Master SSS-Class Magic Swordsman

Unexpected companion 159.

Anat never saw the father-son relationship right.

For example, his father Herix and his brothers, including Jax. What was their relationship like?

However, according to the testimony of his pathetic brother, who had recently come to his senses, he couldn't have been very good.

A relationship that does not know whether it is training or violence. dirty personality. Should I say that I follow it, but I don't respect it?

In Anat's eyes, it's a hoax.

Even if the brothers were still alive, they would have been preparing to hit Helix in the back at any time. In fact, Anat's current mother, she said, had even ordered it.

In many ways, Torrand's future was serious no matter how it went.

And Anat must have been engulfed in a power struggle between his brothers and his father, and his back was blown.

But on the other hand, what should the rich man in front of you say?

Should I say that if I look at it again, I will forget the relationship between ‘adoptive father and adoptive son’?

“Where did you get this from? It’s the first time I’ve seen tea leaves.”

“Ah, I had a few good guests last time.”

"rainfall......?"

“It’s excellent. serious enough. Anyway, that good customer gave it to me as a present. Speaking of which, it is a famous item in the elven country.”

“Well, speaking of tea, they are elves. Who is better than that?”

“It’s still a secret to my son.”

“Eh.”

“You’ll find out later even if you don’t like it……”

"...I'm a little worried about that, that's it."

more than friends. More than family.

platinum and black. It was just father and son, so much that I forgot that their hair color was so different. Even more than the wealthy of Torrand.

It's not just these two who are rich. The Phoenix family. The whole of Phoenix is ​​made like that.

There is a saying that the Phoenix family is organic in itself.

This is a saying that marvels at the fact that the whole family, the noble business, the hunter business, the city mayor's business, etc. - all the members of the family formed an organic structure to carry out business smoothly.

Leadership and loyalty of members as a noble family. They put them together to form an organic structure.

Maybe it was from the time when the scale of Phoenix grew so much thanks to that?

Some middle- and low-ranking nobles (even upper-class aristocrats sometimes) even take phoenix as their role model.

However, most of the results are not good.

No matter how hard they try to bring down the loyalty of members and users, it is said that most of them end up with only a sense of repulsion rather than sympathy.

And when I looked up close now, I could definitely feel it.

Isn't that something that can be easily followed?

This is no longer a noble and a servant, but in fact a relationship between a family and a family. Although there is a hierarchy, a bond like family is formed.

It is impossible to reproduce the organic structure of the argument that is clumsily followed.

Thanks to you, the more I see-

Anat is going to be swept away by their warmth over the next few days. I think I'm going to get drunk

It was good, but it was also very sad.

“Anat-senpai.”

The car that Eud had given her, Anat was stunned.

Gareth sat across from Anat before he knew it. Not in front of the work desk, but right in front of them.

same eye level. equal place.

At least, Gareth doesn't want to see Anat as a 'weak noble youngest daughter'.

Now, Anat says she is, as she said during the day, the surrogate of her grandfather, 'Eins Thor Lange'.

She hastily withdraws her warm heart, and she faces Gareth.

Eud sat down next to Anat.

This time, he thought this was his position.

“First, Anat. Your original purpose is to form a cooperative structure with Eud and obtain the position of the next head of Torrand - is that right?”

Eud said he had already reported it all to Anat.

He also promised Ewood that he would make his two sisters win.

It's only now that we laugh and talk to each other in the Phoenix faction.

Perhaps, it was quite an unpleasant story for Gareth.

In fact, Anat was trying to persuade the three siblings who are so close to each other to fight.

Originally, Torrang and other samurai had frequent brotherly fights.

In this phoenix, that rarely happens.

In fact, Anat's words could also be interpreted as destroying their family relationship.

But that didn't mean that Anat would turn her around.

Surely, she has to tell Gareth and Eud of her purpose and her actions that she did herself.

She should have nothing to hide or make excuses for.

Even if I received those speculative eyes again, I could not help it.

"Yeah. It was definitely suggested that way. Although he was rejected by Eud.”

“No, old man. Rather than reject it…”

“-It didn’t work. Puff!”

But for some reason, Gareth laughed.

“If my kids were ambitious enough to want my place, neither I and Lorona would have the same worries! Ha ha ha!”

“Ahaha……”

Delightful. It wasn't a laugh, it was a genuine laugh.

Eud laughed bitterly at Gareth's laugh.

It was even more amazing to hear it directly through Gareth's mouth.

Until three weeks ago, I wasn't even sure that there would be children who refused to be the heads of the great noble families.

