Chapter 16 (1/2)

Chapter 16 – I Love Papa. But, I Love Mama More

Three days after the sacred rite.

I preparing to leave the elf village.

「Somehow, I will be lonely」

「Right. We should increase the number of children」

Tira’s mama and papa say such delightful thing while seeing us off.

「Thanks to you, every patriarch agreed to conclude a diplomatic relations.h.i.+p with the Alsara Kingdom. I can’t express my grat.i.tude」

「I have to report to the guild about the dungeon and I have a business in the castle so I will convey your words. I have some influence after all」

「That will be helpful. However, you helped my wife and everyone else is also indebted to you……」

「Don’t worry about it. I did it all on my own」

Besides, I’m also indebted to my skills, hahaha!

「Then, let’s go, Filia」

「Nee, Mama? Mama is not going?」

I call to Filia and she looks up at me.

Tira is planning to stay in the village.

She didn’t even come to see us off.

Why did she not come……?

I, is it that?

She’s surely embarra.s.sed to be seen in tears.

Un, that must be it!

I may have made her more distant from me by licking her ears, but that’s definitely just my imagination!

「It’s okay. We will meet soon」

「…… Mama, farewell……?」

Filia is on the brink of tears.

Of course, I’m also sad.

But, this is Tira’s home. Her birthplace.

She has a home to live in.

I was also thinking about settling in the village.

It’s really a comfortable place to live in.

However, I want to look around this different world with my eyes.

This desire doesn’t allow me to continue staying here.

Do I pick the wife, or do I pick the work?

It was the ultimate choice.

No, actually, I don’t have a wife nor work, though?

「Uu…… mama……」

「Don’t cry, Filia」

「Papa is also crying!」

「I, I’m not! This is sweat!」

Maa, I have a transfer magic so I can visit her every day if it comes to that.

Still, being separated by physical distance feels quite lonely.

「Seriously, if you are like that, you are not fit to be Filia-chan’s otousan」

Then, I heard a familiar voice.

「Mama!」

It’s Tira.

Filia runs and jumps into her chest.

「Mamaa~ Filia loves papa, but she also loves mama…… I hate it if we are not together……」

「Yes, yes, everything is all right. Mama will be properly with Filia-chan after all」

「…… Really?」