I'm Not the Young Lady's Dream Girl - [Vol. 1] Chapter 36

[Vol. 1] Chapter 36: From Now on, You Shall Be Called Dawn

“Now what should I do? I can’t just sit here idle, can I?”

Yinyue pondered at this moment.

“Ah, can I summon ?Daytime? here?” Yinyue had a bright idea.

Yinyue reached out her right hand, a silver light flashed, and ?Daytime? appeared in her hand.

“Indeed, it works. Then let’s try out the function of that half shield here.”

Yinyue extended her left hand, accompanied by another flash of silver light, and the half shield also appeared in her hand.

“Let me think again, since I need to test it, I need an opponent.”

Yinyue happened to have a suitable candidate.

“Are you summoning me? Lord Yinyue.” A knight’s armor appeared in this space.

Ah! She didn’t expect it to be conscious in this space. Then ?Daytime? should be the same. ?Daytime? sparkled, seemingly responding to herself.

But why? Could it be because they have some connection to this space? Let’s not worry about that now, let’s proceed with the test first.

“I summoned you out, I want to test the ability of this half shield. Can you help me?”

The knight’s armor understood Yinyue’s intention. It drew its rusted sword, assumed a stance, and prepared for battle.

“Wait, you don’t intend to fight me with that rusty sword, do you?”

The knight’s armor froze, looking at its rusty sword. Indeed, this sword was no longer suitable for the upcoming battle. However, although memories were blurry, the knight’s armor could still feel that this rusty sword had accompanied it through countless battles and had become an inseparable part of itself.

“Or perhaps I could try to restore the sword for you.”

Though the knight’s armor showed no expression, Yinyue could sense its sorrow. Since she controlled this space, repairing a sword shouldn’t be an issue.

“Thank you very much, Lord Yinyue.”

Yinyue thought to herself, and in the next moment, the rusted sword in the knight’s armor’s hand emitted a bright light. A brand new sword appeared in its hand, its blade exuding a faint cold light, and its hilt carved with a golden dragon, appearing exceedingly majestic. The knight’s armor looked at its newly transformed companion, filled with immense joy in its heart.

Suddenly, Yinyue felt a bit dizzy.

What was happening? Could it be that staying in this space for too long had some side effects?

Let’s proceed with the test quickly, but before that, there was another matter.

“Oh, by the way, do you still remember your name?” Yinyue asked the knight’s armor.

After all, they were going to be companions from now on. It would be awkward not to know the other’s name, there had to be a form of address.

“I’m sorry, Lord Yinyue, I no longer remember my name.”

The knight’s armor shook its head. Its name had long been forgotten, and its tone was evidently tinged with a sense of loss.

“Would you mind if I give you a name? Otherwise, I wouldn’t know how to address you.” Yinyue inquired, seeing if she could come up with a name for it.

“Of course not. Rather, I would be honored if Lord Yinyue would give me a name.”

Though the knight’s armor’s expression couldn’t be discerned, Yinyue could still sense its excitement.

“Then let me think… Got it. From today onwards, I shall call you Dawn!” Yinyue declared its new name.

“Thank you very much, Lord Yinyue. From now on, my name shall be Dawn.”

?Dawn? was extremely delighted because its old comrade had been reborn, and it had a name once again. [1]

“Without further ado, let’s begin.”

Dawn readied its stance again, and Yinyue retracted ?Daytime?, leaving only the half shield. After all, her main purpose was to test the shield. Holding onto ?Daytime? served no purpose.

“Very well, Lord Yinyue, please be careful.”

Dawn gripped the sword and unleashed three sword energies towards Yinyue. The sword energies changed trajectory in the air, assaulting Yinyue from three different directions.

Unexpectedly, Dawn had such techniques. It seems that the restrictions imposed by the rusty sword were quite significant.

If she had previously encountered Dawn, who had wielded an intact sword, it would have likely been disadvantageous for her.

Yinyue held up her shield and successfully blocked the attacks. She could clearly see the nature of these attacks.

The defense is quite good, the sword energies hitting the shield didn’t cause any damage. However, she hadn’t noticed any special effects for the time being.

Dawn charged towards Yinyue, who continued to hold her shield, with silver sword shadows relentlessly attacking it.

