Volume 6 Chapter 98 (2/2)

Garuma is currently the advisor of a legion called the “Order of the Pure Maiden Knights” on the Beast continent.

The Order of the Pure Maiden Knights is a famous legion.

It’s a legion that only girls could join as long as you pa.s.s the trial, even if you’re a talentless magician, poor farmer, n.o.ble fell to poverty, etc… a legion that doesn’t discriminate between the rich and poor.

But, as time pa.s.sed, their competency declined.

The retired level-5 adventurer, Garuma, had to take the advisor position quickly, and they only had the bare minimum equipment.

If this continues, they will be ordered to disband the legion by the adventurer guild.

Even after borrowing the names of the retired legion members and Garuma, the level-5 ex-adventurer, they were barely able to keep up.

It seems that Garuma will also be retiring soon due to his old age...

Then, the one that was chosen was Eru-sensei.

Garuma was planning to get Eru-sensei to join the Order of the Pure Maiden Knights as the legion’s commander.

Eru-sensei didn’t have experience as an adventurer, but she once worked for a medical treatment inst.i.tution because of her skill in healing magic. Thanks to that, she was unexpectedly well-known.

If Eru-sensei were to become the legion commander, the big guns that idolized her may join the legion… That was his crafty scheme.

The marriage discussion, too; he said that, if she were to move to the Beast continent, he would introduce her to men with good prospects through his connections.

What? This guy… Isn’t he the enemy as I thought?

Of course, Eru-sensei intended to decline both the legion and the marriage offer.

But, since her old friend took the trouble to come visit her, she couldn’t flat-out tell him to go home. Just as we came to see her, she wanted to consult with us about joining the legion.

“Lute-kun is aiming to form a legion too, right? Since you can create amazing magical tools, I think you should take the advisor position in Garuma’s place…...”

“I’m sorry, Eru-sensei. Actually, I’ve already created my own legion.”

“Hoh! You’re only at that age and you have already created your own legion?!”

Garuma showed a reaction.

This time I told them about the sequence of events up until the creation of my legion, while hiding the details about Lyss’ big sis and the syringe.

After she learned about it, Eru-sensei...

“PEACEMAKER… One who creates peace? That’s a good legion name. Still, I’m really surprised that you made a legion. From now on, you have to do your best to achieve your dreams, okay?”

“Thank you very much, Eru-sensei!”

I honestly answered while still kneeling on the floor.

Being praised by Eru-sensei made me completely forget about my numbed legs.

“Fumu, the more I hear about Lute-kun, the more I want you to become the advisor for the Order of the Pure Maiden Knights……. but I can’t force you to do it.”

Garuma let out a sigh and smiled bitterly.

“Even though I kind of predicted it,-san refused me, so I’m trying my luck here.”

“Garuma-san, sorry I couldn’t be of help.”

“Don’t be. I’ve said that I already predicted you would refuse, so please don’t mind it. But ……. we’ve some years on us already, I have to hurry up about that one―”

“Garuma-san!”

Eru-sensei raised her voice, which was rare.

“.......We’re in front of the kids.”

“Pardon me… But, as your friend, I wish for your happiness. If you forget anything, please don’t forget ‘that’.”

“.......Thank you. I am surrounded by the children, and there are the kids that come back to see me like Lute-kun’s bunch, as well. That’s why I am very happy right now, you know.”

There wasn’t a shred of falsehood in that smile.

“I see……. It looks like I’ve done something unnecessary.”

Garuma-san showed another bitter smile for the n-th time.

He immediately left the orphanage after that.

Eru-sensei suggested we stay the night, but I refused using the excuse we came up with after a lot of discussion and left the orphanage.

‘We’--that’s why we can’t stay the night at the orphanage.

There are no guest rooms, so we would have had to huddle together and sleep in the boys’ room.

It’s not bad to do once in awhile, but I would have felt bad for the other kids.

So we decided to sleep in the airs.h.i.+p.

That solved the sleeping problem.

With the food provided by the High Elf kingdom, Enol, we ate at the same table as Eru-sensei for the first time in a really long time.

Eating while sitting around the table, I told her all the things I’ve experienced up until now and that I got awarded with Honorary Knighthood.

It wasn’t just Eru-sensei, the kids in the orphanage also listened to the stories with wide-eyes.

We continued having fun talking after the meal ended, too.

The orphanage was shrouded by laughter late into the night.

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