An Old Man from the Countryside Becomes a Swords Saint: I Was Just a Rural Sword Teacher, But My Successful Students Won’t Leave Me Alone! - Chapter 72

We leave Lucy’s house, then I look up at the sky.

It’s nice weather out today. A walk under the clear skies can be a good change of pace.

“Lovely weather today, huh?” I said.

“Isn’t it?” Lucy replied. “It would be nice if we keep getting these sort of days. Kuah…” she yawns.

After all, it’s easier to enjoy a sunny day than the terrible weather of rain or snow. It seems that Lucy was the same, half-dozing and yawning as we walked.

“So where is this house?” I asked.

“It shouldn’t be that far from here,” Lucy said.

If it’s not far from Lucy’s current home, perhaps her previous home is also in Central District. If so, it must be a medium-sized property. Real estate prices are quite high there, especially since Baltrain is the capital city.

If it was possible, it would be nice if it was close to the Guild and the Knights’ HQ.

“… Ah, that’s right,” I said as we walked. “There was also something that happened yesterday.”

“Hmm? Is there still more?” Lucy asked.

It was a bit of a dark topic to push out while we were walking and in a good mood.

“One of the corpses I cut down seemed to be Miu’s older sister… I can’t be certain if she was, though.”

“… I see,” Lucy said.

Maybe it’s someone who looked like her. It seems that there are at least three people in the world who had a similar face.

However, as far as I know, not many people have that kind of dull blue hair. It seemed reasonable to think they were related.

“It’s better if you don’t tell Miu,” Lucy said. “It can’t be helped.”

“Oh, you think that, too, Lucy?” I asked.

Like Alexia, Lucy says it’s best not to tell Miu. Apparently, my feelings weren’t wrong.

Your sister was exploited by a lowlife bishop, and I cut her down because her corpse was being manipulated, it’s okay not to tell a young kid that sort of thing.

“But, well, follow up on her,” Lucy said. “She must be lonely.”

“…? Yeah, that’s what I mean to do,” I said.

Sure, I’m not going to leave her alone, but if anything, isn’t it better for Lucy to do the following up, as she already lives with her? Nowadays, there shouldn’t be so many daily interactions between me and Miu.

“Right, right,” Lucy said. “I’m thinking of enrolling Miu into the Magician’s Academy. It would be a shame to kill her budding magical talent here.”

“I see. I agree with that,” I said.

Well, Lucy is Lucy, and she seems to be thinking about Miu’s well-being.

Rather than just letting someone meander around with their daily life, they need some kind of goal or purpose, or more roughly, something to distract them.

Whether or not to join she’ll join the Magic Division in the future is put aside for now, and since she had the talent for it, it doesn’t seem like a bad idea to hone her skills at the Magician’s Academy. If you keep her talent closed off forever, you won’t be able to learn just what she’s capable of.

“Now then, this is the place,” Lucy said.

“Huh… it’s not half-bad,” I said.

As we spoke, we arrived at a somewhat quiet property in the Central District, a little off the main street.

The passersby are scarce. Maybe there are some houses here and they’re all at work right now.

In terms of distance, it’s a little closer to Lucy’s house than the Knights’ HQ.

It’s not too far or near to commute to the Knights’ HQ. Yeah, it’s not a distance impossible to walk even if you consider my going every day. It’s not half-bad, location-wise, right?

“It’s not very wide, but that won’t be a problem, I take it?” Lucy asked.

“I think it’s enough,” I said.

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I reached the top of the house and stopped moving my eyes up. What I saw was a one-story house with a slightly smaller appearance than the buildings in the Central District.

It’s small, but it’s more than enough for me to live alone. I didn’t bring much luggage from my parents’ house in Biden Village to begin with. It’s just about clothes for changing, a sword, and silver for the road.

“Now then: anyone home?” Lucy asked as she knocked on the front door.

“Huh?”

Wait. Is someone inside? She said no one lives here. The sudden action causes my brain to stop for a moment.

“Who is… ah, Ms. Lucy?”

“… Miu?” I asked.

The one who opened the door was a girl with dull blue hair and eyes that tended to be quite shifty. It was Miu Freyja.

She is dressed in simple but clean clothes, not the rags she had when she met. If you look closely, it seems that the gloss of the hair and skin is somewhat better. She seems to have lived a decent life since she was taken care of at Lucy’s house.

I figured she wasn’t at Lucy’s house, but why should be here?

“… Ah, Po—I mean, uh… Mr. Beryl, you’re here.. why are you here…?” Miu asked.

“It’s alright, it’s alright,” I said. “Don’t worry about it. Just be like usual.”

My impression is quite different due to the way she was talking. Looking at her, she seems to be trying to use unfamiliar politeness while her eyes were shifting about in a bad sense.

Ahh, this looks cute. To this old man, she’s completely a child.

“Hahahaha,” Lucy laughed. “Halwi’s quite particular about language.”

“I see,” I said.

For sure, Ms. Halwi is the perfect servant. A solid, controlled person who’s the exact opposite of Lucy’s unrestrained behavior.

That’s why she couldn’t ignore a girl who speaks and acts violently, even though she’s a guest. I can picture Miu’s face as Ms. Halwi chastises her.

“So, what were you doing here, Miu?”

“Ah… tidying up, cooking, all that stuff?” Miu asked.

Hmm, I feel guilty being gifted a house that a girl like Miu had to have cleaned up. It’s probably useless to think too much about it. Alright, I won’t think about this part.

I think, instead of extending protection forever at Lucy’s house, this is how she’s gradually preparing Miu to become independent.

I think it’s for Miu. There is a difference between watching over someone and being overprotective.

“So, would like to see inside?” Lucy asked.

“Sure,” I said.

If I’m going to in this place, I’ll want to check the interior as well, and as Lucy said, it’d be a good idea so we enter.

“I haven’t done the fine details yet, but I’m almost finished cleaning,” Miu said.

“Thank you for your hard work, Miu. That’s great,” I said.

“… Hmph,” Miu huffed.

I tried to give her genuine praise but the response wasn’t good. However, I felt that the edges were much duller than when we first met.

After all, if you live a peaceful life, your personality will become less hostile. Miu is still young, and I think there are big changes around here.

“How about it, Beryl?” Lucy asked.

“Yeah, it’s not bad,” I said. “It’s a good house.”

“Haha, that’s good to hear,” Lucy said.

The three of us went around for a while, and although it felt a little old, it was more than enough for someone to live in. It’s also a big help that Miu had cleaned up recently, and I don’t feel any unnaturalness.

It seems that all the furniture is complete and that you can start living immediately.

If I go to live here, I’ll have to remember the inn that had taken care of for so long and the bar that I often go to near that place.

Well, I don’t care about the inn but I’ll be going back to the bar anyway. Besides, it’s not bad to expand my culinary experiences.

“It’s settled then,” Lucy said. “I don’t think I’m going to take any money from you. It’s also an apology for our coming to blows when we first met.”

“Ah, right, there was that,” I said.

My first meeting with this girl suddenly started with a battle. It was a total nuisance.

But if the rewards she came up with would be a good home, then it might have been worth it.

“… Well, umm, looking forward to living with you,” Miu said.

“Huh? What?”

As I was soaking up the sense that this was my new home, Miu murmured those mysterious words.

What’s with the best regards?

“Aren’t you going to be living with Miu, Beryl? Didn’t I mention that?”

“Huh?”

What?

I haven’t heard anything like that?

T/N: Next chapter is the end of Book 2 and a temporary hiatus for the translation. I want to translate other projects after sticking with this for so long. Current raws are up to chapter 98, for those curious.