Ludwig and his wife ran frantically about anything and everything as nobles and heads of households.
With skinny legs, refusing even to carry him, Brim Ludwig ran, struggling for breath, to the mansion, while Kavan followed, worried that his wife might fall.
“Congratulations, head of the house.”
“It is the grace of the gods, ma’am.”
Servants bowing their heads deeply opened the doors blocking their path.
They hadn’t even changed their mud-stained shoes (if Serena Bran had done this, the tutor would have severely punished them), and mud and flower seeds tangled on the carpet they ran over.
And, and, and… … The moment he reached the small banquet hall used by his family for meals, Brim stopped walking in a daze.
“Hey, ha, write. Aki only eats street food outside, so even so, what if you, a guy who has learned all the manners of a man’s table hair, eat it all over his mouth?”
“Tongue, brother. That too, Joe.”
“Yes, yes. I’ll wipe my mouth first. Look this way. Aww, dirty.”
It’s a normal voice… … The sound of everyday life that should have been by their side for granted… … However, the treasure that was absurdly stolen… … .
It was so much the same.
The son’s voice, which I drew fleetingly in my dreams, and which I barely dug into my memories and recalled… … .
“Ma, Shi, SSer!”
“Yes, Aki, how is the chef at our mansion? Compared to what I used to do?”
“Ah, ah-baat, more, ma, ma!”
“You think my food tastes better? Ha, guy… … What’s wrong with being flattered?”
The boy with black hair sat next to Bran Ludwig, brushing his nose as he scooped up food for a naked, unknown baby sitting on his lap.
Her pupils were red, like her father’s, and her eyes, like her mother’s, were soft yet strong.
“Abu, Abu, Abu, Abu.”
“Eat pipi as much as you want. The corn, which was protesting whenever there was a chance, was just given in a swaddling bag. If you can’t finish it, look for it.”
“Search, search, search, search.”
An uncontrollable trembling surged in Kavern’s heart. But reason suppressed that trembling.
This is not real.
They said everyone died. It disappeared during the sunspot incident, so it was not even confirmed whether it was alive or dead… … Yes, confirmation of life and death… … .
“lane… … ?”
At that time, Brim Ludwig called the name of the son whose name was engraved on the tombstone after he died half a year ago, who could not answer even if he called.
“what?”
An impossible answer came back. He raised his head and looked this way, smiled and raised his hand as if to welcome him.
“Long time no see, mother. No, it seems like I haven’t seen my father in a really long time. Because you didn’t come during the final exams and festivals.”
Kavern was busy with work without even realizing it, I’m sorry… … I tried to say it, but my throat was blocked and my voice wouldn’t come out.
son.
my proud son
Amidst the faint sound of breathing, Kavern, whose eyes had been blurred, managed to prop up his body, which was almost collapsing, against the wall.
“I heard from President Madelia that I was already dead? Lady Cassena seems to be alive and well. Funeral, hmm, a bit disappointing. As a result, it worked out well.”
Kavan barely opened his mouth to his son’s natural response, but soon stuttered.
“The funeral, I mean, uh, um, that kid… … ?”
“Oh boy? Absolutely not my daughter, I was asked to—”
“—Ah-baat.”
“I’m not your daughter, you look so much like you—”
“—Bah-bah.”
“What resembles a dog horn? From hair color to eye color, everything is different—”
“—Takran, Taklan, Takran.”
“Ah, stay quiet, you troublemakers! Conversation can’t work!”
“Dago-Umunchi!”
“A bunch, a bunch, a bunch.”
It had been a long time since the banquet hall was filled with loud laughter, but Brim Ludwig heard nothing.
He walked like a man possessed by something, closed his eyes proudly, and fumbled with the boy’s face as he swung his fork and muttered something.
With that touch, with that warmth, it was instantly recognizable. It wasn’t any search magic or detection magic. I just knew because I was a mother.
“Uh, mother?”
