The Great Sage Who Did not Remain in Legend - 16.2
“Hey, are you okay?”
“Uh, uh, uwaah…”
Recognizing Mergin, the girl clung to him and burst into tears.
— After parting ways with Star’s Guidance —
The girl entered the aristocratic district and finally found the Voltia family mansion, which took until evening to find.
“Who may you be?”
When she inquired about the mansion, she was asked in a cold voice by what appeared to be a butler.
“Um… I’m Iris… Irisflone. I’ve come to see my father, Viscount Voltia.”
“Was there an appointment made with the master?”
“Well, he didn’t say he’d come today…”
“Unfortunately, we cannot accommodate those without appointments. Please leave.”
“Th-there’s no way… Please tell them that Iris, Irisflone, has come to visit!”
“Please leave…”
“P-please look at this!”
Iris showed the butler a pendant with the Voltia family crest hanging from her chest.
“… Please wait here for a moment.”
After showing the pendant, the butler said so and disappeared for a while.
“We apologize for the wait.”
“Could… could I see my father, Lord Voltia…?”
“Please take this and leave.”
The butler handed her a jingling bag.
“W-what is this?”
“It’s funds for your return to the estate. There are 100 gold coins inside, which should be enough for carriage and ship fare to the port.”
“I-I can’t believe…”
“Please leave.”
With nothing more to say, the girl, who had not been accommodated, left the Voltia mansion in despair.
—
After being driven away from the Voltia mansion, the girl’s mind went blank, and she squatted on a doorstep near the slums until Mergin called out to her.
—
Mergin’s Home
“Sob, sob…”
After crying loudly for a while, the girl finally calmed down.
“If you’ve calmed down, sit over there.”
Peeling the girl clinging to him off, Mergin sat her down in a chair and put instant soup on the table.
“So, if you came to the capital, couldn’t you manage something? What happened?”
“… They wouldn’t meet me…”
“Who?”
“My… my father…”
“So you had a parent in the capital. What do you mean they wouldn’t meet you?”
“I… I don’t know… Ugh… Ugh… Uwaaaah…”
After saying she didn’t know why she couldn’t meet them, she buried her face in the table and cried loudly again.