Then, a head with white hair popped out of the bag.
It was a deceptively fragile girl──the granddaughter of my friend, Cheryl Prime.
「Me….yoshi」
With just her face out of the bag, Cheryl let out a loose smile.
Calming down my heart and looking at those relaxed eyes, Cheryl fixes her vision on me as well.
Cheryl got out of the bag with clumsy movements, and moved towards me in a small animal-like manner.
「Forget, no good」
「I didn’t forget. Rather than that, did you finish saying your goodbye with Chester?」
「Not yet. ….I’ll go now, will you wait?」
Bouncing around like a rabbit, Cheryl ran to Chester who had come to see us off.
Although there was still a depressed expression, his facial expression became very spirited as though he had become 10 years younger.
….For my mind which the human side still remained, when looking at the girl who looked like she was only 10 years old and a bit, it was hard to associate her with a 25-year old.
「Goodbyes….I did it?」
As I was absorbed in my thoughts, Cheryl’s voice called me back.
Becoming aware, Cheryl had returned with Chester.
「Did you finish saying goodbye?」
「Honestly I still regret it. But, I can’t take back my words.」
Apparently Chester seems to be lonely even in a place like this.
I think it’s natural──yareyare, a grandchild’s presence is great. (TLN: As in important)
「Then, let’s meet in ten years.」
「Aa, I entrust Cheryl to you. Have an amazingly fun trip」
「Try to act accordingly」
I glanced at my second party member Cheryl.
Cheryl, confirmed her baggage happily.
Although it was unseen from behind, her happiness was still able to be confirmed, this will be a truly enjoyable trip.
「Ojichan, I’m going?」
「Oo…oh Cheryl, just come back home early naa!」
While wiping tears that he didn’t bother to hide anymore with a handkerchief, Chester waves his arms.
This guy is referred to as ‘Invisible Demon Fang’….a grandchild is a formidable existence.
「Yoshi, then let’s go, Cheryl.」
「Un!」
With a huge smile, Cheryl responded.
Carrying baggage on my back, I put my hand on the gate of Chester’s mansion.
Pushing open the gate slowly, I took one step forward.
「Stay healthy!」
The voice of Chester coming from behind, my face broke into a grin.
Lifting up my hand without turning back, I push forward.
Before long, Chester’s mansion becomes the background, and I suddenly looked up at the sky.
Unlike the dawn, the glistening blue spreads, and the brightness of the day makes you want to smile.
….I have started moving. My second life.
While wrapped in an unspeakable feeling, I look back, starting to walk.
「Nee Slava….first, where do you plan to go?」
「Thinking about it….we’ll go to the Castle Town of Arufareia, and earn some travelling expenses.
Once we get the travel expenses, we’ll aim to go to the Mountain Town of Natousha.」
From what Chester said, there seems to be a superior fist person in the town of Natousha that was able to open a path in the mountains.
Earning the travel expenses in Arufareia, we’ll aim for Natousha.
Afterwards, we’ll earn more travel expenses and ask the person with superior fists for where another Martial Arts master is. If there isn’t any information, then we’ll just follow the clouds.