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Never touch Eldmia Egga - Episode 197

"Sister Alicia! I'm here!"

"Hey, hey you bastard! Where did you come crawling in without a single letter?!"

hmm. It's the first time I've heard this cry in almost two years, but it always sounds like it was boiled in a train firebox..

As soon as I entered the store, Mrs. Alicia, who ran out of the kitchen, came up to me and jumped! I hit my forearm with my palm until it made a noise..

"Ouch! Are you still active?."

"It was crazy. You're just a swordsman. What on earth happened to you last time? It wasn't like there were people like nobles coming and making a fuss... Oh my! Mr. Asilier happened to be with us at the same time.!"

"It’s been a while, Alicia. Fortunately, the matter was sorted out somehow.."

Mrs. Alicia, who had been hitting on me with a grim face, only smiled at Asilier with an infinitely gentle smile and congratulated her, saying that everything was going well. I looked at the faces of the kids snooping around to see what was going on in this commotion, but surprisingly, there was no face I recognized..

"Are all the kids independent? I don't know any faces?"

"What is independence? Everyone went to work. There's no room for those who don't work at this hour!"

"oh. They say things are going well, but it seems to be true. But is there any room left??"

"Why are you looking for a spare room? Go home."

"There are things that can be called companions in their own way. We don’t know, but we need to find accommodation.."

Mrs. Alicia glanced at my answer as if disapproving, then went back into the kitchen and said:.

"If it's you and Asilier, I don't have time to spare. Because it's no longer an inn. There are a lot of inns near the Adventurer's Guild, so check them out.."

"I would go so far as to say that there are a lot of them.?"

"okay. It used to be an unattractive outskirt, but it has become a good place for new adventurers who don't want to have anything to do with war.."

hmm? This is a story I couldn't hear even in Asilier's letter. When I turned my head to look at her, I realized that she didn't know much about Asili either..

"After L.D. left, I lived a bit... leisurely.."

"Don't even talk. I really felt like my soul had gone out for a while, so I couldn't watch it...."

"Ah Alicia? I think the stew is burning.!"

"huh? this!"

I glanced at Asilier, who seemed to have seen an opportunity and turned the horse around, with a puzzled expression, and for no reason I got hit on the other forearm as well..

"My brother lived here too.?"

"huh?"

When I looked down, I saw one of the kids who had come close to me, looking at me with his eyes shining..

"Are you from here? No. My brother is the one who created this place.."

"yes? This is what Ms. Alicia made with the priests.?"

"Unbelievable! sister? How on earth do you teach kids to study history??"

Growing up without knowing the epic story about Eldmia Egar, the prophet who led the first members of Lady Alicia's inn, Ragnis and others. There's a problem with historical consciousness..

"Stop fucking around and go if you have nothing to do and come back in the evening. busy!"

"Of course. If you're curious, be on time for dinner, kids. The reason you live in such a blessed environment is because you followed in the footsteps of this older brother...."

My speech was interrupted by dirt-covered green onion roots flying through the air..

As I escaped the building that was now a daycare center, dodging the projectiles aimed precisely at me, the children inside burst out in bright laughter..

"How can you laugh so joyfully at the pain of others? These guys have the qualities of a decent adventurer.."

"It looks like fun, huh? I see puns coming out naturally.."

"Well... not bad.."

Except for what happened with Ragnis, Alicia's inn was a place that didn't really have any bad memories. In many ways, it was a place that held good memories within me..

I got back on the horse, sat Asilier in front of me, and spoke in a strangely refreshed mood..

"Now that we've said hello, let's go to the cabin.?"

"Umm. I think it looks a bit miserable. I have to go eventually."

I asked what they were talking about and they said that when I got caught up in the demons' gate, I was in such a hurry to get out that I couldn't even close the cabin door. I think it will be difficult for not only the family but also the livestock they are raising to stay alive..

Even though the city had changed so much, the road to the cabin didn't seem to have changed much. When the leaves began to fall and the branches began to appear bare, the forest began to welcome us with its autumn-like appearance, and even the sound of water flowing down from the valley could be heard little by little. As I stood at the site of the village, I paused for a moment and looked at the hill. saw.

The grave I made was clearly visible from here..

"I want to stop by and go?"

"...no. I want to stop by before I leave."

There were times when I cried all the time when I was young, and there were times when my sadness was greatly diluted while living with Asilier, so now I feel more of a sense of duty as a child than an emotion. Rather, the road to the cabin, leaving the ruins and tombs behind, evoked even more emotions..

2Perhaps because a year or so is not an easy period of time, it made people emotional..

