Chapter 5 (1/2)

Chapter 5 – Lora・Summers

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Lora・Summers is Rivas・Suhter

Rivas・Summers was an heir to a small company in the city-state of, Shufelt (スフェルト) Aside from Rivas, he had a little brother nas were known to be close

Rivas and Reinard, the two brothers ere quite close, quickly grew up But then, that event tore the two of the on route to another city-state for business, both parents were involved in a rockslide and died At the time, Rivas was 18 while Reinard was 15 To further complicate matters, the married couple had secretly taken out a loan and had hidden that fact froe of collapsing Normally, the debt is supposed to be inherited by the brothers Although by Shufelt law, the children have the privilege of choosing who receives the inheritance (including debt) However, there is an exception to the rule They can refuse the inheritance by legally cutting ties with the parents Naturally, those who cut ties are not allowed to attend the funeral The two brothers disagreed on whether to succeed their parent’s debt

Rivas claimed that they should receive it out of love for their parents, returning the favor If they were to cut ties, that wouldthe Summers’ firm and their employees

Reinard claially sever ties with their parents Even if they don’t go to the funeral, the bonds with their parents will still exist And, that their parents would have wanted the the debt would make their parents unhappy and either way, the Suet it over with, he suggested

Neither of the tould adued for 3 days and 3 nights but nothing was settled on Eventually, Rivas received all of the parent’s inheritance (including debt) and Reinard had cut ties with both of his parents

Rivas by himself had succeeded the Summers’ company and inherited the debt After his parents’ funeral, he reshaped the firan to repay the debt However, the bubble-berry proved to be a heavy burden for the Summers’ company to handle Bubble-berry is very easily affected by the change in the weather and the market price can fluctuate just as easily Rivas tried his best to supply a steady flow of bubble-berry by investing in its cultivation at a fare He built facilities in order to hly economical endeavor in an attempt to eliminate waste At the time, Rivas even had to bon his head to the debt collectors

When Rivas was 23, he was visited by Reinard When they eza)

「Sorry, nii-san I was h, I may not be able to atone, may I help nii-san out?」 (Reinard)

Of course, if this man was not his family, Rivas would have declined; however, Reinard has earnestly apologized And thus, Rivas forgave Reinard as originally they were quite close From a perspective, it appeared that the two of them had reconciled Until that time……

One by one, Reinard linked transaction after transaction until he had a solid position in the company

With Rivas’s and Reinard’s effort, their achievean to bear fruit and the debt had been repaid Rivas was 25, then The Su company in Shufelt

During this time, Rivas was busy ork so he was still a bachelor Having gained achieve restored the coe of 25, there was now a e proposals The reason as because Rivas was quite handsome

Around that ti at a parliament-held-party As most of his clientele for bubble-berry ealthy people, he had no reason to refuse so he attended There Rivas had a fateful encounter

The person in question was reported to be the most beautiful woman…… not really She wasn’t particularly beautiful nor was she ugly, her appearance was somewhere in-between Let’s say, she is a beautiful redhead By chance, Rivas happened upon the wo curious about her action, he talked to her

「My name is Rivas・Summers May I ask you for your name?」 (Rivas)

As he says this, his body was shaking She turns to look at hi her steak, the woman answered Rivas

「I am Helen・Albertine (ヘレン・アルベルティーニ) Rivas・Summers…… sorry, I have never heard of you before What is your reason for co here?」 (Helen)

Rivas was surprised to hear that First off, he knows of the family with the surname, Albertine In this country, the people who share that naht from the top 1st and 2nd seat in the parliament Secondly, while Rivas was unfamiliar omen, he found her to be a woman of superior quality He was more or less interested in her as Helen had a sophisticated air about her; Rivas liked that she didn’t try to flatter him with compliments and thus the two naturally became more acquainted

After dating for 1 year, Rivas and Helen were married despite Helen’s father’s reluctance for them to marry At the time, Helen was 21 and Rivas was 26

A year later, Helen gave birth to a lovely baby girl

「Look at that, she has the same beautiful hair as you It almost like a ruby」 (Rivas)

「If I had to say, she rese to be troublesoe proposals start co」 (Helen)

「Not going to happen! This child isn’t going anywhere!!」 (Rivas)

Rivas was acting like a splendid doting-parent Although, Helen’s father was the hted as he was known to clairl was na her parent’s love

As for Helen’s father…… while he did claiy, in truth she was By the time she was 5, Lora could perfectly read and write When Lora turned 6, she was capable of being able to calculate well enough to e of 7, Lora had taken an interest in the faht by Rivas the basics of business ement

Again and again, Lora exceeded the nore person was capable of Because of this, she received a fairy’s blessing

