CH 154

–The night before the holiday.

In the garden of the mansion, Me, my brother, and Nora sit in front of Sarge and talk in the moonlight.

“Are you ready?”

“I’m ready!”

“I’m ready to go, too. But, is it really alright if I hold the money?”

“Lars has ‘Auto-protection’ and a nice bag, so it’s better if it’s you. And Lars has the most money in total, right?”

“Yeah, I guess so. We’ll leave when Tigre-sensei arrives.”

“I’m sorry, guys.”

“Tell that to the teacher.”

We have two days off and we’re going to the Oufa Country. Of course, we’re going to see the blacksmith. My dad couldn’t come because of some business, so I asked Tigre-sensei to come with me.

To be honest, I feel bad about taking up so much of his time from Verna-sensei and his daughter, but teacher told me not to go alone with the kids.

“Yeah. I’ll leave it to you.”

It’s been a long time since Sarge has been big, and I’m a little excited by its impact. I knew that the big Sarge was cool.

“Wow, a big Sarge!”

“Is it teacher?”

When I turned around with my dad, I saw that it was Luciela standing there. She had sneaked into the garden and had leaves all over her long hair, clothes and head.

“Good evening …….”

“Luciela!? What are you doing here at this hour?”

“Er …… I heard you were going to the blacksmith today, so I thought I’d ask you to take me with you …… Oh, I’ve asked for father’s permission, so don’t worry!”

“Are you sure you want to go to ……?”

“Yes, he told me to give it to Roen-san.”

“Let’s see ……?”

When I looked at Luciela in doubt, she handed the letter to Dad. After reading it, Dad opened his mouth.

“…… I see, the letter is from Sorio, so I guess it’s okay. Are you interested in it, Luciela-chan?”

“Well, yes. It might be useful for our business ……”

I didn’t miss the small murmur of “in the future, too” that followed.

Luciela, who would be graduating this year, hadn’t decided what she was going to do, but she had written in her letter that she wanted to broaden her horizons.

“Is it not alright ……?”

“You don’t have to look at me like that while you’re clinging to me, but if you have permission, I think it’s fine? Teacher will go too, after all.”

“Yeah, It’s not a problem with one more person.”

“Ufufu. Good luck, dear.”

“Yeah.”

“Tigre-sensei and Verna-sensei! Ah, Good evening, Tilia-chan.”

“Auu!”

“Tilia-chan is so cute.”

Tigre-sensei arrived with Verna-sensei and her daughter, Tilia-chan. Perhaps it was because she was taking a nap at the academy, but she was in great spirits. She is one year younger than Aina.

As we were shaking hands with Tilia-chan, someone came out from behind and called out to Tigre-sensei.

“Take good care of them, Tigre-san.”

“Of course. Instead, I’ll Verna to you guys too?”

“I’m also the second princess of Luitzar Country, you know? There’s not much more to be afraid of than the undead. I’m also used to handling a sword now too …… right, Tilia-chan♪”

“Aaa♪”

It was Verna-sensei’s sister, Grace-sama. After her wedding, she started to come to this town to visit. Her attendants are staying at an inn, and Grace-sama and the others are sleeping in a house in the mountains. I think they’ve been coming more often, especially since Tilia-chan was born …… I’m sure it’s because Shiina-sama hasn’t had a baby yet.

“My niece is adorable ……! Maybe I shouldn’t get married anymore and just watch Tilia grow up.”

“Let’s not because father cry about it, okay? I saw a letter saying that you have a good deal with the eldest son of some lord.”

“Ugh ……!?”

I’m glad to see that they are slowly getting along.

While this is happening, we can hear crying coming from the direction of the mansion, and it gets louder and louder. As I was wondering what was going on, I saw that Mom, who was trying to put Aina to bed, had just come out into the garden with Aina.

“What’s the matter, Marianne!? That’s a lot of crying.”

“Aaaaaaahhh! De-nicha, La-nicha, Sayu!”

“What do you mean what’s the matter. As soon as everyone went into the yard, she started crying like she was on fire. I guess she knows they’re not there? Look, it’s your brothers.”

She is a lovely sister who’s really attached to us a lot. When my brother and I took Aina’s hand, she stopped crying and started laughing.

“Nicha♪, where’s Sayu?”

Sarge lowered his face and came out in front of Aina. Then I hurriedly raised my voice.

“Wait a minute!? Isn’t this the first time you’ve shown her your big size? Isn’t she going to get scared and start cryi–“

“Sayu♪”

“Looks like she’s fine! Aina-chan and Sarge are good friends, right?”

“Noa!”

(T/N: Aina said Nora.)

“Yes, yes♪”

…… In spite of my worries, Aina touched Sarge’s rough face and smiled happily. I think she’s going to be a big deal in the future, and I wonder what skill she’s going to be given.

“It’s not that long to get to Luitzar Country for Sarge, but I guess it’s fairly distant if it’ll an hour. And you mean a carriage would take a long time, huh.”

“I think we can take our time. It’s still a long night, after all.”

When my brother said that, Sarge nodded and laid down. I used the levitation first, and then I attach a balloon basket or something like that to Sarge’s arm with a rope so that people can ride in it.

“Whoo-! It’s been a while since I’ve been on Sarge’s back!”

“Don’t get too excited and fall off, Nora.”

“Yosh, I’m ready anytime!”

When all of us boarded and were about to take flight, Aina, who had been all smiles earlier, broke down and started shouting loudly.

“……!? Nicha! Sayu! Noa! …… Aaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhh!”

“Oh, she’s crying again. So she understands that they’re going somewhere. There, there, they’ll be right back.”

“Aaaaaaaaaahhhh! Nichaaa!”

Sarge started to gain altitude. I called out to my Mom, who was nursing Aina that was flailing about.

“What should I do, take her with me?”

“No, she’s too small. No. She’s too little and it’s too dangerous. If we take her away now, she’ll learn that crying will get her what she wants.”

“Really? Well, we’re off then!”

“Be careful!”

“If the money looks expensive, tell me.”

“Yeah.”

Grace-sama waved her hand and thanked us for defeating the emperor, saying that they’re not finished thanking us yet. We waved to everyone in the garden as we climbed into the shining moonlit sky.

“Go!”

“Okay!”

We begin to make our way to the town of Eneible, where there is a blacksmith shop. I gripped Sarge’s fangs in my bag and felt my heart pounding in the moonlight.

Finally, another country!

I guess I’ll have to wait a little longer to collect the chapter titles?

Thank you for reading!

[Afterword Theater]

“Luciela is desperate?”

They’re graduating, after all. Maybe she wants some results?