Vol 7 Chapter 105 (1/2)

A Journey of Memory

Looking through the Fifth’s room to find a countermeasure for the quilin, I stumbled upon a certain memory

It was inside the stable the Fifth kept as a hobby In its inner roo a meal

As the Fifth took care of the other ani the place turned to stop someone at the entrance

『Don’t go any further Fredricks-sama told me not to let anyone in!』

『Move! I have so to say to pops!』

The one who burst in quite violently was a young Sixth Generation

His early twenties, perhaps? He was ruff at that

『Pops, what’s theof this!?』

After he ran the room’s expanse to the quilin’s rooh

『What are you here for? I’m sure I said not to enter』

Fredricks indifferently turned, and the Sixth, Fiennes, grabbed his collar

There was quite a difference in height, and the young and strong-looking Fiennes made it look like Fredricks’ small build was sure to lose

『Why did you keep quiet about that quilin!? Meaning to show it off? Or use it as the Walt House’s horse? The ru, and inquiries from other territories are already…』

At a glance, it looked like the Sixth was overwhel the Fifth

And that the Sixth was the one at fault here

『… Unhandthat attitude with?』

And saying that, Fredricks hurled Fiennes off, sending hi into a piled up lump of straw

Hitting his hands together, and getting all the dust off, he walked over to the quilin

Ti from his hand

“… Wasn’t that a little mean?”

『Which one are you talking about?』

When he said that, I went over the Fifth and Sixth in my mind When my eyes showed off my conclusion, the Fifth smiled

『Yep, looks like we’re both terrible people Right, let’s go with that』

With those words, the Fifth walked off, and I followed behind The surroundings turned to grey, before being replaced with yet another scene

It ithin the mansion

A woman in her late thirties, or perhaps early forties, was standing distraught in front of a door There were servants around her

『Just coe to leave』

And up to those woman, the Fifth of memories… Fredricks strut, and kicked the door down

『Don’t think I’ll put up with a child’s whims forever Take her away』

His irl

『I don’t want to! Why do I have to be married off to such a place! He’s an eneant upstart!』

As I stood unable to fathom the situation, the Fifth beside me explained

『This one’s before I picked up the quilin Those tieneration really was the worst I’ve not a decent memory of them』

The girl dragged froer

『Because I’ to make me marry into a household to o die already!』

The young girl glared at Fredricks, but the htest The woman who looked to be her mother had an expression of sorrow

『You bought off my mother with money, and spread around your children like produce… you upstart garbage! It hter!』

Her mother slapped her across the face

Still with an unchanging expression, Fredricks spoke curtly

『Hurry You don’t have any time』

The girl fell to her knees in the hallway, and burst into tears Fredricks didn’t turn around

And I saw it all

“Now this one really is terrible I get the feeling there’s a es, isn’t there?”

Hearing my words, the Fifth nodded and affirmed them

『Now you get it right? I used e and succession I’le animal was more than that I had for my own children』

The Fifth continued walking, and this tiht

There, a s around in what looked to be a white one-piece

Her facial features could be taken as either er than that was Fredricks himself

The Fifth of irl with a smile on his face

“Oh, so you could still be kind to small children?”

The one besideit was about time, he motioned for me to watch the child

The running child took on the for by the Fifth’s side She playfully nuzzled her forehead against him

Her horn was retracted, and it was as if she was asking to be spoiled by a parent

“… Eh?”

Well, it’s not like I couldn’t tell by looking The quilin had taken on a child’s form

『I looked into it a bit, but it seeenerations of prosperity to the houses that catch them Whatever the reason, females of the species can choosehouses married their mares』

After looking at the current Fifth, I turned back to Fredricks pa the quilin

The quilin in its human form looked to be only five tops

“So a fifty year old man laid hands on a five year old?”

The Fifth swung his fist down on ht It hurt like hell

『You Godda like that, idiot!』

“But you said soe and such, didn’t you!?”

As I was holding ain I had already seenhim dote over his animals and complain

『Are those dirty beasts so much more important than us!?』

『A father that’s never even shown me a smile…』

『So I fall short of dogs and cats!? Say so already, damn old man!』

And still, he didn’t direct a smile at his children The only memories I ever saw besides those of his animals were those of him immersed in his work

And around five years after the quilin had been injured

There, the Fifth and the quilin were conversing

“I think it would have been easier if you just showed them in order”

『… I’, and no matter how hard I try, those kids’ faces pop up Deal with it』

Within the stable, just as she had been before… the five year old child rested her head in his lap, as he pat her back

Co herself out, she addressed Fredricks

『Fredricks, be with me? I will be Fredricks’ wife』

Hearing that, he laughed aly

『That so? So you’ll take er, and I won’t say I won’t consider it Your injury’s all healed up, right, May?』

『Yeah!』

His grey hair had expanded, and he looked more weathered than before

“… It’s like a grandfather and granddaughter”

『And that’s why I adequately dodged the subject And wait, I think that’s about all I remember Even so, the truth of the matter is that I’m dead, and the quilin never returned to the Walt House… did she think I broke the promise?』