146 – chromel(5)

When we arrived at the Kromel mansion, Reinhardt took us somewhere.

That’s how we arrived at this place, the banquet hall of the mansion, and the food was already prepared at the banquet hall.

“Wow…”

Upon entering the banquet hall, Alphonse exclaimed in admiration.

A table full of sumptuous food.

There is a saying that to see the wealth of a family in this world, look at the food that goes on the table of that house, and I, who have become accustomed to the aristocratic life, befitting the prestige of being the only three duchy in the empire, saw all sorts of rare food on the table.

This kind of reaction was the same as Elena and Hailey, but the food at the banquet hall was just as luxurious.

People were busily moving as if they were still preparing, but just being on the table seemed enough.

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Maybe it’s because it’s a knight’s family. I see a lot of food that uses ingredients that are said to make muscle growth and body energy work well, as if someone instructed it.

‘It’s Kingstar Crab, which is only caught in the western sea. I heard that the Mage Tower manages the population and doesn’t solve it well, but there are a lot of them here.’

The King Star Crab looks like a mix of half a king crab and half a lobster, but like spirit creatures, they have pure mana in their bodies, so they are very expensive. Now, there are as many dishes as there are dishes that can be made with shellfish on the table.

At that level, I wondered if I could recreate the crab shell Gundam I made when I was young.

In addition, it was seen that it was made of things called elixir beyond simple health food, so it seemed too much to say that it was a dish for guests, even though it was a craft.

It took some time, but even if I converted it to the market price I learned when I was managing the estate’s finances, the cost of the dishes listed now was enough to build a mansion.

I’ve never heard of the Duke of Cromel being extravagant…

After finishing the rough calculation, I looked at Reinhardt with a puzzled face.

Of course, if Reinhardt wanted to, he might be able to set the table like this at least once, but I didn’t think that this guy would care so much about a meal for guests.

I don’t know if it’s about the sword, but Reinhardt, whose rest is made up of indifference and negligence, couldn’t have poured this much effort into welcoming guests.

‘Why don’t you sit in the high seat, over there…no way?’

Reinhardt acted calmly as if nothing had happened, but when I saw the seat he was sitting on, it felt like lightning struck my head.

As the size of the banquet hall is large, it is natural for the table to be empty to some extent except for banquets, but it does not make sense to leave the table of honor empty. Even if we were friends, we were invited, so it was right for Reinhardt, the owner of the meal, to sit at the top table.

However, the fact that Reinhardt did not sit at the top table means that the owner of this meal is separate.

As soon as I realized that fact, I felt a faint presence behind my back.

At this, I turned my head and looked back, and the Sword Master put a hand on my shoulder with a faint smile.

“Kids these days grow up quickly.”

“Eh…Thank you for the compliment.”

“Go and sit down.”

After saying that, the swordsman returned to the seat of honor.

He gave us a seat, so me and the children took our seats and sat down.

Although the swordsman didn’t do anything, the excited atmosphere cooled down as soon as he appeared. Everyone seemed surprised by the sudden appearance of the Sword Master.

Somehow, the food seems to be all health food, but…

Although I was a little surprised by the appearance of the swordsman, it wasn’t that I didn’t expect him to come.

It was only a little sudden meeting, but it was because it was scheduled to meet Reinhardt’s family at the mansion since he said that Reinhardt’s younger brother was coming to Luden.

The swordsman was currently serving as the head of the Faculty of Engineering and was living in Luden, so it was only natural that he would be staying at the Kromel family’s mansion. However, since Reinhardt took us to the banquet hall so proudly, I thought the meeting with the swordsman was after dinner.

I never thought of having the landlord make me eat first without saying hello.

Elena also looked at me with her eyes wide open as if she was embarrassed. I also felt the same way, so I had nothing to say.

“? Why are you looking at me like that. Damian?”

“…..”

For a moment, I felt like kicking Reinhardt in the shin, but I held back because the swordsman was there. Even though it was hidden from view by the table, he was unlikely to notice it.

The swordsman sat down and glanced at our faces, then briefly lifted his garter as if he felt better.

“It used to be a lonely place with no people, but now it’s nice to see it. I never thought you’d bring your friends.”

“I have a lot of friends.”

“Who said what?”

Seeing Reinhardt’s reaction, the swordsman laughs.

Looking at it like this, he only looks like a playful grandfather.

It seemed that the atmosphere had hardened because of him, so he seemed to be trying to loosen it up.

