The Branded Female Fencer
Small Ripple, Part 2 - Moldard's Confession ② -
"What was your mother like?
"Do you care?
"Oh, not now."
"In a nutshell, she was a very responsible woman. At the same time, it was full of maternal love. And he was my biggest understander, and he was well understood about Master Miriazar. Therefore, I was most informed about Crudus."
"? I'm not sure"
"... tell us a little bit about the old days"
Moldard looked away.
"I know you realize, too, but I don't have that much fighting power as a Temple Knight. As knights of the Lazar of history, they will be classified together. I became young and defeated my father and became head of the Temple Knights because my father already had a gut disease. Still, there were no winnable elements, but various conditions overlapped and I beat my father. It was a victory too soon."
"I've heard of it. Our grandfather, one of the best knights in history, was ill enough to give us half that power."
"Still, I was head of the Temple Knights for nearly 20 years. Anyway, I was to worship the Knights Temple Commander without commensurate strength. I was desperate. There were many formidable temple knights around whom my father had worked out, and I needed to gain as much strength as I could convince them immediately.
But they did not try to drive me off the throne of the Knights Templar. I had leapt that I was pitied, but from now on I guess I couldn't bear the burden of doing so on our behalf. Naturally, but young I didn't understand that.
Would it have been a year since I felt so impatient and became head of the Temple Knights? Finally, a challenger appeared to me. That's your mother, Lianna. "
"My mother?
Rafferty was a little surprised. Because the statue Rafferty held on her mother only seemed like a quiet woman. Rafferty told Moldard about it, but Moldard laughed a little and denied it.
"Did you still think so? Sure, your mother was a cultivated and thoughtful person, but she wasn't quiet. Instead, he was famous for his appearance. Ask the elderly knights. No one will dare tell you about it now, but there is no reason to keep your mouth shut. It will teach you all about what used to be a horse and a horse. Especially since you look a lot like your mother."
"My mother..."
"Rianna hasn't been in the Temple Knights for a long time, but she still has a lot of skill as a swordsman. The opportunity to challenge the Knights Temple Commander in particular was not restricted, and he has challenged me with the intention of trying his arms. At first, I thought it was a joke, and I thought I'd be able to repel it lightly because I was gaining a lot of strength."
"... you struggled, didn't you?
"I don't feel ashamed, but I was reminded that it was my confident growth"
Moldard smiled bitterly and showed.
"Whatever, it was an opportunity for us to brush our arms together. I finally got a practice opponent to boost that power, but we eventually needed each other more than that."
"So I greeted her as my wife."
"Yeah, a lot of our clan will be wives. Women are predetermined, but I became the exception. Neither do you."
"Sure, I chose Belliache myself"
Rafferty speaks somewhat proudly. There would be thoughts to share, but Moldard answered calmly.
"But then there's one problem. Sometimes in your case, Belliache is not human. The burden in childbirth is low, but Lianna was a normal woman. Nor is it resistant to our blood.
As you may know, those who originally became our wives need to be prepared to have children. The power of blood inherited from Miriazal is too great. Otherwise, it would put a lot of strain on your body, and worse, you'd be dead. As much as I could, there seemed to be a prepared woman. I didn't end up dating that woman.
But I was young, and before I was given that explanation, Lianna and, uh, what? "
"Dad... you have no idea."
Rafferty laughed bitterly with a slightly cheerful smile. Moldard wanted to see what he looked like because he was turning away, but that's just where he decided to prioritize his father's pride.
"So, your mother was supposed to have Alberto without preparation, was she?
"That's right. So to be honest, I didn't plan on making a second with Alberto. At first, Lianna was going to do the same. She was going back to the knight when she finished giving birth.
But when I first saw Alberto, Rianna changed her mind. "
"Why?"
"For the love of a born child. I can understand that too."
Seeing the look on Rianna's face with her newborn Alberto at the time, Moldard couldn't say anything. I was impressed by the beauty of my wife. Moldard and Lianna discussed it many times. And I decided to make a second one.
"The price was for Lianna to put her sword down. I realized there was no room left to work as a knight."
"Was it? But then you didn't know it was dangerous to create a third person?
"I knew. Neither I nor Lianna were going to make a third person. I know I'm going to lose my life next time. But something unexpected happened.
Lianna was serving as Miriazal-samurai after putting down her sword. In doing so, Lianna noticed. that Master Miriazar regrets the current Arnelian system, and that he is inherently unfavourable in character, such as strife "
"? I still don't know. How can that lead to the creation of Crudus?"
In exchange for Rafferty's inquiry, Moldard glanced at his son and told him as if he had decided to.
Continued