43 a fresh departure




We survived the giant attack this way.

My father played a trick on me when I woke up, but otherwise, everything was fine.

The master of the Garde Trading Company who caused the incident was rightly punished.

He escaped for a while, but was captured in the border city and sent to King's Landing. There he is awaiting trial, but Viktor of Anaheim's merchant association says his head is sure to be hanged.

He even brought a giant to destroy the city to kill me! Perhaps it's fortunate that he only had to hang me.

I say.

Viktor doesn't seem to have any sympathy for his former rival.

But he doesn't seem to be actively pursuing it either.
He's going to keep the Garde Chamber of Commerce employees intact.

Or perhaps it was the skill of a shrewd merchant, but it was a good thing that few people were lost in this case.

Thus, everything is going to be fine, but I will be staying at Viktor's house for a while to recuperate.

In the meantime, his daughter Karen motions and Lunamaria prevents it.

It's noisy but peaceful proof that I'm not displeased.
Meanwhile, Levin the Swordsman, the brave, has taken the role of mediator for five days, but after five days he leaves.

I heard there is a village in the east that seeks salvation. I'll do my duty as a hero there.

He smiled, shook my hand and departed.
As we parted, Luna Maria whispered to me, "It's possible that we could go together.

"Or we could go together,

I know it is her way of thinking, but I'll just take the feeling.

"I would love to come with you, but she said it would be dependent on me. Well, I'd be relying on her too.

He's grown up, hasn't he, Master Swordsman? The next time you see him, he'll be more mature.

I guess so. If I were to become a legendary hero, he might take my Lunamaria.

That's not true. Even if I had to weigh myself against a thousand brave men, I would choose Master Will.

The girl says it without any embarrassment or hesitation.

Her expression is so serious that it makes me feel embarrassed.

I give her a small thank you.

I say in a small voice, but her voice seems to have been heard, and she smiles at me.

Then, after getting into trouble with the Anaheim family for a while, we resume our journey.

The Cullens, for example.

"'It's no good, I mean it's not--it's not--it's a mistake. You mustn't do that. You need to take a little more care.

And keep me back. Physically.

"Lunamaria's recovery magic, the Anaheim family's sumptuous food, and Karen's delightful conversation helped me recover a lot. I'm over-healing from this. And I'm afraid I won't want to travel if I keep being treated with such pomp and circumstance.

"Then stay with Anaheim forever. I'm not asking you to marry me. Yes, you will be my personal bodyguard.
It sounds fun, but I want to see more of the world.

Maybe because he said in a strong and decisive tone, "I see ......," he blurted out, but eventually allowed to leave.

But the search for the Holy Sword is over. What will you do next?

I look at Luna Maria as Karen asks me.

"I'm just trying to get some perspective for now, but I'd like to have a short term goal as well.

The blind priestess answers her request.

Then shall we go in search of the sacred shield that lies east of Midonia?

"Holy shields?

Yes, there is a dungeon where the shield with God's blessing lies.

It's a good idea, but like the Holy Sword, only a brave man can equip it.

It's okay. Unlike the holy sword, anyone can equip it. However, once equipped, it cannot be deactivated again.

I thought it was not a holy shield, but a cursed shield, but I did not speak of it and decided to head east.
I wanted to have some kind of purpose in traveling around the world.

It's also interesting that once you equip it, you can't take it off again. Whether I equipped it or not, I wanted to get it and study it.

Give it to Vandal's father, he'll be happy to see it.

For filial piety, I followed Lunamaria's recommendation to head east to satisfy my own interests.

The two of you leave the Anaheim mansion with great enthusiasm.
The head of the house, Viktor, his daughter, Karen, and the butler, Johan, will see you off. All the servants of Anaheim will be there to see you off.

Viktor will be

I hope to see you again someday.

And ask to shake hands.

It was the same for me, so I shook his hand and said goodbye.

He also gives me a pass engraved with Viktor's family crest. It will let you into any city in the country.

We thanked him and left.

We walked the streets. The road goes on and on. And beyond that, the blue road.

We walked all the way to the horizon.



We walked out in high spirits, basking in the spring sunshine.