Vol 1 Chapter 2 (1/2)
Volume 1, 1-2: Our Home From Now On
“Looks like this is it It can’t be helped”
Inside a broken windue were spread all over his round face, and his wife put her hand on his shoulder to console him
“We have no choice but to leave before things become worse At any rate, we don’t have anywill be easy”
The wife forced a s daughter couldn’t endure the depressing atmosphere and raised her voice
“If you’ve settled on that decision, then we have to hurry! They’ll coather up all usable ite Bro Fin!”
Her blonde braids swayed vigorously as she turned to face and call out to the young black-haired boy in the corner of the shed The boy, as tidying up the fragments of the broken wooden boxes and smashed jars, raised his head and calmly responded
“Aah, I already started Nellis, go with Aunt and look after the house together”
You can probably understand fro Bro Fin’, but he was 3 years older than the young girl Nellis Although, he was not her real brother He was adopted He obviously looked like a teenager, but maybe because of his natural temperament or from the influence of temperament of his adopted father Oandus, but he had a cale
Oandus made up his mind that he couldn’t remain depressed, so he rolled up his sleeves and started to ith Fin The tere clearing and gathering still-viable itee caused by the beasts that invaded their hoathered ite with them
“Phineas, you should wear soloves”
“It’s fine because I’ll be careful”
Fin responded clearly, but truthfully, there wasn’t a single wearable glove left
While the two un packing in the house Clothes, pots, flint and tinder, whetstone, and sewing tools When they had gathered each and everything, the a the selection was unexpectedly difficult
There were a rettable if they threw theh tiuys will once again co blue eyes and pointed fangs
Before long, the sky was clad in a slight golden color, and the faon and left behind the windmill they used to live in At the outskirts of Nanais City on a small hill stood the windrandfather’s tiroans but doesn’t move a bit The fa sun behind the windravestone
“…Well, anyways”, Nellis cleared her throat “When we reach the city, everything ork out well, you know Right? There are walls and even soldiers…even though it see viciously, nevertheless theyworks out well, then Big Bro Fin, maybe they will hire you”
“I wonder I do certainly intend to join the army sooner or later, but…”
Fin bitterly smiled and looked ahead
As he was originally raised in an orphanage and Oandus unexpe
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ctedly adopted hih to think that the adoption was a sign that he would inherit the s to Nellis That is what he decided Though it had beco…
“I feel like that is not the issue at hand now Anyway, until everyone properly settles down, I’ll be together with you, trying my best to not be a bother”
“Even after being with us for so long, don’t put this strange distance between us”
Oandus was shocked,
“If this keeps up, even my mouth will become sour, but you’re already family, you know Well, I can’t deny that now is a very troublesome time for us”
“It really is”, Fauna gently interjected “Even if asking the h, I hope ould at least be able to stay within the inner walls of the city”
“Yeah…since we don’t knohether or not the city will be safe”
Oandus’s face darkened If soldiers turned bandits and the citizens turned rioters are not fighting each other, then Mayor Atila was still supposed to e the daily life of the city If it’s him, then the people who have lost their homes probably won’t be treated harshly Still, what ifー
Anxious that her faain be controlled by someone else, Nellis opposed in a loud voice
“What is the al! They s, but in that case, what about Master Nenna, or Master Feliniuu, if any one of these Gods were to lend us their strength, then everything would have been fine!”
“I’m sure that the Gods have very serious God issues at hand as well Maybe the heavens is in a more serious state than down here on earth, you never know”
Fin said, half sarcastic and half serious Nellis pouted, puffing out her cheeks
“Sheesh, Big Brother, you know you really are a genius attedious”
“Well, my bad”
Fin responded in a light hed a little
Nanais City had coed from the one that the family remembered
Of course, they have all been to the city They did whenever they were asked to deliver flour as a part of their everyday business However, as of recently, there were no townspeople who asked for flour fro inattentive and and separating fro the town’s situation
“Still, to this much of an extent”
Oandus mumbled in a low voice
The area outside of the city walls had completely became a wasteland Only the stones of the road re left intact, as there were even traces of the quiet graveyard that used to be on either side The gravestones were knocked over, s thicket of shrubbery, with its flowers bloo up
Dotted all over this desolate area were the bonfire pedestals to ward off the beasts The beasts of darkness rarely enter inside the light This is done as, if a person were to look at the beast’s figure directly, the person wouldn’t understand what kind of body it possessed nor how many variations of it exists They are siuish them from the ordinary beasts like wolves and wild boars
In that area, you can pick out bone fragether with the scattered cinders Fin didn’t knohether those were from humans, but he pretended to not see them and said as he looked around
“Looks like they’re trying asa shadow”
Indeed, if there were gravestones as tall as a person lined up there, then they would obstruct the light of the bonfires, probably letting the beasts of darkness to advance until the edge of the walls
“That would mean, these soldiers more or less protected the town”
Nellis reed, but Fin didn’t say really anything else
Even if those men are soldiers, without the wall, they wouldn’t be able to defend against the beasts Though, they probably have worked out at least a plan as it is necessary for their own survival If they reinal mission was to protect the citizens, then they are allowed to worshi+p the alhty nine Deia
He barely resisted the overflowing urge to sigh, and gazed out in front The city gates were tightly shut
(Oh aluide us Oh Nenna, Goddess of Love, have ive us your protection)
While Fin was praying to the three ate
Clang, and the peek hole opened up A shreild eye sharply looked over us, evaluating the family
“Are you refugees?”
“I aot to our cabin It’s already impossible to continue to live there Will you please let us inside? There are four of us: hter and son”