第5話 Girls and History
Rose is currently overwhelmed with the study.
Since she is a girl, Frey insisted with Dalgodas that she should learn some knowledge and manners. Because of that, she should also learn sewing, embroidery, cooking, manners, and many more.
Frey's opinion that Rose had to thoroughly study literacy, social studies, economics, and politics bothered her so much. As per her wishes, she was able to study to read and write, but for some reason, she is not good at sewing and embroidery.
Frey said, "Since Rose is a girl, no matter where she would go to marry, it is important to prepare her well.''
Dalgodas was unable to refute Frey's opinion.
Daughters of lords often have political marriage deals. Therefore, Rose, raised as a lord's daughter, must study for that purpose.
In this village, whether a man is a craftsman, a warrior, a medical doctor, or a professional, if he wants to get married, the only way to get married is to hone his skills and get recognized to level 5. However, this rule does not apply to women. Besides, anyone who breaks this rule will be kicked out of the village. However, this rule does not apply to the races that originally lived there. The reason for such strict rules was a very simple one.
Because it was a "food problem."
Unlike other provinces, most of the residents of this village were people brought by Dalgodas. Moreover, the most numerous races in this village, the Wildcat Race and Snake Race, are all voracious eaters, from babies to adults. As a result, a food problem happened in the past. Therefore, he created a rule requiring these three races, primarily warriors and craftsmen, to marry at level 5. The teacher explained that this would prevent politically purposed marriages and recruitment from outside the village by maintaining high-quality craftsmen and warriors and controlling the number of children born.
According to Rose's history teacher, from ancient times until now, this country has endured wars and armed friction with its surrounding countries. Worst of all, even the king of this country died.
Yes, there is no king in this country.
The throne is currently in the hands of the Dragon God because this country belongs to the Dragon God. Everyday work is left to the lords who govern each territory, and five generals are said to be working hard to protect the country according to the Dragon God's instructions. Simply put, a new king will not be born unless the Dragon God chooses a new king.
The biggest problem is that a race called the Morg created a country and moved to expand its territory by force.
The Morg people, who had previously lived apart, were weak. Therefore, they were not a big threat to the various kingdoms. But one man changed everything. The Morg sage Akbar Morgan discovered and developed the art of anti-magic. With that magic, he can counter most of the magical attacks they had struggled with up until now. As a result, the wise man Akbar Morgan, who became a hero, established the Morg Kingdom. Through magic, King Akbar Morgan became immortal and held immense power.
One day, the Morg Kingdom attacked Alhatross. King Alhatross lost his life in that attack. However, due to the desperate resistance of five generals, Morg's advance was stopped. They resisted desperately, determined not to lose no matter what. Meanwhile, the people prayed and mourned at the temple where the Dragon God was.
There's only one reason why people are so afraid of the Morg. That's because the raw materials for Morg's magic were living people. It was a cruel act in which the captured people were trapped alive in a jewel and made to be the source of magical power until they died.
Simply put, it's forbidden magic.
Among them, the previous lord of Aotake Village requested God to summon someone who could save Alhatros in exchange for his life. The Dragon God granted his wish and summoned a demon god named Dalgodas and his 200 men to this world.
Dalgodas, tired of life in his previous world, answered the Dragon God's request and handed power over his country to his son, the strongest of his many descendants. And he, along with those who agreed to challenge himself and a new world, entered the circle of God's summons and came to this world. They were The Demon God Race, the Wildcat Race, and the Snake Race that did not exist in this world.
Dalgodas, who participated in the battle, showed overwhelming strength. The Morg admitted defeat and retreated. With this, peace has returned to Alhatross. The book said that Aotake Village, which had lost its lord, welcomed a new lord named Dalgodas, and Frey, the only daughter of the previous lord, became Dalgodas' wife. In addition, Dalgodas' subordinates became residents of Aotake Village and became the basic tribe for life and public order. It is said that in a short period, they rebuilt all the towns, villages, and economies destroyed by the war, and maintained a peaceful daily life.
However, after listening to the teacher's lengthy explanation, Rose seemed to be reaching her limit. She always gets sleepy when she studies history. However, it was good to hear about this country.
"That's all for today. Do you have any questions?"
Rose woke up from her drowsiness at the teacher's words.
"No, I understand very well so far."
"Good. Next week, there will be a little test on what you learned today, so please study carefully."
"Eh! Is this a test?"
"Yes, any question?"
"No. Nothing. Thank you."
Rose answered in a hurry. Her teacher left the room and Moi entered the place with tea.
"You must be so tired. Please have some hot tea."
“Thank you, Moi.”
Rose likes this slightly sweet tea. She feels so calm and feels better, Rose says as she slowly drinks her tea.
"After lunch, we'll practice embroidery with Miss Yuri and her maids. Let's have lunch early so we don't get late."
"Umh, embroidery?"
"Yes. Are you not good at it?"
Rose said with a wry smile that she had guessed right.
"I think I hate it. Maybe because I'm not good at it, I hate it."
"No one is good at it from the beginning. Lady Frey has ordered me to make sure you learn embroidery well."
"Ugh, alright."
Rose reluctantly drank all her tea and went to the dining room for lunch.
"Difficult."
Seeing Rose struggling, Yuri glanced at her and seemed concerned. It was a big needle, and Yuri thought it would be difficult for Rose.
"Oh!"
Rose suddenly screamed. Then Yuri's maids rushed to her. For some reason, her needle stuck firmly in her hand. Red blood smeared onto the cloth.
"It's terrible! Someone please take care of Miss Rose!"
One of the maids announced loudly, and Yuri looked at Rose, put down her embroidery, and hurried over.
