Chapter 101
Family Reunion
Tatsumi and Calsedonia reconvened with Priest Vergil in the Savaiv Temple’s chapel .
「……Once again, I am extremely sorry,《Holy Maiden》-dono and《Amaka》dono . I also once again thank you for forgiving the villagers and us with such a kind mindset, and I also offer my thanks on behalf of the villages . 」
Priest Vergil deeply bows .
Without Tatsumi and co there to stop Garudo and his friends, their actions being so poor could have wiped out the entire village eventually .
Lagine Village as well as the surrounding area was a royal domain . In other words, the royal family, the Rezo family’s territory .
The inhabitants of the village in the Rezo family’s territory were not rude to the Rezo family themselves, but were still rude to an important figure in their framework .
If Giuseppe had talked about this incident to Bard, he would have placed the blame on all of the town’s people, which means that all of them being executed would not have been plenty possible .
Of course, as Tatsumi and Calsedonia well know, Bard and Giuseppe have gentle personalities, so I don’t want to think they would go that far .
However, even if they hadn’t gone as far as to execute them, there would still be a heavy punishment .
for Bard, those being rude to the highest priest’s employed people, not giving a punishment would be bad for the towns, cities, and the Savaiv Religious a.s.sociation .
Of course, to Tatsumi and Calsedonia, Garudo and his friends had an unbearable demeanor . However, it didn’t mean they would want the entire village to become involved .
Perhaps if they themselves had atoned for their crimes, I would think they should be left alone .
That was the conclusion that Tatsumi and Calsedonia had reached .
Of course, as Garudo and co . were priests of the Savaiv G.o.d, Tatsumi and Calsedonia could not personally judge them .
For that reason, after they returned to the royal capital, they decided to report to Giuseppe and Bard about this issue .
「So, Calse . What kind of person was that Garudo?」
「About Garudo, please let me explain,《Amaka》-dono . He is the son of the current village mayor, and has been decided as the next mayor . 」
Garudo had been blessed from birth with good strength, a natural leader like personality, and had been born in the same generation as Calsedonia .
Again, as he was the village mayor’s son, and he had become an adult without having any strong points, he had been just doing what he wanted .
As he was the only son of his father, and the heir to an exceedingly skillful Priest Vergil, even if the villagers had protested about him, he was unable to scold Garudo .
「…… As a result, him and his followers are going around, and even now they’re doing whatever they want . 」
They hadn’t done anything like breaking or stealing people’s things, but without a day of work in their lives, they gathered in the dilapidated houses in the village outskirts .
「And not only that, they had known the governor of Toga-sama through the village mayor . Especially since he’s gotten along well with the governor’s son Deagan, he had been seemingly planning something to accommodate him . 」
In other words, understanding that Deagan was more or less bad, his father, the governor wanted them to cover it up .
Understanding this, Tatsumi at the top of his mind was a sight of「I should bring『bright yellow sweets』to the evil governor, Echigoya . 」
Of course, the thoughts「Is he evil too?」and「No, not the governor-sama himself」also accompanied the thought .
「Either way, it seems that he didn’t have his eyes set especially on Calse……no,《Holy Maiden》-dono . 《Amaka》-dono, please be careful regarding your wife at nightfall . 」
As Priest Vergil said this, from a while ago Tatsumi had been thinking about how Garudo’s sight would not break away from Calsedonia, and he scowled at the thought .
「Got it . I will protect Calse… My wife, by myself . And by the way, I’d like to know about the outbreak of the illness . 」
「Right . Rather than me telling you what I’ve seen, though, it would be faster to see someone who has the illness . Is it possible that I could show you to the person’s house?」
While saying that, Priest Vergil made a complex expression while looking at Calsedonia .
That house, in the middle of Lagine Village, while it could never be called wealthy, it was a house in the working cla.s.s .
There were boards nailed to thin pillars, making walls, and stoned resting on boards on the roof in order to prevent the wind from destroying it .
There were small cracks in the walls, and the house no doubt had a good ventilation system .
In front of the house there was a small field . The field, even to an ameteur in farming such as Tatsumi and only a glance, he decided that the soil quality was not that great .
While choosing a better site on the outskirts of the village could have been a good idea, the one redeeming factor is that it had a stream flowing right next to it .
「In this house, there was a 14 year old girl who had become a patient of the illness… 」
While pushing open a badly fitting door that made a creaking sound, Priest Vergil entered and called out .
「It’s the Savaiv Temple’s Vergil . Sorry for the intrusion . 」
Following Priest Vergil into the house, Tatsumi also tread into the house .
