Seirei Gensouki Konna Sekai De Deaeta Kimi Ni
[His Parents' Past]

[His Parents' Past]

Translator: Cnine

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Proofreader: SenjiQ, Jake1456

Part 1

At that moment, in the hall of Yuba's house, four people were gathered in one place.

In that place were Rio, Yuba, Gouki and Kayoko.

The people who came with Kayoko and Gouki became their guards to prevent anyone from listening to their conversation.

「We are really sorry for suddenly borrowing your time, when Rio-sama was still busy」

Gouki expressed his respect in the most polite way, along with a knee that was somehow inspiring.

Kayoko by his side was also trying to completely hide the apologetic expression from his face.

「Uhmm, I don't yet understand the core of the story .....」.

With regards to not being able to fully understand their storyline, Rio indirectly expressed his desire for further explanation of the circumstances.

「In that case, Gouki-dono got approval to tell the story of Rio」's parents

To the confused Rio, Yuba told him the simplest explanation.

「My parents story, what is it?」

Even if he knew that this was the moment he had been waiting for, he was not agitated and asked in a calm tone.

This was someone who had clearly come from one of the topmost places of the social ladder, and from the fact that he showed his respect to Rio, she said, perhaps his situation was even more complex than what he thought.

「First, let me see …. Today we call Rio-sama to explain the state of his parents 」

Gouki told him that fact with a respectful tone.

Although there was a low possibility of handling it badly, even Rio knew that, from today's situation, it was not something to be heard without any prior preparation.

「By the way, we have to sit down first, right?」

Rio turned his head towards them and advised them to sit down first, before hearing their story.

Although he really wanted them to refrain from showing courtesy, since the current situation did not give him the opportunity to ask, he decided to prioritize listening to their stories.

"Excuse me"

Gouki excuse me and sit down slowly, followed by Kayoko.

「Then, I have to hear the story now, right?」

「Understood」

Replying with the approval of Rio's words, Gouki took a short breath and showed a somewhat melancholic expression.

"Remain …… . . This is something that happened about 20 years ago. First, let's start with the story about Zen 」

Zen, Rio's father is a warrior who serves the Karasuki kingdom.

At that time, the Karasuki kingdom entered a tense relationship with the Rokuren kingdom, which had been hostile to them since time immemorial, resulting in repeated disputes between the two kingdoms.

The entire kingdom was burdened by huge taxes, it also made the livelihood of Yuba village even more difficult.

「But nevertheless, Zen, who was the second son, volunteered to reduce the number of mouths to feed. One day, by chance, he was plunged into the recruitment of soldiers 」

When recalling those moments, somehow Yuba showed a melancholic expression and muttered in a low voice.

Zen, who was a Spirit Art genius in addition to his talented physical constitution, was even gifted with martial arts.

Different from the Strahl region, where the Spirit Art disappeared due to the introduction of magic, although the number was very small, the people in the Yagumo region still used Spirit Art.

Such a person is valuable in war.

For the Karasuki kingdom, which was a state of pseudo-war, it did not take much time for the warrior named Zen to differentiate himself.

Despite only minor battles, he beheaded the enemy one by one, when his troops faced a crisis he volunteered to be left with a rear unit; he always returned alive, no matter what the situation was.

To praise the feat, Zen was awarded with a medal from the kingdom and hailed as a royal hero.

「Since then, Zen became a samurai who served the kingdom. Although someone who becomes a new samurai will have a sparring match with a senior as a habit, the man's abilities are a real problem 」

Gouki was the one appointed to test Zen's abilities with the match.

At the time, Gouki was charged with the task of being the royal protector despite his youth, he was the most prominent ruler in the kingdom at the time.

Although his movements are self-taught, Zen's abilities rival Gouki's.

Although the result was Gouki's victory by a narrow margin, if Zen learned formal sword arts, Gouki knew that the one who would lose was probably himself.

