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Nagai Koto Chapter 009

The Long Journey Until I Reunite With You

What I, As A Foolish Child, Aimed For

Shalt has been pretty down He's been sitting on the floor hugging his knees in the corner of the weapon shop

「Oi, stop being like that and cheer up will you~ It’s not like I was bullying you or so」 (Velt)

「It’s not that It’s just, it was shocking Hoeak I was Even though I believed that I could join the hero and spread the light of justice」 (Shalt)

「Well, you were able to learn soht? There are countless people in the world on't play fair」 (Velt)

「But」 (Shalt)

Our duel ended, the spectators dispersed, and the atreed to the outcoave hiht any further The old man at the weapon shop told me I didn’t have the qualifications, coiving ly frustrated look

「Velt, have you not decided on a weapon yet?」 (Taira)

「HivesRather, is it really fine for ?」 (Velt)

「Yeah Today’s fight was interesting after all In addition, it was a good experience for the path Shalt is taking」 (Taira)

Against my words of protest, Taira had raised his voice

「If you’re a kid like Shalt Then between the artisan Hasan’s Lightning Blade and the favored sword of the Dragonslayers, the Dragon Buster Sword, it would be difficult for you to choose a weapon right aouldn’t it?」 (Taira)

「It’s not that, I don’t kno to handle weapons like that you knoant to carry around sohter, and easier to wield」 (Velt)

「Easier to use? But shouldn’t you find a weapon fit for your spells? For exaic which e a rapier」 (Taira)

「I’m the opposite I’ll first find a suitable weapon, then learn spells to combine with it」 (Velt)

Taira was unbelievably generous For sole weapon I wanted With an amount of money I’ve never seen before, he mainly used this store which attracted customers and admirably carried out its duties without a problem Well, it’s not like I kno to properly wield a weapon anyways

「Fu~n」 (Taira)

「Wha-What is it?」 (Velt)

「Well, it’s as I thought In a way it’s shallow, but your way of thinking is a bit different」 (Taira)

With Taira’s words, I internally retorted with, 「That’s how it is」

In actuality, e is 17

「To tell you the truth, when Shalt first ca weapon like the Dragon Buster Sword As expected, he longed for the age of brave warriors,about that kid’s constitution and ic techniques, I chose the rapier as his most suitable weapon」 (Taira)

「Err, exactly what do you want to say?」 (Velt)

「Kids pick up weapons because they yearn for the for a weapon focused on functionality As I thought, you’re not ordinary」 (Taira)

「Heroes, huh It’s not like I have much of an interest in em’ In any case, it’d be fine if I were to become an old man that tends to his crops」 (Velt)

「That are you serious? Recently the princess has been borrowing agricultural books from the castle library」 (Taira)

「No, she’s not related to it」 (Velt)

A brat that doesn’t seeht be how I am

For exainner ai to be a pitcher or cleanup hitter That’s how children should be, full of possibilities However,was efficient and unlike like a child’s wasn’t it If I were to give an example, I would be the type of person ould start with the drea Because of that, Taira was somehow internally conflicted due to me

「Hey Velt Don’t tell anybody else about this, but in two years, Shalt will leave this country after he graduates and attend the Great Empire’s national military academy」 (Taira)

「The Great Empire’s national military academy? By that, you mean in the center of the continent Where heroes and the like go?」 (Velt)

「That’s right The center of the continent, where the royalty and aristocracy first began, the number one educational systeies gather The princess will also be going there after two years」 (Taira)

I’ve heard about it before The academic city where humanity’s elites and the wealthy assemble Frankly somewhere I have no fate with

「So, what about it?」 (Velt)

「Then, once those two graduate from the military academy they will immediately enlist in humanity’s united army」 (Taira)

「To participate in war?」 (Velt)

「That’s right」 (Taira)

Even though it’s not related toin war, it’s Difficult for me to say To be frank, there is war in this world, and I have heard ofto ruin from it, but I have yet to understand ar is In my time as Asakura Ryuuma, the world I lived in had many wars But, I didn’t have interest in any of theh school students wouldn’t have any interest either That is, I was in a world where I didn’t have to take up arhth grader’s syndro I’d see on the other side of the television screen, it was a world with no relation to me

(TN: 8th grade syndroines fantastical things and daydrealory, and sometimes act upon it)

With sarcasm, I asked, 「I wonder, since General Taira knows that I have no intentions of participating in war, does he think I’e as e the world with his strong will after all」 (Velt)

However Taira didn’t seem to mind with his response

「It’s not that Shalt and the princess are hard workers, and aside frooals in mind That is what the other kids will also No, in this day and age, with children having natural talent in ic and combat techniques, that is how most of them will think However, you have not participated in war, nor do you have any interest, as you’ve said But I can’t help to think that you have so to acco power?」 (Taira)

Although I don’t plan to participate in the fighting, what a to do? It’s not like I can say it, but If I had to state my intention

I sighed