My Daughter Left the Nest and Returned an S-Rank Adventurer Volume 9 [Parts 1 to 2] by MOJIKAKIYA

Author:MOJIKAKIYA
Language: eng
Format: epub

Chapter 113: The Sepia-Toned Trees

The sepia-toned trees scattered their leaves, which formed into piles all over the place. The flowers and the vegetables in the garden at the end of the yard were losing their vigor, the ends of their stalks drooping. It was nearly time for them all to wilt.

From out of the snug little house came one of the black-haired twins—Hal—in a hurry. She entered the field, heading for the corner where the medicinal herbs grew, and plucked a few before returning just as swiftly as she’d left.

The house was dark save for save for whatever little was streaming in through the windows. It was strangely dusty, and filled with a heavy atmosphere that felt as though the place had suddenly aged several decades. As Satie the elf lay on the bed, the other twin—Mal—stood beside her, wiping her face with a moist towel.

Hal placed the herbs in an earthen pot and asked, “How is she?”

“Not good.”

“Maybe she used too much magic?”

“Maybe.”

As the twins went back and forth, Satie let out a small groan. Her eyelids cracked open ever so slightly. “Did I fall asleep...?”

“It’s okay. Sleep.”

“We’re here. Don’t worry.”

Hal rushed over to join her twin, and they both fixed their concerned gazes directly upon Satie.

Satie smiled and patted their heads. “Thank you. It’s good to have some reliable help around the place.”

The twins puffed out their chests and headed off to the firestone stove to prepare their medicinal concoction. Satie watched them for a short while, though she eventually collapsed back onto the bed and stared at the ceiling. The face of her old comrade’s daughter crossed her mind. Her vision was blurring with tears before she knew it.

“Was that... the right thing to do?”

It wasn’t wrong—at least, that’s what she thought. If she had sincerely asked for help and the gang got back together to fight Benjamin and Schwartz, perhaps they could accomplish far more than what she could do alone.

But she understood full well just how terrifying her enemy really was. Over the many years she had been locked in this struggle with them, there had been several times she found comrades that aided her cause. Not a single one remained. Even the ones she had thought she saved would inevitably end up in an early grave. It happened time and again, and by now the seed of fear had been firmly planted in her—she dreaded losing anyone else.

With that said, she now knew the first comrade she thought she’d lost was still alive. This did give her a bit of relief... But that was precisely why she was even more afraid of losing him again. When she imagined his pain, she felt that there could be no joy in their reunion.

“I guess I’m just an idiot, plain and simple,” she muttered, grimacing at her wounds. Something unpleasant had wormed its way inside her body, and it throbbed painfully. Evidently, Hector’s sword had been clad in some sort of magic. Normally, Satie would have been able to resist it with her own mana, but she had hardly gotten any rest since the battle in Findale.

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