A Former Child Soldier Who Uses a Magic Sword Wants to Live with an Older Sister of a Former Enemy Executive - Chapter 85

• Chapter 85 : The name of the woman who attacked me is “Gravis”. And she’s…

[…So? Why did you drag Seto all the way here?] (Satis)

Satis was sitting on a barrel with her arms and legs crossed, looking down at the woman who was sitting on the ground.

Seto was right beside them, sipping his drink and quietly watching the progress of this interrogation.

[Because this bra—] (Woman)

[This what?] (Satis)

[Th-This boy was staring at me and my boyfriend when we had an argument…] (Woman)

[That’s no reason to attack him, is it?] (Satis)

[Ugh… B-But can you blame me!? He said he wanted to break up with me, so… It put me in a foul mood…] (Woman)

Dismayed at the woman as she explained herself with her head down, Satis climbed down from her barrel and asked her to raise her head.

[Never let this happen again. Neither with us nor anybody else. Understand?] (Satis)

[Okay, fine… Sheesh, lecturing me like my mother.] (Woman)

[Also, Seto.] (Satis)

[Eh? Me?] (Seto)

[Children aren’t supposed to spy on other people’s business!] (Satis)

[Wait, it’s not like I wanted to watch them break up!] (Seto)

[What do you mean?] (Satis)

[The thing is, I’ve seen this woman somewhere before.] (Seto)

At those words, Satis and the woman exchanged a glance.

The former was fully aware that Seto was not the type to tease her with a joke like that.

[You know me? What do you mean?] (Gravis)

[Well, before we get there… What’s your name?] (Seto)

[…It’s Gravis. My name is Gravis Armitage.] (Woman —> Gravis)

[Gravis, huh. Got it. Mine is Seto. You can probably tell, but I’m a magic swordsman. You see, Satis and I have been to Benjamin Village before, and…] (Seto)

Just as he was about to say more, Gravis stood up, her hair swinging vigorously, and grabbed Seto by the shoulders.

[Benjamin Village!? Say, could it be that you know Uncl—… I mean, Ryodou Anacondell!?] (Gravis)

[Y-Yeah, I met him. …I see, now it’s all coming together.] (Seto)

[S-Seto? What exactly does this all mean?] (Satis)

[Right, I’ll explain everything.] (Seto)

Seto told Gravis about the time they spent in Benjamin Village.

During that time, he had found a portrait in Ryodou’s house.

It may have been a reminder of the man’s past, but he did not pry any further into it back then.

However, when he met Gravis, he connected the dots.

[Gravis, you had your portrait painted once, didn’t you?] (Seto)

[I-I did. Though I was a little girl back then, so I don’t remember much about it.] (Gravis)

[So that little girl in the portrait I saw, it was you, right?] (Seto)

[…Yeah. That good ol’ Uncle, he still has that painting after all this time…] (Gravis)

Gravis’ expression grew somber.

She was looking melancholic, giving off a glimpse of purity that no one would expect considering her revealing outfit.

Gravis lowered the tone of her voice as she stared at the great river, her eyes filled with a kind of loneliness.

With her silver hair gently swaying in the wind, she spoke to Seto and Satis with her gaze fixed on them.

[He’s my idol. I wanted to become a hero like him. But he retired from the battlefield and moved to that village.] (Gravis)

[What’s your relationship with Ryodou-san? Is he your father? …Apparently not.] (Satis)

[Who cares what it is? To me, that man is… a “hero”, and that’s all.] (Gravis)

Saying that, she took out a long, thin, silvery smoking pipe, and lit the tip of it.

Seto could see the reflection of Ryodou in the way Gravis puffed out purple smoke with her eyes squinted, and restrained Satis from prying any further with a sign of his hand.

[Thanks for telling us about it, Gravis.] (Seto)

[This was nothing worth thanking me for. You really are a strange kid, you know that?] (Gravis)

[Yeah, I get that a lot.] (Seto)

[…By the way, where are you guys headed now?] (Gravis)

[We’re going to the royal capital. We’ll take the ship to that destination.] (Satis)

[For real? Hmm~, my luck might be turning up here.] (Gravis)

[Hm? What do you mean? Were you troubled with something?] (Seto)

Seto was a bit taken aback when he saw Gravis do a complete 180 by approaching him with a grin on her face while spinning her smoking pipe with her fingertips.

[Say~, it must be fate that brought us together, don’t you think? I mean, look, I broke up with my boyfriend. But you see, he was the one managing our budget, so now I’m penniless. And it just so happens that I waaaant to go to the royal capital so bad. So I was wondering if~…] (Gravis)

[Really? Then you have all our sympathies. Anyway, good luck with that.] (Satis)

[Hey, wait!] (Gravis)

She called for Satis to stop, then she bowed down and pleaded with them.

[Come on, I’m begging you! I can’t fulfill my goal if I don’t go to the royal capital! Just think of it as helping someone in need!] (Gravis)

[Excuse me, but your personal matters are none of our business.] (Satis)

[I need a magic sword! There’s a magic sword I want, and the place where I’m most likely to find any intel about it is the royal capital!] (Gravis)

[A magic sword? Oh, right. You do possess magic sword aptitude.] (Seto)

[Huh? You can tell I have an aptitude for them?] (Gravis)

[Of course, since I’m a magic swordsman myself.] (Seto)

[For real!? …You’re right, I can feel it. I can’t believe it. A kid your age displaying an aptitude for magic swords is exceptional, you know?] (Gravis)

[See? Seto is amazing.] (Satis)

Standing next to Seto, Satis proudly readjusted her glasses.

The boy scratched the back of his head in embarrassment.

[You know how valuable magic swords are to people with an aptitude for them, right? Please, you guys are my only hope now.] (Gravis)

[…Satis, what do you say we let her tag along till we’ve reached the royal capital for the time being?] (Seto)

[Hmm… Only for the time being, then… Okay. Let’s just say that no road is too long with good company.] (Satis)

Upon hearing those words, Gravis jumped for joy.

Seto could not help but smile at her intense displays of emotions.

The ship was about to leave.

Seto, Satis and Gravis headed for the dock.

On the way, Gravis mentioned “something strange.”

[But I gotta say, I never thought I would find a kid like you in a place like this.] (Gravis)

[Well, I don’t think anybody could have. A guy like me with an aptitude for magic swords since childhood is hard to come by…] (Seto)

[Well sure, there’s that too. But I was talking about something entirely different.] (Gravis)

Gravis stepped in front of the group, and turned to Seto as she walked.

[?You’re a child of the Red Desert Tribe, right? I mean, those distinctive eyes of yours with the dark sclera and white pupils are proof of that.] (Gravis)

[Eh?] (Satis)

[The Red Desert Tribe? …You say I’m… descended from it…?] (Seto)