Chapter 81
(Kyle
Calendar Year 506: Age 13)
Return
Translator : PolterGlast
The banquet and stay
in the royal capital were exciting and very enjoyable.
In the [previous
history], I only received my baronial investiture and returned home
immediately, having no time to enjoy my stay in the royal capital.
This time, although it
was only for a few days, I stayed in the royal capital and, though for a brief
time, was able to do some sightseeing.
And my brother took me
to the academy he attended.
In the [previous
history], neither my brother nor I attended the academy.
When I turned 15, the
Solis barony was exhausted, had no such leeway, and was not drawing any
attention.
Even in [this world],
after hearing various things from my brother, I still didn't intend to attend
the academy, even two years later.
Honestly, I had too
many other things to do than to enjoy life at the academy.
When I first visited
the academy, I was surprised by my brother's immense popularity.
He was already
hero-worshipped by general students, lower-ranking nobles such as barons,
baronets, and knightly families, and commoners.
The survivors of the
former First Youth Knight Corps would turn on their heels and flee whenever
they saw my brother's face, never confronting him.
Their reckless actions
had become a talking point in the royal capital, earning them reprimands,
exasperation from their families, and some were even disinherited.
However, I believe
that there were others besides me who felt something unnatural about their
overly strange behavior and their subsequent words.
My brother was one of
them, so he refrained from blaming or despising them afterward.
"Are you
Darek-sama's younger brother? How cute!"
I had mixed feelings
when I was surrounded by female students at the academy.
My body was 13 years old,
but my accumulated age was over 80.
It wouldn't be
surprising if I had grandchildren older than the girls who surrounded me.
My brother, even in
the royal capital, seemed to blame himself and become depressed whenever he
thought of Kran.
Actually, I was the
same...
Perhaps to comfort
him, Father took my brother out to the nightlife together every night.
『Right, I guess... I wish they'd take me too. Why am I
always left behind?』
I thought to myself...
Oh, right, if I go,
Anne will inevitably follow.
That's why I was never
able to enjoy the nightlife of the royal capital.
Well, it would be a
problem to show my face in such places at my current age.
And wasn't Margrave
Hastburg warned him to "Be discreet in the royal capital"? I wonder
if my brother will be alright?
Seeing Father and
Brother, I remembered something important I had forgotten.
The matter of the
brothel in the town of Teigun, and my promise to my sister.
After this, when I
went to the town of Est, I had to explain it to Mother and get her permission.
If I don't clear this
high-difficulty quest...
My sister won't be
lenient if I break my promise.
From then on, until
our triumphant return to the town of Est, I desperately thought about how to
smooth things over and how to talk to Father and Raymond-san without causing a
chain reaction.
※
Around the time the
Kingdom's victory at Southern Gate Plains was confirmed:
【Urgent Report by Fast Horse】
·
The Kyle Kingdom army defeated the numerically
superior Gryphonia Imperial Army.
·
The invading enemy army lost more than half its forces
and routed.
·
Darek-sama and Takuhir-sama are both safe.
·
The Baronial family seems to have achieved military
merits.
·
The army seems to have suffered few casualties.
·
News of the victory reached the town of Solis and
Teigun, and both towns were filled with relief and jubilation.
Hearing that the
Baronial family had achieved merits, the merchants were busy preparing for the
celebratory mood and the economic boom that would likely follow the victory.
While everyone eagerly
awaited their triumphant return, one person, filled with anxiety, held her head
in her room, terrified.
"What should I
do? I broke my promise to Brother. I can't face him now..."
※
More than a month
after the war, leaving my brother in the royal capital, Father, I, and the
Solis Viscount's army returned triumphantly to the town of Est.
At the town's
entrance, surrounded by the cheers of many citizens and receiving a warm
welcome, we returned to the lord's mansion.
In front of the
mansion, Mother and my younger sister stood at the front, and Raymond-san,
along with all the maids, lined up to welcome us.
I immediately stepped
forward to Mother's front, knelt on one knee, and greeted her.
"Mother, I have
safely returned from the battlefield."
