It's been kind of a week since Mr. Iris became an adventurer.
For the first three days, I have been asking for the request, and since then, I have sent one Mr. Iris to ask for the request, but he seems to be doing well with some serious personality.
Although the content of the request cannot be described as easy to flatter, Mr. Iris is getting back on his feet every day.
But seeing her so energetic makes me understand how awful the place she used to be was.
Meanwhile, I had my usual days on request, just like Mr. Iris, but today was a little different.
"--- Um, I... did something go wrong?"
The place is in a room on the upper floor of the guild.
I was summoned by Mr. Verse to the place where me and Reefa had the interview.
Mr. Berse, who was in the room earlier, smiles softly at me sitting in a chair with a tense face.
"No, that's not what I meant. I'm sorry I made a mistake."
Mr. Verse, who offers me a cup of tea before me, smiles on his face more than he did a week ago.
"Kate, I need to talk to you about something... do you mind?"
"Huh? I don't mind if that's the case. Thank you for your help, Mr. Verse."
You've been kind to me before I became an Alliance adventurer, and I have no reason to say no.
After a soothing look, he turns to look like he's made up his mind.
"It's about Illis."
I'm embarrassed by names I don't anticipate.
As far as possible without upsetting me in the face, I ask Mr Verse.
"What's wrong with Mr. Iris?"
"She..."
Show a hesitant bareback with so much mouth.
But with a fluttering face up and a straight eye with me, he utters the following words.
"It's my... it's my daughter"
"... Yes?"
……
…… ……
"Excuse me. I can't seem to handle this matter, so I'm...!"
"Wait...! There's no one else you can talk to...!"
I tried to get up confused, but I would hear Mr. Verse pleading, and I would not be able to go home.
You should have brought Schiff and Lime.
It's too spicy for me to think about such an intrusive situation alone.
"I haven't seen her in twelve years."
"... how did you know it was my daughter?"
"It was two melons with my mother, but most importantly because my name and age were the same...... right"
So you figured out that Mr. Iris was old enough to be called a girl.
But what do you mean, it's been twelve years? Was that all the reason I couldn't see you?
"His mother's name is Solan. I'm my wife, and I was supposed to live away for a reason."
"Why?"
"... with an old elf clan cliché. I'll start there."
Drinking up a cup of tea at once, he speaks of the past with a sad look on his face.
"Solan is in a special position among the settlements called Daughters of the Village Chief. We met in a country that refused to live in settlements and ran away from home."
I'll give him a discount about the encounter, and he goes on to say it so that he remembers the time.
"Then I lived a people-like life, and I had kids too"
"That child is Mr. Iris?"
"Oh, yeah"
From what I hear so far, it doesn't seem like we're going to be apart for twelve years.
At least Mr. Berse didn't talk to his wife like he wasn't close... and what happened...
"Five years after the birth of Illis, a man from the Elves appeared before us, ordering Solan and his daughter, Illis, to return to the settlement."
"… why?"
"In her hometown of the Elves, the Elves were not allowed to marry humans. More importantly, the village chief's daughter, Solan, who was the father of living with me, a human being, seemed impatient."
"So he tried to bring his wife and Mr. Iris back to the settlement,"
Leaving aside the human and elf issues, if you're thinking about your father's feelings, it's not strange.
But I also feel like the way I do things is a little too forceful.
"What happened to Mr. Verse then?"
"I said no. I went back to the settlement because I knew exactly what she was going to be treated like.
... treat me... no, don't ask me this.
Because you don't have to imagine what the elves around you who ran away from home and lived with humans, who would hate humans for it, would think.
"So I tried to get away with her and Illis... but she refused to do so"
"Uh...?"
"I bought the anger of the elves in the settlement and feared I'd be killed."
"Hey, wait a minute! Were the settlers going to do that?!?"
It's too harsh for anything at all to risk being killed.
Mr. Berse makes sure to hold his forehead with his hand so that it will distress him.
"At least it means they were among the Elves who were positioned as extremists. Taking in the cultures of other races is not good, but hating, despising and turning away human beings - that is the idea behind the settlement where Solan was born and raised."
The elves and beasts I've seen in this country were people who were close to humans, but I was surprised that there were people outside who thought that way.
Barely, squeezing out my voice, I speak to Mr. Verse.
"And then Mr. Verse tried to meet?"
"Of course I was. Until recently. Every time the settlers pay you in advance. It's been a long time since I've seen Solan or Iris."
"No way, all twelve years?"
"... oh, that's all I could do"
Mr. Verse laughs at me like I'm in trouble. [M]
"... so I was so surprised that that girl showed up right in front of me. At first I thought it was a mistake, but I saw the face of my name and Solan... and I knew it was my daughter"
"Really..."
"As far as I'm concerned, I thought it was just a normal interview, so I'm surprised. Honestly, I don't remember much from the interview."
Mr. Berse stares at his own palm.
From Mr. Berse's point of view, it's a reunion with his daughter, who was separated more than ten years ago...
"And I also found out that Solan had died more than a decade ago"
"Mr. Berse......"
I can't say anything to me that I'm not a party to, but what were the Elves thinking to Mr. Berse, who had been wanting to see his wife and daughter for ten years and had been in the settlement?
At least, at a time when I wasn't telling you your wife died - I only have a bad impression.
"Mr. Kite, don't get me wrong"
You noticed me quietly angry, and Mr. Verse called out to embarrass me.
"The Elves are a friendly race to humans. The settlers I spoke of are those who remember the“ grudges ”of a time when humans and subhumans were fighting. So I hope you don't listen to me and be prejudiced against the Elves"
"... ok"
Right, you're absolutely right.
The elves are not bad.
Slowly calmed down, I turn to Mr. Verse again.
"So, what do I do? If you ask me, I can create a forum for discussion with Mr. Iris."
"… now it's true that we don't have a face to meet"
"But it's been a long time since you've seen your family, right?"
With that said, he holds his head with an anxious face.
"Actually, when I heard quite a bit about my parents during the interview, they said I despised them. Most of the time at that point, even though my heart is broken, if I'm turned to face and even cursed..."
"Erm..."
"And in the meantime, would you look at Iris? I'm not ready yet..."
"Oh, I see."
I can't say I'll let you face me and talk to me in a detour, can I?
I want to be as helpful as I can because I owe Mr. Verse, although I've had a lot of consultation.