"This is my family crest?"
As evening approached, at the end of the etiquette lesson, Eris's loud cry of astonishment echoed through the classroom. The intense emotion in her voice seemed to want to convey her surprise to everyone.
Beside the desk, the candles of the chandelier were brightly lit. Edna was still full of spirit, a smile seemingly welded to her face.
The average lifespan in this world was very low. If she were a forty-year-old commoner, half a year would be enough to leave clear traces of age on her. But as a noble, she could at least guarantee a healthy diet and a regular schedule. She also didn't have to do any heavy physical labor. Time was often 'tolerant' of money, and it hadn't left any obvious signs of aging on her body.
—Her posture was not stooped, still dignified.
It was just that the wrinkles on her face seemed to have deepened a little, concentrated in the laugh lines around her mouth.
Probably a side effect of always smiling.
At the very least, it would be considered an occupational hazard in my past life, Alan thought, looking at Edna's smiling face.
He looked down.
In his line of sight, several heads were huddled together, looking at an exquisitely bound book on the desk, completely blocking his view.
Alan's mouth twitched helplessly.
I can't see a damn thing.
The Boreas family crest?
He had never seen it in the original story or the anime.
And he had never seen it in the several years he had spent in the royal capital—under the watchful eye of the king, nobles from all over the country, and even from other countries, gathered there. In such a situation, downplaying one's own family's presence was the first rule of survival. Who here isn't from a top noble family? You're going to show off here?
Thus, out of respect for the royal authority, they emphasized the collective existence under the royal system. This was the core of the entire power structure of the royal capital's officialdom. The officials almost always wore official robes with the Asura national emblem, rarely even wearing their private clothes.
And although Alan had attended a school for nobles, the noble education in the royal capital emphasized the history of the kingdom. Family history? Go learn that at your own domain's noble school.
So Alan had really never seen it.
He was a little curious.
Mmm…
He took a deep breath. Under Edna's smiling gaze, he looked again at the heads blocking his view.
No, it's normal for me to be curious.
But what's with you two!!
Among the heads in front of him, besides the white hair and the short brown hair of Sylphie and Rudeus, which smelled of the Boreas family's unique toiletries, Ghislaine's large head with its cat ears and Eris's small head with its paint-red hair were also huddled in front of the book.
It was hard to watch.
"…Um… Eris, Ghislaine, why are you two also looking? Haven't you ever seen the Boreas family crest?"
"No!"
"Never seen it."
Alan covered his face in agony.
A loyal guard who has been here for several years and has never seen the family crest?
'I have drifted for half my life, only regretting that I have not met a wise lord. If you do not abandon me, I am willing to serve you as my adoptive father.'
Ghislaine, you are truly loyal!
And you, Eris-chan. You are Philip and Hilda's only child, a direct heir. No, is it even logical that you've never seen the family crest?
This is a huge filial failure.
Doesn't etiquette class teach these things?
He rubbed his face, pulled himself together, and looked up at Edna.
She smiled at him. Very dignified.
Then she averted her gaze.
Alan: ?
Just as he was about to ask Edna what was going on, he realized that she wasn't just simply avoiding his gaze, but was looking at a bookshelf on the side.
Alan followed her gaze.
It was a history book, with a faint layer of dust on it.
He instantly understood what she meant.
The Boreas family crest should be learned in history class.
As one of the four great noble houses of Asura, the Boreas family was part of the history of the royal court. It wasn't within her teaching scope.
As for why Eris and Ghislaine had never seen it, it was also simple. This should be a required subject in a noble school, a specialized knowledge that would inevitably be covered after learning the history of the kingdom.
But unfortunately, Eris was the type to beat up everyone in her noble kindergarten. If she could really learn anything in a noble school, her arithmetic and reading skills wouldn't be so terrible. And her own brother, Alan, although he had attended a noble school and learned to read and write, had run off to a dojo to be an orphan before he had even finished learning the history of the kingdom.
And ever since Eris had been kicked out of the noble school, Philip had been serving as the Boreas family's history teacher. The mayor of Roa was busy with political affairs, and besides, Eris and Ghislaine were basically illiterate. If you want to learn history, even if you don't know how to write, you should at least know how to 'read,' right?
Obviously, Eris's reading and writing 'skills' were not up to par.
So it had been put on hold.
And according to the original story, before Rudeus arrived, Philip and Sauros had no intention of raising Eris to be a well-read and reasonable person. In the timeline without the transmigrated Rudeus, this was even more obvious. Eris was eventually sent to the Asura Knight Order by the two of them, helping Ariel ascend to the throne, and enjoying a 'great reputation' as the 'Red Lion' in the royal capital.
Of course, this title had nothing to do with being well-read and reasonable. It was still because of Eris's personality of never talking when she could use her fists…
Thinking of this, Alan blinked.
Strange…
As the family crest of a top noble family, shouldn't it be seen in very conspicuous places in the Boreas mansion? Like carved on the walls, embroidered on the clothes… This should be the honor of a noble, right?
He looked down at Ghislaine's and Eris's heads.
He didn't need to check their clothes again. Under his increasingly refined 'Flow Perception,' the memories of the past six months flashed before his eyes like a slideshow.
Eris, Ghislaine, Hilda, Philip, Sauros.
Even the servants.
He had never seen anything like a family crest on anyone in the Boreas household.
And coincidentally…
there was no description of this in the original story or the anime either…
Not a coincidence? But an inevitability?
Thinking of this, Alan looked up at Edna and asked the question in his mind.
"Ms. Edna, shouldn't a family crest be a symbol of a noble family's pride and honor? Why haven't I seen it in the Boreas household…"
Just then, Edna's expression seemed to become a little excited. She suddenly spoke, uncharacteristically interrupting Alan, her tone solemn and her voice filled with a certain fervor, which startled him.
"The four great noble houses of Asura each have their own family crest, representing their respective honor and lineage!"
"The meanings of the different family crests are not the same. The forms of the crests are different, but they have one thing in common. Almost all noble crests use various ferocious monsters or beasts as their constituent patterns, with different meanings such as bravery, tenacity, nobility, and honor—superficial 'glories' of this kind."
"But."
"The Boreas are different."
With Edna's words, the sound of footsteps came from outside the window.
Hurried, valiant, one step after another.
Even though it was night, they seemed to be full of energy, tireless.
Without even needing to turn his head, Alan could tell that it was Sauros returning to the mansion. Although he was old, he seemed unable to rest easy about Philip and often personally handled some of the political affairs in Roa, often returning to the mansion at this time.
He was a man of action.
And in his line of sight, the smile on Edna's face had disappeared. She looked at Alan with a very serious expression.
"Other nobles focus on the glory of the 'present' and the 'past,' while the Boreas look to the 'future'."
"The established fact that the Fitoa region already exists on this land is not the pursuit of the Boreas."
"That the Fitoa region will always continue to exist on this land."
"That is the pursuit of the Boreas."
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