“Then I will step aside.”
Rdio bowed his head politely and left.
Elric’s eyes were still focused on Lutton’s bruises.
Perhaps sensing that, Lutton spoke with a mischievous smile on his face.
“ah? this? As expected, the skill of defeating the leader has not gone anywhere! “My whole body was so sore that I felt like I was going to die.”
Haha, there was not the slightest hint of laughter in the laughter.
That made Elric feel even more sorry.
“I have no shame. I was so anxious at the time… .”
“How can friends ask such a favor? “It was nice to think about the old days.”
Elric let out a chuckle.
This is because he knew very well what the old days were about.
-Leader! Just hit me! Starting today, it’s time to practice stubbornness!
-huh!
-Ahh! You hit me too hard!
-Oh, sorry.
These are two people who have dreamed of becoming knights since the past.
Elric wanted to be a knight who stood at the forefront of the battlefield holding his sword high, while Lutton wanted to be a reliable knight who stood in front of the castle walls holding a shield.
Therefore, the two often engaged in one-sided beatings under the pretense of sparring, passing it off as training.
That’s what happened when I think back to that time.
Lutton’s body always had bruises, and Elric’s wooden sword had blood scabs on it.
“… “Well, thinking about old times makes me feel more sorry.”
“It was a good experience for me. Thanks to that, I didn’t feel any pain even though I was being beaten by my seniors during the training period. “The seniors weren’t as good at beating as the captain.”
I was really thankful to see him joking around.
No, there was something more to be thankful for than that.
“You don’t ask any questions.”
“hmm?”
“My sword. And everything, including what he has done over the past 10 years and why he hides his powers.”
If the position had changed, Elric would have clung to Lutton persistently to hear the truth.
He could have expressed his frustration by asking if he couldn’t tell me these things as a friend.
But that’s right, he probably had a lot of questions, but he didn’t ask anything and just smiled at me.
“Are you planning on not asking?”
If Lutten really wanted to hear the truth, Elric was willing to tell him everything.
A question was asked and there was silence.
Lutton said with a sly smile, with all the mischief on his face gone.
“Uh, I’m not going to ask.”
Elric’s eyes widened.
Lutten continued:
“There must be a reason for the captain to hide it, right? “I think a man’s secrets should be kept.”
At that moment, Elric felt a crushing emotion welling up inside him.
“Remember when we were 9 years old? “The day the captain came in with a swollen cheek.”
“… “I remember.”
“It was like that that day too. The captain wanted to hide the fact that he had been slapped by his father, so he lied and said that he had beaten a noble boy from the next village to death. We didn’t ask anything. “Were you 12 years old when you heard what happened that day?”
“… It did.”
Elric’s voice was muffled.
Lutton chuckled.
“It’s not just me, it’s everyone. we know The captain doesn’t tell others about things he can’t bear. So I just wait.”
Ah, I see.
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Elric suddenly realized.
It wasn’t Yubin’s idyllic atmosphere that really tempered his brutality.
“I’ll quietly cheer on you until the captain doesn’t feel like it’s a big deal. So when that day comes, tell me what happened over the past 10 years. “They exaggerate it like a heroic story.”
It was a person.
A relationship led by a few gold coins, a relationship of trust rather than a relationship of transaction.
The human warmth that Elric had forgotten for a long time was what made him weak.
Elric felt his eyes turning red, wondering why he felt so scolded.
“Oh, don’t cry. It’s strange to do that between men. And it doesn’t suit the captain to cry. “I don’t want to see it.”
Hearing Lutton’s giggling laughter, Elric also bit his lips and swallowed his tears.
And he burst out laughing.
“Keep that in mind.”
“You really sound like your grandfather.”
“I’ll tell you about this later.”
“I’m looking forward to it.”
Lutton replied and stood up.
“I’ll go now, I’ll go back to Gideon and I won’t be back for a while. “There’s a lot of work piled up there too.”
“Why don’t you stay longer?”
“The longer a breakup lasts, the more regrettable it becomes. Besides, this isn’t our last time meeting, right? “You can stop by next time you come.”
Elric’s fingertips trembled.
As Elric naturally said the following, the hesitation that existed within him grew even greater.
Elric didn’t want his feelings to be revealed, so he smiled.
Lutton suddenly smiled sinisterly and said so insinuatingly.
