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Chronicles of an Aristocrat Reborn in Another World – the Apostle of the Gods Who Know No Self-Restraint (Web Novel) - Volume 2 Chapter 60: Reunion 2/2
Volume 2 Chapter 60: Reunion 2/2
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“Duke Eric, how come you are here?”
Eric tilted his head at Garm’s question.
“I’m on my way home from my territory. When I return to the royal capital, Sir Santos always lets me stop by, so I’m always indebted to him. Say what? Didn’t you hear it from Cain-kun already? He stopped by and stayed a night at our place last week.”
Hearing Eric’s remarks, Garm sent a cold gaze towards Cain.
Indeed, when Cain had stayed there last week, he had even heard that Eric and Silk always enjoyed tucking into the local wild vegetables.
“About that, I just…”
Breaking out in a cold sweat, Cain averted his gaze.
“But then, Sir Garm, why are you here? It takes multiple days to get here from the royal capital, after all, doesn’t it?”
Garm glanced at Cain without saying anything. Noticing that glance, Eric understood immediately.
“Ah, as I thought, it was Cain-kun. Well, it seems like you’ve got something complicated going on there, so I’ll be returning to my guest room.”
And thus, Eric went upstairs to the guest room.
“Cain… did you stop by in the Malbeek territory too…”
“Yes…”
Cain shrunk away at Garm’s words.
“Well whatever, it’s fine for now. Now then, let’s talk about what we came here for. Reine, Cain, you can come along too.”
“Understood.”
In the guest room, the Geletta family, consisting of Santos, Lara and Leela, sat down face-to-face with Garm, Sarah, Reine and Cain. Lara’s husband had gone to the royal capital, so he was not present at the present.
As the room was filled with nervous tension, Santos was the first to open his mouth.
“Sarah, it’s been fifteen years… Time really does just fly by. I was quite surprised when I heard from Sir Cain that you were Garm’s wife. Sir Cain helped me out and saved me when I was out on an errand in my carriage and was attacked by robbers. And when I brought him back to the mansion to stay here for the night, he saw Lara and said ‘Mother?’. I must say it was quite the surprise.”
Santos said as if reminiscing about the past.
“Father, I apologise for having been absent for so long. And Lara, sorry for pushing all the duties of a noble onto you.”
Sarah lowered her head deeply to the two of them.
“Sir Santos, please let me apologise as well. Not knowing she was your daughter, I fell in love with her and married her, thinking she was simply an adventurer. I truly should have checked everything at the time. I’m terribly sorry.”
Putting his hands on the table, Garm too, lowered his head.
“Please raise your heads, you two. We got to reunite safely like this, after all. I also got to meet my grandchildren. You’re Reine, right? I’m Sarah’s dad.”
He smiled at Reine and Cain with a gentle look in his eyes.
“Nice to meet you, grandpa. I’m Garm’s eldest daughter, Reine. I’m fourteen years old. Currently, I attend the academy in the royal capital.”
Reine stood up and curtseyed, greeting them in a very aristocratic-lady-like manner.
Santos seemed a little embarrassed at Reine calling him ‘grandpa’ at her age, as until now he hadn’t thought he had any grandchildren older than Leela, who was still under ten.
He had never forgotten about Sarah, but after fifteen long years, he had nearly given up and tried to forget about her.
“Sir Cain, truly, thank you. Thanks to you, I got to reunite with my daughter, not to mention suddenly getting two new grandchildren. Although I definitely wasn’t expecting you to come here so soon.”
Cain had only been able to move so quickly due to [Fly] and [Transfer]; with just a normal carriage, it would definitely have been impossible.
Santos didn’t touch upon the subject though, opting instead to rejoice at the reunion.
Then, Lara and Leela introduced themselves, after which the conversation proceeded smoothly.
“Sir Santos, from now on, we’re relatives. Let’s cooperate from now on.”
