Volume 2 Chapter 18 (1/2)

Chapter 18 - Growth

Inside the Jewel

Its biggest distinction was easy to notice compared to the Gem before it became Jewel

Gem was a tool to record the Art of the user The condition so that the Art would be recorded was that the user used the Art until its third stage The Art would be recorded by the Gem when the condition was fulfilled

And then, even when the owner changed, if the owner knew the ”way to use Art” and the ”Art's name”, even a neould be able to use the Art froe like the previous owner

In case the owner didn't know these two, the Gee of the Art

However, ed from Gem into Jewel resurrected the personality of the recorded Arts' owner in the figure of their golden age and I could talk with theht to me directly by the ancestors Why it could become like this? Even the ancestors didn't knohy

I was also able to send my consciousness inside the Jewel──inside the round table room

I was able to meet the ancestors ere resurrected as reat difference with Gele roo, and surrounding it were s the total of 22 geem embedded at the center of the round table The chairs for the ancestors were placed surrounding the round table Behind the chairs were the respective distinctive doors of the ancestors

There was also a chair for me, but behind me there was no door──the door to memory roo

By entering there, I was able to watch the memory of the ancestors But, we also didn't understand why these memory rooms existed

In the end, what is a Jewel……there were a lot of things that we didn't understand

The round table room

The fourth who served as the ertip to fix its position while in the e you know, Lyle” now』

I was more bothered with the topic na but I stayed quiet

The first one to speak was the Second

『No, I think this isn't just a bit Isn't this at a fatal degree? It's not norer and comrade equally』

I felt asha of h

The Third put his elbow on the round table and looked at me

『Until now it didn't stand out because he was only alone with Novem-chan or with the instructor too Lyle is surrounded by capable people and he was at the side of getting helped』

The Fifth whispered,

『Your capability in personal relations is catastrophic』

The First swung down his fist on the tbale

『Such thing doesn't irls are already your comrade! So to speak, they are existences who you er!』

I looked at the First

「From my standpoint, it's still not decided if I will accept theh…… Besides, the two of them also aren't my lover aren't they?」

The First messed up his hair

『Look at Arichan's behavior! She is in love with you! Soyou here so do that! Please make her happy, this bastard!』

I don't understand whether he is begging ly at irl Sophia Her house was erased, and fro to becoht now she isn't useful, but she is a girl with no other place to go It should be alright to take care of her until she is able to take care of herself at minimum Even if you abandon her, her personality is like that She will get tricked by bad guys』

Sophisan was overly serious and although not as bad as eable about adventurer Arisan had Zelphy-san, but Sophisan had no one nearby

「N, now that you said it that's true」

The Seventh was looking at me uneasily

『Lyle, in the past aren't you someone as ht and lively, you could do anything……just, what happened?』

Then the Third raised his face

『Ah, that's also in ht? What kind of treatment did you receive?』

The Third showed interest at h I called it a cold treateneral already

「……I think it's just like everyone iine Err, it hen I was around ten years old Since I received a saber as my birthday present I think?」

From there I talked about my treatment at my house to the ancestors

But, the ancestors' faces were turning pale before ot treated coldly, the place of arden that I used to train

My , the utensils would be taken by the servant when they ca the next meal

The private tutor only handed , I read those books in my room and studied by myself

I never talked with anyone ──If there was so, I would only be told indifferently and I also never conversed with nored Thinking back now, it was only Novem ould call out to me when she caetting knocked around by the young retainers

Come to think of it, there was a time when I forced myself too much and e even at that time No doctor came, and I also didn't receive any medicine

……Until then Until I was ten years old if I'm not mistaken……I can't remember The hazy memory of kind parents, the ti with my family…… I could recall until there but, no other memory came out

I heldwas out of place I couldn't recall it in detail

「……Eh? It feels like soe」

I couldn't recall ht of that as strange

『That's totally strange! Brod, did you really raise Maizel correctly huh! Because this is ienuine life of house arrest!』

The Sixth who grabbed the collar of the Seventh randson, but I heard that the relationshi+p of father and the Sixth was cold

