Chapter 102: 102
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「……ン。……マイン。こら、聞いているのか？」
“… N … Mine, are you listening?”
肩を揺さぶられてハッとしたわたしは、神官長を見上げた。こめかみをぐりぐりと押さえながら、わたしを見下ろす神官長がトントンと石板を指差す。
「全く進んでいないようだが？」
I looked up at the priest, as I was shocked and shaken. While holding down the temple, the chief overlooking me points to Tonton and the stone.
「あ、申し訳ありません」
謝った後、わたしは計算を再開した。カツカツと石筆を動かして計算が一段落すると、溜息が出る。
“Does it seem to have made no progress at all?”
……ルッツ、どうしよう？
家出してしまったルッツの現状を何とかするには、ルッツとルッツの家族がしっかりと向き合って話をして、それぞれの思いを伝え合って和解できるのが一番良いと思う。お互いが言いたいことを胸に秘めているような状況で伝わっていないから、ルッツとルッツの家族は完全にすれ違っているのだ。
“Oh, sorry”
このままで良いわけがないと思うのは、わたしが家族に恵まれているからだろうか。家族と一緒にいるのが辛いなら離れてしまった方がルッツにとっては良いのだろうか。そこが難しい。
「マイン、手が止まっている」
After I apologized, I resumed the calculation. When the calculation is completed by moving the katsukatsu and the brush, a sigh comes out.
「え？ あ、これは終わりました」
「では、これを……」
… Lutz, what should I do?
「はい」
現状打破するだけなら、ベンノと養子縁組をするのが一番の近道だと思う。仕事に打ち込むこともできるし、仕事上の強固な後ろ盾も得られる。生活面でも心配はなくなる。ただ、両親の許可がなければ、養子縁組はできない。そして、今回はベンノが手出ししないと明言していた。
I think that the best way to manage the present situation of Lutz, who has run away, is that Lutz and his family can talk face-to-face, communicate their thoughts and reconcile. Lutz and Lutz’s family are completely passing each other because they aren’t communicating in a situation where they want to say what they want to say.
話し合いの場を設けて、ルッツの両親とルッツとベンノを呼びだして、きっちりと話をしてもらうことも考えたが、わたしが「みんなで腹を割ってお話しましょう」と言ったところでみんなが集まってくれるとは思えない。
そして、話し合いがヒートアップしすぎて、ベンノやルッツの父親が暴走し始めたとしても収拾をつけることができない。どう考えても好転する未来が全く見えなかった。
Is it because I am blessed with a family that I don’t think it’s okay? Is it better for Lutz to leave if it is difficult to stay with the family? That is difficult.
「……ホントにわたし、全然役に立たない……」
「その通りだ。君の意見は正しい」
“Mine, hands are stopped”
「え？」
独り言に反応が返ってきたことに驚いて顔を上げると、神官長が怖い目でわたしを見下ろし、くいっと顎でベッドの方を示した。
“Oh, this is over”
「マイン、こちらに来なさい」
「あの、神官長。お仕事はよろしいのですか？」
“So then …”
「計算機の整備が先だ。来なさい」
「……はい」
“Yes”
計算機というのはあまりにひどい言い草ではないか、と心の中で文句を垂れながら、わたしは神官長の後をついて行き、部屋に入った。
相変わらずごちゃごちゃと物がある部屋の中、わたしは長椅子の物を端に寄せて、座る場所を確保する。
I think that the best way to overcome the current situation is to adopt Benno. You can focus on your work and get a strong backing on your work. There is no need to worry about life. However, adoption is not possible without the permission of the parents. And this time, Benno clearly stated that he wouldn’t come out.
神官長は自分の椅子を持ってきて、苛立たしげにドスンと座ると、わたしをじろりと睨んだ。ここに来ると神官長が少々感情的になるので、さっきより2倍くらい眼光が鋭い。
「一体何を考え込んでいる？ 先程から辛気臭い溜息ばかり吐いているようだが」
Talking about Lutz’s parents, Lutz and Benno, and having them talk exactly, I said, “Let’s talk with everyone” By the way, I don’t think everyone will get together.
「……神官長には全く関係のないことです。すみません。もうちょっと頑張ります」
ルッツのことが心配で仕事が手に付きません、なんて言ったら、お説教が長引きそうだ。反省しているところを見せて、お説教を手短に終わらせようとしたら、神官長は椅子の肘かけに頬杖をついて、忌々しげにわたしを見据えた。
And even if the discussion heats up so much that Benno and Lutz’s father start to runaway, they can’t keep up. No matter what I thought, I couldn’t see a future that would improve.
「執務が滞る以上、全くの無関係ではない」
おっしゃるとおりでございます。
“… I really don’t help at all …”
薄く細められた金色の瞳からわたしはそっと視線を逸らす。考え無しと言われているわたしはなるべく喋らない方が良い。
わたしが口を噤んでいると、軽く溜息を吐いた神官長が立ち上がり、わたしの前に立ったかと思うと、わたしの頬をぐにっとつまんだ。
“That’s right. Your opinion is correct”
「ハッキリと言いなさい。子供がうじうじうだうだとしていたら、気になって執務が捗らないであろう」
計算機扱いする態度からはよくわからなかったが、どうやら心配されていたらしい。回りくどくてわかりにくい神官長をじっと見上げる。
“Huh?”
そういえば、神官長は貴族として教育も受けた人だった。政変の粛清で貴族が減って、神殿の貴族が婚姻や養子縁組でたくさん移動したと聞いたけれど、神官長は養子縁組に詳しいのだろうか。
「神官長は、親の許可を得ずに養子縁組をする方法をご存知ですか？」
When I was surprised to see that the reaction had returned to my own words, the chief priest looked down at me with a scary eye and showed me the bed with my chin.
わたしの質問に神官長は驚いたように軽く片方の眉を上げた。
「何だ？ あの家族から離れる決心でもついたのか？」
“Mine, come here”
「わたしのことじゃないし！」
神官長のビックリ発言に思わず敬語も何もかも忘れてしまったが、神官長は「だろうな」と軽く呟いただけで、済ませてしまった。椅子に座り直し、ひじ掛けにそれぞれ肘を乗せて、お腹の前で指を組む。
“That ’s the priest, is your job?”
「……では、誰のことだ？ 状況によるが、全く方法がないわけではない」
「あるんですか！？」
“Computer maintenance comes first. Come”
わたしが思わず立ち上がると、軽く手を振って座り直すように示しながら、神官長は頷いた。
「私に権力がある以上、多少の抜け道はある。権力を使う相手は見極めさせてもらうが」
“… Yes”
「ルッツとベンノさんの養子縁組です」
ルッツの現状改善にわずかな光明が見えた。わたしは座り直しながら、期待に満ちた目で神官長を見つめる。
I followed the priest and entered the room, complaining in my heart that the calculator was too bad.
「どちらも君にとって重要人物だな？……詳しく話しなさい」
神官長に軽くあらましを話したところ、次々と質問をされ、質問に答えている間にかなり詳しく事情を説明することになった。
In a room with messy things as usual, I put a chaise longue to the end and secure a place to sit.
満足するまで質問をしたらしい神官長は、情報を一度整理するように軽く目を閉じた後、ゆっくりと目を開けた。
「ふむ。ルッツが商人見習いとなることに反対され、今また街の外に仕事で出ることに反対され、家での待遇に不満を持ち、家出した。ベンノは将来有望なルッツを養子としたいが、これにも親が反対している。マインはルッツの生活環境を何とかしたいというのが、一番の希望で、最良は家族との和解。最速はベンノとの養子縁組だと考えている。ここまでで問題はないか？」
The priest brought his chair and sat down with annoyance and scorned me. When you come here, the priest becomes a little emotional, so the eyes are two times sharper than before.
「ないです」
メモも取らず、しっかりと情報を覚えてまとめられるなんて、実は神官長はものすごく記憶力が良いのではないだろうか。わたしが変なところで感心していると、神官長は更に続ける。
“What are you thinking about? It seems like you’re exhaling only a sigh of sighs.”
「家出したルッツについて、仕事に行っているなら放っておけ、と父親は言っているんだな？ 出て行けとか、帰ってくるなとは、一言も言っていないのか？」
「……多分。わたしもトゥーリの話を聞いただけなので、はっきりとはわかりませんけれど」
“… It has nothing to do with the chief. Excuse me. I’ll do my best.”
そう、今回神官長に説明する上で一番痛感したのが、ルッツの両親の意見が又聞きばかりで全くわからないということだ。ルッツとは話をするし、ベンノの意見も聞いた。けれど、ルッツの両親についてはルッツやラルフやトゥーリから聞いた話ばかりで、わたし自身は聞いたことがない。
「……状況的には少し弱いが、親から捨てられ、孤児院に保護された子という扱いにすれば、孤児院の院長が親代わりにサインすることで孤児を引き取りたいと申し出たベンノと養子縁組は可能になる」
‘I ca n’t get a job because I ’m worried about Lutz. When I showed my reflection and tried to finish the sermon shortly, the chief priest put a cheek stick on the armrest of the chair and looked at me regretfully.
「えぇ！？ 孤児院の院長ってわたしじゃないですか！ じゃあ、早速ルッツを孤児院に……」
すごい、わたし！ 孤児院の院長をやっててよかった！
“As long as work is delayed, it is not irrelevant”
心が浮き立ってガタッと立ち上がると、神官長はまた座り直すように手を振る。
「待ちなさい。マイン、君は話を最後まで聞くように。早合点したり、聞いていなかったりと君に失敗が多いのはそのせいではないのか？」
As you said.