Similar to Reinhardt as much as his appearance, he seemed to be insensitive to reading the atmosphere, but it was unexpected. Well, seeing as he suddenly appears on the day of the entrance ceremony or wanders around the continent without saying anything to his family, it doesn’t seem like he doesn’t have that aspect at all.

Like Reinhardt, people with such an unapproachable atmosphere are likely to feel better than others once their guard is released. It should be said that it is unexpected, but it is the charm that is felt in the gap between the appearance and the appearance that can be seen with the naked eye.

In fact, after the swordsman had a brief conversation with Reinhardt, Alphonse and Hailey’s faces seemed a little more comfortable.

“There seems to be a face I haven’t seen before… Is that kid your younger brother?”

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Miraculously, the swordsman accurately pinpointed the relationship between Alphonse and me. Although we are brothers, Alphonse and I bear little resemblance. When Alphonse introduced himself, the swordsman nodded saying he knew that.

“As expected. His eyes are so good that he looks just like the Countess. These are eyes that can’t come out of Arthur.”

“Uh, do you know my mother?”

“I don’t know. It was all because of the Countess that Arthur dumped my daughter’s confession.”

oh.

“That child cried so much that day. I never thought my daughter would be such a tearful child before. Your father must have been the first to shed the tears of the Eastern Flower.”

also the father Really, wherever you go, your father’s name pops up.

Well, this case is for a slightly different reason, but…

Everyone was hardened by the father’s love story that emerged from an unexpected place.

No, it’s not someone else, it’s the father’s love story that he hears through the mouth of the Sword Saint. Reinhardt’s eyes widened as well, and his face was very surprised. It wasn’t just him, everyone except the Sword Saint was like that.

The swordsman raised the corner of his mouth as if he was having fun at this, and said to Alphonse, who had become a fierce face.

“She was such a wonderful woman. The boy’s mother. You look like you’ve made a lot of people cry.”

“Ah, yes…”

Even if you say so now…

It seemed like a compliment in its own way, but it was something I couldn’t help but laugh about because of the story I just heard.

Well, it was said with the feeling of telling an old story to the extent that something like this had happened in the past, so I didn’t feel any special emotions from the sword saint who spoke. It just felt like he brought up his father as a common topic with Alphonse.

“Come to think of it, Arthur once had a castle in our territory…”

father…

***

There were more stories about the father that Geomseong told me than I thought.

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Maybe it’s because there were a lot of things that were intertwined with each other befitting the best shamans in the empire. Like the story of martial arts, the father’s activities came out quite a lot.

Of course, there were many that were not.

At times, the feelings of the swordsman were revealed, so Alphonse and Reinhardt were not used to hearing such stories, but I had already heard many stories about my father from other people, so I just thought it was okay and passed it on.

Some time has passed, but we haven’t started eating yet. I spent time talking about the sword castle, but it was because there were still two empty seats left.

Reinhardt looked at the empty seat to see if he was bothered by this, and the Sword Master spoke to him.

“Your father and sister went out to take care of things for a while. They said they would come back before the ceremony, so it won’t be long.”

“?! Has something happened to Rize?”

Rijemyeon…Is that your younger brother’s nickname?

When the story of his younger brother comes up, Reinhardt immediately reveals his emotions. The Sword Master calmed him down by saying, “It’s nothing special, so don’t be particularly nervous.”

He didn’t tell me exactly what was going on, so I was curious too, but that curiosity soon faded. It was because the door to the banquet hall opened and two main characters appeared.

“Were there any passengers?”

A man with a sad face and a small girl with a fresh face. With Reinhardt’s face brightening with the appearance of the two, it was possible to know that they were the main characters in the empty seat.

The man who seemed to be the head of the Kromel family had soaked Reinhardt in hot water and massaged his face, but it was just Reinhardt whose expression was completely relaxed. Just as I resemble my father a lot, he also looks a lot like his father.

It was the same with the girl, but at first glance, it was Reinhardt, a small girl. There are many places where the three people resemble each other, so it seemed like the same family to anyone.

“ah.”

The girl inspected the banquet hall and then let out a small exclamation.

At first, I thought it was because there were so many unfamiliar faces, but when I looked again, I saw that the girl’s eyes were on Alphonse. After seeing the girl’s face, Alphonse made the same face as hers. It’s the expression that I didn’t know you would see here.

Strangely, why did the swordsman’s father’s story bother him? It’s really unknowable.