Chapter 21 - Each One’s Thought (1/2)

—Raust—

「Analestria……」

It was near the vicinity of the room where Narsena and Master were talking.

I repeated the word I heard earlier with a trembling voice.

I wasn’t standing around here with bad intention.

After I was driven out from the room by Master, I was waiting for them to finish in the inner part of the guild.

I thought it would cause extra trouble, so I didn’t wait at the adventurer’s area of the guild.

However, while I was waiting, I heard someone crying in the room, and so I rushed to the room.

Master had quite a bad personality.

That was why I thought Master was going too far with Narsena which made her crying.

——— It was then I heard that family name, Analestria.

At that moment, all the thoughts in my head until now were blown away.

It seemed that Master didn’t tease Narsena at all in the room, even though the thought that otherwise happened dominated my mind until just now, it was quickly replaced.

Analestria, it was a family name that was engraved within me.

A few years ago, I was able to study under the guidance of the world-class adventurer by chance.

It was a miraculous event, unfortunately, that miraculous event didn’t bear a miraculous result.

After all, I could only do basic things with magic power and ki that I just learned, I was unable to reach the level comparable to other adventurers.

…… No, saying untalented might be a bit misleading.

Master said it was not about talent and more about my constitution.

Normally, you could only learn either magic power or ki, to be able to learn both in a short time but unable to do much with those was an anomaly.

Because of that, in term of healing magic, I could only use 《Heal》.

… Although in theory, that was fine.

However, as an adventurer, the fact that my ability was flawed and I was ridiculed for that didn’t change.

After all, both magic power and ki were unusable in battle, and my healing magic was useless.

…… Disqualified as an adventurer, it couldn’t be helped if I was called that, I didn’t have my current ability a few years ago after all.

However, I didn’t give up as an adventurer even in that situation.

I even dismissed my master’s advice that told me I should become a magic tool craftsman instead and stayed as an adventurer.

I trained desperately even when I was told I was untalented.

Every day, I thought, tried, trained so hard I almost died, all to create my own way of fighting.

——— The reason I worked so hard like that was because there was the girl from Analestria family that accepted me.

That girl was the first one that accepted me.

I will join Onii-san party she said, I couldn’t believe that.

That was just something she said in a heat of the moment.

In a few years, the girl probably wouldn’t even remember.

Despite that, whenever it was difficult for me, I was reminded of that girl.

Her words of acceptance.

The figure of the girl who comforted me and said she would enter my party.

Because of her words and existence, I was able to struggle desperately to reach where I was currently.

「That girl and Narsena… are the same person…」

That was why, I was struck by the possibility of that girl and Narsena being the same person I couldn’t move for a while.

Narsena is someone who saved my current self, and she might also someone who has supported my heart until now.

The thought impacted me so much it took the calm away from me.

Her hair color is different, so it might be another person… I tried to tell myself that, but it was useless.

I had already been convinced that that girl was Narsena.

It was so obvious it made me wonder why I only realized now.

And then, for some reason, my face turned red suddenly.

「Ah.. Ehh… What…」

I was unaware of what happened to myself.

That besides of my feeling of gratitude toward Narsena, love had also blossomed…

「Ralma-san, thank you very much!」

「Ahh, don’t worry. Now go wash your face before you go meet Raust.」

「Ah- Ralma-san, p-please absolutely keep this from Onii-san, alright?」

…… Despite that, the moment I realized that Narsena was going to come out from the room, I turned away from the room and ran away.

I didn’t understand why.

It was just, I felt embarrassed if I met Narsena with a face this red.

I felt puzzled by that feeling.

However, I couldn’t resist that feeling and left the place quickly.

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—Ralma—