Lady Ulrika, in a Pinch!?
Author: Unicoon
Raw: https://ncode.syosetu.com/n8138gc/4/
Translator: Lilia v4
Editor: Yuriko AYA
The scene shifts to a terrace on the inner courtyard of Romulus Castle.
Soft sunlight poured in. Lady Ulrika sat at a lavish tea table.
Beside her stood a girl in a maid uniform.
“Nice to meet you! As of today I’ve been assigned as Lady Ulrika’s attendant. My name is Olivia. I’m fourteen this year. I’ll do my very best. Please take care of me!”
Olivia, the new attendant, greeted her at full volume.
A cute girl whose brown eyes and hair suited her well.
“Ulrika Demonica Vanillacross. Zenon’s friend, and also the Demon King. A pleasure!”
“The Demon King… So what His Majesty said was true…”
“Hn? Something the matter?”
“No, it’s nothing. I’ll prepare tea. Please wait a moment.”
Olivia worked quickly.
Soon a steaming teacup and a spread of colorful sweets arrived.
“Ohh! They look delicious!”
“Herb tea and cookies. I hope they’re to your taste…”
“I’ll have some at once!”
Crunch, crunch… crunch, crunch…
“They’re delicious! Olivia… is a bit long. Livi, you’ve got a gift for picking sweets!”
“Thank you! Actually I didn’t pick those cookies. I baked them myself.”
“Hoh! Splendid skill. That’s talent.”
Lady Ulrika stuffed her cheeks, kicking her legs.
Once she’d swallowed a cookie and sipped the herb tea, she asked Olivia:
“By the way, Zenon said you know a lot about school?”
“Yes. I used to attend the academy myself.”
“Did you! What kind of place is school? I want you to tell me everything.”
“Yes. The place Lady Ulrika calls school is properly named Romulus Academy. It’s the oldest academy in the Kingdom of Romulus, with a history of five hundred years.”
“Hmm, hmm… crunch, crunch…”
“Students are from ten to fifteen years old, in years one through three. They study a wide range of subjects: history, the liberal arts, swordsmanship, and magic.”
“Hoh, hoh… crunch, crunch…”
“Most students are children of nobles, merchants, priests, and other people of influence—those who will likely carry the Kingdom of Romulus someday. The academy is also a social venue, where they deepen ties while they’re still students.”
“In other words, all sorts of students are there, having a good time. Thanks to you, Livi, I understand it well! I want to go to school soon. I’m looking forward to it!!”
Lady Ulrika bounced with delight at Olivia’s explanation.
Watching her, Olivia smiled too.
A gentle air hung over the courtyard terrace.
Lady Ulrika had been munching cookies when her eyes drifted toward the far side of the courtyard.
“Oh? Someone’s coming this way.”
“That’s… Princess Charlotte…”
From the opposite side of the courtyard, a group in lavish clothes approached.
Looked at closely, they were all young ladies about Olivia’s age.
In no time they had surrounded Lady Ulrika and Olivia.
A beautiful girl in a pink dress stepped forward before the blinking Lady Ulrika.
“Heh… so this is the rumored Demon King? What an adorable Demon King.”
Crunch, crunch… crunch, crunch…
“I came out of curiosity, but you’re just a little child.”
Crunch, crunch… crunch, crunch…
“You’ve been eating cookies this whole time… Well, never mind. Stand up.”
“Why?”
“Why? Do you think it’s acceptable to remain seated before me, the third princess?”
“Even if you say so… I don’t know you at all… crunch, crunch…”
“What!? You don’t know me? Me, the third princess?”
“Mm. Not at all!”
Lady Ulrika said it flat.
The next instant, the young ladies around them all drew swords and staves.
“Eek!? Lady Ulrika~”
“Ohh! You mean to challenge me?”
Blades and staves leveled with killing intent.
Lady Ulrika, in a pinch!?