Barony After 9 Years
Ruckus-san, the guildmaster of the adventurer's guild in the Barony, told me about what happened after I left.
Embarrassingly, it seems that the people who adored me have left this Barony, following in my footsteps. I have an idea about that one. Take Mohawk-san, for example.
He also moved his base of activities to RockQueen after I left the Barony.
The same goes for Grandpa Malberk. Some time ago, I heard from Ayako that Grandpa Malberk and several knights had joined the southern ducal family's knight order.
In other words, it can be said that the Baron's Goblin Stampede suffered tremendous damage due to my leaving.
"It's not your fault. It was caused by the previous lord's poor policy and lack of morals. So please don't blame yourself."
The guildmaster consoled me by saying that.
It seems that the damage caused by the Goblin Stampede was severe, and most of the villages facing the [Demon Forest] were abandoned. In particular, I heard that the pioneer village where Maria and Rain lived, which I had a connection with, suffered a lot of damage, and the village chief also died at that time.
Among all the sad topics, the only bright topic was that Dagor-san, who I first saved with [Recovery Magic], is now working as an instructor at the guild.
And it seems that Besty and Celia, who were part of Dagor-san's party, are also active as the ace adventurers of this Barony. Moreover, the two are said to be married and continue to be adventurers as a couple.
I followed up on other people I had connections with.
It seems that Grandma Suzuka, my master in apothecary, passed away three years after I left. I was told that she is now sleeping next to Grandma Felticia's grave.
It seems that my blacksmith master, half-dwarf Master Shan, returned to the Republic shortly after I left.
My masters in alchemy are still alive and supporting the alchemy guild of the Barony.
Then, I heard from the guildmaster that that person was still alive, so I decided to leave the guild early.
That person...
I headed to the outskirts of the capital where Grandma Suzuka lived, a place where there was still a lot of land per house. I could see that each house still had its own vegetable garden.
He was in one of the houses.
It is Sebas, the former head butler of the Baron Garcia family. When I visited the house, the first thing I saw was his son, who looked a lot like Sebas.
After I explained the situation, he kindly let me into the house, and I met Sebas again for the first time in about nine years.
"Light-sama..."
"It's been a while... Sebas..."
Now, his back has shrunk and his hunched figure no longer looks like the dignified butler, but a gentle, good-natured old man.
"Wow… magnificent you have become…"
When I said that, Sebas cried silently, and I soothed him by patting his back.
"I'm home, Sebas. I'm glad you're alive."
When I told him that, Sebas continued to cry.
After Sebas calmed down, I told him about the past nine years. I used [Transfer Magic] to bring Maria back to the house.
Both of them were in tears, probably because they were happy to see Sebas again.
And when Martha's name came up in the reminiscences, Sebas had a dark look on his face.
"After Martha-dono resigned from the Baron household with me, it seems that she took shelter with her daughter and her husband... Unfortunately, I received a letter from her daughter and her husband saying that she passed away due to an epidemic.''
"Martha..."
Maria and Rain looked saddened by my muttering, but Sebas took out a letter and handed it to me.
"This is what Martha-dono wrote that she wanted me to give to Maria-san.''
The letter I received was quite thick. I handed it to Maria, and after looking inside, she started crying.
"This is... Danna-sama's favorite food recipes... There's also the cookie recipe that Martha-san made when we left..."
Rain and I couldn't hold back Maria's tears and burst into tears.
"Now I've got nothing left to think about now. I'm glad I was able to meet Light-sama once more..."
After a while, we left Sebas' house.
I feel like not going back, but there are still people I want to say hello to.
I met my seniors from the Alchemy Guild and Grandma Suzuka's daughter at the current Apothecary Guild, and I was happy to see them again.
Then I headed to the people I most wanted to meet.
That is the grave where Grandma Felticia and Grandma Suzuka are buried. Me, Rain, Maria, and Ginko placed flowers and potions on their graves and prayed.
"The skills you two have given me have always helped me. Thank you for always watching over me."
As if my prayer had been answered, a slight breeze blew and the flowers in my hand swayed quietly.
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