「……」
至極冷静に指摘されて、わたしはぐぅの音も出ずに座り直す。何だろう。神官長が着々とわたしの性格をつかんでいるような気がする。
I gently look away from the thin, thin golden eyes. I shouldn’t speak as much as possible.
「孤児院の院長という役職に就いているとはいえ、君は未成年だ。君のサインだけでは養子縁組をするには不十分だ」
「……じゃあ、本当に孤児を引き取りたいという人が来たらどうするんですか？」
¡When I was mumbling, the priest, who exhaled lightly, stood up and thought I was standing in front of me, pinched my cheeks.
孤児院の院長なのに、サインでさえ役立たずだなんて……。
しょぼんと肩を落とすが、保護者がいなければ何もできない年齢の子供にそんな責任を負わせられるわけがないことも頭の片隅では冷静に判断していた。
“Speak clearly. If your child is worried, you won’t get the job done.”
「君にできない以上、上司である私のサインが必要になる」
「神官長、お願いします。ルッツの養子縁組にサインしてください」
I wasn’t sure what to do with the computer, but apparently worried. I look up at the uncle who is confused and difficult to understand.
わたしが神官長に頼むと、神官長はゆっくりと息を吐いた。
「サインをしないわけではない。だが、今の君の言い分は、全て子供であるルッツの視点で語られたものだ。子供の言い分だけで、親から捨てられたと判断することはできない。親に捨てられた子供として孤児院で保護するために、私は彼の両親の話を聞きたい」
Speaking of which, the chief was an educated person as a nobleman. I heard that the aristocrats decreased due to the political change, and the aristocracy of the temple moved a lot by marriage and adoption, but is the priest chief familiar with adoption?
「え？ あの、どうやって？」
簡単に聞きたいと言われても、どうすればいいのかわからない。首を傾げるわたしを、神官長は不思議な物を見るような目で見た。
“Does the Priest know how to adopt without parental permission?”
「どうとは？ 話聞きたければ、相手を召喚すれば良いだろう？ 君は何言っているんだ？」
「……権力というものの力を目の当たりにしました」
The priest was lightly surprised at my question and raised one eyebrow.
話を聞きたくなったら相手を呼びつければいい。それが神殿の常識だった。自分の両親が招待状を受け取って呼び出されたことを思い出して、わたしは肩を落とす。話し合いの場を設置したくてもできないと悩んでいたわたしは一体何だったのか。
「私が立ち会う前で全てを詳らかにし、納得できれば、ベンノとの養子縁組に協力しよう」
“What? Did you decide to leave that family?”
「ありがとう存じます」
わたしは晴れやかな気分で顔を上げた。
“Not me!”
珍しく神官長が笑った。しかし、その笑顔は爽やかでも何でもなく、何かちょっと悪いことを思いついた時のようなニヤリとした笑顔だ。
「そのために君は午後からも執務に励まなければならない。図書室はお預けだ」
Although I forgot all the honorifics without being surprised by the chief priest, the priest just lightly replied, “I wonder”. Sit back on the chair, put your elbows on the armrests and fold your fingers in front of your stomach.
「……はひ？」
わたしが呆然としていると、神官長はさらに愉しげに目を細めた。
“… Who are you ?? Depending on the situation, it is not without a way”
「フランに聞いた。君には反省室より効果があると」
「のぉっ！？」
“Are you there?”
……フランのバカバカ！
わたしが泣く泣く午後からの執務に励むと、神官長は約束通り招待状をしたためてくれた。ルッツの両親とベンノとルッツの分だ。
When I stood up unintentionally, the priest asked, waving lightly and showing me to sit back.
「これを渡しなさい」
ルッツの現状が少しでも改善するための大事な木札を、わたしは満面の笑みで受け取った。
“Because I have power, there are some loopholes. I’ll let you know who you use power for.”
ルッツは送り迎えしてくれなくなったので、わたしはフランと一緒に帰る。神官長から預かった招待状を渡すのに、ギルと一緒に行けば子供のお使いにしか見えないからだ。成人しているフランがいれば、ルッツの両親もちゃんと受け取ってくれるだろう。
「では、ベンノ様とルッツに渡してしまいましょう」
“Adopted by Lutz and Benno-san”
フランに促されて、わたしはギルベルタ商会へと寄った。マルクに奥の部屋へ通してもらい、ルッツも呼んでもらう。
「ベンノさ～ん。褒めて、褒めて。ほら、これ！」
A slight glimpse of Lutz’s current improvement. I sit down and stare at the priest with hopeful eyes.
わたしは弾む足取りでベンノところへと駆けて行き、ビシッと木札を差し出した。訝しげな顔で木札を受け取ったベンノはざっと目を通した途端、顔色を変えて雷を落とす。
「……神官長からの招待状だと！？ お前、今度は何をやらかした！？」
“Both are important to you … talk in detail”
「えーと、その、ルッツの家出と養子縁組の抜け道について神官長に相談したら、こうなったんですけど？」
今回はとても役に立つことをやり遂げた気分だったので、いきなり雷を落とされたことに目を瞬いて首を傾げる。
Talked lightly to the chief priest, asked questions one after another, and explained the situation in great detail while answering the questions.
「何て事をするんだ！？」
「え？ え？ 何がいけなかったの？」
The priest, who seemed to ask questions until he was satisfied, closed his eyes lightly to organize the information, and then slowly opened his eyes.
「お貴族様をこんな問題に係わらせるな！ どんな結末になるかわからんだろうが！」
ベンノが激昂するが、わたしにはいまいちその理由がわからない。神官長は確かにお貴族様だが、話せばわかってくれるし、回りくどくてわかりにくいが、わたしを心配してくれただけだ。
“Hum. Rutz was opposed to becoming a merchant apprentice, now opposed to working outside the city, and dissatisfied with the treatment at home. Benno left home with a promising future. I want to adopt him, but my parents are against it, and Mine wants to manage Lutz’s living environment with the best hope, the best with the family, and the fastest with the adoption of Benno. Are there any problems so far? ”
「だって、神官長が、計算機整備のためだから仕方ないって……それに、ルッツのために何かしたかったんだもん」
「マイン、気持ちは嬉しいけどさ。こんな招待状もらったら、普通怖いから」
“No”
ルッツが手渡された招待状を見て、ガックリと項垂れる。ベンノも同じように項垂れて頭を抱えた。
「お前がルッツのために動いたら、神官長からの招待状か……ハァ」
¡The priest may actually have good memory so that he can remember and gather information without taking notes. The priest continues further if I am impressed with something strange.
「だって、今回はベンノさんが手を出せないって言ったから、わたしにとって身近な大人に相談しただけなのに」
むぅっと唇を尖らせると、ベンノが赤褐色の目に凶暴な光を宿してわたしを睨んだ。
“Isn’t my father saying that if you go to work about Lutz you left home, you can leave it?”
「そうか。俺が全力で権力を行使して、ルッツの家族を脅して、無理やりにでも養子縁組を進めれば、こんなことにはならなかったのか……」
「な、何て怖いことを言っているんですか！？」
“… Maybe I’ve only heard about Turi, but I’m not sure.”
「……マイン、旦那様は本当にやろうと思えば、それくらいはできるんだよ。ウチの家族は店に迷惑をかけたわけだし、ウチの両親と旦那様のどっちが強いかなんて考えなくてもわかるだろ？」
ルッツの言葉にわたしはハッとした。自分は気軽に出入りしているギルベルタ商会だが、トゥーリは北の方へ出向くだけでも緊張すると言っていたし、当初は自分達の生活圏との違いを明確に感じていたはずだ。
Yes, what I felt most painful in explaining to the Priest this time was that I didn’t understand Lutz’s parents. I talked to Lutz and heard Benno’s opinion. However, I have never heard of Lutz’s parents from Lutz, Ralph, or Turi.
カルラおばさんがルッツを返してほしいと直談判したのも、相当な勇気がいる行為だっただろうし、店に迷惑をかけたルッツの家族が何の罰も受けていないなら、ベンノが寛大に許したということになる。
「こっちがルッツのためにも穏便に済ませようと思っている時にお前は……」
“… Slightly weak in the situation, but if it was treated as a child abandoned by the parent and protected by the orphanage, the orphanage director offered to take over the orphan by signing on behalf of the parent Adoption with Benno is possible “
「神官長だって穏便ですよ！ 養子縁組する手段だってちゃんと考えてくれたんですから」
「何？」
“Yeah? Isn’t I the director of the orphanage? I’ll turn Lutz into an orphanage …”
「マジで！？」
ベンノとルッツが揃ってこちらを向いた。わたしは頷いて、神官長が言っていた方法を二人に説明する。
Great, me! I’m glad I was the director of the orphanage!
「親に捨てられたということでルッツが孤児院へ来て保護を求めて、ベンノさんが孤児であるルッツを引き取ることにしたという状況なら、孤児院とベンノさんのサインで養子縁組が成立するって……」
「孤児院長はお前か」
When the heart rises and rises, the chief shakes his hand to sit down again.
ベンノがニヤリとしながらわたしを見た。期待されているところ悪いけれど、わたしのサインには意味がないのだ。
「わたしは子供だから、神官長がサインすることになるんです。だから、ルッツの両親も交えて、事情を聞いた上で判断するって。その招待状なんです」
“Wait. Mine, you listen to the end of the story. Isn’t it because of the many mistakes you made, whether you’ve met early or not?”
