— Reese —
I am preparing tea at the Diamond Cottage now.
The reason is there will be important visitor for me coming, so I prepare the tea wholeheartedly. Though it’s not as good as Emilia’s, I think this time it’s well prepared.
“Here you go, it’s a Japanese tea.” (Reese)
“Thank you. It is slightly bitter but it is good once you get used to it.” (Lifell)
“This is the tea prepared by my daughter. Whatever it is, I have decided to drink it… hot!?” (Cardeas)
The two who sit on the opposite side of the table are elder sisters who enjoy the tea with great relish and father who burned his tongue because of drinking the tea in one go.
Yesterday, before I parted from elder sister, she told me to find a quiet place because there is an important matter to talk with me alone. Because of that, the Diamond Cottage is the proposed location when I consulted with Sirius-san, and elder sister agreed. That was the flow until now. But it wasn’t only elder sister, I didn’t expect father will come too.
By the way, Senia and Melt-san excused themselves and stood watch outside the Diamond Cottage. In short, it is important discussion only for family.
“What kind of business do you have today?” (Reese)
“Don’t you get it, Reese? It’s about your future.” (Lifell)
Not only elder sister but for father to be here too, so such talk is reasonable.
What I want to be in future? This made me suddenly remembered about me wearing a wedding dress next to Sirius-san… no, no! Sister is not talking about such a future, right?
“I’m going to ask you directly, what will you do when you graduate from the school? Not only Sirius-kun, I also am troubled if you are not certain.” (Lifell)
Yeah… I am still at loss.
Once I graduate, whether I should travel together with Sirius-san and others, or remain here and help with elder sister’s work.
If the time gap is short since when I came to Elysion, I would choose the former option without hesitation but it’s totally different now. I obtained the power to the extent of being called a saintess and the most important matter was the reconciliation with father.
Elder sister can employ me as an exclusive magician since I cured her arms with my healing magic.
Therefore, I think it is good to remain here but to part from Sirius-san who changed me, Emilia who is my best friend and Reus who is like my younger brother… is really difficult. The other option is difficult too… so I don’t know what I should really do.
Father looked at the troubled me with a serious face.
“…Reese, as an adventurer, I’m not going to stop you from following that man. However, if you choose that, you need to throw away the Bardfeld name.” (Cardeas)
“Eh!?” (Reese)
As a matter of throwing that name away… does that mean I will not be your daughter anymore? And I cannot called elder sister… as elder sister anymore?
Looking at me being lost for words, elder sister hit father’s head with considerable force.