episode_0009

Six days before the Amorae family wizard was added, I arrived at the Amorae territory by carriage.

After witnessing me using magic yesterday, my mother closed her eyes and said nothing, probably lost in thought.

“..Almost arrived at my mother’s mansion..”

“Kuhuh… Yeah, what did you say?”

Unfortunately, my mother seemed to have fallen asleep rather than lost in thought.

“..Almost arrived at the mansion.”

“Yes.. That’s right.. Awesome!!”

-Wood-dud-dud-duk!

It makes a sound that makes it impossible to fly by stretching.

That sound was comparable to the sound of a bone breaking, but my mother was just smiling as if it was refreshing.

“Berador. Are you okay with motion sickness?”

“Yes, it’s okay..”

-Quaang!

Then something pushed my mother away.

“Stop!”

At Martina’s command, the horses stopped and my mother, who had fallen, got up again.

“Mother, are you okay..”

I hurriedly approached him, but he got up faster than that and sighed.

“I’m fine, but it looks like Geoff is upset..”

“Yes..? Then my father…”

“Okay. There is no one else but him who can spread such a wide barrier.”

-Jijijijik!

My mother touched the invisible barrier, and the barrier crackled with blue light.

“Go first. Lift the barrier and follow me.”

“..Okay..”

In the end, the carriage moved inside the mansion, leaving my mother at the door of the mansion.

‘My father is scary when he’s angry too..’

A new aspect was added to the image of my father, who seemed to be gentle.

***

“..Did he go..”

Sorut, who was standing outside the barrier, collapsed to the ground only after confirming that the carriage had disappeared.

A blue glow appeared from her back for a moment, and blood-stained clothes appeared.

“Haha.. I was called a sword saint.. but I didn’t know that I would be attacked by a thief..”

They just said he was a thief, but that was a lie.

His attire was no different from that of a thief, but what kind of thief would use swordsmanship?

It’s all the same kingdom swordsmanship.

But that alone wasn’t enough to hurt her.

If it weren’t for one unexpected incident.

If Berador had not been distracted by the mana he felt from the carriage he was riding, he would not have been hurt.

I felt relieved only after wiping out all the bandits who had succeeded in ambushing me while I was off guard and running straight to the carriage to check on Berador’s safety.

The reason she fell asleep in the carriage was because of the relief of tension after confirming that Berador was safe and the lack of blood.

“Still..!”

When she saw the carriage disappear and the lawmakers who had appeared from a distance running towards Sorut, she got up from her sitting position.

“Because I can’t make my son worry..”

The reason I hid my wounds, even using up my mana while I was bleeding, was for my son.

The child was already unable to speak until a few days ago.

You never know what might happen if you give that kind of shock to a child.

Therefore, he moved for a long time without treatment or first aid, and as a result, he lost blood.

Standing on unsteady legs, she fell asleep in the arms of a female doctor who ran towards her.

***

“Arrived.”

I left my mother in front of the mansion and arrived at the mansion after about 4 minutes.

My father came out to meet me at the front gate of the mansion.

“I’ve been there, father.”

“Long time no see. Geoff von Amorae. The only archmage of the empire.”

“Okay… thank you for your hard work. It’s been a while since Martina.”

My father also had experience working in the imperial palace as an archmage, so it seemed like he had a close relationship with Martina.

“Then, would you like to have a cup of tea?”

“No. Because the knight commander must not leave the imperial palace empty for a long time.”

“Oh! You have become a knight commander. It’s late, but congratulations.”

“Thank you, Grand Wizard. Well then, I’ll just head back.”

“Please take a look. Berador.”

After greeting Martina, my father called me.

The face of my father who called me.

“Follow me.”

It was quite serious.

‘Am I going to get scolded too?’

Feeling a little nervous, I followed my father into the family home.

“…”

“…”

Five minutes had passed since I entered the family room, but my father did not speak.

Before that, he was holding his forehead and closing his eyes.

-Tick. Tick. Tick. Tick.

The index finger of his right hand, which was not touching his forehead, tapped the table to a certain beat.

“Berador.”

“Yes, father.”

My father stopped tapping the table and reopened his closed eyes. He called me and I answered right away because he was waiting for me.

And then my father’s question continued.

“You said you wanted to learn magic.”

