CH 356.5
“What? Where’s Dad?”
“He has a visitor, so he’s in the reception room. I’m a little surprised.”
“You were surprised?”
“Well, I talked about this the other day, but Nora’s ex-father arrived. He told me to call Dedite, so can you do that?”
“Okay. I’ll see you later, Nora.”
“Yes!”
Dedite went to the reception room and knocked on the door. Then he heard the voice of his father, Roen, inside.
“Dedite, come in, please.”
“Yes…… !?”
He opened the reception room and walked in, his eyes widening in surprise when he saw the person answering the door. The person looking at Dedite also opened his mouth with a puzzled expression.
“Oh, hey, Roen, are you sure you want to call your oldest son ……?”
“It may be awkward for both of us, but I think Dedite needs to hear what you have to say, Brao.”
“Uh, mmm ……”
“I’m fine. It’s been a while, Brao-san. I’ve been a good friend with Ryuuze-kun.”
When Dedite laughs, the man who framed the family, Brao, scratches his head and grumbles as if he’s unhappy. It had been a year since he had been released, but this was the first time that Brao had visited them.
His belly had disappeared after five years of detention in the royal capital, and he had lost weight as if he were a completely different person because of the punishment for his labor.
“You’re very mature, Dedite-kun. I wish my Luciela could learn from you ……”
And beside Brao, Luciel and Luciela’s father, Sorio, exhaled and looked at Dedite sitting on the couch.
“Haha, I’m sure Luciela is doing well, helping out in the store and taking requests with Kudelica-san. And Brao-san, I know it’s hard to forgive what you did in the past, but you’re sorry now, aren’t you? I’ll believe that then.”
“…… I’m sorry”
“So, what did you want to talk about?”
“Yeah, we’ve already heard a little bit about it, but since he’s here, can us tell me again?”
“Well, recently–“
Brao began to speak with a mysterious look on his face. He said that recently an unfamiliar person has been in town helping people and soliciting for something. The person was wearing a hooded robe and acting like a priest.
There was nothing suspicious about him, and he was grateful that he was volunteering to help people in need.
However, as the conversation progressed, Roen’s brow creased.
“–That’s about it.”
“…… That man in the robe, is that the one who was with Nora’s father?”
“What do you mean, Dad?”
“It happened the other day, but I told you that Nora’s father came while you were at Lars’ house, right? I almost forgot because I haven’t heard about him in a month, but the man who came to restrain him must have looked like that.”
“Oh, so you already knew that. I don’t know about Nora’s father, but the man in the robe seems to be staying at the inn all the time and doing his thing. I guess he’s harmless and that’s why they didn’t report it to you.”
Roen and Dedite looked at each other, and Brao sighed and continued.
“Well, if it’s just volunteering, it’s nothing to worry about, and no reason for me to come all the way out here.”
“Then why did you come here?”
“…… That man smells just like Retzel. I’m sorry if this is an unpleasant memory for you, but I think there was someone else there …… when I was stirred up by Retzel. It was certainly my decision to go along with Retzel’s story, but I guess you could call it brainwashing …… I think the other guy instilled hatred in me, and that’s what I felt …… It’s true that I was jealous of Roen, but looking back, I also feel that I went crazy after I met Retzel.
In response to Sorio’s question, Roen spoke up and smiled a little, thinking that the Brao of his servant days had returned. However, now was not the time to be happy about it, and he pondered whether he could ignore Brao’s words if they were true.
“So, let’s see if we can get a word from the man.”
“Be careful, okay? Their organization …… what was it ……? The thing that Retzel was talking about ……”
“Well, I’ll ask them that too. But I didn’t expect you to tell me to be careful.”
“I know right. It’s like a lie when you threatened me too.”
When Roen and Sorio chuckled at Brao’s unexpected words, Brao turned away with his mouth in a pout.
“S-Shut up! …… I’m not going to start talking about other things, but if it’s anything like that time, I won’t be able to sleep well either. I don’t expect this to atone for my sins, but …… Hmph, I’ve talked too much. I’m leaving.”
