“No, you are not. I also caused a lot of trouble to you before due to my servant [Knight].”
Rias apologises for Xenovia’s actions once again.
Marius makes a bitter smile.
“No no, there are things those from the lower class can’t come to understand when they come into this world.”
He just shrugs his shoulder and didn’t make that much of a deal out of it.
“E-Excuse me!”
“What is it, Gasper Vladi?”
Gasper doesn’t even back down and ask him very forwardly.
“……Can you please release Valerie? I will do anything if it is something I can do. So please! Please don’t make Valerie suffer any more than this……”
……Well said. Lately, Gasper’s growth towards becoming a man is remarkable. He may become a nice guy with the most manliness among the Gremory boys in the future.
……Well, I can’t really imagine that happening.
Marius who was asked that starts to think while putting his hand under his chin.
“…………”
He then answers like this as he smiles.
“Very well. I will release her.”
……That’s an unexpected answer! No, but……is this a……
Marius continues.
“Except, please give me some time. The political power just changed so having Valerie who just reigned as a Queen stepping down right away won’t look well. If you give us a bit of time, then I’ll hand Valerie to all of you.”
Marius says it to Valerie.
“Valerie, you may go to Japan. You may live over there peacefully with Gasper Vladi.”
“But the Holy Grail is……”
Marius smiles as he puts his hand on Valerie’s shoulder who is putting on a confused look.
“You don’t need to worry about it. You don’t have to use it any longer. You did fulfil a lot of your duty. So you may be “released” from the Holy Grail.”
“I-Is that true? Oh my, Gasper. It seems like I can go to Japan.”
“Yup! I’m so glad! T-This really is good news!”
The two childhood friends take each other’s hand in joy.
Gasper bows his head to Marius.
“Thank you very much! Thank you very much!”
“No, it’s okay. Fufufu.”
Towards Marius who is putting on a meaningful smile—me, Rias, and Koneko-chan keeps our mouth closed.
……You can’t just call this suspicious.
This is impossible. For him to let go of Valerie and the Holy Grail.
Just like me, Rias and Koneko-chan also realise that so they look at him with doubtful eyes.
Gasper and Valerie are simply in joy without even doubting Marius’s words.
—“Releasing” her, huh.
Words filled with bad premonition. While we feel dubious, the tea party with Valerie ends there.
Part 2
“Oh, it’s unexpectedly normal here huh, the town of Vampires that is.”
What spreads in front of my eyes is—an unfamiliar town covered in pure white snow. There are many buildings all lined up in front of me.
The group of five people consisting of Asia, Xenovia, Irina, Rossweisse-san, and I, came down to the castle town late at night for an observation.
Saying that, two days have passed since the tea party with Valerie and nothing particular has happened since then. So Rias suggested for us to go down and observe the castle town since we have so much time to spare in the guest room.
The one who came out are the five people I just named. For the remaining members; Sensei hasn’t returned since he was taken away by the Vampire’s Sacred Gear institute. Just like that, he hasn’t returned even once during the past two days. ……I’m sure nothing bad is going on, but I do wonder what Sensei is doing……
Rias and Akeno-san have been continuing their discussion with the Head of the House of Tepes in the basement for the past two days. Kiba is with them as their guard. Apparently Rias is continuing her discussion where she can formally take Gasper from the House of Vladi. Since it’s a discussion between the nobles of the Devils and Vampires, I hear that their discussion is progressing smoothly despite having different values on things.