40 Arriving at Earlshide Kingdom
note: Sorry because these days I have not been able to upload chapters, what happens is that I am in exam season and my priority at this moment is to study, I hope you like the chapter and have a good weekend
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{Day 563, Echo of Silence:
I could write you a thousand poems,
But none you would read.
Or shout your name a hundred times,
But to my call, you'd never heed.
Perhaps that's why I hid in the silence of my verses,
Hoping that one of these days,
You would come back to me.
But what good would it do me?
To talk to you once more,
If in your eyes, I must be dead,
Or at least, that's what I feel you would implore.}
As I finished writing the last poem for my book that would be published the following week, I took a moment to admire the scenery around me. It has been half a month since I fought against Christina and Shin, and I must say I'm glad to see that my little brother didn't let my words sway him. Instead, he worked even harder to become stronger. Well, it was to be expected of the protagonist.
By the way, regarding our house, it seems it will remain as it is. A barrier was placed to keep intruders out and maintain its condition. It appears that it won't even deteriorate. This is one of the great benefits of magic, as it makes many things easier for us, and we don't need to worry about them.
"Grandpa, how big is the house in the royal capital?" Shin asked, full of doubts.
"Now that I think about it, since it was granted by the country, it's quite big. However, I don't remember how many rooms it has," answered Grandpa Merlin.
"Really?" Shin asked skeptically. It's understandable since he has always lived in a small house in the middle of the forest, so it's hard for him to believe that his grandparents would have a very large house.
"Sigh, this grandpa... The number of rooms is 20, and there's a hall where you can have a small party at night, in addition to a large reception room. There's a big fireplace and a living room with a sofa where 10 people can sit. There's also a dining room for 20 people, and a bathroom. After that, there's a modular kitchen instead of a regular one," clarified Grandma Melinda.
"Really, that big!?" Shin exclaimed.
It's amusing to see his reactions, as he's like a villager arriving in the big city for the first time, everything surprises him.
"I can see you're quite calm, brother. It seems you're not that amazed by it," Shin said.
"It's not that I'm not amazed, but it's logical to be given a huge house when you save a kingdom from a demon. Plus, the prince at that time held you in high regard for your strength, so it shouldn't be strange. Besides, after these five years, I've seen many things, so it's not easy to surprise me."
As I spoke, I thought about the grand mansion of my organization that had grown so much in the nearly three years I was there. I added many modern things to it, although I won't put televisions or such things, but I did create many communication devices, etc.
Likewise, I've been to several giant mansions while visiting certain important cities, enjoying a lavish lifestyle. For example, the Von Claude and Carlton families' houses were an example, but there were also many other places, so being in such a large house doesn't impress me.
"What terrible things has Ryu experienced in these years to be so calm? And that not many things surprise him. Little Ryu, it seems I have failed as a grandfather!" Grandpa Merlin thought sadly, and it wasn't just him, Shin and Grandma Melinda felt the same.
Seeing them all looking at me with a strange expression, I couldn't help but feel uncomfortable and turned my gaze towards the window as we were about to reach the capital of the Kingdom, and the view from a distance was very pleasant.
After arriving at the entrance, we saw many carriages waiting to enter the capital. After aligning ourselves at the end of a long line that started at the gate, several minutes passed until it was finally our turn.
"Do you have your identification documents?" the soldier managing the admission to the capital asked.
"Hoho, I wonder if this will do?" Grandpa Merlin said.
"Here you go," Grandma responded.
"This should be enough," I said as I handed over my identification card that I had obtained some time ago.
The only one unsure of what to do was Shin since he had never left the forest and never obtained an identification card.
"Hey, what about mine?" Shin thought, puzzled.
The soldier, upon seeing the identification documents of Grandpa and Grandma, opened his eyes wide and froze.
"Um, umm! By any chance, are you 'Magi Merlin' and 'Guru Melinda'?"
The soldier shouted loudly, and when the people around heard it, they started getting excited near our carriage.
"Do you mean THE Magi-sama!?"
"Is that true?!"
"I heard Guru-sama is here too!"
"Magi-sama! Guru-sama!"
A great commotion started in the surroundings.
"I'm sorry, but this will cause a huge uproar. I wonder if you could hurry up and finish this?" Grandpa Merlin asked with a hint of impatience.
"Ah! I-I'm really sorry! F-forgive me... These young masters are...?" the soldier asked, uncertain.
"Hoho, these children are Shin Wolford and Ryu Wolford, in addition to being our grandchildren," Grandpa proudly said.
"So they are your grandchildren, huh! Please, go ahead!" the soldier replied.
"Oh, thank you. Thank you for your hard work," Grandpa expressed his gratitude.
"Hick! Th-thank you very much!" The soldier burst into tears. Although I knew they were very important, it still seemed incredible to me how Grandpa and Grandma were still regarded as heroes in this country.
While we were bathed in the attention of the people around, we headed towards our house in the capital. It was a bit difficult at first because the number of people was incredibly high.
I must admit that this place is one of the best in terms of economic matters. The roads were paved with stone, and the buildings were also made of stone. It may sound strange to say that the country is doing well, but if you compare it to other kingdoms, you would realize that the situation here is much better.
It took us about thirty minutes to reach our new house, which was located right on the border between the "commoner district" and the "noble district."
Although there was no specific separation between the "commoner district" and the "noble district," nobles who frequently visit the royal castle tend to establish their residence near the castle. As for the commoners who have no particular business in the castle, they establish their houses on the outer side of the area, and because of that, this kind of urban landscape was created.
But well, that's not my problem, so I won't think too much about it.
Just like in the anime, when we arrived at the enormous house, Shin was very surprised and even more astonished when a large number of maids and butlers received us upon entering the house.
After each sector leader introduced themselves, we decided to go about our own business. As for me, I decided to go to the world of my zanpakuto to train. I must say that I still can't make the entity within my sword fight seriously, but I don't give up as I feel myself improving every day.
One thing that surprised me is that I could bring Yuki to this place if I wanted to. So, I started doing that, and he also began to "train" since I increased the gravity for him to exercise.
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The next day, I decided to find out a bit about this big entrance exam for the academy. I wasn't too worried since I already knew the material they would be evaluating. But it's better to be safe than sorry, so I decided to take a look.
Once I realized that I already knew everything that was covered, I decided to stop worrying about it and burned the book because I always wanted to do something like that, I don't know why.
After a while, I heard Shin's voice outside my door:
"Brother, I'm going for a walk in the capital. Do you want to come along?"
Upon hearing that, a smile appeared on my face, and I decided to accept since it's highly likely that I'll run into two girls I haven't seen in over a year.