As Brao stood up hurriedly, Dedite, who had been thinking, called out to him.
“Um, Brao-san. Is that organization you’re talking about called ‘Gospel’s Descent’?”
“Hmm? ……! Yeah, that’s right! I think they were talking about the gospel or something! What, does the eldest son know about it?”
“No, I heard that Lars had crushed the plans of that organization several times. He said that they were targeting the territory of the Reflexion Kingdom …… I was wondering if maybe they were planning to do the same with this Gust territory ……”
When Dedite told the three of them with a serious look on his face, Roen put his hand on his chin and opened his mouth.
“…… I see, so that kind of thing happened …… Then, we need to hurry. Thank you Brao. And Sorio, be sure to keep an eye out for Luciel-chan and the others. There’s also the matter of the kidnapping. Brao will go with me to the guild, and I want to let Hauzen know.”
“Okay.”
“Y-Yeah. I think Luciela went out. I hope she’s okay ……”
The fathers hurriedly got up and started to act.
In the meantime, Dedite also left the reception room and looked for Sarge and Nora. When he encounters Nora coming out of the kitchen, he makes eye contact with her and walks to Dedite.
“Are you done?”
“Yeah, it’s going to be a bit of a problem, but …… Where’s Sarge?”
“I think he’s with Aina-chan in Oblivion Academy? Verna-sensei and the other teachers are working today too.”
“Well, if they’re in the academy, then I’m relieved.”
“What happened?”
Nora asks about it and Dedite tells her how it happened. The incident ‘hasn’t’ happened yet.
◆ ◇ ◆
“Ahh, I can help you with that.”
“I’m sorry, I’ve seen you around a lot lately, but thanks for the help. It’s not much, but ……”
“Thank you very much! Thank you very much! Please take care of Erekhim!”
The man in the robe helps the old lady with her shopping and bows his head repeatedly as he gets paid. After making sure he was inside the house, his shoulders lowered and turned on his heel, walking directly out of town. In the sky, an unnatural bird flew in front of Erekhim at a certain distance as if to guide him.
As he walked out of the town and into the forest, Erekhim opened his mouth when he saw someone in the shade of a tree.
“…… Oh, if it isn’t Retzel-sama.”
“Hey there, Erekhim. How are you doing?”
“So-so, I guess. I’ve been in contact with a man who is the father of the next lord’s wife. I also confirmed that the lord has a small daughter. Retzel-sama failed, but I’ll make sure he succeeds.”
Retzel said without a hint of concern when he saw the hooded man’s mouth twist into a grimace.
“Well, I hope you succeed in that. The people of this town can be quite tricky, so I’ll just advise you to keep your guard up.”
“Kuku …… I’m sure that’s how it will end, since you only had Irumi with you. But I will not. I’ve already requested the support of personnel from the Berias Kingdom. I don’t like the idea of slowing things down from the inside, so I intend to take over with military power.”
“……”
Retzel listened silently, keeping a smile on his face. This may have offended Erekhim, but he lowered his voice and said.
“…… Well, you’ll see. I’m the one who’ll be rewarded by Apollos-sama …… and I’ll definitely get my hands on this Gust territory …….”
Retzel thought that Erekhim was foolish, who spoke of such a shallow idea, thinking that even if he occupies it with military power, if word gets to the Royal Capital, they would just get crushed.
(But if that thing comes, even the dragons may be in danger. Destroying Lar’s kun is not a good idea for my purpose …… It’s not a bad idea to make him owe me too ……)
Retzel thought about this as he looked in the direction Erekhim had gone.
Lars and the others who is on their way to Sandiola had no way of knowing that the town of Gust was about to be plunged into another crisis–
Sorry! I had to interrupt one more intermission …… If I didn’t get in here now, I don’t think I could get in next time ……
Thank you for reading!
[Afterword Theater]
“Now, will they be able to solve the case without Lars!”
They can! Everyone’s good, after all!
