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Lunchtime at the farm.
During vacation, I prepared a delicious lunch for the farm members who worked hard to protect the farm, when I was away.
Maybe because I prepared hard, or because they ate things that they couldn’t eat during my three-day vacation, everyone enjoyed lunch very deliciously.
Among them, Lia, who was chewing food differently than usual, stood out.
“Lia, did you not like the food?”
“Oh, no! It’s so delicious. It’s just… it’s just…”
She couldn’t even look me in the eye and answered in a hurry.
Ah…
She seemed to have remembered everything that happened in the morning.
It seemed like it would take some time to talk to Lia normally.
Andras, who returned from work in the morning, was amazed as he tasted the food.
“Oh… I feel better when I eat what Sihyeon made for me.”
“I appreciate your compliments, but aren’t those kinds of words said while eating home meals?”
“My family is so disciplined… that they are meticulous not only on diet but also in table manners. Honestly, it’s not an environment where you can enjoy the meal.”
“Is that something all noble families do?”
“Every family has a very different atmosphere. My family is a little strict.”
I looked at Alfred, who came from a similar aristocratic family.
“My family is not very strict about table manners. Rather, it’s about swords, the discipline of training is very strict.”
“Oh… I see.”
It sounded very interesting that each noble family had its own rules and discipline.
While I heard the story about the sword, I remembered what I had thought during my vacation.
“Elaine…. . . . . . . . . . .You know the sword you lent me for a while? Can I get a sword that’s similar to that?”
“Sword? Um… You can get a sword that’s similar in shape easily, but it’s hard to get a sword that’s similar in quality to perfection. The swords I have are only handed down to the immediate descendants of the family.”
“Ohh… I see.”
“What’s the matter, Senior?”
I told the story of my struggle with the sword when I entered the Rift with the guild’s common equipment.
Alfred nodded seriously when he heard my story.
“I’m sure it could happen. The weaker you are, the more affected you are by your weapon.”
“……”
This guy……..
Even though I felt bad, he wasn’t wrong, so I waited quietly for him to continue.
“I’m sorry Senior, but I don’t have a way to get you a sword right now. I’m not in a position to ask anything because I’m actually kicked out of the family.”
It was hard to bring it up because I knew the awkward relationship between Alfred and his family.
I looked at Andras just in case, but he also shook his head.
“I’m a complete stranger to swords… …and I don’t think I can easily get the level of things that Elaine uses. I’m sorry, Sihyeon.”
“ It can’t be helped if it’s not an easy thing to get.”
It was somewhat expected, but I couldn’t help feeling a little disappointed.
While I was looking for my weapon, I wanted to get something good.
Andras, who was looking at me for a while, opened his mouth again.
“In fact, I think it’s Mr.Kaneff who can get you the best sword here among the people here.”
“What? Boss..?”
Kaneff continued to eat with a blank look on his face even though his name was mentioned.
I looked at Andras asking for a more detailed explanation with my eyes.
“The family where Mr. Kaneff was born, is famous for having the best blacksmithing skills in the Demon world. It is a place where their skills are recognized so much that there is a legend that they made equipment for the Demon God and his followers..”
I’ve never heard of Kaneff’s family story before, and it’s interesting in many ways.
On the other hand, other farm families did not respond much, perhaps knowingly.
“It’s kind of fascinating. I don’t think the image of the blacksmith and Boss match well….”
Everyone nodded quietly except Kaneff and Speranza.
Kaneff replied curtly, still with an expression of reluctance.
“No wonder it doesn’t look good on me. I was just born there, I don’t know anything about blacksmithing. I wasn’t interested in it from the beginning.”
Judging from his reaction, he didn’t seem to have a smooth relationship with his family.
The best blacksmith family in the Demon world.
I wanted to experience how great the swords that were made there were.
But I didn’t want to force Kaneff, who seemed to be uncomfortable with the subject.
“That’s too bad. It would not be difficult to find a sword that Sihyeon would be satisfied with.”
“…………………..”
There was a heavy silence in the Dining room at the end of Andras’ words.
Alfred suddenly spoke to me as if he was having a hard time holding up the awkward atmosphere.
“Senior, even if it’s hard to get a sword right now, I can tell you enough about the Reinforcement magic. Let’s start training for it in the afternoon training session.”
“Ummmmm, Elaine, I just thought about borrowing your sword like I did last time.”
“No! You can’t always rely on weapons. Don’t worry. I’ll be sure to train you thoroughly.”
An awkward smile formed on my face as I watched Alfred burn with passion.
I regretted bringing up the story of the sword for no reason.
The painful training of today’s sword training, where I would be rolling on the ground got drawn in my head.
On a sunny afternoon.
“Here, Sister Lia.”
“Thank you, Speranza.”
Speranza was helping Lia to hang the laundry.
Just looking at the cool breeze, the warm sunshine, and the clean laundry scattered around made me feel refreshed.
