Volume 6 Chapter 70 (2/2)

She fell from her knees and then she held her head

「I once heard about it When Griffon is enjoying the hunt……it's over We're going to get toyed around by thatkilled」

When the commander lost their nerve, it would quickly spread to the whole ar! We have to immediately act in order to take counteret killed!」

Morris reached out to make her stood up, but Norma slapped away that hand and yelled

「You're idiot! Only the elite even a to face it with this kind of roup and battered city!?」

Nor her like that, Lionel thought

(I gotta run I can't die in this kind of place Even though I finally obtained a chance I need escape to a safe place and aim at the next chance tothat place with an unsteady gait──

Night

We were eating dinner around a bonfire When we finished,

As expected it seeriffon showed up But, the ancestors had been , so riffon huh」

Arisan responded to

「How can you act that calm!? It's like we are deceived here!」

Clarsan corrected Arisan's opinion

「No, we are deceived for real I heard that the istrate ran away and reported to the palace I also heard that the request the town sent also reached the palace The palace should know about the correct state of this case」

There was no doubt that they knew With that s could be explained How someone hated became the captain, and the disordered mishmash of nobles and soldiers

Arisan was du like this」

I also felt the sa for this

Clarsan looked at riffon Lyle-san, have you considered retreating?」

Clarsan calmly spoke the pertinent opinion as an adventurer In respond, Arisan stood up

「Wait! Are you saying to abandon the people here!?」

「……It'll be ideal to save everyone, but we also should understand that we aren't strong enough for that」

「But……such thing……」

Warm drink was poured into the cup I received after the ht's cold air

I put the cup on my mouth and took a sip

Shannon was in a dither while looking for help at Mirandsan

「Onee-sa be done?」

「As expected it's impossible to rally back from this state Besides everyone don't have thedown

「Griffon is it……I cannot see hoe can e it somehoith our current lineup Or rather, it's your father who gave this request wasn't it? He will do this kind of foul play toward his daughters?」

Mirandsan crossed her legs and placed her elbow on her knee She placed her chin on her hand Her figure when answering Evsan's question looked somewhat annoyed

「He is that kind of parent At this point it also becouy, he planned to kill Lyle here ……He is really a pathetic guy」

That guy, she uy……but, no one was able to reproach her that she said too athered on Shannon who fell into silence

The one asked to stay behind was only Mirandsan……I understood that Ralph-san's thinking was focused on his house but, like this it was just too pitiful for Shannon

Sophisan asked Evsan

「Is there any legend that riffon」

「It's troubling even if you ask me It'll be a different story if I've seen it directly but, in the first place legend or song has soeration in them」

「I, is that so」

Sophisan was in a low spirit

Monica was just like usual

「I willis unfair Even I cannot fly without supplemental equipment」

……This fellow, she's useless when it's crucial

Nove for my word

The inside of the Jeas coo I was troubled of what to do Froht griffon

However, they didn't say anything right now

Could it be they were testing riffon only ca away it'll be too dangerous to do it at night」

We decided the night watch turn and then slept

I sent my consciousness inside the Jewel

Inside the Jewel

The Third was talking with the Second with an unusually serious face The other ancestors atching that quietly

『They look similar』

『To think that ould meet a kid who looks exactly like Dewy-niisan I never even dreainally it was Dewy-san who should become the third head of Walt House

The Second talked with a cohtly sad and also happy

『It wouldn't be strange for a kid with similar appearance to exist somewhere but, I wonder if this is what they called fate』

The Third also nodded a bit

『Isn't this good? If the Second vanished early, you wouldn't be able to meet with Lukkun Lyle only came here by coincidence but, with this Lukkun can be saved』

『You're right I want to save him』

Dewy-san died before he became the head of the house

Because of that, the second say Sleigh inherited the house

It wasn't a guarantee that the eldest son would always inherit the house safely

That hy, people had more than one son

However, the increased number of children sometimes would also quarrel for the headshi+p of the fa like that never happened in Walt House No, if such thing occurred, then surely the house wouldn't be able to grasp its current glory

I who couldn't inherit that glory didn't have any right to say anything though

The Second looked at me

『It's uess that so must have happened Dewy-san died and the Third becauess that

But, I didn't know the detail

『……It's also aard to keep it unclear like this』

When the Second said that, the Third scratched his head

『You're right We want Lyle to do his best after all We should tell him the reason』

The reason why the Second and the Third were fixated to the boy nahtened his posture

『It's not like there was a complicated circu』

The Second stood up

『Lyle, come with us for a bit』

The Second's h usually it was sunny, it was raining only for today Furthermore the rain was a heavy one The visibility was poor

When I spread my hands, I could only see the rain but unable to touch it But, there was certainly the sensation of stepping on round

The et dirtied This was awet under a heavy rain was a strange feeling

The Second alking in front of me

The fierce rain and the bad visibility would ht of the second if I didn't focus

「Did so happen?」

『You'll understand if you follow me』

The Second was a man of feords We walked until a certain place wordlessly and then stopped

『This isn't just h──the Third'sthat I have never seen before until now』

The Jeas a , he started talking about that day

『That day I proh──to the two of the But, I left the ood at theheavily when I returned』

