Chapter 39
Chapter 39
The story that Sasakursan’s grandfather told us about when Sasakursan was a child was, after all, wonderful .
I especially liked the one where Sasakursan made a man’s (who belonged to the League) ugly face even uglier by swinging her fist enveloped by dense magical power to his face immediately after he approached her with disgusting eyes . I see, no wonder the man at the reception desk before was scared of Sasakursan, who changed her tone when we first went to the League .
We talked for a long time in this way, and it was really a wonderful time .
It was a little disappointing that Sasakursan got used to the revelation early on and and seemed unconcerned about it, laughing with us over a cup of tea .
Of course, I was happy to see her smile, but I have this complicated feeling in my heart that I wanted to see her struggle in shame a little more .
Of course if I said that, it was obvious that her smile would turn from an angel to a devil’s, so I didn’t say it, and I made an effort not to show it on my face .
…although it seems that my efforts had not paid off very much because she was pinching my back behind the scenes while listening in on the conversation .
“No, but it’s really nice to be able to tell such a lovely story about my granddaughter like this . ”
“Yes, thank you for telling me this very interesting story . ”
“Thank you for keeping this old man company for so long . It’s been a long time since I’ve had a proper conversation, so I just enjoyed it . ”
It’s true that if I had to listen to a topic I’m not interested in for a long time, I’d think it was a painful experience, but I wouldn’t think it was painful to listen to Sasakursan
In short, it’s a win-win situation for both of us .
But it was rather disturbing that he had not had a proper conversation for a long time .
However, Sasakura seemed to have an idea about this .
She withdrew her smile from her face and opened her mouth with a very serious expression .
“… so, grandfather . If you were able to come here today… does that mean you’re finally off the watch list?”
“Yes, there’s no longer any reason for the League to keep an eye on me . After all, the entire League has had to abandon its old ways of thinking . There is no need to monitor a single heretic now . ”
Monitoring?
A heretic?
“What’s do you mean by that?”
“It’s been about ten years… my grandfather has been under surveillance by the League and has been unable to act properly . To put it bluntly, he was under house arrest . ”
“What?”
“The only hobby I had was reading books . I wasn’t particularly bothered by that . ”
I can’t help but be upset by the situation Sasakursan told me about, but I regained my composure as her grandfather smiled and said he wasn’t bothered by it, perhaps to reassure me .
I looked at her grandfather’s face for a moment, but he didn’t seem to be lying, and he really didn’t seem to have been bothered by it .
“Why were you under house arrest in the first place?”
“That’s probably because I’ve been a heretic in the League, who objected to the old customs of the organization . ”
I see, so he objected to the League’s old predominance of men, but could not get their approval .
It seems that he was placed under house arrest ten years ago, but he had probably been neglected for some time before that .
“… if you don’t mind, can I ask you for more details?”
“It’s a boring story, is it all right?”
“Yes, please . ”
“Really? Well, this old man loves to talk . I’ll take you up for your word . ”
Then her grandfather started to talk .
“In the first place . In the beginning, like all the others, I was steeped in the ideas of the League . But at the age of 15 or 16, I had an encounter that changed the way I thought about things――”
He met a woman who would later become his wife, and it seems that he fell in love with her at first sight .
She was a magician who belonged to the League and was the same age as him .
He, who fell in love with her at first sight, asked her out right away, but he was steeped in the ideas of the League at the time .
In other words, he looked down at her as if it was only natural .
Her response to that was extremely severe: one fist shot . She left without saying a word while Sasakursan’s grandfather was in agony .
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However, this grandfather was no ordinary man .
It seems that he completely fell in love with the way she defied him, a man, with dignity, as a woman in the midst of the bad environment for them .
“That was a good fist… I still remember that pain so vividly . ”
I was surprised to hear that he was saying those words with satisfaction . I didn’t expect him to be a submissive grandfather, but I didn’t let it show on my face .
Sasakursan is a bit taken aback by her grandfather’s sexual tendencies, which she’s never heard of before, but please bear with him!
Now, the story goes on .
The grandfather, who had fallen completely, was still young, and at first he refused to admit, but instead looked down on her and tried to get her by force, literally trying to win her, and he lost a lot .
I was amazed that he was willing to challenger her, but I was told that it was because grandfather refused to give up .
That’s what it means to accomplish with one’s own strength alone .
