Herscherik

Hershelik was visiting the long time castle town in his usual patience of being in a hooded poncho. Long time ago, two weeks after Hershelik's appearance at the meeting was decided, it was dawning in preparation for the expedition.

After that meeting, Hershelik was very worried about his father, angry with his brothers a lot, and after spending a scathing amount of time preaching to the heads, he was chased from his march schedule to his journey support and preparation for the outing ceremony.

Since Hershelik, the king's deputy at the top of this march, is Hershelik, Hershelik also worked busily in meetings and preparations with various departments. By the way, Shiro was dawning on the study of magic and magic implements without my involvement.

Joining the march consists of the bellies headed by the royal Hershelik, thirty more than the Kingsguard knights as Hershelik's escort, two generals, and 10,000 knights and soldiers each under each general. You will have prepared twice as many soldiers for 10,000 Imperial soldiers.

Hershelik has been busy moving every day for two weeks. If anyone had known him in his previous life, he would have feared the 'Resurrection of the Headquarters Auditor'.

Ordinary seven-year-olds don't know how to be handed over materials, they just sign them. Some officials have now submitted appropriate documents in disdain of Hershelik. But Hershelik, after reading the material, I couldn't go anywhere.

Incorrect calculations, what is this ambiguous expression, where did you bring this number from…, stating that it was hard, and then pushing the 'veto' verdict big on that document. If the official has something to argue with, "So, what's the basis for that? Mentioned," By the time he had no full skin, he smiled and waved his hand out as the tear-eyed official withdrew.

The butler, who was an assistant on the side, said, "It was like a girl snoring her wife.". By the way, in my previous life, my boss, who saw Ryoko Hayakawa's handiwork, leaked the same sentiment, but only I didn't know him.

Hershelik was forced to take the day as a holiday today after spending such a day and refraining from appearing tomorrow.

Hershelik is now walking around town alone without an escort. The leaders didn't look good about it, but that's what Hershelik said.

"Do you think a minister so visibly trapped would assassinate all over town today?

Hershelik could assure me that that minister would not do such a futile thing.

Besides, Hershelik really wanted to act alone today.

Dropped off by the reluctantly nodded heads, he conceived as he smiled and greeted the people who would go and meet Castle Town as Lyoko.

"Now where do we go from here?

Yes, he whined to himself. It was the orphanage that first recommended his legs. This was an orphanage used by the church conspiracy when Hershelik was five years old, but is now supported by the Ordis family.

Peeping through the gate, the facility was beautifully maintained and the children's laughter was heard and Hershelik's expression soothed.

The girl's face appeared as the door opened. I guess she was cleaning. The girl with the bucket.

(That is………)

"Vio?"

Yes, when Hershelik spoke, the girl turned in a hurry and smiled as her lovely face blossomed.

A beautiful girl who is promised to be a future beauty with brown curly hair in one piece at the back of her head and brilliant hazelnut eyes filled with vivacity comes running over a simple piece.

"Hershey......"

"Vio."

Hershelik puts the girl's name on her index finger at her mouth. Seeing it, the girl hurriedly shut her mouth and nodded.

"……… Mr. Lyoko, it's been a long time.

The girl, who reworded Hershelik's name, bowed with a bucket. Her name is Vio. Formerly a servant of the Marquis Barbasse, she called herself Violetta, but now she is isolated from the Marquis and leaves herself for an orphanage alone.

"Long time no see, how have you been?

"Yes!"

Vio replies well.

"Shall I talk to you for a second?

When Hershelik said so, Vio dyed his cheeks and nodded happily.

On the bench under the tree beside the orphanage building, the two blossom side by side to chat.

That I baked bread for the first time or that it failed. That we've made friends. That the song my sister made is popular even in orphanages. That he's also working hard on his studies and wants the Marquis to be his guardian next year to take the college's special exam.

Hershelik and Vio talk about no other love.

"I'm glad Vio looks fine.

"Mr. Lyoko?

Vio looks surprised at Hershelik, who smiles. Somehow I felt different from the usual him.

"What's wrong with you?

Hershelik stopped smiling at Vio, who looked worried, wrinkling between his eyebrows.

"…… Actually.

"Ah, Mr. Lyoko!

Block Hershelik's words, another girl calls her name. The girl snuck out the door of the orphanage when the two of them turned around. I met her with big eyes in bright tea hair two years ago when I stopped by during an investigation into a drug case, and it was named Colette.

"Hello, Colette. How's everybody doing?

"Yeah! I'm calling everyone!

Colette returns to the facility. Hershelik smiling it off. She looked at herself with a look she seemed worried if she turned her gaze to Vio.

"…… it's okay. I'll talk to you later.

Yes, Hershelik grinned and gently stroked Vio's head.