“Yes.”

“What is the reason?”

“Reason.. Do you mean..”

“Yes.”

My father, who was sitting in front of me, got up and sat down next to me.

-Sigh.. Sigh..

Then he stroked my head and continued speaking.

“Having power means having to take responsibility. The stronger the power, the greater the responsibility.”

“…”

I heard something similar when I was on Earth.

Noblesse oblige is commonly referred to as noblesse oblige.

Wealth, power, and fame come with responsibility.

“To be honest, as a parent, I don’t want to entrust that responsibility to you.”

“…!”

I closed my eyes tightly at those words.

Because I never thought about the possibility that I might not be able to learn magic from my father.

But the next words.

“However, if you have a clear goal… we will do our best to help you achieve your goal. Because they are parents.”

Those words melted something deep inside my heart.

I don’t know what that is.

But one thing is certain.

-Sigh.. Sigh..

The hand that is now stroking my head has become even warmer.

no.

The world has become warmer.

Even though I had been living for over 5 years, I was still not sure.

Is this place really real?

Maybe it was a dream?

Those worries, the confidence I didn’t have, melted and were filled with my father’s words.

“So. Tell me the reason.”

“…”

Honestly, it would have been a little more touching if my father hadn’t urged me more.

Because you broke the emotion I had been feeling for a while…

It doesn’t matter.

“I…”

I just need to feel more and more things in the future.

“I want to protect my precious things.”

Not alone, but with those I cherish.

“I don’t want to lose something precious.”

The experience of losing precious people has been enough even on Earth.

We will make sure that such a thing will not happen again in this world.

With my own strength.

Did you read my will?

“… It’s good.. It’s a good attitude.”

My father gave permission.

“I will teach you.”

“Thank you. Father.”

That day, for the first time, I called my parents with my heart rather than just a formality.

Father, mother.

***

“…”

Geoff looked at his son dozing in his arms.

My youngest son was born around the time my second daughter got married.

Honestly, I was very worried.

Could it be that something goes wrong?

Unfortunately, it was slightly wrong, but it was fixed a few days ago.

I don’t know how happy I am.

However, there was something strange.

What should I say..

The youngest son was creating a wall for himself.

It would be a lie to say that I didn’t feel any disappointment.

But I didn’t show it.

3 days ago.

-“I want to learn magic.”

The reason I asked about your mindset when you said this was not only because of responsibility.

Although the burden of responsibility is great, I wanted to let people know how my parents feel.

We say we love you.

So there is no need to build too many walls.

It was the same until we met today.

However, that was the last thing I said before falling asleep.

-“Thank you. Father.”

By then the wall was melting.

-Sigh.. Sigh..

“I love you, son..”

He said that and stroked Berador’s head until he got up again.

***

I thanked my father and accidentally fell asleep.

Since I hadn’t fallen asleep since meeting the thief, it was natural that I was sleepy. My father said that practicing when I was tired was counterproductive and that classes would start tomorrow.

After waking up, I was heading to a restaurant for dinner.

“Berador!!”

I saw my fourth sister, Justia, running from afar.

“Sister Justia. Hello.”

“Yes, Berador! Are you going to the restaurant too?”

“Yes.”

“Then let’s go with my sister!”

Sister Justia was always smiling brightly whenever we met.

Unlike my other brothers and sisters.

The other sisters…

“Oh my? With Justia… why are you here?”

“…”

“..Hello, Rebecca.”

Rebecca von Amorae.

Third older sister.

“Huh? If you ask, the answer is… Oh, that’s right, you were mute, right?”

“…”

He is one of those people who despise me.

It seemed like I hadn’t heard the news yet.

I tried to say something, but Justina blocked the space between me and Rebecca.

“Sister! You can’t say things like that!”

“Huh? I was just telling the truth?”

“Just because it’s true doesn’t mean you can do everything! And that’s not true anymore!”

“What is that…”

“Nice to meet you, Sister Rebecca.”

I guess now is the perfect time to intervene.

Rebaca’s disdainful eyes filled with embarrassment and surprise.

“First time greeting you.”

Looking into her eyes like that.

“This is Berador von Amorae. Thank you for being so kind to me. ”

I laughed.

“Thank you for your continued support.”

That laugh was a laugh that contained anger.