ベンノは手に持ったままだった木札を見て、眉を寄せたままゆっくりと顎を撫でる。
「お前、ずいぶん神官長に気に入られていないか？ 普通、お貴族様は俺達のことに関与などしないぞ？」
“……”
「大事な計算機らしいです。わたしが機能するかどうかで、仕事効率が違うそうですよ」
「そういえば、オットーもそんなことを言っていたな。今回はマインに感謝するべきなのかも知れんが、感謝したくない。何だろうな、この徒労感は……」
Refrained from being extremely calm, I sat back without the sound of a mug. What is it? I feel like the Priest is steadily grabbing my character.
ハァ、と疲れたようにベンノが溜息を吐いてガシガシと頭を掻いた。
「ルッツの両親にはお前が渡しておけよ」
“Although you have a position as director of an orphanage, you are a minor. Your signature alone is not enough to adopt you.”
「はい」
「悪いな、マイン」
“… So what do you do if someone really wants to take an orphan?”
「ううん、いいよ。カルラおばさんにはどうせ報告に行くはずだったし。ただね、ルッツが両親に捨てられたと主張して孤児院に来たという設定だから、明日から孤児院に来てね」
ちゃんと来てね、とルッツに手を振って店を出て、わたしはフランと一緒に帰途に着く。
Even though I’m the director of an orphanage, even a sign is useless …
ルッツの家に向かおうと思っていたら、井戸の広場でうろうろしているカルラおばさんの姿が目に入った。
「カルラおばさん！」
Although I dropped my shoulders, I also calmly judged at one corner of my head that a child of an age who could not do anything without a guardian could not be held responsible.
わたしが声をかけると、おばさんは弾かれたように顔を上げて、こちらに駆け寄ってきた。丸かった顔がやつれて細くなり、目元が少しくぼんで見える。
「マイン、遅かったね。ルッツには会ったかい？ どんな様子だった？」
“Because you can’t do it, I need my boss’s signature”
「真面目にお仕事してたよ。元気そうだった」
「そうかい」
“Principal, please. Sign the adoption of Lutz”
ホッと安堵の息を吐くカルラおばさんからはルッツを案じる気持ちが痛いほどに伝わってきた。簡単に養子縁組に応じないのは当たり前かもしれない。
「おばさん、これね、神殿の神官長からの招待状なの」
When I asked the priest, the priest slowly exhaled.
わたしは木札を取り出して、カルラおばさんに差し出す。おばさんは信じられないと目を大きく見開いて、顔色を真っ青にして、木札を見た。
「……何だって神殿から？」
“It doesn’t mean you don’t sign, but all of your claims are from the perspective of Lutz, a child. You can’t judge that you’ve been abandoned by your parents. I want to hear from his parents to protect them in an orphanage as a child abandoned by their parents. “
「ルッツ、孤児院に保護を求めたの。親に捨てられたって」
「勝手に出て行ったのはあの子だよ！？」
“What? How is that?”
ぎょっとしたようにおばさんは叫んだが、それをここで叫んでも招待状はなくならない。貴族である神官長からの招待状は絶対のものだ。
「それで、神官長がルッツを本当に孤児院で保護するかどうか、決めるために両親の話が聞きたいって……。おじさんとおばさん、二人で来て。お仕事を休む都合もあるだろうから、三日後になってる。三日後の3の鐘までに神殿へ来てほしいって」
Even if it is said that I want to listen easily, I do not know what to do. The chief priest saw me as I saw mysterious things.
字が読めないおばさんにわたしは招待状の内容を伝える。差し出されたままの木札を握りしめて、おばさんはわたしを見返した。
「……三日後の3の鐘だね？」
“What is it? If you want to hear the story, you should summon the opponent? What are you talking about?”
「そう。この木札を門番に見せれば、案内してくれるから」
わたしはそわそわしながら、三日後の召集日を迎えた。
“… I witnessed the power of power”
早目に神殿へと行って、青の衣に着替えて、神官長の部屋に向かう。わたしの側仕え部屋に泊っていたルッツも見習い服で一緒だ。一階の側仕え部屋に泊めたのは、養子縁組で出て行くルッツの姿を見せると、他の孤児達に無用な希望を抱かせることになるかもしれないと神官長が言ったからだ。
「すっげぇ緊張するな」
If you want to hear the story, call the other party. That was the common sense of the temple. I drop my shoulders, remembering that my parents received an invitation and were called. What was I who was worried that I couldn’t do it even if I wanted to set up a meeting place?
「……家族会議にしては壮大すぎるよね」
わたしとルッツが神官長の部屋に着いた時には、ベンノとマルクが到着したという連絡が入った後だったようで、すぐに神官長の部屋へと二人が灰色神官に案内されてやってきた。
“If I know everything before I witness, and if I understand, I will cooperate with Benno’s adoption”
ベンノが貴族に向けるためのだらだらとした長ったらしい挨拶を終える頃、ルッツの両親がやってきた。
建築関係の仕事をしていると聞いていた通り、ルッツの父親の身体はそれほど大柄ではないが、がっちりとしている。よく日に焼けていて、外で汗水を流して働く労働者の風貌だった。頑固そうな性格をよく表しているのは眉間に刻まれた皺とギョロリとした翡翠の目で、白に近い感じの金髪のせいで少し年を食っているように見える。
“Thank you very much”
ルッツの父親は一瞬ルッツを見て、フンと鼻を鳴らした後、神官長に簡単な挨拶をした。勧められた席に着く時に、カルラおばさんはすでに正面の席に着いているベンノとマルクを見て、ビクリとする。
マルクさん、マジで何したの？ 何言ったの？ すでに脅したあとでしょう？
I raised my face in a radiant mood.
全員が神官長の部屋に揃ったところで、高らかに3の鐘が鳴り響いた。
Unusually, the chief laughed. However, the smile is not refreshing or anything, and it is a grinning smile as if you came up with something bad.
“To that end, you have to work hard in the afternoon. The library is in check.”
“… What is it?”
When I was stunned, the priest squinted more happily.
“I heard from Franc. I think you are more effective than the reflection room.”
“No ugly?”
…… Franch idiot!
When I worked hard on my work from the crying afternoon, the priest gave me an invitation as promised. Lutz’s parents, Benno and Lutz.
“Hand over this”
I received an important wooden bill to improve the current state of Lutz as much as possible.
Lutz no longer greets me, so I return with Franc. If you go with Gil to give you an invitation from the priest, you can only see it as a child. If you have an adult franc, your Lutz parents will receive it.
“Let’s give Benno-sama to Lutz”
urged by Franc, I visited Gilberta Chamber of Commerce. Ask Marc to go to the back room and call Lutz.
“Benno-san. Compliment, compliment. Look, this!”
I ran to Benno with a bouncy gait and offered a wooden bill. Benno, who received the wooden bill with an ugly face, changed his face and dropped lightning as soon as he looked through it.
“… If it was an invitation from the chief priest !? What did you do this time?”
“Well, what happened when I talked to the priest about the Lutz runaway and adoption loopholes?”
This time I felt like I had done something useful, so I suddenly dropped my thunder and tilted my head.
“What are you doing !?”
“What? What was wrong?”
“Don’t let your nobles get involved in these problems! I don’t know what the end will be!”
Benno is furious, but I don’t know why. The chief is certainly an aristocrat, but it can be understood by speaking, and it is difficult to understand, but it only worried me.
“Because the priest wanted to do something for the computer maintenance … and I wanted to do something for Lutz”
“Mine, I’m happy, but I’m usually scared if I get an invitation like this.”
When I see the invitation that Lutz is handed over, I hang down. Benno also hangs down and holds his head.
“If you move for Lutz, an invitation from the priest … or huh”
“Because Mr. Benno said that he couldn’t get out of hand this time, I just consulted an adult who was close to me.”
When I suddenly sharpened my lips, Benno struck me with a ferocious light in my reddish brown eyes.
“Yes. If I used my full power, threatened the Lutz family, and forced adoption, it wouldn’t have happened …”
“Why are you saying scary things ?!”
“… Mine, my husband can do that if I really want to do it. My family has troubled the store and I wondered which of my parents and my husband was stronger.” You know without it? “
I was surprised by Lutz’s words. Gilberta is a casual trader, but Turi said that he was nervous just going to the north, and at first he should have clearly felt the difference from his sphere of life.
Aunt Carla wanted to return Lutz, but it would have been quite courageous, and if the Lutz family who bothered the store received no punishment, Benno would be generous I forgave it.
“When you’re going to do this for Lutz, you …”
“Even the priest is relaxed! Because he thought about the adoption method properly”
“What?”
“Seriously !?”
Benno and Lutz all turned to look here. I will meet and explain to the two what the priest was saying.
“If Lutz came to the orphanage because he was abandoned by his parents and asked for protection, and Benno decided to take over Lutz, the orphanage, he was adopted by the orphanage and Benno. Is established … “
“Is the orphanage director you?”
Benno grinned and saw me. It’s a bad idea, but my sign is meaningless.
“Because I’m a child, the priest will be signed. So, with Lutz’s parents, I’ll ask you about the circumstances and make a decision. That’s the invitation.”
Benno looks at the wooden bill he had in his hand and slowly strokes his chin with his eyebrows.
“You aren’t quite pleased by the chief priest? Ordinarily, nobles aren’t involved in us?”
