113 – home
After Tia and Cecilia passed away, Aren sat on the bed and started playing with the children.
“Brother! Brother! Grandpa is strange!”
“What’s strange?”
“Oh, uh, he’s more handsome!”
Rachel’s words put a smile on Tristan’s face.
“Heh heh, isn’t Grandpa always handsome?”
“Yeah! But he’s more handsome!”
“Ha ha ha ha ha!”
At Rachel’s bright voice, Tristan laughed like he was dying for love.
‘Well, I’ve gotten a little younger, but I look 10 years younger.’
The day Tristan awakened as a Grand Master.
He had successfully gone through a metamorphosis and now had a fairly young body in his hands.
Thanks to this, the wrinkles on my face were significantly removed and my muscles felt a bit bigger.
‘It’ll look ugly if it grows any further.’
Rai said as Aren looked at Tristan’s muscles with a concerned expression.
“Brother, are you going to your house now?”
“Huh? Uh, that’s right. You guys should go too.”
Tension began to flow from Rai and Rachel’s expressions at Aren’s words.
It was because this was the first time the two children would see Aren’s biological family.
“…don’t you want to go?”
When Aren spoke in a slightly awkward voice at the reaction of the two children, the children immediately shook their heads and denied it.
“Oh no!”
“No! I’m going to see Mirai!”
“Well, you don’t have to go this time. If you’re still uncomfortable…”
Children shout at Aren’s words.
“I’ll go!”
“I’m going!”
“okay?”
Hearing the loud voices of the children, Aren smiled proudly.
Tristan, who had been watching for a while, looked at Rai and said.
“Rai, I need to talk to Aren for a second, so take Rachel out.”
“yes.”
Rai didn’t say anything and left the hospital room with Rachel.
When the children left, Tristan sat down in a chair and looked at Aren.
“Aren.”
“yes.”
“I suffered this time.”
Aren’s expression goes blank at the sudden words.
“…Are you embarrassed to praise in front of the kids?”
“Stop messing around and listen.”
Tristan said with a serious expression on his face.
“The Black Church, because of this incident, Iggent also has a wanted order. In the future, the entire country will be chasing the Black Church.”
“Well, I guess.”
They were the ones who raided the academy where noble materials were gathered, not anywhere else.
There was no way I could stay still in the country when those guys openly installed them.
But Tristan’s expression wasn’t very good.
“… Boss of the Black Order, according to what you said, that woman’s power is equal to that of Emperor Lisbeth?”
“Yes, as far as I can see.”
“…be careful.”
Tristan spoke more seriously than ever.
“She’s too dangerous. Judging from her reaction, it doesn’t look like there’s any chance of her targeting you.”
“I see. He seems to be very interested in High Human.”
“… Haa, that’s pathetic.”
Tristan let out a deep sigh.
What do you do when you become a Grand Master?
The people around him have not been able to properly protect them, and when he says he is doing it for his disciples, he only says to be careful.
‘I don’t know what to do.’
I couldn’t protect my student because I lacked strength, and it’s daunting just to sort out the situation around me.
Looking at the depressed Tristan, Aren spoke in the brightest possible voice.
“Don’t worry. Aren’t you my teacher’s disciple? I take care of at least one part of my body.”
“……”
“And I can resist her to some extent. Maybe I’m better than the teacher in that respect?”
“Anyway, there’s no cute corner.”
“How cute are you?”
Tristan’s expression becomes more comfortable at Aren’s wit.
“Well, now that you’re doing your part, you should take care of it.”
“Of course, if it becomes dangerous, I will come to the teacher.”
“Yes.”
Tristan laughed and spoke again as if he had just remembered.
“Ah, I see…”
“yes?”
“… Uhm, I don’t know if I can ask you.”
When Tristan paused, Aren spoke.
“Why again? Did I do something again? Or are you just worried?”
“I’m worried about both of you, but that’s not… Lirina.”
“yes?”
Her name came out of nowhere.
“Why Lirina?”
“Isn’t the Department of Magic Engineering also suspended due to this incident?”
“Why is that?”
“Can’t you take care of Lirina for a while?”
“… yes?”
When Aren did not understand, Tristan began to explain.
“I can’t send you back to Aslan, and you’re the only one who calls me a friend.”
“Huh? Lilina doesn’t have any friends either?”
“Yeah, he’s like you.”
“I have a friend.”
Aren spoke in a clear voice, but Tristan ignored him and continued.
“I heard there is an escort, but it seems uneasy with only those two.
“Ah, sure…”
At Aren’s home, knights sent by Frey were guarding Aren’s family.
This is because there is a possibility that nobles who know that Aren is a high human will harm his family.
‘I have to help, I’m not a stranger… I’m also the children’s teacher.’
Lirina was also one of Aren’s precious ties to pretend not to know.
Aren nodded and said.
“That’s right. I’ll take Lirina.”
“Thank you, because of the academy…”
“I know.”
Aren said it was okay.
“You just speak comfortably. Why do you speak difficultly? I thought I was in trouble again.”
“Of course it’s hard to say.”
“yes?”
“You have a fiancée.”
“…!?”
Come to think of it, how would Tia and Cecilia react if they found out about this?
At that moment when Aren’s expression was a little embarrassed, Tristan got up from his seat and said,
“I’ve prepared the wagon, so ride on. I still have a lot of work to do, so I’ll have to go back.”
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“Ah, yes. Cheer up, sir.”
“OK.”
