The Second Son of The Marquis Runs Away from Home ~ Lacking Talent, He Abandons Everything and Becomes an Adventurer ~ - 83

Chapter 83: The Moon with the Stars

In front of the main gate, a carriage was already prepared, and one of the knights who had arranged everything bowed.

“The necessary supplies are loaded. After that, we just need to tether the horses.”

“Thank you, I appreciate it.”

After instructing the knights to step back, I summoned Garma. With Garma connected to the carriage, Aria and Serena, who had finished their preparations, approached.

“…Are you both really coming?”

When I asked, Aria made a face as if to say, “What’s with the sudden question?”

“Well, let me put it this way. I can’t help it if I’ve become attached, can I?”

“That’s…”

“I won’t just leave now. Well, I won’t regret following Berg, even to the kingdom.”

“Me too. I’ll follow you no matter what the future holds.”

“…Thank you.”

Hearing the determination of the two, I climbed onto the driver’s seat and took the reins of Garma. After confirming that Aria and Serena had boarded the carriage, I turned to Garma.

“Garma, I might be asking for the impossible, but can you bear with me?”

In response to my question, Garma snorted and kicked the ground, as if saying, “Hurry up.” With a smile, I expanded the gloves, and darkness surged from them along the reins, enveloping Garma’s entire body. The darkness, flowing like flames along the reins, made Garma neigh and dash forward. The darkness emanating from within me, acquired during the battle with Roud, seemed to enhance Garma’s power, and I had gained a bit more control over it.

With Garma clad in darkness, we raced down the road at a speed far surpassing the time when we arrived at the Holy Land, raising dust as if it were unimaginable that a carriage was being pulled.

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“It seems he’s gone.”

Luminus murmured as he watched the departing Berg, the dust rising in the distance.

“He’s quite something. To easily discard what he has achieved to save his brother…”

“…But, I’m a bit worried.”

While looking at Berg’s disappearing back, Luminus spoke.

“If, for someone you cherish, you can easily discard the position you’ve built and what you’ve accumulated… he seems to have too little attachment to himself.”

Berg is not the kind of overly kind person who would try to save everyone, but if it’s someone he has opened his heart to, he won’t hesitate to abandon his position.

This way of being is exactly what should be called a hero or a protagonist of a story. However, this way of being also carries a certain danger.

“If someone dear to him is saved, he doesn’t care what happens to himself… Lord Berg seems to have the vulnerability to sacrifice even his own life if necessary.”

“…The realm of dedication. It’s a virtue if considered a lesson, but for a seventeen-year-old, is it really a good thing?”

Melitina said so while expressing no anxiety like Luminus. In response to Luminus’s questioning look, Meltina smiled and answered.

“But there’s no need to worry. That child can’t use his life in such a way.”

“Why are you so sure?”

“If he were alone, he might. But that child is not alone.”

Meltina smiled, as if celebrating the growth of a child, like a mother who is pleased with her child’s growth.

“But there’s no need to worry. That child is not capable of using his life in such a way.”

“Why are you so sure?”

“If he were alone, he might. But that child is not alone.”

Meltina smiled, as if celebrating the growth of a child, like a mother who is pleased with her child’s growth.

“Your princess and Serena from your place, those two aren’t the kind to settle just by being guided by the moon… Even if Berg tries to crush himself, those two won’t allow it. Maybe even others besides those two.”

“…Certainly, I can’t imagine Princess Arseria allowing such a thing.”

“If Berg is the moon, those two are the stars. Numerous stars shining alongside the moon… So don’t worry. As long as there are stars, the moon won’t be left alone.”

Luminus couldn’t help but smile along with Meltina. The anxiety that had arisen had disappeared without notice.