117 In the intermission Onigashima④

"Ya! Yah! Too!"

The city of Hiiragi Onigashima's only city center, a shout of a young child echoes in the courtyard of the residence where Kensei and his family live.

Toy Goz Ibuki is a four-year-old wielding a handmade wooden sword. Needless to say, the wooden sword is not the real thing that the flagman Aobayashi wields, but rather the shape of a sword.

The wooden sword that Shizuka Goz gave to his nephew on his fourth birthday is a gem made with the spirit of the swordsman, and has been meticulously crafted from the pattern decoration to the sheath pattern.

It is a unique treasure for Ibuki, and she sleeps together in a futon at night. Her mother, Cecil Cima, told her to keep her on her bedside when she was asleep because she was dangerous, but Ibuki didn't try to nod.

Flagman Cecil, but I'm not here because I'm going to change my sweaty Ibuki. There are Goz and Ibuki, and a woman playing against Ibuki. And another one-

"Fufu, I'm really excited, Ibuki."

That's why the name of a woman smiling at Goz is called Emma Mikaken.

Aotama: Both eyes are like, and the hair reaching the waist is like gold thread. The appearance and beauty of the limbs are more reminiscent of spirits and goddesses than humans.

Emma is the true wife of the sword sacred sword ceremony club and the mother of the next generation of swordsmen, Laguna Mikaken. His parents' home is the Adastella Empire's leading nobleman, Paradis. In addition, Goz's younger sister, Cecil, is of the Shikibu, and in the inferior order is under Emma, the first wife.

For Goz he was a headless man in a double-triple sense.

Skillful "ha. I'm sorry for the trouble."

Sky "Child is a child of the wind. It is good to be naughty. Laguna and I also ran around outside forever when I was about Ibuki, and bothered me and Shizuya."

"Haha, indeed. How many times I ran outside the mansion looking for two people, there is no end to counting."

Emma and Goz make a memorable expression in their memories.

If a third party looked at this place, it would have been impossible to foresee the unexpected.

From Emma's point of view, Cecil is a rival for the love of Shikibu, and Ibuki, a child of Cecil, is a young man who, if long, may threaten Laguna's position. In Goz, he is an ambitious man who sends his sister to the master and seizes power.

In fact, the people around Emma are on guard for Goz and Cecil. Neither Goz nor Cecil are interested in the power struggle inside the swordsman, but the people around them turn their suspicions just because they are "qualified."

A good example is Gilmore Bergh last night. The Berchs are aggressively approaching Laguna to maintain the power they have built in the current generation. If Goz could be kicked off, it would be possible to take Shiba's position first, and secondly to sprout future power struggles. That was behind the act of last night.

But is.

Despite his enthusiasm, Emma himself was fond of Goz and Cecil. Ibuki seems to be as cute as it is today.

Originally Emma Paradis was such a woman. Probably because they were raised as butterflies and flowers since childhood, sometimes they were so badly malicious that others saw them as "naive". It can be said that it is deep enough that little malice is not taken care of.

When Emma Shizuya first married the swordsman, the first wife of Shikibu had a sword, which forced her to be the second princess of the noble princess. Born children have also been removed from legitimate children.

Hostility An ordinary aristocratic daughter would have embraced Shizuya and, in some cases, tried to drag her from her first wife.

However, instead of dragging down Shima, Emma exchanged words aggressively, and had a relationship that could be called a friend in no time.

Hostility Because of Emma, I can't resist Cecil, Ibuki, a child of Cecil, or of course Goz.

Goz knows that, so he can talk to Emma without any pretense.

At that time, the voice of a cheerful female flag echoed in their ears.

"Yes, that's it for today, Ibuki."

"Well, I can fight more, Ayaka-nee-chan!"

"If a monster comes after you get tired, who will protect you?"

"Uh ..."

"It's your job to be a flagman and to be in good shape so you can fight at any time."

"Yes, I understand!"

"Okay. Come on, go to your mother and wipe your sweat. If you keep this, you'll catch a cold."

That's it. The point where the female flagman-Ayaka Azrite pointed was Cecil, who had returned to change his clothes.

After seeing Ibuki rushing to her mother, Ayaka comes to Emma and Goz.

Goz lightly bowed toward Ayaka.

"Sorry, Azurite.

"What. Ibuki is a cute little brother for me. That's no trouble, nothing, Sima."

Ayaka smiles with a smile.

Ibuki is a half brother to Laguna. To Ayaka, the fiancee of Laguna, Ibuki is like a brother.

Concubine If this is another family, even a child will be treated as a clan of the Lord, so it is not permissible to treat him like Ayaka. Uncle Goz was in a position where he would have to kneel to Ibuki.

However, the swordsman is not treated as a clan except his wife. The surname of the sword is allowed, but the patriarch has no inheritance right. The same is true on the mother's side, for example, while Emma, the right wife, has changed her family's surname from Paradis to her surname, but Ibuki's mother, Cecil, remains the Cima surname. In that sense, the distinction between the wife and the concubine was strict.

However, the mother's intention is given priority in child-rearing. In addition, the side concubines and their parents' homes are paid enough care every month, and the benefits of taking the blood of the sword into their homes are immeasurable, including tangible and intangible. In the first place, the house where the side concubine sends such a daughter knowing that, no one was dissatisfied with the treatment of the swordsman.

Master This is just a digression, but the current head of the swordsman has a large number of side concubines and a large number of children born to the side concubines, so the amount paid to them is quite large. Gilmore, who is in charge of finance, occasionally makes a statement to the lord about this. Gilmore is Gilmore and is not the only Noh.

