Chapter 641 (1/2)

Edited by Phantom0408

「Fran, thank you for letting Romio and Zelos Reed off your hook this time」

「Rhyn…」

「You are such a sweet girl, aren’t you? Even when you were angry, you subconsciously kept Romio out of this」

「Not really… It was just that that kid looks so pitiful」

「But thanks to you, I was able to put Romio, Zelos Reed, and Zelyse out of this. Besides, thanks to your permission, I was able to borrow Sword-san’s help. Without It, the connection would not have been successful」

「Where did you send them?」

「Very far away」

「I see… But did we have to let Zelyse go too?」

「Yes. And it was for you guys’ sake too」

「?」

Just like usual, it was hard to understand what this spirit, Rhyn, was saying. But I knew Rhyn was not an enemy. So, I did as Rhyn had asked me to do, and stopped myself from trying to kill Zelos Reed.

Romio and the others seemed to have teleported somewhere, but I wonder where they went?

「Fran, with this, there’s no one around who might get involved in this anymore. So, you can get serious now」

「Get serious… Really?」

「Yes… Weena Rhyn was quite far away from here too. So, it’s okay now」

「Nn… Okay」

I’d gotten stronger ever since that day when I lost to Murellia and had lost Urushi.

「Master, let’s do our best」

『Okay』

「…Nn」

I wondered when had Master started acting strangely?

Was it at Barbra, when I defeated a lot of magic stone golems that Zelyse was controlling? Or was it around the time I won the martial arts tournament?

When we first came to the Beastman Country, I didn’t think he was like he was now.

But then I noticed that he was getting less and less talkative to me. And he wouldn’t speak unless I asked him first.

But that was not all.

No matter what I asked, he was indifferent.

『I’m just a sword』

『You think, Fran』

『If that’s Fran’s choice, I’ll follow it』

His voice was no longer as gentle and reassuring as it used to be.

He sounded as if he wasn’t a person.

I want to hear more of Master’s voice. But I’m afraid to talk to him myself. Because he’d always answer “I’m Fran’s sword, so I’ll follow Fran’s decision” with that cold voice again.

No matter how hard I pushed myself, Master would never praise me anymore. Even if he did, he would just say “Well done” in that cold voice again.

In town, a drunk man made fun of me and I got a little violent and was involved in a fight. But at that time, Master warned me “You’ve gone too far, Fran”.

It was only a little, but I think it was Master’s old voice.

If I became a bad kid, would Master let me hear his old voice again like before? I thought so, but that was only at the beginning. Soon, he stopped saying anything.

That was when I saw him again.

Zelos Reed, the one who had killed Kiara.

I had never forgotten about him, but I’d never chased after him. After all, Kiara had told me not to seek revenge.

But then he showed up right in front of me. And with a child with him.

Both Zelos Reed and Romio seemed to be very calm. They seemed to have been through a lot, and even now they were being held captive.