After thoroughly beating me with a stick, Jisrare-san healed me with 『Heal』 and then resumed preparing the breakfast she had interrupted.
She poured Jisrare-water back into the pot, activated the IH magic tool, and tossed in the ingredients.
As usual, the menu consisted of wild plants we had gathered along the way and meat from monsters we had defeated.
By the way, this morning’s meat was from a boar that I hunted and butchered yesterday.
In other words, today’s breakfast is boar hot pot——botan nabe. We are having botan nabe in the morning.
It feels like quite a heavy breakfast, but since we only eat twice a day, it is actually manageable. Rather, if we do not eat properly, we will not have the strength to keep going.
So, while eating botan nabe in the morning, Jisrare-san and I chatted leisurely.
The topic was the sword training from just earlier——
「Even so, Jisrare-san, you can use a sword too. I did not know that」
「I am not that skilled, but I can use it to some extent」
「I see…」
Someone who is not that skilled just beat me up with a stick… what does that make me…
「When it comes to swords, Sergent and Lisaberte are better」
「Oh」
Well, Father is a Sword Saint, so that makes sense.
…But this is the first time I have heard that Ralina-mama can use a sword.
「When we were traveling together, we often had mock battles with swords」
「Ah, I see… wait, what? Traveling?」
「A long time ago, the four of us traveled together」
「Four people…?」
「Sergent, Miriam, Lisaberte, and me」
「Um… what? Really…?」
What is that? I have never heard of this…
Father, Mother, Ralina-mama, and Jisrare-san traveled together?
「The four of us formed a party and traveled through the human realm and the demon realm. You did not know?」
「This is the first I have heard of it…」
I have never heard it from Father or Mother. This is completely new to me… I have been hearing a lot of new things today.
「Ah, maybe they did not want to tell you the name」
「The name?」
「We were called the 『Forest Hero Party』」
「…What?」
The Forest Hero Party…? Wait, what…?
…No, no, no, what is going on? There is way too much information all at once. Too many things I am hearing for the first time.
「That 『Forest Hero』…」
「It refers to Sergent」
「Father… is a hero?」
Father was a hero…
Good grief, that is quite a shocking revelation… I was surprised when I learned he was a Sword Saint, but this is even more shocking. I never imagined Father was a hero…
This might even be more surprising than when I found out he was the village chief.
「You did not know that either?」
「This is the first I have heard of it…」
Today really is a day full of new revelations.
But well, this one takes the top spot. 『Father is a hero』 is definitely the biggest surprise today.
「Sergent was even more embarrassed to be called a 『Hero』 than a 『Sword Saint』, so maybe that is why he did not want to tell you」
「I see… Though it sounds like an honorable title…」
More importantly, is it really okay to casually reveal a secret Father wanted to keep hidden, to me, his son…?
Anyway, there is no need to be that embarrassed about being a 『Hero』. It is something to be proud of. Probably.
Well, if I think about it from my previous life’s perspective, it does sound a bit… yeah. It might come off as embarrassing. Or rather, cringeworthy? Quite cringeworthy. Maybe even more so than 『job: Sword Saint』.
「Because it was Sergent’s party, we were called the Forest Hero Party」
「I see… So that is how the name came about」
「Yeah. Well, rather than 『was a hero』, I think he still is one. He should still have that title」
「I see, so he is an active hero」
So that is how it is. He is still active…
The active hero Sergent. The active Forest Hero Sergent… heh.
This is not good, it is a bit amusing.
I have to tease him. There is no other option now.
Ah, this is frustrating. It will be another two years before I return to the village. Two whole years without being able to tease Hero Sergent.
「…Huh?」
「Hmm?」
「If they were called the 『Forest Hero Party』, then the four of you must have traveled together for quite a long time, right?」
「Well, for a while」
「Then… could it be that you… had feelings for Father, Jisrare-san?」
「Hmm?」
One man, Father, and three women in the party.
In other words——a harem party.
Which means… that must be how it was, right?
Traveling together, flirting with three beautiful women…
…Somehow, I cannot forgive him. Maybe he should just explode.
「Me, having feelings for Sergent…?」
「Yes」
「No, not really」
「Huh?」
「I have never thought of him that way」
「Really?」
Wait, not at all? I was so sure…
She has never even thought about it… Now it feels like Father just got rejected. I feel a bit sorry for him.
But still, even though they were in a harem-like party, no one had those kinds of feelings for him…
——Ah, and Ralina-mama is married to Ralina-papa, too.
…What is this? Even though it was such a perfect harem setup, one felt nothing, and another married someone else…
That is just…
「That is just too lacking in dream——」
I quickly covered my mouth before I could finish.
「Hmm? What is it?」
「…No, it is nothing」
That was close…
I almost said 『too lacking in dreams』 out loud.
That would have been bad. That statement is far too dangerous.
After all, Father and Mother ended up together and got married. Saying 『that lacks dreams』 when he married Mother would be the worst possible thing to say.
…Yeah. There were dreams. More than enough dreams.
next chapter: Kirk Village
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