"Welcome home, Alphonse. Come on in. I was told you'd be back, so I prepared the meal. Let's eat before it gets cold."
Thank you, Mother.
Vulcania floats in the sky as a kingdom.
There is a town surrounded by walls in the land that is high in heaven, and there is a huge rock in it.
Atmosphere.
There is a castle by the Atmosphere, and it is that castle that has become the residence of Ars' brother.
My brother Ars went to such a Barca castle, but my house is not there.
Out of the inner wall surrounding Barca Castle, there was my home in downtown Castle. [M]
When I got back to the house, my mother was waiting at the entrance.
A woman named Marie, my mother. [M]
Originally, he was a poor farmer in the Balkan village on the ground.
However, all the children born and raised by their mothers became very active.
But she doesn't seem to change much.
Although I no longer lived as a farmer, I lived in the city like most ordinary people.
A gentle woman who is indivisible to everyone.
That's my mother.
However, after seeing her for a long time, I thought she was a good age too.
I wonder if it's because I haven't seen you in a while after studying in Brilliant Magic Country.
I hadn't cared so much before, but my mother should be around 40 years old.
This also means that I gave birth around the age of 35.
If you think it is normal to give birth sooner, it will be a pretty old birth.
"What, Alphonse? Are you thinking of something really rude right now?
"Oh, no, that's not true. I'm looking forward to eating my mother's cooking for the first time in a while."
"Really? Good. Eat plenty, Alphonse."
When I was thinking about my age, my mother's eyes suddenly glimmered. [M]
I'm a little scared.
Speaking of which, it would have been rude to mention age to a woman.
But if I told Elizabeth and Cecilie about my first age, would they have been warned?
We have to be careful.
"Wow, that's a lot. Can you eat it?
"Alphonse loved pizza, right? Freshly baked pizza tastes better, so I'll bake it now. Please wait a little longer."
"Thank you. Because I used to eat rice in Brilliant Magic Country, I knew it wasn't local. They all look delicious."
"Eating in the east is completely different. Are you eating properly? Your body seems to be getting bigger, so maybe you don't have to worry about it, but I'm still worried."
"I'm eating. Am I older than that? They also train swords."
"Oh, I wonder. You're in good shape, Alphonse. But you're not just waving your sword, are you studying properly? Mom doesn't want you to be a riot boy like Ars or part-time."
"I'm also studying. But a man should be stronger."
"Oh, it's not like you should be strong. Everyone hates brutes. I wonder if she likes someone who can protect everyone more than that."
"Aren't your part-time brothers the same way, Ars?
"How many hands did they burn when they were children? Part-time workers, in particular, were always fighting."
Looks like your part-time brother.
Yeah, I knew it.
Having been back for a long time, the atmosphere of my parents' home has not changed at all.
Just talking to my mom about this is so much fun.
It settles down.
There were really a lot of dishes on the table.
Pull the chair placed in front of the desk and sit in your seat.
Then my father came from the back of the house.
"Welcome home, Alphonse. How are you, buddy?
"Yeah, I'm fine."
I see. Now, let's eat. While I was waiting for Alphonse, my father got hungry. "
That said, the glass was already in my father's hand on the table.
The glass is poured with an amber liquid.
I'm sure that's alcohol.
They've been drinking before I came back.
When she saw him, her mother said this to her father.
It was as usual in a way that we were talking about drinking too much or whether it would be as good as this.
Even with this, the three of you enjoy meals together.
I talk a lot about what I was studying abroad, and I listen to what I'm saying here.
In doing so, my father fell asleep drunk.
Now, if you ask me.
When I took my drunk father to another room and left him alone with his mother, I finally got to the point. [M]