Chapter 85 – 085. The New Little Duke (4)
“Shall we move out of the way?”
“Is it so.”
“Then let me guide you to a separate room.”
At Illyana’s suggestion, Theresia gave her a small nod and left with Eleanor’s guidance.
Erin and Eira sat side by side on a bench, leaving only the two of them on the large terrace.
Rather than being in a bad mood, the complicated and delicate face seemed to indicate that the things he was thinking in his head were not going well.
“Are you worried about anything?”
When Elin asked cautiously, Eira let out a small sigh and opened her mouth.
“Just… I had a little business with my father.”
“Are you saying Marquis?”
“Do you know that soon I will be graduating from Aether?”
“Yes. You are in your last year of school this year.”
Aether basically implements a 4-year system.
Up to the 2nd year, common culture such as basic etiquette and the history of the kingdom and the basic theory and operation of magic are learned, and from the 3rd year, each person chooses a department that suits their aptitude and takes the corresponding classes. Erin knew that it was systematically arranged, and that Aira would graduate from the Knights Department and become an ‘apprentice knight’ who would be qualified to become an official knight.
“Originally, I mean. I was going to join her father’s Artia as soon as I graduated from Aither.”
“That… What is it?”
Rio had already taken the entrance exam for Artia, and at the time she was notified of her passing, Eira was in a state of being tentatively decided to join the Artia Knights.
Until it gets to Leo’s ears.
“My father… He forcibly canceled my membership in the Knights.”
“Yes?”
“My father, who heard the news, removed my name from the list of new trainee knights in Artia next year.”
Eira’s hand trembled as she clenched her fist.
It was an unreasonable act of violence that was not worthy of the name of the best knight in the kingdom, who was always famous for thoroughly excluding private feelings from public affairs, including the knights.
Artia’s vice-captain, Cain, who was worried that Riod’s arbitrary behavior would cause a big stir, secretly visited the Marquis Olivion’s mansion and told Theresia and Eira that Eira’s enlistment in Artia had been cancelled. Was the beginning of
The good girl, who always followed her father’s words without saying anything, started rebelling by saying that she was sorry for her father for the first time.
“Uh, uh…”
‘When I ran into Mr. Leod earlier, he looked like he didn’t care about anything…’
As she left the room where she confronted Avros, she recalled Leord, whom she encountered, and Erin was in a difficult mood, not knowing what to say.
“Why… Did you cancel it?”
“He simply said ‘because it was dangerous’… He said that recently, chaotic events keep happening in the kingdom, and in the current situation where you have to always prepare for battle in preparation for an emergency system, you can’t afford to take in gossip and educate them one by one. Look at me… What’s going on… You denied my efforts.”
How much effort did you put in to become a knight?
It was very disappointing to feel ignored.
It was none other than that his father had denied the fruits of his efforts.
Ayra was so sad.
“From the beginning, my father never talked to me about swordsmanship. There is no need for me to do such a dangerous thing, please do not hold a sword and grow up pretty like your mother.”
“Eh, he must have said it out of concern for Eira-sama.”
“I know how my father feels. Because I myself know how difficult it is to become a knight with a female body.”
Riod did not like her daughter, Eira, to learn the sword, but she denied her will and did not stop her from learning the sword.
He didn’t deny her daughter’s doctor itself, because he wanted to realize the limits of his talent and give up on himself.
If there was one variable, it was that he underestimated his daughter’s will.
It is said that she did not consider her daughter’s passion, which continued until she did not give up, polished her sword path to the end, and finally passed the entrance exam to her knights order.
However, when it came to Aira’s problem, Riod had no choice but to be a ‘father’ rather than a ‘knight leader’.
Because of this, he did not want his daughter Eira to become a knight at all.
Even now, if she gave up holding her sword, Riod would surely rejoice in her heart, saying that she had made a good choice.
So her daughter, Eira, knew her father’s feelings but refused to give up her sword, so she harbored mixed emotions.
“Actually, I don’t really like the fact that you, his daughter, are holding a sword.”
“Ah… Ugh, Eunhyun…”
“Oh, what a surprise…”
Erin and Eira trembled at the same time when they saw Eunhyeon intruding into their conversation.
“I’m sorry I sounded like I overheard you secretly.”
“Oh, no… But Eunhyun-nim too… Are you against it? What about me becoming a knight?”
“Of course. What father would let his daughter suffer like that.”
“…”
“Ah, let’s assume that there is a war going on in this country. If that happens, all the knights of this country have the duty to lead the soldiers and lead the front line on the battlefield. Because you are also the daughter of the knight commander. Do you know something like that?”