“It seems to be an important calculator. Depending on whether I work or not, work efficiency will be different.”
“Speaking of which, Otto was saying that. I should be grateful to Mine this time, but I don’t want to be grateful. What is this feeling of labor …”
Huh, as if tired, Benno sighed and scratched his head.
“Let’s hand over to Lutz’s parents”
“Yes”
“It’s bad, Mine”
“Yes, I should have reported to Aunt Carla anyway. But I came to the orphanage from tomorrow because Lutz came to the orphanage insisting that she was abandoned by her parents.
‘Come on, waving to Lutz and leaving the store, I ’m on my way home with Franc.
When I was thinking of going to Lutz’s house, I saw Aunt Carla walking around the well square.
“Aunt Carla!”
When I called out, the aunt lifted her face as if it had been played and rushed to here. The rounded face is thinned and the eyes look slightly concave.
“Mine, it was late. Did you meet Lutz? How was it?”
“I was working very seriously, I was fine”
“That’s right”
Aunt Carla, who exhales relievedly, has sent her feelings of thinking about Lutz so painfully. It may be natural that you do not simply accept adoption.
“Aunt, this is an invitation from the temple chief”
I take out the wooden bill and present it to Aunt Carla. Aunt unbelievably widened her eyes, turned her complexion blue, and saw the wooden bill.
“… What is the temple?”
“Lutz asked the orphanage for protection. It was thrown away by parents.”
“Is that the one who went out on their own !?”
The aunt shouted, but if she shouted it, the invitation would not go away. The invitation from the aristocratic priestess is absolute.
“That’s why the priest wants to hear from his parents to decide if Lutz should really be protected at an orphanage … Uncle and Aunt come together. It will be three days later, and I want you to come to the temple by the third bell three days later. “
I tell the contents of the invitation to the aunt who cannot read the letter. The aunt looked back at me, holding the wooden bill as it was presented.
“… Three bells three days later?”
“Yes. If you show this wooden bill to the gatekeeper, you will be guided”
I reached the convening day three days later.
Going to the temple early, changing into blue clothing and heading to the Priest’s room. Lutz, who stayed in my side serving room, was also in apprenticeship. The reason I stayed in the side-serving room on the first floor was that the priest told me that if I showed Lutz going out as an adoption, it would make other orphans have unnecessary hope.
“Don’t get nervous”
“… It’s too grand for a family meeting”
When I and Lutz arrived at the Priest’s room, it seemed that Benno and Marc had arrived, and they were immediately guided by the Gray Priest into the Priest’s room. came.
Lutz’s parents came to the end when Benno finished a greedy and lengthy greeting to aristocrats.
Lutz’s father’s body is not so big as it was heard that he is working on architecture, but he is solid. It was the appearance of a worker who was tanned well and worked outside with sweat. The stubborn personality is well represented by the eyebrows engraved between the eyebrows and the gorgeous eyebrows, which seems to be eating a little because of the white-looking blonde hair.
Lutz’s father looked at Lutz for a moment, screamed and greeted the priest. When he gets to the recommended seat, Aunt Carla sees Benno and Marc who are already in the front seats and is surprised.
Marc, what did you really do? What did you say? Is it after threatening already?
When all were in the Priest’s room, three bells rang at high.
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「……ン。……マイン。こら、聞いているのか？」
“… N … Mine, are you listening?”
肩を揺さぶられてハッとしたわたしは、神官長を見上げた。こめかみをぐりぐりと押さえながら、わたしを見下ろす神官長がトントンと石板を指差す。
「全く進んでいないようだが？」
I looked up at the priest, as I was shocked and shaken. While holding down the temple, the chief overlooking me points to Tonton and the stone.
「あ、申し訳ありません」
謝った後、わたしは計算を再開した。カツカツと石筆を動かして計算が一段落すると、溜息が出る。
“Does it seem to have made no progress at all?”
……ルッツ、どうしよう？
家出してしまったルッツの現状を何とかするには、ルッツとルッツの家族がしっかりと向き合って話をして、それぞれの思いを伝え合って和解できるのが一番良いと思う。お互いが言いたいことを胸に秘めているような状況で伝わっていないから、ルッツとルッツの家族は完全にすれ違っているのだ。
“Oh, sorry”
このままで良いわけがないと思うのは、わたしが家族に恵まれているからだろうか。家族と一緒にいるのが辛いなら離れてしまった方がルッツにとっては良いのだろうか。そこが難しい。
「マイン、手が止まっている」
After I apologized, I resumed the calculation. When the calculation is completed by moving the katsukatsu and the brush, a sigh comes out.
「え？ あ、これは終わりました」
「では、これを……」
… Lutz, what should I do?
「はい」
現状打破するだけなら、ベンノと養子縁組をするのが一番の近道だと思う。仕事に打ち込むこともできるし、仕事上の強固な後ろ盾も得られる。生活面でも心配はなくなる。ただ、両親の許可がなければ、養子縁組はできない。そして、今回はベンノが手出ししないと明言していた。
I think that the best way to manage the present situation of Lutz, who has run away, is that Lutz and his family can talk face-to-face, communicate their thoughts and reconcile. Lutz and Lutz’s family are completely passing each other because they aren’t communicating in a situation where they want to say what they want to say.
話し合いの場を設けて、ルッツの両親とルッツとベンノを呼びだして、きっちりと話をしてもらうことも考えたが、わたしが「みんなで腹を割ってお話しましょう」と言ったところでみんなが集まってくれるとは思えない。
そして、話し合いがヒートアップしすぎて、ベンノやルッツの父親が暴走し始めたとしても収拾をつけることができない。どう考えても好転する未来が全く見えなかった。
Is it because I am blessed with a family that I don’t think it’s okay? Is it better for Lutz to leave if it is difficult to stay with the family? That is difficult.
「……ホントにわたし、全然役に立たない……」
「その通りだ。君の意見は正しい」
“Mine, hands are stopped”
「え？」
独り言に反応が返ってきたことに驚いて顔を上げると、神官長が怖い目でわたしを見下ろし、くいっと顎でベッドの方を示した。
“Oh, this is over”
「マイン、こちらに来なさい」
「あの、神官長。お仕事はよろしいのですか？」
“So then …”
「計算機の整備が先だ。来なさい」
「……はい」
“Yes”
計算機というのはあまりにひどい言い草ではないか、と心の中で文句を垂れながら、わたしは神官長の後をついて行き、部屋に入った。
相変わらずごちゃごちゃと物がある部屋の中、わたしは長椅子の物を端に寄せて、座る場所を確保する。
I think that the best way to overcome the current situation is to adopt Benno. You can focus on your work and get a strong backing on your work. There is no need to worry about life. However, adoption is not possible without the permission of the parents. And this time, Benno clearly stated that he wouldn’t come out.
神官長は自分の椅子を持ってきて、苛立たしげにドスンと座ると、わたしをじろりと睨んだ。ここに来ると神官長が少々感情的になるので、さっきより2倍くらい眼光が鋭い。
「一体何を考え込んでいる？ 先程から辛気臭い溜息ばかり吐いているようだが」
Talking about Lutz’s parents, Lutz and Benno, and having them talk exactly, I said, “Let’s talk with everyone” By the way, I don’t think everyone will get together.
「……神官長には全く関係のないことです。すみません。もうちょっと頑張ります」
ルッツのことが心配で仕事が手に付きません、なんて言ったら、お説教が長引きそうだ。反省しているところを見せて、お説教を手短に終わらせようとしたら、神官長は椅子の肘かけに頬杖をついて、忌々しげにわたしを見据えた。
And even if the discussion heats up so much that Benno and Lutz’s father start to runaway, they can’t keep up. No matter what I thought, I couldn’t see a future that would improve.
「執務が滞る以上、全くの無関係ではない」
おっしゃるとおりでございます。
“… I really don’t help at all …”
薄く細められた金色の瞳からわたしはそっと視線を逸らす。考え無しと言われているわたしはなるべく喋らない方が良い。
わたしが口を噤んでいると、軽く溜息を吐いた神官長が立ち上がり、わたしの前に立ったかと思うと、わたしの頬をぐにっとつまんだ。
“That’s right. Your opinion is correct”
「ハッキリと言いなさい。子供がうじうじうだうだとしていたら、気になって執務が捗らないであろう」
計算機扱いする態度からはよくわからなかったが、どうやら心配されていたらしい。回りくどくてわかりにくい神官長をじっと見上げる。
“Huh?”
そういえば、神官長は貴族として教育も受けた人だった。政変の粛清で貴族が減って、神殿の貴族が婚姻や養子縁組でたくさん移動したと聞いたけれど、神官長は養子縁組に詳しいのだろうか。
「神官長は、親の許可を得ずに養子縁組をする方法をご存知ですか？」
When I was surprised to see that the reaction had returned to my own words, the chief priest looked down at me with a scary eye and showed me the bed with my chin.
わたしの質問に神官長は驚いたように軽く片方の眉を上げた。
「何だ？ あの家族から離れる決心でもついたのか？」
“Mine, come here”
「わたしのことじゃないし！」
神官長のビックリ発言に思わず敬語も何もかも忘れてしまったが、神官長は「だろうな」と軽く呟いただけで、済ませてしまった。椅子に座り直し、ひじ掛けにそれぞれ肘を乗せて、お腹の前で指を組む。
“That ’s the priest, is your job?”
