119 – As you say
“… I’m tired.”
“I agree with you this time. Aryan.”
On the way to the Press family estate, I intended to rest, but Ariane and I couldn’t.
Of course, I was constantly suffering from Rain, Minel, and Neros, and Ariane was for the same reason.
“… Did I, did something wrong with those two?”
there was It’s not something I’ve done in this life.
Thanks to Neros and Rain, who saw my past, and looked at the bitch who would kill Arian over and over again, Arian had a tougher carriage life than I did.
But that ends with this.
“When you enter the Press family home, take a good rest for the day. I heard you plan to form a knights group to subdue the monsters tomorrow.”
“Uh, okay.”
Aryan trudged away as if tired.
In the past, I burst into laughter at the shabby figure of Ariane, who couldn’t believe that it was the back of a woman who was called a wicked woman in the world in the past, and quickly followed.
The mansion we arrived at… It was ordinary.
At first glance, it feels like an ordinary count’s mansion… . Well, it would be more strange for someone to advertise that they are liaising with demons.
“Welcome. Academy students.”
Upon entering the mansion, a lady in a dark blue dress greeted me by bowing her head.
“My name is Gray Press, the current head of the Press family.”
As for the face, I felt a bit guilty for not being able to hide the dark circles even with makeup, but fortunately, I don’t think it’s because of sadness, seeing as the eyelids aren’t swollen.
… Maybe it’s not because of work?
“I heard that you came to help with the unfortunate incident that took place in our territory.”
“Yes, I am lacking in body, but I will try to help.”
After saying that, I turned my head to look at the other children. Somehow, Neros looked at the head of the Press family with his eyes wide open, and then said something absurd.
“… sister?”
“What?”
I turned my head in surprise at Neros’ words, and the other side also extended their hands as if surprised.
“Neros?”
I beg your pardon?
For a moment, I wondered if my ears were wrong, so I asked Neros again, and Neros gave the same answer.
“Sister. My real sister, with whom I was related by blood before she died.”
Oh, come to think of it, the treatment of Neros at the academy was so trashy that he thought he was a commoner, but his family was a nobleman.
I don’t know exactly what kind of surname he was because he erased the information, but I expected it to be at least a marquis family, considering that the information was completely erased.
“The former surname of the Gray Press was Gray Agape… She is the eldest daughter of a marquis.”
Everyone opened their eyes wide at what Minel had told them and looked at Neros.
No, suddenly the information about the descendants of the marquis is being released?
“Neros… Aren’t you dead?”
“ah… that is… .”
Neros scratches his head in bewilderment. Well, I don’t even know how to explain myself in this situation.
I was subjugated after becoming a juryeong once, but I was lucky enough to be summoned by me, and my memory returned shortly thereafter?
Any novel would be more realistic than this.
When Neros couldn’t answer properly, the head of the Press family tried to ask again, but when he saw that Lianne couldn’t speak properly, he quietly backed away.
“still… I’m glad you look happy.”
“… yes.”
Saying that, she stroked Nero’s hair once and then stepped back.
She stepped back as if to say she wasn’t the place to be, bowed her head to me, and greeted me.
“… Take good care of me.”
Seeing her like that, I lightly bowed my head and answered.
“all right.”
I could tell what he was asking for, even if he didn’t say it.
*****
“Even if it was sudden, it was too sudden.”
“Really. Anyway, why did you hide that you were a noble?”
“No, it was because he was already dead, so of course the relationship with the family was cut off. I couldn’t imagine seeing you again because I’m a family member!!”
As soon as the reunion of Neros’ sisters was over, the focus of the people who came with me instantly changed from me to Neros.
When everyone rushed excitedly at the keyword, family reunion, Neros shouted and shrank and entered my clothes pocket, but I quietly wished him peace as he was being interrogated by someone else’s hand.
Neros, who had been held captive for three hours, trudged to the bed in my room and collapsed like a soldier who had just returned from a few wars.
“ha… I’m tired.”
“You shouldn’t have hidden that.”
“I didn’t mean to hide it!?”
As if Neros didn’t have the strength to struggle, he raised his voice a little and crawled back, resting his head on my lap like yesterday and letting out a big sigh.
“ha… But all in all, why was your sister here?”
“If Lena came from Neros-sister, didn’t you know before you became a lord?”
“No, my sister had a baby first, not a marriage or engagement first.”
“… what?”
I asked again at the absurd sound that came out of Neros’ mouth, but Neros answered my words calmly.
“It’s my sister. The age difference between me and me is only 5 years. But even before I entered the academy, I suddenly had a baby… At that time, the family line was turned upside down, so it wasn’t even a fuss.”
“No, didn’t the marquis kill the count?”
“It was about to happen. At that time, my sister and I barely stopped her from making a fuss while holding a cane and a spear together and claiming that they would physically destroy the family. If the family is destroyed now, what will the baby in her belly do?”
“And you were born Lena?”
“Perhaps. I didn’t inherit my hair from my sister’s side, so I didn’t even think it was brown hair different from mine… Black hair is rare, so if I had the same hair color, I would have been suspicious.”
Anyway, I feel that the world is small.
I can’t believe that Neros and Lena are of the same blood… .
“Then I’ll have to visit the family where Neros lived later.”
“… What?”
At my words, Neros raised his upper body as if he was taken aback, but I didn’t care and continued talking.
“Since I met my sister and had a short conversation, it doesn’t seem like we had a bad relationship. Besides, seeing that you smile sincerely when talking about your family, did you get along well with your parents?”
“yes… It wasn’t bad, but I died.”
“You are alive now.”
It’s alive as a lord, but living is living.
Perhaps, looking at Nero’s sister’s reaction, it was never a negative reaction, and the meeting was… It might be a bit unreasonable, but it would be okay if I went to say hello.
“Neros shouldn’t even have dreams.”
As the reason why Neros became a lord was the reason, there must have been such a dream.
Do you have fantasies like having a fancy wedding or sharing a beautiful kiss while looking at the night sky?
“ah… I’m sure there is… .”
As I passed the time by lightly stroking Neros’s head as if he was saying something was bothering me, I heard a knock and the familiar red and golden hair fluttered into my room.
“Ah, here you are.”
“I thought Neros would be here.”
“Ugh… . why did you guys come again I want to take a break with Ryan right now.”
After Neros said that and clung closer to my side, the two sighed and came towards me, dragged Neros off the bed, and then started talking.
“I briefly investigated the surroundings with Minel.”
“Oh yeah?”
Fortunately, it was not a topic that would make it difficult to breathe like in the carriage, so I sighed in my chest and corrected my posture.
“So what’s going on?”
“I looked around lightly, but the quality and quantity of monsters were on a different level from other territories.
“okay?”
The cave I found was quite far from here, but I had a blast here too.
Dogs.
“Yes, and quantity is quantity, but quality is seriously problematic.”
After saying that, Lane pulled out a single claw.
“… These are kobold claws, right?”
“Yes, it was an ordinary kobold, the wolf-headed monster we knew.”
No, considering the size of some kind of kobold’s claws, it’s like a baby dragon.
The item that Lane took out as a kobold’s claw was said to be incomparably larger than most kobold’s claws. And what’s more important than the size is the amount of demonic energy that’s felt.
It seems to be at least the pet of a low-class demon that roams around the demon realm.
It’s really hard to compare, but it’s a big problem from the fact that monsters roaming around here are compared to monsters in the demon realm.
“Well, it will be solved if we catch them all.”
No matter how strong it is, there is no way there will be a monster of the Great Demon level… .
[Kobold’s claws reinforced with demonic energy of the demon king’s army and the great devil are sold for 150 coins.]
… huh?