26 – 7. Promise (3)
On the way back to Lichtenau.
break time for a while.
“… .”
“… .”
The knights were staring at one place with half expectation and half worry.
There, two handsome men and women are facing each other with wooden swords.
There was the family head, Shien, and her escort attendant, Adele.
“I’m coming, Adele.”
“I am ready.”
“Ha!”
Some of the articles I was watching spontaneously exclaimed.
Since he had left his family in the past, he must have not received systematic training.
Shien’s movements were much faster and sharper than expected.
f*ck!!-
However, Shien’s attack did not reach this time either.
Her sword was rolling on the floor again.
Adele held the sword to her throat.
Everyone knows that there is a difference in skill between the two.
Geon, whom Adele defeated right away, is a powerful player in Fiore.
Defeating him without much difficulty must mean that Adele is above him.
On the other hand, it wasn’t long before Shien started using the sword properly.
If it doesn’t make a difference, that’s even weirder.
Still, the reason the two are sparring is probably.
To see and understand each detail.
How to improve, how to work hard, wasn’t it for that?
However, Adele did not accept Shien’s sword more than once.
Her attacks are just slashing away every step of the way.
“Okay… .”
“Isn’t that, that, too much?”
“What can I do? The head of the family told me to do my best.”
It wasn’t that he was angry with his lord for treating him carelessly.
However, in a sparring like this, there should be something to gain.
I have to make changes to help them grow.
I was worried about repeating the same pattern every time.
Will there be anything left for Shien?
The knights were concerned about that part.
“Haaa… .”
Could it be because of that?
When a long sigh escaped from Shien’s mouth.
The knights were tensed without realizing it.
Even if it has nothing to do with them.
Seeing the head of the house like that, of course I can’t help but worry.
“How was it?”
“… .”
“This time, I went in really well.”
Then Adele showed a look of concern for a moment.
“… this much. You are better.”
With my thumb and forefinger, I showed a gap barely large enough for a pebble.
Thanks to that, the knights who were watching the scene were stunned.
Isn’t that more like a mockery than a compliment?
When you say you’ve gotten this much better, where do you mean you’ve gotten better?
Wouldn’t Shien blush and get angry right away?
While worrying about that, the knights slowly took notice.
“It’s good.”
However, Shien didn’t look displeased at all.
On the contrary, he was smiling as if he was very happy.
“If it’s that much for less than ten days, it must be amazing, right?”
Nodding-.
I don’t know how it looked in the eyes of the knights.
Adele sincerely agreed to Cien’s question.
In his own eyes, Shien is by no means a person with less talent.
They say he doesn’t have much experience, but his sword is very stable.
With a little refinement, it will surely do the job of several knights.
And, there will be no such thing as being ignored as weak.
“I must keep trying!”
Looking at Shien, who clenched his fists and burned his will.
The light coming from her seems to have gotten a little thicker.
Adele thought so.
* * *
“Adele.”
After the break, the way back to the family.
Shien calls for my escort through the window.
“Did you call, Shien-sama?”
“How is escort life?”
“great.”
“What about the life of a servant?”
“That is good too.”
For me now, everything was fine.
Each one was new and mysterious.
Why does the emperor keep telling me to go out into the world?
I felt like I knew if I had pushed my back and pushed it again and again.
“Where are you not uncomfortable?”
“Not at all.”
“Really?”
“yes. Really.”
Also, it was nice to meet new people.
Not those waiting for a fight, defying death.
To live with people who lead completely different lives.
It gave me a calm pleasure different from my old colleagues.
“If there is anything uncomfortable, tell me right away. Got it?”
“I understand, Shien-nim.”
While answering, I smile without knowing it.
It’s really nothing, but it’s an extremely ordinary thing.
Listening to Shien’s words, watching him.
I felt a tickle in one side of my chest.
I don’t know what this tickling is.
If only one thing is certain.
That something wasn’t too bad.
“… .”
Seeing that, Shien became more curious.
What kind of life did that man lead?
How miserable was it that he showed such empty eyes?
Is it that he barely manages to make even the slightest laugh?
I want to know a little more, I want to get a little closer.
From nob le mt l. co m
More than anyone else, I want to embrace those who have gone through a difficult battle.
I want to see that man smile wide.
Cien has a certain strange feeling that I like.
It was just sympathy for Adele, he thought.
“… Is there anything else you want to say?”
“yes? Ahh!”
It was only then that he realized that he was staring at Adele.
I reflexively tried to say that it was done now.
I suddenly felt a strange regret.
I want to talk a little more.
Shien quickly changed his words.
“Hey, Adele. How can I become strong like you?”
“Being strong. It’s simpler than you think.”
“Is it simple?”
“yes. If you fight and survive, you become stronger.”
