277 Episode 16: Behind Your Birthday

It's Cain's birthday party.

I was with my mother as I greeted the nobles in the name of the Empire, the Kingdom and the Holy Land.

"Leo, how are you?Aren't you forcing Shelia and the others into trouble again? "

"... it's okay."

I consulted with her about the day before yesterday.Nevertheless, I made a fool of my mother with a smile when I saw her for a long time.

"Cain, you've grown up. Remember Grandma?"

Uh-huh.

You don't think so. I've only just seen you since you were born.

Um, are you Lil?

Uh-huh.

Nice to meet you. It's your grandmother.

"Nice to meet you....."

"And you're Nora, right? She looks just like her mother."

Ehehe

"You're Rose, right? You look just like your mother.The future is definitely beautiful. "

"... yeah"

"The last one left was Nelia, right?Do you love oneechan? "

……

Nelia hid behind Rose because she wasn't good at her mother.

"Oh, you two aren't doing well, are you?" Are you all right? "

You're just overwhelmed by momentum.

No matter how many strangers Nelia is, I'll say hello normally.

"Oh, you're a little too excited about what you did with me."

"If you're my stepmother now.Please don't go first. "

When I heard that voice, Fiona, the stepsister who married Alex's brother, came next to her mother.

"Fiona, it's been a while."

How long have you been seeing Fiona?Since our wedding?

"Long time no see, Cain didn't change when we first met...."

"Ha-ha. That's kind of emotional, when you say that."

I wouldn't have thought I could have such a child at the time.

"Right? And I think that when my kids grow up, they'll feel the same way again."

The Alex brothers arrived late.

Behind them you can see your father and the former emperor.I wonder if the three of you were talking?

Speaking of which, did you both go to magic school?

"Yes, my older child is going to grow up soon, and my child is really growing up fast."

Alex, is your brother's kid an adult now?I didn't think it was that long since your brother's adult party, but it was so long ago.

"Hey, Leo, how are you?"

Alex's brother's welcome was over and Ivan's brother arrived after a while.

"Ah, Brother Ivan and Miss Eunice.It's been a while... haven't you? "

"Yes, I've always looked after the Muldeen knights."

Recently, the Special Forces under the Emperor have frequently conducted joint training with the Knights of Muldeen.

Uncle wants to raise the overall strength to fill the holes that have been pulled out of the Special Forces.

"Thank you for the opportunity to train with the Special Forces."

"Really? Well, that's fine, but... that?Is there no Alma? "

"Alma's a little kid, so she's off for a while."

"That's a shame. It's been a long time since we've had a meeting."

No, if you fight here, it's going to be a lot of trouble, so please stop even if you are.

"Well, I'll be training with the Knights of Muldeen from now on, so you can do it at that time."

That's true. I'm going to have a good party today. "

"Enjoy."

SIDE: Neria

As expected, we were called as a customer service factor for our relatives.

I've been standing and tired, and I hate it when I think I have to say hello to strangers.

Ha, there's no choice but to use that hand here.

"Oneechan... I feel sick"

"Strange encounter. Me too. Mom, can I go back to my room first?"

Oneechan immediately understood my intentions and used the pseudo-illness without any illness on her mother.

Make it look a little worse.I'm not stupid enough to act.

"It's a pretty easy to understand pseudo-illness.Well, I met my father's family and it's okay to go back to the room. "

"Okay, Nelia, let's go."

Yeah.

I didn't think it would be so easy to get approval, but we hurried to our room before Mom changed her mind.

I thought I'd be able to slow down if I went back to my room...

……

Right now, in front of us was a maid, Carlo, who was always by her mother's side.

I don't know what he's thinking, and I'm not good at it because he looks scared...

"You don't have to act in front of me, do you? Reincarnated"

Huh?

How did you know I was reincarnated?!

"It looks like I've lived for hundreds of years.In the meantime, I've met a lot of reincarnated people. "

Are you saying there are other reincarnated people besides me?

"... you survive the Dark Elves?I heard that the Dark Elves were destroyed a long time ago? "

What? Your sister's condition is different than usual.

Wasn't your sister such a difficult person to talk to?

"Yes, maybe I'm the last one to survive."

"That's right...."

"Are you worried about the people you left behind?"

"I see...."

What are you two talking about? What kind of company?

Oneechan is in the same drawstring as me and doesn't even have any friends.And what does it mean to be one of us?

"Except, I thought you left your people behind and ran away."

"That's not true! Who could easily abandon a place they lived for a thousand years!"

I've lived here for a thousand years...?

"Well, that's right... So this was a big bet for you.The result is... a big win. "

That's what Karo looked at me like.

Am I the winner? For oneechan?

"... hey, what are you two talking about?What do you mean, oneechan was a reincarnated person? "

I don't know what they're talking about, but in the meantime, I only know that oneechan is a reincarnated person.

"... yes."

"That's right. So, what were you talking about?What do you mean, I'm the big winner? "

……

"Is that something you can't tell me?Could it be that I was training my magic every day? "

"... yes."

"What are you going to do with my magic...?"

The most puzzling behavior oneechan has ever shown is that she has been training my magic since she was a baby.

When I heard the story, it seemed that oneechan was training my magic to make me do something.

……

I don't care if you lie. Answer me something.

"Ah, I see. You don't have to talk about it now.But one day, you'll have to tell me everything.Otherwise, I won't listen to oneechan. "

"Yeah... I'll talk to you when the time comes."

"Promise? Talk to me properly."

"Well, in the meantime, I think it would be a good idea for you to do what your sister says."

"Who are you...? I'm always beside my mother....."

Sometimes I can tell my mom.

"I'm just a maid now. It's just that you live many times longer.Your mother used to scout me when I was doing a different job. "

What a different job... It's definitely not a decent job.

"Ah, and yet, oneechan was the same reincarnated person as me....."

If I were told, I would have shown you a strange behavior that would convince me.

I didn't think there was anyone else but me, so I didn't know.

I thought that while looking at oneechan with a nasty face.