episode_0073

“Where is the field?”

As Ceresria and I walked down the hill to the field, she asked me a question, and I silently moved my right hand and pointed in a direction, and she nodded and followed me without saying a word. As we were walking through the village, Several people recognized me and started talking to me, but everyone’s reaction was the same.

After answering questions such as what happened in my head, when did you come from the academy, and who is the person behind me, I went near the people’s fields at the end of the village, and I saw people working in a familiar scene, and I I slowly moved to the left side of the field and looked at Ceresria. Ceresria kept her eyes on the field, perhaps finding these scenes fascinating.

“Our field is over there.”

“The field is bigger than I thought.”

“How small a field were you thinking of?”

“I thought about the minimum farmland considered according to the laws of Araelia.”

“Because the farmland is an individual standard, my family can use two farmlands with my father and mother as the reference point, and since it is the minimum standard, it is not the maximum.”

“The larger the farmland, the higher the taxes, so people in small towns like this thought that would be the case.”

“Some people from Galan village even work on the farmland of a nobleman in Eltaor.”

“It’s amazing.”

And when I arrived near the field with her, I saw a family working, and I opened my mouth to Ceresria for a moment.

“Stay here for a moment.”

“Okay.”

After speaking, I moved to the field, and as I walked toward the field, I made eye contact with my father who was working. It was a familiar sight, nothing had changed. Brown hair, green eyes, and the appearance of people often seen in the eastern part of Araelia. Astan’s father. And my father.

It was the same as always, feeling a sense of disconnect somewhere.

So, the moment I naturally walked in that direction and was about to open my mouth to my father, I heard my mother’s voice in my ear.

“… … Is it Astan?”

“I didn’t think you would recognize it right away.”

After spitting out the words and looking at my mother, there was nothing else there either. As I naturally responded to the familiar brown hair, my father organized the tools in his hands and began walking quickly towards me.

“Really called Astan?”

“The hair color is a little different, but it’s my son, Astan.”

Before I knew it, my mother was walking towards me, and my father came up to me and placed his hand on my face, gently touching my cheek.

“If you touch it with hands that have been in the dirt, your face will get dirty.”

“The way he speaks is my son’s… … He wasn’t such a handsome son.”

“Father.”

“Astan is right.”

My mother lowered her hand from touching her cheek and smiled softly.

“No matter how much his hair color changes, his face hasn’t changed. He’s always handsome.”

“Not a handsome son again.”

At my father’s words, my mother pointed at him with her hand and shouted softly.

“You should be quiet. You said he was handsome before, but why do you say that because you don’t like it?”

“I went to the academy and found myself working, and my son, who didn’t listen to me when I told him to focus on his studies because we’ll take care of our family, is finally coming.”

“I’m the eldest son in the family, so I have to help around the house.”

“Astan, just focus on your studies. If you need anything, you can contact me at any time. I heard that letters from the academy are delivered by magic and arrive within a day, but they haven’t even sent a letter, and my mom is a little upset.”

As I was saying that, my mother was looking at me with a smile, and my father was looking at me with a slightly brusque look, so I smiled slightly at him.

“How have you been? As soon as I came to the village, I met Cordelia and she said that animals came down from the mountain.”

“That’s everyday life, but it’s almost finished now, but the trash over there hasn’t been sorted out yet, so if I just do something about that, it’ll be over.”

When I turned my head slightly at my father’s words, I saw a place where the remains of the field were gathered. I didn’t think the damage was that big, but I thought it would be a little difficult to pay taxes this year considering the fields were damaged, so I carefully scratched the back of my neck.

“I think it would be a good idea to go to El Taor later and ask them to fix the village wall.”

“Would you listen to that? We are busy nobles, so we have to do this.”

“Have you eaten breakfast? When did you come?”

“I just arrived. Aunt Cordelia said that Anttie had a cold, so I went home for a while and came right after seeing her face.”

“Then when did you start at the Academy? Did it come by magic?”

I nodded slightly at my father’s words, and he expressed his admiration as if he was surprised by my answer.

“The world has become a lot better.”

“The world was originally good, but we just couldn’t enjoy it.”

And then, my father turned his head slightly and whispered softly to me.

“Who is that pretty girl over there? Have you already got a girlfriend? Dad can understand.”

