I Want to Make Black-Knight Fall In Love With Me! ch2: A First Night With Lives on the Line!!

p1
>Wah!
>A new book!
>Charlo~n

>Clarice is the one you should be thanking, Charlotte.
>She sent this along with the news of her marriage.
>Onee-sama...

>I wonder if she's getting along with the Black Knight right now?

p2
>Dear Mother, Father and Charlotte,

>I, Clarice, have been told by the Black Knight that she wants to "kill me".
>A newlywed life is already on a cliff-edge.

p3
>I want to shorten the distance between our hearts...!

p4
>Let's rewind things to our first night together...

>I'll kill you.

>H-How did things end up like this~~~!?

p5
>My sister's illness!
>My family's debt!
>>Repossessed belongings
>I entered a political marriage to resolve those matters, but...

>but the family I married into was that of the Black Knight who can really slay demons in a single punch!
>On top of that, who could've ever imagined that the one underneath that armor
>was a (really pretty) woman!?

p6
>P-Please wait!
>I'm not gonna tell anyone that the Black Knight is a woman!
>You think I'd believe that?

>As you should know, only men that have been raised in the military can serve as a knight of this kingdom.
>If you tell the king that I'm a woman,
>I'll be charged with deceiving the king and lose everything!

>I would never tattle!
>It's not like I'd get anything out of doing that!

>I wonder about that.
>There's a lot of people who consider the Black Knight to be a nuisance.
>Gh.

p7
>...How can you say that you're not my enemy?

>Ng...

>Uwaah! What do I do!?
>I only wanted her fortune and now I've stumbled upon her greatest weakness!
>This is bad... If I don't think of something fast, she really will kill me!

p8
>Pattern 1: Pressure her.
>If you don't want anyone to find out...
>Die!
>Ah~
>That's no good! She'll slice me in half!

>Pattern 2: Be honest.
>I want money!
>Think I'll allow that!?
>Ah~
>This'll get me sliced too!

>Pattern 3: Play the sympathy card.
>My little sister is sick...
>Who cares!?
>Ah~
>Sliced in half! She really doesn't trust anyone!

p9
>...Have you said your prayers yet?

>Aah... What do I do!?

>...?

>...Did she just shiver...?
>Why...?

p10
>...This is just a guess,
>but maybe the only reason the Black Knight can stay composed is because her face doesn't show.
>She might be confused because her secret has been found out.
>If she really wanted to kill me, she would've sliced my head off ages ago.

>...In which case,
>there's only one thing to do...

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>...Black Knight.
>I will make sure to keep your secret safe.
>...Hmph.

>No matter what you say, it's all the same.
>But
>you haven't heard my reason yet.

>Your reason?
>Yes.
>It's because I...

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>have fallen in love with you, Black Knight!!

p13
>...Huh?
>I've falled in love with you, Black Knight!!
>I heard you the first time!

>....
>So
>...what?

>When you think of knights, you think romance!
>I've read that to Charlotte a bunch of times!
>She couldn't possibly kill someone who says she loves her!

>I would never betray someone I love!!
>Huh...??

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>I'm a woman!!
>Don't speak such nonsense!
>Eep!
>It's not nonsense at all!

>I'm bewildered too!
>At myself, for falling in love with you at first sight the moment I entered this room!

>I love you, Black Knight.
>...No, Frost-sama!
>Frost... you say...!?

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>Yes, Frost-sama!
>I love you!
>I super love you!
>I adore you!
>You bastard...

>Quit spouting
>such nonsense!!

p16
>...If that is your answer, I'll accept it.

>You can do what you want, be it slicing me or embracing me!

>Wha-...

p17
>"Frost."

p18
>...Enough.
>Hah

>Eh?
>...It's just as you said.

>You're gonna embrace me?
>Would you rather I had sliced you?

p19
>This is exactly why I didn't want to get married.
>The king should've just let me be...
>Hah...

>You're a margrave, right...? Since you're a high-ranked noble, even the king wouldn't be able to ignore you.
>Even so, there's nobody who would go out of their way to marry the Black Knight.

>...You included.
>I-
>I'm different!
>I'll definitely keep your secret safe!!

p20
>Whatever. Just return to your room.
>I'll let you off this time.
>Just this time... mind you.

>...So about our first night...
>Not happening!
>Leave!!

>Back to the present...

>Hah~
>I somehow made it through last night.
>I was this close to being killed, though.

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>...But
>now that it's come to this, I have no choice.

>I need to make Frost-sama fall for me!
>So I can obtain her fortune!

>Eep!
>Did they hear me!?

>...Wh-Who is it? Come in...

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>This is bad, Miss!!

>Hah
>Sorry for appearing so suddenly!
>I'm the head maid working for this family.
>My name is Lyra von Olene.
>>Margrave Galleria Estate's Head Maid: Lyra von Olene

>Thank goodness! I've been so lonely since yesterday!
>Given how grumpy she is,
>I thought nobody would come to my room...
>I'll kill you
>I apologise for not greeting you last night!
>I was so busy and fell ill...

p23
>It's mostly my stomach...! From daily stress...!
>I-It's okay. Don't worry about it.

>For such a young maid to wreck her body like that...
>Working for a margrave must be extremely busy work...

>But you came at a good time, Lyra-san.
>I wanted you to teach me about this estate...
>A-About that...

p24
>A-
>All the cooks have quit!
>If we don't prepare breakfast for the Black Knight, he'll kill us all!
>Dear Mother, Father and Charlotte.

>Wh-What was that!?
>It seems this estate is on a cliff-edge too...