79. Gift

The day I heard from Ainel that I would return to Countess Cianella in two days.

When the sun goes down and the full moon rises in its place, illuminating the world brightly.

I was sitting on a chair in my dorm.

Sitting in a crooked posture with my chin resting, I looked at the round moon outside the window and muttered.

“Zion Cianella… ….”

Zion Cianella.

In addition to being the younger brother of my master.

Even males are born with a talent for swordsmanship, Countess Cianella’s family’s material, but more than their talent for swords.

This is none other than a person with an outstanding talent for divine power.

I remembered the relationship between him and my master, Sione.

“Certainly, Shion and Shion… ….”

Going back and forth through memories.

Because not long after I entered the count family, Shion headed to the academy.

Let alone our memories with him, we had never seen each other’s faces. I had to go back in time quite a bit.

Do you think of Zion, which is definitely left in my mind?

“Write….”

In the past, a pig who was confined to his room.

I remembered the image of Shion I saw when she went out to look at the flowers in the garden.

“It was definitely the worst.”

At that time, I remember that the relationship between Shione and Shion was literally the worst.

It seems like they are enemies rather than family.

Starting with Sione, who growled at my younger brother.

No matter how close they are, even if they are siblings who rarely get along.

Shion took down his sister and raised the status of Siabelle and herself.

I still remember the sneer he had on Shione.

Because the guy who looked like a parasitic brother was laughing at him with his nose so high.

Even though he only glanced at her from behind, his nasty face was not easily forgotten.

As expected, now I clearly remember Shion’s expression at that time.

“Haa… ….”

When I thought of the relationship between Shion and Shion, I let out a sigh.

“… Because he said he would return to the county.”

I heard that you will be coming down to the Count’s family for the academy’s winter vacation.

In the future, like it or not, Shion and Shion will have no choice but to run into each other.

Unlike the past, Sione has changed a lot.

Even his burly appearance has changed to the point where he now feels slim, rather slender.

It was a lottery ticket that didn’t even scratch Shione’s face, so unlike before, she’s showing off her beautiful beauty, but….

Even though she got her own body back. Her broken relationship with her brother could not be undone.

I’m sure that when they run into each other, they’ll argue like before, and they’ll show a gem of friendship.

“It will be a nuisance.”

I was breathless just watching the conversation from behind quietly in the garden.

What the hell is going to happen in the future?

While watching the blades of grass swaying in the cool breeze, frowning.

Placed on one side, right next to the window. This time, they moved their eyes toward the weapons they had obtained from each other.

“Let’s check.”

After receiving all of them, I roughly checked them and that’s it.

I don’t want to stress over Shion and Shione’s thoughts.

You’d better spend some time checking them out.

Kiki.

I pushed the chair up and headed for the window.

“For now… from this.”

The one my hand turned to first was the sword, not the elven bow that Adelheit had given me.

As long as you are the type to eat delicious things last.

I picked up the sword next to me to check the bow one last time.

The guy who dragged me the other day and made me do the sword dance in my room. Eunice Kalia.

The sword she gave me as a gift was obviously of high quality.

In particular, just looking at the intaglio engraved on the back of the nose and the handle, it is clear that it is expensive.

Length is… It’s the same as what I usually use. The weight isn’t that different either.

Serureung.

As expected, even the sharp edge of a single-edged sword is as sharp as a cut.

“It will come in handy.”

After using the sword that was lying around in the storage room of the count’s family, I was very happy to get such a good side armament.

As I smiled at the new sword, I thought of one thing.

‘Come to think of it… ….’

These days, I’ve only handled swords, enough to be called a swordsman rather than an archer.

Come to think of it, the weapon I used to win the last battle with Arachne long before this incident was a sword, not a bow.

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Even when he was attacked by the cultists for the first time, the weapon he used to protect Shione was not a bow, but a sword.

I never thought I would use a sword that was only a secondary weapon so much.

As an archer, calm down the disquieted mind of being disqualified.

After putting the sword back into the scabbard, I set it up against the wall again and moved my eyes to the bow.

“What… I finally got a useful bow.”

From now on, you should be able to use your bow.

I quietly looked at the bow.

Elven bows are made using the branches of a huge world tree.

This bow is also a bow made using a tree that has long roots on the continent and feeds on mana.

The processed wood that forms the bow has a very elegant atmosphere from the grain to the atmosphere.

However, there were no fancy patterns or decorations attached to it. At first glance, it doesn’t seem that noticeable.

Unless you’ve touched a bow before, you’d probably dismiss it as a rather expensive looking bow.

I’m satisfied with this design because there’s nothing good for an attendant like me holding a shiny bow for nothing.

Then, I checked the shape of the bow.

The form is the same as the one used before.

‘It’s a recurve bow.’

It was a recurve bow with a graceful curve.

I roughly checked the shape of the bow, and got myself in a position to quietly draw the string.

The body is slanted diagonally. Let your feet be eight.

I simply took a square stance and tried to pull the string—

“Write… ….”

The tension was stronger than expected, and the string did not pull easily.

