Dream Life Chapter 26.2: “Snowy Night”

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　Sharon’s father, Guy, was originally an adventurer.

　Eleven years ago, he and his friends took on the task of defeating a pack of orcs, but the pack was bigger than they expected and he followed them while they went to call for backup.

　When the orcs approached the village of Rathmore, my grandfather noticed them and led a group of 70 village patrol members to intercept them.

　At that time, the village patrol was still not very skilled, their average level was about 15 at the time, but now they are about 25. Only four of them, my grandfather, Walt, Hector, and Nicholas, were capable of going toe-to-toe with the orcs.

　The fact that there were only ten casualties is miraculous. Guy was so impressed with Grandfather’s fighting prowess that he stayed at the mansion and became a squire as he build his life here.

“…so we’ll be fine this time. Father-in-law, Matt, Nicholas, Hector, Guy, Enos, and your favorite Lydia is here. Ufufu…” (Tanya)

　My mother teases me, and Claire, sitting next to me, joins in the laughter.

“Master Zack is in quite the bind. There’s also Sharon and Mel. I wonder how it will be for your wife, Master Zack? Ohohoho…” (Claire)

　My mother and Claire tease me and I run away from the place immediately.

(Maybe they care about me being very worried. I’m sure they’re worried too… but I feel the last few lines were added to tease me. I wonder how much they know…) (Zack)

　A little distracted, I headed over to Mel and the others and passed the time by joining their activity.

　Around 5:00 p.m.

　It was now completely dark outside, but there was no sign of Grandfather and the rest returning.

　Walt had ordered the village patrol to come in shifts, but he still had no idea what the situation is for the group that headed for the woods.

　We were all at the dinner table. Despite the larger-than-usual crowd, the table was quiet. Even Mel and the others, who were always in high spirits, ate their dinner quietly, perhaps sensing the atmosphere around them.

　Two more hours passed, but there was still no news of the group that had entered the forest.

　The other children and I head for our bedrooms as it’s almost bedtime, but I can’t sleep because I’m worried about my grandfather and the others.

(What is happening? They wouldn’t be able to keep fighting in the dark, why wouldn’t they come back?) (Zack)

　Mel and Sharon were going to stay in my bedroom. Apparently, it was a prank by my mother and Claire.

(If they can still afford to do this, I guess they’re okay. Still, I wish I had a cell phone or a radio. I didn’t realize how hard it was to not have information within reach…) (Zack)

　As I got into my own bed, Mel and Sharon got under the covers too.

(Flowers on both hands, a kind of harem situation. Liddy is going to be sulking again when she sees us, but still… let’s not think about it anymore) (Zack)

　As I was tossing and turning, Mel and the others couldn’t sleep either, or they wanted me to talk to them.

　I tried to distract them by telling them fairy tales that I could remember.

(Are they really okay… Liddy. Please be safe…) (Zack)

　I was so absent-mindedly telling them fairy tales that I didn’t even notice they were asleep.

　As night fell and I began to doze off, there was a commotion on the first floor of the mansion.

　It seemed that my grandfather and the rest had returned, and my mother and the other wives were welcoming them.

　I quietly got out of bed so as not to wake the two and went downstairs.

　In the dining room, I see my grandfather, Nicholas, and Liddy, who is covered in blood. Her hair is sticking to her forehead from sweat and she looks a little tired, but she doesn’t seem to be injured.

“Welcome back! I’m glad you were all safe!” (Zack)

　I let out a loud sigh of relief.

“I’m not going to let a goblin slow me down, but it did take a while.” (Liddy)

　Then, looking at the bloody state they were in, Grandfather shouts, “Molly, Tricia! I want to wash off the blood. Please prepare some hot water!”

　From the back of the room, I hear Molly’s cheerful voice, “It’s in the back, I’ll get it for you, milord!”

　I noticed that my father, Hector, Guy, and Enos were nowhere to be seen, so I asked, “What happened to Father and the others?”