“What, so you’re revealing ……”
Ah!?
“He has a visitor, so he’s in the reception room. I’m a little surprised.”
“You were surprised?”
“Well, I talked about this the other day, but Nora’s ex-father arrived. He told me to call Dedite, so can you do that?”
“Okay. I’ll see you later, Nora.”
“Yes!”
Dedite went to the reception room and knocked on the door. Then he heard the voice of his father, Roen, inside.
“Dedite, come in, please.”
“Yes…… !?”
He opened the reception room and walked in, his eyes widening in surprise when he saw the person answering the door. The person looking at Dedite also opened his mouth with a puzzled expression.
“Oh, hey, Roen, are you sure you want to call your oldest son ……?”
“It may be awkward for both of us, but I think Dedite needs to hear what you have to say, Brao.”
“Uh, mmm ……”
“I’m fine. It’s been a while, Brao-san. I’ve been a good friend with Ryuuze-kun.”
When Dedite laughs, the man who framed the family, Brao, scratches his head and grumbles as if he’s unhappy. It had been a year since he had been released, but this was the first time that Brao had visited them.
His belly had disappeared after five years of detention in the royal capital, and he had lost weight as if he were a completely different person because of the punishment for his labor.
“You’re very mature, Dedite-kun. I wish my Luciela could learn from you ……”
And beside Brao, Luciel and Luciela’s father, Sorio, exhaled and looked at Dedite sitting on the couch.
“Haha, I’m sure Luciela is doing well, helping out in the store and taking requests with Kudelica-san. And Brao-san, I know it’s hard to forgive what you did in the past, but you’re sorry now, aren’t you? I’ll believe that then.”
“…… I’m sorry”
“So, what did you want to talk about?”
“Yeah, we’ve already heard a little bit about it, but since he’s here, can us tell me again?”
“Well, recently–“
Brao began to speak with a mysterious look on his face. He said that recently an unfamiliar person has been in town helping people and soliciting for something. The person was wearing a hooded robe and acting like a priest.
There was nothing suspicious about him, and he was grateful that he was volunteering to help people in need.
However, as the conversation progressed, Roen’s brow creased.
“–That’s about it.”
“…… That man in the robe, is that the one who was with Nora’s father?”
“What do you mean, Dad?”
“It happened the other day, but I told you that Nora’s father came while you were at Lars’ house, right? I almost forgot because I haven’t heard about him in a month, but the man who came to restrain him must have looked like that.”
“Oh, so you already knew that. I don’t know about Nora’s father, but the man in the robe seems to be staying at the inn all the time and doing his thing. I guess he’s harmless and that’s why they didn’t report it to you.”
Roen and Dedite looked at each other, and Brao sighed and continued.
“Well, if it’s just volunteering, it’s nothing to worry about, and no reason for me to come all the way out here.”
“Then why did you come here?”
“…… That man smells just like Retzel. I’m sorry if this is an unpleasant memory for you, but I think there was someone else there …… when I was stirred up by Retzel. It was certainly my decision to go along with Retzel’s story, but I guess you could call it brainwashing …… I think the other guy instilled hatred in me, and that’s what I felt …… It’s true that I was jealous of Roen, but looking back, I also feel that I went crazy after I met Retzel.
In response to Sorio’s question, Roen spoke up and smiled a little, thinking that the Brao of his servant days had returned. However, now was not the time to be happy about it, and he pondered whether he could ignore Brao’s words if they were true.
“So, let’s see if we can get a word from the man.”
“Be careful, okay? Their organization …… what was it ……? The thing that Retzel was talking about ……”
“Well, I’ll ask them that too. But I didn’t expect you to tell me to be careful.”
“I know right. It’s like a lie when you threatened me too.”
When Roen and Sorio chuckled at Brao’s unexpected words, Brao turned away with his mouth in a pout.
“S-Shut up! …… I’m not going to start talking about other things, but if it’s anything like that time, I won’t be able to sleep well either. I don’t expect this to atone for my sins, but …… Hmph, I’ve talked too much. I’m leaving.”
