I Was a Sword When I Reincarnated (LN) - Volume 4 - Chapter Ep

Epilogue

Morning came. We stood at the gates of Bulbola.

“It really is goodbye this time…” Satya sobbed, hugging Fran. 

The princess had come to see her friend off on her journey. At first glance, it looked like Fran was just standing there. But I knew the truth. She gripped the edge of her shirt tightly. She didn’t want to say goodbye, either.

“Why not just come with us, Fran?” Soph, the former urchin, asked. 

He looked lonely, but Fran only answered with a shake of her head.

“I already know where I’m going.”

“Then change your destination! We can serve the prince together.”

“I have to do this alone.”

“But we’re already friends…”

“Yeah…”

Little Tenyl and the girl Altie followed suit. Fult did his best to console them, although he looked sad as well.

“Come now. Fran has important things she must take care of,” Fult said, holding back tears. 

Even now, he was still the looker. Not that good looks were enough to win Fran over.

“Fult’s right. Besides, it’s not like this is our final goodbye.”

“We would love it if Fran could join us back in Phyllius. We considered filing another bodyguard request for her.”

“We were even willing to pay a handsome fee for it.”

“Does that mean—!”

“No. We are not about to abuse our royal office,” Prince Fult stressed, shaking his head. “We wouldn’t be friends anymore if I did that.”

“We would like to remain as equals with Fran. As friends.”

The three kids quieted down after that. I guessed that they agreed with what the twins said.

Fran remained expressionless, but I knew that she was happy on the inside. Her ears twitched ever so slightly.

“I’ll be seeing you.”

“Indeed we shall.”

“Promise me you’ll visit Phyllius when you get the chance.”

“Yeah, I promise.”

With one last embrace, Fran hopped on Jet’s back.

“Goodbye, Fran!”

“We’ll see you soon!”

“Take care of yourself!”

As the kids waved farewell, Fran smiled.

“Bye, you guys… Let’s go, Jet.”

“Woof.”

Jet heeded his master and bounded away.

“Goodbye, Fran, Jet! Godspeed!”

“Take care of her, Teacher!”

That Fult… He really didn’t need to butter me up.

Fran didn’t turn around to face them. She couldn’t. If she did, she knew she’d run back.

You held it in to the very end.

“Uaah…”

I stroked her back and wiped the tears that rolled down her face. Fran let them flow freely. That was all right. She would feel better after letting it all out.

I turned my attention to the skies.

Clear blue as far as the eye could see.

Perfect weather to set out on an adventure.

Fran was close enough to the people she had left behind to shed tears. That might be the best thing to come out of our stop in Bulbola.

We promised we would see them again. Let’s see to it that we do.

“Yeah!”

I patted Fran’s head as I thought of our next step.

Ulmutt was a five day trip from here.

When we got there, we would level up in its two dungeons. After that, the Ulmutt Fighting Tournament. We’d settle for nothing less than total victory.

I wonder what Ulmutt’s like.

“Dungeons… I’m looking forward to it,” said Fran. She was feeling better already. “I’m going to be a lot stronger by the time I meet them again.”

You know it.

“So strong that I could take on a Linford on my own.”

I can see it happening.

We needed a lot of work, but she might as well shoot for the moons.

“Time for some dungeon crawling!”

That’s the spirit. Step on it, Jet! No breaks until we get to Ulmutt!

“Woof, woof!”

“We’re gonna win that fighting contest!”