So on one side of the farm, there’s a peaceful atmosphere, while on the other…
KACHING KACHING
“Ugh!”
“Senior, what happened? Didn’t you feel too heavy after resting for just three days?”
Alfred’s constant drive made it hard to even answer.
After attacking and avoiding the attack, I rolled on the ground several times already.
The taste of dust hovering around my mouth after a long time made me frown.
After persevering with evil, I was able to finish the fight without dropping the sword until the very end.
“Great job, Senior. I’d like to compliment you for not giving up until the end.”
“Uhhh……Is this the end of today’s training?”
“No, didn’t I tell you earlier during lunch……”
“what?!”
Suddenly Alfred shut his mouth with the sound of swallowing the wind.
“What, what? What’s wrong with you all of a sudden?”
I followed his gaze and turned my head.
There, Kaneff was staring at this place.
“Huh? Boss? What are you doing here?”
“What am I doing? I’ve been excitedly watching you tasting the dirt.”
“Well. Have you been watching it?”
The fact that he watched me roll around on the ground made me feel embarrassed.
Alfred, meanwhile, looked very nervous and his composure had disappeared.
“By the way, what are you really doing here? You’re not really here just to see me roll around on the ground, right?”
To my question, Kaneff made a subtle expression and spoke.
“That… What is it? I heard you’re learning Reinforcement magic. Um… I thought I’d tell you a little bit…about it.”
“Ah! Are you here to teach me some Reinforcement magic?”
“Well, you can say it like that.”
What’s going on with the person, who never does anything bothersome?
While I was surprised by Kaneff’s unusual behavior, Alfred shouted in a completely different way from me.
“M…m…Mr. Kaneff is going to teach Reinforcement magic personally?!?”
“Ugh! Elaine, why are you yelling all of a sudden?”
“Didn’t you hear me now? Mr. Kaneff will be teaching you reinforcement magic himself!”
“ Yeah, I heard it, why? Didn’t you also try to teach me the same thing?”
When I didn’t understand the situation at all.
Alfred patted his chest in frustration.
What’s wrong with him?
While I was puzzled, Lia, Speranza, and Andras rushed this way from afar.
“Wh….. What? Mr. Kaneff, Are you really going to teach Sihyeon?”
“Mr. Kaneff, are you sure? Are you sure you want to do that?”
Both of them also looked very surprised.
However, the atmosphere I felt from their surprise seemed different from that of Alfred.
“Why is everyone making such a fuss? I just wanted to teach Sihyeon some Reinforcement magic.”
The two dissuaded Kaneff with a serious expression.
“Mr. Kaneff, I don’t know why you’re trying to punish Sihyeon for, but I’ll apologize. Please forgive him…”
“We can’t live without Sihyeon. We can’t find someone who can take care of Speranza and Yakum.”
Andras and Lia pleaded anxiously as if something would happen to me.
“Excuse me, you two. I think you’re mistaken. Boss just said he’d teach me Reinforcement magic.”
Andras replied with a very serious look.
“Sihyeon, that’s a scary thing.”
“What?”
“You already know that Lia and I used to work under Mr.Kaneff, right?”
“Yes, I’ve heard that many times.”
“At that time, We applied to Mr. Kaneff to teach us without knowing anything. As a result, the two of us weren’t able to walk properly for almost a week.”
“…?!”
Unusually, it’s believable.
For some reason, I think if it’s the Boss, he would have done something like that.
“That’s not all. If there’s a person who’s made a big mistake in the unit, he would always torture them in the name of personal training.”
“Hey! When did I ever do that!”
“From what I have seen, Mr. Locus, Mr. Terjan, Mr. Yon…”
The names of the victims came out of Andras’ mouth.
Then Kaneff spat out with a slightly awkward expression.
“Locus was a Scoundrel. He deserves to be treated like that.”
“Well… I agree with that. So, let’s take out Locus. Then what about the rest ?”
I and Alfred took a step back in fear.
“It’s different now. I’m not going to raise Sihyeon as part of the unit, and if I only teach Reinforcement magic in moderation, it won’t be difficult.”.”
“Are you sure about that? I’m nervous that you sometimes seem to forget what’s the meaning of the word ‘moderation’ is?”
Lia looked at Kaneff with a look of disbelief.
Speranza, who was watching this scene, approached Kaneff.
“ Buass Uncle.”
“Uh… What?”
“Are you going to scold Papa?”
“Oh, no, it’s not like that.”
“Buass Uncle, don’t scold Papa…”
When Speranza begged with a tearful look on her face, Kanep looked very embarrassed.
He patted Speranza’s head awkwardly and spoke softly.
“I’m not trying to scold your dad. There are other people who should be scolded.”
Kaneff’s fierce eyes turned to Andras and Lia.
The two looked away with a little surprise.
“Really…?”
“Of course. I promise.”
“Hehe! Thank you, Buass Uncle.”
Speranza smiled and hugged Kaneff’s legs tightly.
The corners of his mouth crept up very finely.