No matter how many defeats he had, he never denied it and he continued to challenge her without ever using anyone or gathering his friends .
She seemed to like Sasakursan’s grandfather’s personality because of that .
She was a manly woman .
Then, as they fought over and over again, it occurred to him .
Are men superior and women inferior? I wonder in the world that would be the case .
“In any case, I’ve lost a lot of fights . Her magic was really wonderful . ”
As a result of losing to her constantly, Sasakursan’s grandfather began to question the League’s philosophy .
After that, his arrogant attitude gradually disappeared and she acknowledged it and opened up to him .
However, they still continued the same fights after that, and they finally got married when they came of age .
“I’ve only won a victory when I came of age . I was holding her in my arms as a reward . ”
Oh, they decided by battle after all? What a wild thing!
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And she is a manly wife .
“By that time, my doubts about the League had changed to conviction . Since then, whenever I had the opportunity, I have been telling them to abandon their old ways of thinking . ”
When he was in his twenties, he wasn’t listened to as he would soon learn the reality of the situation, but his abilities as a magician were so good that he was given an important position and he rose through the ranks .
However, when he was over thirty, he began to be looked at with white-eyes1, wondering how long he was going to be talking about those things .
Ironically, his son, no matter how hard he tried to persuade him, was so steeped in the ideas of the League that by the time Sasakursan’s grandfather reached his mid-40s, he had become a fine magician of the League .
He also lost his beloved wife to an illness during this period, and he gave up fighting for his convictions at one point .
“Even though I had a high ability, I was not strong enough to push my way through the organization, so all I could do was appeal to them . That’s how I came to believe that I couldn’t change things in the end . ”
However, after a few years, He couldn’t say that anymore .
That’s right, Sasakursan .
With the birth of Sasakursan, who is a girl with a high level of ability as a magician, Sasakursan’s grandfather’s heart began to burn fiercely again .
But sadly .
Nobody listened to his words anymore .
Then, when he passed sixty, he was forced to retire from all activities as a magician because of his decline, and he was monitored to make sure he didn’t spread anything unnecessary .
Even so, her grandfather, who had a high level of ability as a magician, had worked hard to clean up many parts of the underworld and contributed a lot to the League, so he managed to secure a special slot in the tournament .
“Of course I didn’t expect them to accept that without doing anything . They’d pretend to accept my wish, but in fact they would ignore it and pretend they have already reached the quota . But that’s all I can come up with at that moment . ”
“…that turned up to be a great success in the end . ”
Because of that special slot, Sasakursan was able to cling to someone else and rely on my strength .
If it wasn’t for that, even if I had shown her my power, she might have still faced them alone and gone on a rampage .
Considering her abilities, she might have still been freed, but she might develop a distrust in everything and choose to be alone .
If so, it could be said that her grandfather’s actions did indeed save Sasakursan .
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“Hmm, my dear granddaughter wasn’t the most fortunate of people, but she had good luck . ”
“She is a goddess,”
“Ho, a Goddess . Interesting thing to say… but you’re right . You are as beautiful and lovely as a goddess, my proud granddaughter . ”
“Stop it, you two…”
In the end, the two of us laughed together .
Sasakursan also smiled happily, while telling us to stop it .
Author’s Notes:
2/6 I was impressed by your impressions, so I’m going to do a supplementary skit for you .
*It may be different from the facts because it is just a random idea .
*This postscript may be deleted without notice .
U – Shinjou-kun; G – Grampa; S – Sasakursan
U “But I don’t remember telling them to throw away their old ideas or anything . ”
G “Yes, but the reason why you rebelled agains the League in the first place was because Yumi was being oppressed, right? In other words, it’s obvious that those old-fashioned thinking caused this whole mess after all . ”
U “Huh… but just because they lost, they’re not supposed to be this meek?”
G “I don’t know the details of what happened, but they were terribly frightened . If they don’t take advantage of that and give up their old ideas, you’ll come back again . They look pale when I threatened them with that . For some reason, they held on their stomachs and said they were going to abandon their ideas and end the monitoring . ”
U&S “Wow…”
G “That frightening thing, I’m sure it’s nothing out of the ordinary, but what on earth did you do?”
U “No comment, please” .
T/N:
1 – “white-eye” – to display displeasure or annoyance towards another by moving one’s head to the side and looking back towards another out of the corner of one’s eye, maximizing the white of the eye (source: Urban Dict . )
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