Volume 8 Chapter 5 (1/2)
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Chapter Five: The Disappearing Gandálfr[]
After that, ten days passed
After Tiffania’s ring's intensive healing ic treat and three weeks all together, were almost completely healed…
Yet he was not heading back
Leaning upon his elbows, Saito let out a lonely sigh
“Haaah”
What a painful thing to hear, those sighs
Saito was sitting on the firewood pile behind Tiffania’s house Tiffania’s house was s and some mortar
Around it, sun-lit, beautiful trees grew
Here, next to Saxe-Gotha, Westwood Village was located The village was near the highway connecting Saxe-Gotha and the port city of Rosais
Based on Tiffania’s words, the hill where Saito held off the Albion army was not too far away either
Indeed, it was a tiny, forgotten village Even if you looked at it, through the small cracks within the forest, you could see the ten sht next to it
Derflinger, as leaning against the woodpile, said in a calm voice
“Weeell, seems like Albion’s arht some time, the allies were able to retreat successfully Partner, your life-threatening clash with the enemy was not in vain”
They learned this froe the other day
He himself had seen that merchant who came to sell cloth and chatted about the reverse defeat of the Holy Republic of Albion's arh this and it will be a little bit easier,” with a happy face Albion’s nobles were not popular a the country people
“Besides, the war ended as well Goes without saying”
They also learned that Gallia suddenly entered the war, forcing the Albion army to surrender
“Even if we escaped, on anyway”
However, Saito still looked gloomy
“…so it is”
Louise and others should have been able to escape safely as well Yet, even though he should be joyous…
He kept on staring absent-minded at his left hand, and muttered:
”Blank, is it?”
So, the runes that disappeared did not come back
Apparently, the contract was completely broken
“I, I am not even a Gandálfr anymore”
“H, ould a familiar contract completely wear off…”
“What, why?”
“For one moment, your heart stopped So partner, the faical spell-based objects can make assu dog – the runes may have left as well”
“I see”
Trying to coer said,
“Hey hey, isn’t it good? This way you won’t have to deal with that fussy noble girl’s complaints You will be counted as dead in her eyes”
“Indeed, yet still…”
Bitterly, he was not able to give up Saito looked up at Derflinger and asked
“Can Louise ain?”
“What?”
“Indeed You heard me”
“Sort of like double using”
“Yes”
“First of all, 'Su It all depends if that noble girl will open the gate in front of you or not“
“In fact, it is still unknohy a person is chosen to be a familiar Based on the four element system, only a beast or a spirit that represents the eleirl’s ele to what principle the familiar is chosen, I don’t know Yet…”
“Yet?”
“This is so called ‘fate’”
“Hate open again?”
“I don’t know But, it was fated to bid farewell here That’s one of the problems”
“Hmm… well, and secondly?”
“Servant Contract”
Saito recalled hoas summoned to this world and kissed by Louise If you think about it - everything started from that
“Aah, that kiss”
“That is right ‘Summons’ and ‘Contract’ It’s because of the combination of these two, one becomes a familiar for the first time”
“So it is not just a kiss?”
“It seems it was the ‘type’ Actually, the runes were carved into your body after that right?”
Saito re pain
“…so that’s everything left to do”
“I would not recommend it”
Derflinger muttered
“Why?”
“Weeell, that, whether it is or not, if a fae can summon another familiar… It’s different for fa one For familiars that live after the contract breaks, it becomes unpalatable”
“Hmm hmm…”
“So, to put it this way, for a fauess ould happen to the body…”
Derflinger said in an inarticulate voice
“So, it’s bad I say After getting life back with ain… And, if the contract fails, Partner would not only eirl also, would not want to see such a thing It would be depressing“
…It is so
I'er It's possible that Louise would be jeopardized as well
Still, Saito was not able to give it up
It feels like a hole in my heart The bond that Louise and I had, is broken It‘s like my body is split in two, painfully
“Therefore, don’t look so gloo back We'll go together”
“I aht?”
“It’s good For six thousand years, I've been alive For me, partner‘s time feels like one second“
Saito sighed and said
“But what about Louise?”
“Oh dear That girl is very prideful, it will be all right”
In a not careworn voice, Derflinger said Saito nodded in a persuaded way
“Yeah There is no purpose for her to adic and am just a simple human, am a nuisance…”
Feeling depressed, he heard the voice from the back
“Umm…”
When he turned around, Tiffania was standing there with an embarrassed face
“N?”