“Sir Garm, thank you for that. I’ll be counting on you then.”
The two of them firmly shook hands, and the family reunion was over.
Garm and Santos started talking to each other, Sarah and Lara did the same, while Reine, Cain, and Leela moved to a different room.
Reine seemed to be unbearably happy at suddenly having a little sister, and kept glancing at Leela eagerly, her eyes shining.
“What is it, Reine-onee-sama?”
Leela tilted her head at Reine’s suspicious behaviour, but it seemed like that was Reine’s breaking point.
“Awww! Leela-chan! You’re so cute!”
Reine suddenly hugged Leela, startling her with her sudden action.
“Eh!? Reine-onee-sama?”
On the other side of the surprised Leela, Cain facepalmed, thinking ‘I knew it’.
“Heeey, Cain. I have a little sister cousin now, yes? Until now, I was the only girl in the Silford family. Do you think I can take her back with me to the royal capital like this?”
“Reine-nee-sama, that’s not allowed… in two more years, Leela should most likely also be going to attend the academy in the royal capital. You’ll be together then.”
Cain answered Reine’s question, amazed. If they ‘took her back like this’, it would be none other than kidnapping. But, if Leela went to the academy in the royal capital, they would be able to meet again.
“Right! I’ll wait for her in the academy!”
By the time Leela enrolled, Reine would already have graduated, but not wanting to spoil the moment for the rejoicing Reine, Cain stayed silent about that.
At some point, Cain got out a reversi set and they had a competition. Leela had a good memory, so it didn’t take too long for her to beat Reine in their match. Needless to say, Cain was the best at the game though.
As the three of them spent the time having fun, it turned dinnertime.
At dinner, the Geletta and Silford families sat on either side of the table, with Eric at its head.
“Today is a day to celebrate, so I instructed the chefs to make something fancy.”
The dishes on the table ranged from whole roasted pork to stir-fried wild vegetables, and were far too much for this many people to consume.
It turned out Eric had been present when Garm and Santos had talked to each other, so he already understood the situation.
“Then, a toast to the Kingdom of Esfort as the Silford and Geletta families become relatives on this joyful occasion.”
““““Cheers!!!!””””
They all raised their glasses into the air at Eric’s signal.
The maids waiting on them brought them a plate of food each.
As they drank alcohol, the adults became more and more talkative. The conversation continued civilly though, and even after they had finished their meal, the adults went off to a different room to keep on drinking.
Cain and Reine were given a private room to sleep in, but Reine started complaining that she wanted to sleep with Leela.
“At long last, I’m sleeping together with Leela-chan! Good night, Cain! Let’s go, Leela-chan!”
“Eh… yes… Good night, Cain-onii-sama.”
“Yeah, good night to you too. – – I’ll leave Reine to you, then.”
But Leela had already been carried off away by Reine before Cain had even finished his sentence.
The private room contained nothing other than a pair of beds, tables, and chairs each. Although it was only around 16 square meters large, that was still plenty enough space.
Cain sat down on the floor and started to meditate. It had become a routine for him, and he did so every day without fail.
His status was already outside the realm of humans, now something along the lines of a demigod, with the numbers not even displayed any more, so there wasn’t really any need for him to raise his stats any further, but he still hadn’t exceeded Yuuya’s level.
Cain thought there was no big deal in comparing himself to Yuuya.
He finished meditating, laid down in bed, and went to sleep.
Breakfast started once everyone had arrived in the dining room the next day.
Seemingly having drunk too much the previous day, Eric, Garm and Santos didn’t seem to be feeling too well.
While the others all were eating breakfast, the three of them refused to eat anything, simply drinking water instead.
“Ugh… I feel sick… Sir Santos, that stuff was way too strong…”
Eric frowned while sipping his water.
“Well, we had more fun the more we drank yesterday though… ugh.”
Santos was also dazed due to having drunk too much the previous night.
