Chapter 132: Shisu
Childhood
I vaguely remember my father
He used to pat me on the head
But it hurt a little
My father's hands are rough
It's so crumbly.
And I remember a little bit that I had two more mothers.
The one with the dark hair was taller.
It seems that I often asked for a piggyback
The smaller one would put me on her lap.
She used to read to me in the shade of a tree.
That was ten years ago.
[All three of them will suddenly come back].
Mother said.
Everyone in the town is whispering so that Mother can't hear
[They can't be alive]
[It's impossible even for a hero]
I think so too.
I once said selfishly that I wanted to know where Father and the others went.
I whined all-day
It's a memory I don't want to remember now
But it's really painful to suddenly remember vividly
I consulted with Firance-san and the maids, but there is no clear solution.
As he says
[Everyone has the same pain]
I said
to Firance-san
[Is that the case with you as well?]
When I asked, he gave me a pained look.
…I got off-topic.
In the name of taking a breather, I got on a locomotive with Mother
As the locomotive moved forward, I heard a loud noise.
When it became so loud that it was difficult to hear Mother's voice, the locomotive stopped.
Ahead of us, a huge wall was being dismantled.
That wall was when I was young
It is said that it was created because terrifying monsters attacked.
When I looked further away from the top of the remaining wall, I finally understood what the sound was.
A huge cliff that seems to be sucked in
It went on forever, left and right.
An incredible amount of water is falling from the front
I didn't know that the sound of falling water could make one's ears go crazy.
Mother pointed to the horizon.
At the tip of her finger was a great mountain that was spewing fire.
[The three of them headed over there]
She sounded a little sad.
If Father didn't go, the kingdom might have become like the other side.
That's what they told me.
The people in town that I meet every day
The instructors who train the new recruits.
Frontier Count Sermus and Rumseil-san who come to visit occasionally
And Uncle Gadoga
They all say that Father was a great man.
That I should be proud of Father. Also...
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I guess I wanted to get to know Father a little better.
Before I knew it, I was starting to train myself
"Ah! Shisu-boy, good morning."
"Good morning!"
I run through the city at sunrise
"Shisu-chan! Come by later when you're done running. I baked some bread."
"Yes! I'll get it later!"
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When I finished running and bringing back the bread and vegetables, I swung the sword.
"Fuu! Fuu!"
Since last month, I've been allowed to use real iron swords instead of wooden swords.
"You're pushing a little too hard. If you don't gradually relax after the swing, you'll get tired quickly, you know?"
"Yes!"
The instructor began to give me some serious guidance.
"By the way, you will be 15 years old this year, right?"
"Fuu! ...Yeah, in 6 days"
"That's right! ...Rest your arms a little. Come to think of it, do you know?"
"Fuu... what is it?"
“The next king of this country. In other words, the crown prince became an adult last month.”
We're the same age
"I don't know much about royalty and nobility."
“No, since you are going to become a Count in the future, I think it would be better for you to study a little more about that area, Shisu-sama.”
“Do I have to become a count?”
"I can't say for sure. But there are people who wish for it."
To be honest, I don't have much interest in nobility.
If possible, I would like to become an adventurer when I grow up...
Mother would definitely disapprove.
"Shisu-sama!"
“Firance-san?”
Firance-san came running out of breath from the mansion.
"Please return to the mansion immediately!"
"Did something happen?"
"A letter has arrived."
"A letter? Not a heliograph?"
"Yes, it's a wax-sealed letter. Of royalty."
"Shisu-sama, I will clean up. Please go straight away."
"Thank you!"
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"Mother! Good morning!"
"Good morning. Don't shout too loud..."
"Is something wrong!?"
"No, it's not that..."
Firance explained to me instead of Mother who was very grumpy.
"Yukikaze-sama is just lacking sleep."
"It can't be helped, can it? The inspiration came to me just before I went to bed."
"Why don't you just write it down and go back to sleep?"
"That kind of thing bothers me and I can't sleep. See? I came up with a new way to use magic stones..."
No, it's not about that now
"What was the content of the letter?"
"Ah, yeah. You'll be 15 soon, right?"
"Yes, I'm finally coming of age."
“Go to the capital to say hello.”
"Yeah! When I grow up, I'll certainly be a noble, but not a Marquis or Duke, but a Count, right?"
"I think so too. After all, being a Count of the Edgeworth family has a special meaning."
That special meaning must have something to do with Father.
"Well... besides that..."
"What do you mean?"
"Don't worry! Now get ready to leave."
It seems it's certain I would go
“Are you unfamiliar with the etiquette of the royal capital?”
"It's okay, compared to Shiro, he has passed the courtesy and manners well enough."
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