In Tyria’s memories, Elric had evil eyes shining on his round face. His brown hair was soft and fluffy, and the clothes he was wearing were so soft that it could be seen at a glance that they were made of good fabric.
He was that kind of boy, and he was also the same age that Tyria first met.
“Where are you from? “A face I’ve never seen before?”
The curious question was an unfamiliar favor that Tyria had never experienced before.
Although it was disgusting how he didn’t pay attention to his appearance even after disparaging it just before, it was inevitable that he felt an instinctive fondness for a boy his age whom he met for the first time.
“… excuse me.”
Tyria pointed to the Weivin family mansion across the hill.
Then Elric spoke.
“Ah, a den of rice scum!”
I couldn’t help but be shocked.
What came out of his mouth were vulgar words that he had been taught to use in a language he should never use.
“Bobbo… .”
“My dad said that. “There lives a scum that eats away at the territory.”
The smiling face was so bright.
It’s not like he didn’t know what those words meant. Moreover, you can’t believe you’re swearing like this to someone who came from that mansion.
Only later did she realize that he was a troublemaker who could use abusive language like this without any hesitation, but at the time, everything about him was a shock to Tyria.
“Um, well. That’s okay, just follow me.”
“huh… ?”
“The medic said he couldn’t come out today because his mom scolded him. “You become a medic instead.”
widely!
And Elric grabbed Tyria’s hand.
Tyria was dragged by him, forgetting that she had to go get help.
Of course it wasn’t easy. My calf, which had been hit the day before, was so sore that I had to walk with a limp, and my swollen face made me feel tingly even when the wind hit me.
Elric also pouted his lips, probably realizing it only too late.
“What, is your leg hurt? Then you have to talk.”
“This… .”
“Come on.”
What he did next was embarrassing.
“Tsk!”
Didn’t Elric just pick Tyria up and lift her up?
At the time, Elric was 6 years old and Tyria was 8 years old.
As a child who has not yet developed secondary sexual characteristics, it is natural that Tyria is much larger than Elric, but even so, Elric picked her up too easily.
It was that moment.
“He was a wounded soldier, not a medical soldier!”
Elric smiled brightly.
The boy’s face, smiling brightly with his back to the sun, was full of confidence.
The wind was cool, and the boy’s arms were full of stability, even though they were so small.
It was my first time.
The experience of someone hugging you tightly.
The moment of encountering the warmth of another person was a shock that should be described as wonder, and that is why Tyria ended up reacting in a way that even she herself could not understand.
“Huh… .”
The tears came to my eyes and I cried.
“What is it? It’s ugly, but it’s also boring.”
“Ugh… .”
“Don’t cry. If you cry, your butthole will grow full of hair.”
“Hmm… missing child… .”
“Ugh, who wants to apologize? it’s okay.”
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Elric patted Tyria’s back.
Only that day did Tyria realize.
Crying was not something to apologize for.
“Ugh… .”
In the arms of the giggling boy, Tyria experienced comfort for the first time in her life.
That may be why I still can’t forget that moment.
*
“He’s going to be a medic today!”
The place where Elric led her was a small vacant lot at the entrance of the village.
Tyria made a surprised face when she realized that there were so many children her age in Wibin.
Of course, they weren’t like Elric.
There were some children who were somewhat unkempt, others who, from what she had learned, wore clothes that looked like nothing more than rags, and there were also children who did not wash their hair.
Although I didn’t really have any qualms about that fact, it was a moment when I could clearly realize that Elric was an alien figure in this group.
“hey! ugly!”
Elric called Tyria.
At that moment, Tyria suddenly felt ashamed.
“… no.”
“You’re ugly! Is your face swollen and ugly? Rdio said! “Pretty people have very slim faces!”
It was vulgar to call someone ugly in front of others.
However, even though Tyria thought that she could not deny Elric’s words, her face was so ugly right now.
A red glow appeared over his blue face.
My eyes became bright again.
Elric sighed.
“Ugh, she’s crying again.”
“The captain made the woman cry!”
“As expected, he’s the boss! “He’s the epitome of a bad man!”
The children cheered.
Elric shrugged his shoulders and approached Tyria, wiping away her tears with a handkerchief.
“don’t cry. “Do you really want to be full of butt hair?”
“Hi… .”