After that, he spent the morning in an orphanage chatting and playing with the children that Colette had called, and greeting Anne, the Marquise of Ordis, who appeared as a teacher. Hershelik said goodbye to them and went to the market where the store lined up.

When he left the orphanage, Hershelik walked out to Castle Town, smiling worryingly unchanged to Vio.

The next step is for a couple of fruit shoppers who always take care of them.

Across the flower streets on the way, Hershelik heads to the market as he greets his sleepy sisters and brothers. It has been brought to everyone's attention, by the way, that this street should not go through at night.

"Oh, there you are, Lyoko.

"Hello, Mr. Louis.

Louis, the wife of the fruit shop sign, a woman who lifted a box containing fruit, exposed hershelik to sunburnt, wrapped her arms around the store.

As healthy and working as she was when we met, she was still in the store today. But there are some things that are different.

"Mr. Louis, is it okay to have heavy stuff?

That's what Hershelik said. Before she moved her gaze, her abdomen. When we first met, a brilliant crease I would envy if it was in my previous life, but now it was swelling like a metaphor. Not metabolism, of course, but a new life in her stomach.

"Ahaha! I'm not sick, so I'm fine!

Laughing so happily, she was no different than when we met. There was someone who would take up her crate a little bit like that. This big man, whose body is as big as a bear even if Hershelik were riding four, whose facial expressions only seem to have solidified, and who makes wood dust his business, is Louis' husband and the owner of this fruit shop. Even if we knew it was irrelevant, we wouldn't be able to imagine from this shape that superb fruit could be produced. You can't even imagine his thick, crusty hands politely wiping the fruit. Hershelik has witnessed it many times.

"Hello!"

When Hershelik greets him well, his husband takes the crate on his shoulder with one hand, strokes Hershelik's head with one empty hand, and then leaves the place with the fruit handed to him and thanked him on his back.

"Well, are you still going to help me today? Lyoko."

"Yes! Or Mr. Louis is sitting down!

It's scarier to watch, Hershelik adds.

Then Hershelik sat Louis down and started helping. Hershelik's young, high voice calls in the guests, and the regular person who hears it shows up and buys the fruit, while chatting with the sign boy from the fruit shop who showed up a long time ago. Hearing his bright laughter, or hearing from regular people, the castle townspeople extend their legs to the fruit shop to meet him. Your husband takes the fruit out of the box, Louis receives the money while he sits down, and Hershelik deals with the customer. On the way, Hershelik dealt with the visitor without interruption, and when he noticed, the sun was leaning, and the sky was stained with sea.

"Thanks again today, Lyoko.

"Yeah, I had fun, too. Mr. Louis, do you guys still work tomorrow?

Hershelik answers as he wets his sweat with the back of his hand and begins to clear the crate. Louis opened his mouth as he stroked his outgoing belly looking behind him.

"The market is closed tomorrow because there will be a march for the soldiers at the outing ceremony. The day after tomorrow, as usual. Lyoko, will you come back?

To the words of Louis he shakes his shoulder only for a moment. I just returned the answer as if nothing had happened right away.

"Sorry, I'm going far..."

"Oh, really? Travelling with your family?

Previously, Louis heard from Hershelik that my father was busy working and my mother died. But I thought it would be good for him to spend time with his family if it was a trip.

"That's the way it is. Louis becomes as happy as he is when he answers.

After I lived with the child, or even though I was not even born, my love for the child overflowed like spring water. Loving and important... so I guess, I was worried about the lonely look he sometimes gave me.

"Ah, speaking of which, some princes will join this army in the queue tomorrow, won't they? Could it have been Hershelik until he was the last prince? Same age as you, Lyoko?

"Right.

It was a bad toothpick reply for him, but Louis didn't notice.

"The last prince said he had solved the case with his subordinates before.

That was a rumor, but it was like a gag. Less than seven princes yet prevented the terrorist attacks attempted by church extremists with their subordinates. In Castle Town, it's like the now fashionable "Prince of Light", a performance of one of the tours. And this time, he said he would head to the front line as a young boy to encourage the soldiers in the conflict along the border. But the Prince of Light is talking about gaga, and he doesn't like the fact that a child is going to go to war.

"I can't imagine putting a little kid on the battlefield at all.

"But because he's a prince.

That's what he looked like to her angry. His gaze was swimming, but Louis didn't notice.

"I need to drop you off properly tomorrow..."

Such a prince was expected to have many crowds tomorrow to see at first sight.

"Are you going with that belly?

Louis giggles and shows him a worried face.

"I'm fine!

"... Louis, may I touch your stomach?

Louis invites him to join us. I took his hand, which approached me, and put my hand on my stomach.

"I just kicked it. Okay?

"…… Yes.

"Also try to ear it.

As prompted by Louis, Hershelik listens to his stomach. I did hear a new beat of life there.

"Lately, little by little, I felt the country was getting better. That's why I wanted to have a baby.

