88. Arisha’s Legacy (6)
88. Arisha’s Legacy (6)
The morning sun was bright. After putting on her clothes and coming out to the greenhouse, Sora is seen bowing her head in front of the door. I scratched the back of her head once and opened my mouth.
“What are you doing?”
“… Sorry.”
“Ah, it must be because of yesterday. Go ahead and sit down.”
“Yes.”
Sora went and sat down in front of the white table with desperately weak steps. She couldn’t look me in the eyes and was laying her gaze down. I sat down in front of her.
“So, is Sora okay?”
“Yes. It is strangely refreshing.”
“I see. Thank god.”
“… Young master?”
Sora looks at me with her eyes wide open as if she is surprised by my reaction. She probably knew that she was going to give a damn. It wasn’t so much that he shouted loudly at Sora, who had suffered so badly yesterday.
But what I want to point out is that I need to go into detail.
“Sora, I will ask you directly. This case started when you used the ring. Are you aware of that part?”
“… Yes”
“Why did you wear a ring?”
“…… “
Sora hesitates. I narrowed my eyes.
“I will ask again. Why did you wear the ring?”
“That, that… “
“…… “
“That… “
Sora can’t answer. I let out a deep sigh.
“Sora, answer honestly. The criminal who attacked you and robbed you of the power of the ring. I have to track them down.”
“Yes… “
“You can’t miss even the smallest clue.”
Sora nodded and closed her eyes tightly. I stared at her without speaking for a while. Sora just shakes her body as if in terror.
“… Conch”
“Yes.”
“Tell me one thing. The thing you put on the ring 3 days ago. There is no clue as to the culprit who was after you. Can you say that?”
“Yes. I swear I wore the ring for my personal business. It was not written for the purpose of causing this incident. There was no sign of that.”
“Can you swear by Arisha’s name?”
Sora nodded her head vigorously. I got up from my seat.
“Okay. Conch. Leave the ring in the greenhouse. Because once in a while, something might happen.”
“Yes… b*tch over there. That… “
“Why? Did you know you could even give it a go?”
“… Yes”
“All right. Let’s go get some food There are places to go.”
“Lord, Master!”
Sora gets up from her seat and grabs my collar. After she hesitates, she puts her head down.
“Sorry.”
“What do you have to apologize for? Next time, don’t use ancient magic outside.”
“Yes, I will keep that in mind.”
“Then let’s go. I am hungry.”
“Then I—”
Sora offered to cook, but she shook her head and refused. Although Sora was perfectly cured by A1’s magic, the mental damage would remain the same. It must have been quite painful to say that he scratched his back with a knife.
I plan to buy her some delicious food for her today. Before that, she headed to her infirmary in the Melgard Education Wing. Of course, to meet Ren. That’s how you enter the infirmary.
“That, stop it!”
“Is it better to eat all of this?”
“Even if you don’t eat, eup. Ugh!”
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Rin is seen shoving her unknown food into Ren’s mouth. Having eaten her strange food, Ren’s face turns blue and her whole body trembles.
“Whoop, whoop.”
“Don’t spit!”
“Aww!”
Rin starts wrapping Ren’s mouth with a bandage. For some reason, I don’t think I should touch it right now, so as I watched the scene silently, Ren found us and waved her hand begging for her help. She couldn’t help but stand behind Rin and clear her throat.
“Oh, what? Senior Woros! Hello.”
“Yes. Good morning, Lynn.”
“That… Aren’t you hurt anywhere?”
“As you can see, everything is fine. I’m glad you look okay too. Yesterday was really hard.”
After I said that, I stood in front of Ren, whose mouth was covered in bandages.
“Ren, you don’t want to see what you vomited up, so eat everything in your mouth first. The story follows.”
“Eup! Yep!”
Ren, who had been rebelling, sees Sora and her eyes wide open. He closes his eyes and swallows everything in his mouth. As Ren devoured her food, Rin clapped her hands in delight.