When Calsedonia finally realized that she was next door to her, she was dumbfounded .
「…………Calse？」
「……This house……A fourteen year old……girl……？」
Calsedonia’s face color darkened . Her originally white skin now morbidly white, she stares at the open doorway .
「Perhaps……This house is……？」
「Yeah… This house is… where I was born…」
Calsedonia’s answer to Tatsumi’s question spilled out of her mouth .
「So that means… the person who caught the disease… is Calsedonia’s imouto*……？」
「I think she was… probably born after I left this village… I didn’t know I had an imouto until today… 」
Calsedonia was dumbfounded, staring inside the house . As the inside of the house was dark, you couldn’t see what was going on until you went in the door .
However, while you could hear the conversation between Priest Vergil and the person who lived in the house, the conversation was broken .
Tatsumi tightened his grip on Calsedonia’s hand, and tightened his facial expression .
「Let’s go . If the patient really is Calse’s imouto… we would have to hurry all the more . 」
While earnestly looking at Tatsumi, Calsedonia slowly but strongly nods .
And then, the both of them walk into the house .
While his right hand and her left hand gripped each other .
*Imouto means little sister in case you didn’t know .
Tatsumi and Calsedonia stepped into the house at the same time, as the member of the house cast their gaze toward them .
A light brown haired man in his mid forties was there . He was taller than Tatsumi, but he gave the impression that he was thinning out .
A golden haired woman, who was just younger than her forties was there . She gave off the impression that she was also slightly thinning, but she also closely resembled someone Tatsumi knew well .
The two looked at Tatsumi and Calsedonia who had come into the house inquisitively .
I guess that’s right .
Right now Tatsumi was wearing his full body all black armor and holstering a sword on his lower back . . Calsedonia was also still wearing her magically sealed robe .
If the two had walked into anyone’s house, they would be cautious no doubt .
「Please be a.s.sured, you two . Those two priests had come from the capital in order to look after Lina’s condition . I guarantee that those two have that social status . 」
When Priest Vergil finally rea.s.sured them, the two had calmed down a bit, and eased their minds .
Even though the couple on the border of their midlife was still gazing at Tatsumi .
No, actually they weren’t looking at Tatsumi but rather Calsedonia .
The two who had originally been looking at both Tatsumi and Calsedonia gradually collected their gazes at Calsedonia .
Calsedonia and her mother really looked alike . No matter who looked at the two, they would’t doubt that they had a blood relation .
Therefore the two then realized .
The suddenly appearing two priests who came from the royal capital . One of them, their own daughter who had been driven out of the village .
As proof of that, the married couple’s eyes slowly opened widely
At that same time, a small shock was sent down Tatsumi’s right hand . That was a shock from Calsedonia’s body and mind shaking bit by bit .
Tatsumi putting more force into his right hand, he gripped Calsedonia’s hand tighter .
「……I understand how Calse feels . But now… we should be fulfilling our duties given to us . 」
「…………Yes, danna-sama . 」
Without having to look at Calsedonia, Tatsumi understands .
That right now, she is looking at herself, and smiling .
And then, he did not feel the small tremors in his right hand . Tatsumi’s words… no, his being itself, had stabilized Calsedonia’s body and mind .
「I am the Levantis royal capital’s priest, Tatsumi Yamagata, and I come from the Savaiv temple . 」
「……I am from the same as him, Calsedonia Yamagata . Getting to the point, could we please see the patient?」
「Heee？……eeee？ Yamagata……？ The two of you the same……？ You have a family name……!?」
Calsedonia’s father, in a shocked face looking at Tatsumi and Calsedonia, as well as back and forth between their connected hands .
In the Largophiri kingdom, only n.o.bles were granted surnames . That the two had the same last name, as well as even having a last name, just added to their shock .
「Those two might have a last name, but it does not mean they are specifically n.o.bles . In the first place, being a priest means you are no longer a n.o.ble, so you two shouldn’t need to be so nervous . Above that, please show these two the patient . 」
At Priest Vergil’s urging, the middle-aged couple suddenly give a face .
「Y, Yes!! Th, The patient… my daughter… is inside . 」
Calsedonia’s mother, while saying that motioned to the heart of the house .
It seemed that Calsedonia’s father was Bikkuri, and her mother was Namea .
And, the name of the problem patient was Lilinalia . Turning 14 this year, she is Calsedonia’s imouto, and apparently she really was born after Calsedonia had left the village .
Tatsumi had heard the information from Priest Vergil standing next to him .
