On the Way to the Pioneer Village
It has been about six hours since we left from the east gate.
At first, I was excited to see the scenery outside the capital for the first time, but after an hour I was tired of it.
This is because it is a view of a long, tranquil field that stretches on forever. If the scenery were to change, the only changes would be the sparsely populated houses of farmers and fields other than wheat.
The passengers seemed to realize that I was bored and began to talk to me in various ways.
The passengers are Sebas, Bear-san, and Dagor-san's party. This time, Bear-san became the leader of the party instead of Dagor-san.
Dagor-san's party members Besty, Celia, and the other two are all C ranks. However, since Besty and Celia are inexperienced, they said that they entered the party to receive guidance from Dagor-san.
The reason Besty and Celia are inexperienced is that they took the adventurer's exam after they came of age, passed with flying colors, and started at D rank.
They may be skilled in combat, but they are not experienced adventurers, so they are under the guidance of Dagor-san.
"Light-kun, it's almost lunch time, have you brought any portable food?"
Celia asked.
I asked my fellow passengers in the carriage and the other adventurers, [Stop using honorifics and stop using sama].
Honestly, I found it annoying to be addressed with honorifics.
Everyone was confused at first, but they gradually got used to it.
"I'm fine. I have some black bread and dried meat."
After answering that, I take it out of my bag.
"I was thinking that if Aniki had forgotten, we would have to share our portions, but I didn’t have to worry about it!"
For some reason, Besty started calling me [Aniki].
"Look, Besty... why are you calling me Aniki? Besty is one or three times older than me."
When I asked back in amazement, Besty smiled and answered.
"Of course, after silencing all those grown-ups with your amazing magic yesterday and sending them into a frenzy, I'd want to call you [Aniki]. And if you don't want us to use honorifics or address you with [sama], I can at least call you [Aniki], right?"
"I certainly told you not to call me with sama, but I don’t think it would be right to call me Aniki…"
"Well, don't worry about it! We just call you what we want to call you!"
Besty was biting into his dried meat while smiling as if he was teasing me.
"Are you sure you understand Besty's feelings somehow? Light-kun seems pretty dependable for a child."
Even Celia started to say something like that.
"What about?"
Celia answered that question while thinking.
"Hmm. It's true that you can use [Recovery Magic], but... I feel like you have a similar atmosphere to Dagor-san? Someone who takes good care of people? I don't know, though."
"Ah! I also thought that somehow! You certainly have Dagor-san's vibe!"
Besty also agrees with Celia's answer.
"Ehh~ I'm only 5 years old, you know? I am in a position to take care of someone? Why would an adult going to be taken care of by a 5-year-old child?"
"Hahaha! What kind of five year old would say such a thing? Maybe Aniki is more mature than us!"
Besty slapped me on the back, laughing hysterically.
"Ouch! It hurts Besty!"
"Hey! Besty! You're being rude to Light-kun."
"No, I'm sorry, Aniki! I just got too excited."
Somehow, I was enjoying interacting with Besty, Celia, and the other adventurers.
On the way, Bear-san told them that I wanted to become an adventurer, and they asked me why.
It seems that Bear-san was thinking of asking Besty and Celia to mentor me, but from their point of view, they were surprised that I, a nobleman with a stable lifestyle, would become an adventurer and ask questions.
So I openly told them about my current situation.
I told them that I was being treated poorly at home, and that if I stayed at home in the future, I would have no choice but to become a healer as a political tool or a human sacrifice to the church.
When they heard the story, their faces looked gloomy, and Sebas looked bitter, but when I told them about my dream of becoming an adventurer on my own, they became energetic and cheered me on.
I told Sebas for the first time that I was going to be on my own, and he listened without saying a word. Probably because Sebas does not like the idea of me remaining in the Baron's family.
Considering the prosperity of the Baron family, using me politically is useful. It is a natural fate for siblings of nobles.
However, even though we are not related by blood, he wished for a child to be happy.
That feeling could be seen in Sebas's profile.
Even after the sun goes down, the carriage does not stop moving.
Since this area is open, there are no monsters attacking, and there are no places where bandits or the like can hide.
Therefore, as long as you have a torch, you can proceed even at night.
One of the 15 knights who were ahead came back and gave a report.
It seems that the pioneer village is safe and there are no attacks from the unidentified monster.
It seems that the knights ahead of us are now setting up camp for us and guarding the village.
I was listening to this from inside the blanket I was wrapped in.
Tftc
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