EP4. The beginning of the journey (2)
Sean next stopped by the chapel.
He thought about her as he headed to the chapel.
Lielsia.
I still remember Sean. Tina’s words that Riel’s sister is a witch’s child.
Shawn tried to forget the words, but he just couldn’t. Could it be because of her last request to please remember?
But now that I think about it, that must have been either Tina lying or misunderstanding.
No one can deny that Rielsia was the one who worked the hardest after the monsters attacked the village.
Even Epinel, who only thought of the village, anxiously recommended that Rielsia take a break and work.
As the de facto only doctor in her village, Riel’s sister gave her all. Without her hard work, she would have taken much longer to rebuild the village.
Obviously, Riel’s sister couldn’t deny that she was a bit of a mystical, unknowable virgin, but at least she wasn’t one to do evil, Sean was convinced.
As Shawn walked along thinking about it, he arrived at the place of worship before he knew it. And there, as always, Riel noona was there.
“Oh, my Sean is here. Did you come because you wanted to see this older sister?”
As always, Lielcia greeted Sean with a mischievous smile and a joke.
“Sister, I’m here to say goodbye.”
At that, she made a puzzled expression for a moment, but then she smiled again as usual.
“Already? You want my Sean to be with you a little longer.”
Shaun hung his head, slowly choosing his words.
I’ve already done this several times today, but I never thought it would be this difficult to say goodbye to loved ones.
Especially, Riel noona does mischievous pranks, but since she was little, she treated herself well. In other words, she was like an older sister.
I wonder if it lasted that long, Sean could feel the warm touch all over his body.
“I wonder if today is the last time I will hug my Sean like this, I feel a little lonely.”
Usually, he would have hated it, but today Sean hugged Rielcia face to face.
I could feel her soft hair and the smell of her fragrant flesh on her back as she hugged me. After a while, Lielcia spoke softly.
“·······Our Shawn····. My sister’s last request… Can you listen to me…?”
Sean noticed that she had something to say to him.
“Yes, older sister. Tell me.”
Uncharacteristically for her, Lee Elsia hesitated for a moment. She said in a slightly watery voice.
“········Please, please don’t hate your sister.”
Her words were a very strange request. Because she had never hated her sister.
After seeing her rather trying when she raided her village, she became more friendly without being shy with her.
Still, Shawn tried to answer that he knew. It’s her request.
But before Sean can answer, Lee Elcia falls away from Sean, she said.
“Well, I’m just kidding~”
Lee Elsia smiled refreshingly at Sean, who looked at her with her salty eyes.
“Well, there’s no way that my Sean hates his sister, can he?”
“Right. Because my sister is a good person.”
“Oh, are you confessing to this older sister? Hmm, when our Sean grows up a little bit, I’ll accept it then.”
Fishik, Shawn finally smiled. After all, my sister hasn’t changed. For some reason, Shawn’s heart felt lighter. Maybe my sister made that joke for herself as part of it?
Sean said goodbye for the last time.
“Sister, I will go then. See you next time you come back to town.”
“Okay, goodbye. Noona will wait for the day our Sean comes back.”
Leelcia looked at Sean’s back for a while as he returned after saying goodbye.
In her eyes, there seemed to be a mixture of sadness for no reason.
***
Now it was our last turn. Of course, there were no villagers who did not say hello, but most of them were non-residents who settled after the village was rebuilt.
The last remaining person Shawn has been close to since childhood. He was Grandpa Paulo.
Sean arrived at the smithy on the corner of town.
It was quiet there, as always, with no customers.
And unlike before, I saw Paulo sitting on a chair and not dozing, drinking tea.
Is Grandpa drinking tea without sleeping for some reason?
Sean approached Paulo. Perhaps Paulo had already seen Sean coming from afar, and he spoke without panic.
“Yeah, what happened? Kid.”
Although Sean had already grown a little taller than Paulo, Paulo always called Sean a kid as if that had nothing to do with it.
“I’m here to say goodbye.”
There was some hesitation in Sean’s words. The reason wasn’t just to say goodbye.
The reason Sean was leaving was because he knew the old man would hate him.
He never told Grandpa Paulo, but he had to tell him why, at least today.
“······Grandpa, I decided to become an adventurer.”
“········.”
Paulo didn’t respond to Sean’s barely uttered words, but then jumped up and went into the smithy.
Sean was discouraged. Because he expected it not to happen, but deep down he hoped that he would understand and support him in becoming an adventurer.
However, it can’t be helped. Shawn couldn’t blame him. It is only natural that Paulo hates adventurers.
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With that thought, Shawn began to slowly walk away.
At that time, a gruff voice was heard from inside the smithy.
“Little boy! What are you doing, not coming in soon!?”
Sean was taken aback by that, but before he could get any more angry, he went into the smithy in a gasp.
I always felt friendly inside this forge. Sean used to visit Paulo and have tea with him from time to time, but perhaps because of that memory, he always seemed to forget all his worries and relax when he came here.
Sean entered the forge and started looking for Paulo.
He was nowhere to be seen in this small forge. And when Shawn found Paulo, he had something big in his hand.