　My grandfather washed the blood splatters off his face with the hot water Molly had prepared.

“Mat’s team didn’t get to do anything. I’ve left them to deal with the cleanup.” (Govan)

　My grandfather, in a good mood, told me about the battle.

　About an hour before sunset, they were leaving the forest to return to the village. Then Guy, who had gone out to scout the area, reported that they had found the goblin pack.

　The number of goblins was 35, just as he had been told, and he thought it would not take much time to clear them out.

　However, the subsequent behavior of the goblins betrayed his expectations. He had expected them to approach the village, but they began to move away from it.

　Grandfather considered the danger of moving through the dark forest, but he had been in this forest often and everyone knew the terrain. Besides, he thought that if they let the goblins escape here, the continuous snow would cover their tracks, and they would have to search a considerably larger area the next day.

　He also had Father’s team meet the goblins head-on, while they moved to surround the goblins.

　The goblins spotted my father’s team moving with a magical tool of light and headed towards my grandfather’s team to avoid them.

　Grandfather’s group, which was led by Liddy, who has good night vision, moves toward the goblins without any light.

　The leader of the pack seemed to be intelligent and chose the smart option of fleeing instead of fighting in the dark.

　My grandfather had anticipated this and set up an ambush, but when the goblins spotted my grandfather and the others, they began to flee at once.

　My grandfather and his men hurried to chase after the fleeing goblins, but they could not coordinate with the night-visioned goblins in the darkened forest. They ended up taking them down one by one, which took longer than expected.

　This time there was Liddy, so they could beat them one by one without letting any go, but my grandfather laughed that it would have taken longer without her.

“Thank goodness Lydia was there. Well, I’m sorry Matt and the boys, but we’ll be the first to have a drink and rest.” (Govan)

　Grandfather and Nicholas started to eat.

　When I said to Liddy, “Thank you for your hard work. You should eat and take a rest” she crouched down in front of me and asked, “What’s my reward?”

(Oh boy, I’m in trouble. I haven’t thought of anything… so.) (Zack)

“Then I’ll sleep with you. My bed is occupied by Mel and Sharon.” (Zack)

　Liddy sputtered at my words.

“Who is that reward for? Fine, you’ll sleep with me.” (Liddy)

　My mother and Claire, who was watching from the side, said something to each other, “Ooh…” but I ignored them and sat down beside Liddy.

　After Liddy finished wiping herself off and had a light meal, we both headed to her room.

(I would be excited if I had an adult body, but with this body, …… I really don’t know which one of us is happy sleeping with the other…) (Zack)

　I get into bed with Liddy.

　Her warm body touches mine and she hugs me gently.

　Mischievously, she says, “You’re warm. We’re going to sleep like this today. It’s the reward for me,” she says, and hugs me even tighter.

“Good work today, but I’m really glad you’re safe and well…” (Zack)

　I was seriously worried about Liddy.

　You have to remember that there are no absolutes in battle, despite Grandfather and Nicholas’ presence. It is of the most importance, that they should not make any mistakes, they might get injured and at worst, die.

　Perhaps she heard the voice of my heart, she hugged me tighter and said, “It’s going to be fine.”

“I won’t die from this. Nothing has started yet. Yes, nothing yet…” (Liddy)

“Well… another ten years. Ten more years and I can protect Liddy. After ten years…” (Zack)

　She chuckles again,

“I’m in no hurry. I enjoy my time with you. Just being with you…” (Liddy)

　After that, we talked about many things.

　We talked about what we wanted to do, and how we wanted to live.

“Whatever I do, it will be with Liddy. Promise?” (Zack)

　She nodded a little and kissed me on my lips.

(I want to live happily with Liddy. To be honest, even if my unborn brother or sister were the gods’ chosen one, I would still think of Liddy first. But can I really do that? How can I be sure that God won’t manipulate me?) (Zack)

　As if to shake off this thought, I press my lips on hers. [T/N: Okay that better be a peck, Liddy. Yes loli/shota, no touch!]

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