She's in her 40s already, but her muscles haven't weakened a bit, result of a lifetime of training perhaps.
"Eris-sama, can I leave her in your care?"
"... Yes, I swear to God."
"Right."
Ghyslaine smiles gently.
"You grew up. Those eyes are same as Paul's when he married Zenith."
That should make me happy, right? Yes, I'm happy.
Right, the same eyes as Paul. That's great, I have grown up...
Eh? But that's the Paul that Ghyslaine knew.. should I really be happy?
"Ghyslaine, what do you plan to do next? Will you stay around?"
"No, once I leave Eris-sama with you, my work here is done. I plan to head back to the Asura Empire."
"Asura Empire? Going to help rebuild the Fedoa Region?"
Her eyes shone when Ghyslaine heard me.
"No, I will go hunt down those that killed Sauros-sama and kill them."
The mood suddenly grew heavy. What a terrifying answer. For so long she has been taking care of Eris, now that she hands over her, her job is done, so all that's left is revenge.
"... Find them, in other words, you don't know whom? It was probably a political plot, so I don't think it's just one guy."
"Then I'll just kill them one by one, all of Sauros-sama's enemies, until it's over."
That's too naive... How do I stop her? No, no matter what I say she won't stop. No matter what, that's Ghyslaine for you.
No, on the other hand, I should give her a hand and support her instead... Now I remember, in my diary, when Ariel was assassinated, Water God and North Emperor were involved.
"Ghyslaine, according to my sources, Water God and North Emperor are hired by Asura Empire."
"Them..."
"You know them?"
"Yes, Eris-sama actually knows them better. What of it?"
"They might be your enemies. In that case, even Ghyslaine might not survive, right?"
"True, I alone cannot defeat them."
Ghyslaine nods and stares into my eyes, as if asking me to get to the point.
"... In that case, I know of someone that also took the fall in the chaos that took Sauros's life. Although Boreas might be her rival too, so she can well be Ghyslaine's enemy too. But if you work with her, then you can kill those enemies with impunity."
"Who is she?"
"Ariel Anemoi Asura."
Ghyslaine's ears raised. Ah, how nostalgic. In class, whenever there's something she does'nt understand, Ghyslaine would do something similar. Well, better if she doesn't know her.
"Princess of Asura Empire."
"Oh!"
But is it really okay to introduce Ghyslaine and Ariel? Ariel will head to the Asura Empire eventually during the time of political strife. Is it okay to involve Ghyslaine in that?
No, the future can change, with this diary, I can offer her a lot of advice. Besides, the strife was part of Hitogami's plans. Now that I'm a subordinate of Orsted, so who knows what'll happen as a result.
In that case, if Ariel is to win, then gaining Ghyslaine would help. In that case, I'd probably help too... But I probably need to consult Orsted on this matter.
"In any case, why don't you have an audience with her and see?"
"If you say so, okay."
Ghyslaine said without a second thought. For now, at least, I stopped her from her naive actions. Good.
"Aha~"
Aisha and Norn look at me blankly.
"What?"
"Well, I was thinking, brother really was the teacher of Sword King-sama before."
"Wait, you didn't believe me?"
"It's not like I don't believe you. I was just thinking, that Sword King-sama is really obedient."
Ghyslaine and I stare at each other. Did we say something weird?
"You know, brother. At school, there's a Senpai that wants to become an adventurer one day. He said [There are two Sword Kings coming to town. The super scary kind] things like that. Even though usually adventurers in town would never give a second glance at strong people. Yet when it comes to brother... What is it, that Aha~ kind of feeling."
Hearing Norn, Ghyslaine suddenly laughs.
"Rudeus is far stronger than I am. No matter what, even that Dragon God recognizes his abilities."
"Really~"
Norn seems impressed. With that, maybe brother's stocks can rise a little. Even if it rose, only the upper half did. Really feels like my lower half just keeps dropping.
Anyways, thanks to Ghyslaine, I can keep some face.
That's good, really good.