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From Pasionia to the next destination was also a matter of seconds with transfer magic.
The destination was Ephor, Carla’s hometown. This was also a town she had visited once before when she defeated the Four Kings.
“I wonder how Master and Odie are doing! I haven’t seen them since we defeated Paz, right?”
Carla looked at a wooden building at the far end of the town. It was called the Miter Dojo, and it was where Carla had grown up.
And Odie was Carla’s childhood friend, a character who was set up as a rival who had trained with her since she was a little girl.
Even after defeating Paz of the Four Kings, Carla is not disliked by Odie. Sol confirmed that they were talking normally. That is why Sol was looking forward to seeing what kind of conversations he would be able to hear in the world line where the effects of the miasma were no longer present.
And there was another change in the absence of the effects of the miasma. Many children were gathering around Carla.
“Ah, it’s Carla!”
“It’s Carla onee chan!”
With that, Carla was instantly surrounded by about a dozen children.
“Carla onee chan, you defeated the Demon King, didn’t you? How did you fight him! Tell me!”
“Do you have any special moves or anything! Why did you defeat the Demon King! Let me see! Show me!”
There was a reason why children flocked to Carla like this. Ephor is a city of fighters, and most of the children learn the arts at the Miter Dojo. That is why they are so interested in Carla, who is strong enough to defeat the Demon King.
Incidentally, it is a mystery why Japanese and Chinese worldviews are mixed in with the Western worldview, but Sol thinks that it can’t be helped because it is a game world.
“H-Hey! It’s my turn, it’s my turn!”
As soon as Carla said that, the two in front of her glared at each other, as if to say, “Well, then, we need to talk first!
“Then we’ll talk first!”
“No! Special moves first!”
“I asked Carla nee chan first! So I’ll go first!”
“That’s a long story! I asked for the special move first!”
“D-Don’t fight! Rock, paper, scissors!”
“rock-paper-scissors!”
Sol and the others watched this situation from a little distance. No one had the courage to enter the room with those kids.
“It’s going to take some time.”
“I guess so. Well, it’s been a long time since I’ve been back, so I guess we can wait and see.”
“I guess so. If Carla asks for help, we will do something about it.”
While talking with Celes, Sol saw Carla surrounded by children. This scene was originally not possible in the original story.
The effects of the miasma are likely to be strong and easily disliked by the children, perhaps because they are pure. Therefore, after the purification of the core, when she spoke to the children in town, they reacted in a way that made her avoid them. So when Sol sees Carla surrounded by children, he is glad to know that the world is truly a post-phase world where the effects of the miasma have disappeared.
“…… Sol likes children?”
said Celes, who was standing next to him, talking to Sol.
“Eh? Why? Well, I don’t hate them.”
“Really? I thought you liked children because you looked so happy.”
Sol thought, “I see”. It is true that the expression on his face, which had been relaxed by the happy scene, might have made him appear to be fond of children. But Sol could not tell the truth, so he let the conversation slide.
“Well, I’m sure it’s soothing! Maybe that’s why I like them so much!”
“I see. Sol seems like he would make a good father.”
“Eh?!”
Sol could feel the blood rush to his face for a moment at Celes’ words. When someone you are aware of says something like that to you, you can’t help but imagine a scene where you and Celes become a family.
And then, after visualizing it, he would try desperately to drown it out in his mind. She must have meant nothing profound by what she said. It was purely disgusting to fantasize about it.
Sol thought so, and tried his best to act nonchalant.
“I-I see!? If you say that, Celes would be a better mother!
She takes good care of her kids, she’s a good cook, and I’m worried that she’ll be too much for her husband as well as her kids, that she’ll end up working too hard on her own!”
In fact, Celes has been taking care of her younger sister and brother since they were very young instead of her own parents. In addition, she decided to participate in the trip in order to improve the finances of her family, which was poor for a nobleman, and also because she would be rewarded if she could defeat the Demon King.
There were many players who were concerned about Celes, who had been working for her family since she was a child, even in her previous life. Sol was one of them, and he hoped that she would be able to live a peaceful life once the trip was over.
Sol was thinking about this when Celes opened her mouth and said
“I guess so. If I am going to get married, it should be to someone who will truly see me and love me. If I’m going to devote myself to someone, I want to devote myself to someone like that.”
“…… Don’t be a bad manmaker”
“…… bad manmaker?”
Seeing Celes tilting her head, Sol remember that this word was born on the internet in his previous life.
“Ah, it’s about a woman who spoils her partner too much and ends up ruining him by not doing anything even though he was a normal guy.”
“Ara? However, my idea of someone who loves me is someone who will help me, protect me, and do everything for me without getting anything in return. I would give my all to someone like that. ……
Is that wrong?”
“W-well? Surely that wouldn’t be a problem. ……?”
Is it okay as long as it’s someone you’re committed to? Even as he thought about this, Sol wondered if Celes was the type of person who would do everything without giving anything in return, because he was conscious of Celes.
Ah, it’s the exact opposite
Sol thought so. In his previous life, he had only asked his parents to do things for him, and even Satoru, who had called out to him, could not even protect him. he is sure that Yuto is not attractive to Celes.
The real Sol must be different. In the original story, Sol was more like a younger brother who always had Celes do things for him.
The incident at Sol’s house in Pasionia made him expect that Celes might like Sol. However, Celes may have just been genuinely pleased with what Sol said. However, Celes may have just been genuinely pleased with Sol’s words, and he assumed that the other party liked him, which would be called a misunderstood bastard.
However, Sol’s love for Celes was beginning to grow. It is probably because Celes reaches out to him kindly even when he shows himself to be uncool.
That is why he did not want to show Celes any more of his uncool self. When the story is over, he will probably not know how to play the role of Sol. But if he was to have a future in this world, he at least wanted to be a man who could protect someone, like Celes’ ideal.
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