13 おばあさまも振り返る
水仙の花が咲く、まだまだ春遠い午後、憎っくきあの男から手紙が届いた。
私のかわいい一人娘リルフィオーネを奪った挙句、守れなかった男、グランゼウス伯爵。
いっそ握り潰してしまおうか?とも思ったが、昨夜、夢枕に美しいリルフィーが立ったことを思い出し、ため息をつく。リルフィーが旅立って6年、葬儀の日以来初めての接触、何か......緊急事態であることは間違いないのだろう。
我がトランドル家は貴族の一員とはいえ爵位はない。代々の武家で、功績により一代爵位は度々もらっているがトランドル家にとって爵位はさして重要ではない。トランドル家は己が納得できるまで技を磨き、尊敬できる主君を見つけ、生涯支えることに重きを置く。一度主人と定めたら、主人のために勇猛果敢に戦い、結果死を迎えようとも後悔はない。
私の夫は先代王を主君と認め、王とともに数々の戦いを潜り抜け、将軍にまで登りつめた。爵位などなくてもトランドル家をバカにする愚か者などいない。
そんな夫と私は第二次ブルラージュの戦いで、指揮官と副官という立場で出会った。騎士学校を出て順調に勝ち戦を収め、出世頭であった私だが、熱心に真剣に口説いてくれる上官に絆されて、全てを捨てて彼に嫁いだ。
夫は演習や遠征で家を空けることが多かったが、短い時間を大事に過ごし、花のような娘を授かった。私たちの宝、リルフィオーネ。女性そのものの容姿と物腰の柔らかさを持ちつつも、リルフィオーネはトランドルの直系の娘だった。ドレスで軽やかに踊りつつ、夫の剣技、私の短剣と参謀術をスポンジのように吸い込んだ。私たちは大事に大事に慈しんだ。
リルフィオーネが恋をした。やはり戦の最中だった。武のトランドルと相対する、魔力のグランゼウスの跡取り。リルフィオーネはグランゼウスに何もかも負けたのだと笑った。そして一生を添い遂げるのなら自分より強く、ゆえに優しいグランゼウスしかいないのだと。グランゼウスも誓った。リルフィオーネを必ず幸せにする。守り通すと。
夫と私は、婿ではなく、共に住めないことに落胆しつつも、愛娘の決断を尊重した。
娘が出産で命を落とした。既に嫡男ラルーザがいるのに何を欲張った!?私達は娘の命と引き換えに産まれた赤子を見ることもなく、
「お前は約束を破った。トランドルは一生許さない」
葬儀の席で夫は伯爵にそう言い放ち、絶縁した。
既に主君も黄泉に立たれ、娘も旅立った。夫は娘の死から1年足らずで、風邪を拗らせ後を追った。
「御母上様、この度は、私の願いを聞き入れて、我が屋敷にお運びいただきありがとうございます」
グランゼウス伯爵が私の前で膝をつき、最上礼の挨拶をする。私は鷹揚に頷いた。
グランゼウスと会うことを決断して、私は昔のコネを動員し、グランゼウス伯爵家の現状をできるだけ探らせた。わかったのは、ここ数年、グランゼウス家は社交界から遠ざかり、孤立した状況であること。娘がいないために社交が不得手になったのだろうか?貴族として悪手ではなかろうか?ある意味孤立しているトランドルの私が言うのも何だけれども。
そして、もう一つはあの赤子がグランゼウスの血を引きながら「魔力なし」であったということ。才能豊かなリルフィオーネの娘というのに......正直言ってガッカリした。
何故私のリルフィオーネは「魔力なし」の子などのせいで死なねばならなかったのか............
「御母上様、こちらにおいでください」
グランゼウスは私を窓辺にいざなった。完全に外界から遮断された王都の伯爵邸の庭は、存外広かった。
広い芝生の真ん中に彼女はいた。
「リルフィオーネ............」
私のリルフィオーネは栗色の髪。黒髪の彼女がリルフィオーネのはずはない。だけれども......焦がれ続けた娘にしか見えない。夫と娘と同じトランドルの強さの証である輝く黒眼。明るい空色のドレスがよく似合っている。くるぶしより上という丈の長さには眉をひそめたが。
彼女は丸い輪を手首でクルクル回したあと頭上高くにその輪を投げた。投げると同時に彼女、更に一つの影がその輪を追って飛び上がる。
「え?」
彼女は建物でいうと3階の高さまで跳躍した。しかしもう一方の影に輪っかを咥えられる。足蹴りするも一瞬でかわされ、影は地面に一気に到着。彼女は途中で諦めたのか、風の渦を纏い、スピードを落とし、片足ずつゆっくり着地した。
なぜ?風魔法?「魔力なし」でしょう?
わけがわからず彼女の行動を注目していると、足元に先程の影がまとわりついていた。彼女はそれを抱き上げ、愛おしそうに何か喋っている。
身体中がブルブルと震えた。背中を汗が伝う。戦場で腹を突かれ死がすぐそばに迫ったとき以来の恐怖。
かつて............調査の護衛で赴いた西の果ての砂漠の陵墓で見た......壁画そのもの。神の化身。
「セレフィオーネはおてんば過ぎて、少々手を焼いております」
グランゼウスの声にハッとして振り返る。真剣な顔で私の表情を伺っているグランゼウス。
確かに......只事ではなかった。
「何故......大いなる存在、四天の西の御仁がこちらにいらっしゃるの?」
「やはり......聖獣様のお姿、お見えになりますか......」
13 13 Grandmother Also Looks Back
A narcissus flower blooms, and in the afternoon of the spring, a letter arrives from the hatred man.
