Chapter 21: Everybody Wins (1/2)

"No! Absolutely no way! Arthur! Do you kno dangerous it is to becoht you were dead and now you're saying you want to go get yourself killed out there? No way! Absolutely not"

My e of tears while she said this She had never been good at controlling her e

"Mary Bruhder not bad a person! Uuu… Mama, don't cry"

Director Goodsky had left the manor after my announcement I could tell she still wanted to ask me a lot of questions but we excused ourselves to have a family talk We were currently insideup in front ofreerous

Father was a bit more rational I could tell he didn't like the idea as well, but he couldn't really see any reason for e

I wasn't going to debate withall of this because she orried and I could never bla I had expected and I wanted to slowly ease her into the idea, but theoff of everything

After being silent the whole time, my father finally spoke up "Honey, let's hear Arthur out at least I' an adventurer but don't you think we should at least listen to what he has to say?"

"How can you still say that after what happened that day!"down into a fit of sobs

I looked toabout, but he simply shook his head and coood hour before she had calrabbedto a few uys"

She was still silent, but her face softened a little at that and I just gave her a war her hand

"What I et sodom for three years, I missed a lot about what I should know about this world of ours I just thought that becoain soo of Mother's hands

"I understand where you're coh I was a bit older, I was also itching to get so as soon as I awakened as a ht in that it is dangerous, and unpredictable"

My orously at this

I stayed silent for a little bit as I pondered

"Dad Mouard or supervisor with me? Would that make you feel a bit more at ease with this whole idea?"

"…"

"Hears inof potential candidates

"B-but… I still won't be able to see you for three years!" Mytrips or go on dangerous missions to faraway places I'll try to come back every fewon what I do"

"Bruhder, are you leaving?" My sister had an expression as if she had just been told that Santa didn't exist

I started to panic "Nono Ellie I' your brother a lot from now on, okay?"

Apparently, both my mother and father had told Eleanor a lot of stories aboutand smart I was One of Ellie's favorite bedtiuys on top of a cliff and that I got hurt so it'll take me some time to come back home Eventually, I had become some sort of hero to my sister

I look back at myabout this I guess she had just assuht I wanted to slay the world's strongest evil at the age of eight or so

"Why did you want to be an Adventurer before even going to school anyways? Wasn't it usually the opposite?" my mother softly muttered

"Dad's reason was a part of it; I want to test my skills out in real life situations Also, Moo to school It would be a lot harder to fit in if I began school at the age of eight I don't think I'll be able to e difference"

It was a very pitiful excuse, but, for once, uess it was a htmare for her child to become a loner

It wasn't a co wish She had wantedThis was a pro noto be here for a couple of et sick of et the chance to leave," I winked at my mother

That earned me a thump on the head but she chuckled as well "You! You're just like your father at tience" She gavethat I still wasn't used to

"Hey! What about ifted with my adept abilities in fire too!" My father protested

"Hot his deviant powers from me" Mother just turned ue out at him

"Ellie too! Bleh!" My sister copied ue out at my devastated father

"Sniff! No ones on hter This left us all in a fit of laughter

The next day was a Sunday, leaving my father with the day off Both the Leywin and Helstea fauys settle on what to do about Arthur?" Vincent asked, half chewing on his omelet

Tabitha shook her head; "I swear So you're a noble with your horrible dining habits, dear"

"Kukuku, don't worry At least your husband's better than mine Remember that one dinner party where Rey spit out his food fro so hard? I had to use Ellie as an excuse to leave the table because I was so eh! Anyways! Yes, after talking about it yesterday night, we agreed to let him become an adventurer under sohtly blushed as he tried to switch back the topic

"Oh? What conditions?" responded the curious Tabitha as she was cutting the o to become an adventurer until after his birthday, which is in three uard with him on his h to e the rest on his own Of course, the last condition is that he'll be visiting as often as possible,"on the rest of his roast beef

"Do you have anyone in uard that is capable of guarding hiuard!" He just chuckled at the ridiculousness of an eight year old protecting a grown, veteran adventurer

Myat ht of a person that fits the criteria Rey and I thought we could use one of the Helstea Auction guards, but we couldn't really come up with anyone"