The day the boy was born, I even remember his warm body temperature… … .
Without even feeling the heat of the tears running down her cheeks, she hugged her son who had returned from the dead and began to cry.
Even Kavan, who had stumbled along, wrapped his arms around his wife and son and cried silently.
“I’m sorry for worrying you.”
Painful tears wet his eyes. I was also happy to reunite with my parents, but the main reason was elsewhere.
If the.
It’s really a what-if story.
If Rin’s body had been able to wake up from the main stage 300 years ago, I think those idiots would have greeted me like this.
– Lin?
First of all, Lista, who has been by my side until the day I die, would have welcomed me… … .
And while Lista was playfully making fun of my sloppy movements, while I was doing rehabilitation exercises, the other guys must have been contacted and came to see me one by one.
Keith at the palace festival.
– Keith… … !
– … … !
– Evil, stop, stop! Do not stroke!
Friede, along with Tureina and Pippi, in ＜Shriganacus＞.
– Lin?
– Lin, Lin, Lin!
– Fight!
Keith would have scattered my hair like crazy, Pippi would have pecked at my cheeks, and Turaina would have clung to my legs and wept. Lista and Friede must have laughed while watching it.
In the end, everyone would laugh like idiots and talk about how they ended the expedition, forgetting the pain they had to overcome until this moment arrived.
And the next day, we’d be talking about the future, not the past… … .
– I’ll go back to the magic tower and say hello to the dean’s lady and classmates.
– and?
– Then… … We decided to go on a trip together.
If I answered shyly, turning my head slightly, they would exchange surprised glances and burst into laughter. Just like it always has been.
It would have been nice if it had been.
If I could, it would have been great… … .
“cadet?”
“Wow?”
At that time, Aki and Bran, whose mouths were covered with seasoning, spices, and meat, tilted their heads at the same time as they faced each other, not understanding the adults’ cries.
* * *
“Are you saying that the traitor who led the beastmen down from Trident Point was you, Lane?”
As we talked about everything from going to Harvadonia with Karenden’s power to crossing the barrier, my father’s eyes widened.
It was my parents’ bedroom. After the crying stopped, my mother had to come here because she didn’t even have the strength to sit down.
I put my hand on the top of Aki’s head, who was sitting on my lap.
“yes. And this is the alter ego of Lord Alakish, the Watcher of Harbadonia.”
“cadet.”
“Amazing. Such a lovely child… … Jinryong’s alter ego.”
At that time, my mother, who was sitting on the headboard of the bed, protested with a pale face.
“Why did you choose to do only such dangerous things… … ?”
“yes?”
“There is no problem when I am with Jinryong, but I go to the wall by myself… … You said you took the lead when crossing the Trident Point, so what if you got hurt… … !”
Then, as he coughed painfully and spat out blood, his father hurriedly wiped the blood away with a handkerchief and fed him with a decoction prepared by the doctor.
“Your mother knows everything and is doing this. That you had no choice but to do that. I’m just doing this because I was so worried.”
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“My mother’s body… … Are you feeling very bad?”
“I thought you were dead, so I stopped eating and drinking, so it was just a lack of nutrients. But don’t worry. Now that you’re back, you’ll feel better in an instant. My body was strong from the start.”
Now that I’m back… … .
It must have been painful for my parents, but now it was time to tell them the story the water dragon Jericerica had told me at Trident Point.
When I finished talking, my mother shook her head wildly, as if she couldn’t understand the situation and didn’t want to.
“No, no, I don’t want to send you anywhere anymore… … Who’s hurting you here? Your father is the head of the Madose clan, and Elector Saion will protect us… … .”
“I have to go right away this morning. They said if I stayed in one place, another sunspot avalanche would happen.”
and… … I had to smile bitterly at Aki, who looked up at me and tilted her head.
“As I said, without Arakish, I would have died. I promised to take Aki to Antarctica. So that I can grow up in the arms of my own people.”
“… … !”