“We are students at the same academy, and we are from the same Araelia, so we came together on this holiday.”

“Hmm… … Yes.”

Then, my father looked at Ceresria, and my mother smiled slightly at that, then patted my shoulder and said,

“Let’s go home first, there’s probably some bread left, so we should eat breakfast. And shouldn’t you say hello to that friend too?”

“Yes.”

“Nice to meet you, my name is Seria and I am from the same class as Astan.”

“He says he is Aguero, Astan’s father.”

“My name is Raina, Astan’s mother. Wasn’t it difficult to come?”

“Except for the walk from El Taor, I don’t think it was as difficult as I thought.”

“Then… … Where is Ms. Seria from? They say they’re from Araelia, but they don’t look like from Araelia on the outside.”

“I’m from the central region. This is my first time in the eastern region.”

“It could be so in the central region. It’s amazing that a young woman who came from the east and would have played in places like Eltaor or Zoland came all the way here, but it’s also amazing that she’s Astan’s classmate. Astan is not the type to make friends.”

“Honey.”

“No, but well, has Astan had any friends so far?”

When my mother said those words, she lightly hit my father’s arm, and my father expressed his pain in a slightly exaggerated manner and then laughed out loud.

“Welcome to Galan Village. Although there is nothing to see, it is a quiet and secluded village, so there is no better place to rest your head and body from studying.”

“Thank you for your kindness.”

“You seem to be the daughter of a noble family.”

Celestria smiled slightly at her mother’s words.

“I’m not a noble. I just know the etiquette because I often interact with nobles.”

“The elegance he exudes doesn’t make me feel like he’s a commoner, but the difference between him and Astan is heaven and earth.”

“Father.”

My father laughed out loud at my words, and my mother sighed and said that she would go and prepare food first, so she went home first. My father sat down on a chair near the field and made the two of us sit. After drinking the water, I cautiously opened my mouth to my father.

“Where are Albarn and Ellis?”

“I must have gone to El Taor because I had some business to do. I had to buy tools to repair the field and buy new seeds. Fortunately, this happened before the seeds were sown.”

“When are you going to get rid of that trash?”

“Well, I guess I’ll just have to seize the day and make a fire… … If I do it wrong, it could spread, so I need to talk to other houses.”

“I didn’t know Alban would go to El Taor.”

“The eldest son in the family is studying, so shouldn’t the second son try harder?”

As I was laughing softly at my father’s words, Celestria whispered something softly to me.

“Can I help you?”

“What are you trying to do?”

Then, Ceresria stood up for a moment, smiled at her father, and opened her mouth.

“Can I get rid of that trash?”

“What… … That’s the best, but wouldn’t it be difficult to get that much even with magic?”

“That’s it, it’s easy. Astan, can you help me just once?”

“Is there something I can do? I’m not freezing the trash.”

At my words, Celestria naturally took out her wand, walked to the trash, and spoke.

“It’s simple, because it blocks my flame.”

“If I stop it wrong, I think I will burn this village.”

“I can adjust it too, but that much is possible, right?”

“I have to do it.”

I also took out my staff and walked to the trash, moving the mana in my body.

“I will create a flame exactly one step around the trash.”

“Then wouldn’t it be better for me to freeze the surroundings first?”

“That might be better.”

As she spoke, I swung the staff in my right hand forward and spoke a spell.

“Ice, rise up.”

And at the same time as I cast my spell, cold air gathered around me and the water droplets began to slowly freeze. I felt the ice crystals slowly gathering with my body and opened my mouth, aiming the wand in my right hand at the trash.

“Ice, trap your enemies.”

As soon as I cast my spell, the ice gathered around the trash and created a small wall. At that sight, Celestria smiled and took a step forward, holding the staff in her hand.

As soon as my steps hit the ground, I heard a spell in my ears.

“Burn it.”

As soon as she finished her spell, a large pillar of fire was created in the trash, and I let out a small word at the sight.

“Didn’t you say that you control your strength?”

“Have you adjusted this enough, and did you say honorifics are prohibited?”

“… … When I suddenly used magic, it reminded me of you from the Academy.”

I swallowed my saliva and said the order again.

“Ice, trap your enemies.”