I suddenly remembered.
The first time I met her.
A summer night.
It happened when Guren went to cool down his bruise-filled body at the river bed near his house after his daily training.
“…… Are you Guren?”
“Who are you?”
When he turned around, there stood a beautiful girl with ashen hair.
About the same age as him.
A girl five, six years old?
But it was a face he had never seen. All nearby land was owned by the Ichinose family, so there was nobody that Guren should not have recognized.
The girl looked at Guren’s half-naked body and narrowed her eyes.
“Those are terrible bruises. Are you being bullied by someone?”
He answered.
“No, not really being bullied.”
“Then why do you have so many bruises?”
“From training.”
“Training?”
“Yeah.”
“What kind of training?”
He turned his eyes toward a wooden sword planted into the pebbles of the river bed.
She looked at that.
“Oh. So, Guren’s strong.”
She said, Guren. Which meant, she knew who he was.
He asked.
“Hey, whose child are you?”
“Well, I wonder. What would you do if I were a fairy from this forest?”
She cheerfully, mischievously laughed.
“This isn’t a forest, it’s a mountain.”
“Then, a mountain fairy.”
“What does Miss Fairy want from me?”
“If you are being bullied, I will help you~”
“Like I said, I’m not being bullied.”
Coming out from the river, he dried his body with a towel. Then, she approached. Because she tried to touch the bruised parts of his body, he stepped back, saying,
“Hold on.”
She proceeded to laugh cheerfully again.
“You are a shy person, Guren.”
“I don’t want to be touched by a person whose name I don’t even know.”
“Then, can I touch you once I tell you my name?”
“No.”
“Ahaha,” she laughed.
The moonlight was very bright and ethereal, and it shone a light upon the fact that she was lovely. While Guren was captivated by her smile, she mentioned her name.
“My name is Mahiru.”
“Mahiru?”
“Mhmm.”
“Is that like, lunch-eating Mahiru?” (TL: Mahiru 真昼 means noon. The “hiru” part of her name also goes into the word lunch, which is o-hiru-go-han お昼ご飯)
She laughed again.
“Yes, yes. Like lunch-eating Mahiru. Good name, isn’t it?”
He didn’t know if it was a good name, but her name seemed to fit her, whose smile seemed to shine her bright.
“So, which family are you from, Mahiru?”
She was probably a daughter of one of the “Mikado no Tsuki” followers. Even among families that followed the Ichinose family, only the prestigious loyal followers could enter this area.
“You’ll get scolded by your parents if you come here this late,” said Guren.
It was already past 1 AM. A follower of “Mikado no Tsuki” was not allowed to meet with Guren at this late hour.
However, Mahiru laughed and said,
“I don’t have parents.”
Impossible.
A parent-less child with unknown background could not enter here.
But then, just who was she?
Guren looked at her cautiously. She laughed again.
“Like I said, I’m a fairy from this forest.”
“Don’t fool around. Just who are you?”
“If you want to find out, tomorrow, at the same time, come swim again here. Then you’ll be able to meet me again,” she said.
Then, quickly, she disappeared into the woods. He easily lost sight of her.
The first time he met her, she was a fairy.
Few months later.
She appeared every day.
She chose a time when no adults would be around, appeared around Guren, and told him various stories.
“Hey, Guren.”
“Hmm?”
“What color do you like?”
“Even if you ask me such things-“
“Hey, Guren.”
“What?”
“Will you ever hate training?”
“Suppose not. Everyone has high expectations of me, too.”
“Hey, Guren.”
“Hmm?”
“Did you ever fall in love? Do you have a girl you like?”
“That……”
“Hey, Guren.”
“……….”
“Hey, Guren.”
“What? Mahiru.”
“What kind of man do you want to become in the future?”
“In the future?”
“Mhmm.”
“Well, I want to be strong, of course.”
“What would happen once you become strong?”
“Eh? Hmm, I wonder. Wouldn’t anything become possible once I become strong?”
“Anything!!? Then, right now, if I told you to bring me a cake, would you be able to do that?”
“That, I probably can’t do.”
“Then you can’t do anything~,” laughed Mahiru.
To that, he laughed too.
For a few months, he met her every day. It had become so that meeting with her felt like the center of his day.
Even without that, it was a difficult feat to train daily. Without any time to rest, he was taught swordsmanship, spells, and was trained to become the next head of the Ichinose family.
He received expectations.
Because he had talent in swords and spells.
Because there was never a child before him in the Ichinose family with such level of talent.
His father seemed happy about that, too.
So, become stronger.
Become stronger and stronger, he was taught.
And he himself wanted to answer these expectations. Everything will be resolved if he becomes strong.
If he becomes strong, everything will fall into his hands, he thought.
“Hey, Mahiru, what do you want to be in the future?”
