“That sounds swell,” Roroa agreed. “If I were to put out a yakisoba stall, do ya think it’d sell?”
“Geez, Roroa, you’re always so quick to think about money,” Liscia said. “But… that could be nice, too.”
Everyone else seemed to be enthusiastic about the idea, so maybe I’d give it serious consideration. It might be hard to arrange security, but everyone other than me and Roroa could hold their own in a fight, so I felt like we could work something out.
“The new year, huh…” I murmured to myself, resting my elbows on the kotatsu and my face in the palms of my hands. “I wonder what kind of year it will be…”
“A good year. I’m sure of it.” When I looked up, Liscia was smiling softly at me. “No matter what’s waiting for us, if everyone here pulls together, we can overcome it. Just like you once said you would protect your family, come whatever may, we all want to protect this family, too.” She paused. “When I say ‘this family,’ it includes you, Souma.”
Aisha, Juna, and Roroa all nodded in agreement.
“…I see,” I said. “Thanks. I’m confident of it now.”
— This year will be a good one.
Copyright
How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom: Volume 4
by Dojyomaru
Translated by Sean McCann
Edited by Emily Sorensen
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Copyright © 2017 Dojyomaru
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