"So, you were wandering outside with the Princess when you encountered an enemy ambush, and then you took the Princess to destroy their base?" Konoe Eishun said, pushing up his glasses with a cold sweat, a cross mark appearing on his head in anger. He pointed at Nagi and yelled, "Destroying their base was completely meaningless! Do you know why we were investigating in secret? And! What if the Princess got hurt?!" Konoe Eishun was furious. Why did his squad leader always cause so much trouble?
"The Princess seemed quite happy; she even said this operation was very interesting," Nagi mumbled in his defense, feeling dizzy from the scolding.
"Don't lie to me! I bet you dragged the Princess there! How dare you cause such trouble for the Princess? How can we apologize? This is an international issue!" Konoe Eishun was truly angry this time. If he hadn't considered that Nagi was his squad leader and deserved some respect, he would have grabbed Nagi's shoulders and shouted at him.
"Um... Yoshino also participated in this operation with me, so why are you only talking about me?" Nagi clearly tried to drag someone else into the trouble.
"Ah! Um... I'm sorry, Eishun. At the time, I saw Princess Erica wanting to participate and didn't want to refuse her, so I tacitly approved their actions. Because self-healing magic is one of my most proficient magics, I thought at the time: as long as I stay by the Princess's side, nothing will happen to her. I'm truly sorry for causing you trouble." Yoshino, who had been watching, heard Nagi call her name and came tremblingly before Konoe Eishun, like a student who had made a mistake and was called out by the teacher. At the time, her mind was completely focused on boosting Nagi and Erica's affection, and she hadn't expected her actions to cause trouble for her own teammates. In a way, she was also at fault.
"No! That's not right! Yoshino, don't blame yourself. We all know this isn't your fault; you were just trying to help." Konoe Eishun saw Yoshino's distressed look and quickly knelt down, stroking her little head to reassure her not to blame herself, then shot Nagi a murderous glare. His eyes conveyed the message, 'It's all your fault for making Yoshino cry.'
"Eishun!" Just then, Ryuudou rushed in, shouting, his face flushed. "That terrifying, cold-blooded princess actually smiled at me just now; it scared me to death! Then she told me to thank Nagi! She really smiled! Oh, you saw it too, right, Seguto?" Saying this, Ryuudou, worried that no one would believe him, even asked Seguto.
"Indeed, it was quite astonishing," Seguto said, also blushing and nodding. It was well-known that Erica hadn't smiled at anyone other than Yoshino these past few days, which was quite startling.
"This..." Hearing Ryuudou's words, Konoe Eishun realized that what Nagi said was true, so he couldn't continue scolding Nagi.
"See, I wasn't lying to you, was I!" Nagi said to Konoe Eishun, "And I even found evidence! This is crucial evidence!" Nagi pulled out a letter with its magic password already deciphered. It seemed Nagi wasn't merely a battle-maniac; he just preferred to handle things in a straightforward manner. This also explained Negi's talent for research.
"You mean, if we have that evidence, the war can end?" A few days later, Erica, standing before Nagi, asked.
"Probably," Nagi replied to Erica's question with an uncertain tone, as it still required the help of other high-ranking individuals to execute.
"Then, I'll leave that matter to you," Erica told Nagi. She now had her own mission to complete and needed to leave for a few days.
"You're truly bold! To dare to meet the Third Princess of the Empire on such a dilapidated ship amidst this war." She had just been attacked not long ago, yet she still dared to take such a boat to meet the Third Princess. Didn't she worry about encountering enemy attacks midway? This Princess truly had a big heart.
"What? Are you worried about me?" Erica asked. For some reason, a hint of expectation could be heard in her calm voice.
"Worried? What do you mean?" However, Nagi didn't realize anything. As expected, two crisp sounds rang out.
After slapping Nagi twice, Erica turned to look at Yoshino, who was watching Nagi worriedly. She knelt down, stroked her head, and smiled, saying, "Yoshino, do you want to come with me? If you come with me, you can also be my guard and won't have to stay with this idiot. With your title, 'Angel Fallen to the Mortal Realm,' you should be able to be of some use, right?"
"No, no. I don't want to leave Red Wings. I want to fight alongside everyone. I know Princess Erica is very strong, so please be careful on your journey." Yoshino shook her head and refused. Erica would become Nagi's wife and the mother of the protagonist, Negi, in the future. She didn't need to stay by her side and cause trouble; it wouldn't be fun if something unexpected happened.
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