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Show Ivy the documents.

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'They were prepared for me by Lord Foronda. That man is amazing."

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Yeah," he said. What?　Do you need this many witnesses?"

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Ivy looks surprised when she sees the witness column.

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She smiles at that.

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Eight names crammed into a small blank space in tiny letters.

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'No, two is enough.

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There are eight of us."

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I heard that they still narrowed it down to that number of people. They all thought it would be nice if we became parents and children."

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What?

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I'm sorry I made you worry. They're so sweet."

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Ivy's fingers gently stroked the witness column and she nodded.

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'Yes.'

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Ivy must have met some good people."

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I'm not sure I'm going to be able to do it," he said. I see. ...... I'm going to have a family. Giggle, ugh."

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Ivy's hands wandered in the air as she shed a few tears.

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What should I do? I've never seen Ivy cry this much before.

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How can I comfort her?

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I gently pat his head.

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No good, the crying got worse.

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You never know, my brothers never had children!

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Um, are you okay?"

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You've accepted me as a father, but this is a bit pathetic, isn't it?

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Let's go to the bookstore and find some useful books.

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Ppppp~"

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TERU-ryu~!"

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Sola and Flem, who had been quiet until then, peeked anxiously from below as Peon and Ivy climbed onto Ivy's lap.

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Ivy looked worriedly down at them. Thank you, Sola and Flem. I'm fine.

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Ivy's eyes have swollen a bit, but she looks fine.

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Thank goodness.

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You two saved my life.

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Can you write your name down for me?"

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I'm sorry, I'm sorry. Where do I write?"

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Ivy fills in her name where she points her finger.

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What a strange feeling.

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My name is already filled in when I was so nervous I couldn't sleep, so all I have to do is get it out.

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What a strange feeling. I'm happy and nervous, and I'm kind of flustered.

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I look at Ivy and she is holding her mouth with both hands and smiling at the papers.

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Looking at her expression, I can feel Ivy's joy.

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And I found myself smiling because I was happy too.

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Ivy smiled and said, "I'm looking forward to working with you as a father and son.

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It's nice to meet you, too. Yes!　I had never heard of a druid before.

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Come to think of it, we haven't talked about it.

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Well, it's not that important in life.

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Only the nobility usually call themselves that. The only time they need it is when they have a baby, get married, or when they die.

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Were there any other times when you needed a family name?

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Oh, it's sometimes necessary when emigrating and when adventurers move their bases.

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What does fan malaria mean to you?"

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It's the name of the man who founded the town of All.

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What?"　Is that so?"

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Huh?

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Don't you know?

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Well, Ivy has been alone in the woods since she was 5 years old.

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Everyone born in Alltown is a fangirl.

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So everyone in town has the same family name?

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Yes. Only adventurers who emigrate from other villages or towns or change their base of operations have different family names.

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It's a name to find out which village or town you were born in.

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I didn't know that." You must have an amazing cup of fan malaria."

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Well, yes."

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Put the papers in the bag.

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I guess I can go file them after lunch.

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Oh yeah, I have to report to the Lords of Foronda.

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The rest is at ...... Huh?

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I think I forgot to say something.

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What was it?

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I told you about Ivy's family and put her name on the paperwork to become a family member.

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We should probably get going on breakfast."

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Ivy gets up from her chair and I do the same.

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"Oh."

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I feel like I'm forgetting something important.

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Ah!　Wait."

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I guess I'm pretty happy to be a part of Ivy's family.

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I forgot something important.

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I'm sorry. You're still on the clock, right?"

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I look at my watch and see that I still have about an hour before breakfast is over.

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Relieved at this, I ask Ivy to sit in the chair again.

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Sorry, I forgot to tell you something important.

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What?"

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Stop me if you don't want to hear this."

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Ivy, perhaps sensing something in my words, straightens her posture and stares at me.

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'I want to tell you how the chiefs of Latomi village were captured. There is someone who gave the evidence of their crimes to Captain Ogto of the Latome village. It's ...... Ivy's sister, Fesila."

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What? ......"

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Watch Ivy.

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I don't see any particular feelings of disgust.

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Just a stunned expression.