In spite of that, Ibuki is growing at ease, and his personality has not been seen so far. Adults around me squinted and watched Ibuki's growth as she wanted it to grow straight.

Ayaka looked at Goz and opened her mouth.

"By the way, Sima.

"Muh?"

Sky "How are you?"

Ayaka's voice is natural, as if asking for yesterday's menu, and the gaze towards Goz does not show any sway or tension.

Ayaka participated in yesterday's congress as the flagman of Qinglin. Of course, I hear Goz's report.

At first glance, Emma also looked at Goz.

Shizuya As mentioned above, the mother of the sky and Emma were close friends. When Shizuya takes his breath, he has been asked to ask for the sky.

So Emma kept a close eye on her late friend's forgetfulness and continued to gently call out.

It was the sky that rejected Emma's awareness.

Emma, who became her first wife after her mother's death, has taken her away from the young skies. With the feud with Emma's son Laguna, the young sky shows Emma.

Emma, the son, understood the attitude of the sky and decided to watch the sky grow from a distance. This was because I realized that my attitude toward the sky was affecting my behavior.

When the sky was expelled from the swordsman, Goz knows that Emma, who had fallen sick, did not know that fact and, a few days later, she knew the circumstances and changed her blood.

Emma, who rarely commented on the Shikibu, appealed hard at this time to withdraw the empty disposal.

However, Shikibu's judgment was irreversible, and he couldn't catch the whereabouts of the sky after he left the island, and Emma snarled in front of Shizuya's grave.

The whereabouts of the sky were revealed for the first time in five years. Emma wanted to know the sky was as good or better than her former fiancee, Ayaka.

Ayaka and Emma may have come to Ibuki in the morning to listen to the sky.

Atmospheric pressure, Goz nodded at Ayaka's question, feeling something calm and glanced at them.

"Um. I'm sure I was fine."

In any case, the one who put out the empty suit was beaten down by the kompon.

Ayaka, half joking and half serious, heard Azaka squint, and nodded.

"Even though I was expelled from the island, I arrived on my own.

"That's true. I'm sorry, but I'm sorry. If you were on the island, and if I was able to guide you to your guise, nothing would have happened."

Ayaka shrugged her head to Goz's lament, but did not speak out her thoughts.

Instead, Emma opened her mouth.

"It seems that Mr. Odate asked you to call the sky in accordance with Shizuya's anniversary. Do you think the sky will accept the invitation?"

"To be honest, I don't know. I would have definitely responded to the previous vacant hall, but how the current vacant hall will be judged-"

"The sky is coming, your wife"

In contrast to Goz, who responds hesitantly, Ayaka vividly asserts empty behavior. Emma looked astonished at her strength.

Goz asks a question.

"Azurite, why can you say so?"

He said, "Even if the sky discards anything else, it does not just discard its vow with Shizuya. If the sky discarded its vow with Shizuya for five years, put on your mind- -I couldn't get to it. ''

Measures: "Hum. If it's Shizuya's anniversary, does it mean that he must rush to him no matter what?"

Goz nodded with his arms crossed. I remembered the empty words when I faced Ishka.

"It has been five years since the island was expelled. I came here while sipping on the ground. Certainly not what you wanted. My mother may be disappointed. '

The word that you may have disappointed your mother cannot be said to a person who has not remembered her hope.

The sky, which was dismissed from Onigashima because of the swordsman's swordsman, was unable to reach his mother's grave.

The words of the Shikibu this time are nothing more than temporarily lifting the ban. Ayaka's guess seemed to be right, no matter what.

After that, Ibuki and Cecil, who had finished changing clothes, stopped talking about the sky.

The three will blossom in a chat with Ibuki and Cecil.

Although Ibuki sat quietly with the adults at first, it seemed boring for the playful children, and immediately began to move.

Ayaka, who notices it, laughs and says, "I can't help it."

"Ibuki, have you taken a break, and will you continue a while ago?"

"Oh, yes! I want to, Ayaka-nee-chan!"

Seeing Ibuki standing up and raising his hands, the surrounding adults naturally smile.

But the moment I heard Ibuki's words, her smile was replaced by a different expression.

"I'm getting stronger soon and I'll beat the guy who bullied Uncle Goz!"

He looks at his nephew as if Goz drunk with vinegar. Cecil, his mother, saw his child with a similar face.

Emma puts her hand on her cheek, faintly confused, and Ayaka blinks her eyes as if she were imagined.

Sky Ibuki says, "The guy who bullied Uncle Goz." Regardless of whether it was Goz or Cecil, he did not know how to explain to Ibuki that he was dismissed from Onigashima because he was disguised as a swordsman.

In the case of Ibuki, it was a statement from his righteous resentment that he had taken the enemy of Goz, who came back with many wounds. I didn't expect the statement to upset the adults around me.

"... Ayaka-sister? What happened?"

"Oh, sorry, nothing. Okay, so today I'll teach Ibuki a special technique. It's the ultimate secret sword created by me and my friends."

"Kyokukyoku? Is that good?"

Snake King "It's strong? Anyway, it's the ultimate! Its name! It's a sword that burns off the demon god with the power of a forbidden dragon!"

"Wow ... cool! Tell me, sister, tell me!"

"I see. Then Ibuki, come to me. The training is tough, but are you ready?"

"Yes! I'll do my best!"

Ibuki responds with his eyes blinking. The strange air on the verge has already disappeared from the mind of a four-year-old.

Without knowing, the breath of relief spilled out of the mouth of the adults at the same time.