It was armor.
Shaun looked at the inner wall of the forge in a moment of panic.
As always, there was a large armor on display. Shawn looked back and forth between the armor in Paulo’s hand and the armor displayed on the wall.
Looking closely, the size of the armor was slightly different. The one Paulo was holding was slightly smaller. And it seemed a bit more shiny.
Hmm, Paulo. He sighed once and then said.
“Why do you say you are going to be an adventurer so late, you bastard? I was going to give it to you sooner rather than later, but now I’m giving it to you.”
“······Grandpa, this is…”
“Rumors have already spread throughout the village, but I look like an idiot. Anyway, it may be a little flimsy, but it will be strong. Because I’ve made it once.”
Sean slowly accepted the armor Paulo was handing him.
It was heavy. As if to keep them safe from any danger.
Paulo said curtly.
“Try it on. I made it, so what’s the point if I can’t see it?”
Sean puts on the armor, just as Paulo said. Although it took a very long time because it was my first time wearing it, I managed to put it on thanks to the fiery instruction from the side.
Shaun simply checked by turning his armored body once.
It was just right. It was like an armor made only for himself. No, that’s right.
Perhaps he looked at him like that for a long time, Shawn expressed his deep gratitude to Paulo.
“Really, thank you very much. Grandfather.”
Paulo, despite Sean’s gratitude, just spoke as usual, tutting and clicking his tongue.
“I don’t know how hard it was to make that armor, so don’t break it and eat it. Surely, safely. Did you understand?”
“Yes, I will come back safely.”
“I mean, you are not the important thing, the armor is… Eh. Tsk tsk.”
Sean left the smithy after chatting with Paulo for a while.
Obviously, when I woke up this morning, my heart was heavy because of the fact that I was going to say goodbye to the villagers.
Right now, I feel very lighthearted.
The love the villagers gave him was so warm, and he realized that he was receiving so much love.
Because he realized that he definitely had a home to return to.
On the contrary, he also heard concerns.
Because of a travel companion who, unlike himself, did not even say goodbye to anyone properly.
Now that I had said goodbye to everyone, it was time to go see her.
***
Sean went home first and packed up the travel luggage he had packed the day before. And he took his own sword too.
Then, after looking in the mirror for a moment, Shawn realized once again how much he was loved.
Luke’s sword.
Uncle Joe’s cloak.
An armor made by Grandpa Paulo.
The emblem given to you by the knight in your chest.
Lastly, Uncle Paul’s birthday present, a locket hanging from his neck.
In Shawn’s opinion, these were tokens.
He is a token that tells him where he must return.
Sean is now out of the house. The last place to go is very close, right next to the house.
Sean went to visit his childhood friend.
Levy, who has already become a specialty of the town, is doing very well at the general store, perhaps because of that. Even though she had nothing to live for, there were so many people who came to see her.
But today, no one was there. It’s because I didn’t do business today.
Today, this moment is the beginning of the journey.
Sean stopped in front of Levy’s house and said.
“Levi, I’m here.”
At those words, I felt like I was being recognized inside for a while, and then I heard a pretty voice.
“Come in~.”
Having the landlord’s permission, Sean opened the door slowly.
She was inside her. Levi.
She was always beautiful. And as she grew older, her beauty only grew.
She covered her whole body with an ill-fitting cheap robe, but she couldn’t hide her appearance.
She used to be quite a tomboyish girl, but before she knew it, as a beautiful girl, she was gradually taking on the features of an adult.
Those beautiful emerald eyes, upon seeing Sean, folded into a half moon.
But Sean was worried about this girl.
It is true that she has grown up well, but aside from that, she has changed quite a bit from when she was young.
Sean thinks her biggest problem is that she only hangs out with herself.
Of course, Levi still chatted and laughed a lot with Riel’s sister or the village chief, and often ate meals together.
However, for some reason, her attitude was a bit more formal than her sincerity, Sean thought. Is she just an illusion of herself?
Sean looked at Levy and asked anxiously.
“Levi, are you ready to leave?”
At that, Levy smiled and said.
“hehehe. Of course! All we have to do now is leave!”
Sean spoke carefully.
“Still, is there anything left? . . . It’s like saying goodbye…”
At that, Levy rested her chin as if thinking for a moment, then shook her head.
“Well, I think I did everything for the people I had to do.”
Sean wanted to say something, but this ideal was her personal matter. She couldn’t have interfered more.
“Yes. . . . Come to think of it, Levi.”
“Huh? What else? Let’s go.”
Sean hesitated for a moment whether to speak or not, but this time he spoke up.
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“It’s okay if I don’t go there?”
At that cautious question, Levy immediately realized what Shawn was talking about.
Unlike her excited attitude, Levy said a little aloof.
“No, because if I go there now, I think I will want to stay here forever.”
Sean understood that. She was like that too.
Levy exclaimed excitedly again as if he had never done that before.
“Come on! So, there’s nothing more to say? Let’s go now! Depart!”
Hey. Sean also decided to leave without replying to her words with a smile.
So Sean and Levy.
Two boys and a girl set out for the city of adventure, Laes.
Good, adventure time!