Chapter 12 (2/2)

「Magic isn't necessarily everything, don't you agree? There's also martial arts and knowledge. That's why I think of this system where hair color determines everything is foolish. Well, it's unconvincing coming from a purple-hair like me, though」

Mistrea-san laughed as she said this. I'd pretty much understood what Mistrea-san was trying to say. I wasn't so stupid that it wouldn't sink in even after she'd said this much.

However, it was a pretty steep slope to climb. It might just exhaust me halfway through. But every man holds his dreams dearly!

「……Mistrea-san, you're telling me to become a king, right?」

When I asked her this, Mistrea-san shook her head.

「I didn't say that. You, yourself, were the one who came to that conclusion. That road is harsh. You're also a black-hair. It's impossible for you to get through with some half-hearted resolution. But even so, if that's what you aim for, then I'll lend you a helping hand」

「Wait a minute, Obaba-sama! Redius, you too, you can't just decide so easily! It's easier said than done, you know!?」

Helen-san opposed the idea with a frantic look on her face. Why is she like this all of a sudden? She's never said anything like this before…

「Musha musha musha」 (chomping sound, it's probably the rabbit)

……Not minding the current atmosphere, Ropo sat on my lap, mutely eating some vegetables. What a carefree guy. But, it helped me calm down. I look towards Helen-san.

「I understand, Helen-san. I know that I can't half-a.s.s something like this, but this is something I myself want to do. Regardless of whether you're a black haired or a purple haired, I want to prove that anyone has the potential to become strong.」

「Redius…… Fine, I understand. I won't say anymore.」

Then she sat there quietly after saying that. I guess she was just worried about me.

「Well, either way, the first goal is to train and get stronger. Then, it's to partic.i.p.ate in the war that will occur within the next year between the『Albast Kingdom』 and the 『Britaris Kingdom』.

「Is that war definitely going to take place?」

It's a story I heard a bit about in the adventurer's guild before I got betrayed. That the war could occur at any time. I think they said that they were recruiting reinforcements for their military too.

「Mmm, It will definitely occur. Prince William who was off studying at school will have graduated by then. It's meant to be Prince Williams first campaign, so they'll probably put quite a bit of force behind it.」

…..I wonder why she knows this kind of info… Now that I think about it, she said she had an acquaintance who was a n.o.ble right? If I remember correctly, she was on her way back when she rescued me.

Either way, school huh. I wonder if elder sister is doing well…..Thinking about this now is pointless… I was already disinherited from that household after all.

Several years should pa.s.s by the time I go back to the Albast Kingdom. I'm sure elder sister will have married by then. I doubt we'll ever meet again.

At any rate, War huh. Just last January, I didn't think I'd ever be involved in anything like it. To think I'd end up partic.i.p.ating in one myself.

「Well, that all depends on how the training goes anyways. Like I said before, If I think you're just going to get yourself killed, there's no way I'd send you off. If I'm unsure whether you'll be able to survive the war, your dream will have ended before it even began.」

「Yes, I understand. Please look after me, Mistrea-san」

I deeply lower my head in a bow. I'll ignore the whole war thing for now. Right now, I just want to be taught by this person. That's how appealing cloaking is. On top of that, the way Mistrea-san wielded her sword which seemed like a dance was cool.

「Ah, to reach that goal, train well in magic armor.」

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「Yes!」

「Excuse me. I'll prepare immediately.」

That's right. I don't have the time to day dream. But, I can't wait to see what else I'll be taught.

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