The Traveling Hero Won’t Let the Innkeeper’s Son Escape

"Ruth!"

Ed came out of the back room when Ruth and the others were stunned by the village chief's attitude. Ed, who looks five or six, jumps on Ruth's leg.

Alec was also smiling next door when he was laughing at how he was feeling completely better even though he didn't wake up yesterday.

Alec, a basic child lover, must have been worried that little Ed was mixed up in this mess. I'm sure that's why you're back again.

"Ed. Are you all right now?

"Yes, I'm fine. Looks like Ruth will be okay, too. Good, you came right back after that!

"Aah...... yeah. Yes."

After Ed disappeared, Natasha and I were bored, you should hide it. I'm just worried.

In order to figure out what to do in the future, I decided to go back to the Inn with Alec and Ed first. I thank the priest and leave the church.

"… What is Ed going to do?

Ed's original purpose was to find a friend. That, as of yesterday, has been accomplished, albeit not in very good form. There must be no reason for him to stay in this village anymore. You should go back to your original city soon.

Ed thought a little about Ruth's words before tightening his lips cuddly.

"…… If possible, I want you to stay in this village. I'll help you work."

"You're not going back to where you lived?

"……………… will not return. When I get back, I'll be alone in the room all the time. I don't like that anymore."

Ed, wrinkling between his eyebrows, doesn't seem to really want to go home. As for Ruth, I know what's going on with him, so it's hard to tell him to go home.

(But Ed's family and the city will be worried...)

While respecting Ed's will, I was worried I wouldn't be able to reach him, and I found my mother Celine softening outside in front of the Blau family.

"What's wrong, Mother?

"Ah, good for you, Ruth. You brought me Ed-kun."

"Customer to Ed?

"That's right...... and I'm dazzled in the room"

"…… dazzling?

When Celine pushed me back inside, I could see what 'dazzling' meant by what she expressed. She just goes in the back.

(Indeed…… dazzling)

The dining room was as bright as it was outside the day, and the glitter and the powder of light seemed to be flying. For some reason, the temperature regulation is perfect in a world where it's hot season but there's no cooler, and there's a breeze coming from somewhere. I don't know what the hell is going on.

"……… Hello"

Clear green silver hair, eyes with a strange glow unlike humans, a beauty transcended by both men and women, and a calm, warm, so to speak, bodhisatt-like atmosphere.

The person who was inside the inn was someone who had seen the statue in stone. - Yes, that one.

"Father."

"…… Ah, after all, Ed's father?

It was Ed's father, King Spirit, who was smiling in the dining room of a qualitative inn, wrapped around the glow of light in the background. He stares at Ruth and the others with the freshness of turning the smell of dinner meat into a roastless one. It's very unusual.

(That's true. Ed is small, and your parents will pick you up worried...... if you're the Spirit King, it doesn't seem like you'll have that much difficulty finding him)

"You're Mr. Ruth."

Ruth just felt like she was pressured, even though she was smiled. The atmosphere is opposite to that of Wonok, who lives next door, but I guess the person in front of me is also the bearer of terrible power.

Seeing Alec's reaction, which Ruth had been silent about for some reason earlier, he had a grand frown. Strangely enough, he doesn't seem surprised by the advent of the Spirit King.

"They found my son, Edvard, and they even gave me protection. Thank you very much."

I said so and the Spirit King lowers his head to Ruth.

"Yes, no, you're welcome! Somehow, with what Ed was adorable!

Ruth gets upset by the fact that he lets the king bow his head and unwittingly utters words like kidnappers. But the Spirit King responded to Ruth's impatience with a gentle grin.

(Unlike Mr. Wonok...... a good king of people! I feel like)

I heard of him as the King of the Spirit, so I thought he would be able to speak fluently, like Wonok, but I realize that even if he had the same powers, the response would be completely different. Ed's way of speaking respectfully is probably also strongly influenced by this father.

When King Spirit finished thanking Ruth, he lowered his gaze and spoke to Ed.

"Rhodia told me where you were, and I picked you up. Edvard."

To the kind words of the Spirit King, for some reason Ed squeezes Ruth's hand. The expression is confusion and slight fear. It was something I didn't think would welcome the advent of my father.

To Ed like that, the Spirit King crouches his gaze.

"I didn't think you were capable of acting this far. You worked hard on a lot of things, Edvard. I felt a little dusty."

"Uh... Father... aren't you angry?

The look on Ed's face, who was tense, changes. Apparently, he thought he'd be mad that he ran away from home.

"It's a lie when it comes to not being angry at all. We worried everyone in the city, and the guards were scolded by their bosses. You know you've annoyed a lot of people, right?

"Yes, I'm sorry about that………"

Ed gets sober. I didn't say anything, but I guess I was somewhat guilty of popping up on my own.

"… but I also have something to do with ignoring your strong feelings and trying to force you into locking up because it's dangerous. We should have listened more. I'm sorry, Edvard. Will you come back to the city with me?

"... back off, is that room again?

When Ed asks afraid, the Spirit King befalls his neck.

"No, you can now control your own power without my knowledge. In the future, practice using your powers with me while you live a normal life."

"Practice strength with your father?

"That's right. Practice little by little every day and you'll be stronger.... you'll be able to protect what's important yourself, too, won't you? What do you say?

"I can protect…………………………."

Ed has looked up to Ruth. Ed dyed his cheeks when Ruth laughed, thinking he must be happy to be able to interact with his father, meaning good luck. I adore that my little cheeks are red.

"……… OK. I'm coming back!

"Ed."

Ed spoke of his determination in a positive way. Glad and smiling at the way it was going, he grabbed Ruth's hands. I crouch to match my gaze at the signs that I said something.

