It's been a few days since Mr. Lan and his family went away - and I'm feeling somewhat uncomfortable in my life.
All this time, Mr. Lan has been by my side. He had never left my side for days at a time. So I kind of felt lonely when I woke up.
I guess because they could tell I was lonely, they talked to me more than usual.
'Lelunda, we're going hunting!
Yes."
Today, Kayu invited me to go hunting.
Kayu also said she wanted to go to the ruins and she wanted to gain strength for it.
I'm going to invite Raymer and Ceefo to head out of the village. By the way, Doanea is still carrying him on her back. Doanea says she is not a baby anymore, but I think she is a baby because she was born less than a year ago.
But I wonder if it would be different if she were a dragon. I will ask her to tell me more when I go to Doulouanea's place.
I headed out of the village with Kayu, Raymer, Seafo, and Doanea.
When they find a demon, Kayu approaches it with light steps and hunts the life out of it in an instant. Amazing. What a surprise at the lightness of his body. With a sword, she lightly approaches and takes its life.
I can use magic better than Kayu, but I can't match her physical ability at all, so when I see this kind of amazingness, I think it's amazing.
I mean, I feel like I'm faster and sharper than when I saw him before. It's cool.
Kayu, you're amazing.
"I know, right? It's the result of hard work.
"Yes, it's the result of hard work. Kayu, you've been working hard.
I nodded my head in agreement because I knew how hard Kayu was working.
The most important thing to remember is that you can't lose to Kayu, so I also use magic to hunt for demons. However, even if you only become good at magic, you should also hone your non-magic skills so that you can handle situations when you can't use magic, so I also use a sword.
Ran said that it might be easier to be able to do everything in case something happens.
I think he is right. It is better to be able to do more things for the future.
Swords are hard.
But I'm better than before. Lelunda is very good.
"Is she? I'm glad to hear it.
Yes, I am.
I don't think I'm quite good with a sword yet, but Kayu's praise made me happy.
After hunting for a while, I dismantled the demon on the spot and took it home.
I sold them to stores or put them in the pantry.
Sadda said he would like to be able to open individual food stores as well. But if he wants to open more stores, he has to think about it. Also, Mr. Sadda seemed sad that Ms. Lan was leaving the village.
Sadda and Lan are friends, so I guess she must miss him.
After the hunt with Kayu and the others, I ate lunch. My lunch consisted of the demons I had just hunted and fish from the lake. It is covered with a seasoning made from herbs.
Not everyone in the village is at the table, but I enjoy the fact that we can all eat together. It helps to take the edge off the loneliness of not having Mr. Lan around. I resolve not to worry about Mr. Lan.
I feel lonely, but I am already 12 years old. I am becoming more and more mature, and I want to be able to handle being on my own.
Twelve years old.
Compared to the time when my parents abandoned me, I am more mature now. But I still think I am more of a child than most adults.
Someday, I hope to become an adult like Ran and Dong.
What are you going to do after this, Lelunda?
I'm going to do another validation with Fito and Gaius today. I'm not completely sure what I can do yet.
I see. It is important to know yourself!
Kayu said with a sly smile.
Kayu said that from noon, she was going to study. Often, she reads the knowledge left to her by her aunt, or what Mr. Lan has put together as a book. Then there are the adults in the village who become teachers and teach him something or other.
Kayu told me that she is not good at studying, but she still tries to learn at least some knowledge.
I am continuing my research with Gaius and Fito on the outskirts of the village, on the "knights of the divine child".
Gaius' power, Fito's power, and my own power.
More than the power of Gaius and Fith-chan, my power as a godchild is unknown in many ways. If I could do more, I wonder if it would be for the future.
'Fith-chan, assuming that I and the god-daughter of Fith-chan's people are together, what else do you think I can do?
'The only thing they can tell us is that we can commune with God, or that we can see into the future. Lelunda can't communicate with God, can she?
Yes," he said. I don't know the voice of God. I've never heard it. I only see him in my dreams when I create the Knight of the Divine Child.
I can't communicate with God ....... I wonder if I will be able to talk to God someday.
I think about that.
I'm not sure. Yes, he did. But how does one manipulate the weather?
I don't know.
I thought about what Gaius said, but I still didn't understand.
I'll go see Mr. Doroian next time, so I'll ask him then.
--A girl and her days without a woman 1
(The girl, a child of the gods, spends her days feeling lonely without her mistress.)