Returning to the Hometown
Former Garcia Barony.
The damage caused by the Goblin Stampede seven years ago was the greatest, and no progress has been made in rebuilding the territory, and the Garcia family, the lords of the territory, are involved in fraudulent transactions and embezzlement with the northern nobles, and even the fiancée of the second prince at the time. They were accused of plotting and carrying out Fran's assassination two years ago during the [Political Change of the Nameless Demon King].
Now, a knight, who was a follower of the Frontier Count of Mascargo, has become a baron and is ruling the land.
I used [Transfer Magic] to a northern highway a little far from my old hometown. This is to prevent any strange quarrels arising from suddenly teleporting to the capital and entering the capital illegally.
So I moved to a place where I could reach the capital after walking for a couple of hours......
"Lida, are you okay?"
After about an hour of walking, I noticed that Lida looked pale.
"I'm fine. Don't worry about it."
"No, you don't look fine. Do you want to go back to the house? Or do you want me to take a look now and see if there are any medications I can prescribe?"
After hearing my words, Lida thought for a while before opening her mouth.
"I understand... I'll go home and rest. Light... I'm sorry..."
"You shouldn't have forced yourself... and there's no need to apologize, we're family."
As soon as I teleported to the house with Lida, I explained the situation to Maria and asked her to take care of Lida.
Then, I teleported back to my original location and walked towards the Baron territory again with Rain, Shamu, and Ginko.
"Lida Onee-sama… is she okay?"
"Light-sama, did you looked at Lida-sama with your [God’s Eye]?"
Rain and Shamu are probably worried about Lida. They looked at me worriedly.
"No... I didn't look. It would be easier if I looked at it, but I don't want to use [God's Eye] as much as possible..."
"[God's Eye] is certainly convenient, but it can read not only a person's status but also their past and emotions. It's the same as peeping into someone's privacy. Even if it's a family member, it's not something you should step into.
In addition……
I'm actually afraid of reading my family's emotions with my [God's Eye]. It's not that I doubt their love, but if they had any negative feelings toward me, if I found out, I'd probably regret it. That's why I don't use [God's Eye] carelessly.
"I'll leave it to Maria for now, so I don't think there's anything to worry about. Worst case scenario, I'll look at it and treat it, so I'll ask Maria about the situation when we get back."
That's what I tell the two of them... but I'm also worried. After all, it has never happened before that my family has gotten sick. I can say that because I have been maintaining everyone's health with the light magic...
While I was thinking about it, we arrived at the capital. There was a knight I didn't know standing guard at the castle gate, so I felt a little sad.
"I have a question for you, how are the former knights of the barony doing?"
I casually asked the knight guarding the gate.
"I'm sorry, but I don't know. We are Mare-sama's knights, and I don't know the members of the former knights. I heard that they were disbanded when the previous lord was condemned. So I have never met them."
I thanked the knight who answered me politely and entered the capital, but the streets were deserted and empty.
On our way to the adventurer's guild, I looked at the end of the central street. This is where grandma Felticia, who was my mentor and family member, used to run a bookstore.
However, the house is now vacant.
When I arrived at the adventurer's guild, the inside of the guild was deserted. And the receptionist I knew wasn't there either.
"I stopped by on my journey from RockQueen to the Republic. I would like to meet the guildmaster, Ruckus-san or Beatrice-san. Can I meet them?"
I presented my adventurer card to the receptionist and told her so, and she checked the card before answering.
"I'm sorry. I don't know anyone named Beatrice. If it's guildmaster Ruckus, I'll call him, so please wait a moment."
After saying that, the receptionist disappeared into the back, and after a while, guided us to the guildmaster's room.
"Hey... it's been a while. You've gotten a lot stronger..."
"It's been a while, guildmaster."
I was a little perplexed by the guildmaster, who was older than before and his hair getting thinner and thinner. After shaking hands with him, I took my seat as he suggested.
"I've heard about your success from the guildmaster at RockQueen. You guys are excellent as expected."
"That's all thanks to the guildmaster and Bear-san. By the way, where is Bear-san...?"
Then he looked a little sad and answered.
"He died from injuries sustained during the Goblin Stampede seven years ago..."
I froze for a while when I heard those words. Rain keeps her voice low, but I can hear her sniffling.
"Don't be so sad. For him, being able to leave behind excellent adventurers is his accomplishment and pride. He was happy that you were active in the Goblin Stampede."
At those words, Rain let out a loud cry and began to cry. I could only hold back the tears that were threatening to spill out.
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