The Seventh was also confused

『N, no, I never thought that it would be this bad! E, even I didn't iine that Lyle would receive that kind of treatment!』

It seemed the me that the Seventh kneas loved and anticipated by my family and also by the retainers I said see that happened to other person

The Second sweated

『They treated the eldest son like that Or rather, that's not a treatment for a child Even the livelihood of second son and lower living at home is still far better than that ……Well, I don't really kno other house is though』

The Fourth was also a bit bewildered

『It's far surpassed ination that I don't knohat to say Further their hand, that's not nor silent But, his eyes were looking at me with a complicated expression, then he hid his face with his hand

「Eh? Err? ……That treathed drily

『Yep Other than you not getting thrown out, everything else is the worst It's far too terrible than e iht now』

The First folded his arms with a serious face, then he looked at er?』

「Ne, never They at least properly brought me food」

Then the First spoke with a small voice

『I see At least there is that』

The Fourth clapped his hand, then the Seventh who got his collar grabbed was released and everyone sat down

『Yes Then, now that the cause why Lyle is more hopeless than expected has been cleared, let's think constructively about the future fros with this as a chance Let's make use of this chance as ed

『Regarding Lyle's ignorance of the world, It's fine to change our perception of hiet it unless he is told” to ”he will understand if he is told” Rather we can consider Lyle as doing better if he is in this state even after receiving that kind of treatment in his emotional period』

Then, the Seventh turned a sad expression toward e of attitude from the ancestors made me felt scared instead Was it really that terrible? For me that was normal

Somehow, it felt hard to stay here Then the Fourth switched the topic

『Then let's decide about our plan going forward Look, about Lyle's combat style』

Apparently they talked about er

『That's right! This is only perhaps but, Lyle ht be a specialized type You know, that dexterity he displayed when he fought with the leader-kun of the bandit group before this, I think it was really a』

I tilted my head

「……Dexterity?」

The Second was a bit exasperated Gaze was directed at the Fourth

『No, why didn't you get it? Look, it's that time when you used tord style with saber and short sword That was skillful even fro like that perhaps that's ihtened his back

『There is only me huh But, my tord style used two short swords As expected it's impossible to use tord style with saber』

「……We have two arh?」

The Sixth rubbed the corner of his eye with his fingertip

『That thinking is already strange Normally a person has dominant arm Well, froht about it you are a type who goes through ”growth” extremely in one part』

The Second folded his arms and nodded several tirow specialized In fact, rather than groith half-baked rate at everything, it's easier to decide your own style like this, after all there won't be any hesitation What you can and cannot do areto the conversation of the ancestors Certainly, the current me often ran out of mana But, I had the perception that previously I hadside

I fell into mana insufficiency should be due to this cursed tool called Jewel that was suckingthat aside, I was really curious about the word ”growth” that came out in this conversation When I silently raised my hand, the Fourth said 『Yes, Lyle』 as perathered on rowth” everyonethat terrible just now?

……Speaking fronorant of the world

『That's iroill absolutely have coe!』

The second messed up his hair in confusion, then the First confir ever happen to you while living your days? You know, a feeling like pikkiiin! Your health will suddenly get worse, and then after staying in bed that sensation will come!』

The Third hid half his face with his left hand while pondering

『Eh? Isn't the sensation felt like buwah─? Leaving that aside, in Lyle's case he was in house arrest, so perhaps he earned few experience? You know, various life experience is necessary for growth after all』

Growth──that was a phenomenon that occurred in order to advance to the next level

Apparently at first the body condition would becoood or soh the sickness was a lie There was a also a lot of cases where people could do what they couldn't do before by experiencing growth

About that growth, apparently by si normally people would at least experience it once by the tie

Groould happen two or three ti ht, soldier, or adventurer would experience it five or sixth tiroould co monster apparently Apparently, because I never heard so like this until now

The Seventh pondered

『In Lyle's case, the environ like this, most time the family would stay quiet about it until that tirowth the faly That's the norm but……』

Apparently the person's rowth and they would cause blunder The fa Apparently that was the normal custom

What an unpleasant custom