"Takuhir, it is a
blessing that you, Darek, and everyone else are safe. All of us who were left
in charge of the house rejoice in your safe return."
Mother was also
weeping with joy.
Yes, the opening for
what's to come is perfect.
The celebratory dinner
party concluded, and the maids busily ran around cleaning up. I was called by
Mother.
When I went, I saw
Father, who had been drinking in high spirits just moments before, now sitting
upright on the floor in a corner of the room, his face pale.
I froze.
In front of Father was
Mother, with the face of a hannya (fierce female demon).
When I entered the
room, having resolved myself, Mother invited me in and told me to sit on the
sofa, separate from Father who was sitting upright.
"I am angry, you
see!"
She spoke to me with a
puffed-up face that, unlike her expression towards Father, could be called
charmingly cunning.
She scolded me about:
·
Secretly inviting a brothel to the town of Teigun.
·
Showing it to Chrisia.
·
Conducting her magic aptitude ritual without
permission.
·
For some reason in a gentle tone.
I had intended to take
the initiative and make excuses, but Mother spoke first, so I couldn't even say
the excuses I had prepared and just hung my head in silence.
In fact, information
had leaked from two sources.
When Teigun
successfully defended itself, Miseri-san submitted a detailed report to the
government office (Raymond-san).
Mother, naturally
worried about our safety, had read it.
In it was an account
of what happened during Miseri-san's speech, the woman from the brothel who
helped her, and her words.
Including Miseri-san's
impressions of the words I had previously spoken to that woman and my attitude
towards the women working in the brothel.
"I was deeply
moved and gained even greater respect for you, seeing how you usually interact
with your people without discrimination, and express your gratitude as a
lord."
Miseri-san's
impressions were also included in the report.
And the other source
was my younger sister, Chrisia.
One day, she was
forced to use holy magic in the infirmary, which was forbidden by my promise
with her.
Apparently, there was
no one who could provide treatment that day.
By chance, while she
was at the infirmary, a seriously injured emergency patient was brought in. She
was desperate and used holy magic to heal him.
Her actions
immediately reached Mother's ears, and when questioned about how she could use
holy magic, she apparently confessed.
"It's all my
fault for being mean to Brother!
Brother had told me
that he would report properly to Mother once things settled down, but I was
mean and told on him to Mother when I got back..."
She was apparently
crying and shielding me.
Mother, with her
adorably puffed cheeks, said,
"I can't forgive
you for leaving me out!"
After saying that,
Mother moved in front of me and gently hugged me.
"Takuhir, if
everything you did was well-thought-out, then I intend to forgive you
completely.
There's no need to be
unnecessarily concerned.
Next time, please
speak to me properly, alright?"
After saying only
that, Mother asked various questions about my military achievements this time,
the town of Teigun, and its way of life, listening to my stories with great
enjoyment.
As if the person
sitting upright next to her didn't even exist...
After talking for a
while,
"You must be
tired from your long journey. Rest well in your bed tonight."
Mother said with a
gentle smile. As I tried to leave the room, Father also started to stand up.
"I still have
something to say to you!"
Mother's face returned
to that of a hannya.
"In the first
place, a noble's duty is to leave behind excellent descendants and to ensure
the family lineage does not die out. I am well aware of a man's duty to
maintain his family line!"
"No, Chris, this
is..."
"The Solis family
has grown larger. I understand that it is necessary to marry wives and
concubines.
But what is the
meaning of frequenting brothels alongside commoners?!"
"..."
"I will turn a
blind eye to some things.
But to build brothels
for your own pleasure, and to frequent brothels with Darek in the royal capital
night after night... that is going too far!"
"..."
"There's a limit
to how much you can teach him about noble pastimes! If necessary, I will assign
an appropriate woman to Darek myself!"
"..."
Behind me as I left,
Mother (the hannya) had begun condemning Father.
And there was Father,
looking at me with puppy-dog eyes, pleading for help...
Yes, a wise man avoids
danger.
Pretending not to
notice Father's silent plea, I left the room, wishing Father good luck and good
health in the future.
Mother knew
everything.
I had to be more
careful from now on...
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