Volume 6 (Light Novel)

## Synopsis

Duchess Merellis Armelia, mother of Iris Armelia, is the Flower of High Society, a gorgeous woman known for her unmatched skills on the social battlefield. Now begins the untold tale of her girlhood, during which she wielded not her charms but her blade. Introduced to the ways of the sword by her father after losing her mother to a violent bandit attack, Merellis quickly showed great promise. But in the kingdom of Tasmeria, women are barred from the knighthood. How can she remain true to herself and still protect the people of her beloved home?

## Chapters

* Prologue: The Duke's Daughter's Curiosity
* Chapter 1: The Duchess' Origins
* Chapter 2: The Future Duchess Experiences a Setback
* Chapter 3: The Future Duchess Dreams
* Chapter 4: The Future Duchess Looks Ahead
* Interlude
* Afterword

## Summary

### Present Day

It begins sometime after the end of Volume 05 with Iris visiting the royal capital and paying her mother a visit. She indicates that she will only be in the capital for the ceremony, and she'll return to Armelia after it is over. Merellis inquires about her grandchildren. Iris informs her that Elips is studying hard while Luce wishes to become dedicated to her training. Iris can't help but think Luce is rather similar to her mother in that regard.

Iris has some concerns regarding Luce and her debut into High Society. Merellis tells Iris that she did not learn much about etiquette or anything about noble life until about a year before she made her own debut into High Society much to Iris' surprise. Iris then realizes that she does not really know much about her mother's past other than what her mother told her on the watchtower years ago. Iris decides to take this chance to ask her mother more about what she was like in the past. Merellis decides to begin telling Iris about her origins.

### Past

It begins shortly after the death of Merellis' mother.

As a result of her mother's death, Merellis decides to have her father train her in the way of the sword. He would train her with great intensity which allowed Merellis to easily defeat any opponent she went against who wasn't her father. Much to several of her male opponents chagrin, she was able to defeat them even when multiple of them fought against her at once.

### Present Day - Intermission

The volume ends with an intermission of the story. Iris was enraptured by the story that Merellis brings her back to the present. Merelliss decides it is best to take a break from the story, and she'll continue later.

## Trivia

* Seven Seas announced the official English localization release date for this title on April 2022 which was the same time they announced the release date for Volume 07.
* This volume currently has the largest release gap between the digital and physical releases of the volume in English with it being nearly three months.
* This is the first volume of that involves Merellis as the main character rather than Iris due to this primarily acting as a prequel to the main story. While the volume briefly begins from Iris' POV, it shifts to Merellis' POV in subsequent chapters.
* The digital release of this volume is only around two weeks following the physical release of Volume 5.
* Despite appearing on the cover, Iris is a relatively minor supporting character as she only appears in the prologue and the epilogue of this volume.