759 757 Amanda and the Children (2/2)
”Amanda...... Thanks.”
”I'm the one, thank you. You're alive.”
”... n”
In Fran's eyes, gently embraced by Amanda, was a thin, shiny object. It's not like my mother or my grandmother, but I guess I feel close to being hugged by my family.
”... both your father and mother said that even the Black Cats should be able to evolve...”
”Yes.”
”I became a slave, I lost my name, and I only remembered your father and mother's face so loudly... So I, I wanted to evolve. If I didn't, I'd have forgotten about your fathers.”
”Fran......”
Fran has always told me to inherit the will of my parents. Neither did I. I didn't go too deep in there.
Because evolution is important to the beasts of this world, and Fran wasn't uncomfortable with what he was aiming for.
But that wasn't all.
Evolution was a bond with the parents left to Fran. While you're looking to evolve, don't forget about your parents. That's what I thought.
'I'm sorry...... I don't even want to know...!
”No! Master is not bad! Me too, because I just figured it out... The real reason I wanted to evolve…”
”But...”
”It's okay. Besides, it was thanks to my master that I was able to evolve. Your father and your mother will be delighted.”
'... yeah, I guess?
”Absolutely.”
'Right...... I think so.'
”Mmm.”
Fran didn't ask for an apology. Then you shouldn't apologize any more.
”... Master, let me thank you too. Thanks to you, Fran is laughing at me. Kinan and Flamea must be laughing.”
'... I hope so'
”Absolutely. I really want to introduce you to my master, your father and your mother. But there's no tomb...”
”No, there's a grave.”
”Huh?”
”Two bodies were not found. But I made a small grave with two artifacts.”
”I didn't know.”
”I really thought I'd tell you sooner, but I didn't have the courage to tell this story. I'm sorry.”
”Yeah. More than that, tell me where the grave is”
”Yeah. Fine. The village's name is Castel. The place...”
Amanda retrieved a single map. Close to a circle, it's a map of things like an island. Point to that one point.
Sure, it said Castel.
”Where are we?
”This map is a map of the Goldician continent.”
'What? Well, there's Castel...'
”Yes. Fran's parents lived in a special village, built inside the Goldician continent. The tomb is there, too.”
”Castel...... I've heard of it...... maybe?
Is it the effect of being enslaved, or was it because you were young? They don't have clear memories of where they lived.
”Goldicia is a dangerous place. But I'm sure Fran will be fine now. I'm an advanced adventurer with each other.”
”Mmm!”