A Former Child Soldier Who Uses a Magic Sword Wants to Live with an Older Sister of a Former Enemy Executive - Chapter 81

• Chapter 81 : We saw Chiyome off and then headed toward Jake’s group.

Dawn broke, and the city started bustling.

Sunlight streamed in through the window, causing Seto and Satis to open their eyelids.

[Fuaaaah! Good morning, Seto.] (Satis)

[Good morning, Satis. Phew, that was a good sleep.] (Seto)

They had nothing special planned for today.

But it was almost time for them to resume their journey, so they had to think of their next destination.

First, they had breakfast.

They put bread and water on a modest table, and discussed that matter while eating together.

Their next destination would be far southwest from Hopi Mesa.

Beyond the mountains and a large river was the royal capital.

For Seto, this would be the royal capital of another country, and it was also where Osiris’s affiliated army, which they saw in Ulaine Donagh, was stationed.

Satis had visited the royal capital once when she was an army officer of the Demon King’s Army, and even had an audience with their king.

Because of her past conduct, she felt a bit reluctant to go to the royal capital for a moment, but she was determined not to run away from it, and decided to go there with Seto.

Now, since she had been there once, she could use her teleportation magic to shorten their travel there, but…

[So we have to take a ship to cross that big river? …A ship, huh.] (Seto)

Seto muttered with interest.

He had never been on a ship before.

He had seen some from afar back in Ulaine Donagh, but never up close, to say nothing of touching one.

Therefore, Satis was a little reluctant to disregard Seto’s curiosity by magically teleporting them directly to the royal capital.

[Would like to ride on a ship? In that case, let’s use my teleportation magic to reach the harbor.] (Satis)

[Eh? Can we?] (Seto)

[Yes, I think I can take us there. You want to ride on a ship, right?] (Satis)

Seto’s expression brightened up.

Seeing him like that, Satis thought that it would not be a bad idea to go on a relaxing boat trip aboard a cruise ship someday.

They would both enjoy the peace and tranquility of the water in the calm of the day.

It would be a good opportunity for Set, who had lived all his life on land, to discover another side of the world.

As she felt the desire to do that one day, Satis brought a piece of bread to her mouth.

After finishing breakfast, Seto and Satis went to Chiyome.

When they knocked on the door to her room, they found Chiyome, who had already prepared for her journey, as she was just about to reach the door with her cane.

[Oh, my. Hello, friends. You’re early. Are you about to leave as well?] (Chiyome)

[Well, that’s the plan. We just wanted to thank you properly first.] (Seto)

[Aw c’mon, don’t mention it. You scratch my back, and I scratch yours. Ah, I almost forgot. I said I’d split the reward money with you.] (Chiyome)

When she said that, Seto shook his head in reply.

[No, it’s fine. You can have it all.] (Seto)

[Eh? Are you sure? If you don’t take it while you can, you might regret it later, y’know?] (Chiyome)

[I’m sure. Right, Satis?] (Seto)

[If that’s your decision, Seto, then I have no objection to it.] (Satis)

[Fufufu. If you say so, then I’ll keep it without hesitation.] (Chiyome)

They left the inn with Chiyome and went outside.

They decided to see her off on the way.

[Still, what a happy coincidence this has been. Fate truly is a funny thing.] (Chiyome)

[Fate, huh. Say, Chiyome. Do you think we’ll meet again?] (Seto)

[Who knows. My journey is an aimless one. No way to know what will happen.] (Chiyome)

The fact that she did not answer whether they would meet again or not was very typical of Chiyome.

And Chiyome herself did not want to get too involved with Set and Satis, who were trying to walk their path to happiness.

[——My journey… is a fast lane to hell. In short, it’s the path of scum.] (Chiyome)

[Chiyome-san…] (Satis)

[If you fellas were walkin’ the path of scum, then I’m sure we’d have met again. But you ain’t. This time, our paths just happened to cross. Bein’ able to live proudly and openly under the sun is a true blessin’.] (Chiyome)

With that said, she moved her head right and left to check the direction in which she should proceed.

With her back turned to our duo, she walked to her next destination.

[It’s better if we never meet again, Seto. This kinda relationship is also a thing in this world. Such is life.] (Chiyome)

With a light wave of her hand, Chiyome headed for the gate at the far end of the city.

It was a different road than the one Seto and Satis were taking.

[She really was a mysterious person.] (Satis)

[Yeah. But I’m glad we met her.] (Seto)

Seto And Satis held hands in silence while seeing Chiyome off.

They stood together until she was out of sight, and then headed toward the cave temple.

The corpses were gone, probably after someone cleaned them up, though the stench of blood was still in the air.

As they proceeded, Jake emerged and welcomed them both.

[Hey, Seto and Satis-san! Good morning.] (Jake)

Their eyes widened upon seeing Jake cheerfully greeting them.

[Good morning, Jake. You’re looking well.] (Seto)

[Yeah, today is a new day for us all.] (Jake)

[A new day? Did something happen?] (Satis)

[Yes. We’re thinking of… disbanding our Revolutionary Army.] (Jake)

Seto was surprised to hear Jake shyly utter those words.

[Why the sudden change of mind? You were so determined to go through with it.] (Seto)

[Yeah, we were. But… We realized something yesterday. In the end, we’re not made for this. We don’t have what it takes to kill people.] (Jake)

Searching his head, Jake looked up at the sky.

Not only that battle with the bandits, but the conversation he had with Satis during Seto’s trial has also been on his mind all along.

[Instead of trying to change the world around you, do your best for your own sake and that of the people precious to you…] (Jake)

[Eh?] (Seto)

[Oh, nothing.] (Jake)

Jake glanced at Satis.

She smiled in response.

Seto didn’t seem to understand what he just meant, but he could at least tell that Jake and the others were trying to move forward, and he felt that he wanted to fully root for them.

[Hey, Seto… We’ll… meet again, right?] (Jake)

Jake’s smile changed to a slightly worried expression as he asked Seto.

That was the same question Seto had asked Chiyome.

[…——Of course we will. We’re friends, right?] (Seto)

Jake smiled in response, and so did Seto.

They shook hands and vowed to meet again.

Witnessing their friendship, Satis felt delighted.

She was happy to see that Seto was making his own way in life through his interactions with others.

Thus ended the trial and turmoil in the city of Hopi Mesa.

After greeting the other children, Seto and Satis set out on their journey once again.

Jake and the others also planned to leave the city, this time to visit the city of Ulaine Donagh.

Despite their uncertainty about what the future held and what they could do, they had decided to support each other and live together.

[Now, let’s go, Seto! We’ve got another busy journey ahead of us!] (Satis)

[Yeah! This time, we’re going to take a ship to the royal capital!] (Seto)

The two of them enthusiastically proceeded forward.

By going through Hopi Mesa, the lives of many were changed.

And this applied to “them” as well.