「Yes, even though it is called a sparring match, it is not often that I face battles that awaken my soul that much, it is how much fighting it」

Gouki said that in a deep tone, as if deeply moved as he recalled that moment.

Kayoko smiled lightly when she saw the state of her husband.

Zen, who proved his worth with that match, along with Gouki's strong recommendation, entered the post along with Gouki and became the protector of royalty.

「And that royalty is, Ayame-sama」 [TL: SURPRISEEE !!!!]

「…… !!!」

When she heard that her mother was a royal family, Rio showed a clear shocked expression.

Although he had already guessed that his parents were people of a rather high pedigree, the word "Royalty" was never in his prediction.

Seeing Rio's reaction, Gouki and Kayoko couldn't help but laugh.

Although Ayame's position in terms of inheritance of the throne was not that high, she was a woman who was famous in the royal surroundings for her beauty.

Zen, who was a rising star at the time, was appointed to be his bodyguard.

Although there were no problems due to his military exploits, there were some points lacking, such as family status and education. At first, many people were envious of him for that reason.

「But, who is also accused of protecting Ayame-sama is this Gouki and Kayoko. My wife comes from a prominent family line, even among senior samurai families. Although the Kayoko family is also a little special, it still affects 」

With both of them sticking to Zen, there wasn't much of a problem as Zen was doing his best with his duty of protecting Ayame.

In addition, Zen and Ayame's relationship was also good; zen taught Ayame many things about the outside world, who did not know about it.

Just like Gouki and Kayoko, it didn't take long for them to be attracted to each other as men and women.

Even from an outsider's point of view, it was easy to see their feelings for each other.

Because of their interest in Zen, sometimes they also travel undercover to live in the village, Zen's hometown.

But, despite being hailed as the hero [eiyuu], Zen was a warrior who rose from an ordinary [layman], and Ayame was a noble.

The difference in social status between them was simply too great, and Zen was suppressed by that thought.

「At that time, the kingdom of Rokuren sent a ceasefire proposal to our kingdom」

Armistice had occurred many times during the long war.

Although the Rokuren kingdom was the one that always destroyed it first, even the Karasuki kingdom did not want to prolong the war, from the point of view of the national treasury. They always accept a ceasefire.

A truce was being celebrated, also to let the royal citizens vent their dissatisfaction, a grand ceremony was held in the royal capital of the Karasuki kingdom.

Prince Rokuren also came as an ambassador to enter the truce.

The armistice agreement also passed well; then the prince should have returned to his home country without any incident.

But, that night, someone kidnapped Ayame.

The culprit is the assistant prince of the Rokuren kingdom, who comes from a dark side that comes at the end of the truce agreement.

Zen, who protected Ayame from behind very well, managed to catch the person.

Although some circumstances were eliminated, after being trained to commit suicide with unknown abilities, the person was already dead.

The next day, while Karasuki's royal side asks for an explanation on the matter, the prince of Rokuren's kingdom is angered on the grounds that his assistant was brutally murdered.

Despite the fact that their opponent was the one who started all of these events, due to the sudden death of the culprit, the Karasuki royal party decided to treat the case carefully.

But, the prince of the Rokuren kingdom would not care about it, and made a fuss about himself all the way to the enemy kingdom, only to be betrayed like that.

Negotiations between the two kingdoms were futile, just like that, the situation almost forced the termination of the ceasefire agreement.

「In that situation, the royal prince of Rokuren made another point to fix the truce」 agreement

Gouki continued his story, with a tone as if chewing on his anger.

Section 2

The fact is that it is truly a shameless request.

Although he did not know how to describe the situation, but from Gouki's tone, there were rumors that said that the prince of Rokuren kingdom was an unpleasant man, whose hobby was deceiving women with his sadism.

If they let go of Ayame like that, it was easy to imagine what kind of treatment she would get.

First of all, the truce agreement came from the Rokuren kingdom; perhaps their goal was Ayame all along.

