How the Reincarnation Seat Destroys the Original - Chapter 41
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Episode 41. Just this much for now.
Chloris de Flora.
The only daughter of Count Flora. Born with such powerful magical powers that she was one of the few wizards produced by the Count’s family in the past.
The position of the head of the family is naturally that of the next head of the family, even in the Count’s family, which has a rather unique hereditary system where the strongest magician inherits the position. Cloris, who is currently sitting on her chair with a complicated expression, hugging her knees close to her chest and sighing.
“If it bothers you that much, why don’t you just drop the subject?”
And Adrina, who was carefully braiding her long, light brown hair, which was so soft it gave her a sense of transparency, asked her.
After the crazy banquet ended, quite some time had passed since Lars had lost consciousness.
?God grants strength to those chosen through trials. It is a natural process of gaining the strength to prevent the destruction of the world. You two do not need to worry.?
As soon as Lars lost consciousness, he went to the temple, but the answer he received was somewhat unfriendly, saying that it was obvious and that he should wait, which was difficult for Cloris and Adrina to understand.
Because you are the chosen ones.
No matter how much of a trial it was, for the first time, he took the life of a life in order to save a world that was heading towards destruction.
As crimson blood flowed down the pure white blade, Lars looked down at the ‘greed seeker’ whose breath was fading away with a complex expression.
Even if this person, who was growing cold, had done something that deserved to die. Even if the future would continue to do the same. Was he worthy of taking this life? It was an expression that seemed to ask.
Afterwards, Lars took off the mask of the greedy man, saw his hidden face, and buried his body in the ground.
?What on earth are you thinking…?
Looking up at the sky, which was now overcast and cloudy, Lars muttered something to which no one could tell who he was referring.
He was uttering words to himself without knowing whether he was asking God or the temple that had brought him here.
?Did I make you wait long? It’s okay now.?
After that, Lars left the grave of the person whose name he did not even know.
Then he lost consciousness.
On the outside he looked peaceful as if he was sleeping, but sometimes he would frown and groan as if he was having a nightmare.
Even if he’s not sick. Even if it’s something natural. Wouldn’t it be right to send a priest at least so that he can feel a little more comfortable?
Chloris, who was still thinking about the temple’s attitude that she couldn’t understand, shook her head at Adrina’s question.
“No. Right now, the best player is Count Damie.”
“Shall we go together?”
At Adrina’s continued questioning, Cloris lowered her knees and sat up from her chair, her newly completed braid swaying behind her.
“One of us has to look after Lars.”
With a soft smile on her lips, she looked at Lars, who was lying on the bed right in front of her.
With her eyes closed, his chest rose and fell slightly to the rhythm of his breathing. She reached out and tidied up his slightly messy hair, then turned to Adrina, who was looking at her with concern.
“So, Adrina, please take good care of Lars.”
A snicker escaped Adrina’s lips at Cloris’s words.
– Knock knock.
“Just leave it to me, young lady.”
Cloris frowned as Adrina answered slyly, lightly tapping her chest with her clenched fist.
“Really! I told you not to raise your voice or call me Miss!”
“How can I, the successor to the Count Flora’s house, and the one and only, the precious Lady Cloris de Flora…?”
“Uh… Really. Adrina, I don’t have time right now, so I’ll have to go. Be prepared when you come back.”
Cloris glared at Adrina, who shrugged her shoulders as if she wanted to protest a little more, then checked the time she had to leave and grabbed her bag she had prepared in advance and her large cane, which was almost like her symbol, and turned the doorknob.
Behind her, Adrina raised the corners of her lips and waved her hand with a bright smile.
“Take care on your way!!!”
“I’ll be back!”
The door that had opened with the returning greeting closed silently after Cloris’s back was the last thing on her mind, and the smile slowly disappeared from Adrina’s lips.
She moved to the chair where Cloris had been sitting, which was closer to the bed where Lars was lying, and looked at Lars.
Platinum-colored hair covering a straight forehead.
Just like Cloris, who had been straightening his hair, but unlike her hand that had been reaching out without hesitation, Adrina’s hand, which had been reaching out towards his forehead with infinite slowness, stopped just before touching his hair.
?Sir Adrina. I would like you to become Lars’ swordsmanship master. Can I ask you to do it for just… just one year??
It all started with a request from Cloris, who was close enough to just greet him if they happened to meet. A request from him, the captain of the Imperial Knights, to become Lars’ swordsmanship teacher.
Adrina felt somewhat rude about her request, which was not very close. The position of captain of the Imperial Knights was not one where one could personally watch over someone’s training.
If it were any other young lady, I would have rejected her outright, but Chloris was the young lady of Count Flora. She was the precious daughter of Count Flora and the head of the palace magician group.