A person has a 1/10,000 chance to be gifted with a fairy’s blessing Those who have such an ability are able to use that ability at the cost of very little maryoku The ability can vary from person to person For example; there is an ability that allows a person to avoid inco at a fixed speed, a clairvoyance blessing that can see over long distances, and an ability that lets a person read another’s ; this ability allows her to shted to hear that Lora had a business specialized ability Fearing that Lora would be kidnapped, they decided to keep quiet about her blessing until she was an adult She was told not to tell anyone about her ability Lora was a clever little girl, she understood that she couldn’t boast to her friends about her blessing

Things changed when Lora turned 9 Rivas and Helen were going away on a important business trip Lora didn’t throw a trantrum this time when she saw the two of them off

「Well, Lora we are leaving noill bring you back a souvenir e return」 (Rivas)

「Lora be good and listen to what Reinard-san says, okay

Reinard-san, I’ Lora in your care」 (Helen)

「Don’t worry, please leave it to me I will protect Lora with my life」 (Reinard)

Lora and Reinard waited for Rivas and Helen to return While Rivas and Helen were absence, Reinard took care of Lora She was told that her parents would return in 2 weeks However, when her parents were supposed to return, 2 weeks later, bad news had arrived instead

Rivas・Summers and Helen・Summers were attacked and had died

They were attacked by robbers on route to their destination Of course, the two had hired ly safe road they had encountered bandits

With his dying breath, Rivas wrote a e on his clothes

『Lora will inherit the corow up in good health』

A grand funeral was held for the two It was a funeral fit for the president of a prohter of a parliament member

Lora loudly cried that day

「Why!! Liar You proift if I was a good child」 (Lora)

When Lora cried her eyes out, Reinard was the one that comforted her

「Lora-chan…… you can cry as much as you want It is okay to cry when you’re sad But, the two liked Lora’s s now, but try to send them off with a smile」 (Reinard)

Hearing this, Lora regained her co If she continued to weep, her parents would not be able to be relieved while in Heaven Besides, Reinard er than herself…… Lora finished crying and then sent them off with a smile

That night, Lora awoken in her bed After the funeral had ended, Lora cried herself to sleep with tears clinging to her face Reinard was the one who carried Lora to her bed

Fro, Lora had becoet a cup of water, she heard voices while she alking down the hallway

「Here is the reward I pro on you for next time as well」 (Reinard)

「Yes, I certainly will accept By the way, are you really alright with the dying e? Would it not have been better to name yourself the successor?」 (???)

「Idiot, that would be too suspicious This way is fine It will be awhile before that brat becos When that ti on you to kill Lora」 (Reinard)

「Hihihi, as long as you have theto accept From now on, I will be in your care, boss」 (???)

The voices belonged to Reinard and an unknownReinard had planned to take over the company She started to understand what sort of person Reinard was It was only a matter of time before it was discovered that Lora overheard their conversation If she goes to the police, will they believe her…… there is also the chance that the police er, Lora ran away

With what littlecountry of Clarice Having no relatives to rely on, she eventually ran out of money

She had no ry, she saw a boy steal bread and in the blink of an eye, he ran away To steal…… she had no choice Lora got involved with thievery Naturally, she wasn’t quick enough for pickpocketing and thus she had no choice but to shoplift

The first thing she stole was an apple It felt as if her heart would explode from the tension Later, she found that the stolen apple was surprisingly delicious

From then onwards, Lora frequently shoplifted She would especially target bread as it could be preserved During the day, she could then eat it little by little

Naturally, she discovered other uide travelers and peddlers Lora has a divine blessing that allows her to sives her the ability to locate stores that offer a good bargain Working on the streets as a guide was fairly profitable However, the other beggars would do the same At times, she wasn’t able to eat and had to co

While living like this, she turned 12 And then one day, at her usual spot in a back alley, she saw atowards the slum Normally, Lora would not have been concerned with an unknown foreigner being robbed However, she sive her a tip

「Onii-san, that way leads to the sluet robbed?」 (Lora)

Lora called out to the young man and he responded to her

「Thank you for telling h for a tip」 (Haruto)

Lora unintentionally one and thus, Lora introduced herself

「I haven’t even said anything yet I a clothes I have never seen before; where are you from?」 (Lora)

The young man stated his name

「My name is Haruto・Asuma I am from the far east」 (Haruto)

Lora acknowledged that this young man had come from the east as she has never seen so man, Lora continued the conversation

「Froreat forest, and the vast desert? That sure is very far away」 (Lora)

When she said this, the young man hurried the conversation

「Anyhohere can I find an inn; do you uide?」 (Haruto)

For so uide as there was no need for her to dig a hole and cover it with leaves

「I’ht with that, but not for free……」 (Lora)