"It looks painful. Are you okay?"
Yuri took Rose's hand, pulled out the needle in her hand, and squeezed out the blood. Then she entrusted her care to her maids who brought her medicine box.
"Thank you."
Rose said to Yuri while crying.
"No, no. Your hands are small, so I'm worried that a normal-sized needle might be dangerous for you."
"It hurts," Rose nodded again. She was in so much pain that she started crying again.
"Did it hurt that much? Okay, okay, don't cry anymore, it's okay, it'll heal soon."
Yuri wiped Rose's tears with her handkerchief. What a kind sister she was, thought Rose.
"...Thank you, sister."
"No, problem. You are done with this now. You can rest in your room. We'll call a medic to come check you out later."
When Yuri spoke kindly and asked Moi to handle Rose, Moi nodded and led Rose out of the room.
When Rose returned to her room, Moi removed her shoes and socks, made her sit on her bed, and a few moments later the medic arrived. Seeing her red and swollen hand and her wound, he applied some medicine and wrapped a clean cloth over it.
"It's okay now. It hurts today, but the swelling and pain will subside by tomorrow or the day after. Please wear something that won't get you exposed to water."
The medic then gave instructions to Moi and left her room.
"He instructed you to skip physical training this afternoon and skip running tomorrow morning."
"That's an exaggeration. My hand hurts, but it has nothing to do with my physical strength."
"No. It was a big needle, so you were told to rest for now."
"Ugh."
This time, Rose wants to cry. Lastly, even her clothes were changed into nightgowns, and she couldn't go out. Moi sat in a chair in the room and read her book. Since Rose also had some free time, she had no choice but to lie on her bed. And she is pouting.
Someone knocked on the door. It's Yuri and her maid came to visit. After Yuri made sure Rose wasn't sleeping, she entered the room.
"Ah, sister."
Rose hurriedly tried to get off her bed, but Yuri stopped her.
"How was it? What did the doctor say?"
Yuri asked with a worried look on her face. She couldn't have imagined that such a shy girl could be such a kind older sister, thought Rose.
"It looks like it will be healed tomorrow or the day after."
"Ah, that's good. It looked so painful that I wondered what was going on."
"Thank you, Sister."
"No, no. After all, Rose is my young sister. It is natural for me to be worried."
Rose was surprised to hear Yuri's words.
"Yeah."
Rose nodded. But she was happy.
"I came to talk to Mother. I decided to order additional needles and sewing tools from Keyaki Big Brother to match the size of your hands. You don't have to practice embroidery until the needles are done. If you get stung again, it will be a big problem, and makes me sad."
Yuri said with a worried look on her face.
"Yes, Sister."
"When you feel better, let's go out and draw together. I love drawing beautiful landscapes."
"Wow, is that true?"
Ah, but...
"Oh, what's wrong?"
She saw Rose suddenly go silent, and Yuri became worried.
"I'm not good at drawing, I guess...I'm not confident that I can do it well."
"Oh, then I'm with you, too. Don't worry about it, draw whatever you like. Okay?"
"Yes, Sister."
"Good. Good day then."
"Have a nice day, Sister."
Yuri smiled, and they left Rose's room.
Good day, have a nice day...
Rose was still blinking when she heard Yuri's words. Rose wondered if it was natural to be able to greet someone like that. As a noblewoman, she was sure that kind of attitude was important. However, it is almost impossible. To begin with, Rose's problem is how to speak gracefully. It is because her spoken language is so rough. If she reincarnated as a boy, things would be a little easier for her... Since she is the lord's daughter, she has to act with real awareness. In the future, whether she becomes a craftsman, or warrior, or marries a certain family through a political marriage, she will surely feel various invisible weights.
However, in terms of age, she is only one year old. Marriage is still far in the future. Even though her mental age is a high school girl, her body is younger than a kindergartener.
This gap is too large. However, in this world, the age at which girls get married seems low..., she thought as she looked at Moi.
Rose wanted to know all kinds of things, including whether Moi would ever get married and whether she liked someone. Rose wonders why Moi doesn't get married, even though Moi seems to have a girl power. She is reasonably tall and has a good figure. More than that, she's pretty. Rose blinked, lost in her fantasies.
“Moi, can I ask you something?”
Eventually, Rose couldn't take it anymore and asked Moi.
"Yes, Miss?"
“Does Moi like anyone?”
Rose said. However, Moi was surprised by the question and remained silent.
"Ah, but you don't have to answer if you don't want to. I'm sorry. I think I asked you something strange."
Rose shook her head in panic.
"It's okay. I was just surprised. I hadn't thought about it for a long time."
Moi is smiling and looking at Rose.
"A long time ago, there was someone I loved very much. I wanted to spend a long time near him, surrounded by his children, and live a dream-like life with him. However, due to the intense war, he never returned home. His body never returned to me either. All I could do was cry."
Moi answered in a quiet voice. When Rose unexpectedly heard that answer, she regretted the harshness of her question.
"I'm sorry, Moi."
Rose apologized. She realized that she was at fault now.
"It's fine. Please don't apologize. Besides, since Lord Dalgodas came here, peace has returned, and the people have become happy. It's not yet complete peace, but I... I believe that Lord Dalgodas will protect us. To that end, I see children building their physical strength and young warriors like Mr. Yanagi working hard every morning. I wonder what the future holds for this country. Even if there is, I believe it will be okay.”
Moi smiled.
"I see. Don't you want to meet new people?"
"I'm blessed with new encounters like Miss Rose by working here. What more do I want? Besides, I decided to enjoy my life in peace that he could not live like me. Besides, he is the only person in my heart.”
Moi is smiling while saying this. However, her eyes looked lonely.
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