Chapter 8

『 Chapter 8 』

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The Head's order was to have Firentia take part in class.

However, there was too much doubt in his own mind to follow orders immediately without checking for himself.

A seven-year-old child that reads such a book.

Is he going to be a hedgehog mother in front of his granddaughter?

Clarivan thought, knocking on the door of the room Gallahan and Firentia were using.

As he stepped inside, greeted by surprised Gallahan, he could find Firentia reading a book on one side of the parlor.

The child was reading "People in the South" with a green cover, apparently.

'You can't really be reading.'

Clarivan didn't believe Rulac from the beginning.

I didn't intend to risk ruining the atmosphere of the class that I tried to set by bringing in one more seven-year-old child who knew nothing.

Today, I was going to convince the Head that Firentia was just looking at the book like a picture book.

"Tia, come here."

At Gallahan's call, Firentia walked with the book covered.

She was an impressive child with curly brown hair tied with a ribbon and a milky cheeks unique to a child.

Apart from that, however, Firentia still looked too young.

It was especially so when she sat on her father's lap.

But there's only one thing.

There was something that shook Clarivan's heart, which was full of conviction.

It was a gun full of bright green eyes that resembled her father, Gallahan.

How many seven-year-old children face each other with a smile without avoiding the eyes of a strange adult looking at them intentionally?

"..."

When Head saw the child, he's right to say that she inherited his blood thickly.

Apparently, Firentia was closer to the character of her grandfather, Rulac, than her father, Gallahan.

But still a child.

It was a completely different story from the hypothesis that at the age of seven, he had a genius brain to read and understand professional books, even if he could be bold and bold in the future.

However, Clarivan's idea was shattered when he began to talk to Firentia.

"I've only read a little, but there are some fascinating people who live in the woods south of the Empire. It's a book that tells stories about them."

Surprisingly, the child had an accurate grasp of the contents of the book.

This much may be heard from someone.

Clarivan thought so and tried not to be agitated.

"What is the name of the author who wrote this book?"

"It says "Rophilly" on its cover."

"What was chapter one about?"

"Someone called Rophilly was telling how they heard rumors about the southerners."

"Hmm…."

However, despite continuing questions, Firentia was able to answer them without hesitation, and there was nothing more to say.

Does this child really understand everything and read it?

Clarivan's confusion didn't end there.

"Rophilly isn't him. It's her."

"What?"

"If you look at the front cover, it's out there.

Her full name is Ava's Rophilly. She's a female scholar."

He couldn't believe that Firentia pointed out the wrong part.

Although he read the book "People in the South" a long time ago, it was a mistake that he didn't know the author and speaker Rophilly was a woman.

The result was that he thought it would be a man who published such a famous research book.

Clarivan, who realized his mistake in front of the eyes of the plump Firentia, blushed with shame.

"I heard you already read it. You must have read it roughly."

In the end, I was even teased by a child.

At the moment she thought it was very familiar to see her smiling with only her lips smiling, Clarivan frowned.

This kid really looks like the Head.

Even his smiling face that turns his mind upside down.

"Be sure to attend the class from the sixth day of next week."

But out of Gallahan's room, Clarivan was smiling.

"I was wondering if I should change my job as the education officer. Let's do a little more."

That child would have a little taste for teaching.

After a long time, Clarivan quickly returned to his office to prepare for the class.

"Since it's been a while since the sun has risen, shall we go on a picnic in the garden?"

My father, who was spending a leisurely afternoon, made a sudden suggestion.

"Let's pack a lot of Tia's favorite cakes and cookies and get some sun.

Oh, you'd better stop by Dr. O'Malley before that."

Aha.

I could see my father's intention at a glance.

He thinks I won't like going to the hospital, so he's trying to entice me into a picnic full of delicious things.

It's already been a week since Dr. O'Malley told us.

I nodded, thinking that time passed very quickly.

My father smiled broadly and moved quickly before I changed my mind.

Seeing that the picnic basket was already prepared, it seemed to be planned in advance.

He has a really cute side.

