The strongest swordsman was disappointed with the world's too low level and reincarnated into another world.

I had a lot going on, and I was taking a bath with Faraes.

Now, we're listening to Faraes.

"So, what are you talking about?

"Oh, actually, I wanted to talk to you a little more about Mr. Cannon."

"You mean Mr. Cannon..."

Faraes told me I wanted to talk to you at this time, and I had some predictions, but, after all, it seemed to be Mr. Cannon's story.

"What the hell are you talking about?

"Oh, it's just an old story. Are we talking about what kind of relationship I had with Mr. Cannon?

Mr. Cannon's story seems to relate to his relationship with Faraes.

I heard it at the base, but I wonder if it means digging deeper. I'm a little interested in that.

In the first place, I don't really know what Faraes used to be like. In that respect, I wanted to hear the story.

I'm just a little curious about what you're trying to tell me. But, okay.

"I joined the Knights when I was ten."

"Oh, I've heard that story from Celia"

"Really? I was so rough at the time. You said my parents died."

"Oh......"

Faraes has heard that he lost his parents early and has been living with Cretta.

The story has kept me from touching it until now. I'm sorry to talk to you like that in front of Faraes.

"He was such a child that he was sad about it and couldn't open his heart inside to others. Life itself, I had managed with my parents' legacy, but wanted to get a little closer to my parents, and joined the Knights. We were both knights..."

"Right..."

Faraes' parents seemed to be knights.

He died young, probably due to a mission.

That's very sad. The grief of losing your loved ones is well known to me, too.

"That's what I met, Mr. Cannon. Looks like the captain at the time decided that it would be better to have him put together with a crew close to his age. Mr. Cannon was judged fit because he was a pretty good knight."

"Oh......"

"Mr. Cannon was kind to me, who had a difficult personality. I'm gradually forgiving Mr. Cannon for his kindness."

Mr. Cannon seems to have been a sweet woman.

I kind of knew that, too. Because she was a lady with a gentle atmosphere, as you can see from just a little contact.

I don't think he noticed, but the atmosphere of Faraes is similar to that of Mr. Cannon.

That's probably because Faraes unconsciously imitates those he admired.

"For me at the time, the presence of Cretta and Mr. Cannon was very gratifying. I can't thank you enough..."

"Were you..."

"Oh, so for me, Mr. Cannon supported me in the Knights. Then, for a while, I often do missions in combination with Mr. Cannon. The two of us did a lot of work, and at some point, our Knights became very highly regarded."

To Faraes, Mr. Cannon seems to have become as important as Cretta, who has lived with him. After all, it must have been a pretty big one.

"When I heard that Mr. Cannon was going to be deputy captain, I was pretty happy... so I was more than happy to have Mr. Cannon out there than I was to be alone"

"Right..."

"So even when I was consulted by Mr. Cannon, I said I should take it. I shouldn't have regretted that..."

Apparently, when Mr. Cannon was nominated for deputy captain, Faraes was also consulted.

Faraes seems to have agreed to it, but now he may regret it.

"Since I became deputy captain, I've been busy with work, and the squad is different, and I've had limited opportunities to meet inside. But when I met him, he treated me with the same kindness as before, and I missed him a little, but I guess that wasn't so much of a problem..."

"Oh......"

"But since I became captain, you've changed... when I decided to be captain, Mr. Cannon was very happy, but then, for some reason, he started avoiding me. I've been busy, but seeing him from time to time didn't seem very friendly to me... that was so sad."

"Right..."

After all, that's how it seems to flow eventually.

It is probably a mistake to be captain and change Mr. Cannon's attitude. It just so happens that the time has come, and Mr. Cannon must have another reason.

However, for Faraes at the time, that's the only reason I should have come up with. How much was the sorrow at that time?

"Then I tried my best as captain for now. At that time, there was a veteran deputy captain who supported me."

"Oh, there was someone like that..."

"Oh, it was Sona who came into the Knights at that time"

"Sona?"

So, the story changed course.

Until now, we were talking about Faraes and Mr. Cannon, and suddenly Sona came.

"Sona looked a little like me back in the day. It means there's something hard going on."

"Oh, I sure might..."

"Hehe, you're right. That's why I cared."

"Were you..."

Apparently, Faraes cared a lot about Sona.

Let Sona hear this and she'll be very happy.

Or maybe Sona, who cares that much but thinks she hasn't admitted it, is awesome in a way.

"Then Celia walked in... so I decided to try to mimic the previous captain and get Sona and Celia together"

"I see..."

"Then, after a while, all the deputy captains decided to retire. I decided to ask Sona for a deputy captain because of his advice."

"That's how it went..."

"Sona seems to have been interacting with Celia ever since, so I'm relieved. Like us, it never happened..."

When I heard so much about it, I figured out why Faraes cared about those two.

The point is, he was in a similar position to himself, so I guess he was. Of course, while dealing with him, he was attracted to his personality.

"Then after a little while again... I met you"

"Huh?"

"Because I met you, you know. We both went home, we all lived together, and I'm so happy right now."

"Faraes......"

"Maybe because of you... what made me happy"

So Faraes has said that.

Happy now would be a good thing. It's just nothing. I didn't do anything.

Instead, I'm just looking out for you, and I appreciate it enough.

"I didn't do anything. Instead, I got a home to go home to and I'm so grateful."

"That's not true. You helped my loved ones. [M] Thanks to you, everyone."

"Faraes......"

"I've always missed you. So it's very hard to be without people close to you. Slade, please don't be gone."

"... oh, of course"

With that said, Faraes has smiled at me.

That smile is so wonderful. I'll have to try, too, so that Faraes can keep this smile all the time.