Chapter 121: Bradamante, From Here, Falls Into Corruption!
[June 1st]
[Noon of the first day of vacation]
[You met Tomoe Gozen, a disciplinary officer of the Shadow Disciplinary Committee. She will be going camping outside the city together with everyone, and even Bradamante — who rarely participates in group activities — has come along.]
[For some reason, you feel an ominous premonition.]
[Since there are quite a lot of participants this time, your camping group has rented several vehicles departing one after another, driven by Servants with Riding skills.]
[You were assigned to sit with the boys' group, along with Tomoe Gozen — who seems curious about you.]
[Meanwhile, Bradamante, the two Jeanne sisters, and Marie Alter were assigned to another vehicle.]
[In a place you are unaware of, the situation among the girls has become a little unusual.]
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"Calm down,"
Jeanne Alter tightly grabbed Bradamante — this "thirsty" girl.
She had to use both hands to hold down this maiden who had just begun to know love, to stop her from jumping out of the moving car in impatience and flying straight toward Eikou using her Noble Phantasm.
"What the hell is wrong with you, girl? You already want to see Eikou this badly? Hey, you had an official lover in history, didn't you? Why are you so eager to find a new romance now? Where did your sense of chastity go?"
'At Chaldea Academy, you used to talk about your lover Ruggiero every single day — so why don't you mention him at all now? At least show some respect for your own character setting! Which Lostbelt's Bradamante are you that you've completely forgotten your original lover?'
Jeanne Alter thought to herself.
Up to now, the number of women circling around Eikou has already gone way over the limit — we don't need any more new ones!
"It's not that I like Eikou…"
Bradamante — easily flustered by nature — blushed and grew restless; even as she tried to deny it, her embarrassment was obvious.
"I just don't understand what this fluttering feeling in my heart means, so I want to see him once to confirm… what exactly this emotion is… glup…"
It seemed that just thinking about Eikou's face made her so nervous she swallowed hard.
"What else do you need to confirm? It's obvious you've already been infected by the 'E-virus.' Right now you're nothing but a sow filled with lust, just wanting to spread your legs open in front of Eikou, aren't you?" — Jeanne Alter said with a pout.
"Don't insult one of the Twelve Paladins of Charlemagne like me,"
Bradamante — still unaccustomed to Jeanne Alter's venomous tongue — spoke seriously, her stern yet adorable face showing a firm expression,
"I have only one true love, Ruggiero. I am the White Feather Knight who set out solely to find him. You may doubt my actions, but please do not insult my character."
"Yeah, yeah, whatever."
Jeanne Alter rolled her eyes, not wanting to waste any more time arguing.
This girl's head might not be the sharpest, but her voice was definitely loud; if they argued, Jeanne wasn't sure she'd even win.
Just when she thought the topic had come to a temporary stop, and Bradamante, out of pride, wasn't acting any further,
At that exact moment, Jeanne White — who had been curiously observing — stepped in right on time.
"I'm sorry, Miss Bradamante. My younger sister sometimes speaks too harshly. Please don't take it to heart," Jeanne White said with a gentle smile.
"Who the hell are you calling your younger sister? Are you talking to your imaginary friend again?" — Jeanne Alter muttered.
Jeanne White ignored that sarcastic tone, turned her gaze toward the still somewhat indignant Bradamante, and with the calm gentleness of an older sister, she spoke patiently:
"Miss Bradamante, though I cannot truly empathize, I understand the confusion you're feeling right now. As one of the noble and pure Twelve Paladins, what you want most at this moment is to confirm what this feeling in your heart truly is, correct?"
"Yes, I really want to know…"
Bradamante nodded softly.
"Ha ha," Jeanne White smiled tenderly, "then how fortunate — I happen to know a way to accurately determine what your feelings toward Eikou really are!"
Jeanne White suddenly took out her phone.
"Whether this emotion can be called 'love' or not — please confirm it for yourself."
Jeanne Alter pretended not to care, but she still couldn't help glancing over, feeling slightly curious about what this crazy woman was planning to use to "verify" those feelings.
On Jeanne White's phone screen, a video was paused on some random frame.
Wait— that image…
Damn it, it's that infamous haunted house video again?!
Jeanne Alter was horrified.
That lunatic was about to start her tricks again!
Although that video could indeed help someone confirm their feelings, the result was always the same — "I really do like Eikou"! If that girl watches it, she's definitely going to fall for him completely!
But at this moment, Jeanne Alter no longer had the strength to stop it.
Do whatever you want. She didn't care anymore.
Jeanne Alter had realized that trying to stop these horny women was no different from smashing eggs against a rock.
She irritably turned her head away but still secretly observed their reactions through the faint reflection on the car window.
…Fine, even if it's just a sliver of hope, Jeanne Alter silently prayed that somewhere in the Throne of Heroes, there still existed a Servant capable of resisting that temptation.
Who knows, maybe — just maybe — it could happen.
Jeanne White's finger tapped the play button.
Before the progress bar could even fade away, the very first frame of the video appeared, and at that instant—
Bradamante, as if struck by Cupid's arrow, felt her heart throb violently and clutched her chest tightly.
Her snow-white face instantly turned scarlet.
Huh?
Already fallen… from just the first second?!
No way — she hadn't even clearly seen what was in the video yet, that fast?!
"It's only just started playing, Grand hasn't even appeared yet, do you really need to overreact that much?" — Jeanne Alter finally couldn't hold back her sarcasm.
Pathetic, Bradamante! You couldn't even last a single second! You didn't even see what was in it before surrendering! That's an even worse record than Zenobia's!
"Ruggiero… I'm sorry… maybe I really can't go back anymore…"
Bradamante murmured softly, her voice sweet and tender. In her eyes now, there was only the image of Eikou from the video.
"What do you mean 'can't go back'? You've only seen the opening of that haunted house video! Just that?! Why are you acting like the heroine of a hentai getting [beep——] with [beep——] play, and then being [beep——] trained until [beep——]?! What's so amazing about this damn video?!"
"Enough, little sister…"
Jeanne White sighed meaningfully.
"It seems Miss Bradamante has already confirmed her feelings. From initial doubt to realizing her true emotions — such a tightly woven, complete emotional arc. You don't need to question it anymore — she truly likes our younger brother."
"You call that an emotional arc…"
Jeanne Alter truly didn't know what to say anymore.
Bradamante's love storyline with Eikou went like this:
From several hundred meters away, saw Eikou kick a box into a trash can → fell in love at first sight → watched the haunted house video → completely infatuated with Eikou, confirmed her feelings, and tossed aside her fiancé and original lover altogether.
Is this seriously the love development of a normal person?! Why are your ways of falling in love so bizarre? How can such idiotic behavior even be associated with the word "love"?!
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