08 : A girl who wants to be known to someone
"Lady."
Camilla is quiet these days. It may be preferred as a quiet girl, but I preferred the lively Camilla as before.
"What's wrong?"
"I made dinner. Please eat it."
It was a simple sausage, just grilled in a frying pan.
She was trying to give back to me. If I kick out Camilla, she can't live anymore. She tries to help with all the household chores, such as cooking, because it ’s the only way she can live. She has to give back to the person who was deceiving her.
"Thank you. Yellow sausages are rare."
"No, I applied a lot of mustard. I thought it would be delicious."
... I want her to do her best when it comes to cooking.
Next morning, I entered the school entrance for the first time in a long time. Did I really want to go to school? No way. My high school is just today's aim. In the United States, a sober boy shoots a gun at school, but in Valenstein, students can't bring a gun to school. The opinion that "if a student had a gun, he would not have been shot" is unacceptable in Valenstein. What a country without liberty!
By the way, I wish I had one of the guns, but unfortunately my revolver was already destroyed. Therefore, I will substitute a large stone from the riverbank. As usual, Camilla is a clerk with a stone filled bucket. As usual, Camilla has a role of holding a bucket full of stones. She follows me very hard.
"Lady, he said he would come if you called him, but do you still make a mayhem?"
It's not revenge on Justice Max. Just use it for personal suicide. But why involve others? From Camilla's question, I felt such an intention.
"Because if I die alone, no one will remember me."
I lied again. But anyway, Camilla doesn't doubt what I say.
"... That's right. Being alone is lonely."
She affirmed me, but she still didn't seem to be convinced. I was a little surprised.
When the class starts, everyone goes into the classroom. Let's get things done in the noisy hours of the morning.
"Such stones should not have been adopted in our teaching materials, young lady."
There was a devil's voice from behind. Looking back, there was our new student council president.
"I'm glad to finally meet you, Ms.Anika."
"You are ... you are Justice Max!"
Camilla pointed to him. And I was also surprised. I never thought I'm in the same school as Justice Max. Besides, I'm older.
"What's your business? I'm not going to invite you for a date or a club."
The student council president ignored my joke. It seems that his personality is different from that of Justice Max.
"I want to help you."
"You don't know anything about me."
"Yes. I still don't fully understand you. So I have no idea what can I do to support you. Please tell me what happened to you."
No one has ever said that.
"... Lady."
Camilla pulled the hem of my jacket, so I crouched down and listened.
"Please stop doing this anymore. Even the white devil can be understood by talking."
"What?"
I was very surprised. I never thought Camilla would say this.
"He will surely grant any request. Let's ask honestly."
"... I can't do that! You're stupid! I don't care anymore!"
I want anyone to praise me for not using violence. However, even so, Camilla was on the verge of crying.
Before I knew it, Camilla was growing. Unlike me. She established her ego, had her own logic and justice, and began to act in line with it. I'm sure people will grow up like that.
"You must go back to Munich!"
I gave up on my only subordinate and left school.
