I"ve been reasoning why my father would be talking about this for a while, which led me to a conclusion. My father, in the end, needs to complete the legend of this necklace, and in order to do so, he was willing to take me with him. He needs my a.s.sistance.

A journey with my father, huh. And to travel with such a strong father would definitely allow me to learn a lot, and restore the lost time I had. It"ll be a hundred times better to enter his province together then enter it first only to not be welcomed.

But as if my father was having a difficult time saying so, all he spoke about was the legend of the necklace. I"m fine.
With the thought of aiding my father, I opened my mouth.

"It would be fun to find those jewels."

"Is that how you think?"

My father"s face brightened. See, my reasoning was right.
For now, since I had already helped, I decided to continue.

"If it were me, I would be interested in pursuing such a wonderful story in search of that quest since I have nothing to do here now."

Wouldn"t I be a good son with this much?

"Fabian."

My father suddenly called for my name seriously. At that time, I was on the verge of returning the necklace to my father"s hands.

"For you to think like that, my mind is much more at rest. Yes, I believe in my son. I wouldn"t be troubled at all entrusting such a thing to you, and I wouldn"t be worried about the treasure as well. You are my son, the Knights of Salvation Leader"s only son."

What, it"s as if this conversation is heading towards a strange…….
In the moment when I was thinking of such things, my father"s face had a smile as he spoke like this.

"You can do it well right?"

"That…… is……."

This wasn"t it. No, this definitely wasn"t it.
While I was wondering how this conversation had become like this, my father firmly placed the necklace into my hands, causing my thoughts to be wholly blown away. Although I hid my worrisome expression while I barely displayed a smile, I was very flabbergasted internally as I searched for a solution.

"I love you, Fabian. And I trust you. I believe that you have the capability to protect this valuable family treasure. I will joyfully wait for the day you return. Probably, it"ll be a very joyous day."

I, I can"t turn this back!
Though I did my utmost best trying to scramble my brain for any sort of a.s.sistance, I only had this to reply eventually.

"…… Yes, I will try my best."

Ultimately……
My father br.i.m.m.i.n.g with happiness was staring at me.
On that face, there was no hint of doubt at all, so I was quite puzzled. What did he believe that could allow him to trust me to that extent? Who am I to be entrusted of such an enormous responsibility?

"Fabian, why don"t you try this on."

After viewing my hands for a bit, he took out a gauntlet and directly equipped it onto my arm after pulling me in.
Ah… ….

"To see your palms like this makes me feel sorry. And to wield such a sword without a gauntlet, how can your hands possibly withstand it?"

I lowered my head and inspected the gauntlet that fitted well onto my hand. I was lost as to what to reply with.
My father"s gauntlet, although it was somewhat deteriorating, it was an impressive work by the artisan as the leather and chain seams were quite smooth and sophisticated. It wasn"t an item that a young swordsman should touch. In addition, my father did have a long path to go so I wasn"t uncomfortable at all with it on my arm.
I barely found a sentence that I could possibly speak.

"How…… about you father?"

"I have this don"t I?"

My father laughed as he held up his silver plate and his other gauntlet. I thought that it was quite an uncomfortable item to wear normally. Why? Since I had sold those before.
Of course the items that I had sold measured against the two gauntlets my father possessed couldn"t even be compared.

"… … I"ll use it well."

"Alright."

My father brightly smiled. As if he was sufficient for him to hear that I would use it well.
I looked back at the hand that my father had unequipped his gauntlet from. Despite it being bare-handed, his hand looked much more robust and strong than mine.
Could I be able to do everything as well as my father? To be the successor of my father, an impressive knight, and the family head, all of these?
Well the start to all of this would be to do well with the task I"ve undertaken first.
With my unfamiliar hand equipped with the gauntlet, I began to touch the necklace again. It felt as if it this was already my possession unlike before.

Something"s about to commence.
Outside, I could see Mr. Srems closing the window due to the wind.
But I wonder what kind of winds are blowing in my head. The green wind that was beginning something. The blue wind that was foreboding something.

TL Afterword

Finally, the end of Volume 1! I hope you enjoyed that long introduction as much as I did!!! Thank you all so much! I"ll see you in the next volume~

Translator: Calvis
Proofreader: Sai101