“Yes…”
“How would you feel if you imagined your father fighting for his life in the center of the most dangerous place, where he could not even predict the future of his life?”
“… I’m worried. Won’t you get hurt Are you eating properly? … Will you be able to come back safely?”
“Okay. And Riod is the leader and commander of a knights who lead such knights. If you join Artia, when war breaks out, it is Riod who will make the order to send you to the war zone. Can’t you understand the heart of a father who has to send his daughter to a war zone on his own?”
“… Ah.”
At Eunhyun’s words, Eira shook her shoulders.
The heart of a father who had to send his daughter to a dangerous battlefield where he could lose his life at any moment, and Riod knew better than anyone about the internal circumstances of the knights she was supposed to belong to, and if he became a knight one day, he would have to send his daughter to a dangerous battlefield himself. Is the commander
There was no way that Leod, who was savvy, would do things like giving convenience to his own relative daughter or placing them in the rear.
“As much as you think of Leo, keep in mind that Leo cares for you as much as he cares for you.”
“… Yes.”
Eira’s shoulders drooped at Eunhyun’s words.
When Eunhyeon also didn’t take her side, Eira couldn’t help but feel a bit sad.
Erin felt sorry for Eira like that.
“Tongue, Hyuna, but at least a little higher…”
“Nevertheless, the reason why Lady Theresa and Riod don’t stop you is because, like I said before, they respect the efforts you’ve made so far.”
“… ?”
“What I wanted the most was to eventually realize my limits and give up on my own. This has failed spectacularly on Leo’s part.”
She knew how hard it was to train her body and learn the sword as a woman, so she had the idea that her daughter, Eira, would one day get tired of trying and give up.
“And I’m looking forward to it.”
“Expectation… Say?”
“Okay. How far can you grow?”
Leo is still struggling.
Not only between wanting to grant her daughter Eira’s wishes and her concern, but also seeing the potential of Eira itself, which has grown so far through her own efforts without seeking help from anyone, including herself. How far can you grow?
Riod as a knight is curious about what the future heroine named Eira will look like, regardless of the fact that she is her daughter.
“I think everything a person says and does has a meaning.”
“Does that mean?”
“Okay. For example, what am I here for?”
“…”
Eira tilted her head as if she didn’t understand the meaning of Eunhyun’s words.
“I mean. I just want everyone to be happy. There are no wars, confrontations, or conflicts, and I want to live happily, eat, drink, sleep, and play with Riod and other friends, grow older, and end peacefully.”
“… ?”
The first time Eun-hyeon spoke, she smiled as if imagining something fun and happy.
After shaking off her lonely expression, Eunhyeon looked at her Eira and asked.
“Ayra, what is the meaning of your actions?”
“The righteousness of action… Are you beautiful?”
“Okay. Why did she feel that she wanted to learn the sword?”
“That…”
When he was young, he held the hand of his mother, Theresia, and on the day of the launching ceremony of the large-scale expedition of the Knights of Artia, raised a white silver armor and a shining sword, announcing the departure with a loud voice. The first time I saw my father.
The memory of staring at her father in awe of her beautiful magical power as if light were emanating from her body along with the armor shining in the reflection of the sun was clearly imprinted in Eira’s mind, even though she couldn’t remember exactly how old she was at the time. Remained
It was from then.
What made her admire the knight herself.
“My father, a knight… It was so cool.”
“Haha!”
Eunhyun laughed out loud as if she was having fun.
She then glanced back and grinned as she addressed the people who were secretly listening.
“Is that so?”
“Uh?”
Following Eunhyeon, Eira turned her head to look behind her, found two people standing tall, checked her face, and stiffened her body like a tree.
“Ah, ah, father and mother?!”
Besides, it wasn’t just her parents who were listening to her own obscene words, but Illyana and the people of the duke’s family were looking at her happily.
“I really don’t understand… How did such a child come from such a child… ?”
Illyana muttered that she sincerely did not understand.
“He admired his father and raised his dream of becoming a knight… A great motivator.”
From Alex with an admiring expression to Eleanor with a breathless smile.
Seeing Liod, who couldn’t make eye contact with Ayra and glaring at Eun-hyeon, as if embarrassed, and Theresia, who was smiling happily while covering her mouth with a fan, as if she had heard an interesting story about her daughter, Ayra realized the shame she had never wanted to be found out her whole life. He had a desperate expression on his face as if he had been caught.
“You heard an interesting story. To think that way, surely your father was cool back then.”