"It feels like years have passed in just the past few days.."

"I know. It was eventful."

In fact, for most people, it was not an eventful event but something close to a disaster. Even on the way here.

When I think about it, when I first left, I thought I would come back only after I captured the demon commander, but I'm a little hesitant..

"Umm?"

"why?"

"who's in the cabin."

Holy crap. It's been a few weeks and there's already an outsider who found the empty house and occupied it? Even if it's my fault for leaving the door unlocked, it's not easy to accept.?

"But... the livestock are alive too.?"

Asilier perked her ears and tilted her head, but there was no need for me to question it..

Because we drove the horse quickly, with the intention of running up and splitting the top of his head, the hut was already in our sight..

At the sudden sound of horse hooves, the big man who was feeding the chickens raised his head and looked at us..

"jin?"

"what? older brother? Are you back??"

Jin, a foreigner from Ladan across the sea and who called me brother without hesitation, was looking at us with surprised eyes..

"What are you doing here?"

"What are you doing? I was guarding the house after Mr. Asilier disappeared with the nobles who suddenly appeared last time.."

"...continued after that?"

"ha ha ha. Not to that extent. I was just paying enough attention to these guys so that they wouldn't starve.."

The guy who smiled sheepishly as if it was no big deal seemed to have walked without even saying a word. Moreover, contrary to the claim that they only fed the livestock, judging by the neatness of the surroundings of the house, it was not difficult to guess that they even paid attention to cleaning..

"thank you god Honestly, I thought he ran away or starved to death.."

"I received something, so I have to give it to you at least this much. Did you come back??"

"no. I haven't even been near the battlefield yet. This time I came to organize my house and luggage.."

"Speaking of organizing... did you decide to go together??"

As I lowered Asilier from the horse and nodded, the guy nodded with a faint smile..

"Fortunately, the. Anyway, Mr. Asilier, since your brother left,..."

"I need to clean the house!"

"Uh... I've done everything...."

I just smiled as I saw Asilier desperately interrupting her conversation, probably because she didn't want to let anyone know how gloomy she had been after I left. Jin, who understood the situation, also raised his hands instead of finishing his sentence..

"You seem to have become stronger.."

"Do you think you've gotten bigger too? Do you work as an adventurer??"

"ha ha ha. You will be surprised to hear how much I participated in the construction of Ogwen's walls. Even after all this, they are a popular workforce.."

but. People felt threatened because of the racial difference, but after getting used to it, this guy never got into trouble..

Jin says it was my grace, but in the end, it was his constant efforts that broke the prejudices built up by various cultures, including slavery, that exist in Ladan..

"By the way, if you are organizing your luggage, you will also be disposing of your livestock.?"

"That's how it should be. I think I'll go to the uncle I saw later, slaughter it, and then give it to Mrs. Alicia as a gift.."

It's not like I'm short of money anyway. I'm sure they'll like it if you bring it to me. It will help, even if only slightly..

"Now it's Gunter's butcher shop, not Uncle Bon's butcher shop.."

"Eh? Did he run the family business? They told me I was going to be an adventurer.?"

"It actually happened. After less than a month, I gave up and came back. Don't you think you'll find it really funny when you go and see it later? He wears an iron adventurer's badge around his neck and solemnly eats meat as if it's something to brag about...."

"Damn, it's so bad. I jumped out without even being able to get a raise.?"

The conversation, which started with the memory of a braggart with the face of a warrior in battle, continued for quite a long time. Alec and Remiri's bloody love affair, a brief affair that occurred as the number of adventurers increased, Mrs. Alicia's stabbing by adventurers who tried to touch children while creating a romantic atmosphere, etc..

"A lot has happened."

"Aren’t you like that too, brother??"

"me?"

It was only after hearing Jin’s question that I recalled my memories..

In fact, things were quiet for about a year after I first moved to the capital. I was busy learning, I was busy using my brain to rightfully refuse the preferential treatment that the Ogatorf family was trying to give me, and after registering as an adventurer for the first time, I lived a tight life collaborating with all kinds of idiots to raise my level... but still, there were major events that happened recently. You can't even show a business card in front of someone..

"To be exact, there's been a lot going on in the last few months.."

When I think of all the times I've been stabbed in the stomach and almost killed by a demon, I naturally burst into laughter..

The past is like magic. It's so mysterious that we can remain calm just by the fact that it has already passed..

"Enough to have a conversation at Ms. Alicia's daycare this evening.."

I won't be able to tell you how many stories are related to Esmue or the demons, but it will be enough..