episode_0065

A piece of paper with information about me written on it.

My hands holding it were shaking like crazy.

Why are you shaking?

Because there was something written on the paper about my parents that I thought I would never know until I died.

Unfortunately, there was no detailed information, only a brief description of me as the child of the warrior and the saint Elin and their whereabouts.

Years passed, but no clues were found about Elin or the warrior.

Papers that did not have much content written on them, like diaries, were cluttering up the desk.

Elin… Arthur is already seven years old.

Arthur turns ten today. For his birthday, I’m going to buy him the books he wants to read.

Where are you? Are you alive?

Sometimes I miss the times we traveled together.. I wonder if things would have been different if I hadn’t left you behind then?

I haven’t been feeling very well lately, Elin. I don’t think I’ll be feeling well for long.

So don’t worry too much, I’ve brought in a child as my disciple who will guard Arthur in my stead.

As I read the paper, tears flowed from my eyes.

Hilia.

No, I couldn’t even imagine how hard it must have been for Hilda.

Identity too.

Name too.

The past too.

Hilda had to give up everything that defined her and slowly wait for her approaching death.

In the end, I wonder if you didn’t resent me.

Even if he just pretends not to know me and leaves me in the village, and spends the rest of his life taking care of me, no one will say anything.

The guilt of having had to give up so much for my pitiful self squeezed my heart even harder.

What you see now is the last piece of paper.

Why is that?

Strangely, unlike other papers, Hilda’s hope was glimpsed in the writing.

I got information that the Holy Sword of the Warrior is in the Goddess Church in the capital.

Why is it that information about you, which I couldn’t find for a long time, has only appeared now? Warrior.

If I think about it rationally, I should think of it as a trap to catch me, but strangely enough, it doesn’t feel like a trap.

Maybe Elin, who was hiding in the church for a while, deliberately released information to find me, Arthur, and you, the warrior?

Even in the worst case scenario, it would be right to go and see for now since there’s a high chance that the warrior left something behind in the Holy Sword.

Then, it’s time to prepare now.

If you want to go to the capital with Arthur, there are many things you need to prepare so as not to get caught at the checkpoint.

This was the last of Hilda’s records.

After that, since Hilda died, naturally there was no need to go to the goddess church in the capital.

I gathered the papers I had read in one place, organized them, left the room, and laid down on the bed next to me.

“Is this a dream?”

In fact, I still can’t believe it.

An incompetent person like me is the child of a saint and a warrior who defeated the Demon King and saved the continent.

It never occurred to me that Hilda’s records might be false.

Because it contained a lot of important information that ordinary people would not know.

“Why did I only find out about this now?”

Even though I knew the truth, I wasn’t particularly happy.

I was just thinking about what was good, wasting my time, and then I thought about dying.

My parents should have been trash who abandoned me.

I didn’t want to believe in anything anymore.

I didn’t want to be foolish.

“Did you love me?”

A question I thought I would never hear an answer to.

Can you hear it?

no.

Don’t expect anything.

Looking at Hilda’s records, it seemed likely that her parents were dead…

okay.

All I’m trying to do is check.

Through the Holy Sword, you can find out for sure that your parents are dead.

If by any chance you are alive…

Arthur’s heart began to beat strongly.

Fueled by vain hopes.

Oh, that’s sad.

A weak child who easily gains hope.

Ahh. This is fun.

A weak child facing endless despair.

iced coffee.

It’s beautiful.

Your soul will scream forever.

… … …

The day Arthur left the academy.

Alice was searching Arthur’s room.

“Arthur? Where did you go? If you wanted to rest for a while, you could have left a letter.”

This is negative.

“No. No. No. Arthur couldn’t have left..!”

Or turn away.

“Huh..? This is a letter? I knew it!”

Finally, a mistake.

As Arthur was away for a moment, Alice, who was turning on her happiness circuit, opened the small box and letter in the corner of the desk drawer.

Hello, Alice.

If you’re reading this letter, that means you’ve received the gift I gave you, right?

I hope you like it.

Because it is a precious ring, there is only one pair in the world, made with your and my mana.

I’ve always just received from you, so this time I wanted to give you a gift.

So this is what they meant by a surprise gift..!

I like it so much.

The rest of the book was full of embarrassing content, but Alice blushed and continued reading.

Don’t ever take the ring I gave you off your finger!

I won’t leave you out either, okay?

Arthur, who loves Alice so much.

PS What kind of expression did you have when I put the ring on your finger?

I guess I’ll be able to check tomorrow!

After checking all the contents, Alice opened the box and took out the ring.

A pair of rose gold colored rings was seen.