“So about the proposal you made to Eud, I have nothing to say. No, I would rather give that approach a pretty good pass.”

Eud knows. That Gareth isn't the kind of person to get mad about this.

To be precise, ‘Of course I was angry’ – because I knew Anat’s circumstances and situation. And since he made the number he could, he gave himself a pass.

It was the same when Eud first came.

Gareth has always liked seeing children act hard regardless of their position or age.

“-But now, even Bunga knows everything you noticed. In fact, it must be said that the countdown around your Thor and all volumes has already begun.”

“…Yes, you are right.”

A power struggle that would have started after graduation if it were originally.

It could be started right now.

In order not to be counterattacked by Anat, Bunga can no longer wait for the family ship to be called.

Worst case -

“Maybe you will do harm directly to Ainse Ong, your guardian.”

“……!!”

“Of course, no matter how bad Ains Ong is, it’s not just an inspiration.”

Gareth laughed, saying, "That old man, he's not an ordinary soldier."

“Have you seen his grandfather, Gareth?”

"of course. Because he was a good dancer. Of course, because of the bad relationship between the family members, even with Ainsu, he has been very bad since the old days.”

““Awkward……””

“Thanks to you, before I became a golden knight, I even fought a bloody battle under the guise of a battle.”

““Eh.””

“Ainse Ong hates me for being cocky, and I hate that I’m too naive to talk about Ainse Ong~”

The astonishment of Eud and Anat.

Gareth grinned once more as if it were a memory of his youth. Is this a samurai emotion?

“Even though he was rough... he wasn't a bad guy at all. Although Herix did not imprison his ailing Ainse Ong, trying to solidify his power base. Maybe he met and quarreled every once in a while.”

They say that we have a bad relationship. Surprisingly, seeing her smile, I wonder if she had her own hatred of affection with Ain.

“And you were the one who took care of Ains like that, even Jax and the talented people of the Bunga, and took care of them three years ago. Thanks to you, I'm not too suspicious of your skills. Seeing the actual results.”

Gareth picked up a steaming teacup.

“Above all, I always believe in the decisions of my children. I have no doubts any more. I believe that you will continue to be an important helper for our children in the future.”

In Eud's judgment.

And he shows confidence in Tiana and Selena's choices.

“Always remember. Phoenix also has many enemies. The samurai always knows that, in any form, countless battles have been decided.”

For a moment, did it seem like a sound was coming from the steam rising up and down?

“The path you choose is the ‘fastest path’, not the ‘best path’. The threat of the branch is still ubiquitous. As far as phoenix is ​​concerned, political battles increase as they increase, not decrease. So, on behalf of Torrand, if you decide to go with our children-”

Although Gareth's gaze encourages Anat, it is conveyed strictly.

“Be prepared.”

Anat took a deep breath.

“The resolution… I’ve already finished the mansion after he attacked it.”

Anat carefully took something out of her school uniform.

The main weapon that Anat always carries. A jet-black knife in a leather case.

It was the dagger of the Mother Mage.

Gareth, who had seen the real thing in the past battles. The identity of the dagger was known from the moment Anat took it out.

Anat's handling of it is one resolution.

She pretended to be indifferent to Ewood, but that incident was the starting point for her.

Just like three years ago, Eud was declared war by Mother Mage.

She was also the trigger that brought the attack of the Mother Mage to this point.

“Anat Thorrand will help Phenix move forward. Together with reviving Torran, we will fight against Phoenix.”

Gareth looked at the dagger, then met Eud's eyes.

As the cute son nods her head, Gareth laughs too.

Both rich men must have understood how much was packed into that little sword.

“First of all, Miss Anat. Don't worry about Ainz Ong. At least until the inspiration closes its eyes, I will protect the Bunga’s contact at my discretion.”

"...Wait a minute, didn't you say that you had a bad relationship with your father, Anat-senpai and grandfather?"

“If you say you’ll definitely protect me, I’ll get six characters… Well, if I mention Anat’s name, wouldn’t it end in a moderately double lust?”

“I, my grandfather, I’m sorry……”

Then, Gareth muttered a little, "At first, I also went to your family, so there's something I need to know a little bit."

"Ah. Just in case, this is not an unpaid favor. A contract for our interests and for the future. Now me and Eud are talking to Anat Thorrand. On the other hand-”

Gareth pointed his finger vigorously at Anat.

“It’s also about talking with ‘the next head of Thorrand, who will restore the relationship with Phoenix after decades and become a colleague.’”

“……!!”