The first to speak to her was Theresia.
As if she remembered what happened then, she agreed with her words and nodded her head.
Eira wasn’t happy with Theresia’s reaction at all, rather she was embarrassed and laughed amused at the fact that Theresia had discovered her daughter’s cute side in her flustered Eira’s reaction.
“Sounds useless…”
Riod stared at Eun-hyeon and criticized him, hiding his shameful expression, but Eun-hyeon refuted with a sad expression.
“Because you vaguely and clearly don’t express it, it’s not like her daughter is suffering like this all by herself. Don’t blame me.”
“…”
When Leo was unable to answer because he couldn’t find words to refute her, Theresia, who was next to her, gave a small smile and thanked Eun-hyeon.
“Thank you. Thanks to that, I think her father-daughter relationship will become more harmonious.”
“It was nothing. If you can create family harmony with just a few words, that is a talent worth more than making gold coins.”
Theresia laughed at Eunhyun’s answer as she shrugged her shoulders and agreed with his opinion.
“Leod.”
“What.”
“Anyway, it was too much to disparage him for being an idiot.”
The twitching of Leo’s eyebrows was a sharp look.
It was in her heart that she unintentionally hurt her daughter’s heart.
“Ah.”
“Yes yes. Father.”
“I’m sorry. I guess I said too harshly. Just i… My father did not like that you endured hard training and risked your life for dangerous work.”
“So is this mother.”
“Yes yes…”
“But it seems that the reason why you took up the sword was also my fault in the end.”
The reason Eira took up a sword at her young age and dreamed of becoming her knight.
It was because she was the daughter of the best knight in the kingdom who led the knights order called Artia, so she naturally longed for her father.
“I apologize for arbitrarily canceling Artia’s offer to join. But now I won’t stop you Do whatever you want.”
“I-really?!”
“Okay. However, it is also true that the country is currently very messy, and I have no intention of reversing your cancellation. At least when you pass the passing line of my standards, I will formally accept your joining.”
“Hey, isn’t that a typical parachute? That is cheating.”
“There is no problem. It’s going to be more difficult than the normal entrance exam. It’s because she’s the daughter of Captain Artia, not someone else. If the conditions were raised, I raised them, but I have no intention of lowering them.”
“It’s more biased cheating…”
It is good that he cares for his daughter, but the way he expresses it is too harsh.
“Ah!”
While Eunhyeon was making a puzzled expression, Erin let out her exclamation as if she had suddenly had a good idea.
Everyone’s eyes were focused on Erin, but Erin didn’t care at all and spoke to Eira.
“Ayra! I have a great idea!”
“Good idea?”
“Yes! Let’s train together with Hyuni!”
“What?”
“Huh?”
Everyone except Erin made a questioning sound.
“Hyun is really amazing! It hasn’t even been 3 months since I’ve held the sword, but I’ve grown enough to catch a demon, right? It must be difficult, but if Eira-sama also trains with Hyeoni, she might definitely be able to become much stronger than now!”
“…”
Eunhyeon looked at Erin with an expression of ‘I didn’t even give permission, so why did you decide that?’, But she smiled brightly and didn’t care about anything else as she was only inviting Eira.
However, the intention to refuse came from a completely unexpected side.
“That will never happen.”
“Yes?”
“You don’t really know what kind of guy he is.”
“Whoops. Ah, you seem to be seriously mistaken about something.”
Riod and Illyana expressed their disapproval.
The reason for the opposition itself was only for Eira’s comfort.
“The training my baby has received so far is the foundation of the basics. Aga means that when Hyuni rolls a person, he doesn’t know his true self, so he can say it.”
“… ?”
“Ha, I will!”
When Eira suddenly announced her intention to agree, Rio de tried to convince Eira with an expression as if she had bitten a bug, but Ayra didn’t listen.
“Please train me. Eunhyun!”
“…”
When Eun-hyeon glared at the girl who was the culprit of the incident, Erin flinched at her and avoided her gaze.
“Hey, Leo.”
“… What.”
“You are the cause of this. This division was born because you raised the cut line for no reason.”
“… Shit.”
Lyod let out a rare disgust.
Everyone except for Riod, Illyana, and Eunhyeon didn’t know the details, so they just put on a puzzled expression.
Regarding having to take care of one more child, Eun-hyeon sighed that there were a lot of things she had to revise in her future plans.
‘Goddess, did the goddess weave this on purpose?’
[Whoops, no. However, it is very nice to see the process of creating a new destiny by being woven together like this even though it was not intended.]
