Armed Summoners - Black Spears and the Brave Men of the Other World

"Good, I can hear how you really feel"

"My mother is mean."

Faria stared at Miriam, unstoppable in tears. I realize it has a scrupulous look, but there's nothing I can do about all that. The flurry of emotions did not know to stay. Thoughts abound. With a distorted vision, my mother's expression is soft. It hurts my heart now to remain full of its mercy. Stab him. Stick it in, it's coming in. I can't stop it. Crush.

"My feelings, you knew..."

"Well, that was a mean question. But I wanted to hear it from you, in your words."

The more Miriam's, bottomless, gentle voice she hears, the more she realizes that Faria can't help herself. I mean it. It exposed my heart. I can no longer fix it. No matter what, I don't hear any excuses.

I want to be on Setuna's side.

I want to fly away right now.

But I can't do that. Because I can't, it hurts my heart. I'm screaming. I'm crying. So far, I have turned away from its true intentions. By pouring the Spirit on the goddess of war, he could barely turn a blind eye. If you try to fulfill a duty that no one but yourself can fulfill: the goddess of war, then so be it. But if you say so until then, you'll have to scream. I don't want to tell you the truth. And then you tell them, and then regret builds up.

It's gone. It emitted thoughts that I was supposed to keep in the back of my mind. Taga came off. There is no way to stop overflowing emotions like cutting a weir. I want to meet you. I want to meet you right now, and I want to hug you. I want to be held tight. That's how I think.

"Mother..."

Faria saw Miriam. I get resentful feelings. If Miriam hadn't even stirred it up, if Miriam hadn't even said something like that, Faria would have pretended not to notice her true intentions. I could have pretended not to look and punched into the goddess of war.

Wouldn't this make it impossible to remain a goddess of war?

That's why I can't even get to Setuna. I lose my position. What do I do? I wonder what to do. Confused.

Miriam smiled.

"Now I can safely send you out."

"Huh?"

"I can't. You're not strong. You want to be on your side. On my dear side."

"What are you talking about"

Whether the voice plunders because the brain can't catch up, trying to understand what Miriam is saying.

Miriam had a beautiful, soft smile on her face.

"I don't know why I came back here?

"Huh?"

"I am the daughter of the first goddess of war, Fariah-Baldish. Until you were born, I was a successor candidate."

"What..."

Do you want to go?

Faria swallowed the words because Miriam's smile was just as glorious as a goddess.

"Even if you can't be a goddess of war, you should be able to act as a surrogate. Even me."

"Surrogate... of the goddess of war?

Faria was flattered by Miriam's idea. Because it was completely unimaginable. I've never even thought about it, such as leaving Miriam to represent the goddess of war. Of course. Faria thought she should work for the goddess of war, and she never wanted to push someone else into that role. Let's just say there's no basement to imagine.

"Yeah, that's right. While the contemporary goddess of war is away, I, Miriam-Aslaria, will support Lyohan as the goddess of war."

"No... no"

There's no way I can.

I can't say enough. It wasn't like there was no precedent. On several occasions in history, Lyohan had an absence period for the goddess of war. Not irrelevant to Faria among them is the battle of the goddess of war to the Kruselk war. For the Demon King's Army crusade at the request of Gandhia, the goddess of war, Farya-Baldish, has vacated Lyohan for a long time along with the four great heavenly samurai. During that period, the Mountain Protection Council ruled and ran Lyohan, and it has not been recorded that there has been any major disruption.

I mean, there was nothing wrong with that.

Remembering that, Faria stared into Miriam's eyes. Blue, clear eyes probably reflect a cring-faced faria, but from this distance, I can't see.

"Your father took the initiative to arrange it, so you will also get approval from the Mountain Protection Conference soon. You don't have to worry about anything."

"I..."

"You are the second goddess of war. I am surrogate for the goddess of war. Problem?"

Asked, Faria couldn't find a word to return. Problems, etc., can't be. The Mountain Conservation Conference alone once survived the long term absence of the goddess of war. If there were to be a surrogate for the goddess of war, even more stable governance operations would have been possible.

"But..."

"It's a good idea. Even one of Lyohan's will understand. So much so that there is one person who wonders that you are not going with you, Setsuna. Besides, I'm not alone in ruling Lyohan. There are fathers, mountain protection meetings, Malik and everyone. Unbelievable?

"... no"

Faria, that's not what happened. There's no way I can believe it. Every member of the Mountain Protection Council, including Alexei, loves Lyohan and does his job every day for Lyohan. If they are to join forces with the Goddess of War surrogate, where will the problem arise? Malik and all of the Seven Heavenly Samurais will surely cooperate with Miriam.

"Then there's nothing wrong with that. You, Setsuna, travel with you. I will wait for Thy return, and support Lyohan. What's the problem there?

"Yes... no"

"There won't be. 'Cause that makes us all happy."

That's how Miriam laughs. Like a goddess ya smile. I can see it. Forget to wipe the overflowing tears. My mother's tenderness soaks into her rough heart.

"I'm not going to get sick of anything, Faria. Your father, your mother, me, Merrick, everyone wants your happiness. Nobody wanted to tie your life up. You have your life, and there must be a way of life."

"But I..."

"He was named Faria and aspired as the next goddess of war. So you have become a goddess of war and continue to carry out your duties until today. Yeah, that's a good thing. You can put your chest up. I'm proud to be a mother, too."

"Mother..."

"But, Faria. That's all I want you to hear. Your mother wasn't the perfect one. Although he was one of the great ones who continued to support this Lyohan as a goddess of war, that is why he was not completely indispensable. I had a lot of priorities for my personal feelings, and that's why I was admired. Who respects a goddess who doesn't care about herself or her family? It's devotional, altruistic, a lot to do, but sometimes you can be honest with your feelings. Especially since you have continued to be the goddess of Lyohan with little rest until today."

Miriam, turning behind her as she spoke, has embraced Faria with her thin, supple arms. Strong, then, gentle. In that loving embrace, Faria became extremely impressed. How much I've been waiting for the day to be held tight like this. Miriam, who disappeared from Pharia's sight on that day more than a decade ago, stood as an enemy, as Azmaria's successor. It's been a few years since then, and finally, this is how we could touch each other.

Faria turned around and buried her face in her mother's chest. I smelled nostalgic. And after feeling my mother's body temperature plenty, I let go of my face and raise my gaze. Look into Miriam's eyes and open her mouth. Until this moment, I utter words that I have never thought about.

"... can I leave it to you and everyone about Lyohan"

"Yeah, I'll take care of it. I'm looking forward to seeing you bring you home, Setsuna."

"Take me..."

"You're coming home, aren't you? Here."

"Yes......!

"Come on, go. If we don't hurry, we won't be able to catch up."

"Yes!"

Falia, pushed back by Miriam and flying out of the office, ran through the battle palace without a flank. I didn't even try to go back to my room. I don't need anything to prepare. There can't be a change of clothes or time to bring it out. The time is finally past the scheduled time of departure. The Ark met when it was already flying from Lyohan. There's no way the Setunas are waiting for me to distract them. Miliu alone would have to, and Setsuna, would not. That's not because I'm not caring about Faria. Quite the opposite. It's because you believe in Faria. Setuna leaves the Ark, as planned, because she believes more deeply and strongly than anyone else that she must carry out her duties as a goddess of war.

That's a pleasure, but I just got a little guilty.

(I'm sorry, Setuna. betrayed me)

Nevertheless, there was no help to stop the feelings that moved.