Chapter 11
Chapter 11
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Translator: MadScientist
Chapter: 11
Chapter Title: My Childhood Friend Is Coming Back?
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A week had passed since the subjugation of the magic beast.
The tense moment when the magic beast that the protagonist had defeated came back to attack the village once more.
Fortunately, I had been able to save Ravia.
Thank you so much. For protecting my little sister from the magic beast... If she had died, I definitely would have been heartbroken. Thank you so much for making sure that didn't happen.
After I rescued Ravia, Levia came to me and expressed her deep gratitude.
I remembered that in the original story, she had clutched Ravia's corpse and sobbed uncontrollably.
I'm just glad it didn't turn out that way.
And so, the wolf-type magic beast—the antagonist in the protagonist's first episode—was safely subjugated.
'I won't have to worry about money for a while.'
Thanks to that feat, I received half of the bounty reward.
The payout for slaying a magic beast is pretty generous.
If I manage this money wisely, I shouldn't face any financial hardships.
'Is it okay for me to take this?'
I knew that in the original story, the protagonist took all of it, so I wondered if it was fine for me to claim it.
That thought crossed my mind a little.
But anyway, the protagonist gets scammed out of it later.
He buys what he thinks is a legendary sword, but it's just a worthless hunk of metal.
Money that gets wasted anyway.
It's fine if I take it.
'And I saved his little sister, too.'
In any case, after subjugating the magic beast, I've been enjoying some pretty peaceful days.
Brother. Thank you so much for taking down that magic beast. Thanks to you, I can finally sleep without worry.
In the process, Levia's little sister Ravia has been visiting me a lot.
It's probably nothing important.
'No risk of corruption here.'
I saved her little sister, so maybe I don't need to worry about her falling to corruption anymore?
It felt like everything had worked out perfectly.
But.
'What a shame.'
Still, I wasn't exactly thrilled.
Because I might have to part ways with Levia soon.
"Davian. I'm going to be leaving soon."
"You're leaving?"
"Yeah. I don't plan on staying in one place for long. And I've finally found a cleric, too."
Tigna had been resting in the village for a week.
She had grown quite close to me by now, and she told me she was leaving soon.
I had expected Tigna to leave.
She's the one who's destined to become the hero, after all. It makes sense for her to travel from place to place.
I wasn't particularly saddened by her departure.
But hearing that she was taking a cleric with her was a bit disappointing.
"You found a cleric?"
"Yeah. A really skilled one."
In truth, Tigna had come here not just to subjugate the magic beast.
She was also looking for a talented cleric.
And that skilled cleric was probably Levia.
In the original story, Tigna approaches Levia while she's grieving her sister's death and invites her to join her on adventures, making Levia part of her party.
'She's leaving after all, huh?'
Even now that her sister hadn't died and things hadn't gone according to the original plot.
I had hoped Tigna might not take Levia with her.
But it looks like that wasn't the case.
'Who's going to look after the kid now?'
Parting with Levia felt truly regrettable.
My daughter Eleana adores her, after all.
And I've been able to live comfortably because I have someone as reliable as Levia to trust.
The thought of her leaving soon left a bitter taste in my mouth.
But I couldn't stand in the way of her path forward.
I decided to bid her a cool farewell.
"Perfect timing. Here comes the cleric who's joining us."
Two clerics approaching from afar.
Probably Levia and her little sister Ravia, come to see her off.
Or so I thought...
"Tigna...!!!"
"Ravia. Come on over. Davian, surprised? This is our party's cleric, Ravia."
What the hell is this?
Not Levia, but her little sister Ravia was joining Tigna's party?
"Sorry I'm late. I was packing my stuff. Oh? Brother's here too?"
"Uh... yeah... Ravia, right? Long time no see."
"Yeah. Thank you again for saving our village."
The person Tigna introduced was Ravia, Levia's little sister—not Levia herself.
No, something feels off here.
"Tigna. The cleric who's coming with you is her?"
I couldn't make sense of the situation, so I had to ask again.
