“I was a little worried because she was doing long treatments many times a day, so I told her that she needed to rest a little…… She didn’t listen to me because she said that it would be more tiring if she didn’t do the treatment. In fact, during the journey when she couldn’t do the treatment, she was gradually getting sicker, but as soon as we came to this city and she started to do the treatment, she was fine again.”
I-Is she really okay?
“I’ve heard that you were the one who taught her how that healing method.”
“……I-is that so?”
But I told her not to mention to anyone that I was the one who taught her how to do it…. Maybe I should make a note of this again.
“But to abandon a baby of your size into the Demon Forest because of low magical aptitude value…… What the hell is going on?”
By the way, Chris left the Brazel house about four years ago. It seems that was shortly after I was abandoned, right around the time I met Fana.
At this moment,
Thump, thump, thump.
We heard a loud thump on the window of the room. When we turned around, we saw a black owl banging on the window from outside.
Chris mutters suspiciously.
“Hmm? That is…… The Sound Owl used by the Brazel family for message transmission? I wonder if something happened?”
Chris opened the window and the owl flew into the room. For a moment, he swirled between me and Chris, and then landed on Chris’s shoulder.
The owl opens its beak and begins to speak.
“Chris, it’s father. I don’t know where you are now, but I want you to come back as soon as possible. Something terrible has happened. This matter is of great importance.”
It’s not like the owl is talking. Through the owl, Chris’s father is sending a message to her.
“Something terrible? ……Just what on earth has happened?”
“The vicious monsters that inhabit the Demon Forest are coming out of the forest one after another. We are trying hard to defeat them, but they are all powerful and numerous. We are having a hard time. For now, the capital city of Breze is safe, but there are many monsters coming here as well. Thanks to the walls and barriers, we are barely preventing them from entering the city.”
“The monsters of the Demon Forest……? They seldom come out of the forest……”
“It may be wrong to ask you to do this when you have already left home……but….”
The owl continues his message, ignoring Chris who is in shock.
“In the unlikely event that the capital falls, the whole country will be threatened by the monsters of the Demon Forest, so this should not be unrelated to you even though you left your home. …… Anyway, I want to have as much strength as possible now. Please help me as soon as possible. Please, Chris.”
“F-father……”
Then the owl fell silent. If it was more advanced magic, it would be possible to have a direct conversation, but in this case, the owl would not be able to respond to her question and would only be able to convey the contents that had been prepared on it in advance.
“It looks like a tough situation.”
“It seems so.……”
“Chris-oneechan, what are you going to do?”
“I can’t afford to overlook the danger of my hometown, if I borrow a horse and hurry back…… I should be able to get there in ten days……”
She must have a strong sense of justice, apparently, she is preparing to return now.
“Reus-dono…… No, you who were abandoned shortly after birth have no obligation to help your hometown.”
After muttering to herself, Chris left the room.
“Is this really okay? I’m not sure, but it seems to be your hometown you know. There must be a family that is connected to you by blood.”
“It’s okay, I don’t really feel that way at all.…… Just…..”
“Just?”
The Demon Forest is a different story. After all, Wolf-kaachan and the others are living there.
“That Demon Forest, which has dense magical power, is supposed to be a comfortable environment for monsters to live in, but for some reason, they are fleeing from the Demon Forest all at once. I think there’s definitely something going on in the forest.”
I was worried about the wolves. But from the message just now, it doesn’t tell us anything about what happened in the forest.
“Right, I’ll ask Kaa-chan directly. I want to confirm their safety as well.”
That’s why I decided to summon Wolf-kaachan in the garden of the inn.
This is translated by Yume Neiji. Kindly read at yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com.
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