Sad Birthday
It's been a year since I spent my days working and training.
I turned 9 years old. ......
This year's birthday was different from the previous years.
That was the fact that Grandma Fel didn't show up.
Usually, I have a birthday dinner with Sebas, Martha, and Grandma Fel.
Of course, after Maria and Rain arrived, they were also present.
This event was the result of my childhood insistence that we all have dinner together, instead of getting birthday presents.
I really didn't think I needed it, but the three of them were very conscientious and made sure to prepare something for me.
Martha brought homemade sweets, and Sebas and Grandma Fel found books I still hadn't read and gave them to me as gifts.
After Maria and Rain joined us, they helped Martha to make elaborate cakes and such.
However, on my ninth birthday this year, I received only one letter from Grandma Fel.
The contents included, of course, congratulating me on my birthday and apologizing for not being able to visit me as she had been ill since last winter.
I asked Sebas about the details of the letter, but he only supplemented it a little.
Feeling irritated by the fact that he didn't get to the point, I was shocked when I looked at Sebas with [God's Eye]...
Grandma Fel seems to have realized that she's about to die...
Sebas and Grandma Suzuka had been asked by Grandma Fel not to let me know.
And now, Grandma Suzuka's medicine was for relieving the pain in her body, which had been devoured by the disease.
When I told him I was going to visit her, Sebas stopped me.
He must have realized that I had used the [God's Eye] on him.
I stubbornly insisted on going, but Sebas still stopped me. He told me in a rare, stern voice mixed with anger.
[This is my last promise to a friend with whom I have shared so many years of hardship. I will not break it. Even if it is Light-sama's wish, I cannot give up on this.]
I could do nothing but remain silent at his words.
Looking at me like that, he stroked my head while making a sad face.
[Please understand... Right now, she probably doesn't want you to see her suffering from her illness at the moment. I am sure Felticia-sama will eventually ask to see you. Please wait until that time. I ask you to do the same......]
Saying that, Sebas bowed to me.
From that day on, I stopped focusing on my training. Because of this, Knight Commander Malberk and Master Shan were angry.
The two people who didn't know the situation were worried about me and asked me to rest for a while.
I spent my unexpected day off with Maria and Rain. I guess they were also concerned about me. They were always by my side.
Maria put me on her lap and stroked my head, and Rain would act cheerful so that I wouldn't feel lonely, and she would ask me to teach her things to distract me.
Even though I was on a break, I continued my work at the Adventurers' Guild and my training at Grandma Suzuka's house.
The reason I continued my training at Grandma Suzuka's was to learn as much as I could about Grandma Fel's condition.
I knew that if I asked Grandma Suzuka directly, she would not give me an answer, so I used [God's Eye] and found out how she was doing.
As expected…… I could see Grandma Fel getting weaker day by day……
That was painful......
I often forgot that I was training and cried often......
Every time, Grandma Suzuka hugged me and calmed me down without saying anything.
Those days came to an end with the arrival of spring.
Yes, I received a message from Grandma Fel saying [I want to see you]...
Thanks for the chapter
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