“Me?”
“Yeah. Because you ask me all the time.”
“I, hmm, well. First, I want to be a lovely bride.”
He thought
I suddenly remembered.The first time I met her.A summer night.It happened when Guren went to cool down his bruise-filled body at the river bed near his house after his daily training.“…… Are you Guren?”“Who are you?”When he turned around, there stood a beautiful girl with ashen hair.About the same age as him.A girl five, six years old?But it was a face he had never seen. All nearby land was owned by the Ichinose family, so there was nobody that Guren should not have recognized.The girl looked at Guren’s half-naked body and narrowed her eyes.“Those are terrible bruises. Are you being bullied by someone?”He answered.“No, not really being bullied.”“Then why do you have so many bruises?”“From training.”“Training?”“Yeah.”“What kind of training?”He turned his eyes toward a wooden sword planted into the pebbles of the river bed.She looked at that.“Oh. So, Guren’s strong.”She said, Guren. Which meant, she knew who he was.He asked.“Hey, whose child are you?”“Well, I wonder. What would you do if I were a fairy from this forest?”She cheerfully, mischievously laughed.“This isn’t a forest, it’s a mountain.”“Then, a mountain fairy.”“What does Miss Fairy want from me?”“If you are being bullied, I will help you~”“Like I said, I’m not being bullied.”Coming out from the river, he dried his body with a towel. Then, she approached. Because she tried to touch the bruised parts of his body, he stepped back, saying,“Hold on.”She proceeded to laugh cheerfully again.“You are a shy person, Guren.”“I don’t want to be touched by a person whose name I don’t even know.”“Then, can I touch you once I tell you my name?”“No.”“Ahaha,” she laughed.The moonlight was very bright and ethereal, and it shone a light upon the fact that she was lovely. While Guren was captivated by her smile, she mentioned her name.“My name is Mahiru.”“Mahiru?”“Mhmm.”“Is that like, lunch-eating Mahiru?” (TL: Mahiru 真昼 means noon. The “hiru” part of her name also goes into the word lunch, which is o-hiru-go-han お昼ご飯)She laughed again.“Yes, yes. Like lunch-eating Mahiru. Good name, isn’t it?”He didn’t know if it was a good name, but her name seemed to fit her, whose smile seemed to shine her bright.“So, which family are you from, Mahiru?”She was probably a daughter of one of the “Mikado no Tsuki” followers. Even among families that followed the Ichinose family, only the prestigious loyal followers could enter this area.“You’ll get scolded by your parents if you come here this late,” said Guren.It was already past 1 AM. A follower of “Mikado no Tsuki” was not allowed to meet with Guren at this late hour.However, Mahiru laughed and said,“I don’t have parents.”Impossible.A parent-less child with unknown background could not enter here.But then, just who was she?Guren looked at her cautiously. She laughed again.“Like I said, I’m a fairy from this forest.”“Don’t fool around. Just who are you?”“If you want to find out, tomorrow, at the same time, come swim again here. Then you’ll be able to meet me again,” she said.Then, quickly, she disappeared into the woods. He easily lost sight of her.The first time he met her, she was a fairy.Few months later.She appeared every day.She chose a time when no adults would be around, appeared around Guren, and told him various stories.“Hey, Guren.”“Hmm?”“What color do you like?”“Even if you ask me such things-““Hey, Guren.”“What?”“Will you ever hate training?”“Suppose not. Everyone has high expectations of me, too.”“Hey, Guren.”“Hmm?”“Did you ever fall in love? Do you have a girl you like?”“That……”“Hey, Guren.”“……….”“Hey, Guren.”“What? Mahiru.”“What kind of man do you want to become in the future?”“In the future?”“Mhmm.”“Well, I want to be strong, of course.”“What would happen once you become strong?”“Eh? Hmm, I wonder. Wouldn’t anything become possible once I become strong?”“Anything!!? Then, right now, if I told you to bring me a cake, would you be able to do that?”“That, I probably can’t do.”“Then you can’t do anything~,” laughed Mahiru.To that, he laughed too.For a few months, he met her every day. It had become so that meeting with her felt like the center of his day.Even without that, it was a difficult feat to train daily. Without any time to rest, he was taught swordsmanship, spells, and was trained to become the next head of the Ichinose family.He received expectations.Because he had talent in swords and spells.Because there was never a child before him in the Ichinose family with such level of talent.His father seemed happy about that, too.So, become stronger.Become stronger and stronger, he was taught.And he himself wanted to answer these expectations. Everything will be resolved if he becomes strong.If he becomes strong, everything will fall into his hands, he thought.“Hey, Mahiru, what do you want to be in the future?”“Me?”“Yeah. Because you ask me all the time.”“I, hmm, well. First, I want to be a lovely bride.”He thought
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