Vol Chapter 58 (1/2)

Ratoka has been in the barracks for a th to the point where he isn’t throwing up anymore

However, he’s still not foraging for his own dinner at night, he’s still going every day without eating any dinner

Today, his th Still, he’s expected to re and finish all of it His feet hurt so badly after it all, that Ratoka didn’t even visit Elise, and just crawled straight into his bed after training

Speaking of hunting for food – he reirl that recently becairl that Ratoka often sees hanging around the barracks after his training is over, twirling her spear

She’s more skilled than anyone in the army with the spear, and she oing out hunting Because of this, the number of soldiers that call Ratoka “ojou-san” have decreased

As Ratoka observed her behavior every day, he found that she didn’t fit the ie he had of a “noble” at all, either

“All noble girls, they want to wear a brand new dress every day……” Ratoka heard the sister’s nostalgic voice in the back of his h he hasn’t heard that voice in two years, he still reet it

Four years ago, when the foran returning to normal

Two years ago, it was right after the adults had finished planting rye in spring During a tih excess yet to be able to care about others’ plights, suddenly a traveling group of sisters visited Cyril village

Of course, Cyril village wasn’t able to welcome the sisters due to its hardshi+ps However, the sisters did not show any dissatisfactions towards the villagers, and reers in their tasks, as their e while spreading a certain “story”

– That all the nobles, had forgotten the original work that nobles are supposed to perfor their authority, and enjoying luxurious lives That what the nobles were doing was against the teachings of the church

One young girl fro Ratoka this “story” over and over again

While telling their “stories” about the nobles, the sisters would keep talking about the arrogance and extravagance of the nobles they’ve seen in their travels, and for the people of Cyril village that lived like they were in hell on earth under the former domain lord’s rule, of course they would believe it all There was nobody that didn’t believe the sisters

As a result, even now, the Cyril villagers have put their blind faith in this group of sisters This includes Ratoka, who understood less than half of their story Even so, it could be said that he’s the one who believes in them the most of all

Ratoka still vividly re that talked to hiirl told him about nobles, he believes as fact about all nobles

Because of his blind faith, that’s how Ratoka used to view nobles

At that time, Ratoka’s body was filled with injuries every day, as he spent daylight begging every day, and sleeping in the shadows of people’s houses at night

If he went home, he didn’t knoould happen

His nize Ratoka anymore

Ratoka had black hair just like the domain lord, and red eyes just like the domain lord The similarity was too much and his mother lost her mind In her confusion, she couldn’t even bear to look at Ratoka Because of this, she lived in terrible fear of Ratoka

Ratoka was always alone in Cyril village The other villagers all avoided hiers hated and feared him so much

Ratoka doesn’t have a father His nant with Ratoka when she was forced into sex service as a “laborer” by the previous domain lord

When her belly had gotten too big to do anything else and she was returned to her hoe, Ratoka’s mother had already lost her sanity She didn’t knohere she was anymore, or who the father of her child was

Also, there was a rule froave birth to would be killed If this wasn’t done, the doe killed

While the “laborers” was forced into sex service all over the place, the only co, any children they had would probably be the scions of nobility Girls were fine, but boys weren’t allowed to be born

So with fear of the punishers would be forced to ive up her newborn child, if it was a boy

However, Ratoka’sfor a ave birth alone

She ended up giving birth to twins The girl had died in childbirth, but the boy was still living

Ratoka’s irl’s dead body when she was discovered And so, the villagers concealed the information about Ratoka’s birth from the domain lord He led a discrete life in a small, run-down house with his mother until news of the doo