"Yeah. She might not look it, but I think she has incredible talent. She'll definitely be a huge help."
It seemed like she was serious.
"That's right, Brother. This incident made me realize something. The world is full of evil. I'm going to save it, no matter what."
Ravia clenched her fists and declared her resolve.
She looked brimming with determination.
"Ravia. Have a safe trip."
Levia watched the scene with a pleased smile.
I asked her.
"Um... Sister Levia?"
"Yes?"
"You're not leaving?"
"What are you talking about? Why would I leave?"
No, why is the story unfolding like this all of a sudden?
"Well, Davian. We're off. Let's meet again if we get the chance."
"Brother. Take care. Take care of Levia Sis, too."
I said goodbye to the hero and her new party member Ravia, still not understanding what was going on.
◇◇◇◆◇◇◇ 'Hmm... So that's how it turned out?'
From the moment I saved Ravia, I figured the snowball effect would kick in and change things somehow.
I knew there would be some kind of deviation from the original path.
But I never dreamed it would roll out like this.
'Taking Ravia with her...'
Tigna was taking not Levia, but her little sister Ravia—who was supposed to have died in the original story.
Is this really right?
'Does she have talent?'
In truth, the little sister probably has quite a bit of potential too.
This world's system is heavily influenced by bloodlines.
Just as Levia has unprecedented talent in holy power, her sister likely has comparable gifts.
Tigna must have spotted that talent.
'And she seemed full of enthusiasm.'
Plus, her personality is quite different from Levia's.
Outgoing and overflowing with a sense of justice.
Maybe she's even better suited for the hero's party than Levia.
Considering all those factors, Tigna chose to take Ravia.
It was still completely unexpected, even thinking back on it.
"Brother. What are you thinking about?"
"Oh, nothing much."
While I was lost in thought, Levia—holding Eleana—looked at me.
Her golden hair and clear eyes. No matter how many times I see her, I always think she's so pure and beautiful.
"Is that so?"
"Why are you smiling?"
"Oh, it's nothing."
Especially when she smiles like that.
But why is she suddenly smiling?
Even when I asked, Levia just responded with that smile.
"Brother. My little sister means the world to me."
"Huh?"
"She's my only family. She's irreplaceable to me. Thank you so much for saving her."
Lately, she seems to smile a lot more.
Probably because I saved Ravia.
She keeps thanking me whenever she gets the chance.
"No need. You're the one looking after my daughter."
Honestly, if anyone's grateful, it should be me.
To reiterate, Levia is the one taking care of my child.
Without her, I definitely would have struggled a lot with that.
Even more than hunting the magic beast.
I can't even express how reassuring her presence is.
"Is that right? Then we're protecting each other's precious ones."
"Yeah... I guess so."
"It's a nice relationship."
Levia smiled brightly again.
She seems pretty satisfied and amused with the current situation.
'Not bad at all.'
I felt the same way.
Levia was my favorite character, no matter what anyone says.
No one would dislike spending time this closely with their favorite character.
'But it can't go any further.'
Still, it's bittersweet—like a tease of what could be.
If I didn't have a kid, could I have made it work with Levia?
Even she probably wouldn't accept a man with a child.
Tch...
Anyway, that's how we were spending our peaceful days again when.
"Hm...? What's that? It looks like a letter...?"
I happened to notice the letter in her hand.
It looked unusually fancy from the outside, so I had to ask what it was.
"Oh. This is a letter from the Magic Tower. I haven't opened it yet."
Levia didn't seem to know the details either.
"Looks like something important? Let me read it real quick."
With that, Levia tore open the envelope, unfolded the letter, and read it.
Her expression turned a bit serious.
What on earth could it say?
"What's it about?"
"Um... well. Brother. You have a wife, right?"
"Yeah. You're talking about Kailin."
"Yes."
When I asked, Levia uttered the name of Kailin—the one I had forgotten about.
My childhood friend who abandoned our child and fled to the Magic Tower. My wife.
Why bring her up out of nowhere?
I waited for Levia's next words.
And what she said next was pretty shocking.
"Your wife... is coming here...?"