Common Sense of a Warrior

Arara…

Since then, one month has pa.s.sed.

I, as usual, continue to swing my sword.

I have thought about various things, but……in the end, I did not understand.

Rui"s meaning when he said that it was a waste of my talent.

Elder brother"s meaning when he said he was praying for my happiness.

My talent is something I have polished in order to tear apart the target of my revenge.

My happiness is to fulfill my revenge.

No matter how many times I thought about it, I did not have anything except that.

I thought that when our family lost mother, a portion of everyone"s heart froze over.

However, it wasn"t like that.

My heart was what froze.

No……the expression of "freezing" may still be too lukewarm to express it.

If a heart was something with a form, I am sure that mine would be broken, crumbling, with a warped shape.

Because even right now, my vision is dyed red.

Realizing that I was having needless thoughts while swinging my sword, I switched my feelings over.

Because right now I should only be focussing on improving my swordsmanship.

Ahh, my heart is dancing.

How fun.

It"s so fun that I can"t help it.

Within the red that was reflected in my eyes, I could feel a faint delight.

When training ended, I looked around the surroundings.

Today there were fewer people than usual.

Kuroitsu-san was also not here today.

……I wonder what happened?

That question floated within my mind.

However, as long as Kuroitsu-san wasn"t around, I had no one to ask.

With a feeling similar to resignation, I cleaned up and returned to the mansion.

When I entered the mansion, elder brother unusually came running towards me noisily.

"Mel………!"

"Is something the matter?"

"Just now, a notice came………"

From elder brother"s appearance, it was clear that it was not about some trivial matter, so I prepared myself.

"……father has subjugated the bandits that attacked mother……"

At that moment, my vision went completely black.

From there, how I managed to return to my room……I do not know.

Although I did not know how, before I knew it, I was in my own room.

I absentmindedly looked at the outside scenery from my window.

Unnoticed, the sun had set and the sky was concealed by a veil of darkness.

It was quiet.

So much so that it gave the illusion that I was the only one in the whole world.

A drop of water slid along my face.

……are these tears of happiness? Or…….

I don"t know.

My goal was achieved.

Father has subjugated the bandits that attacked mother.

Because they were the ones who stole mother away, I am sure that father was merciless.

He probably knocked them down to h.e.l.l magnificently.

That is why, my wish for revenge has been fulfilled.

I was honestly happy about that.

I am happy, however……however, I cannot be sincerely happy.

Rather, it feels as if a hole has been opened up in my heart.

……I wanted to settle things by myself.

With these hands, using the techniques I had polished, I wanted to use everything I had cultivated up until now.

My heart has been dyed the same colour as the sky.

That day, I cried the entire time.

Like how I did the day I had lost my mother.