I took my father's hand and headed to Dr. O'Malley's hospital.

Dr. O'Malley and another person were inside the burrowing and opening clinic.

"Huh?"

The blonde woman, nodding her head as if she was being instructed by the doctor, appeared to be in her early twenties.

"You're here."

While Dr. O'Malley greeted me, my eyes did not fall off her.

When my father, who noticed my gaze, asked who she was, the woman answered in a thin voice that she was surprised.

"Oh, Dr. O'Malley's disciple, Estira."

You don't look that timid.

He seemed surprised by the sudden situation in which Head's son addressed her.

"Now, let me see your wrist."

Dr. O'Malley approached me smiling.

However, I turned to my father's arms and avoided the doctor's touch.

"Tia?"

"Haha, you must be shy all of a sudden."

My father seemed to be embarrassed by my unexpected behavior.

"What's wrong with our Tia? Are you scared?"

I shook my head and said.

"That sister..."

"Hmm? Say that again, Tia."

"Please do it for me."

I mean, I embarrassed all three people.

It was Dr. O'Malley who broke the awkward silence that had been flowing for a while.

"She seems to like Estira. Then let's go with Estira's treatment today."

"Still…."

"Estira is one of the best students in my class, so don't worry. I'll be with you. Is that all right, Miss Firentia?"

I nodded and approached Estira and stuck out my sore wrist.

"Oh…. Well, wait a minute.…."

As if embarrassed, Estira, red-faced, carefully unpacked the bandage around my wrist.

I can see how nervous she was, her fingertips shaking.

I was sorry for making the situation like this, so I spoke first to call attention.

"Is your name Estira?"

"Yes, I am."

"My name is Firentia, and my father's name is Gallahan."

"Huh, is that so...."

She works in Lombardy, so of course she knows our names.

However, it is not bad to introduce yourself again.

So that Estira can remember us more clearly.

"What do you learn from the doctor?"

"I'm learning herbal medicine."

"Huh. So you're trying to be a doctor, too?"

"Yes, it's a long way off."

Perhaps because I chatted little by little, Estira seemed to be more relaxed.

"The swelling has subsided a lot, so I think you can change your medicine, sir."

"Hmm. I see. Go get the sacrosanct extract."

I frowned at Dr. O'Malley's words.

I wasn't worried about using a good medicine, but I was very worried about the taste.

Of course.

The light green liquid Estira brought looked very bitter at a glance.

"Eat this, Tia."

As if his father had waited, he held out the cookies in the picnic basket.

I tucked my hand in and took out three large cookies and held them in one hand.

It's going to be cold.

I swallowed bitter medicine so that my whole body trembled at once and quickly put the cookies in my mouth.

Then one of the remaining two cookies was served to Dr. O'Malley.

"Oh, thank you. Miss!"

The doctor was very pleased and took the cookies into his mouth.

And the other one.

"Eat."

Estira's eyes grew big on the cookies that popped out in front of her.

"Well, I'm...."

"Because you treated me. It's delicious."

After a moment of hesitation, Estira finally received the cookies with her hands.

"Now, shall we go?"

My father hugged me and said energetically.

"Good-bye."

Hugged by my father, I greeted Dr. O'Malley.

I could see Estira looking down at the cookies I gave her with a distant view.

"Bye, sister!"

Surprised when I shouted, she bent down at me.

I kept waving my hand.

Next time, I'll just pick it up and ask Estira to come over.

You have to keep watching and get close.

"Hmnn."

As I was facing the cool wind with my arm around the window, I hummed out.

"You look happy today. Are you excited about the first class tomorrow?"

Well, there's something like that.

When I smiled at my father, he smiled after me.

Soon after, he went back to what he was doing and made fun of his hands to draw something.

I looked out the window again.

The rain that continued until yesterday cleared the sky as if it were a lie.

The air felt cleaner, too.

I drank in the wind as if I were going to drink it all.

And at the end of the long breath, a wagon with a top flag was seen entering the mansion.

I mumbled softly, rolling up the corners of my mouth.

"Here it is."