Author's Note:

Quote:Hello, sorry for the delay, i'm currently preparing to travel, and thrusday/friday i will probably not be able to post any new chapter till the weekend.

However, i will try, and i will make sur to compensate for the delay.

Thanks

Chapter 5 : Decision

After hearing the news from Mirza, i got up quickly from the couch and followed him.

We found Elsa "mom" collapsed on the floor in the kitchen, her face was pale and twitching in pain, she was sweating a lot.

I told Mirza to go search for a towel and a blanket, he didn't respond instead he ran and returned as fast as possible.

Although from the outside he seemed like a troublesome child who doesn't care about people , he deeply loved his mother

Even me, my heart was throbbing fast when i saw mom lying on the floor, i never experienced something like this before but it didn't seem enjoyable ....

In the meantime, i examined mom. It seems like she got a fever, but i wasn't sure either, cause in this world, i still lack knowledge about diseases and medical treatments.

When Mirza returned, he helped me move her body towards the bedroom

"Onee-san... is mom okay?? " Mirza said with a sad expression

"Don't worry... she's fine... she just need to have some rest..."

Even tough i responded like this, i'm still worried about her condition. I don't think i ever saw symptoms like that in my life either.

That night was terribly long. I was nursing mom , changing her wet towels every half hour.

Mirza not knowing what to do asked me if he could help, i told him not to worry and go to sleep, he refused and stayed with us all night.

At dawn, i went to the kitchen to make some porridge. Mom's fever became stable, and moments later she woke up.

To her surprise, both Mirza and i have been waiting for her to regain consciousness, sitting next to her. She then stared at us , her eyes began to shed tears.

Soon after, i looked next to me and a distorted crying face of a child was reflected in my eyes, Mirza.

"Moooom!!!" (both of us at the same time)

My eyes started to swell up too, and both of us jumped to mom's bed hugging her with all our might...

The next day, mom regained her health. Apparently she just overworked herself this past few days because of an event in the tavern; some adventurer's returned after completing a very difficult task.

I asked her why didn't she hire someone to help her, at the very least i could serve the dishes or something like that.

She said with a low and timid voice that she didn't have any money, and that she didn't want to burden me ....

I was both shocked and angered from what she said, after all we are a family! So at night, i wanted to have a talk with her about my future plans...

" Yes Iris-chan, what is it that you wanted to talk with me? " (Elsa)

I responded with a firm and serious expression:

" I want to join the guild and become an adventurer! " (Iris)

" .... Is it because of the talk that we had this morning? " (Elsa)

" Partially, yes. However it's also because i lack experience in this world, so i wish to become an adventurer to explore places and learn different things " (Iris)

After a long moment of silence, she then replied

" I see ..... come with me " (Elsa)

I followed her to the tavern. Surprisingly, we went to the locked room. when she opened the door, it was pitch black inside.

She then cast a spell towards the ceiling

" Oh Primal God of light, please bestow upon me your power. Luminos! "

And then the ceiling began to shine.

" What is this??!! " (Iris)

I wasn't surprised because of the ceiling shining like the sun. In the past few days, i also learned some " basic " spells.

But what made me flabbergasted was the inside of the room....

Weapons of all different types were stored on a big table in the middle: Axes, swords, greatswords, daggers....

Some of them were even emanating dangerous auras.

I began to understand more about her past, she was an adventurer too!

And on the wall, hanging there were some "trophies" that she probably collected in her life as an adventurer.

The room was not filled with only trophies and weapons, There were also magical items stored there.

Originally i tought that this room was a wine cellar, but this was an armory !

Watching me with my jaw dropped, mom smirked and then said:

" These things are the fruit of my years as an adventurer, this brings a lot of memories... " (Elsa)

" Mom, i had my suspicions before. So you really were an adventurer? " (Iris)

" Yes, i was an member of an "S" rank team in my younger days, the team's name was : Blue Moon Shadows. " (Elsa)

I was really amazed , but at the same time it was hard to believe that such a gentle person was in fact a top adventurer.

“Ha... You’re not doubting my words are you?” Mom smiled and said as she looked at my face which was full of suspicion.

" Well never mind that, if you still want to become an adventurer take this letter and give it to the guildmaster. Accidentally, he was also one of my teammates before "blue moon shadows" disbanded ", he will help you register . " (Elsa)

I took the letter , but then i wanted to ask her when did she write it down, was it that she already knew that one day i would've asked her to become an adventurer?

Disregarding my toughts, i continued to listen to her

" Originally i planned to spend a few more years together with you two.... however it seems that the little birds need to fly from the nest..." She said while turning in the opposite direction , with a sad expression on her face

I hugged her from behind, and said emotionally

"I love you... mom... " (Iris)

" I love you too, my child... " (Elsa)

The day after, mom woke up early in the morning.

She took some equipment from the storage, and called me over to the small garden outside, then she handed me a sword and said:

" Before you go, i'll have you take some tests . You will need to satisfy at least fifty percant of my requirements , or else i won't let you register as an adventurer! " (Elsa)

Author's note:

Quote:sorry for the delay, i was supposed to post this this evening, however my conexion wasn't working good.