The Textbook Young Lady

Author: Ryusui
Raw: https://ncode.syosetu.com/n2121hw/18/
Translator: Lilia v4
Editor: Yuriko AYA

When I asked, the soldier nodded right away.

“Of course! Mages are treasures of the town, of the country, and of the world! There could be no one who would refuse you. You mentioned looking for someone; we will assist.”
“Ah, that’s all right.”
“I see…”

He kind of drooped. A little like a puppy… no, that’s not it. I don’t want a dog this big.

“Then please, Lady Witch. Allow us to escort you.”
“Eh. Ah, um… Shouldn’t I wait in line…?”
“Making a Lady Witch wait is unthinkable!”
“Haa…”

I mean, I don’t mind. Getting in without being made to wait is really nice.
But somehow. I can tell there’s some kind of purpose. More than special treatment, I think it’s so I don’t get tired of waiting and go somewhere else.

I mean, if it were just a guide, you wouldn’t need two soldiers. One of them isn’t saying anything and is just staring at me. A little scary.
The soldier who spoke to me leads, and I follow. The other soldier is behind me. Guard, or so I don’t get away, I wonder which.

‘This is it, Rita-chan’s going to get caught?’
‘Very well, then it’s war!’

“I’m not doing that.”
“Lady Witch?”
“It’s nothing.”

I let that slip. I have to keep quiet where people can see.
By the way, if they try to catch me, I plan to teleport away right then. In that case I thought I’d go to another town.
The soldiers take me to the big gate. A lot of people and wagons are lined up, going through inspection in order. We walk boldly along the side of that line.
Is it my imagination. I feel like the people in line are staring a lot. Is it my imagination. It’s my imagination, right.

‘At least I’d be thinking who the hell is that’
‘Kinda pisses you off a little!’
‘Not as far as killing intent, but yeah it’s annoying’

Don’t say things that make my stomach clench.
Then I was shown into a room inside the gate. A small room, but the chairs and table are finely made and look a little expensive. I wouldn’t know the value of things.

And in that room, a woman was waiting. A person in a black robe with lavish ornamentation. Very pretty gold hair, age a little above mine.
She looked at me, puffed out her chest, and said:

“You’ve done well to come! I am Mireille! It was I who invited you! Be grateful!”

Yeah. What’s with this person.
Apparently I was the only one who thought that, because—

‘A young ladyyyyy!’
‘Amazing! A textbook young lady! These actually exist!?’
‘Is she a tsundere!? A tsundere young lady!?’

Voices keep flowing without a stop. Honestly it’s really noisy and I want to cut it, but this means they’re enjoying it, so maybe I’ll keep going.
If the viewers enjoy it, talking with this person doesn’t seem so bad.

“Mm. Nice to meet you. I’m Rita.”
“Rita! I’ve remembered it! I am Mireille!”
“Mm…? Yes.”

I heard that just now, though. Why did she say it twice?
When I tilt my head, Mireille tilts hers too, looking puzzled.

“U-um. Lady Witch. Your counterpart is Lady Mireille. You know her, surely?”
“No, I don’t.”
“Eh?”
“Eh?”

Even if you react like it’s obvious I should know. Maybe she’s pretty famous outside the forest. Sorry, I have no recollection at all.
The name never came up in Master’s stories either, so maybe she got famous recently?

“Y-you don’t know me!? Me, who became a witch at the youngest age!”

Eh, what is that. Becoming a witch or whatever—if you’re a woman who can use magic, aren’t you a witch…?

‘This is that thing where their understanding has a Soga’
‘Discrepancy. Probably, being recognized as a Witch is something amazing’
‘A title or a rank, that kind of thing’

Ah, then I might kind of get it. But I should ask, just in case.

“What is a witch?”
“Eh?”
“Eh?”

Why are you looking at me like you’re seeing something unbelievable? Don’t mutter “you’re kidding” under your breath. I can hear you. It stings a little.

‘So this is the harm of not knowing the world’
‘She’s a shut-in, after all, Rita-chan’
‘A shut-in without a computer is a straight shot to being info-poor lol’

I might just cut the stream… I think that’s mean. Yeah.

“A witch is one of the titles given to adventurers who handle magic. It is granted to a woman who has reached the highest peak of magic. Do you know adventurers? The guild?”
“Kind of.”
“Kind of… What countryside did you come from…”

How rude. I’m not some country… country… wait.

‘She’s not even a country bumpkin’
‘She’s a kid holed up in a forest nobody lives in lol’
‘Wild child is closer lol’

No. No. Wait, eh… I can’t deny it!?
That’s right, it’s a forest, not a single other person lives there. It doesn’t even rise to countryside. Being called a wild child might cause misunderstandings, but I feel like you could say I live in the wild.
But! Wait a minute! I know Japan! Legendary katsu curry, and gyoza, and manju, delicious things this world doesn’t have, I ate…

‘By the way Rita-chan, Japan obviously doesn’t count’
‘You don’t live in Japan to begin with…’
‘Bragging about a place you went as a tourist to say you’re not a country bumpkin is a stretch’

There wasn’t… a single way out…

“Um, Rita? You suddenly went quiet; is something the matter?”
“It’s nothing… Being a country bumpkin isn’t that great… Please call me a wild child…”
“What does that mean…”

‘The young lady’s confusion is only reasonable’
‘Wild-child-chan, I get that you’re down, but let’s focus on the conversation for now’
‘Don’t casually pile on lmao’