The Knights and the Magicians were not on good terms because they were on equal footing, and Adrina was worried that if she refused her request, the Magician Commander would come and she would get tired, so she accepted her request, thinking that she could just pretend.
?Hello, Sir Adrina. My name is Lars.?
On her only day off once a week, Adrina visited Count Flora’s house, where she first met Lars.
As the commander of the Imperial Knights, I have met many nobles and guests of various nationalities who frequent the palace, but I can say with certainty that this was the first time I have encountered someone so beautiful. That was my first meeting with Lars.
For a moment, she lost her mind in appearance. Adrina fulfilled the purpose of her visit to the Count’s house. He, who had never properly learned the sword, absorbed everything she taught him as his own.
Maybe that’s why Adriana, who had only tried to teach him, began to enjoy teaching him how to use his sword as time went by. She wondered how far he would grow.
?Master. Thank you for the past year.?
?uh??
A year passed by faster than I thought. On the first anniversary, the end came so quickly that I wouldn’t have noticed it if Lars hadn’t told me.
Lars’ growth was monstrous, and if he trained for just a few more years, he would become a Sword Master. Regretful of this fact, Adrina tried to persuade Lars and Cloris, but all she got in return was a firm answer.
?Lars and I must leave the capital.?
When told that she had to leave, Adrina asked why.
?Right now… It’s difficult to tell you. The imperial edict has come down… When we return, then. Then, I’ll tell you.?
For a moment, the word imperial order made her feel empty. Adriana realized that Cloris’s trembling voice and the words she had spoken contained the meaning that she might not be able to return.
It was the daughter of Count Flora. I thought it might be an exaggerated guess, but my sensitive intuition told me it was true.
?If I go with you, can I hear the reason??
When two pairs of round eyes were focused on her, Adrina could easily decide to step down from her position as Commander of the Imperial Knights.
A year wasn’t that long. We didn’t see each other every day, at most, once a week.
?Why did Lady Cloris ask me to be Lars’ teacher? You could have asked my younger brother instead of me.?
?Since Sir Adrina loves swords more than anyone I’ve ever seen, I was sure that someone who loves swords as much as Sir Adrina would be able to teach Lars how to love swords?.
The reason he asked me to do it was also absurd.
?Teacher, after class today, the young lady said let’s enjoy tea time together…?
?also??
?Haha, today is the day you get your dessert recognized by the teacher, so why don’t you come out of the kitchen in the morning??
Whenever I came to teach, they would make desserts themselves and invite me to their tea time.
?Sir Adrina. Isn’t it a nice day today??
Because the weather was nice, the flowers were blooming, the leaves were falling, it was snowing. It was hard to understand why they went on light picnics or secretly packed small gifts for various reasons.
Those unknown words and unreasonable kindnesses piled up little by little, and before I knew it, I had become very close to them.
The attitude of the two people who said that it was dangerous and that he couldn’t do it only strengthened his decision. What was dangerous to him could not be dangerous to them either.
If I send only two people. If something goes wrong and they don’t come back, I feel like I’ll regret it for the rest of my life. So I decided to step down from my position as the Commander of the Imperial Knights and go with them.
?What on earth are they? Why would you step down from your position as the Commander of the Knights? I can’t understand how you could give up the position so easily after all the time and effort you put into it.?
As I stepped down from my position as captain, it was natural that my younger brother, who was vice-captain, would take over the position.
As his younger brother said, he had wanted to become a knight commander of the Imperial Palace ever since he first picked up a sword, and he could say that he worked harder than anyone else to overcome his innate physical differences.
The younger brother who trained with me was the one who understood my efforts better than anyone else.
?That’s right. I don’t know either. I think I’ll regret it if I just let it go like this.?
I didn’t even understand it myself.
Is it because I sat down in the position of the Knight Commander of the Imperial Palace, which I had vaguely dreamed of, and there was nothing special about it?
“This won’t work.”
Adrina withdrew her hand from Lars.
His sight was filled with rough, callused hands, which had been holding a sword since childhood and had undergone rigorous training.
I still haven’t figured out why I made this choice. But one thing is certain: I don’t regret stepping down from my position as Commander of the Knights and being with them now.
?Please take good care of Lars.?
Yes, no more, no less, just this much.
Adrina looked at Lars for a long time without saying a word.
* * *
Meanwhile, Chloris, who had arranged to meet Kael in front of the main gate of the capital, approached after confirming the back of a pitch-black figure seen from afar.
“Your Majesty.”
She called him in a whisper so that no one around her could hear, and the moment he turned around.
“Hello! Sister!”
– Bam.
At the bright greeting directed at her, she dropped her staff, which was no different from a knight’s sword, to the floor.