For some reason, Galia and Meliena began shouting that the Adventurer’s Guild had kidnapped me immediately after I was born. But that is all wrong. It was they who abandoned me near the Demon Forest because they mistook that I had low magical aptitude.
The guild leader retorted.
“What are you talking about? We will never do such thing!”
“Don’t deny it! I will never forgive you for making me be apart from my beloved child!”
“Since then, we can’t forget about Reus. Not a single day has gone by with such dread!”
However, Galia and Meliena went enraged with their voices rising. In response, their vassals glared at the adventurers.
『Master, that couple are both quite the raccoon. They are showing tears, but they don’t seem to be sincere.』
(Yes, it looks like I was born to such outrageous parents.)
I’d rather die than go back with these guys. That’s when I decided to open my mouth for the first time.
“I have been listening since a while ago. You could say whatever you want but I don’t have the intention of going back anyway.”
“~~~~~~!? R-Re-Reus spoke!??”
Galia and Meliena are both shocked.
“Y-you can really speak……!? And so fluently at that!?”
“That’s not important. Rather than that, did you hear what I said? I’m not going back.”
“W-what are you saying!? We are your parents!”
“That’s right! I am without a doubt the mother who gave birth to you, Reus! Come, let’s go home together right now!”
Apparently, they didn’t think I was already conscious right after I was born. After that magic aptitude test, I could clearly hear that Galia had told her that he was going to abandon me, and Meliena readily agreed to that. She was even disgusted looking at me. I remember her saying, “Such loser is not my child.”
“No, I’m not going back. Speaking of which, you guys said that the Adventurer’s Guild kidnapped me, but you guys abandoned me, didn’t you? It’s faint, but I have a memory. I was abandoned near the Demon Forest.”
“~~~~!?”
—With their true face revealed, the two of them grimaced. Since it was handled in secret, most of the people with them were uninformed. In proof to that, even their vassals began to be puzzled by my statement.
“T-that can’t be! There is no way we would abandon you!”
“Right! You must have remembered it wrong! The fear you felt when you were kidnapped must have altered your memory!”
They hurriedly made a weak rebuttal.
“No, or maybe, you were brainwashed by the Adventurer’s Guild…… Damn! What a thing you did!”
“These guys are devils after all! How dare they make our adorable son say such things…… (Sob, sob)!”
They want to make the Adventurer’s Guild the bad guy at all costs. They don’t even want to admit their fault.
“There is no point in talking any more! We have no choice but to take strong measures! It’s all their fault!”
Then, while blaming the Adventurer’s Guild, Galia tries to use his power. Just when the two sides were about to clash in the entrance lobby, the guild leader made a proposal to the Brazel family.
“Wait! Suddenly coming to someone else’s territory and starting a fight, it will definitely affect the reputation of the Brazel family. I’m sure you also want to avoid that. Why not at least make it a formal duel? Of course, if you win, I’ll hand over Reus to you quietly.”
“……What?”
“Five participants from each side are selected and they fight one-on-one. It’s a knockout competition. Whoever annihilates their opponent in the end wins. As simple as that.”
Uh-. It’s like I’ve been made into a prize without my permission.
“We will use the training ground. To be honest, it would be troubling if you caused a disturbance in a place like this. I don’t think it’s a bad idea for you either, right?”
As he spoke, the guild leader glanced around. Before he knew it, a large number of adventurers had gathered, surrounding the Brazel family, a little over thirty people in number.
“……Very well. We will go along with that proposal.”
Perhaps realizing that it would be a bad idea to continue confronting each other, Galia agreed.
This is translated by Yume Neiji. Kindly read at yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com.
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