TEASER
Volume 4 Chapter 7.4
Seeds of Rekindling Part 4
After finishing her
morning classes, Lisa was alone, making her way to the back of the school
building. Leaning her back against the building, she sat down. She cast her
eyes downward and exhaled heavily, her stiffened body and mind relaxing just a
little bit.
No matter where she
was on the school grounds, there would always be a contemptuous look directed
at her whenever someone was around. Combined with the continuous gossip behind
her back, her heart grew increasingly despondent. That was why she wanted a
place where she could be alone, even if only for a little bit.
She raised her head
and looked up at the early summer sky. It was a blue sky without a single
cloud. The wind caressing her cheeks felt pleasant, but at the same time, her
heart was once again dyed a gloomy color.
"Nozomu has been
enduring these kinds of emotions for a long time......"
"There she is. So
she's in a place like this."
The sudden voice made
Lisa raise her head reflexively.
From the shadows of
the school building, six people, five boys and one girl, stared at Lisa with
creepy expressions.
"What do you guys
want with me......?"
The nameplates showed
that they were students from the third to fifth classes of the third grade. The
girl with the highest rank among them stepped forward with her arms folded.
Lisa recognized this girl. She had been in the first class until her second
year.
Her name is Bellaluna
Haltim. She is a member of the Cremazzone Empire's Count family.
"May I talk to
you for a moment?"
"......Sorry, I
have to go now."
The girl smiled a
wicked smile, and feeling a chill, Lisa stood up and tried to hurry past them.
"It is about your
father."
"Eh......."
"Leanback Hounds.
I believe he died about ten years ago. Aren't you curious about what he was
hiding from you?"
Lisa choked up, and
the days of traveling with her parents when she was a child flashed back to her
mind.
It was before she
traveled to the Oire village. Her parents, active as adventurers, had protected
many travelers, and they appreciated them for it. Lisa was proud of them, and
she wanted to be like them someday.
But then, her father
died. She did not know why. But the figure of her father, etched in her mind as
a child, remained, and eventually, she and her childhood friends left the
village and came to Arcazam, the place her father had talked about.
"Looking at you,
you really don't know anything, huh? Neither about your own situation nor about
that cousin of yours."
She knew nothing about
her father's death. However, she had been told by Inda-sensei that Camilla was
her cousin, but only after she had escaped from the sewers.
Her memories of the
time she was being manipulated have also been restored. However, it did not
mean that she had fully accepted everything that had happened. Even after two
weeks, she still could not shake the feeling of being suspended in mid-air. As
if to disguise her own sense of ambiguity, Lisa asked for more of her father's
story.
This is just a teaser.
The full chapter is currently only available for my Patrons.
This chapter will be available for free on July 29, 2024.
