The Human Saint is Bored, so I was Summoned to Another World

Trap (Part 2)

The rest of our journey to the town of Coventry was quite uneventful. Apart from the region around Cullen, the deeper we went into the Duchy of Braunhauer, the fewer signs of conflict came into our view, much like the lands near the royal capital.

It's like the simmering war's effects could be found and felt at the fringes of the territories of the key players in this conflict.

At the town proper of Coventry itself, life continued as usual. It's like a different world when we entered, and though the militia and the Ban's soldiers were immediately moved-in to secure our path, the people still rushed in to peek at the Saint's entourage.

"Hurrah for Her Holiness!" the shouts grew louder as we went down the main road that bisected the town. Some even went as far as throwing flowers at us, and confetti came raining down as well. Good thing that compared to Fen, Coventry had fewer people for its population, thus the escorts had an easier time in subduing them.

I was looking at Maddie from time to time. Though she would occasionally wave at her adoring crowd, she kept a reflective distance from them.

I wonder what's on her mind...

She looked so beautiful with that expression on her face.

"..."

Ahem. Alright, moving on, soon a familiar person came into our view.

"Your Holiness, welcome!" the young maid—I mean, Duchess Eris was happily waving her hand at us. Behind her was an armed contingent of men, possibly the Duke's guards.

I guess we already arrived at our destination, huh?

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"Hello, Duchess Eris! It's good to see you again!" Maddie's mood quickly changed from prim and formal to friendly once she saw the young maidservant. She alighted from her carriage and came to greet Eris on foot—a Chersean custom of showing 'mutual respect'.

"Hello, Your Holiness!" Eris responded by giving the Saint a curtsy, "Welcome to Eris' land, the Duchy of Braunhauer."

"Glad tidings, Duchess Braunhauer!" Lily also greeted her subordinate, "It's been a while!"

"Eris missed her Big Sis Head Maid!" the young duchess threw herself on Lily, at which the head maid caught without flinching, "She hopes Big Sis Head Maid, Her Holiness, and Mister Kuro be happy in their stay!"

"T-Thank you, Your...uh, E-Excellency!" I nervously answered. Well, this was an unfamiliar situation compared to when we're at the Holy Palatial Gardens. Back there, Maddie would encourage her guests (including me) to treat her maids as what they were, servants (with due respect, of course). It's for them to know how it was to serve, she said.

However, here, Eris would be way higher in rank than me, a commoner. So, I got to mind my tongue when talking to her, lest I intend to piss-off her family's supporters.

"Uh...Mister Kuro, you don't have to be formal to Eris!" the child told me, "Eris' your friend!"

"Greetings, Your Excellency Lady Eris!" the Ban of Kistral approached her and kneeled to kiss her hand, but the young duchess quickly pulled her hands away and hid behind Lily.

Err...you don't do that to a kid, you know? It's creepy.

"Hey, little squirt!"

"SIS!" Eris' face lit up, and she rushed toward her sister, the Marquise of Monfort, once she saw her. Just like how she threw herself on Lily, the young duchess let her older sister caught her just as she was about to slam on her.