"Ruth, thank you for everything. I'm going back to the city with my father."

"Yeah, I get it. I'm fine. Good luck."

"Yes.... that...... but can I come here again?

"Of course. I'll be waiting any minute. But this time, why don't you talk to your father properly before you come?

"Yes!"

Ed smiled and said so, pulling Ruth's hand in a grin. When I'm surprised by the unintended movement, I feel soft on my cheeks. That went away in an instant.

"Eh?"

"I will definitely come back to see you! Then thank you for your help!

Ed, whose cheeks turned bright red, said so, hurrying out of the inn with his legs.

"Uuuuuuu......"

"Ha. Alec, you're a little girl."

Alec is making a fuss in disgruntlement behind him, but Ruth just laughed at the cute kiss.

(When Ed grows up as he looked before, it'll be tough)

If that face makes such an embarrassment salacious, it would be a rustle hot. As a self-proclaimed brother, I am worried about the future.

"Hehe."

"What is it?

"No, he said he's grown up."

"Because there was a lot going on. Ask Ed more about that area."

In Natasha's world, Ed struggled a lot. Thanks to that, he said he had grown for sure.

Magic absorption can now be controlled, too, and I'm trying to move forward instead of running away. He was fighting with Ruth in a world of repetition where it didn't seem strange to break his heart. That strength would be no match for kids around there. The face I just showed was also disproportionate to the appearance of a five- or six-year-old. Being an adult like that doesn't seem uncomfortable.

"Oh, that's right. I wanted to thank Ruth."

"Thank you? No, no……………………"

"As a father, it is natural to thank those who protected my son.... just fine. Mr. Ruth, you have an enclosure."

"Enclosure?

"It's down to the belt on the hips, that's the red string. Lend it to me."

When Ruth looked at the belt at the waist, there was a sphere with a geometric pattern with red strings. It's a decoration similar to the handkerchief Lemias gave me.

"What, is this…………?

"Yes, lend it to me"

Ruth took it off his waist and gave it to the Spirit King who wouldn't let him smile and say whether or not to put his hands on it. No matter what, the other guy can't be king, Ruth.

"So..."

When the Spirit King speaks of it as a spell, a large number of small demonic squares appear around the two handcuffs. It was intricately intertwined and shrunk one after the other, sucking into the handkerchief.

When the last giant demon squares are absorbed into the handcuffs, there is a strange noise of kachin.

"This will do. I'll pay you back."

So there was a sweat seeping through the forehead of the Spirit King who handed it to him. The sweat floating on her calm face was too disproportionate, and she realized that the technique planted on this handkerchief was not just an obnoxious level.

However, the handkerchief that should have been applied something does not appear to make any difference.

"... Um, what the hell?

"Magic Phantom Crystal (Phantom Core) has been placed inside"

"Huh?

"Gaugaa!?

Ruth tilted his neck at the words of the Spirit King, but Alec next door had a stunned look on his face.

"Briefly, it's like a crystal of magic. It's just not something he can freely take out magic like the magic stone he has there, it's something that can be a source of power in itself. It's also called the vessel of the soul."

"Ha, soul vessel?... how do you use it?

"There are many ways to use it...... That's right, it's very compatible with the Orihalcon you have, so try to brace the strings."

It was decided to flush that the Spirit King was aware of Orha's existence, and Ruth attaches the string to the part of Orha's body where the hole is drilled, as he is told. Then the text appeared in Orha. The colors were similar to the demon squares that the Spirit King had made earlier.

"You did as well as I expected."

"What happened?

"We were able to bottom up the nature of Orihalcon. I am now more willing and able to understand more complex orders than before, and I should be able to react to your voice even from afar."

"Oh, that's amazing............!

Previously, if I had asked you from the beginning, you would have done some things, but I did not respond to complex wishes without understanding them. I can't do it by calling Orha again within the reach of my voice, and vice versa, when I forgot to ask you to do me a favor when I wanted you to be a grownup, there was something rampant on your own. He said it improved the roughness of control around it.

"This would make you feel a little more comfortable, wouldn't it?

The Spirit King laughed nicely at Alec. On the contrary, Alec seemed a little dissatisfied. I wondered why the two of them were talking intimately, but there was so much going on in the Spirit King relationship before, I guess I knew him so well.

"My son asks me to hurry up, because I'm calling. It's time for me to excuse myself."

The Spirit King smiled again at Ruth and the others after seeing them a little elsewhere. I'm sure Ed used to say that we had a conversation with something like telepathy.

"…… oh, but one more thing, let me correct your mistake"

"Mistake?"

To the Spirit King, who smiles softly, Ruth tilts his neck.

"That kid has been asleep for a long time because he couldn't handle his magic well, and his life experience is certainly about five or six years. I guess that's why I'm looking like I'm five or six now... but I'm actually over twenty. Once the shell is broken, not only the appearance but the spirit will soon follow."

"Eh?"

"Now, if you'll excuse me"

So the Spirit King disappeared from sight. There was a fluffy light around for a while.

Ruth was stunned by its beauty, but she grabbed her shoulder and turned to Alec.

There was Alec, who looked so swollen that even Rayon's face could tell.

"Oh, and Alec, wow"

Moffmoff's hand rubs Ruth's cheek all over. Just around the corner where Ed kissed Ruth's cheek. I guessed what I wanted to do.

"Sorry, Alec."

"Gwwwwww."

To forgive Alec for his obstinacy, Ruth said he was to stroke the big head on his lap until it was time for him to return to his people.

For not being able to talk, the appeal was strong.