“Nuooooh…”Sakuyaaaa…! Why, whyyyy!?”
Sakuya leaving must have come as a big shock, because Gyes is crying and drinking.
Zephir and I can’t just leave him, so we’re drinking with him.
“Come on Gyes, I don’t think Sakuya was serious. Stop crying.”
“U, uuu… But nothing like this ever happened before…”
Seeing a big adult crying isn’t a very pleasant sight, but that’s just how shocked he is.
He pours a drink, gulps it down, and repeats.
“What now…”
This can’t be good for him, so when should I make him faint? But as I ask myself that, Zephir turns to me with a concerned expression.
“Aren’t you worried, Mister Arata?”
“Hn? About what?”
“Reina.”
“Ah.”
Apparently she took Snow, but left a letter, saying she’ll be watching over Sakuya at home. It should be fine.
“Well, Reina will be all ri…”
Suddenly, I remember how bad she is with romantic stuff.
“And Wil is there…”
With Wil there, this is going to turn even more complicated.
“…But Edinburgh is also there, so will it be all right?”
“Hm… She lost her memory. And never once have I heard her mention love in the past two hundred years.”
“It might be bad then.”
Everyone there is no good.
Who would be the best person to talk to about love on this island? I can’t think of many candidates.
“Ah, Elga?”
He’s a big brother type in the divine beast people’s village, and might give romantic advice.
There’s also Merlin, but judging by how Tiltue acts, her views on love might be skewed too.
“Ooooon! Sakuyaaaaa!”
“Is it time to make him faint?”
“That sounds too cruel…”
But at the same time, this won’t go anywhere if he doesn’t calm down first.
He doesn’t show any sign that he’ll go down to the alcohol, so I just bring a futon.
“Come on Gyes, go to sleep.”
“My… Sakuyaaa. I raised her since she was ’bout this big.”
“Yes yes.”
He starts struggling, but I force him into the futon.
He buries his face in the pillow and mumbles, but goes silent before long.
“Is he asleep?”
“That was quite the feat of strength.”
“People of this island are tough, so that much isn’t a problem.”
I’m just copying what I saw women like Livia do to people being violent in the divine beast people’s village.
It works surprisingly well.
And sure enough, Gyes starts letting out snores that sound like they could move boulders.
“That makes me feel like I’ve really gotten used to this island.”
“How long have you been here?”
“I’m pretty sure it hasn’t been half a month, but… Every day’s been a full one.”
A lot happened, like meeting Reina, the divine beast people, Tiltue, and going to all sorts of places like the alfar village.
“Come to think of it, I haven’t gone to the elven village yet.”
“There were elves in the continent as well, but I assume the ones here are incredible.”
“I wonder. I have an alfar friend, but she’s kind of normal.”
“Your sense of normal is not reliable, but I have also come to like this island. Can I ask you to guide me?”
“Sure. We can go somewhere together.”
As we talk casually, we toast with the alcohol that Gyes left.
I thought this when we spoke in the hot spring too, but he really is a hard worker.
It makes me think of my time working for that black company, and tears come out naturally.
I don’t know what I’ll do going forward, but I want to help him in any way I can.
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We go to sleep, and the next day after I wake up and go wash my face, I come back to see Gyes with his face on the tatami.
“Big bro, I’m sorry for my pathetic display last night!”
“Ah, it’s fine. Raise your head.”
He has red skin anyway, but his cheeks are even more red.
I guess he’s thought it over, and now that he’s calmer, we can talk.
“It makes sense to get heated when the sister you raised leaves home.”
“Yes.”
“Big bro, Mister Zephir…”
He looks overcome with emotion, but I don’t want him to get excited again.
We need to solve this situation quickly, or it’ll be hard for me to go back home.
“How about you let Sakuya go watch?”
“…But then…”
“It’s all right. I know you’re self-conscious about being here despite being an adult, but I’m sure she’ll understand.”
If we clear that up, I think a lot of other things will be solved.
For example, Sakuya meeting Graham.
“Mu, mumumu…”
“You raised her since she was little, right? You need to trust her.”
“Yes. Yep, I get it! I’ll explain everything to her.”
Did he finally understand? His face looks clear.
Let’s get him to promise something too.
“Yes yes, and she might ask you something when the time comes…”
“If she accepts me, then as her brother, I have to listen to at least one or two of her requests!”
Okay, I got it! I almost smile, but I also feel bad for tricking him like this.
“Then… Hum, big bro.”
“Hn?”
“Will you help me if I need it?”
He says that weirdly scrunched up, despite his size.
The contrast is a little funny, but he’s serious.
“Don’t worry, I’m like your big bro.”
“Ooh…”
It’s kind of cute how his eyes are shining.
Well, after what I said, I need to get in the middle and solve this.
“Then let’s go see Sakuya.”
“Yes!”
His face is completely clear, like all that crying yesterday never happened.
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