Perhaps it was an unforgettable day for the Second He remembered even the sht present for them

『When I returned, the people in the mansion were panicked because the two of the around for theht that perhaps they remembered the pro voices inside the heavy rain

When I turned aze toward the voices, there were two children there

And then……a one-horned rabbit with a horn jutting out fro its butt high in a preparation stance to jump anytime

『Nii-chan!』

A soaked wet blonde haired boy was crying HeThird

The other boy was Luka──no, the boy was really siet behind Nii-chan! I, it'll be fine』

A one-horned rabbit entered the village

Perhaps it was a trivial ainst an adult, but it was a threat from the perspective of two children

Dewy readied his training bow

『I, I' to let you harh he was still so young, but the one-horned rabbit was seething with killing intent I couldn't bear watching and took a step forward to do so, but the Second lost his self-control earlier than me and rushed out to stand in front of the one-horned rabbit However, the one-horned rabbit passed through the Second──ju at Dewy

The sharp horn stabbed the chest of the still young boy

Sleigh cried out loudly Deas struggling in anguish I couldn't touch him even when I reached out It was impossible to touch hi to cry

The one-horned rabbit didn't stop It pulled out its horn and aih this time

The instant it jumped toward him

Inside the rain, a sharp arrow pierced the one-horned rabbit's body

It didn't stop with just one Several arrows stabbed the one-horned rabbit's body The force of the arrows changed the direction of the one-horned rabbit's body

When I looked at the direction the arrow ca a boas there

Crassel hurriedly ran closer Sleigh was crying while pleading to hied Dewy's body

The blood overflowing froround

『Dewy!? Oi, Dewy!!』

He called to hihtly His words couldn't be heard because of the rain and Sleigh's crying voice

Crassel placed his hands on Dewy's chest to stop his bleeding, but blood was flowing rapidly fro you to the rand for you』

I could do nothing except watching this scene

The wound was obviously fatal frolance

The panicked Crassel called at Dewy many times but there was no reply

The small life vanished in his arms……

『I'm sorry I didn't h ……I'ed him, and then he loudly cried and shouted toward the sky

The Second looked e himself

『……It was really pathetic It makes me hate myself』

「Tha, that's not」

Before I finished speaking, the Second shook his head

『It'sunable to protect Dewy It would be okay if only I kept one to practice bow

The rain fell so they took shelter fro for a while so they tried going back to the ot wet fro under the rain unable to see well because of it, Sleight crashed on a one-horned rabbit

Watching Crassel and Sleigh crying, I realized what kind of feeling the two of the on Luka

And then the reason why the First until the Third were hating one-horned rabbit also became clear I was puzzled why they hated thatthe reason

……I also somehow understood why the three of them didn't speak of the reason clearly Surely they didn't want to touch the happening of this day No, perhaps they were unable to bring theing the scenery』

The Second's words cut rey color It was slowly changing color to a different scenery When color returned to the scenery, it was a bow training place

There a sh

It seemed he made small bows for use of children and the two of theet with his arrow

The distance was short and it wouldn't be hard to hit the target, but Crassel looked happy

『You did great, Dewy!』

『Yep!』

On the other hand, Sleigh couldn't do it well so it looked like he wanted to cry Seeing that, Crassel ran to hih, hold your bow h who couldn't do it well looked at his big brother Dewy and cried

『Let's work harder, Sleigh』

『……yes』

The Second was looking at that scene with a sad sh was obedient You wouldn't be able to i behind Dewy and playing Deas honest and kind He was also taking care of Sleigh often because he was the big brother Perhaps……this was the time when I was thebow and the children training diligently

『I ard after all I didn't understand they way to play My father was like that after all, I couldn't remember what he did for me at my childhood』

The First Basil, even from my standpoint he was an aard person

I didn't know if he ever played properly with his child

The Second looked back at me

『Lyle……I don't want to see that kid die I also understand that he isn't Dewy but, this is a request fro that he wanted me to protect Luka

I silently nodded and looked at Dewy's figure

He looked siuess it was Luka who looked similar with Dewy

The Second scratched his head in embarrass like that』

「They why are you showingto ask for a favor, then I believe that I also have to explain the reason』

The Second's face turned serious

『Say, I' the topic but…… You, actually can use my Art can't you?』

I beca those words I feltyou Certainly I was angry several ti that you failed on purpose』

「……It's true that I was unable to do it」

『Really?』

When I fell silent, the Second shtly

『You, you h』

When I liftedonce more

This tih had grown

But, his hand was holding a sword instead of a bow

Crassel was h, do you hate bow?』

Sleigh looked down and wouldn't look at Crassel's face And then, his gaze wandered

『……I don't hate it It's just I'ood with』

Seeing Sleighthe same reaction like me made me felt embarrassed for some reason

If he was honest Crassel wanted hi sword in training

The Second watched that scene while,

『Thinking back now……Sleightthat day with him all this ti brother if he brought a sword instead of a bow?

I didn't knohether he was thinking like that, but Sleigh wouldn't even look at bow any brother