Chapter 14

At the top of a small hill, the newly formed trio is having fun quietly under the shade of a large tree.

Edward was sitting on a branch of the tree while the other two painfully tried to climb the tree to join him.

Watching them climb painfully, a thought came to Edward's mind.

'Does there exist a "destiny" in this world, was their meeting already part of the workings of the world itself…"

It was a question that tortured Edward's mind, however the answer would not come to him just by thinking about it, choosing to put his worries aside, he summoned a small ball of water which he aimed at the face of Rudeus.

Splash!

"E-Ed, why did you do that?!" Soaked, the young protagonist directed a half-furious, half-troubled look towards Edward who just laughed.

"Haha, don't use magic to climb, that would be unfair to me and Sylphie don't you think?"

As Rudeus muttered about injustice, he dispelled the spell he was about to cast to raise it up the tree.

  Sylphie, for her part, finally reached the branch on which Edward was sitting, letting out a tired sigh, a smile on her lips.

"Phew~ I did it Ed… But next time don't climb alone, wait for us!" Her smile morphs as she mimics anger.

"Haha, no chance, it's up to you to speed up if you want to follow me~"

The young girl shows an annoyed pout and puffs out her cheeks "That's mean!"

"Come on, just kidding." Edward laughs while patting Sylphie on the head, at the bottom of the tree, Rudeus was looking at them like a young homosexual couple.

"Despite the fact that I call him Sylphie, this guy always seems to think she's a man, his look is rather annoying…'

Another ball of water headed towards Rudeus, but this time he nimbly jumped to the side narrowly avoiding Edward's surprise attack.

"Hehe, you won't catch me twice with the same one..!"

Splash, another ball of water crashed into his face, surprising the blond, earning Sylphie's laughter.

Rudeus clenched his fists and also summoned several water balls which directed towards Edward, however the latter avoided them without difficulty, placing himself in front of Sylphie, the young girl receiving the water balls in the face in her place.

Rudeus blinked a few times before stammering an apology "Ha, uh I'm sorry… I didn't mean to…"

However before he finished his apology, two globs of water flew towards his and Sylphie's faces, laughing like a maniac, Edward held his stomach watching the two children soak.

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Later, the three children were lying against the grass panting from fatigue and completely wet.

Edward, wet to the skin, spoke "It's completely unfair to put you two against me! I deserve victory…"

next to him Rudeus sighed "We're all wet, there's no real winner, we're all losers"

While listening to the two, Sylphie couldn't stop her laughter, Edward sighed and looked at the clouds floating freely in the sky.

Suddenly he turned his face towards Rudy and spoke quietly enough so that Sylphie didn't hear.

"Hey Rudy, from now on, how about teach Sylphie some magic?"

The blond looked curiously at Edward, but seeing the seriousness in his eyes he could only nod.

'Well, Rudeus has never been selfish when it comes to his skills, he will probably teach him like in the story I know' Edward threw a small thank you towards Rudeus before turning his face, he knew that naturally Rudeus could teach him magic, but he didn't want to take the risk.

The rest of the day passed peacefully, the children played among themselves enjoying the current calm, however Edward knew that these moments of happiness would soon be destroyed by the teleportation accident…

Time followed its course, while the seasons changed, the children's daily life was still as peaceful, in the morning Edward trained with Paul and Rudy, in the afternoon the duo joined Sylphie to have fun in the forest, now without danger. , and in the evening as well as during times of rest, Edward practices his magic.

This peaceful daily life seemed almost like a dream for the three children, however a seed of unease grew day by day in Edward's heart, his knowledge of the future tortured him more and more each day.

He often thought of different ways to deal with it, but these ways were generally impractical.

Evacuating the village was unrealistic, no one listened to him, not even his family, plus he did not know exactly the radius of the accident.

The second solution would be to be in physical contact with his loved ones during the accident so as not to be separated, however he had no idea of ​​the precise moment of the accident. also his own survival was not guaranteed during the accident, protecting others was a burden he might not be able to bear.

Many other ideas have already crossed his mind, however none seemed realistic, during this time, the days went by, Rudeus learned that Sylphie was a girl which completely changed the way he looked at Ed, and one fine day, when Rudeus had just learned the news that he would have two other brothers or sisters, the trio of friends gathered together.

On a cold winter day, the trio lay quietly in the warmth of the empty hunter's cabin.

As Rudeus magically lit a fire while rubbing his hands together, Edward spoke up.

"I'm leaving the village in 3 days."