Chapter 126: The Farm, and A Family Reunion
I felt relieved for a short ti after I had received the approval of Yae’s family. This ti, I have to go to Elsie and Lindsey’s family to greet them.
[Even though it is entirely okay with us......]
Elsie hesitated for so reason, but just in case, it seems they roughly explained in the letter their engagent to the sa partner, that the said partner is a king and so on and so forth.
Their uncle (who is seems to be their mother’s younger brother) is managing a farm in a small town called Collet in Rifurisu Empire near its border to Belfast. The two lived there until they were 12 years old, and apparently, they left the house in order to beco independent. It seems they thought they couldn’t afford to keep troubling the uncle’s family forever.....
The people of this world seriously go independent quickly..... In my forr world, so continue to depend on their parents even after 20 years of age. Despite that, there are so among of them who would also say “of course, that’s natural”.
In any case, I will just pay my respects afterwards if the circumstances can be explained. When I proposed “Should we fly there with magic?”, both of them rejected it because “it is scary” it seems. And I even went to great lengths just to rember it...
Because I saw that it could not be helped, I had received from Lindsey her mories about town of Collet with [Recall] magic and all three of us moved there using [Gate].
What cos to my view are fields spreading as far as my eyes can see. Is that an orchard in a distance? So red fruits can be seen growing on the trees. In spite of it having a rural feel, a protective fence is made here and there. I wonder if boars or even monkeys co here. Moreover, a house with a red roof is built a bit further in a separate place. It is an old but considerably big house.
[It has been a long ti for this place too]
[...it hasn’t change, right?]
We then go towards the house with a red roof while I lead the twins who are looking nostalgically at the fields. That seems to be their uncle’s house.
Two people are working in the field just in front of the house. When he notices us as we co closer, the man wearing the straw hat raises his head and turns his gaze at us.
[......? Elise? Lindsey?]
[It has been a while, Joseph-ojisan]
[... It has been a long ti.]
Elsie and Lindsey raise their hands and greet the man. And as if reacting to the greeting, the woman next to him raises her head as well.
[Elsie! Lindsey! Waah! You ca back! ?]
Her face blood at that mont. She then rushed out from the field and embraced the two. She has a long brown hair tied together in one braid, about 20 years old...... Don’t tell this person is their Aunt?
[Emma-neesan, we are back]
[... We are back, Emma-neesan]
[Mou, You didn’t co ho at all! And yet you promised to co back once in awhile!]
When Elsie noticed that I was being left behind, she separated herself from the woman that was embracing her.
[Touya, this person is Emma-neesan. She is uncle’s daughter and our cousin]
Cousin? I see. Now that I think about it, she resembles the two of them. Will Elsie and Lindsey beco like her in several years?
While I am thinking about it absent-mindedly, Elsie and Lindsey’s uncle takes off his straw hat and walks towards them. He looks to be around 50 with mixed white hair and small eyes. It is impolite, but he certainly gives off a countryside peasant feeling.
[How nice for both of you to co back. Everyone will be delighted as well... By the way, who is this gentleman?]
The uncle looks at and then asks Elsie and Lindsey.
[We have written in the letter, haven’t we? This is Mochizuki Touya. He is o-o-our future husband]
[... Fiance, ~desu]
The two beco bright red while they introduce to their uncle. Hey, if you two show this kind of reaction, even I will beco embarrassed sohow.
[Letter...... you say, so this person is from that “Brunhild Dukedom” place that everyone is talking about nowadays......]
[Brunhild Dukedom King, Mochizuki Touya. I am always indebted to Elsie and Lindsey and.....]
[Haa————-a!!] (TL: I saw that on ani, Haaa and then they kneel or dogaza)
The uncle suddenly kneeled on the ground when I extended my hand for a handshake. Hey, what’s with this reaction!?
[Ah, mou!! It really turned out like this after all]
[...As expected]
The twins sighed while smiling wryly. anwhile, their uncle is still kneeling down while rubbing his forehead on the ground. Since I am being troubled on how to handle this, Emma-san who was similarly making a bitter smile start talking.
[I’m sorry, my father is weak towards the nobles and their like. Apparently, sothing happened in his childhood, and he beca incredibly uncomfortable when dealing with them]
No, uncomfortable, you say. I feel that it’s no longer at the level of being uncomfortable anymore. He must be hiding so sort of trauma you know. I am terribly worried about what happened in his childhood.
[O~, on this occasion, we are especially grateful to have the privilege of having you visit our ho! W-we have nothing to entertain you with, but, I kindly ask for your highness to quell his anger and I respectfully request for a tolerant treatnt]
Strange, strange. His words are strange. How much of a loose bomb did you think I am? When I turn my eyes to show Elsie and Lindsey that I am troubled, both of them shrug their shoulders and just continue smiling bitterly. No, co and help .
[Hey, father, the King-sama is troubled, so stop this and stand up]
[T-troubled-!? By no ans did I an you any trouble! Please have compassion and grant forgiveness]
This ti he energetically stood up and started explaining desperately. I finally understood what Elsie and Lindsey ant when they said [There is no need to go to our house for greetings]. It is really botherso!