「……では、誰のことだ？ 状況によるが、全く方法がないわけではない」
「あるんですか！？」
“Computer maintenance comes first. Come”
わたしが思わず立ち上がると、軽く手を振って座り直すように示しながら、神官長は頷いた。
「私に権力がある以上、多少の抜け道はある。権力を使う相手は見極めさせてもらうが」
“… Yes”
「ルッツとベンノさんの養子縁組です」
ルッツの現状改善にわずかな光明が見えた。わたしは座り直しながら、期待に満ちた目で神官長を見つめる。
I followed the priest and entered the room, complaining in my heart that the calculator was too bad.
「どちらも君にとって重要人物だな？……詳しく話しなさい」
神官長に軽くあらましを話したところ、次々と質問をされ、質問に答えている間にかなり詳しく事情を説明することになった。
In a room with messy things as usual, I put a chaise longue to the end and secure a place to sit.
満足するまで質問をしたらしい神官長は、情報を一度整理するように軽く目を閉じた後、ゆっくりと目を開けた。
「ふむ。ルッツが商人見習いとなることに反対され、今また街の外に仕事で出ることに反対され、家での待遇に不満を持ち、家出した。ベンノは将来有望なルッツを養子としたいが、これにも親が反対している。マインはルッツの生活環境を何とかしたいというのが、一番の希望で、最良は家族との和解。最速はベンノとの養子縁組だと考えている。ここまでで問題はないか？」
The priest brought his chair and sat down with annoyance and scorned me. When you come here, the priest becomes a little emotional, so the eyes are two times sharper than before.
「ないです」
メモも取らず、しっかりと情報を覚えてまとめられるなんて、実は神官長はものすごく記憶力が良いのではないだろうか。わたしが変なところで感心していると、神官長は更に続ける。
“What are you thinking about? It seems like you’re exhaling only a sigh of sighs.”
「家出したルッツについて、仕事に行っているなら放っておけ、と父親は言っているんだな？ 出て行けとか、帰ってくるなとは、一言も言っていないのか？」
「……多分。わたしもトゥーリの話を聞いただけなので、はっきりとはわかりませんけれど」
“… It has nothing to do with the chief. Excuse me. I’ll do my best.”
そう、今回神官長に説明する上で一番痛感したのが、ルッツの両親の意見が又聞きばかりで全くわからないということだ。ルッツとは話をするし、ベンノの意見も聞いた。けれど、ルッツの両親についてはルッツやラルフやトゥーリから聞いた話ばかりで、わたし自身は聞いたことがない。
「……状況的には少し弱いが、親から捨てられ、孤児院に保護された子という扱いにすれば、孤児院の院長が親代わりにサインすることで孤児を引き取りたいと申し出たベンノと養子縁組は可能になる」
‘I ca n’t get a job because I ’m worried about Lutz. When I showed my reflection and tried to finish the sermon shortly, the chief priest put a cheek stick on the armrest of the chair and looked at me regretfully.
「えぇ！？ 孤児院の院長ってわたしじゃないですか！ じゃあ、早速ルッツを孤児院に……」
すごい、わたし！ 孤児院の院長をやっててよかった！
“As long as work is delayed, it is not irrelevant”
心が浮き立ってガタッと立ち上がると、神官長はまた座り直すように手を振る。
「待ちなさい。マイン、君は話を最後まで聞くように。早合点したり、聞いていなかったりと君に失敗が多いのはそのせいではないのか？」
As you said.
「……」
至極冷静に指摘されて、わたしはぐぅの音も出ずに座り直す。何だろう。神官長が着々とわたしの性格をつかんでいるような気がする。
I gently look away from the thin, thin golden eyes. I shouldn’t speak as much as possible.
「孤児院の院長という役職に就いているとはいえ、君は未成年だ。君のサインだけでは養子縁組をするには不十分だ」
「……じゃあ、本当に孤児を引き取りたいという人が来たらどうするんですか？」
¡When I was mumbling, the priest, who exhaled lightly, stood up and thought I was standing in front of me, pinched my cheeks.
孤児院の院長なのに、サインでさえ役立たずだなんて……。
しょぼんと肩を落とすが、保護者がいなければ何もできない年齢の子供にそんな責任を負わせられるわけがないことも頭の片隅では冷静に判断していた。
“Speak clearly. If your child is worried, you won’t get the job done.”
「君にできない以上、上司である私のサインが必要になる」
「神官長、お願いします。ルッツの養子縁組にサインしてください」
I wasn’t sure what to do with the computer, but apparently worried. I look up at the uncle who is confused and difficult to understand.
わたしが神官長に頼むと、神官長はゆっくりと息を吐いた。
「サインをしないわけではない。だが、今の君の言い分は、全て子供であるルッツの視点で語られたものだ。子供の言い分だけで、親から捨てられたと判断することはできない。親に捨てられた子供として孤児院で保護するために、私は彼の両親の話を聞きたい」
Speaking of which, the chief was an educated person as a nobleman. I heard that the aristocrats decreased due to the political change, and the aristocracy of the temple moved a lot by marriage and adoption, but is the priest chief familiar with adoption?
「え？ あの、どうやって？」
簡単に聞きたいと言われても、どうすればいいのかわからない。首を傾げるわたしを、神官長は不思議な物を見るような目で見た。
“Does the Priest know how to adopt without parental permission?”
「どうとは？ 話聞きたければ、相手を召喚すれば良いだろう？ 君は何言っているんだ？」
「……権力というものの力を目の当たりにしました」
The priest was lightly surprised at my question and raised one eyebrow.
話を聞きたくなったら相手を呼びつければいい。それが神殿の常識だった。自分の両親が招待状を受け取って呼び出されたことを思い出して、わたしは肩を落とす。話し合いの場を設置したくてもできないと悩んでいたわたしは一体何だったのか。
「私が立ち会う前で全てを詳らかにし、納得できれば、ベンノとの養子縁組に協力しよう」
“What? Did you decide to leave that family?”
「ありがとう存じます」
わたしは晴れやかな気分で顔を上げた。
“Not me!”
珍しく神官長が笑った。しかし、その笑顔は爽やかでも何でもなく、何かちょっと悪いことを思いついた時のようなニヤリとした笑顔だ。
「そのために君は午後からも執務に励まなければならない。図書室はお預けだ」
Although I forgot all the honorifics without being surprised by the chief priest, the priest just lightly replied, “I wonder”. Sit back on the chair, put your elbows on the armrests and fold your fingers in front of your stomach.
「……はひ？」
わたしが呆然としていると、神官長はさらに愉しげに目を細めた。
“… Who are you ?? Depending on the situation, it is not without a way”
「フランに聞いた。君には反省室より効果があると」
「のぉっ！？」
“Are you there?”
……フランのバカバカ！
わたしが泣く泣く午後からの執務に励むと、神官長は約束通り招待状をしたためてくれた。ルッツの両親とベンノとルッツの分だ。
When I stood up unintentionally, the priest asked, waving lightly and showing me to sit back.
「これを渡しなさい」
ルッツの現状が少しでも改善するための大事な木札を、わたしは満面の笑みで受け取った。
“Because I have power, there are some loopholes. I’ll let you know who you use power for.”
ルッツは送り迎えしてくれなくなったので、わたしはフランと一緒に帰る。神官長から預かった招待状を渡すのに、ギルと一緒に行けば子供のお使いにしか見えないからだ。成人しているフランがいれば、ルッツの両親もちゃんと受け取ってくれるだろう。
「では、ベンノ様とルッツに渡してしまいましょう」
“Adopted by Lutz and Benno-san”
フランに促されて、わたしはギルベルタ商会へと寄った。マルクに奥の部屋へ通してもらい、ルッツも呼んでもらう。
「ベンノさ～ん。褒めて、褒めて。ほら、これ！」
A slight glimpse of Lutz’s current improvement. I sit down and stare at the priest with hopeful eyes.
わたしは弾む足取りでベンノところへと駆けて行き、ビシッと木札を差し出した。訝しげな顔で木札を受け取ったベンノはざっと目を通した途端、顔色を変えて雷を落とす。
「……神官長からの招待状だと！？ お前、今度は何をやらかした！？」
“Both are important to you … talk in detail”
「えーと、その、ルッツの家出と養子縁組の抜け道について神官長に相談したら、こうなったんですけど？」
今回はとても役に立つことをやり遂げた気分だったので、いきなり雷を落とされたことに目を瞬いて首を傾げる。
Talked lightly to the chief priest, asked questions one after another, and explained the situation in great detail while answering the questions.
「何て事をするんだ！？」
「え？ え？ 何がいけなかったの？」
The priest, who seemed to ask questions until he was satisfied, closed his eyes lightly to organize the information, and then slowly opened his eyes.
「お貴族様をこんな問題に係わらせるな！ どんな結末になるかわからんだろうが！」
ベンノが激昂するが、わたしにはいまいちその理由がわからない。神官長は確かにお貴族様だが、話せばわかってくれるし、回りくどくてわかりにくいが、わたしを心配してくれただけだ。
“Hum. Rutz was opposed to becoming a merchant apprentice, now opposed to working outside the city, and dissatisfied with the treatment at home. Benno left home with a promising future. I want to adopt him, but my parents are against it, and Mine wants to manage Lutz’s living environment with the best hope, the best with the family, and the fastest with the adoption of Benno. Are there any problems so far? ”
「だって、神官長が、計算機整備のためだから仕方ないって……それに、ルッツのために何かしたかったんだもん」
「マイン、気持ちは嬉しいけどさ。こんな招待状もらったら、普通怖いから」
“No”
ルッツが手渡された招待状を見て、ガックリと項垂れる。ベンノも同じように項垂れて頭を抱えた。
「お前がルッツのために動いたら、神官長からの招待状か……ハァ」
¡The priest may actually have good memory so that he can remember and gather information without taking notes. The priest continues further if I am impressed with something strange.