Cain was amazed that Sarah and Lara simply made faces that said ‘you’ll have to put up with it’.
“Cain… Can you use some kind of magic that can cure hangovers…? Because this really is just…”
Normally, Garm would refrain from having Cain use his magic in front of people, but today’s Garm decided to bet on the slight hope that Cain might be able to do something.
“Yeah, I think I’ve got something that will work. Father, shall I use it?”
“Please do…”
Cain cast [Condition Heal] on Garm, who nodded with a nauseated face, then proceeded to do the same to Eric and Santos.
When Cain used the healing magic on them, their expressions quickly turned to ones of relief and refreshment.
“Cain, you saved us.”
“Cain-kun, thanks.”
“Sorry, Sir Cain.”
The three of them lowered their heads to Cain, who returned to his seat while scratching his cheek.
“But still, to be able to use such healing magic too… There’s only one Cain-kun in the whole family!”
Everyone laughed at Eric’s joke, and the meal resumed.
The meal continued peacefully. Afterwards, as Eric was going on to the royal capital in his carriage, they all went to see him off.
“Actually, maybe Cain-kun could… no, that won’t work. What a pain. But still, this too, is a noble’s duty, so I guess I have no choice in the matter.”
Eric, knowing about Cain’s transfer magic, gazed enviously at the Silford family. Garm, also knowing what was going on, answered with an apologetic expression.
“– – Sir Eric, see you again in the royal capital. Take care.”
“Duke Eric, please take care.”
The Silford and Geletta families lined up in front of the mansion to see Eric off.
The carriage set off, accompanied by twenty guards. Ever since Telestia and Silk had been attacked by the orcs, the number of guards for nobility had increased.
They waved goodbye until the carriage disappeared from sight, then returned into the mansion.
“Then, I guess we should head home too.”
Santos asked a question upon hearing Garm’s statement.
“But your carriage, Sir Garm…? Speaking of which, it was reported that you came walking up to the gates…”
“… about that. What you’re about to see is a secret, so if you could keep it as one, I’d be grateful.”
“– – of course, I promise. Then, I’ll leave Sarah in your care. Sir Cain, come visit anytime you want.”
“Father, I’ll come visit again soon. Lara, Leela, see you later.”
Sarah bowed to each member of the Geletta family in turn.
“Viscount Santos, I’ll stop by again sometime.”
Cain bowed as well.
They went inside the mansion and gathered in the reception room. The only people inside the room were the Silford and Geletta families.
Cain wanted to keep the people who saw him return home with transfer magic to a minimum.
“Why did we come to this room…? How can you go home from here?”
Seeing Santos still hadn’t understood, Garm looked at Cain.
“Actually, Viscount Santos… I can use transfer magic. We used that to come here from the royal capital. That’s also why we were on foot when we arrived here.”
Hearing ‘transfer magic,’ Santos’ eyes widened in surprise. Naturally, Lara was the same. Leela didn’t understand yet, so she just tilted her head.
“Say what! I knew Sir Cain was a truly gifted child, but to be able to use the legendary transfer magic… To think someone with the Geletta bloodline would become such a legendary magic user.”
“There’s a gag order from His Majesty too. Watch out for that, Sir Santos”
Santos nodded at Garm’s reminder.
The Silford family all held on to Cain’s shoulders.
“Thank you for having us.”
Cain thanked them and bowed his head.
[Transfer]
The four of them disappeared from the room in an instant.
The three people left behind in the room stared wordlessly at the spot where the four who had disappeared had just been.
“Father, to think such things could happen…”
“Yeah, to think Sarah child would be this much like…”
“I want to see Reine-onee-sama again.”
And like this, Sarah’s reunion with her family ended.
TN: aaaaaaand with that, Volume 2 is finished. I’ll be taking a short break, so no release tomorrow. However, I have two weeks of easter holidays starting tomorrow, so the daily releases will continue apart from tomorrow.
