Apostle of the Gods

After discussing Zenobia's guidance, Rosetta asks Alti.

"Speaking of which, how did you get apprenticed to the Director General by the name of Alti?

"In my case, the circumstances are special."

"Special?"

"My father was your master's disciple."

"It is. You apprenticed on Alty's father's recommendation?

"No, my father died when I was five years old, and then your master took my place."

"Oh, I'm sorry. It's a sad reminder..."

"Never mind"

Alty smiles to tell her she doesn't have to worry.

When I was three, my mother told me that my father had died when I was five.

And the unfamiliar Alti was taken by Zenobia.

Instead of Rosetta, who's trying to listen, I ask.

"Alty. How old were you when you were apprenticed?

"When I was ten."

Originally, Artie said she liked training swords and had been doing it alone all along.

Xenovia also told me when she felt like it.

That instruction would not be addressed to the disciple, but would have only taught on behalf of his father, who was a disciple.

"Discipleship is after measuring the patronage of the patron saint"

As is customary in modern times, Alti was also ten years old and measured with a patron saint petition value measuring device.

Then it seems that the favor value of the sword god was high, not normal.

"At that time, for the first time, your teacher asked me if I wanted to be a disciple."

"Heh. That's what happened."

"Um, Alty. Have you changed anything since you became an apprentice?

"Every day, I can be coached"

Until then, Xenovia rarely taught me, but the basic alties were just self-directed.

Ever since I apprenticed, he said, Alty has taught me every day unless he's away.

Beyond becoming a disciple, you will fight the beasts and denominations of calamity.

You can lose your life if you remain weak. I guess he started teaching me aggressively.

I decided I should tell Rosetta about the danger.

"Rosetta told me you'd fight the beast of disaster with us."

"Yeah."

"But now it's possible to turn back. I guess some say I can't."

"I don't..."

"No, listen to me. Neither Rosetta nor Teena have yet met their true strong enemies"

Whether it breaks your heart to meet enemies much stronger than you.

I don't know that until I try to meet him.

If your heart breaks, it will be difficult to fight the demon king's evil beast Taynebris anymore.

"Apprentice makes it harder to turn back"

"Well, maybe it is."

"Even if I apprenticed, I don't think I can fight if my heart breaks..."

Forcing a broken heart to fight doesn't make it a busy force.

Nevertheless, if you are apprenticed, it is difficult to retreat completely from the battlefield.

You will continue to fight quite a few enemies, even if you are not turned around to fight the beast of calamity.

Apart from the Demon King, there are few strong enemies such as the Demons of the Order and the Vicious Demons.

You will continue to fight them with a broken heart.

"Honestly, I can't say I'm less likely to lose my life"

"Of course, the rest of the family will be looked after responsibly by the Salvation Agency..."

Alty thinks about Rose and adds that.

"That's comforting!

Rosetta smiled brightly.

"What does Teena think? Aren't you afraid?

"That scares me. I was wondering if I could help."

"Even if you're as strong and talented as Teena, you are."

I guess Rosetta's head sometimes has Tina's patron saint being the Seven Gods.

Teena knows that too.

"The number of shields is not a gift."

"I may be..."

And Rosetta speaks out slowly.

"To be honest, I'm not scared of dying in battle with demon kings and denominations per se."

…………

Rosetta smiled embarrassingly as I and everyone listened in silence.

"... No, I'm sorry. I lied. I'm really scared though."

"Yeah, I get it."

"But the scariest part is getting your feet together."

"I know that too"

"I'm so scared when I pull my legs and everybody dies."

Then think a little bit more. Rosetta snaps quietly

"... No, perhaps the scariest thing is to betray everyone's expectations"

"... I don't even know"

I thought I could do more. Rosetta is completely useless.

The bottom of my heart, I'm out of expectations.

I guess I'm afraid Regina or Zenobia will think of that.

And I'm afraid it might seem to us, too.

I know how that feels.

If they say they never want to die or fight a strong enemy, they're about to stop discipling.

If I wasn't afraid to die the other way around, I almost stopped it, even if it was said out of my heart, not strength.

I'm not afraid to party with the one who's not afraid to die because this one's scared.

To a seriously thinking rosetta,

"I don't think so, do I?

That's what Teena says, but Rosetta's anxiety won't go away.

"Rosetta. Listen carefully."

"Yeah."

"Let's be honest. Neither me nor Regina expect Rosetta as much as she thinks she does now."

When I said that, Rosetta stared at me with a slightly sad face.