“Arthur..? Come out now and give me a ring.”

Alice stood there holding the ring for a long time, but of course Arthur did not appear.

“It’s okay. It’s embarrassing, so I’ll understand.”

As I recalled the contents of the letter titled “The ring I gave you,” negative thoughts kept coming to my mind.

Alice put the ring on her own ring finger and left the room.

“You want me to put the rest of the rings on you?”

Looking somewhat anxious, Alice headed to the office of the Knight Academy.

“It’s like tag, Arthur.”

Alice didn’t think that Arthur had run away because of her actions.

To be exact, it’s true that I don’t want to believe it.

Anyway, Alice instinctively sensed that Arthur had left the academy, so she decided to drop out for the time being, thinking that she had to find Arthur quickly.

Life is running out.

Because the Academy without Arthur, life without Arthur, was worthless.

Honor? Power? Authority?

What good is it if the person I love isn’t by my side?

Alice burst into the office door and said she wanted to drop out, and of course the Academy rejected her.

“It doesn’t matter. No one can stop me anyway.”

Can’t top students drop out or take a leave of absence?

There’s no such thing. I want to do it.

Or bring Arthur.

As Alice, whose eyes were beginning to glow with madness, spoke in a threatening tone, the administrative staff stuttered and brought up another alternative.

“There is another way. You can request a personal interview with the president and if it passes, you can drop out..!”

It was good news.

Because you can avoid getting away with it and becoming a criminal.

“Then can we have an interview right now?”

I said that because I didn’t want to waste any time, but the other person was frowning.

“Huh? The president is not a person with much free time.. I guess I’ll have to wait about a month..”

“A month..?”

Are you asking me to wait a month?

I’d go crazy if I didn’t see Arthur for a day, so you want me not to see him for a month?

“I don’t like it. If you don’t interview me right now, I’ll just leave.”

“No… That’s what you want… Huh? The, the president wants you to come for an interview right now…”

After hearing the words, Aris did not hesitate and headed straight to the president’s office.

Well, he’s a senior, so he should have this much merit.

… … …

“I will go in.”

Alice knocked on the door three times and carefully opened it and went in.

The spacious and splendid interior caught my eye, and I walked over to the chair opposite the desk where the president was sitting and sat down.

Swish. Swish.

Alice’s self-esteem began to decline as she saw the president continuing to do odd jobs without even looking at her, even though she was sitting right in front of him.

widely.

“Your name is… Aris, right?”

“Yes.”

“It says that you want to drop out.. What is the reason?”

When the president asked, Alice almost replied, “Arthur isn’t here,” but she managed to regain her senses and come up with a reasonable explanation.

“I don’t think there’s anything more to learn at the academy. I feel like it’s a waste of time.”

Perhaps because of his arrogance, the president looked up from his documents for the first time and looked at Alice.

A strangely tense situation.

Without realizing it, my fists clenched and cold sweat ran down my head.

No way… I was scared…?

I didn’t understand.

Because the enemies he was least afraid of were wizards.

Poor physical ability.

The magic’s activation speed is so slow that it makes you yawn.

A plain and honest fighting style.

I knew that the president was the leader of the previous Ma-tap-ju, but I never thought that if I fought him, I would at least lose.

But when I actually saw it…

“There’s nothing to learn… If that’s the reason, I can’t listen.”

It’s strong.

A completely different level of wizardry than any we’ve seen so far.

Shh.

“Or if you fight me and touch my body even a little, there’s no reason why I wouldn’t listen.”

Alice, who had goosebumps all over her body, immediately drew up her magical power the moment the president’s mana moved.

“Ugh…”

My whole body felt as if it was bound to something and I couldn’t move at all.

“If you’re so strong that there’s nothing more to learn at the Academy, then go ahead and make a move, kid.”

Ugh.

My pride was hurt.

The fact that I was tied up by the wizard and couldn’t go find Arthur.

“Show me everything. If that’s really the end, I won’t just let it go.”

I want to smash the face of the woman sitting over there, the president, right now…

To escape the tightly woven web of magic, Alice came up with a method.

It’s just making a small hole and then ripping the whole area apart with one powerful blow.

Support…!

“Huh..?”

The magical power of the brain, which moved as Alice thought, gathered at one point and made a very small hole in the net.

He immediately deployed his technique after confirming that his body was able to move a little due to the net that had loosened momentarily.

Thunder Dragon Nine Type – Type 1 Lightning

A quick technique that always gives you the upper hand in a preemptive fight.

Alice, who thought that there was no way a wizard who was not even a knight could react, moved her body with a vicious spirit, aiming for the president’s heart.