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Year 206 of the Summerforth Calendar

Welcome back, Father!

Raven Louvent

It's good to be home, Ars.

I'm so glad to see you return safely.

Our domain, Lamberg, lies in Canarre District.

We've been dealing with land disputes with the Province of Seitz.

Province of Seitz

Province of Missian

Canarre District

Father has been dispatched there several times.

Fortunately, spirits here remain high.

How did the battle go this time?

It was a great victory.

Of course, the star was once again the young lady.

It's been three years since Charlotte joined us.

Charlotte Wraith

Good to be back, Ars.

Welcome home, Charlotte!

Charlotte appeared like a comet on the battlefield

and soon became the most feared mage around.

She was given the title "Louvent's Lady of Flames."

Prowess 101/116 Leadership 73/92

Charlotte Wraith 14 Female

Thanks to her, our mage corps is now the pride of House Louvent

right alongside my father's infantry corps.

I never dreamed the addition of one great talent could change things this much!

I'm realizing all over again just how important skill is.

See that, Kreiz, Wren?

Your father has returned.

And there's one other bit of good news!

I now have a little brother and sister—twins!

Every time I come home, they've changed a bit more.

Yes. But they look so much like Ars!

Leadership 1/82 Prowess 1/89 Ingenuity 1/33 Diplomacy 1/21 Ambition 77 Infantry: S Cavalry: B Archer: A Mage: C Builder: D Smith: D Naval: D Aerial: D Strategist: D

Kreiz Louvent 0 Male

I expect them both to be crucial to House Louvent's future.

Leadership 1/22 Prowess 1/22 Ingenuity 1/91 Diplomacy 1/85 Ambition 33 Infantry: D Cavalry: D Archer: D Mage: D Builder: C Smith: B Naval: C Aerial: B Strategist: A

Wren Louvent 0 Female

Lord Ars, excellent news!

We may have found some new talent.

What? Really?!

Yes! It appears a family of hunters has moved to Lamberg.

Two of the brothers are quite tall and strong.

People are singing their praises.

As a Reincarnated Aristocrat, I'll Use My Appraisal Skill to Rise in the World

As a Reincarnated Aristocrat, I'll Use My Appraisal Skill to Rise in the World

Episode 4 Where Talent Dwells

We're off!

Good to see you again, Macaroni!

I'm told the family lives in the woods outside town.

Ars!

You heading out somewhere?

Charlotte!

Some excellent prospects have moved into the forest,

so we're going to meet them!

I'll come along as your escort.

I'm off duty today.

I said we could all go together...

But I wasn't expecting this.

Can't we go any faster?

It's your own fault that you can't ride.

You're weighing us down.

That's not true!

Me and Ars combined don't weigh what a single adult would!

Maybe you should get off and run.

You get off. You're the one who insisted on coming. Shameless girl.

I'm escorting Ars.

I told you I could handle that myself.

I'm way better suited to protecting him!

Unlike you, I have real battle accomplishments.

I've been fighting on battlefields since I was younger than you are.

I'd be more than your match out there.

I will protect Lord Ars.

No, I'll protect him.

Why is looking for new comrades breaking up the ones I already have?

That puts me back in the lead!

Nice work. Now it's my turn!

They appear to be hunters.

People?!

I'm sorry! We didn't see you!

Are you all right?

We're fine.

Hey, could they be...

Gatos Kisha 12 Male Prowess 67/77 Infantry: A Cavalry: C

Marcus Kisha 11 Male Prowess 65/75 Infantry: C Cavalry: D Archer: A

I knew it! The brothers we heard about.

And they have Prowess stats of 67 and 65? Nice numbers!

As for aptitude, Gatos has A-rank potential for infantry,

and Marcus is A-ranked for archery.

Er... what brings you to this forest?

I have a request to make of you!

You came all the way out here, and this is all I have to offer...

I'm so sorry!

N-No, we're the ones who dropped in on you...

That's good stuff! What kind of meat is this?

It's the suw we caught earlier.

They're fast little guys, so they're difficult to hunt,

but they're absolutely delicious.

So good!

Show some decorum.

Don't you have any shame as an escort?

So, well... what business does the son of His Lordship have with us?

We'd like to have Gatos and Marcus serve as soldiers for House Louvent.

You mean it?!

Yes! They clearly both have talent.

Lord Ars has an impeccable eye for people.

Isn't that wonderful, my boys?

You've always said you wanted to make names for yourselves as soldiers!

Yes!

We'll do our best!

That's the son of His Lordship for you!

You're so much more mature than my Rosell,

even though you're not much older.

Rosell? You have another son?

Yes.

Though he's rather inept by comparison...

Oh, really? Where is he now?

Now that you mention it...

That him?

Rosell! Don't just sneak in without saying hello!

This is the son of the ruling lord!

Greet him properly!

U-Um...

His hair's a different color than his brothers'.

Sure is.

Leadership 35/88 Ingenuity 45/109 Diplomacy 32/95

Rosell Kischa 5 Male

Infantry: D Cavalry: D Archer: C Mage: C Builder: A Smith: A Naval: C Aerial: A Strategist: S

Ingenuity 45/109

Hey, gross.

Lord Ars!

Are you all right?

The hell is with that Ingenuity stat?!

He's like Kuroda Kanbei reborn!

A max of 109?

He's a monster!

I doubt I'd find a higher stat in all the Summerforth Empire...

His current stats are low because he's only five years old,

but with proper training, he'd be a brilliant retainer for sure!

I'm terribly sorry.

Like I said, he's quite inept compared to his brothers...

Sir...

I dearly want him as a retainer, too!

