Chapter 20 (1/2)

Chapter 20 – Departure, Stop-over＊

The day of departure caly quickly

The day that it was decided that they would becoht have been too busy

Having used up all energy in their bodies partying that night, and even leaving a day free, with their hangovers gone, everybody felt a strong sense of loneliness at the pair’s departure, and a few people even burst into tears

However, once someone said that rumours of the tould ietting any

Thinking back on it, the time with Rusty and the others was just like this too, and Luru being on the side that was seeing them off, separated from them quite readily

It wasn’t as though they were going to war

Although you couldn’t say that it was impossible that they would die today or tomorrow, and that it would be an eternal farewell, it wasn’t a situation where they were cornered enough that they had no choice but to worry about such a thing happening

The danger of the adventurer profession was incomparable to normal jobs, but they understood that at least it wasn’t a situation where they would immediately receive news of their death, and the tould be sending a few letters back to their parents once they arrived in the capital

The villagers all knew that they were trained by Patrick, Gran and Yuu

Behind the curtains of the carriage, Luru sat there, legs swinging back and forth as he burned the scenery of the receding village into his et it

Thinking about it, including his ti, he had al

On the contrary, when he was the de to the frontlines, seeing them off, and rarely appeared on the frontlines hi seen off himself

He originally thought that this second life of his s he had already experienced, but leaving on a journey was the beginning of a very fresh experience to him

“It’s a good sign, huh…”

Luruclothes, spoke with a smile beside him

“In the past, you seldoo on journeys, didn’t you, Ojisama…?”

Looking with desire beyond the mountains, Iris recalled them

The past, the old days

Luru’s old form

“Even though Bacchus always got to go on trips… Why was I the only one who had to stay in the castle?”

“The most important person to our people is not somebody who can move on their own… And, it was because there was no replacement for you, Ojisama… We could not lose you at, any cost…”

Long ago, the de was powerful

However, he was not absolute

The conclusion of that battle was proof of this

When he disappeared, just how many people had darkness borne in their hearts?

When he considered this, it felt as though his chest was going to split part

Seeing Luru’s face, she probably understood what he was thinking about

She spoke caringly

“The past is the past Please excuse ain”

“Nah,this stuff but… I can’t help it”

“No It is because you are like this that the deloo from now on”

Because Iris suddenly began speaking cheerfully like this, Luru decided to switch gears as well

“Frooal is the capital The Lezaadian Royal Capital, Desielt We’ll pass through a nues… It seems like it’ll take about a week”

“Once we arrive, e be registering as adventurers?”

The require with the Adventurers Guild was just your age, and a single silver coin

Because they didn’t require anything else fro was probably the most efficient

But, there were some people he had to show his face to, or perhaps you could say that there was a proht to fulfil

Luru hadn’t forgotten this

“That’s the plan, but… it uys have created a clan in the capital so… that means that Rusty and the others are there as well”

Hearing Rusty’s narinned

“I wonder if everybody has gotten strong Have Mii and Yuuri been able to use their ic well…?”

Saying that, Iris looked into the air as though recalling so

Leaving Rusty aside, Mii and Yuuri were Iris’ first huht up herself

It probably couldn’t be helped that she ondering how strong they had become in the few months that she hadn’t seen them

Thinking about it, the training that Iris gave them was very harsh

She recalled how even her tone of speech changed, and how Rusty, Gran and Luru ere training azes of pity towards that hellish training that gave not an inch of reprieve

It was only after recalling the things she did to them, that Luru realised how after his death, and the harsh training Iris went through, Iris had gone around attacking the church’s forces as a guerilla soldier

The ancient de, but there certainly were so, so perhaps Iris’ trainer was one of those

There were traces of one of his long gone subordinates in Iris’ training with the two, so this guess was probably correct

He understood as well that in order to have Iris as nothing more than a child, combat ready within just a few years, there was no method but that

However, having said that, there was probably no need to have even Mii and Yuuri go through that as well…

Thinking that, he thought of indirectly suggesting to Iris about not being too harsh, but the words that she gave as her reply were extremely unexpected

“The only reason that I did so was because the two of them requested that I be as harsh as possible, and so…”

For a moment he wondered “Really?” in doubt, but Iris had no reason to lie

Being the case, then itthemselves but, why exactly?

What spurred the was too

So, when he asked Iris about this,