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-A Druid's Perspective

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What's wrong?"

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I don't know how to deal with his attitude, which is so different from the last time I saw him.

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It was a few years ago.

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I saw you with a child adventurer. I wonder if it was that girl, Ivy, who's been the talk of the town lately.

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Sheesh.

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I guess being with me is getting me a lot of attention.

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I'll have to talk to Ivy tomorrow.

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If she doesn't want the attention, why am I ......?

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I clench my hands together.

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"Druid?"

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'Oh, my bad. Yes."

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I haven't seen him in a long time. I haven't seen that look on a druid's face in a long time.

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Gilmouth told me too, that you smile naturally.

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Is it that different?

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I remember the old days," he said. I told Silila about it and she said, 'Not long ago you were garbage as a person. You were robbing me of that smile.'

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...... eh?

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Cirila is that mature wife, right?

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She came to greet me once.

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'Pfft, surely you can't be called garbage for stealing that druid's smile.

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"Brother."

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What's wrong?

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I was never one to admit my mistakes.

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Are you sure it's real?

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He wouldn't let me keep the store for any length of time, so I went straight to my father.

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Has the story changed?

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The store?

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Well, my father is old enough.

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It's time for me to leave the restaurant to him.

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My father said to me, 'Try it for a month. You need to get a grip on reality.

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Reality?　

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What do you mean?

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Is the store in danger?

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I haven't heard anything about that.

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I had a month to get my father's approval and take over the store. But I guess customers are honest, aren't they?

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Customers?"

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'Yeah, when I'm the only one in the store, I don't get many customers. When Cirila and my mother are around, they usually come in."

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...... It's because of my brother's personality.

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Maybe it's unconscious, but it's because he doesn't mind saying things that are condescending to others.

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Still, I've calmed down a lot compared to the past.

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Well, there are things that can be conveyed from the atmosphere even if you are careful not to say them out loud.

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I tried to do my best, but I couldn't get any results at all. I got frustrated and lashed out at Shirila.

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Wow, that must have been tough on your wife.

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Well, Sirila told me, 'You knew what you were getting into.

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Sounds like you got a great guy for a wife, brother.

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Oh, Silila, you're the one who came to greet me, but I turned her away because I didn't want my brother to find out.

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I'm sorry about that.

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You must have had a surprised look on your face, 'Maybe you didn't notice?　He smiled and said to me, "You are the worst in the eyes of others as a business person, or even as a human being. I didn't understand what he said for a moment."

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......As for being the worst as a human being, isn't that a bit much?

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'Hahaha, I don't know how to say this even though I understand what you mean. My mother, instead of defending me when she hears about it, she talks to Silila in a laid-back way, 'How could you come to marry a son like this?'"

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.............

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'I was stunned by so much of it.

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That's, well, that's going to happen.

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But I guess my brother is growing up too.

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He used to get so angry at the slightest mockery.

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The next day, I was tending bar, and Tokihi, one of the regulars, who must have looked pretty terrible, looked at me and sighed loudly.

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Mr. Tokihi, huh?

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He was someone who took good care of me, too.

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I wonder how he is.

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He said, "It's getting harder and harder to get customers. Are you going to close down the store? I was furious because of what had happened the day before. I just told him what was on my mind.

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Brother, what a thing to say to a customer.

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'I'm trying my best, but they won't recognize me, or that this happened because I lost my star.'

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...... Oh, I still can't forgive you.

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I quickly turn my gaze to my feet.

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The hand that is clasped in my hand comes into view.

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I didn't realize it, but it looks like I was putting a lot of effort into it.

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My fingernails are digging into my palms.

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I remember that I always had scars on my hands when I talked to my brothers.

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I think I said a lot of things.

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What did my brother want to say?

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That he still can't forgive?

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"'I thought I had grown as a person a little since the stars went out, but ...... it's pathetic that I'm still hung up on such nonsense. The only brother here that the town needs is the youngest one!"

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What?"

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"'Did this happen because the stars went out?　No, you're not. You and your second brother were garbage as people. The druid gave you a chance to grow as a person. Well, you still look like the worst human being around." ......That's what Tokihi said to me."

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Come to think of it, Tokihi-san was a kind man who would warn his brothers with a sigh.

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I wonder why. I remember being called 'garbage' and 'the worst human being' many times, but until now, I put it away as 'the backbiting of those who couldn't have it. I don't know what to say ...... but at this time ....... I was shocked."

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Brother.

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Tokihi's words bothered me, so I asked my father about it. 'What would you do if I told you that a druid would take over the store?' He said. My father said, 'He'll leave it right away. He's not the kind of boy who would make a fool of anyone.

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Come to think of it, I haven't talked to my father in a few years.

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"At the end of the month, my father said, 'Do you understand that you can't do this?'　Business does not end when you sell something. It is important to connect with people. In particular, store owners are often approached for advice. It is important not only to listen carefully to each of them and solve them, but also to work together with them to solve their problems. You are better than you used to be, but you still look down on others. I can't entrust the store to someone like that. I'll leave the store to Sirila."

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Consultation, huh?

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Surely many people have asked my father for advice.

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He was consulted about things that were completely different from business, and he and my mother were troubled by them.

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I was shocked. I didn't expect Silila to take over the business. But it seems that both my mother and Cyrilla already knew about it. Did the druid know?"

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I just heard about it for the first time.

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I see."

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My brother had always said that he would be the one to take over the store.

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My father's decision would have been astonishing.

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But I see, Mr. Sirila is taking over.

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Then I'm relieved.

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There is a saying that my mother has been telling me for a long time. My mother always said to me, 'Skills and stars are just an added bonus. Don't forget that.

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I've been told that too.

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It's true that skills can make your job easier. If you have good stars, you can do it a little better than others. But you can make up for it with effort. So think of your skills and stars as a bonus.

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I guess I can say that because my mother has seen my father's efforts up close.

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She has given me a lot to think about over the past month. Maybe that's why I was able to accept Tokihi's words and those of my father and mother with a different feeling than usual. However, to be honest, I am still concerned with skills and stars. But I've come to realize that that's not enough."

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I see.

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You finally realized it.

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I guess my father and mother's efforts finally paid off.

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That's good.

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I told Shirila, "The disappearance of the stars has helped you grow a little as a person. And now you've grown a little more. If you had stayed the same, I would have divorced you."

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...... Sirila, I don't think we should judge people by their appearances.

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I really think she looks like a mature person.

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'Druid, my bad. I've done a lot of terrible things because I'm too hung up on the stars. Now I understand that makes me a lousy human being."

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No, it was 'we' who caused it, right?" What?

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I looked at my brother who interrupted me and he looked a little pained.

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'It was the druid who was most saddened by the attitude of me and Dorgas. He wanted to do something about it. You were kind to us, even to those who didn't like us. And yet we've done so many terrible things to you because of the disappearance of the stars."

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That's not true.

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It was for my father. I felt like my family was falling apart. So I can't say it was for my brothers."

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You don't remember?"

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What?"

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'You asked me, didn't you?　'If you have fewer stars, can you be kinder to others?' And. I don't remember what I answered at the time, though. I do remember you asking me."

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Did you ever ask ...... such a thing?

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I don't know, but if my brother says so, does it?

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I think it's too late for that. But I'm sorry."

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