I have had enough, let’s leave him alone and continue the talks with Emma-san.
[This ti, I ca to greet you because I am getting engaged to those two. But am I, by any chance, disturbing you?]
[Nope~ My father is like that, but everyone will be happy with this news. Please et my mother and the others as well]
Everyone? When I feel being strangely caught by what Emma-san said, the door of the house opens, and children co out one after the other.
[It is true! It is Elsie-neechan and Lindsey-neechan!]
[Welco ho!]
[Yay! Elsie-ane! Lindsey-ane!]
Oh wow! The bustling children co running and embrace the two. One, Two, Three ...... there are six kids! Two boys, and four girls, I think.
Emma-san laughingly explains while my eyes stare in wonder.
[Everyone here are my brothers and sisters. Starting from the eldest: Shiina, Allen, Clara, Kirara, Allan, Reno. I actually have a younger brother Aaron who is a second eldest among us, but he left for the city last year and is no longer here]
Eight siblings, seriously? The uncle surprisingly did his best...... Indeed, I can see why Elise and Lindsey thought they could not depend on them in this circumstances for too long. The food expenses are probably not so insignificant as well.
Everyone is a girl except for Allen and Allan, and Clara and Kirara are probably twins. They say there are a lot of twins in families with twin lineage but, I wonder if it is the sa in this world as well.
When I incidentally look towards the house, a woman with a large body cos out from the opened door.
[Oya-oya, if it isn’t Lindsey and Elsie? Have you co back ho?]
[Rana-obasan!]
[... We are ho. Rana-obasan]
This ti both Elsie and Lindsey run up to that woman coming from the house and hug her. So this person is their aunt, right? She gives off the feeling of a chubby gutsy mother .
Rana-obasan pats the heads of the two people, speaks to them while smiling, and then shifts her attention to and steps up.
[You are Touya-san, right? You are exactly as how they have described you in their letter. You are quite a good man. I understand it since the two spoke fondly of their sweetheart in the letter as well ~nee]
[R-rana-obasan!]
[... It is a secret. We even wrote about that]
The two raise their voices in protest while they beco bright red again behind their aunt. I beca interested in what they wrote, but I should stop pursuing it. I have a feeling that it will sohow backfire as well.
[Nice to et you, I am Mochizuki Touya]
[I am Rana, those children’s aunt. For the king, you are considerably humble, aren’t you]
[I can’t have myself behave haughtily since I just recently beca one]
She doesn’t seem to have a timid personality, unlike that of her husband. She is talking quite friendly. Wouldn’t they divide exactly by two people if we add them?
(TLC: this is a tough one, it appears he is talking about their characters being polar opposite of one another, should one person be made by adding two of them, it will divide by two entirely different persons)
[I was anxious since they wrote that they would be marrying a king, but it seems it was a needless worry. I can see this very well just by looking at the two of them]
[I very grateful when you believe it to be so]
Just when my heart was secretly relieved by Rana-obasan’s words, the seven year old boy (he is Allen, I think) pulled his mother’s apron.
[Kaa-chan, is this person a king?]
[That’s right. He is the king of Brunhild, a country which is far away from here]
[If he is a king, is he strong? Can he defeat Thunder Bears?]
[Thunder bears?]
Thunder Bear...... It is a demon beast that shoots lightning from its body, isn’t it? If my mory serves right, it should be a blue rank subjection demon beast. It is two ranks lower to since I am a silver ranked adventurer.
[Do Thunder Bears cos out?]
[Ah! There have been talks of soone witnessing it recently. There are also people that saw a lightning shine in the mountains during midnight. Because the fields are also being damaged, the residents around here gathered money, and a subjection request was put out in the adventurer’s guild]
Are they damaging the fields? In that case, it might beco life or death problem. Not just that, there is a high chance that people might be attacked. I don’t know how many demon beasts are there, however, they do not form a herd if I rember correctly. At most, there might just be two of them and several cubs.
However, there is a subspecies that has sothing like a comb spanning from its head to its tail and is one size larger than regular ones. Apparently, It can also subdue other thunder bears. If it is that guy, there is a possibility that he may create a herd as well. By that assumption, the request will beco a red rank which is far from being a blue rank.
[When was the request submitted to the guild?]
[Three days ago. We sent a request to the nearby big town, Senka, since there is no adventurer’s guild in this town. However, I think it will reach the town by this ti tomorrow]
Assuming it reaches the town and is accepted tomorrow,it will be another three days for the adventurer who will receive it to co here, I suppose. It’s better to strike before damage spreads and contacting the guild afterwards should be fine.
[I will deal with that thunder bear.]
[The king will do it? Will you be okay?]
[I’m a silver rank adventurer after all even if I look like this]
I take out a silver card from my pocket and show it to Rana-obasan who has a dubious look on her face,. Naturally, I don’t plan to get a reward. I should defeat it as fast as possible.
[... Shall we also co as well?]
[No. Lindsey and Elsie have a lot to talk about with your uncle and the rest, so I will go alone]
After declining Lindsey’s offer, I float up in the air with flying magic. The children go “wow” and while I’m listening to their voices of surprise, I turn towards the mountains where the Thunder Bears are coming out and start flying there at once.
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