice it, but Curtis-nii-chan is super naive.

Everyone finished their meal and the atmosphere was relaxing.

Oh, it’s nice weather out.

“Speaking of which, Elsa-san, your martial arts must also be amazing, right, what are your specialties?” I asked.

“Huh?” Elsa asked.

“Oi, oi, this girl is only good at embroidery and socializing,” Curtis said.

“Oh, is that so, Curtis?” I asked.

Huh? Elsa cornered the protagonist in the second half of Curtis’s Route and stabbed her in the stomach with a dagger.

Speaking of the second half of the Curtis Route, by that point the main character has enough combat power to defeat a dragon on their own.

The skill to land a lethal blow in one go at such a hero is considerable.

Is it different from the game?

“Well, I’m the daughter of a knight family, so I do a little of that, but where did you find that out?” Elsa asked.

“Iyah, just somehow,” I said.

I can’t say I know these from the games.

“Eh, Elsa, you said you weren’t interested in martial arts at all,” Curtis said.

“I’m not interested, Curtis-sama, I was just trained by my father and brother, and first of all, it’s embarrassing that the daughter of a count is a martial artist,” Elsa said.

“Seriously… how good are you?” Curtis asked.

“I’m certain young ladies shouldn’t be showing off their martial arts skills,” Elsa said. “Besides, I’ve been absent from the martial arts classes, so I’m probably a bit rusty.”

“Do you have a weapon?” Curtis asked.

“… Just in case,” Elsa said, taking an iron fan from her pocket.

It was a dagger in the game, though.

“Cattleya, go duel with Elsa,” Curtis said.

“Um, are you sure, Curtis-sama?” Cattleya asked.

“Come on, I’ll let it slide, it’s a disgrace for a warrior to not know his fiancée’s skills,” Curtis said.

“N-No, Curtis-sama, even a young lady shouldn’t have any martial arts skills…” Elsa said.

“Elsa, I want to see your fighting skill,” Elsa said.

Reluctantly, Elsa-san stood up with an iron fan in her hand.

Cattleya-sama drew the long sword from her waist and tied it with a cord so that it wouldn’t come out of its sheath.

The two face each other.

Cattleya-sama is in a large upper-half stance with the hilt of her sword resting on her right shoulder, and Elsa-san is in a natural posture with her shoulders relaxed.

“This is……”

Sweat erupts from Cattleya-sama’s forehead.

Ah, Elsa-san is unreasonably strong.

Isn’t this skill of a master swordsman?

“RiyaaAAH!”

With a shout, Cattleya-sama closes the gap with her sword in the upper position.

Pan.

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Then, the iron fan opened like a flower blooming and caught the sword.

Pan, pan, pa-pan.

Elsa-san blocked Cattleya-sama’s successive attacks with her iron fan, like a large flower in full bloom.

The distance between them was getting closer and closer, and the two of them only stopped moving when their bodies could have touched each other.

“It, it’s my loss,” Cattelya said, Elsa’s iron fan to her neck.

“You are very strong, aren’t you?” Elsa said.

It was Elsa’s overwhelming victory.

“Next is me myon, I’ll do it, myon,” Koishi said.

“Shut up, Kokeshi, I’m going to be next,” Curtis said.

“Please let me have a rematch, I let my guard down,” Cattleya said.

And now the martial arts idiots are arguing.

Seeing that, Elsa-san smiled faintly.

And then, noticing my gaze that was looking at her, she turned her head to the side.

Elsa-san is so cute.

Footnotes

Possibly a reference to Romance of the Three Kingdoms, rather than literally referring to kingdoms in the world.