“Is that all?”
“That’s right.”
After answering that, Adele murmured.
It’s too obvious, but it seems like an answer that I came up with too roughly.
I am at a loss as to how to provide supplementary explanations.
“Me, so. If you take me as an example, since I was young, I fought every day. I fought with demon beasts, and I also fought with people who were trying to do nonsense because I thought this was the right time. Killed, killed, killed again. I was never particularly good or strong. On the contrary, he was really weak at first, to the point where he passed many death hurdles. It wouldn’t be strange if he died right away.”
So Shien, you too can be strong enough.
Adele explained her case in that way.
However, when Shien heard that, he couldn’t hide his embarrassment.
‘Am I not mistaken? Did I mention anything wrong?’
Adele must have lived a difficult life as a child soldier.
It’s good that he was struggling in hell not too long ago.
Childhood must have been an unpleasant memory for him.
Could it be that he said something strange and brought up the nightmare again?
After hearing Adele’s story, Shien was worried about that.
“I’m sorry, Adele.”
“… yes?”
“It reminded me of useless memories.”
“to? No, no. Mr. Sien. I am really fine.”
Has someone pushed me on the back? no.
Rather, it is the path he chose even though he held on to it not to go.
He had no regrets about that decision.
If I could go back, I would make the same decision.
After killing, killing, and killing more bastards.
I will leave when the time is right, like now.
And if possible, I wanted to go to Lichtenau even then.
It was all right, so Adele was a little more explicit in her denial than usual.
He waved his hands vigorously and shook his head vigorously.
However, it seemed to Shien that he was making an exaggerated gesture for himself.
‘You fool. You should have been careful. Why do other people’s painful parts… .’
With Adele, who can’t carelessly tell me about my past in detail.
Because of that, it was Xien who was only accumulating misunderstandings.
* * *
“My lord. You can see Lichtenau over there.”
How long has it been since you went north?
Hearing the voices of the knights ahead of him, Shien opened the window.
Over there, I could see the castle of Lichtenauer lofty.
I’m back to where I belong again.
“Arrived on time, as expected. I’m so glad.”
Everyone nods at Shien’s bright voice.
As they are a day late, the family members’ worries increase by a day.
That’s why it was more important than anything else to stick to the scheduled schedule.
“My lord. excuse me. People are coming.”
Where the fingertips of the knights point.
There was a group of soldiers hurrying this way.
They look like those led by Brenda or Rascal.
Hearing the news that the householder had arrived, he seemed to have come out to meet him.
Shien, who got off the carriage, was waiting for them to come.
“Shin-nim.”
Adele cautiously steps aside and calls for her.
“… Something seems to be happening.”
“yes? Why suddenly?”
“The blade stands taller than necessary.”
Do you think the day is standing? Didn’t you feel that energy?
It’s quite a distance, how did you feel about it?
But there was no way Adele would lie.
So, Shien felt relieved that he had returned safely.
Instead, he greeted the soldiers while maintaining a moderate level of tension.
“My lord.”
As expected, it was Rascal who led the soldiers.
After seeing his face and checking all of the soldiers’ faces.
Shien realized that Adele’s words were not in vain.
It was a reading of the strangely standing tension.
“Captain of the guard. What’s going on. Yes?”
“… Unfortunately, yes.”
“There is only one thing you can do to show your firm appearance. Is that what I think?”
Then Rascal nodded slowly.
The thing Shien mentioned was the appearance of the Demonic Realm.
“What is the exact location where the Demonic View appeared?”
“It is a 40-minute drive north of the castle.”
“What about the grade?”
“Once I confirmed that it changed from 5th grade to 4th grade.”
Even the weakest level 5 monsters can deal with three or four soldiers.
Honey level 4 can never be relieved.
Hurrying back to the castle, Shien continued to listen.
“How long has it been since the demons appeared? Could it be that it has been a long time?”
“no. The news of the appearance of the Demon King has just been delivered. It is said that demon beasts have just begun to appear. The head of the family arrived while we were urgently forming a subjugation party.”
If you don’t find the demonic realm early.
So, if only after all the monsters had been poured out did they find out about that fact.
I don’t know where the monsters are scattered and what they’re going to do.
The best picture is to figure out the location before or immediately after the demon scene is created.
It is to completely annihilate the monsters before they pour out and scatter.
That’s why the current situation is, even though the Demonic Realm appears.
It can be said to be the best of the worst cases.
“… Captain of the Guard.”
But Rascal’s expression was still not good.
So, Shien had a hunch that something else was wrong.
“You have another problem. Yes?”
“… Actually, there is a village in the immediate vicinity.”
“A village? And what about that news!”
Rascal bit his lip at Shien’s urgent tone.
“We sent people urgently, but we don’t know the situation yet.”