“Hmm …… this is ……?”

“Oh! Lars-kun is awake! Call his family!”

“……?”

I move my head, realizing that I’m lying in bed. I can feel it, but I can’t move my body ……

“Ngh ……”

It seemed to be difficult to move, and an intense pain in my arms and legs run through. The blinding light from outside the window, the position of the sun, it was noon or a little before? I wonder …… where I am. As I was thinking about this, I heard the sound of noisy footsteps coming from the hallway and the door opening.

“Lars!”

“Oh, Mom and Dad …… and brother, too ……”

“Not, “Oh”! I heard you collapsed at the lord’s mansion on harvest festival day, so I went there and found the dining room a mess, and you lying there covered in wounds …… Uhhhh …… thank god ……”

“…… I’m sorry to worry you. Is His Majesty and Prince Orden okay?”

“Phew …… Even though you’re badly hurt too …… It’s good that you tried to protect His Majesty, but at the time you collapsed–“

I only moved my head to tell him, and he sat down on a round wooden chair and told me the story instead of Mom who broke down crying. 

–First of all, Retzel, who turned the place into a tragedy, disappeared without a trace by my magic …… The reason for this is because no body was found, and Irumi, who claimed to be his assistant, seems to be missing after being thrown by Retzel. There were traces of blood all over the town, but it seems that she jumped into the river on the way, and the blood trail was cut off at the riverside, so they couldn’t track her any further.

“Right …… are Ryuuze and Luciel safe ……?”

“That’s the thing ……”

Suddenly, my father’s face clouded. I’m sure Luciel is safe because I blew her away with my levitation. Perhaps!?

“Is Ryuuze!?”

I thought that the medicine didn’t make in time, and as I raised my head and shouted to my dad. Shortly after that, I heard the sound of footsteps again.

“Ohhhh! You’re awake, Lars! So you’re okay, too!”

“Uwaaaaaaaahh!? It appeared!? …… wait, “you too”?”

“Thank God! I thought what am I going to do if I was going saved and you died! Your brother is super scary, and Nora is smiling and shooting fire at us, you know!?”

Then my brother, who had been quiet for a long time, interrupted me and Ryuuze with a very scary look on his face.

“…… I heard you were doing something dangerous without telling me? I asked Verna-sensei and Nina about it …… Am I that unreliable ……? I’ve been playing around for a while now, not realizing that Lars was struggling to get mom and dad back being the lord. Why didn’t you consult me …… If I was almost killed by Brao-san, that would be my revenge, wouldn’t it?”

“…… just in case, I guess. Whether I succeeded or failed, I might not have been able to come home. I thought it wasn’t a good idea for both children to disappear…… Uwah ……!?”

“You!?”

That’s when I got a shock in my head and my eyes started to become blurry. When I opened my eyes, I saw my dad standing there with his face clenched in anger, a look I had never seen before. I opened my mouth and could only stare at the power of it. He stared at me for a while, but then he looked like he was about to cry and wrapped his arms around my head and said softly.

“It’s not about one or the other. Parents are sad when their children die or disappear. Even if you did it for the Dedite’s sake, even if I can go back to being a lord. If you’re gone, we’ll all regret it until the day we die. Wondering why we didn’t notice …… we couldn’t notice. That’s why I gave you a serious fist bump.”

My dad’s words stung me. It was an act of revenge for my brother …… a behavior to return dad to his lord position. I’ve been trying to do the right thing, but I realize I haven’t thought about the other side. What if brother did the same thing? …… I’m sure I’d be angry too. I’ve been doing this for years, but I never thought about it the other way around.

“Ugh …… guh …… sorry …… I’m sorry …… I love dad, mom, and brother …… That’s why I can’t forgive Brao for doing that …… Hic……”

I continued to cry for a while. I can’t remember the last time I cried so much, even considering my previous life. Did my body and spirit have gotten closer. I don’t know if I’ve been released from the curse of my previous life.　

When I finally calmed down, with my mother patting my head and my brother holding my hand, Ryuuze opened his mouth.

