656 - - 20-06 The Randles
Meanwhile, back in time, the night of November 17. In the basement of the ivy mansion (Lanken Haos) in the village of Kurtz in the Shoro Kingdom.
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"Erza, welcome home. I heard you're a big deal!"
Her cousin Reinhardt welcomes Erza, who has come through the warp gate.
"Erza, you are wonderful. I admire you."
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Reinhardt's wife, Berthe, also paid her heartfelt compliments.
"Thank you. But it's thanks to my brother Jin. If it weren't for my brother Jin, I wouldn't have been able to make it.
Reinhardt gently patted his cousin's shoulder, who was a little shy and humble.
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"Well, anyway, let's go upstairs."
"Right, I'll have them prepare the tea."
The group moved from the basement to the reception room. Bella, an automata, brought the tea.
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"Now that you've finished your work for the day, please take some time to talk with me."
Reinhardt took a sip of tea and encouraged Erza to talk.
"Yes. First, His Majesty told me that the king of the Klein Kingdom is not feeling well. ......"
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For the next hour, Erza's story continued. Reinhardt and Bertsche interrupted her a little, but 90% of the time it was Erza who was talking.
Reinhardt was inwardly pleased to hear that Erza, who was not a good talker, could talk so ...... much.
"...... and that's why."
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After a long explanation, Erza moistened her dry mouth and throat with tea and finished.
"......How, they said you could start a quasi-baronetcy, not a Randall baronetcy....... That's great."
It is not often that a family is able to rebuild a house that was once demolished. That's how severe the measures are for the destruction of a house.
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"Yeah. ......"
But seeing Erza's downcast and not-so-happy look, Reinhardt seemed to have guessed something.
"Erza, if you have something on your mind, why don't you tell me?"
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"...... brother Rai."
"I've spent a lot of time with Elsa. I've spent a lot of time with Elsa. Just tell me, okay?"
"...... yes."
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At Reinhardt's gentle words, Erza began to confide in him.
"......I'm honestly happy to be able to rebuild the house. But it means that I will be more tied to my country than I am now."
"...... hmm."
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Nodding, Reinhardt nudged ahead with his eyes.
"Brother Jin is a free man. A man who should be free. I don't want to be a burden to him.
"That's why you're worried, isn't it?"
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"......."
Reinhardt folded his arms, closed his eyes, and looked thoughtful for a moment.
In the meantime, Bertsche asks Erza a question.
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"......Erza-san, Erza-san, you don't want to be a fetter for Jin-sama, do you?"
"Yes."
"But I want to be by your side."
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Erza nodded, her cheeks flushing at the question.
"...... yes."
"You like Jin-sama, don't you?"
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"......"
This time she didn't answer, but it was obvious from her shy face.
"Oh, my God, you're so cute."
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At that moment, Reinhardt opened his mouth.
"Hey, hey, Belle, don't act so old when you're only one year older than me. Look at Elsa."
"Oh my God."
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Elsa looked down at me with a bright red face.
"......I'm sorry, Miss Elsa. I didn't mean to make fun of you.
Erza remained down even after being told this. Reinhardt quietly spoke to Erza.
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"Erza, do you think Jin would lose his freedom over something like that?"
"...... what?"
"He has knowledge of other worlds. And it's not something that should be monopolized by one country. The Emperor doesn't know that he's from another world, and he thinks it's foolish to bind the djinn."
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"......"
"So, Erza, do as you wish. ...... you're not happy with this kind of advice, are you?"
Erza turned her head down, her face still there, her eyes fixed on Reinhardt. And in her eyes, she was clearly dissatisfied.
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"......There is one more thing, then. If you love your mother, then show her some filial piety.
"......What do you mean?"
This time Elsa's face came up. Her face was still a little red, but she was no longer embarrassed as she wanted an answer to her question about Reinhardt's words.
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"Your family's house was demolished. That's the first premise."
"Yes."
"You're ...... not, in the average noble family, a girl is supposed to marry into a noble family somewhere else. This is the second premise."
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"...... yeah."
Elsa frowned slightly when she heard the second premise.
"And the laws of the Shoro Kingdom state that <
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Erza looked up and remained silent as she chewed on Reinhardt's words, but then she seemed to understand the meaning and a smile appeared on her face.
"Brother Rai, does that mean that a close ...... blood relative, for example, brother Moritz, would be okay?"
"Correct."
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Reinhard nodded, smiling. Bertsche was smiling next to him.
"Filial piety," she said, "is ......."
"Just as Elsa thinks. If you rebuild the Randall family and become the head of the family, and if you marry somewhere else, you can name Lord Moritz as your successor. Then the Randall family will continue to exist.
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Moritz was the biological son of Elsa's mother-in-law, Marlene. He would have no problem taking over the Randall family.
"You can go to Jin's without hesitation."
"...... got it. Thank you, Brother Rai."
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Erza's face is now radiant, a far cry from when she first came to visit.
But when she understood the meaning of Reinhardt's last words,......<
Erza looked at Reinhard with kind eyes and called out to her.
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"It's late today. You can stay the night. I'll take you to your parents' house tomorrow.
"....... Rai, please."
By the way, only Bertsche noticed the ring on Elsa's left ring finger, although Reinhardt did not notice it because she had cleverly hidden her left hand.
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The next day, Erza came back to the hotel and told him that she was going to go to the hotel.
The next day, Elsa visited her parents' house. She was accompanied by Reinhardt.
"Mother, it's been a long time."
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"Aunt, it's been a while."
Marlene, Elsa's mother-in-law, greeted them with a fair complexion. She seemed to be in good health since Elsa's treatment.
"Congratulations on your new baronetcy, Mr. Reinhardt," said Marlene.
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Thank you very much.
After these greetings, Elsa told Marlene about the words of Her Majesty the Emperor.
"Well, they are going to make you a baronet and set up your own family. I'm very grateful for that. ......"
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Marlene was slightly moved to tears. But her next words were calm.
"......So, Elsa, what do you want to do? Do you want to rebuild the Randall family? Or do you want to start a family under another name?"
But Elsa's answer to that question was obvious.
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"I will rebuild the Randall family. My name is Elsa Randall von Rasula.
"I see. ...... Thank you, Elsa. Thank you, Mr. Reinhardt.
Marlene seemed to understand Elsa's feelings. She also seemed to have some idea that Reinhardt's advice was behind it.
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"That's good, Elsa. Well then, aunt, I'm going home. You're going to take it easy, aren't you, Elsa?"
"Yes. Thank you, brother Rai.
"Well, I'll pick you up the day after tomorrow, the day before ...... is due. Until then, take your time.
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Reinhardt left alone with this promise.