Tristan said briefly and went back to his job.
“You look very tired…”
It was worth it.
Numerous professors were sacrificed in a sudden attack and their nest was destroyed in half.
Fortunately, the buildings in the Engineering Department were unharmed, but it would take a considerable amount of time for the ballage to operate again.
drooling
“brother.”
“brother!”
While Aren was thinking, Rai and Rachel came back into the hospital room.
“Did you say hello to the teacher?”
“yes.”
“Yeah! I made it high!”
“okay?”
Aren laughed and stood up from his seat.
“Let’s go to my brother’s house.”
***
“Ah, Aren!”
“Lirina.”
Aren returned to the annex with Rai and Rachel.
It was because I had to pack up before leaving the academy.
At that time, Lirina, Magra, and Lime, who were out in front of the annex, were waiting for Aren.
“Are you here, Lirina?”
“hello teacher.”
“Hello me too, sir.”
A smile blooms on Lirina’s face at the children’s greeting.
“Hello, Lay Rachel? Did you have a good time at the meeting?”
“yes.”
“Yeah! It was fun!”
Rai speaks calmly, and Rachel speaks brightly.
Suddenly, Rachel spoke in a sullen voice.
“But the academy is weird. It’s just broken over there… It’s broken over there too.”
“ah…”
Lirina lowered herself and stroked Rachel’s head.
“It’s okay. I’ll be right back like before.”
“really?”
“Sure. Did you see the teacher lie?”
“No! Teachers don’t lie!”
When Rachel spoke in a bright voice, Lirina also responded with a smile.
Then he suddenly looked at Aren and said.
“Aren… there…”
“I heard. Let’s go together, Lirina.”
At Aren’s words, Lirina said with an apologetic expression.
“I’m sorry. It’s because of me…”
“No. If Lirina goes with her, the kids will love it, right?”
When Aren asks, Rachel smiles like a sunflower.
“Yes! It’s good to go with Lirina-sensei!”
“… Rachel.”
Lirina hugged Rachel as if she were grateful.
Meanwhile, Aren’s gaze turns to Magra and Rime.
“I hope you don’t make a fuss.”
“joy.”
At Aren’s words, Magra turns her head away.
‘It’s not cute.’
When Tia acted like that, she looked cute, but when a disgusting man acts like that, I want to blow her jaw.
Then, seeing Magra’s actions, Lirina glared at him and said,
“Magra, you don’t have to follow me if you’re just going to get into a fight like before. The kids are going with you, so your actions don’t look very good for emotional education.”
“… sorry.”
Seeing Magra lowering his head right away, Aren chuckled.
“Then why are you arguing? You said you couldn’t even use it.”
“Even Aren, such behavior is not good for children’s emotional education. Stop babbling.”
“sorry.”
Seeing Aren bowing his head right away, Magra giggled.
***
“This should be enough for your luggage. Let’s go, Lirina.”
“yes.”
Aren put only the roughly necessary items in the annex into his magic backpack and headed straight for the school gate.
There is a lot of money anyway, so if you need something, you can buy it in a nearby village.
‘This is why I like money.’
The moment Aren’s party arrives at the school gate.
“Hey, Aren.”
“Einheart?”
Einhart and Kana were standing in front of the school gate.
“What? Didn’t you go to Britannia?”
“Yes, the emperor says I will be here?”
“huh?”
Einheart said as he tilted his head, unable to understand what he meant.
“If you want to come back, stay with me for a long time.”
“…… Oh no.”
Aren frowned and said.
“You must be at war, but you’re very relaxed, what about Miria-senpai?”
“The trio just left.”
Emperor Lisbeth gave Millia the same order as Einhart, but she just ignored it and returned to Britannia, saying, “What nonsense are you talking about during the war?”
“It’s good news, but can I ignore the emperor’s order like that?”
“I’ll take care of it, it’s not my part-time job.”
Einhart said briefly, looking at the large carriage standing in front of the school gate.
“Then let’s take care of ourselves.”
“huh?”
“I’ll take care of you at your house, too.”
“… that’s kind of…”
“Are you friends?”
“Hmm, that’s for sure, okay. Let’s go together.”
Asa, who is weak in the word friend, began to introduce his party.
“This is Lirina Aslan. You know that, right?”
“I know, nice to meet you.”
When Einhart greeted her with a smile, Lirina also smiled and greeted her.
“Yes, nice to meet you, Mr. Einhart Britannia?”
“Yes, just call me Einhart. Ah, this is Kana.”
At Einhart’s introduction, Lirina’s eyes turned to Kana, but Kana just nodded indifferently and looked away.
However, Lirina calmly passed it over without showing any signs of being offended and introduced her companions.
“This side is Magra for men and Lime for women. Greet both of you.”
“Magrada.”
“Lime.”
blunt greetings.
Einhart said with a smile.
“They aren’t having too much fun with each other.”
“Whoops, I will.”
“It’s my turn.”
Aren stepped forward and began to introduce the children.
“This is my disciple Lai! This princess is my angel Rachel!”
“I know. Do it moderately.”
Einhart said plainly, then looked at Rachel and said.
“Hi Rachel? See you again?”
“hello~”
Rachel lowered her head cutely, and Einhart smiled and grabbed Kana by the tail.
snap
“Come on, Rachel. Play with it.”
“Wow! Thank you!”
“…!?”
Kana’s poker face collapsed again.
In this way, Aren’s party increased to 8 people and departed for the domain of the Difus family.