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Volume 5 Vampire Tea Party Part 2

「L O N D O N  B R I D G E  I S  B R O K E N  D O W N~~」

 

「Broken down~~!  Broken down~~!」

 

「L O N D O N  B R I D G E  I S  B R O K E N  D O W N, M Y  F A I R  L A D Y~~」

 

「My fair lady~~!」

 

「B U I L D  I T  U P  W I T H  S I L V E R  A N D  G O L D~~」

 

「Build it up~~! Build it up~~!」

 

「B U I L D  I T  U P  W I T H  S I L V E R  A N D  G O L D, M Y  F A I R  L A D Y~~」

 

「My fair lady~~!」

 

「S I L V ER  A N D  G O L D  W I L L  B E  S T O L E N  A W A Y~~」

 

「Stolen away~~! Stolen away~~!」

 

「S I L V ER  A N D  G O L D  W I L L  B E  S T O L E N  A W A Y,  M Y  F A I R  L A D Y~~」

 

「Now then, I wonder what we should do. . .~~~~ ♩ Hey, hey, Canarin, by the way, what does that 「My Fair Lady」 bit at the end of each verse even mean?」

 

The voices belonged to two people: the beautiful singing one to a young woman, and an off tune one to a girl. . . or perhaps a boy? Whichever one of these two the other person might have been, they still tilted their head to the side in wonder in a rather cutesy way. Because of their short, flax-colored hair and neutral facial features determining their exact gender was rather difficult at first glance, but since this is Little Garden, then it is not uncommon for there to be androgynous people. And most importantly, for that particular person, notions such as gender and sexual identity were but trivial matters that were not worth the energy needed to think about them in the slightest, and their friendly appearance and gestures were so attractive that they were sure to captivate the hearts of anyone who would cast their gaze upon them.

 

The other woman, the one who was singing with a beautiful voice, the one called Canarin, answered with a bitter smile while pulling the youngling by the hand.

 

「It would seem that in order to prevent the London bridge from falling down, a human woman has been sacrificed so that she could serve as the living core of the bridge’s pillar. Also, Eury, I think I we should make one small matter clear, do you not think? Even though I am still myself, it does not change that fact that I am the head of the federation now, so even though you are my friend, you are also my disciple now, so do you not think that it is more than a little rude to be calling me with names such as 「Canarin」? Did Master Orpheus not told you that you should always address you elder companions with respect as well, even if privately they are your friends?」

 

「Fufun~~, Orpheus does not really care about such things all that much. Anyway, I know that Canaria is a beautiful name, but somehow I cannot shake off the feeling that it does not suit you at all. Now that you are the leader, you should have a name that is full of spirit and strength so that everybody would know not to mess with you the moment they speak it!」

 

A boy or a girl insisted on their choice of calling the woman while laughing through their teeth. But even though they said something like that, it must have been a momentary whim or a spur of the moment decision, because no matter how you looked at it, there is no way that 「Canarin」would be a name with more power and spirit to it than Canaria, her real name. Maybe it is because they are naturally free spirited . . . .or maybe just plain airheaded?

 

In any case, Canaria and Eury proceeded to go towards the throne while continuing their chat and making especially loud steps, as if they purposefully wanted to break through the overbearing silence that was filling the air of the throne room. Initially Leticia, who has grown used to the peaceful sound of silence tried to ignore their voices and the sound of their steps echoing across the stone floor, but when she soon grew fed up with how annoying loud they were she opened her eyelids and then sighed with exasperation.

 

「 . . . . Now, I have to say that this is quite a surprise. I my memory serves me correctly, Lord Orpheus is one of the legendary poets hailing from the Greek Pantheon of the Gods. Does that mean that I can take this sudden intrusion as a declaration that the gods have finally chosen to set out to subdue the Vampire Queen?」

A dignified yet seductive voice echoed around the throne room, prompting the two intruders to finally stop talking with one another. Both of them looked at each other, smiled, corrected their postures, knelt down on one knee in front of the throne and bowed their heads down in reverence.

 

「Please forgive us for our sudden and unannounced visit, Your Majesty Leticia Drakulea, The Vampire Queen. I am Euridice, the wife of the poet Orpheus, who is a part of the Greek Mythology, just like you said it yourself just now. Should it please you so, then please, feel free to call me Eury.」

 

Eury and Canaria bowed their heads down once more in order to show proper respect to Leticia. She looked at the two of them with her crimson eyes and nodded her head, indicating that she was satisfied with that answer.

 

「I heard that Lord Orpheus’s lyre and his singing voice have the power to put even the strongest of monsters into a state of deep sleep. That would certainly explain why the Giant Dragon is asleep even though there are intruders in my domain. . .  however, I never would have expected that someone like him would be showing interest in children, yet alone take one as his spouse. That is quite a surprise indeed.」

 

「Fufu, I tend to hear those words in different variations quite often, but that is not exactly the case with us. You see, altering my appearance to look younger than I actually am is  a personal hobby of mine. To me, racial features, sex and outward appearance are nothing but decorations, and as you must be well aware, decorations are meant to be changed and switched around however one sees fit.」

 

「. . .  Hmm, now that I take a good, long look at you, you do seem to have an atmosphere of a dryad, or perhaps a forest fairy around you. I assume that this boyish appearance that you are currently wearing is but a temporary one then?」

 

「Your eyes are as keen as the stories claim them to be. I apologize if my choice of appearance ended up troubling you. Also, you do not have to worry because of my background. Despite my origins in the Greek Mythology, right now the two of us are just a pair of vagabonds who have absolutely nothing to do with them at all. We go around to wherever our feet will carry us, looking to satisfy our boundless curiosity, all the while possibly seeking pleasures and merriment along the way, and it just so happens that we ended up here this time!」

 

Eury finished her speech by clapping her hands together and winking at Leticia. That set of gestures seemed wholly unbefitting of someone who was supposed to be a married woman, but since Eurydice’s current appearance was most likely a camouflage, I means it would be best for Leticia to ignore the way she looks and acts entirely and focus on the other human that came here with her, so she did just that and moved her sight from Eury to Canaria. The thing that immediately stood out to her. . . was her hair. While vastly inferior to Leticia’s, they were still of a beautifully blonde color quite befitting of the bird that this other woman was named after.