“Puha. Senior Woros. What about that person?”
When the bandage covering his mouth came off, Ren spoke urgently. Sora took a step ahead and bowed her head.
“Thank you so much for helping me back then. Thanks to you, I was able to live.”
“Oh, no.”
“Ren. Sora is my secretary who came to the education district to take care of my life. Thank you so much for saving Sora.”
She bowed her head to Ren to thank her. Then he puts on a bewildered expression. When a serious story comes out, Rin, who was holding the food, takes a step back.
“Ren. I’ll ask straight forward. How did this case go? May I ask if you saw the enemies that attacked Sora?”
“Ah… You say your name is Sora. Just… Ancient magic was detected a few days ago, and I met Sora-san in the process of tracking it down.”
“So?”
“I knew someone was targeting Sora. That’s because the artifact’s ancient magic was detected. You must have tracked down Sora with the Artifact. I also met Sora-san by tracking the magic of the artifact.”
At the word Artifact, Sora understood how it was discovered by her goons. All sorts of barriers set up by Shaiza were wrapped around my greenhouse, so Sora couldn’t be caught right away.
Unluckily, he seems to have been caught while he was out for a while.
“So?”
“First of all, I thought about fleeing to a safe place. That’s why I brought it to my dorm. Someone said that he was following them, so Sora-san quietly followed them.”
“It was.”
“As soon as I entered the dormitory, I saw Sora-san’s hand glowing… Then, as you know. Me and Sora-san were dragged into somewhere…. The dormitory froze over the jet lag.”
She nodded at Ren’s words.
“Are there traces of the culprits?”
“Sorry. I thought someone was following me, but I didn’t exactly see it.”
“Um… i get it. Ren, thank you so much again. It’s nothing, but accept it.”
I handed the “Woros Strawberry Set” I had brought to Ren. Finally, I left the hospital after saying goodbye to Rin and Ren to take care of myself.
“Master… I think Arisha’s legacy is in danger because of me. At that time… Even if there is something to self-destruct—”
“Stop talking nonsense.”
“…… “
The self-destruct Sora mentioned must mean giving up being an anti-yōkai and going back to being a yōkai. As I said before, Sora’s power is amplified inside Arisha’s mansion.
The reason is that thanks to her magic within her mansion, she is able to fully use her powers from her yōkai days. If she had that power, she would have the strength of General Dong or Ice Ghost. After coming out of her mansion, Sora’s power must have weakened considerably. Abandon the anti-yokai. If he had returned to being a youkai, he would have protected the ring.
But would Arisha want Sora to make such a choice in order to protect her darling and her wealth? I see absolutely no
“Whatever happens, don’t think about that again.”
“… Yes.”
“Don’t worry too much. Arisha’s legacy will be safe. If Arisha’s legacy is lost, it’s because I got rid of it myself.”
“…… “
Sora still lowered her head. It’s been like this ever since I was rescued. I guess I should cheer you up. With that thought in mind, I grabbed Sora’s wrist and moved to the Shaiza Market.
“Hey, master?”
Ignoring her words, I stopped at a jewelry store that also appears in the original story, bought a red ring, and left the store. Then he put the ring on Sora’s finger.
“This… This?”
“Since the ring I usually wear has disappeared, even I feel empty. Wear it.”
“… Thank you.”
“Sora. Do you know what kind of ring it is?”
At my question, Sora carefully examines the ring on her finger. Then he would shake his head.
“Now it is an ordinary stone. But 20 or 30 years. It is said that after a long time, magic naturally dwells in it depending on the environment it has been in.”
“A prototype of an enchanted gem.”
“Yes. Sora, you are mine.”
Sora tilts her head at my question.
“I am the heir of Shaiza. You are like my secretary who will support Shaiza’s successor for the rest of his life. If you stay with me for the rest of your life, won’t that ring have a special magic?”
“Ah!”
“Yes. To magic gardening. A special alchemy skill. Its influence will permeate the ring without knowing it. By the time I die of old age, it will be the most special ring in the world.”