“Firewood…”
Seems like Saito was asked to collect the firewood that he sat on
She earing a large hat to hide her pointed ears
“Ah, sorry”
Saito stood up Tiffania, avoiding Saito’s eyes, looked down and reached for the firewood I have been careless, he thought What if they learn that I auess one cannot keep a secret who and froh she rescued h the trouble to look after
“Sorry I areatly indebted to you I it’s time for me to leave So don’t worry Yeah, because the war is over, a kind of aard guy like e“
Tiffania opened her eyes wide
“Ah, it’s different! Different! It is not so! I… ue as htly tensed… But it is not because I am afraid So, until the wound heals properly, you should stay here awhile I am the one who should be sorry”
Hesitantly, Tiffania bowed embarrassed
Seeing this girl, Saito brightened up for a moment Besides, he was iers Yet, she helped him despite herself
“I see, you are not only cute, but gentle too”
“I-I’m not cute!”
“You are cute And I think you are gentle too”
When Saito said so, Tiffania pulled the hat further down She was feeling shy
“I may be kind… But because of my mother's words”
“Mother?“
Saito asked The word had a nostalgic sound to it
“Yes My… dead elf- to me ‘Help when you find a person in need’ Myin it myself, I carried out the words of the person that I loved Therefore, I…”
Derflinger nosed in
“Somehow, I think that there were complicated circumstances to it”
Tiffania looked down
“This Westwood Village If you look at it, only children are here”
“That’s right” Saito nodded Though his head was full with thoughts about the runes disappearing up till now He never saw an adult here
“This village is an orphanage Children who lost their parents live here“
“Do you look after them?”
“Because I as, as for food however…”
“You don’t have er asked
“An old acquaintance sends the h to cover our basic needs,”
Tiffania said hesitatingly
“What is a half-elf, with the ‘Ancient Magic’ ring, doing in a orphan’s village?
“Derf!”
Saito warned Derflinger
“It is alright if you do not want to tell us the circu you can say?”
Tiffania became silent
“Sorry, we shouldn’t force you to speak about so you don’t want to speak about Derf, act properly That’s this sword's habit, to pry about things…”
When Saito said so… chink! A dry sound came
When looking up, he saw one arrow stuck in one of the firewood that he sat upon
“Dangerous Is there a hunter?”
chink! chink!
The arrows flew one after another, sinking into the ground next to Saito and the others
“Who the?!”
When he shouted, the group looking like ed from the forest
“Hey you! Is there a village chief? Call him here!”
A lot of people ca weapons - boith arrows, spears and so on
”Wh-what for?”
Tiffania htened voice
“My, what a beauty Here, in the middle of the forest, isolated from the world”
One said and ca man with a small cut on his forehead Apparently, he was the leader of the group
“And who are you? Mercenaries?”
“Ex-inal profession”
“Profession?”
“Robbery,”
One said, then the others started to laugh
”Really, the easy wartime was over once we suddenly surrendered to Gallia You see, we need co back to basic business, to earn food”
“Leave There is nothing for you in here”
Tiffania answered back and looked courageously at thehed
“There is some”
“Eh?”
“Even if the village looks poor, there are still soreat treat would be a beautiful woman like you”
“I think you would be worth two thousand gold coins, right?”
These robbers see too
One approached and the moment he tried to touch Tiffania…
Saito stepped in
“Stop”
“What? Kid, don’t you value your life? Except for a few exceptions, there is no interest in the market for the likes of you”
“Don’t touch Tiffa”
“Myyy, such a serious fellow Want more wounds? Move”
Contear smile
Saito reached for Derflinger Derflinger whispered in a worried voice
“…Partner, stop The way Partner is today, there is no chance of winning”
”Hey, youngster Do you want us to murder you? Let us work in peace”
One robber said while lowering a spear Saito clenched his fist I cannot use Gandálfr's power and ah school student
But…
Saito gripped Derflinger
“I won’t abandon someone to whom I owe my life”
“Partner…”
“Naa, little boy Do you know so the spear
“W-what?”
“To attack the Tristain and Germania Allied Forces, we headed toward Rosais However, ere stopped by only a single person I don’t know e of that person I praise it”
“It was me”
Saito, who gripped the sword, said in a shaky voice Men began to laugh
“Hey hey! You say you stopped the Albion ar a sword?”
“At least lie better if you are lying! It was 70,000! 70,000!”
“Shut up!”
Saito raised Derflinger and sprang at a hed Then the opponent made a serious face and received Saito's sith the spear
“Ugh!”
Derflinger was blocked without any effort TheSaito's feet with it Disappointingly, Saito fell on the ground
Pointing a spear at his face, the man said in a cruel voice,
“Naa, youngster”
“Ku…”
“When you’re reborn in your next life, consider your words before boasting”