Vol 1 Chapter 1 (1/2)
Former noble Lyle
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The me in the mirror had a severely worn-out face There were soes that were soaked in blood, but the wounds had already closed
Perhaps the burnt parts had been treated with special medicine, but they had faded
“How does it look, young master?”
As I turn around to the voice that called out to me, I offer my thanks to the old man
“Thank you, it’s much better now”
The old man was the one who lived in a hut on the side of the courtyard, the gardener It see alone inside of the hut
On the wide grounds of the estate, the hut that was tucked away in quite a hidden place was apparently a repurposed baggage shed
“That’s good You were in quite a dangerous spot there If I was the estate’s doctor, I would beable to treat you a little ently, but…”
This apologetic old man was, despite his dee on treating injuries, but he had healed me up quite skillfully
Anyways,matter was…
“… I’ve been co but laugh about it”
Looking at h, theover seventy, he lived bya portion of the vast yard
There are several gardeners in service to the house, but the only one who lived isolated in a hut was Zell I had heardtrouble trying to get the eneration to vacate the place
He had carried my wounded body here, and had nursed
I sit on the bed, and give my thanks once more
“Thank you for saving ive you in return”
Seeing h
“I’m relieved you look fine But the state of this e lately”
The reason Zell let out a sigh was due to how the state of affairs of the ed over the past five years
I occasionally thought it strange as well, but even so, there are sos you can’t understand if you’re always in the midst of them
“There’s this ti eneration, I wonder just what he would say in his rage”
My grandfather, 【Brod Walt】, was a strict noble He held the court rank of Count, and governed land as a provincial noble
That means he also held an army
The Walt House is one that serves as an advisor to royalty In grandfather’s time, he was often called to the i Father often bragged to me about it
But he was also an exceedingly rigid person
He was strong in battle, and one who poured his effort into his territory’s internal affairs
The next generation’s king also considered hi noble of Bahnseirandchildren
His first grandson, me, was quite spoiled by the man
“I only have a kind ih It’s just that I don’t kno I’d face hi the house”
I had betrayed the expectations he placed on ence up until now to have been in vain
Now, I’ve already lost everything
“YoundPlease live the rest of your life facing forwards”
“Thanks, but I have no goal Up until now, I’ve only ever aione, I’ve no idea where to go I’ht?”
As I smiled in self-derision, Zell stood up, and proceeded to the kitchen to prepare so of what to do from here on
“I can’t stay here anyo”
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Fro taken care of in Zells house, I was able to take off the bandages by the fifth day
I wonder if he had used some expensive medicine, but my recovery was fast
But being taken care of by hi leaves a bad taste in my mouth Also, I was driven out of this estate
Ime
And during our eveningwith randfather raced across the battlefield, and about his actions in the imperial capital
I remembered the stories he told on our third day’s dinner as I spoke
“Zell, I’ an adventurer”
“An adventurer, you say? It’s true that soo of to becoe With that skillset, government work is always possible”
I shake my head from side to side
Itrouble to whatever service I’e one, and it has influence befitting of that
If it’s just at the level of threatening my employers, then that Celes would probably do it easily
“I’ve lost everything I just thought I would get so from scratch with my own hands”
“… I… see If that’s the young master’s desired path, then so be it”
“According to your stories, faht? I’ll definitely repay this debt someday At that time, I’ll come back a splendid adventurer”
“Hahaha, I’ll be waiting for it, young master”
Zell laughed in a loud voice
I wonder if he’s just going along with my joke Naturally, in the depths of my mind, I truly didn’t think that the occupation of an adventurer was so that easy
Even if I look like this, I was raised to inherit a ruling position
As a Feudal Lord, I knew painfully well just what the existences called adventurers were They challenged the unknown, and returned froreat treasures
If you asked, kids would probably call theathering of ruffians
If you wanted to call the Those es to plunder their food stock
Besides the part where they deal withbut a troublesome existence
However, it’s not like all of them were villains
Faovernades on the side, they could be hired for large sums of money based on their skill
“But an adventurer, is it? It sounds like the free city of【Beiood place to set up shop”
I gave an honest inquiry at Zell’s words
“Beim? I believe it was a lord-less city run by a system of merchants, correct? It’s a trade point between numerous territories”
“That’s exactly why It isn’t ed by a country, and it’s an easy land to thrive in for adventurers Or course, that can also be said for criminals”
There are plenty of adventurers who turn into criet banishuild, and become wanted men
But once they fled to the trade point of Beim, no country could openly try to hunt them down I had heard stories of it, but I’m a bit hesitant to aim to settle in such a land
It appears Zell sensed my sentiment
“I don’t think you need to pay tooas you don’t venture into places where those sorts gather, you’ll rarely get tangled up in their affairs”
“I-I see I thought the ih…”
Even on the Walt House’s territory, there’s an adventurers’ guild But my father, the feudal lord, could interfere with that one, so I must avoid it at all costs
If I wanted to stay within the country, I would have to pick a place without father’s influence If you think about it like that, the capital was the natural choice
“A nobles of the capital, there are plenty of houses that are involved with our own It isn’t a bad option, but I can’t say it’s the best for you”
“I see But I don’t have the travel expenses to reach Beim Also, I also want to see just how far my current skill level will reach”
Heim was the city of merchants At the sa eh, you won’t be able to survive
“Truly Then perhaps stopping by the capital first , though”
“Where is there besides the imperial capital?”
As I had the opportunity, I enquired further Having run around the battlefield alongside ht Zell would know of various lands
I had never conversed with him before, but when I tried it, he was an oldstories
“How about the city of【Dalien】 near the capital? It’s not a hard place to live”
“Dalien? I’ve only ever heard the name”
“As a territory, their developard, it may be easier to find work there”
“Work? You don’t mean monster extermination?”
As I said that, the corner of his eyes sharpened as he seemed mildly amazed
“Well, it seeit, so let me explain”
Zell began explaining just what it was that adventurers were According to e, they ht on the battlefield as hired swords
But according to him…
“Adventurers are ones who can accomplish any sort of job At the start, they did carry outlabyrinths, but it turns out there were a lot of odd jobs to be had Most youngsters there take on misc tasks to earn up money to purchase the necessary equipment”
“I-is that so? But there ht?”
“Things like that arefor services by the day Well, it’s just like an euild looks out for the citizens around it Of course, you could just call it earning through physical labor”