A man who failed to protect my cute daughter Rilfione, Earl Granzeus.
Do you want to squash it further? I sighed last night, remembering that there was a beautiful lil fee on my dream pillow last night. Six years after Lilfy left, the first contact since the funeral day, something ... definitely an emergency.
Our family is noble, but no title. It is a samurai of successive generations, and the first rank is often given for achievement, but the rank is not very important for the Trandle family. The Trandl family focuses on improving their skills until they are satisfied, finding a respectable lord, and supporting them throughout their lives. Once you decide to be the master, there is no regret to fight bravely for the master and die as a result.
My husband recognized the predecessor king as the lord, and went through numerous battles with the king, climbing up to a general. No fool would fool the Trandles without a rank.
My husband and I met during the Second Battle of Bullage as Commanders and Lieutenants. I came out of the knight school and successfully won the battle, and although I was a head of my career, I was tied to a boss who eagerly and seriously spoke, I gave up everything and married him.
Her husband often left home for exercises and expeditions, but spent a short time cherishing and giving birth to a flowery daughter. Our treasure, Rilfione. Despite the appearance and softness of a woman, Rilfione was a direct daughter of Trandle. While dancing lightly in the dress, I inhaled my husband's sword technique, my dagger and chief of staff like a sponge. We have taken great care of us.
Rilfione fell in love. After all it was during the war. The tracing of the magical power of Granzeus, facing the trundle of Take. Rilfione laughed that she had lost everything to Granzeus. And if you can live a lifetime, you can only find Granzeus who is stronger than you and therefore gentle. Granzeus also swore. Make Lilfione happy. When you defend.
My husband and I were discouraged from living together, not the son-in-law, but respected the daughter's decision.
My daughter died of childbirth. What did you greedy when you already had a legitimate Larousa! ? Without seeing the baby born in exchange for the daughter 's life,
"You broke your promise. I won't allow Trundle for a lifetime."
At the funeral, her husband told the Earl and insulated.
Already, the lord is standing in Yomo, and his daughter has left. Less than a year after her daughter's death, her husband had a cold and followed.
"Mother, thank you for listening to my wishes and bringing me to my residence."
Earl Granzeus kneels down in front of me and greets him. I nodded to Takaage.
After deciding to meet Granzeus, I mobilized the old connections to help me explore the current status of the Countess of Granzeus. It turns out that in recent years the Granzeus family has been away from social circles and isolated. Did the lack of a daughter make you socially weak? Is it not bad as a nobleman? In a sense, the isolated Trandle is nothing but I say.
The other is that the baby was "without magic" while drawing the blood of Granzeus. Even though she was a talented daughter of Rilfione ... I was honestly disappointed.
Why did my Rilfione have to die because of a child without "magic"?
"Mom, please come here."
Granzeus came to me by the window. The courtyard of the Earl's House in the royal city, completely shielded from the outside world, was surprisingly large.
She was in the middle of a large lawn.
"Rilfione ..."
My Rilfione has chestnut hair. Black-haired girlfriend can't be Rilfione. But ... I can only see her daughter who has been scorched. Shining black eyes, a testimony to the strength of Trandle as well as her husband and daughter. A bright sky blue dress looks great. I was frowned on the length above the ankle.
She rolled the circle around her wrist and threw it high above her head. At the same time as she throws, another shadow jumps up the circle.
"e?"
She jumped to the height of the third floor in the building. However, the other shadow can hold a ring. He kicked but was instantly dodged, and the shadow arrived on the ground at once. Perhaps she gave up on the way, wearing a whirlpool of wind, slowing down, and landing slowly one leg at a time.
why? Wind magic? "No magic power"?
When I was not paying attention to her behavior, I noticed that the shadow was clinging to her feet. She is holding it up and talking about something lovingly.
The whole body trembles. Sweat is transmitted through the back. Fear since the death of the stomach on the battlefield, approaching the immediate side.
Once ............ I saw it at a tomb in the desert at the end of the west where I went as an escort for the investigation ...... The mural itself. Incarnation of God.
"Selefione is too hot, and I'm burning my hand a bit."
He looks back at Granzeus' voice. Granzeus asks my expression with a serious face.
Certainly ... it wasn't the case.
"Why ... is there a great presence, Onito, west of Shiten?"
"After all, do you see the sacred beast?"
The Reincarnated Young Lady Aims to Be an Adventurer
転生令嬢は冒険者を志す
https://www.novelupdates.com/series/the-reincarnated-young-lady-aim-to-be-an-adventurer/
Action Adventure Fantasy Romance School Life Shoujo
Adapted to Manga Beast Companions Beautiful Female Lead Child Protagonist Cute Story Doting Older Siblings Doting Parents Female Protagonist Guilds Magic Magic Beasts Monster Tamer Multiple POV Multiple Reincarnated Individuals Ninjas Nobles Older Love Interests Reincarnated in Another World Reincarnation Royalty Sister Complex Strong to Stronger Sword And Magic Sword Wielder Transmigration Villainess Noble Girls
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小田 ヒロ