That was a minor change. Soon the taxes that had been paid to the guild were reduced, and the guild no longer had the costs that it had been paying the police station. It was remarkably less for the policemen to be intact and easier for them to do business. A nobleman who had been harassing him with his commercial enemies lurked the ringing and smiled more at the people in Castle Town.

The change came from the day he first appeared in Castle Town. Little by little, but I felt better. Of course, it's often hard. But I was able to raise a child in this country.

(Maybe thanks to Lyoko.

He has a warm smile as if it were spring sunshine. nature and people gathered around him, and if he smiled, laughter overflowed. His smile shook Louis' distant memory.

Girl with shiny golden hair with an impressive smile.

(Sure she is………)

"…… because I will protect it properly.

To Lyoko's little whine, Louis is pulled from the sea of memory. That was such a small whine that Louis couldn't hear it.

"Huh? Lyoko, what?

"…… It's nothing!

Saying so, he takes his ear off his stomach and makes him smile.

But when Louis tried to talk again because of the usual expression, there was an interruption.

"I came to pick you up.

"Ah, Shilo.

What appeared was a woman with a low voice, but a superb beauty. The long white hair and goddess-like beauty made into three braids illuminated the sunset and were dyed orange. The outfit is a simple man, with no swelling that should be on a woman. Louis realizes for the first time that he is a man in that fact.

"Oh, you're not my usual black brother or swordsman's brother.

"You two are a little busy... then I'll go home.

He says so and walks out with an ambiguous smile. That is followed by a young man like a beautiful woman walking out.

"Lyoko, be careful!

"Yes!... Goodbye!

That said he, Hershelik, waved and walked out. Huh. Louis feels uncomfortable. But it was not until the next day that I knew who the discomfort was.

The next day, the march of the musical team begins as a signal that the march will echo. Dropping off the soldiers and the knights marching in alignment, Hershelik, the late prince, who is also the star of this one, finally appeared before the people for the first time.

"…… What is that!?

Louis watched the march while avoiding the crowd, the fruit shop pawnbroker who stood to protect his pregnant wife, and the people of the castle town around him took their breath when the prince who was waiting appeared.

The first thing that caught my attention was the beautiful woman who stood on the carriage carriage carriage with no roof for the horses to pull together with the prince. If they say the incarnation of the Goddess of Beauty, everyone would believe and not doubt that she was divine to wear any number of glowing ornaments, with long white hair and a long robe with a white and water hem that resembled a senior magician's robe. So much so that the faithful unwittingly knelt down and offered their prayers.

The next thing that caught my attention was a knight riding alone. He came in deep red armor. He figured out from his figure that he was the lead knight. It is famous that he fell unharmed and lay down a hundred saintly knights who had gone mad in the recent incident. But no one would have thought he was such a young man. No, the people in Castle Town knew he existed. I was rather close enough to talk.

He's not the only one who surprised the people in Castle Town. The young deacon, whom the prince rides, used to walk down the castle. The shadowy atmosphere is so popular with the daughters that their boyfriends and male parents worry about it. But he was not always dressed in fine clothes and stroked his hair up, unlike the one he had seen in Castle Town.

And there was a prince with a marshal's wand where people paid the most attention and sent a caged gaze that they were unbelievable.

Everyone thought of the light golden hair shaking irresistibly.

Everyone knows that green eyes like jade smile gently.

A slightly unusual young lady who is always a nobleman at the fruit shop and yet speaks up.

That he now had a marshal's staff to give to those whom the king had recognized as his own deputy, and his mouth, always laughing, tied to one letter across, stood majestically on the carriage carriage carriage without the roof on which the horse would draw.

(No……………)

Louis remembered. He looked like her. Once upon a time, an angelic girl in the castle town who had been seen by the king and ascended to the royal castle. She dwelt, conceived, and died a son with the king.

"Mr. Louis, please fruit!

Louis welcomes the girl who is waving her hand like that, who has just married her husband and just started the shop. She was always smiling in a world where everyone tends to lean down on those days when their daily lives are painful. The forgetfulness of her was about to go to war now.

I thought Hershelik saw this one. He looked up once he leaned down. There he had the usual tender, and a smile that energized those around him who resembled his mother.

"So………"

Louis' whining is quenched with people's cheers. Her husband propped her from behind, but even her husband's hand was slightly trembling.

(So Lyoko said "Goodbye"...?

Except yesterday, Lyoko never said goodbye once before. I always said "see you" and broke up.

Because I know I can be found out who I am today.

Because, like before, I knew I couldn't spend it.

And because I'm not sure I can make it back safely.

Louis doesn't believe in God. Because I believe in my efforts rather than in obscure things that I don't know exist. But this time I couldn't help but pray.

(Please, please…… protect Ryoko…… Your Highness Hershelik!

Louis tied his trembling hands and for the first time prayed to God from the bottom of his heart.