They couldn't help but believe in Rokuren's side.

But, sometimes even such shameless requests are inevitable in diplomacy.

With incredible preparation, the prince of Rokuren kingdom used his own subordinates to twist the summarized story, about the truth about the incident, in the capital.

Agitating unrest against citizens, in light of news that the long-awaited ceasefire agreement is on the verge of collapse, it said that they are manipulating public opinion to support the conclusion of the ceasefire agreement. [TL: how very fond of the damned current Indonesian president and his boss, who sold their own country]

The dissatisfaction of the citizens kept piling up and like the situation, Ayame had to be sent to the Rokuren kingdom.

And, in the kingdom itself, the number of nobles supporting the war was also not small.

Although they could resist their dissatisfaction with royalty, it was only on the surface.

In fact, if the truth of the incident was told to the citizens it might ignite their anger, in which case they could not escape the fate of war, just for the sake of smearing mud for the honor of the Rokuren kingdom.

Although the actions of the Rokuren kingdom violated international law from one point, by carrying out the first attack, the Karasuki kingdom was faced with an unfortunate position.

But, the Karasuki kingdom no longer trusted the Rokuren kingdom.

While it may be true that they temporarily accepted the Rokuren kingdom's request, in order to meet the requirements for the truce, there were many doubts regarding it.

They could not simply swallow the request of the Rokuren kingdom.

On the other hand, it might affect the ceasefire agreement if they announced the truth of the incident, and it would lead to the outbreak of a conflict that would push the war into a corner.

They were forced into a state of war while pinning the discontent from some of the nobles and citizens, furthermore the Karasuki kingdom had to squeeze out a good plan to win over the situation.

「So, his majesty pretended to accept the charge to the public, and gave a secret order for Zen and Ayame-sama to escape」

They could wait for their time, temporarily, with the Rokuren kingdom and noble opposition.

A man and a king perform a covert operation during that time.

With a scale that could not be sniffed by the Rokuren kingdom and the opposing domestic nobles, choosing the most elite among the warriors of the samurai organization to send them without being discovered by the Rokuren kingdom.

「Samurai who were dissatisfied with the kingdom of Rokuren collected in that operation, including me. The morale of the samurai participating in the operation soared through the skies 」

Soon after, Zen fled while carrying Ayame.

The Karasuki Kingdom announced the news.

Of course, the anger of the Rokuren kingdom was no joke.

Although many complaints from those who opposed the war were directed towards Ayame and Zen, thanks to that, they managed to direct the mood to start a war with the enemy kingdom.

Later, the prince of the Rokuren kingdom returned to his kingdom out of anger, which triggered the start of the war.

The Karasuki kingdom gathered a large army as a diversion, thus attracting attention so that the secret unit could go to the Rokuren kingdom.

Of course, they had no choice but to secretly move in the middle of the war to ambush the Rokuren kingdom; thus a large army was sent where they would begin their operation.

Thus the Rokuren royal forces on the national border hold a showy contest with the Karasuki royal forces, not knowing that the elite forces of the Karasuki kingdom's samurai have infiltrated into their kingdom.

The elite samurai forces were responsible for sending severe damage one side to the Rokuren kingdom.

Although the back side of the Rokuren kingdom was also moving fast, they were unable to leave the battlefield and ignore the enemies facing them.

When the elite troops quickly retreated before they were counterattacked, eventually the main forces of the Karasuki kingdom began their assault on the Rokuren kingdom army.

Although the main army of the Rokuren kingdom had no choice but to deal with it, a huge disturbance occurred in the middle of the battle, caused by some elite samurai coming from behind and easily taking their general's head.

The Royal Prince of Rokuren was also mixed up among the prisoners captured during the campaign.

Undoubtedly, it was the greatest historical victory of the Karasuki kingdom.

「Rokuren Kingdom once again frantically proposes a truce agreement」

Gouki showed a very pleased expression as he told Rio about the events during that time.

