
Vallen finally returned to the village. However, on the way he always looks lethargic and uninspired.
(Ah, it's night. I'll set up the tent first.)
Before long the tent was ready to be occupied, and Vallen cooked his quarry.
(Ha, my stomach has started rumbling.)
When Vallen started grilling, suddenly there was a woman holding a child's hand.
"Hmm, Mistress. Sorry to interrupt, where are you going at night like this?"
"We were actually on the way from the village to the Capital, but we got lost, and after we knew the route, it turned out that the day had started at night."
"Then the lady stayed here for the night. Because to get to the capital is still far away, if it must be reached by foot."
"So, is it okay if we both stay here for the night?"
"No problem, you can wear my tent to spend the night with your child. I'll sleep outside and watch. Because if this fire dies, then the temperature gets colder, so I'll keep this fire outside and you can sleep inside the tent." Vallen said with a smile.
There was unexpectedly a stomach sound that was starving.
....!!!!
"Hem, Sister. You want this?"
Vallen showed me the roasted rabbit meat.
"It's rabbit meat and it tastes really good... "
"Gee... Thank you, good brother."
The little boy received the roast happily.
"Come here, Madam. I'm sure you're hungry too, and the rabbit meat is safe. Please eat it."
"Hem, it smells so good. It looks so good."
"Of course, this rabbit meat is very delicious when roasted, because the meat is fragrant and soft."
After they finished dinner, the two mothers and the child went into the tent while Vallen stood guard outside.
Acchhoo(snee)....!!!!
"Ah, it's cold. This fire cannot warm the cold in the heart."
Sunrise...
Hooammm(evaporates)...!!!!
(Time to get up and continue the journey.)
"Well, thank you so much, ma'am."
"Here you go, this is nothing. All right then. Dik, I want to go first. Thank you." Thank you."
"The good brother. Thank you yes... " The boy waved to Vallen.
"Well, be careful on the road."
After a few hours have passed.
Vallen is almost at the village. It was late afternoon by night.
Before returning home, he briefly went to the cemetery in the village.
Vallen stopped in front of one of the tombs.
"It's been a long time since I've been to this tomb. How's Grandpa doing there?"
Vallen looked up at the sky.
"Sure Grandpa's calm down there, right?"
Vallen then sat down and spoke in front of his Grandfather's tombstone.
"Grandfather, I yesterday went to the Capital to take the exam. I made a promise to everyone in the village, I made new friends there, I ate something I had never eaten in the village, I also met Kak Fiona. However, I failed to enter the Academy because I did not have any talent."
Vallen momentarily recalled the words that his grandfather often spoke.
"Stand up Vallen, if you are sad, remember this old Grandpa's saying Stand strong and shout loudly what you want, grandfather will always see you and will always be near you, so never give up trying to achieve your dreams.' Until the last moment."
"Grandfather, I will not give up."
After a while later.
"Oh, I remember something about Grandpa's story first."
At that time Vallen was 6 years old while Fiona was 10.
When they were little. In the afternoon, these brothers came to hear the story of his grandfather who used to work as an adventurer.
"Grandfather... I want to hear another story." Fiona said very plainly.
"hem, me too, Cake". said Vallen.
"Hohoho... You like to hear my story, right? Sit here, grandpa will tell you something."
" Well, Hooray...!" vallen and Fiona shouted.
"This story happened when my grandfather was young. At that time..."