“Lars …… I’m sorry that my father …… to uncle, and your brother too……”

“It’s not Ryuuze-kun’s fault, so you don’t have to worry about it.”

“I’m doing fine, after all.”

My father and brother smiled, and Ryuuze also laughed without effort and turned to me. That’s why I’m going to say it smiling also.

“…… I don’t care about that either. Nevertheless, It’s you who’s going to be in trouble, right?”

“Hehe, yeah. Father has been detained by the guild …… and will remain here for a while until his trial. But a good thing happened too, you know?”

“Good thing?”

His house was taken away and his father was detained. What good could come of that? I ask, narrowing my eyes.

“…… Oh, my mother heard the commotion and came to get me. She said she was going to talk to father about me that day at the harvest festival.”

“Wow ……! That’s really great to hear! …… I’m sorry I was so selfish as to let Brao get away with that.”

“Don’t worry about it. Being an adventurer is more suitable for me than being a lord …… Besides, I heard that you tried to help father too? I know you hate him, but I probably couldn’t have done it.”

“I just didn’t think dying would make it easier for him ……”

–That’s not true. I just didn’t want to kill anyone. That’s why I thought I could catch Brao and Retzel. But…

“Ugh ……”

“What’s wrong, Lars? Dedite, go get a doctor!”

“Yes!”

“No, I’m fine. …… I’m just feeling a little sick ……”

“Look like we forced you too much, I’m sorry, Lars.”

“Thanks, Dad.”

Then another visitor called out.

“Ahhhhhh! Lars-kun’s awake!”

“Thank God. ……!”

“……”

“Oh, it’s Nora, Luciel, and Luciela. Haha, I somehow managed to wake up.”

“It’s been a week since you’ve woken up …… I was worried …… when I was captured by those weird people and Lars-kun used his magic …… and my sister said it was our fault ……”

A week!? Now that I think about it, I think Ryuuze was talking about that day of the harvest festival. As I was thinking this, Luciela made an upsetting noise.

“Wait!? …… I-I’m sorry about that …… If we hadn’t been in that place, Lars might not have had to go all out …… and It’s me who said we should follow you ……”

After Luciela who’s making excuses, muttering. I closed my eyes and let out a sigh and replied.

“I don’t mind. It is possible that the prince or even his Majesty could have been taken hostage. He could take on both teachers and not back down, after all”

“Thank you, Lars-kun. I’m really sorry, okay?”

“Y-Yeah? Well then, I’ll express  …… my gratitude, okay?”

“What!? Wait, what are you going to do, sister? …… I said no!”

“T-Then you should do it, Luciel!”

“O-Okay ……!”

A moment later, something touched her cheek.

“Aahhhhhhhhhhh!!”

Nora shouted. Eh? What? What’s going on? When I opened my eyes, I saw a blushing Luciel squirming.　

“Fuh …… With this, you made a little ……”

“Geez, I hate you, sister …… And even though sister like Dedite-kun, why did you try to kiss Lars-kun!”

” “What?” “

“Eh!? W-Wait Luciel, why did you tell!? I’m sorry, okay! I was trying to get you and Lars together–“

Both brother and Nora shouted in surprise at Luciel’s words. Still, Luciela was shaking Luciel’s shoulders and making some kind of excuse. In the midst of all the bombshells, I was curious about Luciel’s kiss, so I asked Ryuuze.

“Wha-, don’t tell me, what I felt at my cheek was ……”

“Shut up! Go back to sleep, you idiot!”

“I think Lars is going to be hospitalized again even if he can get back up ……”

For some reason, Ryuuze was angry with me and my father was amazed with me. I wonder why ……

And from there, I spent another three days in bed, with my classmates, parents, and brother coming to visit me.

After I was fully recovered and discharged from the hospital, the king and the prince came to this town again.

Will this have any impact later on ……?

Thank you for reading!

[Afterword Theater]

“Finally, the epilogue.”

Now, where are the rest of the people?