The royal side of Rokuren acknowledged that they were fully responsible for causing the war, and the prince, who was the mastermind behind the event, was executed in front of the citizens by the Karasuki kingdom. Moreover, they had to pay a large sum of money to compensate for the damage caused by the war.

Citizen dissatisfaction reduced due to compensation from the kingdom.

The national strength of the Rokuren kingdom was greatly decreased, and now that they had become a vassal state of the Karasuki kingdom, that situation was not something that came with war.

It was seen as a great success for the king, who issued a final decision to see the result.

But, even though they had the chance to win, it was the fact that he was deceiving his own citizens, which would turn into an unfortunate dead end, with just one mistake.

That was why it became inevitable for him to explain the true reason for the outbreak of war, becoming necessary to treat the case of Zen desertion and Ayame only fled because they were afraid of war.

They even put them on the wanted list in the neighboring kingdom.

Thanks to that, they lost their place and were forced to flee to the Strahl area.

At that moment, it was very clear, even to the king, that Ayame and Zen were in love with each other.

But, a high wall called a social position will not allow the two to be a couple.

Perhaps because she was about to transform into a woman who would become a toy for the evil prince of the enemy kingdom, and with that unwillingness, even if it meant bridging the relationship between the two kingdoms, he said, he entrusted everything to Zen; even if it meant he would live a fugitive life, and always went along with great danger during their journey to a distant place.

Ayame and Zen's actions were seen as treason against their own kingdom.

To add one after another, when it came to Zen, his crimes were the desertion and kidnapping of the royal family.

Their secret is carefully guarded as the main secret of the Karasuki kingdom, who knows the truth is Yuba, who is the mother of Zen, and part of the upper echelon of the kingdom.

And Yuba was unable to tell Rio about his parents due to the king's order.

「We always regret the fact that we can not do anything to help Ayame-sama」

Gouki and Kayoko showed sad expressions.

At that moment, inside Kayoko's stomach lived the life of Hayate, Gouki's son.

Politically, the desertion was treated as "because of Zen's carelessness" regarding his duty to protect Ayame, while Gouki and Kayako remained in the Karasuki kingdom.

「But, a few days ago, a letter from Yuba-dono arrived. The contents say that Ayame-sama and son Zen live in his village 」

It may refer to other people but, she says that Yuba is her grandmother.

Although he had nothing as proof for his identity, whether Rio was a real or fake transaction, the chances that Yuba made a mistake in his judgment were low.

So, Gouki immediately reported about the letter to the king, seeking further instructions.

And then, they had to judge with their own eyes and if they were sure that Rio was the son of Zen and Ayame, they were ordered to bring Rio to the royal capital after telling his parents' past.

Gouki, who received the order, carefully selected his most trusted subordinate, then immediately came to the village in a hurry.

「So I was overwhelmed by emotions to the point that I offered a bow when I saw Rio-sama's face. I have no doubt that you are the son of Ayame-sama * 」[TL: Poor Zen]

Even Rio had no choice but to be a little rushed.

That was how similar he was to Ayame.

Today, he could not help but remember the face of his dead mother.

「Rio-sama, Your Majesty would like to meet you. How about it, do you have no problem to come with me? 」

Gouki said that as if urging him with a sincere tone.

「Meet Your Excellency ....」.

For now, that person is Rio's grandfather.

Although he was unwilling, he could not refuse that request in such a situation.

It seems they will not leave either.

Security is guaranteed by looking at Gouki's personality so far.

「Understood. 」

Rio gave his approval for that wish, despite smiling wryly due to the most unexpected development.

Gouki's expression instantly turned into a pleasant one.

「Thank you very much！ Now, I will explain the situation to the people in this place. The abilities of those people are real; your Majesty and I guarantee that they are trusted people from the dark side of this kingdom. They will be our convoy on the way until we reach the royal capital 」

After saying that, Gouki's subordinates knelt down once again in front of Rio to show their loyalty.