The Birth of a True Hero
Episode 21 Guilt

Seeing good grandparents - it's okay to make me relieved. Then we went in and wanted to see my mother.

Then I introduced Ririna to them.

" This grandfather is my friend Ririna, he's the second son of the Viscount Counsta family "

After entering the mansion, I looked at the living room but did not see my mother anywhere.

" Grandfather, where my mother "asked my grandfather.

Grandpa just kept quiet and invited us into my mother's room. Upon arrival there I was surprised to see my mother lying weak with a sick condition.

" Mom" said I greet my mother.

Mom opened her eyes and looked at me with a stern look.

" You've returned my son" he said in a soft voice.

Me and Karin approached and hugged my mother.

" Mom, mother why, is it because of me, I'm really sorry "I said while crying hugging my mother.

" I'm also sorry mom, I'm a big brother should be mature but think too much about my own feelings, I'm sorry mom " said Karin, crying.

Then my mother rubbed our heads and smiled.

"No son, it's not both of you're wrong. It was my fault as a mother, I was supposed to be the place to go home for you guys but instead thought of myself and made myself indulge in my desire to relieve my loneliness" my mother said in tears

" No mom, I was wrong. I just think about my feelings without thinking about how mom feels, mom deserves to be happy, I'm just a selfish kid "

I answered while holding my mother's hand because I felt so guilty about my mother.

Seeing that incident, my grandfather talked, but instead of making my mother calm and blame my mother for all this.

" You see Julia, your grown-up children are willing to turn away from her happiness in order to see you happy instead of being ashamed of being a parent "

Said my grandfather in a flat tone.

" Grandfather, why talk like to mother, do you have no pity to see the condition of mother"

Karin asked a little annoyed by grandfather's remark to mother.

" Curtau, Rui. You're still a child, you should have gotten the love and good memories of your childhood from your parents"

" Because of the selfishness of adults, you have to suffer like this, your mother who can't cope with her loneliness and can't be mature, makes you feel guilty like this"

" If you leave your children to pursue your happiness in your child's condition like this, then you are no different from their father "

" Children whose only child can depend on you and be the place where they come home, do you have the heart to leave them, are you unhappy with your children and want to leave them with other men "

Then grandfather raised his voice with an angry expression and said.

" Look with your conscience, your children are willing to sacrifice their happiness to see you happy.

My mother who heard that immediately cried . Karin and I were silent at Grandpa yelling at mom, I felt sorry for mom but I felt that what she said was right, Karin still needed a mother figure for her as well as me.

" I'm sorry, Rui. I'm a selfish mother, I still can't be a good mother to both of you" my mother said in tears.

After a long cry my mother fell asleep and me and Karin came out of my mother's room to meet Ririna who was waiting for us in the living room.

" Rui, what happened, what was your mother's condition and why Grandpa sounded angry earlier "

Karin asked with worry.

" It's okay, ririna, we just talked for a second "

Then when my grandfather came out of my mother's room, Karin suddenly spoke to my grandfather.

" Honored Count Moris, I'm sorry if I'm so sassy because I'm an outsider "

Said Ririna which made me, Karin and grandfather surprised.

" If you blame Rui for the condition of Miss Julia, I feel objectionable" Ririna said in a serious tone.

Hearing that, I immediately stopped Ririna from speaking any further.

"Foolishly speaking, what you said, you misunderstood me, Grandfather instead of being mad at me but just advising our mother"

Face Ri!rina immediately flushed and immediately bowed apologizing to grandfather.

" Ma_forgive me, I'm really sorry "

But instead of getting angry, grandfather laughed at Ririna's behavior.

" Sa_I'm really sorry " said Ririna.

" No, I'm not angry, I'm happy that Rui found a good friend like you, please continue to be friends with him "

Hearing Grandpa praise her Ririna smiled back and stopped feeling embarrassed.

" Of course the Count, leave it to me, want a hail of rocks or a meteor shower I won't leave Rui" he replied with a smile to grandfather.

" You're too much of a fool "

I said because I was ashamed to hear Ririna's words.

" Hahahaha, I like you Ririna Consta"

My grandfather was happy. I feel so grateful that Ririna is coming with us because it can change our mood.

Then we'll excuse you because I want to take Ririna around the mansion. Because grandfather still wanted to let go of his longing for karin because it was a long time not to meet so it was only the two of us who went to leave Karin and grandfather.

" It's been a long time, Grandpa "

"Yes how if you sit on Grandpa's lap for so long, I miss my granddaughter so much" I said.

" Hahahah, grandfather, I am no longer a child" Karin said.

" Hahaha, of course, the little boy I used to carry with me every visit here, has already become a very beautiful girl ".

Grandpa said while stroking Karin's head.

Then after that, excuse me to grandfather to accompany my mother who is still asleep.

" I'll be there when mom wakes up, I miss my mom a lot too "

Karin said to grandfather.

" Yes, go my granddaughter, I know you must be very lonely without your mother ".

After that Karin went straight to my mother's bed. I who toured the mansion with Ririna introduced various places around the mansion.

" What if we go straight to my favorite place" I told Ririna.

" No, I know for sure you mean a training ground, and if you go there you'll be busy practicing and not paying attention to me anymore"

" Unbelievable, you really know all about me "my words amazed that Ririna could read my mind.

But suddenly, a village chief came and looked for grandfather with a panicked face.

" Lord, please, lord, please come out "

Grandpa went straight out to see that guy.

"What's Brandi, why are you panicking" said my grandfather trying to figure out what happened.

"The bandits, they again attacked and plundered the village". Said the village chief.

I who heard that went straight to their talk to confirm it happened.

" What was my grandfather hearing about this unfortunate incident earlier, didn't I never hear about the crime in Grandfather's area while I was here long ago. "

" Any grandson, since 1 month after I banned the Viscount from seeing your mother, many strange things have happened"

" From the bandits who started attacking the village that made traders who did not dare to pass or stop here for fear of being attacked by bandits "

" i was suspicious of the Viscount but I had no proof of anything - what, we had already deployed many guards but they kept popping up until the guards couldn't stop them."

" and when I asked for help to the imperial isatana they said it would be up to 1 more week" replied the bewildered grandfather to do what.

" Then leave it to me grandfather, I will stop them "I said with complete confidence

" What , no it's too dangerous" said grandfather trying to ban me.

" It's okay - what grandfather, I can do, what grandfather forgot about my woman who grandfather saw when I disappeared with karin "

Then Grandfather recalled what he had seen, after thinking about all the possibilities he could not figure out anything about the way I did that.

" Just believe in Grandfather Rui, he can definitely do it "

Ririna reassured grandfather.

" Please excuse us" I said as I left the place to head for the village where the bandits attacked "

...The end's...