“You don’t have to worry too much about it. I’m incredibly strong now. A fortnight ago, we faced the Mage Castle and drew.”
In fact, I put a few restrictions on myself, and it was as good as winning, but let’s use the power of the magic castle here.
As my mother looked at me in awe, buried her face in her hands, and collapsed onto the bed, there was an uncomfortable silence that burned her throat.
It was my father who broke the silence with a sigh mixed with a smile as if he couldn’t stop it. My father put his hand on my shoulder and gestured for me to follow him.
“Don’t worry too much about Brim. I’m going to do that because my head isn’t working well right now. Why not? Most of all, they say that the son they love has returned and they are leaving again.”
“father… … .”
“Of course I’m not at ease either.”
I was about to say something right away, but I couldn’t help but shut my mouth because of the deep sadness in my father’s voice.
why was i so stupid
When Jeriserica asked her to choose, she didn’t think about her family at all. Whether in my previous life or now, I am an idiot.
“But I know you must go. But I’m so worried about sending it naked.”
The place where my father led me, refusing even to wait on the servants, was the housekeeper’s room.
The cool yet damp night air of late summer flows in and out of the large arched windows on both sides of the east and west sides, and the starlight permeates through them.
Memories of my childhood come to life in the starlight, my father who sat me on his lap and smiled.
– Lane, someday you’ll be sitting here. You don’t have to be a great wizard. Be a person who can be kind to everyone.
I almost made the same mistake as in my previous life, so I let out a sigh mixed with laughter. I almost realized the value of it only after I lost it again.
It looked so big in the memories of the past, but seeing my father’s back getting smaller and smaller made my eyes tear up.
My father lightly pulled out a heavy bookshelf with telekinesis magic, and then placed his hand on the heavy iron door installed on the back wall.
“Father, what is this… … ?”
“I was going to show it to you later, when I handed over the headship to you. Originally, all succession ceremonies are done that way.”
Then, five layers of magic squares splendidly rose from the surface and began to play an enchanting melody of light.
Five layers, five stars?
Who the hell made a barrier like this?
Recognizing the blood of only those who were allowed entry, that is, the blood of the heir of the family, the barrier flashed a flash of light, and the next moment, the iron door opened by itself.
“This room is where the keepsakes of Ryuken Ludwig, our ancestor, are kept. It is also our heirloom.”
The progenitor of the Ludwig family, Ryuken Ludwig, was one of the 5 great wizards active around the 5th century. A keepsake from that great senior archmage?
When I entered the secret room with my father, I was silent for a moment. Because it absorbed the starlight deeply and reflected it in a flash of light, so beautiful.
My father called it by its name, which appears only in books written on the lives of great wizards of all time.
“Serecia (Blood of the Dawn). This is the robe worn by Ryuken Ludwig. You can even touch it.”
The fabric of the robe was deep and profound, as if fresh blood was woven into the shape of the garment. Instead of a hood, the neck collar rose high to the eye level, showing off its dignity.
Fascinated, when I reached for the robe, I laughed out loud. beating, beating, beating… … It was because the mana held by the robe resonated with the mana within the body and rippled.
My father, who was happy to watch me smile blankly and touch the robe, said.
“As you know from reading the book, each thread that makes up the fabric is an independent magical power. In short, it can be called magical clothes.”
Of course you know. One of the characteristics of Ceresia is the mysterious power that the fabric becomes thinner or thicker depending on the outside temperature and climate to protect the wearer’s convenience.
What is more widely known than that is the ability to resist magic, and is it the power of Rob to block attacks against the wearer by deploying defensive magic with his magical power?
Not only that, but even if the fabric was torn in a fierce battle, it was said that the damaged part would be filled when the magical power of the robe is restored.
“This really exists. I thought it was a legendary weapon that only appeared in books.”
Father smiled.
“Yes, it is the clothes that the founder always wore in his adventures toward the truth. Now it’s your turn to wear it.”