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Chapter 11: Father\'s Call ②

Translated by AmaLynne

Edited by AmaLynne

「You’re here.」

「Yes. You asked for me, so I’ve come.」

Carius Reinbach is a young man in his late thirties.

His brown hair was trimmed short and his beard was clean and neat.

He had a grim, stern face that left a lasting impression.

Sam bowed to him with exaggerated politeness.

Sam doesn’t know what kind of man his father is, but he’s the kind of man who would treat a child differently just because of his talent with a sword.

It’s a waste of time to get yelled at for not being polite.

Fortunately, Daphne and Derrick had taught Sam how to be polite, so it was no problem.

「…………」

「What’s wrong?」

「Are you like that?」

「What do you mean? Did I do something wrong?」

「More like… No, fine. It’s not important.」

Sam don’t know what Karius was trying to say, but he said,「fine」so he didn’t ask any more questions.

As for Sam, he didn’t intend to have a long conversation with Karius.

「There’s something I need to tell you.」

「Yes.」

「I don’t need to go into details. Manion has been officially chosen as my successor.」

「Oh, yes. I see.」

「That’s it?」

「Yes. That’s all? Anything else?」

(That’s it? Did this old man want me to be sad? Nonsense.)

Maybe the reason he had called him out here was just to see Sam depressed.

When Sam thinks about it, it’s really a bad taste.

(No wonder Derrick looks so glum. I have no desire to stay in this house.)

He felt sorry for the old butler, but he was glad that he was not the heir.

He had never been attached to this house in the first place, nor had he ever wanted to be the head of the family.

Rather, he was glad that Manion was chosen.

「In a week, there will be a party at Viscount Riedel’s house. I’ve been invited to be there with my successor. So I have officially chosen Manion as my successor.」

「Huh. I see.」

「You are the eldest son, but you have no talent with the sword. You are the eldest son, but you have no talent with a sword. You cannot be the heir to Reinbach.」

「Of course not.」

「What?」

「I am not worthy of the house of Reinbach. Manion, on the other hand, is a man of great talent with a sword, a brilliant mind, and a personality that is beloved by servants and citizens alike. He is the perfect heir to Reinbach!」

I don’t want to be the heir to this family, so I’ll just keep on praising my brother as much as I can.

And then, for some reason, Karius made a puzzled face.

(―――What, ehh? Why are you looking at me like that?)

「Are you okay with that?」

「Yes. Of course, I am. I have no talent with a sword, and I’m not even close to Manion!」

「……I see. By the way, I heard that you’ve been imitating an adventurer lately?」

「I’m embarrassed to admit it. I’m really just imitating an adventurer. I make some money by collecting herbs.」

「Why do you need to do that?」

「I don’t have any talents, and I plan to leave home as an adventurer when I come of age so that I won’t be a hindrance to Manion in the future. I hope you’ll consider this as rehearsal.」

「……I see.」

(What a pain in the ass, this old man. Why are you trying to have a parent-child conversation!? Just let me go! I’m about to be ripped apart!)

Carius makes some kind of thinking gesture in response to Sam’s answer, and an unpleasant sweat flows down his face.

He doesn’t even know that Sam is killing wild bears, so it’s hard to understand why he is asking so many questions.

「Is that all you have to say?」

「Oh, yeah.」

「Then, I’ll leave you to it.」

As if he didn’t want to deal with his father any longer, Sam ended the conversation.

He bowed deeply and quickly left the office.

Fortunately, there were no words to stop him.

(What was that about, that old man? Maybe you wanted to laugh at me for being insecure about my future? Then I’m sorry to hear that! I’m really excited about my upcoming adventure in another world! Oh, I can’t wait to come of age!)

Sam is still five years away from adulthood.

(I shudder to think that I’ll have to live in this house for another five years. But now is the time to endure. Yes, patience, patience!)

That time was too long for Sam.