After several rounds, Yinyue hadn’t observed any special effects of the shield, just its high defensive capabilities. Instead, she noticed a substantial increase in Dawn’s strength.

If Dawn hadn’t deliberately controlled it, she wouldn’t have been able to withstand so many attacks with this half shield.

“Alright, that’s enough, Dawn. Stop.”

“Yes, Lord Yinyue.” Dawn sheathed its sword.

Yinyue carefully examined the shield, trying to see if there were any mechanisms or the like. After observing for a while, she didn’t find anything special. Could it be because of its incomplete state?

Yinyue put away the shield. It seemed that for now, it was just a shield with higher defensive capabilities.

Summoning her light sword, because of Dawn’s previous attacks, Yinyue’s fighting spirit was ignited, and she no longer felt dizzy. This place was a good opportunity for her to train her abilities. Before the bus reached its destination, Yinyue planned to exercise her strength here.

“Dawn, care for another round?”

“Of course, Lord Yinyue.”

Both sides unsheathed their swords once more.

And so, Yinyue sparred with Dawn in this space for half a day.

When she emerged from the space and returned to reality, night had fallen, and they had reached the border of the safe zone.

Looking at the majestic city walls, Yinyue couldn’t help but sigh. They were truly magnificent. The carriage came to a stop here.

After all, going further would enter the danger zone. Moreover, the next part of the journey couldn’t be traversed by this type of bus. There would be armored vehicles specifically for transportation.

The intructors from the academy had communicated with the border guards in advance. Tonight, the intructors and students from the illustrious academy would rest here.

For Yinyue, this was good news. It was an opportunity for her to secretly communicate with her mother.

There weren’t any spare rooms at the border for the academy’s teachers and students to rest, but fortunately, there was plenty of open space where tents could be pitched for them to rest.

Yinyue found a discreet spot and began setting up her tent. She still didn’t like crowded places. With previous camping experiences with the young lady, Yinyue quickly set up the tent.

Yinyue clapped her hands, she had sorted out the lodging issue. Next was the food problem. Although the academy provided dinner for all the teachers and students, it meant queuing up for it.

Looking at the long line, Yinyue immediately gave up on the idea. It was indeed an oversight. She had only brought some biscuits and small bread rolls, so it seemed she would have to make do with that tonight.

“Meow~”

Yinyue heard a cat’s meow from inside her tent.

What was going on? Yinyue immediately investigated. There shouldn’t be any wild cats here, let alone in her tent.

Entering the tent, she found an extra lunchbox. It was… the young lady’s lunchbox.

Yinyue picked up the lunchbox, finding a note on top.

?Prepared for my beloved little kitty. Remember to clean up after eating. I’ll come to collect it later. ???

“How many times do I have to say it, I’m not a little kitty, hmph—”

Yinyue opened the lunchbox and couldn’t help but feel thankful to the young lady for preparing it.

In the future, she would also prepare lunchboxes for the young lady whenever she had the chance. She couldn’t always rely on the young lady to do it for her.

Yinyue, alone in her tent, savored the dinner prepared by the young lady, enjoying it immensely. The young lady’s cooking skills were still top-notch.

As the night grew late, Yinyue prepared to take action. She had already inquired about her mother’s whereabouts beforehand.

Using her abilities, Yinyue stealthily moved towards her mother, leveraging moonlight to conceal herself, and quickly sneaked up to Yinya’s tent, her smelly old mother’s tent.

Inside, it was pitch black, indicating that she was probably asleep.

Yinyue hesitated whether she should go in or not. After many days, she was finally going to meet her mother again.

But… her smelly old mother has a bad temper when she wakes up. What if she woke her up and grabbed a big hammer and smashed it on her face? What would she do then?

“Who are you? Why are you staring at my tent? What’s your purpose?”

Suddenly, a voice sounded behind Yinyue.

Yinya appeared behind Yinyue, her hammer already poised over Yinyue’s head.

If Yinyue didn’t intend to answer her questions, her mother wouldn’t mind bringing the hammer down and sending her to the afterlife.

TL Note:

[1]

?Dawn? was extremely delighted because “its old comrade” had been reborn, and “it” had a name once again.

– “its old comrade” = its sword

– “it” = Knight’s armor aka Dawn