Jeanne d'Arc Alter Repays a Debt

Jeanne d'Arc Alter's Repayment

As Artoria's cousin, Arcueid was undoubtedly a member of the Holy Britannian Empire's imperial family.

Her parents had been killed by Mystery, and she herself had been attacked by Mystery as well. She had remained unconscious for many years, only waking up a year ago.

After awakening, the Brunestud Family had treated her as a tool for building friendship and maintaining ties with Artoria, the Holy Britannian Empire's foremost transcendent.

Without question, such a fate was unfortunate.

But fortunately, the person Arcueid had been arranged to befriend was Artoria, not some greasy middle-aged man or a debauched playboy.

Even more fortunately, the two girls had been very close as children, and Arcueid had been one of the few bright spots in Artoria's childhood.

Thus, Artoria had never forgotten Arcueid and had always cared deeply about her health.

Now that Arcueid had awakened, recovered, and come to Heavenly King International High School, Artoria knew why the Brunestud Family had arranged for her to come here, but she would not blame them for it.

After all, Artoria understood better than anyone the pain of being unable to control one's own fate within a great family.

Besides, Arcueid, who had spent so many years unconscious, was mentally no more than a child in her early teens.

Compared to spending time with high school students, Arcueid would probably be happier if she met a group of elementary school students.

And so, these sisters—one appearing older and the other younger, while their mental ages were the reverse—sat together and talked for a long while.

In truth, most of the time, Arcueid was the one talking about all sorts of things, while Artoria listened.

Though she was smaller in stature and less endowed in the chest, Artoria was like a caring older