In other words, for Gareth, this is the story of an investment into the future.

By accurately stating ‘benefits and losses’, it is to let Anat know that this is also what he wants.

Because Anat also didn't want free trust and support. Rather, he was happy to say that he thought it would make him more equal.

Gareth immediately reached out to Anat.

“Work hard, Miss Anat. We will spare no effort to support your ambitions. You too, help our children with all your might.”

Anat barely stopped what was about to be overwhelmed, and grabbed her hand. For a moment, Gareth smiled like a father, and he thought, 'Is a real father like this?

Eud looked at Anat like that and sip a little tea.

Although the tea was a bit cold. Even so, I don't care about it. Anat's expression was gloomy yet bright.

The impatience that filled his face when we first met was almost invisible now.

Had Gareth noticed that Eud was drinking cold tea?

After he poured the tea again, he told Anat.

“I think the story needs to be continued in the future. Miss Anat, do you have anything else to ask me? Even if it’s not now, you can always feel free to ask.”

“……”

Anat pondered for a moment.

Then, with a little hesitation, he barely opened his mouth.

“Not a question… but one thing. There is something I want to ask you. Also to Gareth. And to Eud...”

* * *

After that, after finishing the additional conversation between the three people.

After Anat left the office with Thor and the maids who came just in time.

Only Eud and Gareth remained in the office.

Of course, from now on, it was for another story.

“You’re a strange kid, maybe-”

Gareth said to Eud, "I've seen people very well."

“Your brother- Jax will be forgiven for the rest of his life, and he will hold him accountable, so he will ask Jax to withhold retaliation.”

That was the last request that Anat had said earlier.

“After all, he’s the only brother left. ...I hate Jax, but I understand Anat-senpai's feelings."

“It’s a strange story. The youngest, who had been neglected, was more concerned about being a family. That’s what it means to hold his dagger.”

Anat said that she didn't feel the feelings of her family, but it must have been that she wasn't completely sincere.

Gareth told Anat, "As long as Jax doesn't harm us, we have no intention of attacking us either." In fact, it was an answer that accepted Anat's request.

At first, neither Eud nor Gareth had any intention of retaliating.

Was it because I was talking about my family? Gareth stroked Eud's hair lovingly.

And the current position of Eud is-

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"Huh? Why, son?”

“Okay, do I really have to be like this……?”

Ever since Anat left, Eud has been sitting on Gareth's lap.

“Eud. My Sun.”

"Yep."

“Did you hear about the ‘three siblings ingredient’ from your mother?”

“I heard it…”

Three sibling ingredients.

It is said that it is a special ingredient of the members of the Phoenix mansion, which is depleted the more you do not meet the three phoenix siblings.

“My dad is exhausted right now. Three siblings ingredients.”

Gareth pouts and hugs Wood more on his lap.

Because I'm thirteen and I'm a little tall He didn't think he'd ever sit on his lap anymore.

Was Eud still like a child to Gareth?

Not just Gareth, but the whole of Phoenix.

“Your older sisters don’t accept my hugs because they are teenagers. Thanks to that, I can only refill the ingredients with my son.”

“What is that? Aww-"

As long as they embrace each other violently like this, I don't think Tiana and Selena will accept them even after puberty is over.

For a while, the father held onto his son and struggled.

And a little later-

smart.

“Ah, I see you are here.”

When the door opened, the ladies of the Phoenix family and Alberto. And Joan and Jessica came into the office.

Alberto, Joan, and Jessica - The three teachers of Phoenix and the top executives of the current Phoenix residence, excluding the 'Special Response Team'.

This member meant starting the Phoenix family meeting.

“Uh- Daddy bullies Eud again.”

“Eud… Noona, I’m so tired today…!”

“Hey, Gareth. I wonder what the hell he's doing with Eud. How many more years is this guy's arm loss going to last?"

"forever! I will go for life-!”

“I understand… I feel that way when I see the master.”

“… Miss Jessica?”

“It’s nothing, Joan.”

“- Gareth. Give me Eud.”

“Eeek.”

Gareth resists giving Euud away.

However, under the pressure of Rorona and Maman, even the Golden Knights could not withstand it.

In the end, he sniffs and surrenders Eud.

As Eud hurries down from Gareth's lap, his two older sisters hold him right.

“Well then…”

At the family meeting that started after a long time, Gareth gave a slight cough before continuing.

“Paranoia. And... I'm going to tell you the story of what happened to Eud at the Galea orphanage in the past. Because it looks like a storm is about to blow.”

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