“A special ring… “
Sora carefully looks at the ring I gave her. I held her hand like that.
“Yes. Like the ring Yarisa left for you. In the future, that ring will prove that you were mine.”
“… Okay.”
“And even if Arisha’s legacy is all destroyed in this incident, you must not lose yourself.”
“…… “
“Because you are also part of Arisha’s legacy.”
Sora widens her eyes at my words. She opens her mouth and makes a surprised expression.
“I… Arisha-sama’s legacy?”
“Yes. I would have trusted and cared for you enough to entrust you with a very important ring. Am I wrong?”
“You are not wrong.”
“Yes. Even if Arisha’s legacy is all lost, you must remain until the end. Maybe Arisha will want that too.”
“… Is that so. If it’s Arisha-sama… I’m sure you think so.”
Sora said that and nodded her head, smiling lightly. Then he puts her hand on top of her ring.
“And. There is no need to worry about Arisha’s legacy that remains. You’ve served Arisha for a long time. Has this happened once or twice while staying with Arisha?”
“I don’t understand.”
“Arisha had an accident. Shaiza takes care of it. The thing Arisha made Shaiza get into trouble for.”
“That… There were too many to count on her hands.”
I nodded at her words.
“That’s it. There must have been many crises so far. But look. The sky is blue and the world is peaceful.”
“Yeah, that’s right.”
“It was Shayza’s work that evolved Arisha’s trouble. For that reason, it is my job as Shaiza’s successor to prevent Arisha’s legacy from disturbing the world.”
Understanding what I want to say, Sora nods her head. She no longer has a helpless expression on her face. There was a smile on her lips, and her eyes were sparkling with life.
“I am the heir of Shaiza. He’s the one who will one day be Shaiza. So it’s okay Don’t worry too much.”
“Yes. Okay. I guess I forgot who I was serving for a while.”
“Yes. You just have to trust me Think carefully about why I gave you the ring. It’s not just to cheer you up.”
Sora tilts her head. She seems to have thought that she gave her a ring to cheer herself up.
But my intention is not that simple. I will remove all of Arisha’s sealed legacy. That’s because it’s such a dangerous item that Yarisa herself sealed it. She would also have wanted someone to take care of the item.
If the day comes when all of Arisha’s karma is removed, the last remaining legacy of Arisha will be the academy and the beings who served Arisha. When all of Arisha’s dangerous weapons are removed, Arisha’s ring that Sora inherited will fulfill its role.
After that, Sora will be released from Arisha’s ring and will have only one karma left. That’s just watching my last. When that time comes, the ring will have a special magic, and Sora will have the role of leaving my wealth to the next generation, along with the ring that records my entire life.
With such a weighty task in hand, Sora must not abandon himself to take responsibility for the mistakes he made. Because her conch made the sound of her self-destruction, in her own way, she gave her a reason to cherish herself. Even for Arisha’s sake, she lives well and carries Arisha’s karma. I have an obligation to watch my karma.
Of course, I don’t intend to explain this directly. But Sora is wise, so she will soon notice. If she realizes herself, she will never have those self-destructive thoughts of her self-destruction.
That’s it.
“… Master?”
“No. I have something to think about. Then let’s go. I am hungry.”
“Yes. But, Bocchan.”
“Only one of the two, the Bocchan or the Master—”
“I should also reject buying and eating rice.”
Her Sora looked at her, puzzled by her words. Then she smiled brighter than ever before and held my hand.
“As expected, I want to cook for you.”
“… I was trying to buy food for you?”
“For my sake, please eat my food.”
“Are you satisfied with that?”
“Yes. It’s what I want more than anything else.”
She couldn’t help but nod her head at her words. Because her smile was as shiny as the ring I bought her, and she felt like if she refused, I would be the only bad guy.
“I got it.”
Perhaps Sora, the reason why I gave you the ring. Maybe she noticed it all at once.