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Chapter 11: Luciel's determination\n \n \n"Hey. Why don't you stop crying already?"\n \nFletty wasn't talking to me.\n \nI'm already back on my feet.\n \nThree hundred years' worth of tears wasn't as much as
I expected.\n \n"But, Commander............ ugh!"\n \nBy the way, the one who is crying now is Richil.\n \nIt has been a while since I stopped crying, but she is
still crying. Tears are dripping from her eyes, and her white cheeks are
completely covered with weeping marks.\n \nFletty talked to her as if to comfort a child, but she
still couldn't stop crying.\n \n" -- geez, even though Luciel-kun has already
stopped crying....."\n \n"But, it's so sad, isn't it? To be abandoned by
his father and live in the mountains like this for so long?\n \n"That's true, but ......"\n \nFletty strokes her head like an old man petting a cat.\n \nAs Richil's cries echoes in the background, I ask him
something that has been bothering me.\n \n"Excuse me... May I ask you a question too?"\n \n"What is it?"\n \n"Why did Fletty-san and the others come to this
mountain?\n \n"Ah...."\n \nFletty raises his gentle voice and turns to Garner.\n \nRichil wipes her tears and finally stops crying.\n \nWhat comes next is a heavy silence. Did I just ask a
bad question?\n \nBut the area where Fletty was is already halfway up
the mountain. In that area, people rarely come in.\n \nI've been in this mountain for 300 years, and Fletty-san
and the others are the first people who ever came this far into the mountain.\n \n"Eeeto....... Did I ask something bad?"\n \n"No, I think you have a valid question. People
don't usually live in places like this."\n \nHearing Fletty's words, Garner gazes at me for a
moment.\n \nIt seems meaningful, but the quiet knight doesn't say
anything.\n \n"I'll tell you my name again. My name is Fletty
Heimuld.\n \n"Garner Bird...."\n \n"'Richil Vigh. The one resting now is Mildy
Worlem."\n \nThey introduce themselves one by one.\n \n"We are the Knights of Letivia, who serve the
Duke of Letivia."\n \n"Haa...... Why are the Knights of Letivia
here?"\n \n"Actually, the Letivia family's treasure has been
stolen by bandits."\n \n"Family treasure.....?"\n \n"In an attempt to get it back, we raided those bandits'
hideout, but...."\n \nFletty become quiet.\n \nIt was obvious from his expression. Most likely, they
have failed their mission.\n \nHe must have been very frustrated. The family treasure
that they were supposed to protect was stolen. They tried to get it back, but
they failed.\n \nOn the contrary, they were chased down and had no
choice but to flee into the mountains full of monsters.\n \nIt is understandable that they feel humiliated.\n \nBut still, a person like Fletty is not the kind of
person you want to pick as an enemy.\n \nThis is just my opinion, but Fletty is at a mid-high
level as a knight.\n \nTo be frank, a mere bandit would be no match for him.\n \nI think there are probably some very powerful people
among the bandits.\n \nFletty had been very frank with me up to this point,
but now his expression becomes sour.\n \nAfter some hesitation, he speaks up.\n \n"We will probably have to raid the bandits'
hideout one more time, ....... It is our fault that they took the family
treasure. We have determined that we will not return to our mansion until we
get it back."\n \nThis is the most serious and determined expression of
all the expressions I've seen on Fletty's face.\n \nAlthough we have only known each other for a short
time, I can sense Fletty's strong sense of responsibility.\n \nIf he says he won't return, he really won't return.
And I think that Garner, Richil, and Mildy understand that as well.\n \nThere is a knight like Fletty in the Tristan family.\n \nHe was my father's number one disciple. My father is a
very strict man, but that man was very kind to me. He sometimes would accompany
me to practice with my sword.\n \nHowever, he died before I was banished to the
mountains.\n \nDuring a battle, he charged into the enemy territory
by himself to save his comrades.\n \nHis comrades were saved, but he never returned.\n \n"Luciel-kun, it's OK."\n \nBefore I knew it, Richil slapped my back and cheered
me up from my silent state.\n \n"Our opponent is strong, but if we make a
surprise attack in the next battle, the Commander will definitely win."\n \n"Just like Richil said. Next time we won't
lose."\n \nFletty-san clenched his fist and made up his mind.\n \nOnce again, Fletty's image overlapped with that
knight's image.\n \nI clenched my fists behind my back and made up my
mind.\n \nI'm wondering, Is there any way to help these nice
people?\n