Right now, Calsedonia was sitting next to a bed with a large girl lying on it .
The girl was sleeping on a bed that was too big for her size . The three of them probably slept on the bed together .
Tatsumi was a small bit away from Calsedonia, who was giving the small girl, the patient, a medical examination .
In order to do the medical examination, the girl’s skirt had been tucked far up and her legs were being examined, so Tatsumi watched Calsedonia’s back from a small distance .
From Tatsumi’s position, he didn’t really know, but while Calsedonia carefully examined the patient’s feet, it seemed she exchanged a few words with her .
I wondered if the girl knew that the woman examining her was her actual older sister .
Both of her parents had realized Calsedonia’s position, but it seems that they had not told it to Lilinalia . Also, we had only asked Calsedonia the necessary things about the medical examination .
「…………I want……to be able to do something……」(Tatsumi)
After at least ten years, the family was reunited . But they had nothing to talk about that had happened in those ten years .
Of course, even Tatsumi felt angry at the fact that Calsedonia had been chased out of the village by her parents .
However, he also understood that it was the only way a boundary town could ever resolve the situation .
For Bikkuri and Namea, they had not chased Calsedonia out with delight, but rather saw it as a bitter choice . If they had possibly chased her out with delight, they would have sold her as a slave rather than offer her to the temple .
And if you’re talking only about results, it’s primarily because Bikkuri and Namea chased Casledonia out of the village that she became Giuseppe’s adopted daughter and summoned Tatsumi from another world .
Not only that, a family made of a father, a mother, and a younger sister is exactly what Tatsumi had lost .
Therefore, he all the more thought that he didn’t want to lose Calsedonia .
Along with his parents . Along with his sister . If Calsedonia were to smile from the bottom of her heart, then that would be the best, no doubt .
「…………I want……to be able to do something……」(Tatsumi)
「Then, Tatsumi-dono, do something to call out to her . 」
Talking to himself again in a low voice, Tatsumi was surprised when a response came from next to him, and he turned his head to see:
An old priest, kindly narrowing his eyes, looking at Tatsumi .
「My guardian G.o.d, Savaiv, is the G.o.d of marriage . Marriage is not limited to just an individual and individual, it can be said to include house and house, family and family . Therefore, the peace between family and family is also protected by my G.o.d . Calsedonia-dono’s family, now that you have married her, is also Tatsumi-dono’s family . You also have the qualifications to join them . 」
At the old priest’s admonishments, Tatsumi opens his eyes widely and smiles .
「……That’s right . I also think it’s as Priest Vergil says . 」
Tatsumi, who bowed to Priest Vergil, called out his wife’s name .
「What’s wrong, danna-sama?」
Calsedonia, hearing her name called, stood up and approached Tatsumi .
Tatsumi suddenly softly embraced Calsedonia .
「Eeeee？ Da, Danna-sama!?」
At the somewhat sudden change of the pa.s.sionate hug, her parents looked at Calsedonia in a complicated gaze, and her younger sister who didn’t even know that it was her older sister, her eyes turned black and her face became red .
Of course, the suddenly hugged Calsedonia fell into a light panic .
But, at the base of her ear, her one and only hero softly whispered .
「Did you forget, Calse？ Before we went on this trip……what we talked about?」
What Tatsumi had wanted to say, Calsedonia had remembered . When the two of them reached her hometown, they would tell her parents about their marriage .
Tatsumi had certainly said that to Calsedonia .
And, at his words she nodded .
「So… … I’ll now do that . So… Calse, please put me in your family . 」
Releasing Calsedonia from his arms, in a soft smile, Tatsumi looked at the shocked in-law’s parent’s face . 「Father-in-law! Mother-in-law! I’m sorry for the late introduction! I am, no, I am*, the person who has married your daughter, Tatsumi Yamagata! I am still very experienced, but as family, I look forward to working with you!!」
Tatsumi, bowing deeply to his parents, and Calsedonia once again corrected her posture .
「Oh…… father…… oh, mother…… I’m……, actually……, I’m married……」
Calsedonia’s awkward at first words slowly grew in strength .
Enough strength to be proud of the man she married, and to say so to a family she reunited with after 10 years apart .
「I am… Mother and Father’s Calsedonia is… extremely happy having married Tatsumi-sama!!」
And, she carried her head high while she told her parents this .
As if melting, with a smiling, and with the happiest face said so .
*He says I two different ways here . Sounds weird in english, but that’s the only way that doesn’t destroy the original meaning to translate it .