「だって、今回はベンノさんが手を出せないって言ったから、わたしにとって身近な大人に相談しただけなのに」
むぅっと唇を尖らせると、ベンノが赤褐色の目に凶暴な光を宿してわたしを睨んだ。
“Isn’t my father saying that if you go to work about Lutz you left home, you can leave it?”
「そうか。俺が全力で権力を行使して、ルッツの家族を脅して、無理やりにでも養子縁組を進めれば、こんなことにはならなかったのか……」
「な、何て怖いことを言っているんですか！？」
“… Maybe I’ve only heard about Turi, but I’m not sure.”
「……マイン、旦那様は本当にやろうと思えば、それくらいはできるんだよ。ウチの家族は店に迷惑をかけたわけだし、ウチの両親と旦那様のどっちが強いかなんて考えなくてもわかるだろ？」
ルッツの言葉にわたしはハッとした。自分は気軽に出入りしているギルベルタ商会だが、トゥーリは北の方へ出向くだけでも緊張すると言っていたし、当初は自分達の生活圏との違いを明確に感じていたはずだ。
Yes, what I felt most painful in explaining to the Priest this time was that I didn’t understand Lutz’s parents. I talked to Lutz and heard Benno’s opinion. However, I have never heard of Lutz’s parents from Lutz, Ralph, or Turi.
カルラおばさんがルッツを返してほしいと直談判したのも、相当な勇気がいる行為だっただろうし、店に迷惑をかけたルッツの家族が何の罰も受けていないなら、ベンノが寛大に許したということになる。
「こっちがルッツのためにも穏便に済ませようと思っている時にお前は……」
“… Slightly weak in the situation, but if it was treated as a child abandoned by the parent and protected by the orphanage, the orphanage director offered to take over the orphan by signing on behalf of the parent Adoption with Benno is possible “
「神官長だって穏便ですよ！ 養子縁組する手段だってちゃんと考えてくれたんですから」
「何？」
“Yeah? Isn’t I the director of the orphanage? I’ll turn Lutz into an orphanage …”
「マジで！？」
ベンノとルッツが揃ってこちらを向いた。わたしは頷いて、神官長が言っていた方法を二人に説明する。
Great, me! I’m glad I was the director of the orphanage!
「親に捨てられたということでルッツが孤児院へ来て保護を求めて、ベンノさんが孤児であるルッツを引き取ることにしたという状況なら、孤児院とベンノさんのサインで養子縁組が成立するって……」
「孤児院長はお前か」
When the heart rises and rises, the chief shakes his hand to sit down again.
ベンノがニヤリとしながらわたしを見た。期待されているところ悪いけれど、わたしのサインには意味がないのだ。
「わたしは子供だから、神官長がサインすることになるんです。だから、ルッツの両親も交えて、事情を聞いた上で判断するって。その招待状なんです」
“Wait. Mine, you listen to the end of the story. Isn’t it because of the many mistakes you made, whether you’ve met early or not?”
ベンノは手に持ったままだった木札を見て、眉を寄せたままゆっくりと顎を撫でる。
「お前、ずいぶん神官長に気に入られていないか？ 普通、お貴族様は俺達のことに関与などしないぞ？」
“……”
「大事な計算機らしいです。わたしが機能するかどうかで、仕事効率が違うそうですよ」
「そういえば、オットーもそんなことを言っていたな。今回はマインに感謝するべきなのかも知れんが、感謝したくない。何だろうな、この徒労感は……」
Refrained from being extremely calm, I sat back without the sound of a mug. What is it? I feel like the Priest is steadily grabbing my character.
ハァ、と疲れたようにベンノが溜息を吐いてガシガシと頭を掻いた。
「ルッツの両親にはお前が渡しておけよ」
“Although you have a position as director of an orphanage, you are a minor. Your signature alone is not enough to adopt you.”
「はい」
「悪いな、マイン」
“… So what do you do if someone really wants to take an orphan?”
「ううん、いいよ。カルラおばさんにはどうせ報告に行くはずだったし。ただね、ルッツが両親に捨てられたと主張して孤児院に来たという設定だから、明日から孤児院に来てね」
ちゃんと来てね、とルッツに手を振って店を出て、わたしはフランと一緒に帰途に着く。
Even though I’m the director of an orphanage, even a sign is useless …
ルッツの家に向かおうと思っていたら、井戸の広場でうろうろしているカルラおばさんの姿が目に入った。
「カルラおばさん！」
Although I dropped my shoulders, I also calmly judged at one corner of my head that a child of an age who could not do anything without a guardian could not be held responsible.
わたしが声をかけると、おばさんは弾かれたように顔を上げて、こちらに駆け寄ってきた。丸かった顔がやつれて細くなり、目元が少しくぼんで見える。
「マイン、遅かったね。ルッツには会ったかい？ どんな様子だった？」
“Because you can’t do it, I need my boss’s signature”
「真面目にお仕事してたよ。元気そうだった」
「そうかい」
“Principal, please. Sign the adoption of Lutz”
ホッと安堵の息を吐くカルラおばさんからはルッツを案じる気持ちが痛いほどに伝わってきた。簡単に養子縁組に応じないのは当たり前かもしれない。
「おばさん、これね、神殿の神官長からの招待状なの」
When I asked the priest, the priest slowly exhaled.
わたしは木札を取り出して、カルラおばさんに差し出す。おばさんは信じられないと目を大きく見開いて、顔色を真っ青にして、木札を見た。
「……何だって神殿から？」
“It doesn’t mean you don’t sign, but all of your claims are from the perspective of Lutz, a child. You can’t judge that you’ve been abandoned by your parents. I want to hear from his parents to protect them in an orphanage as a child abandoned by their parents. “
「ルッツ、孤児院に保護を求めたの。親に捨てられたって」
「勝手に出て行ったのはあの子だよ！？」
“What? How is that?”
ぎょっとしたようにおばさんは叫んだが、それをここで叫んでも招待状はなくならない。貴族である神官長からの招待状は絶対のものだ。
「それで、神官長がルッツを本当に孤児院で保護するかどうか、決めるために両親の話が聞きたいって……。おじさんとおばさん、二人で来て。お仕事を休む都合もあるだろうから、三日後になってる。三日後の3の鐘までに神殿へ来てほしいって」
Even if it is said that I want to listen easily, I do not know what to do. The chief priest saw me as I saw mysterious things.
字が読めないおばさんにわたしは招待状の内容を伝える。差し出されたままの木札を握りしめて、おばさんはわたしを見返した。
「……三日後の3の鐘だね？」
“What is it? If you want to hear the story, you should summon the opponent? What are you talking about?”
「そう。この木札を門番に見せれば、案内してくれるから」
わたしはそわそわしながら、三日後の召集日を迎えた。
“… I witnessed the power of power”
早目に神殿へと行って、青の衣に着替えて、神官長の部屋に向かう。わたしの側仕え部屋に泊っていたルッツも見習い服で一緒だ。一階の側仕え部屋に泊めたのは、養子縁組で出て行くルッツの姿を見せると、他の孤児達に無用な希望を抱かせることになるかもしれないと神官長が言ったからだ。
「すっげぇ緊張するな」
If you want to hear the story, call the other party. That was the common sense of the temple. I drop my shoulders, remembering that my parents received an invitation and were called. What was I who was worried that I couldn’t do it even if I wanted to set up a meeting place?
「……家族会議にしては壮大すぎるよね」
わたしとルッツが神官長の部屋に着いた時には、ベンノとマルクが到着したという連絡が入った後だったようで、すぐに神官長の部屋へと二人が灰色神官に案内されてやってきた。
“If I know everything before I witness, and if I understand, I will cooperate with Benno’s adoption”
ベンノが貴族に向けるためのだらだらとした長ったらしい挨拶を終える頃、ルッツの両親がやってきた。
建築関係の仕事をしていると聞いていた通り、ルッツの父親の身体はそれほど大柄ではないが、がっちりとしている。よく日に焼けていて、外で汗水を流して働く労働者の風貌だった。頑固そうな性格をよく表しているのは眉間に刻まれた皺とギョロリとした翡翠の目で、白に近い感じの金髪のせいで少し年を食っているように見える。
“Thank you very much”
ルッツの父親は一瞬ルッツを見て、フンと鼻を鳴らした後、神官長に簡単な挨拶をした。勧められた席に着く時に、カルラおばさんはすでに正面の席に着いているベンノとマルクを見て、ビクリとする。
マルクさん、マジで何したの？ 何言ったの？ すでに脅したあとでしょう？
I raised my face in a radiant mood.
全員が神官長の部屋に揃ったところで、高らかに3の鐘が鳴り響いた。
Unusually, the chief laughed. However, the smile is not refreshing or anything, and it is a grinning smile as if you came up with something bad.
“To that end, you have to work hard in the afternoon. The library is in check.”
“… What is it?”
When I was stunned, the priest squinted more happily.
“I heard from Franc. I think you are more effective than the reflection room.”
“No ugly?”
…… Franch idiot!
When I worked hard on my work from the crying afternoon, the priest gave me an invitation as promised. Lutz’s parents, Benno and Lutz.