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Is it safe to continue talking like this?

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Fesila is getting a lighter sentence than the other villagers for revealing their crimes: eight years out of slavery."

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Ivy is still with her gaze fixed on her hands on the desk.

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Are you all right?

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"...... understand. Where is my sister now?　How are you?"

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Ivy's gaze turns to me.

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I can see that she is really worried.

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She says she is now working under the custody of the Neighborhood Watch with Captain Oguto. I hear he's doing well every day.

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To Captain Ogut's, I see.

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Relief comes over Ivy's face.

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The look on her face releases my tension with relief.

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If she showed disgust, I wasn't going to tell her any more of the story.

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But by the looks of things, I think she'll be fine.

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Captain Ogto didn't tell me that Ivy was alive.

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What?　Oh, I see. I was supposed to be dead."

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Oh," he said. "He says he won't give out any information on his whereabouts or that he's alive unless Ivy gives him permission.

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Yeah. Should we meet at ......?"

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Hmm?　For a moment, Ivy's expression showed fear.

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Scared of what?

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Perhaps you're afraid of your sister?

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I don't think we need to see each other right now. You can see me when you feel like seeing me."

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Ivy looks surprised at my words.

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Perhaps she thought I was going to encourage her to meet me?

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Sure, I might have recommended it if they weren't scared, but if they're scared, you don't have to see them.

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What's important to me is Ivy.

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Ivy is important to me. It doesn't have to be now.

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Oh, let's go to King's Landing, which is on our schedule for now. We can think about it after we get to King's Landing.

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It would give us a year or more.

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In the meantime, you might sincerely want to meet in Ivy.

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If not, you can take another time.

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Yes. I will. I'm kinda ...... right now."

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Once that's decided, let's go have breakfast and file the paperwork. On the way back, we'll report to the Lords of Foronda.

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"Yes."

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The slightly darkened expression on his face brightens.

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Good.

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Now, let's go have breakfast.

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I'm hungry...... ah~e~"

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Hmm?　

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What's the matter?

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Come on, Dad.

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Wow, I've been called dad from time to time, but this is nice.

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Phew."

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Let's go.

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Yeah.

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-Lord Foronda.

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Good morning, sir. You seem to be in quite a good mood today.

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I take a sip of the hot tea made by Amari, the maid.

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It tastes even better today.

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Yes, I've given you what you came for. Maybe the two of them will come this afternoon.

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Amari tilts her head at my words.

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She thinks for a while and smiles quickly.

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'Were you able to give the papers to Lady Ivy?

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No, I gave it to the druid.

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What?　But I believe you prepared that document after reading Ivy's 'fukusu', didn't you?"

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Yes, I brought that document to Ivy.

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When I read Ivy's "fukusu," I could see that she loved the druid like a father and cared about his health.

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And from the druid's "fukusu," we see a father who cares for his daughter.

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Those who knew them both hoped that they would become a real father and son.

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But something was getting in the way of Ivy's feelings.

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Perhaps it was her former family, we thought, but that is for the druids to work out.

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All I could do was push Ivy to get her back, so I got my papers together and put my name in the witness box.

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Then again, those scraps do help a little.

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They pushed the druids back.

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All those two needed was a bit of a kick in the pants.

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I made the worst possible place for them to go by accidentally meddling in where the scraps were going. ...... Well, I deserved that.

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They were trying to kill that sweet Ivy."

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However, I am glad to confirm the story of those scumbags.

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I was able to get a handle on Ivy's skills.

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It took a bit of threatening ...... persuasion, but no problem.

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And I've built a good relationship with Sifal and Rattler over it.

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Now all I need to do is introduce Ivy to my sons and I'm all set."

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Please don't do this. I feel sorry for Lady Ivy.

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My sons are good kids, okay?　What's your problem?"

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They are really good sons, if I may say so myself.

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The problem is the husband, who can be diabolical to anyone but those in his pocket. If his black-heartedness transfers to Master Ivy, we are in trouble."

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Oh, it's me or ...... Amari, you're awful sometimes."

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Maybe it's because we've been together since birth, but it's really bad.

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And even if you hide it, they know a lot about you.

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It's horrible.

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