“Well, will I be able to see my nephew by then?”
“Are you my nephew?”
“If you are the captain’s child, you are my nephew.”
One, two, three.
Only after counting exactly that many times did Elric understand Lutten’s words.
My face turned red like an active volcano.
“W-what are you talking about!”
“Wow, why are you yelling? Captain, you are a noble now. “Aren’t you going to create a successor?”
Lutton asked in a tone full of puzzlement, as if asking why.
Elric pursed his lips in a puzzled tone.
When it comes to succession, doesn’t that mean you have to do something like this with Tyria?
Elric washed his face dry as his imagination was running in useless directions.
Lutten continued his nonsense without notice.
“What, didn’t you say that to me a long time ago? I’m going to have just 10 kids and create the Elric Knights… .”
“When on earth did that talk about the enemy?”
“It was 14 years ago when we were ten years old.”
“Yes, when you don’t know what it is.”
Okay, Elric sighed.
My face got so hot that I couldn’t calm down.
“Why are you bringing up all the nonsense I told you as a child?”
“Why, you two seem to get along well. Isn’t that why the body of that blade wolf was left unharmed this time? “I want to give it to my wife as a gift.”
It was true.
One of the blade wolves hunted in the snowy mountains was captured as neatly as possible to preserve its leather condition.
This is why I was concerned about Tyria’s old fur cloak.
But that’s it.
Elric did not attach any further meaning to the matter.
“Agh, tsk tsk, that’s embarrassing.”
Lutton clicked his tongue.
Elric opened his eyes and glanced at him.
“Get out.”
“Hey, see you later.”
With a quick wave of his hand, Lutton walked away.
The sight of the person leaving in a haggard manner, as if they were going out for a drink in front of the house, seemed very unbecoming of someone going on a long journey.
Elric sighed.
“Anyway, when will that guy grow up?”
Only Elric didn’t know that it wasn’t what he was saying.
*
A few more days passed since then.
Tyria spent most of the day sleeping, and even when she woke up, she was so dazed that she couldn’t speak properly.
No, it was awkward to even say I was fully awake.
It was exactly this morning that she recovered.
Although I still had a fever, I had passed the dangerous point and was in a state of stability. When I opened my eyes, the maid was cleaning the room.
“Ma’am!”
Tyria blinked as the maid who came running checked various parts of her body.
I feel tired.
My forehead felt a little hot and my thoughts didn’t flow well.
But it wasn’t to the point where I couldn’t move at all.
So Tyria asked.
“… How long have I been lying down? “How did your work go?”
Although her memories of the past were blurry, it was clear to Tyria that she had not been able to work for quite some time.
I asked the question, thinking that she must be busy to take care of the backlog, and the maid looked tearful.
“As soon as I open my eyes, what do you mean?! “How worried everyone was!”
“Is that so?”
“sure! The owner was very worried too! “He stopped by here every day to take care of his wife!”
Tyria’s eyes opened wide.
Because he knows that the master he is talking about does not exist other than Elric.
“… “The head of the family?”
sincerely?
When I asked in surprise, the maid nodded loudly.
“Everyone was so worried about what to do if the cold spread, but you didn’t listen until the end! anyway! “Master’s stubbornness means nothing will change?!”
The way he was pounding his chest and feeling frustrated didn’t seem to be a lie.
Tyria couldn’t believe it.
No, I couldn’t exactly understand his intentions.
In the midst of all this, an odd thought occurred to me.
‘You mean he showed his sleeping face?’
Heat rose to my face.
My pupils trembled as if there had been an earthquake.
“Yes? Madam’s face is redder… Hike! “You’ve got a fever!”
The maid hurriedly got up from her seat.
Meanwhile, Tyria was unable to escape from her own world.
I was shaking with shame.
I started to worry that it might look strange.
Just when I felt like I wanted to check in the mirror right away, the maid hurriedly opened the door.
It was that moment.
“Hurry up and get at least a wet towel…” .”
Sweet!
“What’s the fuss?”
Tyria and the maid’s heads turned towards the door at the same time.
“Lord, master?”
Elric was there.
He looked a little haggard, perhaps because he had trouble sleeping.
There was silence for a moment, and then Elric turned his head and Tyria’s eyes met.
“… ma’am?”
A look of surprise appeared on Elric’s face.
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