[This airship….is truly a mysterious apparatus. I did not notice this at all during our conversation with Libra earlier.]
[Perhaps because we’re only familiar with the ships that float on water.]
[Indeed. There are still a lot of things we do not know yet.]
[But Roxy is able to fly in the sky now.]
[It is only thanks to Snow-chan. It is not my own power.]
[Are you still worried about Snow-chan?]
[Yeah… her attitude is really troublesome sometimes.]
[Fufufu, she is energetic alright]
[And reckless. This is in enemy territory.]
[The same can be said about us.]
The two of us were talking carefreely on the deck.
[That kid is strong. Moreover, she and I are connected. If anything happens to her, I will know right away.]
[Everyone in the capital will be fine. There is my father. Also Aaron and the white knights. It will rude to them if you are worried now]
[Roxy…]
She smiled at me.
[Rather, I feel nervous about where we are heading now… Gallia, the floating continent. That is why… I want to have a small talk with Fai now.]
Roxy continued. Still with a smile on her face.
[When I was still a kid, the world I knew was very small. It was a world where everyone adored and loved me. I was happy back then… but that was only on Heart family’s territory. But it was all changed when I found out that I have the Holy Sword Mastery skill.]
[The day you become a Holy Knight?]
[Yes. As you might know, my mother does not possess the skill. Which means, the probability of me having the skill was only fifty-fifty. My father was very elated by this reveal, knowing that he has a successor now. So he brought me to the capital in order to train as a holy knight.]
Even when we’re travelling together back then, Roxy never neglected her training. It’s easy to imagine just how extraordinary the effort she had to exert in the past.
[My father had high expectations, but I on the other hand was anxious. It was an unfamiliar place, with people that were unknown to me before. I was depressed because I could not get used to it at first. In the end, I sneaked out of the castle.]
[You’re being noddy huh…]
[I have had enough back then, and I still do sometimes]
[It’s horrible… I know, I’ve been on the same shoes too.]
[Right! That is why Fai has to do his best to take the leadership position! You need to study even harder for that sake]
[Ehhhhh!]
Satisfied with my reaction, Roxy turned to look up to the sky.
[Fai has not changed at all. Always striving to do his best for the task in front of him. Though it is scary sometimes for those who are by your side. And he also tends to forget about things.]
[Nn? Did I… did I forget something?]
[It was six years ago… the first time I met Fai.]
[Did we!?]
[Good grief… Well, it is very Fai-like to do that.]
I finally gave up…
[I suppose, many things happened back then. And our meeting was just one of them…]
[Fai cheered me up when we met after I snuck out of the palace during a party.]
[At that time, I was still wearing the civilian clothing which I used to sneak out, so Fai thought that I was one of the maidservant working at the palace]
[Ee!?]
[Wait! At that time, that little girl said she was a maidservant working in the palace. I wasn’t wrong.]
[Uh… you caught me there. Well, it seems that you still remember.]
[I am sorry I lied to you at that time]
[Why did you lie… ah, of course…]
I was about to ask why, but realized the answer myself.
[If Fai knew I was a holy knight, you would be scared instead]
[Right. It was my first time in the capital, I would probably be too scared to talk to a holy knight]
[Yes. Hearing Fai said all the things about the holy knights, I could not bear to say that I am one. I am afraid that you would be scared of me]
When I sat next to the young Roxy, I might’ve blabbered my mouth about unnecessary things like the little kid I was, without even knowing who she was…
[But you listened to me, and even cheered me up.]
[Sorry I couldn’t say anything that could console you back then.]
[That is not necessarily true. It was enough to have you staying by my side during my difficult time. No words are needed.]
[Then a few years later, I met you again. I tried to talk to you whenever I had a chance…. But you seemed to avoid me most of the time.]
[Sorry about that. Well, at least the mystery on why you seemed to look after me back then is solved now.]
[Fufufu, but I am glad. I am happy that we can finally talk like this in the end. To others, that encounter might appear paltry. But to me, it was a memorable one.]
After saying that, Roxy sent a distant look to the direction of Gallia.
[Fai, you told me back then, that you really admire your father Dean. Is it still the case right now?]
[About that…]