“Hand over this”
I received an important wooden bill to improve the current state of Lutz as much as possible.
Lutz no longer greets me, so I return with Franc. If you go with Gil to give you an invitation from the priest, you can only see it as a child. If you have an adult franc, your Lutz parents will receive it.
“Let’s give Benno-sama to Lutz”
urged by Franc, I visited Gilberta Chamber of Commerce. Ask Marc to go to the back room and call Lutz.
“Benno-san. Compliment, compliment. Look, this!”
I ran to Benno with a bouncy gait and offered a wooden bill. Benno, who received the wooden bill with an ugly face, changed his face and dropped lightning as soon as he looked through it.
“… If it was an invitation from the chief priest !? What did you do this time?”
“Well, what happened when I talked to the priest about the Lutz runaway and adoption loopholes?”
This time I felt like I had done something useful, so I suddenly dropped my thunder and tilted my head.
“What are you doing !?”
“What? What was wrong?”
“Don’t let your nobles get involved in these problems! I don’t know what the end will be!”
Benno is furious, but I don’t know why. The chief is certainly an aristocrat, but it can be understood by speaking, and it is difficult to understand, but it only worried me.
“Because the priest wanted to do something for the computer maintenance … and I wanted to do something for Lutz”
“Mine, I’m happy, but I’m usually scared if I get an invitation like this.”
When I see the invitation that Lutz is handed over, I hang down. Benno also hangs down and holds his head.
“If you move for Lutz, an invitation from the priest … or huh”
“Because Mr. Benno said that he couldn’t get out of hand this time, I just consulted an adult who was close to me.”
When I suddenly sharpened my lips, Benno struck me with a ferocious light in my reddish brown eyes.
“Yes. If I used my full power, threatened the Lutz family, and forced adoption, it wouldn’t have happened …”
“Why are you saying scary things ?!”
“… Mine, my husband can do that if I really want to do it. My family has troubled the store and I wondered which of my parents and my husband was stronger.” You know without it? “
I was surprised by Lutz’s words. Gilberta is a casual trader, but Turi said that he was nervous just going to the north, and at first he should have clearly felt the difference from his sphere of life.
Aunt Carla wanted to return Lutz, but it would have been quite courageous, and if the Lutz family who bothered the store received no punishment, Benno would be generous I forgave it.
“When you’re going to do this for Lutz, you …”
“Even the priest is relaxed! Because he thought about the adoption method properly”
“What?”
“Seriously !?”
Benno and Lutz all turned to look here. I will meet and explain to the two what the priest was saying.
“If Lutz came to the orphanage because he was abandoned by his parents and asked for protection, and Benno decided to take over Lutz, the orphanage, he was adopted by the orphanage and Benno. Is established … “
“Is the orphanage director you?”
Benno grinned and saw me. It’s a bad idea, but my sign is meaningless.
“Because I’m a child, the priest will be signed. So, with Lutz’s parents, I’ll ask you about the circumstances and make a decision. That’s the invitation.”
Benno looks at the wooden bill he had in his hand and slowly strokes his chin with his eyebrows.
“You aren’t quite pleased by the chief priest? Ordinarily, nobles aren’t involved in us?”
“It seems to be an important calculator. Depending on whether I work or not, work efficiency will be different.”
“Speaking of which, Otto was saying that. I should be grateful to Mine this time, but I don’t want to be grateful. What is this feeling of labor …”
Huh, as if tired, Benno sighed and scratched his head.
“Let’s hand over to Lutz’s parents”
“Yes”
“It’s bad, Mine”
“Yes, I should have reported to Aunt Carla anyway. But I came to the orphanage from tomorrow because Lutz came to the orphanage insisting that she was abandoned by her parents.
‘Come on, waving to Lutz and leaving the store, I ’m on my way home with Franc.
When I was thinking of going to Lutz’s house, I saw Aunt Carla walking around the well square.
“Aunt Carla!”
When I called out, the aunt lifted her face as if it had been played and rushed to here. The rounded face is thinned and the eyes look slightly concave.
“Mine, it was late. Did you meet Lutz? How was it?”
“I was working very seriously, I was fine”
“That’s right”
Aunt Carla, who exhales relievedly, has sent her feelings of thinking about Lutz so painfully. It may be natural that you do not simply accept adoption.
“Aunt, this is an invitation from the temple chief”
I take out the wooden bill and present it to Aunt Carla. Aunt unbelievably widened her eyes, turned her complexion blue, and saw the wooden bill.
“… What is the temple?”
“Lutz asked the orphanage for protection. It was thrown away by parents.”
“Is that the one who went out on their own !?”
The aunt shouted, but if she shouted it, the invitation would not go away. The invitation from the aristocratic priestess is absolute.
“That’s why the priest wants to hear from his parents to decide if Lutz should really be protected at an orphanage … Uncle and Aunt come together. It will be three days later, and I want you to come to the temple by the third bell three days later. “
I tell the contents of the invitation to the aunt who cannot read the letter. The aunt looked back at me, holding the wooden bill as it was presented.
“… Three bells three days later?”
“Yes. If you show this wooden bill to the gatekeeper, you will be guided”
I reached the convening day three days later.
Going to the temple early, changing into blue clothing and heading to the Priest’s room. Lutz, who stayed in my side serving room, was also in apprenticeship. The reason I stayed in the side-serving room on the first floor was that the priest told me that if I showed Lutz going out as an adoption, it would make other orphans have unnecessary hope.
“Don’t get nervous”
“… It’s too grand for a family meeting”
When I and Lutz arrived at the Priest’s room, it seemed that Benno and Marc had arrived, and they were immediately guided by the Gray Priest into the Priest’s room. came.
Lutz’s parents came to the end when Benno finished a greedy and lengthy greeting to aristocrats.
Lutz’s father’s body is not so big as it was heard that he is working on architecture, but he is solid. It was the appearance of a worker who was tanned well and worked outside with sweat. The stubborn personality is well represented by the eyebrows engraved between the eyebrows and the gorgeous eyebrows, which seems to be eating a little because of the white-looking blonde hair.
Lutz’s father looked at Lutz for a moment, screamed and greeted the priest. When he gets to the recommended seat, Aunt Carla sees Benno and Marc who are already in the front seats and is surprised.
Marc, what did you really do? What did you say? Is it after threatening already?
When all were in the Priest’s room, three bells rang at high.
The raws were pulled real-time from: https://ncode.syosetu.com/n4830bu/102/ N Mine, are you listening? I looked up at the priest, as I was shocked and shaken. While holding down the temple, the chief overlooking me points to Tonton and the stone. Does it seem to have made no progress at all? Oh, sorry After I apologized, I resumed the calculation. When the calculation is completed by moving the katsukatsu and the brush, a sigh comes out. Lutz, what should I do? I think that the best way to manage the present situation of Lutz, who has run away, is that Lutz and his family can talk face-to-face, communicate their thoughts and reconcile. Lutz and Lutz's family are completely passing each other because they aren't communicating in a situation where they want to say what they want to say. Is it because I am blessed with a family that I don't think it's okay? Is it better for Lutz to leave if it is difficult to stay with the family? That is difficult. Mine, hands are stopped Oh, this is over So then Yes I think that the best way to overcome the current situation is to adopt Benno. You can focus on your work and get a strong backing on your work. There is no need to worry about life. However, adoption is not possible without the permission of the parents. And this time, Benno clearly stated that he wouldn't come out. 2Talking about Lutz's parents, Lutz and Benno, and having them talk exactly, I said, Let's talk with everyone By the way, I don't think everyone will get together. And even if the discussion heats up so much that Benno and Lutz's father start to runaway, they can't keep up. No matter what I thought, I couldn't see a future that would improve. I really don't help at all That's right. Your opinion is correct Huh? When I was surprised to see that the reaction had returned to my own words, the chief priest looked down at me with a scary eye and showed me the bed with my chin. Mine, come here That 's the priest, is your job? Computer maintenance comes first. Come Yes I followed the priest and entered the room, complaining in my heart that the calculator was too bad. In a room with messy things as usual, I put a chaise longue to the end and secure a place to sit. The priest brought his chair and sat down with annoyance and scorned me. When you come here, the priest becomes a little emotional, so the eyes are two times sharper than before. What are you thinking about? It seems like you're exhaling only a sigh of sighs. It has nothing to do with the chief. Excuse me. I'll do my best. I ca n't get a job because I 'm worried about Lutz. When I showed my reflection and tried to finish the sermon shortly, the chief priest put a cheek stick on the armrest of the chair and looked at me regretfully. As long as work is delayed, it is not irrelevant As you said. I gently look away from the thin, thin golden eyes. I shouldn't speak as much as possible. When I was mumbling, the priest, who exhaled lightly, stood up and thought I was standing in front of me, pinched my cheeks. Speak clearly. If your child is worried, you won't get the job done. I wasn't sure what to do with the computer, but apparently worried. I look up at the uncle who is confused and difficult to understand. Speaking of which, the chief was an educated person as a nobleman. I heard that the aristocrats decreased due to the political change, and the aristocracy of the temple moved a lot by marriage and adoption, but is the priest chief familiar with adoption? Does the Priest know how to adopt without parental permission? The priest was lightly surprised at my question and raised one eyebrow. What? Did you decide to leave that family? Not me! Although I forgot all the honorifics without being surprised by the chief priest, the priest just lightly replied, I wonder. Sit back on the chair, put your elbows on the armrests and fold your fingers in front of your stomach. Who are you ?? Depending on the situation, it is not without a way Are you there? When I stood up unintentionally, the priest asked, waving lightly and showing me to sit back. Because I have power, there are some loopholes. I'll let you know who you