In this world, the 16 year-olds hold a coming-of-age ceremony regardless of whether they will graduate from the academy or not.
Especially in the aristocratic society, one usually choses the career path before becoming sixteen, but originally I also planned to enter society then.
“Do not worry, Father. I will figure it out. Speaking of which, I think Franz should change it before the coming-of-age ceremony.”
Franz also should change his career path to a scholar before he will come of age.
My mother stepped up and helped me after my father continued to worry for a long time.
“Honey, can you not do what the kids want? Above all, I can not send Franz back to such a place anymore. I don not want to send him there!”
Franz was tightly hugged in the arms of his mother, who was shedding tears.
“Then we have to send Kayla to Kratier Academy. Would that be all right?”
But mother shook her head again.
“I do not want to send Kayla to that school either. Kayla can join my family’s knights instead. I do not want to send my children to such a senseless and dangerous place.”
“But one of us must have a diploma from the Krathier Academy to continue our house.”
“Your nieces and nephews can go! They have also inherited the blood of house Vesta, so they meet the conditions.”
My father’s face was colored in displeased because of mother’s sudden proposal.
“That is no solution.”
It is because my father, who is currently the Marquis of Vesta and the head of the house, had a bad relationship with his brothers.
Turning around, father sighed deeply and threw his burnt cigarette onto the carpet floor. Immediately the servant ran and swept the ashes and cigarettes off the carpet.
I had to make a decision as my parents could not decide on who to send to the Kratier Academy.
“I am going to the Kratier Academy. Please let me go.”
“Kyla, no!”
My mother shouted at my resolution.
“I can do it. Mother, father, instead of Franz, give me the [Shuette] he has.”
“[Shuette]” is the sword of the Vesta house, which had been a house of knights for generations. If I get to have it, it means that I would become the head of the Vesta house.
“Did you not decide to have… [Sitzero]?”
Shield of Spirits [Sitzero]. [Sitzero] was one of the two treasures of the Vesta family, along with the sword [Shuette].
Franz should not have Schuette anymore, now that he has decided to change his future. What Franz should have is …
“You can give [Sitzero] to Franz, right? The owner of Sitsuro doesn’t have to carry a sword.”
I smiled leisurely at my father.
Actually, I did not really want to become a knight either. Neither was the place of the house of Vesta nor the place of the house of Bogeom [Shuette].*
My goal is for Franz to have [Sitzero] for the sake of our family. In order to change the future, Franz had to own a shield.
“One of my children does not do as I want them to.”
Eventually, father, the Marquis of Vesta, sighed. Franz’s condition would make it difficult for you to refuse my offer, father
I must slowly take away Franz’s role from now on. Starting with his role as the heir of our house, to his place at the Kratier Academy along with our family’s heirloom [Shuette].
It is for Franz’s sake, but it is also for the sake of our family.
In order to avoid the tragedy that will take place in the distant future, my younger brother Franz should not be seen by others in the future.
Until the day where he will possess the Shield of Spirits [Sitzero].