14-014-Holy City Platena

After solving Sharon's case safely, we left Emera City with the three of them seeing us off, and a few days later, we arrived at our second destination, the Holy City of Platena.

＜The largest city on the Jewel Continent, the Holy Royal Capital, Platena.

Although the streets are undeniably miscellaneous compared to the white-colored Emera City, the scale of the city is incomparable.

'Wow!　This is the city!　This is the capital!

As I walked out of the carriage station, the first thing I saw was a large square and fountain.

The park is surrounded by shops and residential areas, but in fact, the Holy City of the Kings, Plutena is actually a cruciform structure with four cities of this size connected to each other from north to south, east to west.

Furthermore, the four cities are connected by a bridge called Central Bridge, and on an island in the center of the bridge is the Royal Castle, which is on an unbelievably large scale.

I think it's a strange structure, but I think a great man from the church said something about how the royal castle in the center of the bridge would be blessed by God through this structure or something like that.

''Awa, awa, awa.......!

And as soon as Elena got out of the carriage, she was so overwhelmed by the sheer scale of the event that her eyes were black and white.

I had expected it, but it's interesting to see it in person.

'Onii-chan, it's weird to grin at Elena-san while looking at her, isn't it?

I'm not smiling at you!

I started walking with Satsuki's forehead decapitated while I relied on the map Sharon had drawn for me.

'We're in North Street now, but it seems Sharon's parents' house is in the same area, so let's just go deliver the letter first.

Yes!

'Oh!　Off!

＜St. King's Landing, Platen North Street, Sharon's parents' home.

So, while asking passersby for directions, I came to the front of a building that looked like that....

''Haha........''

Onii-chan. Isn't that stable bigger than our house...?

Don't say it because it makes you sad.

Sharon's family home was rich to the point where it no longer made sense, with statues at the entrance and a rose garden in the garden.

When we were stunned by the opulence of the entrance, a young maid came running in from the back.

It's a real maid," she said. How rich are you...

Welcome, sir. Can I help you?

Whoa, glare!

The way he greeted me with a perfect smile was so divine that I was overwhelmed.

Is this what professionalism is all about........!

But I somehow managed to regain my composure and spoke to the maid.

''Um, I've received a letter from Sharon-san of Emera City Magic Academy asking me to give it to your parents...''

When I showed her the letter as I told her this, for some reason the maid shuddered and dropped the broomstick she was holding in her hand to the ground with a snap.

"Um, are you okay?

Elena called out worriedly, but the maid didn't answer anything, but withdrew to the back, crying.

''Yeah, yeah~........''

What is this reaction?

"Hey, Sharon-san, it sounds like you have an amazing reason for being here...

Yeah.

Everyone waited in stunned disbelief, and a few moments later, the maid came again in a full-on dash!

Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha. ...gosh.

Oh, um, please calm down!

The professionalism we had just witnessed flew off into the sky and we were awkwardly led to the reception room by the maid, who was having a hard time getting out of breath, in a different way.

'Sir, we have a guest for you,'

Oh, thank you, Amy.

The maid, called Amy, bowed her head pettishly and walked out of the room, again with a professional look on her face.

Next we entered the room, and a classy looking husband and wife were sitting in chairs... but the lady couldn't wait and ran up to us.

'Oh, hey!'

He called out to the lady in bewilderment, but she didn't listen and took my letter.

'It's a letter from that girl!　I can't wait!

The husband let out a sigh at the lady's excitement at the sight of the envelope and stood up again to shake her hand.

'Oh no, I'm sorry to be so rude. I am Leonard, Sharon's father, and this is my wife, Clarine.

We gave our names in turn, and told them the current situation, including the fact that we were taken care of at the magic school, and that Sharon was adored by the younger students and was committed to teaching them.

''I see, Sharon is...''

Mr. Leonard muttered as he stared off into the distance, as if he were nostalgic about something.

After a short pause, he received the letter he had finished reading from Madame Clarine and smiled happily as he read it.

''Um, did something happen between you and your parents, Sharon?　

Mrs. Clarine opened her mouth with a little chuckle when she saw Elena awkwardly looking at her.

'If Sharon trusts you enough to entrust you with a letter, it's safe to tell these girls, right?

In response to her question, Mr. Leonard nodded his approval, put the letter on the table and slowly began to tell her about the events of the past.

We had twin daughters from heaven. My sister's name is Sharon and her sister's name is Colon.

'You were your sister, Sharon, wasn't you!

Seeing Elena reacting in surprise, Mr. Leonard laughed gently, as if he were looking after his daughter.

◇ ◇ ◇.

The story told by Mr. Leonard was as follows.

Whereas his sister, Colon, was venerated as a saint because of her innate excellence in the attributes of holiness, Sharon was not blessed with any of these talents.

Of course, the couple did not discriminate between Sharon and Colon, but due to their influential parents' position in the Central Church, the eyes of the people around them never had a good impression of Sharon.

In the midst of this unfortunate situation, Sharon began studying magic on her own at an early age, and her talent blossomed.

At the end of his bloody efforts, he was able to master (and complete) all of the fire attribute magic at the age of only six.

But ironically, the ability to be too opposite to the younger sister, who is revered as a saint, has caused even more prejudice in the Holy City.

--They're the children of the devil.

It's a very good idea to have a good idea of what you're looking for.

''I've received frequent reports from the school about Sharon's condition so far, but I haven't heard from that girl at all. I was really worried that maybe she resented us for driving her away...

Lady Clarine muttered as she lowered her eyes, but smiled as she looked at the conclusion of the letter again.

As Elena wondered at the expression on her face, the lady spread the letter out on the table and showed it to us.

'Isn't that what she's writing about?　I'm too busy to leave. If you want to hear my voice, come see me yourself. And bring cologne with you!　...because...

!

She's having so much fun now. So don't worry, I'll be back as a full-fledged wizard for sure...

The lady put her daughter's (Sharon's) letter back into the envelope with care and gently wiped her eyes with her handkerchief.

◇ ◇ ◇.

'Maybe this is why Onii and Elena-san came back to the past...'

As they arrived at the inn and were resting, Satsuki muttered something like that.

'Sharon's been lonely and searching for her place in the world. In the world I once saw, she lost her place at school and found her way to the hero party. But if I beat the Demon King, I'd have no place to be again. You won't be able to find it forever, chasing after your true place is too hard for a 12-year-old girl to carry.

"I think Sharon's parents must have been very worried about her too. All they wanted to do was think about their child and save her, but because of that, they put her in even more danger...

When Elena had muttered that much, Satsuki looked up with a bang and laughed.

''But........this time Sharon, it's going to be okay!

I nodded at Satsuki's words and once again unfolded the "record of my journey that I once wrote" on my desk.