“Do you want me to stop crying? “Hmph here!”
joy!
Tyria blew her nose into a handkerchief.
Elric threw his handkerchief on the floor.
“Anyway, I’m friendly with them. “If they get hurt, you treat them?”
It’s funny, it makes you cry, and it’s also crazy.
Still, strangely enough, I didn’t find it unpleasant.
Tyria remembered Elric carrying her and walking with a smile, and nodded shyly.
*
For Tyria, that day was the day she learned about play.
No, more precisely, it was the day I realized what real play was.
Until then, the play that Tyria knew was education under the guise of play.
Things like combining words to write a poem or cleaning a teacup.
So it was new.
“Medic! Treat your injuries!”
Elric sat in front of Tyria, wearing a small wooden sword appropriate for his size and a red cape.
They had been rolling around on the floor among themselves holding wooden swords until just before, and now they have come.
Tyria, who had been watching the whole time, stared at him.
“ruler! “You can treat here!”
Elric rolled up his sleeves.
At that moment, Tyria could not help but be shocked.
“dirty… .”
“you idiot! “Injuries are inherently dirty!”
Elric laughed and thrust the mud he had painted on his arm towards Tyria.
Tyria felt rejected and put her head back.
Elric said.
“ruler! “I’m wiping it here with a cloth.”
If you wipe it with a stiff cloth, it will get even more dirty.
While thinking, Tyria grabbed a rag and wiped Elric’s arm.
As expected, my arms did not become clean.
Only the mud was gone.
I wonder if I might get scolded.
It was a moment of heightened worry.
but,
“Good job. Medic!”
As if that was enough, Elric said, “Hmm! “Hmm!” he smiled, satisfied.
It was right after.
“Great!”
Suddenly, Elric brushed Tyria’s hair.
Tyria’s eyes were round like a rabbit.
“If I get injured, you can treat me like this! got it?”
Even though it was an insignificant compliment, it penetrated deep into my heart.
I didn’t know that I was so hungry for the positivity of others.
In her life, praise came only after numerous corporal punishments preceded it.
‘play.’
So this is a game.
Tyria realized.
There is no corporal punishment in play.
*
It was a day as if I had fallen into a dreamland.
And like all dreams, the moment of awakening finally came.
“Leader! See you tomorrow!”
“Goodbye to the ugly medic!”
It was sunset time.
The sky was colored red, and the day became a little cooler.
In the vacant lot, the children who were the main culprits of the disturbance dispersed one by one, and silence began to fill the air.
“Are you going too?”
Elric asked.
But Tyria could not answer hastily.
Why not? He sneaked out without telling his parents and skipped class all day.
That wasn’t all.
Since I was so scolded the day before and didn’t apologize properly, I thought I might get hit harder today than the day before.
Suddenly, Tyria became scared.
-why! Why don’t you know our hearts!
My body trembled as I remembered the moment when a huge hand filled my vision.
My mind went blank, and my breath began to come out softly.
“What, what’s wrong with you?”
Elric frowned and looked at Tyria.
Tyria cringed.
“… no.”
“No, it doesn’t matter. “You come here.”
Elric held Tyria’s hand tightly and lifted his head to look at every part of her face.
Tyria lowered her head.
At the end, Elric said “Ah!” He shouted.
“i get it!”
“… .”
“You don’t want to go home!”
Flash! Tyria’s head was raised.
It was amazing.
Even though Tyria didn’t say anything, she was shocked at the sight of Elric looking through her heart.
Elric said with a grin, whether he knew what was in his mind or not.
“Then let’s play some more!”
“Leader?”
“Are you running away from home today too?”
“uh! Do you want to run away from home too?”
The two remaining children, Lutton and Bart, shook their heads.
Elric pouted his lips.
“What are you doing, you idiots? “Let’s go, ugly.”
Tyria couldn’t come to her senses.
Elric was that reckless.
Even so, what was rising was anxiety and relief.
By running away from home, does that mean you don’t go home?
So, you’re not getting scolded today?
Tyria asked worried about Elric even as she felt her fear fading away.
“are you okay… ?”
“What, running away from home?”
Perhaps, come back and reflect on it now.
“It’s okay, Dad doesn’t care about me.”
The feeling I felt at that moment was a sense of kinship.
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