As Brao stood up hurriedly, Dedite, who had been thinking, called out to him.
“Um, Brao-san. Is that organization you’re talking about called ‘Gospel’s Descent’?”
“Hmm? ……! Yeah, that’s right! I think they were talking about the gospel or something! What, does the eldest son know about it?”
“No, I heard that Lars had crushed the plans of that organization several times. He said that they were targeting the territory of the Reflexion Kingdom …… I was wondering if maybe they were planning to do the same with this Gust territory ……”
When Dedite told the three of them with a serious look on his face, Roen put his hand on his chin and opened his mouth.
“…… I see, so that kind of thing happened …… Then, we need to hurry. Thank you Brao. And Sorio, be sure to keep an eye out for Luciel-chan and the others. There’s also the matter of the kidnapping. Brao will go with me to the guild, and I want to let Hauzen know.”
“Okay.”
“Y-Yeah. I think Luciela went out. I hope she’s okay ……”
The fathers hurriedly got up and started to act.
In the meantime, Dedite also left the reception room and looked for Sarge and Nora. When he encounters Nora coming out of the kitchen, he makes eye contact with her and walks to Dedite.
“Are you done?”
“Yeah, it’s going to be a bit of a problem, but …… Where’s Sarge?”
“I think he’s with Aina-chan in Oblivion Academy? Verna-sensei and the other teachers are working today too.”
“Well, if they’re in the academy, then I’m relieved.”
“What happened?”
Nora asks about it and Dedite tells her how it happened. The incident ‘hasn’t’ happened yet.
◆ ◇ ◆
“Ahh, I can help you with that.”
“I’m sorry, I’ve seen you around a lot lately, but thanks for the help. It’s not much, but ……”
“Thank you very much! Thank you very much! Please take care of Erekhim!”
The man in the robe helps the old lady with her shopping and bows his head repeatedly as he gets paid. After making sure he was inside the house, his shoulders lowered and turned on his heel, walking directly out of town. In the sky, an unnatural bird flew in front of Erekhim at a certain distance as if to guide him.
As he walked out of the town and into the forest, Erekhim opened his mouth when he saw someone in the shade of a tree.
“…… Oh, if it isn’t Retzel-sama.”
“Hey there, Erekhim. How are you doing?”
“So-so, I guess. I’ve been in contact with a man who is the father of the next lord’s wife. I also confirmed that the lord has a small daughter. Retzel-sama failed, but I’ll make sure he succeeds.”
Retzel said without a hint of concern when he saw the hooded man’s mouth twist into a grimace.
“Well, I hope you succeed in that. The people of this town can be quite tricky, so I’ll just advise you to keep your guard up.”
“Kuku …… I’m sure that’s how it will end, since you only had Irumi with you. But I will not. I’ve already requested the support of personnel from the Berias Kingdom. I don’t like the idea of slowing things down from the inside, so I intend to take over with military power.”
“……”
Retzel listened silently, keeping a smile on his face. This may have offended Erekhim, but he lowered his voice and said.
“…… Well, you’ll see. I’m the one who’ll be rewarded by Apollos-sama …… and I’ll definitely get my hands on this Gust territory …….”
Retzel thought that Erekhim was foolish, who spoke of such a shallow idea, thinking that even if he occupies it with military power, if word gets to the Royal Capital, they would just get crushed.
(But if that thing comes, even the dragons may be in danger. Destroying Lar’s kun is not a good idea for my purpose …… It’s not a bad idea to make him owe me too ……)
Retzel thought about this as he looked in the direction Erekhim had gone.
Lars and the others who is on their way to Sandiola had no way of knowing that the town of Gust was about to be plunged into another crisis–
Sorry! I had to interrupt one more intermission …… If I didn’t get in here now, I don’t think I could get in next time ……
Thank you for reading!
[Afterword Theater]
“Now, will they be able to solve the case without Lars!”
They can! Everyone’s good, after all!
“What, so you’re revealing ……”
Ah!?
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