The Banished Former Hero Lives as He Pleases: Volume 2 [Parts 1 to 10] by Shin Kouduki

Author:Shin Kouduki
Language: eng
Format: epub

A Reunion in the Dusk

The village was not large, but it was not so small that every corner of it was perfectly lit in the dark of night—particularly at this moment when the only light came from the bonfire in the center of the village. The farther one strayed from the center, the more one was bathed in darkness.

Riese stood on the outskirts of the village, barely able to see. Somebody else was already there, but she didn’t inquire as to their identity. She already knew, or at least, she had a rather strong idea. The light of dusk was just sufficient enough to make out the figure that stood before her, particularly given its unique appearance. They were clad head-to-toe in a suit of armor that made it impossible to tell, from the outside, who was wearing it but for the fact that the armor itself, shining and silver, allowed her to surmise the identity of the wearer.

Though there had recently been word of someone whose signature was their silver armor, Riese knew that it held another meaning. Silver was a symbol of him. Beatrice’s decision to adopt the armor ever since that fateful day was a show of respect for the man she had so admired.

That Beatrice didn’t react when she saw the armor was presumably a result of the aroma that by now had floated to the edge of the village. Riese, always lost in thought, had begun to realize that the aroma had the effect of clouding one’s thinking. Before she’d had the chance to tell the others, however, she had noticed the man in armor. Informing the others would have put them on high alert, and she would have lost her chance to meet with him.

Now Riese was alone with the armor-clad figure on the outskirts of the village. Even half-knowing who hid beneath the silver helmet, to feel some sense of danger would have been perfectly natural—but strangely, Riese felt none.

“Came all the way out here by yourself, did you? I’m impressed.”

At the sound of his voice, Riese burst into tears, countless thoughts rushing through her mind and disappearing before she could give voice to them. Finally, she resolved to smile, remembering how he had once told her that he preferred to see her smile rather than cry.

“Yes, I suppose I’ve been rather careless,” she answered. “But do I really need to be careful about meeting my father?”

“How long has it been since anyone called me that?” the figure asked, slowly removing his helmet, revealing silver hair the same color as hers. His face hadn’t changed since the last time Riese had seen him, though now he wore a wry smile and his eyes were wistful.

Just as Riese had expected, it was him—her uncle, Alfred Baverstam. Calling him her father was, in a way, a joke. But she had truly thought of him that way at one time. Not that her relationship with her real father was estranged or strained, but as the king ever since she was born, he had always prioritized his royal duties.

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