Vol 16 Chapter 304 (1/2)
There is a Rabbit on the Moon
“Peace? Even if you ask me that all of a sudden, there’s no way I would no And wait, what about you?”
In Rhuvenns’ Castle courtyard, Aria was carrying out her daily training Swinging her spear, and shedding her sweat, she use to look nothing but rough
But now, I could feel a bit of sensuality from it Close to two years since we rown as well?
“My peace?”
When I asked Aria about peace, she sent the question right back I foldeddown a bit, I drew out an honest answer from my heart
“If there’s no carnage going on auess it’s peaceful”
Froh
『Ahahaha, it really is a matter of life and death!』
And whose fault do you think that is? Well, I do hold responsibilityon the ancestors
Aria drew back a bit fro that towel over her shoulders, she stuck her spear into the ground
“… Shouldn’t you think about that sort of thing once everything’s over with?”
“Even if you say everything’s over… see, even if we do beat Celes, the probleet extremely busy”
I wanted to think over what I could at the present stage
Aria looked at me
“Well, even if you tell ine it Back when I was in Bahnsei on somewhere every year Some war of a few thousand at the border, and the children were always talking about the knights who performed in them”
From our everyday lives, it was only natural that there was so on somewhere Aria’s expression showed that the word peace didn’t really hit it home for her
“I think I’ll start thinking about it after we beat Celes If we don’t win, then whatever thought I gave to it would have been pointless, see?”
That’s not ed my shoulders And Aria spoke to me
“And so? Did you ot into a fight”
“We weren’t particularly fighting or anything”
She said it would be troubleso her mouth a bit
“Now look here The reason Novem was able to keep the balance was because she was the closest one to you If so, you know… I-influence? That sort of thing will groeaker Don’t blaet loads of wives pushed onto you now”
That would be troubling I thought as I decided to talk with Novem
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Novem’s room
The Valkyries stood on guard as Noveinally, there was plenty of work I wanted her to do, but I had her take a break and stay in her room
When I ca tea
“I can’t prepare any snacks here Should I put in an order?”
The roo she had brought with her in it
Thinking back, Noveiven her various accessories as presents, but such things were preciously tucked away
“No, tea is h So… about what happened”
It looked as if her tea-brewing hands had frozen The Third in the Jewel showed a reaction as well
『It’s rare to see Novem flustered or rather… she was that mindful of it?』
After she prepared the tea in a space of silence, she sat on the sofa and spoke after taking a sip of the cup she’d prepared for herself
“… Are the heads of history listening as well?”
The Third did not answer the glance directed at the Jewel
“Only the Third’s res to me and fulfilled their roles”
There, Noveave just a hint of a smile
“So they fulfilled their roles? That’s good But it’s a bit unfortunate I wanted to meet them someday”
Within the Jewel, the Third quietly
『I’d rather not meet She’s quite the mystery, this one』
In regards to Novem, I shi+fted the conversation from the Jewel and asked what I wanted to
“That aside, Nove for me to aim for peace?”
Noveaze dropped to the cup in her hands, and quietly, quietly she began to speak
“Lyle-sama what is peace?”
“It’s a vague thing I don’t really understand I tried asking ot was that it’s tranquility for one’s self and those around them Perhaps humans can only direct their focus on their is”
If one’s self and everyone around were peaceful, I’m sure the rest was someone else’s business But just how many people weren’t included in that?
“Pease is an illusion Let’s see It’s so like a cloud You look at it as if it were there, and yet you’ll never be able to grasp it Its shape changes as it floith the wind It barely has a set shape to begin with”
I addressed Novem
“And that’s why I shouldn’t aim for it?”
Novem raised her face She made a serious expression
“… If anyone else said it, perhaps it would be a daydream But when it coe influence on the future Your words may be misconstrued, and the humans to come may use them to cause the fall of your own name”
I’ for eet my hands on that seat, I’m sure my name would be left in the books of history
But to that extent?
“Even if pointless battles don’t carry on forever, there are plenty of monsters and bandits At the very least, I think it’s fine if we aim for world that’s a bitto be a century, even a millennium from now”
When I said that h
“Let’s say you unify the continent and set up a stable rule The continent will experience iven a hundred years, man will even be able to set foot on the ot serious, I’m sure they’d be able to reach the moon in a few decades In such a world… Lyle-sama, do you think monsters and bandits will really be a threat?”
From the Jewel, in a serious voice
『The moon, huh… I’d like to call myself a romantic I do hope we find a rabbit up there If the Fifth was around, I’m sure he would’ve danced for joy You think the rabbit on the moon will be able to talk?』
… I’d like him to keep quiet