use power for. Adopted by Lutz and Benno-san A slight glimpse of Lutz's current improvement. I sit down and stare at the priest with hopeful eyes. Both are important to you talk in detail Talked lightly to the chief priest, asked questions one after another, and explained the situation in great detail while answering the questions. The priest, who seemed to ask questions until he was satisfied, closed his eyes lightly to organize the information, and then slowly opened his eyes. Hum. Rutz was opposed to becoming a merchant apprentice, now opposed to working outside the city, and dissatisfied with the treatment at home. Benno left home with a promising future. I want to adopt him, but my parents are against it, and Mine wants to manage Lutz's living environment with the best hope, the best with the family, and the fastest with the adoption of Benno. Are there any problems so far? No The priest may actually have good memory so that he can remember and gather information without taking notes. The priest continues further if I am impressed with something strange. Isn't my father saying that if you go to work about Lutz you left home, you can leave it? Maybe I've only heard about Turi, but I'm not sure. Yes, what I felt most painful in explaining to the Priest this time was that I didn't understand Lutz's parents. I talked to Lutz and heard Benno's opinion. However, I have never heard of Lutz's parents from Lutz, Ralph, or Turi. Slightly weak in the situation, but if it was treated as a child abandoned by the parent and protected by the orphanage, the orphanage director offered to take over the orphan by signing on behalf of the parent Adoption with Benno is possible Yeah? Isn't I the director of the orphanage? I'll turn Lutz into an orphanage Great, me! I'm glad I was the director of the orphanage! When the heart rises and rises, the chief shakes his hand to sit down again. Wait. Mine, you listen to the end of the story. Isn't it because of the many mistakes you made, whether you've met early or not? Refrained from being extremely calm, I sat back without the sound of a mug. What is it? I feel like the Priest is steadily grabbing my character. Although you have a position as director of an orphanage, you are a minor. Your signature alone is not enough to adopt you. So what do you do if someone really wants to take an orphan? Even though I'm the director of an orphanage, even a sign is useless Although I dropped my shoulders, I also calmly judged at one corner of my head that a child of an age who could not do anything without a guardian could not be held responsible. Because you can't do it, I need my boss's signature Principal, please. Sign the adoption of Lutz When I asked the priest, the priest slowly exhaled. It doesn't mean you don't sign, but all of your claims are from the perspective of Lutz, a child. You can't judge that you've been abandoned by your parents. I want to hear from his parents to protect them in an orphanage as a child abandoned by their parents. What? How is that? 3Even if it is said that I want to listen easily, I do not know what to do. The chief priest saw me as I saw mysterious things. 3What is it? If you want to hear the story, you should summon the opponent? What are you talking about? I witnessed the power of power If you want to hear the story, call the other party. That was the common sense of the temple. I drop my shoulders, remembering that my parents received an invitation and were called. What was I who was worried that I couldn't do it even if I wanted to set up a meeting place? If I know everything before I witness, and if I understand, I will cooperate with Benno's adoption Thank you very much I raised my face in a radiant mood. 3Unusually, the chief laughed. However, the smile is not refreshing or anything, and it is a grinning smile as if you came up with something bad. To that end, you have to work hard in the afternoon. The library is in check. What is it? When I was stunned, the priest squinted more happily. I heard from Franc. I think you are more effective than the reflection room. No ugly? Franch idiot! When I worked hard on my work from the crying afternoon, the priest gave me an invitation as promised. Lutz's parents, Benno and Lutz. Hand over this I received an important wooden bill to improve the current state of Lutz as much as possible. Lutz no longer greets me, so I return with Franc. If you go with Gil to give you an invitation from the priest, you can only see it as a child. If you have an adult franc, your Lutz parents will receive it. Let's give Benno-sama to Lutz urged by Franc, I visited Gilberta Chamber of Commerce. Ask Marc to go to the back room and call Lutz. Benno-san. Compliment, compliment. Look, this! I ran to Benno with a bouncy gait and offered a wooden bill. Benno, who received the wooden bill with an ugly face, changed his face and dropped lightning as soon as he looked through it. If it was an invitation from the chief priest !? What did you do this time? Well, what happened when I talked to the priest about the Lutz runaway and adoption loopholes? This time I felt like I had done something useful, so I suddenly dropped my thunder and tilted my head. What are you doing !? What? What was wrong? Don't let your nobles get involved in these problems! I don't know what the end will be! Benno is furious, but I don't know why. The chief is certainly an aristocrat, but it can be understood by speaking, and it is difficult to understand, but it only worried me. Because the priest wanted to do something for the computer maintenance and I wanted to do something for Lutz Mine, I'm happy, but I'm usually scared if I get an invitation like this. When I see the invitation that Lutz is handed over, I hang down. Benno also hangs down and holds his head. If you move for Lutz, an invitation from the priest or huh Because Mr. Benno said that he couldn't get out of hand this time, I just consulted an adult who was close to me. When I suddenly sharpened my lips, Benno struck me with a ferocious light in my reddish brown eyes. Yes. If I used my full power, threatened the Lutz family, and forced adoption, it wouldn't have happened Why are you saying scary things ?! Mine, my husband can do that if I really want to do it. My family has troubled the store and I wondered which of my parents and my husband was stronger. You know without it? I was surprised by Lutz's words. Gilberta is a casual trader, but Turi said that he was nervous just going to the north, and at first he should have clearly felt the difference from his sphere of life. Aunt Carla wanted to return Lutz, but it would have been quite courageous, and if the Lutz family who bothered the store received no punishment, Benno would be generous I forgave it. When you're going to do this for Lutz, you Even the priest is relaxed! Because he thought about the adoption method properly What? Seriously !? Benno and Lutz all turned to look here. I will meet and explain to the two what the priest was saying. If Lutz came to the orphanage because he was abandoned by his parents and asked for protection, and Benno decided to take over Lutz, the orphanage, he was adopted by the orphanage and Benno. Is established Is the orphanage director you? Benno grinned and saw me. It's a bad idea, but my sign is meaningless. Because I'm a child, the priest will be signed. So, with Lutz's parents, I'll ask you about the circumstances and make a decision. That's the invitation. Benno looks at the wooden bill he had in his hand and slowly strokes his chin with his eyebrows. You aren't quite pleased by the chief priest? Ordinarily, nobles aren't involved in us? It seems to be an important calculator. Depending on whether I work or not, work efficiency will be different. Speaking of which, Otto was saying that. I should be grateful to Mine this time, but I don't want to be grateful. What is this feeling of labor Huh, as if tired, Benno sighed and scratched his head. Let's hand over to Lutz's parents Yes It's bad, Mine Yes, I should have reported to Aunt Carla anyway. But I came to the orphanage from tomorrow because Lutz came to the orphanage insisting that she was abandoned by her parents. Come on, waving to Lutz and leaving the store, I 'm on my way home with Franc. When I was thinking of going to Lutz's house, I saw Aunt Carla walking around the well square. Aunt Carla! When I called out, the aunt lifted her face as if it had been played and rushed to here. The rounded face is thinned and the eyes look slightly concave. Mine, it was late. Did you meet Lutz? How was it? I was working very seriously, I was fine That's right Aunt Carla, who exhales relievedly, has sent her feelings of thinking about Lutz so painfully. It may be natural that you do not simply accept adoption. Aunt, this is an invitation from the temple chief I take out the wooden bill and present it to Aunt Carla. Aunt unbelievably widened her eyes, turned her complexion blue, and saw the wooden bill. What is the temple? Lutz asked the orphanage for protection. It was thrown away by parents. Is that the one who went out on their own !? The aunt shouted, but if she shouted it, the invitation would not go away. The invitation from the aristocratic priestess is absolute. That's why the priest wants to hear from his parents to decide if Lutz should really be protected at an orphanage Uncle and Aunt come together. It will be three days later, and I want you to come to the temple by the third bell three days later. I tell the contents of the invitation to the aunt who cannot read the letter. The aunt looked back at me, holding the wooden bill as it was presented. Three bells three days later? Yes. If you show this wooden bill to the gatekeeper, you will be guided I reached the convening day three days later. Going to the temple early, changing into blue clothing and heading to the Priest's room. Lutz, who stayed in my side serving room, was also in apprenticeship. The reason I stayed in the side-serving room on the first floor was that the priest told me that if I showed Lutz going out as an adoption, it would make other orphans have unnecessary hope. Don't get nervous It's too grand for a family meeting When I and Lutz arrived at the Priest's room, it seemed that Benno and Marc had arrived, and they were immediately guided by the Gray Priest into the Priest's room. came. Lutz's parents came to the end when Benno finished a greedy and lengthy greeting to aristocrats. Lutz's father's body is not so big as it was heard that he is working on architecture, but he is solid. It was the appearance of a worker who was tanned well and worked outside with sweat. The stubborn personality is well represented by the eyebrows engraved between the eyebrows and the gorgeous eyebrows, which seems to be eating a little because of the white-looking blonde hair. Lutz's father looked at Lutz for a moment, screamed and greeted the priest. When he gets to the recommended seat, Aunt Carla sees Benno and Marc who are already in the front seats and is surprised. Marc, what did you really do? What did you say? Is it after threatening already? When all were in the Priest's room, three bells rang at high.