It seems that the damn body still can’t easily overcome this level of tension,

If you use mana, you can pull it easily, but….

I moved my body with the thought of trying to pull a bow in a different posture for the first time in a long time.

‘If this happens, it’s a closed stance.’

In line with the left hand holding the bow.

Turn your left foot toward the bow and take a step forward. Left knee bent.

I gently lean my upper body forward and pull the string with even greater force.

Thanks to the posture to shoot the war bow with strong tension—

Wow… !

The bowstring was pulled with a stronger force than before.

The more you draw the bow, the more you feel the pain in your fingers.

Paang!

Thanks to the strong elasticity of the bent rod, the string strongly returns to its original position.

“… Nice.”

Maybe it’s because it’s been a long time since I handled a bow with such strong tension.

A smile spread across his lips as his self-talk leaked out.

Elven bows show their true value when you start using them with spirit magic.

Later. The day I will handle this bow with spirit magic.

This bow will shine even brighter.

* *

Time passed by so quickly.

After breakfast tomorrow morning, I plan to take the carriage back to the count’s house.

I spent time packing my luggage and Sione’s stuff, and playing with my master.

It was around the time the sun went down and the beautiful sunset started to embroider the sky that a guest came to Shione and I in the middle of our ordinary daily life.

Shione was talking to me with a light smile.

She asked her child, Nell, who had come to her room, tilting her head.

“Mother, what are you doing?”

Ainel did not answer Sione’s question.

She just slowly entered Sione’s room carrying a large case.

Shione got up from her seat and stood in front of her mother.

The child Nel finally opened her mouth slowly.

“I came because I have a present for you.”

“A gift… do you mean… ?”

“Yes.”

Ai Nel nodded her head and handed the case she was holding in her own hand to Sione.

Sione carefully handed her case to her with both hands.

Shione’s eyes full of curiosity and interest move back and forth between Case and Ainel.

“This case… ….”

“Open it.”

“… All right.”

Gulp.

He suddenly came and gave me a large case as a gift, so he must have been nervous.

I could see Shione swallowing her saliva.

What kind of gift is this? Did you come and hand it over like this?

I am also interested in watching the East Sea from behind Shione quietly.

Ainel gestured with her chin to come closer and take a look.

So, next to Shione. Let’s look at it from a little further back.

“Ah…… !”

The tightly closed case opened, and Shione let out a small exclamation.

Inside the case.

“Mother, this is—”

There was none other than a bow.

“It is yours.”

“… ….”

When Shione couldn’t easily stop her words, Nell’s lips twitched.

It’s hard to notice, but it definitely goes up.

“Shione, didn’t you stand up again with a bow, not a sword?”

The eyes of Sione and Ainel cross.

The two of them stood for a while in this silent atmosphere.

What followed was not a harmonious conversation, but a serious silence.

That was enough.

In the silence that continued like that, it was Sione who responded first.

Shione’s side, facing Ainel, began to tremble, and Ainel saw this.

In the past, on her birthday about a year ago.

Instead of her infinitely cold expressionless expression shown to her, she drew a small arc around her mouth.

She put her hand over her head and stroked her with her rough gestures.

“… What happened this time impressed me.”

“… ….”

“To continue to be a knight befitting the count family… With this bow, keep working hard.”

Shione bent her head and cupped her little hand.

“Thank you… do… ….”

Shione’s shaking voice came out as if she was being squeezed.

Ainel silently stroked Shione’s hair for a while before she left her room.

Knock… Knock…….

My master, who has been weeping a lot recently, wet the floor with tiny drops of water.

Although she was the daughter of Count Cianella, she had absolutely no talent for swords befitting her blood. She is a woman who has not found a single talent of her own, even with spears, magic, and even her divine power.

She always tried her best to be recognized by her family and family.

She didn’t have a single person in her heart.

In the end, the girl ran away to her room, exhausted from the constant comparison and belittling.

Shione was more happy than ever at her joy that she had finally been recognized by her mother.

Fu-wook.

Sione held me in my arms and cried silently for a long time.

Within seconds, her crying stopped and she slipped out of her arms and looked up at me.

‘Ah… ….’

… If you really want to cry, you will only shed tears.

Shione rubbed her cheek against my chest and poured out her runny nose.

I said with a mischievous laugh as I watched the runny nose running down her philtrum.

“Wipe her runny nose first. Then I think it will end up in her mouth.”

* *

“A letter has arrived.”

“Correspondence?”

“Yes. This here-“

A small letter lying on the desk.

The woman opens the letter and slowly reads the neatly written contents on the paper.

One line, one line.

As she chewed and read the contents of the letter, a bright smile spread across her expressionless face.

Within, she whispered after reading all her letters.

“Finally… ….”

The woman put the letter she was holding in her hand on her desk and touched my lips with a look of satisfaction.

“I heard that my mother and my younger brother, Shione, are returning to the county.”

Siabelle Cianella’s eyes begin to shine sharply with colorful emotions.

“I look forward to it”

Among the countless emotions, of course, the one that shines the most is—

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