N-No, you really shouldn't...

He'd only cause trouble for His Lordship.

Not at all!

Rosell, will you join us?!

Me? A retainer?

Yes! I believe you have talent!

So will you come with me, Rosell?

Me, a retainer?

You mean... I have to fight?

He'll have to do what we say once he's there!

That's right!

We'll suck your bones dry!

Screw that! I'll die! No way!

Rosell! How dare you talk to him like—

No!

Hey, you—

He shut himself up in his room again.

A-Another rejection...

I can't help but feel like I've seen this before.

I'm so sorry, but I'm afraid he's unlikely to accept.

Compared to Gatos and Marcus, he's quite frail and timid.

His mother passed two years ago,

and he's been so withdrawn ever since.

By his age, the son of a hunter should be chopping wood and training with a bow,

but he'd struggle just to survive, much less go to war.

He would only cause trouble for His Lordship.

Sir, Rosell's talents aren't for being a soldier like his brothers.

They're talents of the mind—of a strategist.

A strategist?

Well, he has always been rather clever and well-spoken...

I believe his incredible intelligence will be vital to our cause.

Really?

I'm going to ask him again.

Wait—

Excuse me.

S-Sorry!

I didn't mean to startle you.

I wanted to apologize for what I said...

Do you like books?

Y-Yeah.

Though this is the only one we have...

My mom read it to me all the time.

Really?

I'm awful at everything...

But when I'm reading, I can forget all the bad things around me.

Rosell...

Would you like to come visit our library?

Are there... lots of books there?

Yep!

And you can take as many as you like.

I know what you're after!

Once I take the books, you're gonna force me to do what you say!

No, of course not!

I just thought you might enjoy it, since you love books so much.

Well, if there's really no catch, then I guess I'll go.

Thank you!

But my brothers have to come, too!

As a Reincarnated Aristocrat, I'll Use My Appraisal Skill to Rise in the World

If anything happens and I'm on my own, I'll die!

As a Reincarnated Aristocrat, I'll Use My Appraisal Skill to Rise in the World

A ferocious beast! It's gonna eat me!

It's just a dog.

Welcome, everyone!

Wow! This is way bigger than our house.

Armor? Awesome!

She'll show you to the barracks, if you'd like.

This is the head of our mage corps!

Sheesh, do I have to?

A girl runs your mage corps?!

Cool! She's awesome!

You both show promise.

Very well, I'll lead you there!

Great!

You're leaving me here?! Come back!

Rosell, come join me in the library.

Incredible, right?

We have a copy of every book in Missian!

Go on. Read as much as you'd like.

I've got my daily lessons, so I'll leave you to it for a bit.

If you have any trouble, just ask Rietz!

Oh, crud!

I hope he hasn't left!

Rietz! Is Rosell still here?

Lord Ars...

He was so frantically reading as many books as possible,

he tired himself out and fell asleep.

When I taught him words he didn't know, he grasped them instantly,

and was able to reason from there to deepen his understanding further.

Ingenuity 46/109

Ingenuity 48/109

His Ingenuity is shooting up!

Ingenuity 56/109

In just a few hours?

He absorbs things so quickly...

Excuse us.

Rosell, it's time to go—

Wow, he's asleep?

Sheesh, the kid can't even read. What about this does he enjoy?

Wait a minute. He can't read?

Yeah. Our late mother read to him,

but hunters like us don't need to read,

so we never learned.

Huh?

What are you guys doing here?

Rosell, how did you learn to read?

Um...

I remembered Mom reading to me when I was little,

and I tried matching what she said to the words on the page.

Eventually, I was able to read it.

"Eventually"?

You were only three back then.

I remember most of what's happened since I was born.

He learned how to read on his own?

I can't let a talent like this go to waste...

Rosell's gifts are the real deal.

How can I explain that to the Kischas?

If we could show Greg and Rosell that there are ways to hunt without a bow,

it may give him confidence.

Without a bow?

A trap?

Yes.

I know that archery is the primary hunting method in this area,

but hunting with traps is popular on other continents.

I-I read about that in a book!

But suws are fast and smart animals.

If it's so easy to trap them, we're better off catching them ourselves.

Are you sure about that?

Rosell, strength and stamina aren't a person's only weapons.

Yours is your brain!

If you use that to create a trap, I'm sure your father will acknowledge you.

Do you want to try with me?

B-But... there's no way I could...

Give it a try, Rosell.

We'll help you in any way we can.

Give Pops and us the shock of our lives.

Big Brother...

I'll try it.

I want to be useful to you all.

What is this?

Pops!

Look inside!

Incredible, right?

It's a trap Rosell made.

Rosell.

I've been thinking for a while...

If my brothers ever got their wish to become soldiers,

you'd have to do the hunting all on your own.

So...

I read that suws have a tendency to charge anything yellow.

So I used a fence painted yellow to lure them in.

It's a trap no human would fall for,

but one anybody could use to easily trap suws.

And that's not all!

Look!

Herbs?

I-I read that in a book, too.

Baby suws and nursing mothers hate the smell of herbs.

So I strung herbs around outside to keep mothers and babies out.

And I made little exits the babies can use if they do get stuck inside.

Suws reproduce quickly,

but if you target the young, they'll die out eventually.

I figured you'd prefer to focus on preserving the balance with nature, so...

Sorry! I guess I was out of line...

Isn't Rosell amazing?

He made such a brilliant trap!

You have to admit he's got talent.

Gatos, Marcus.

You're setting out tomorrow, right?

Well, yeah.

Take Rosell with you.

Dad...

W-Wait! I—

Rosell, leave home.

Lord Ars.

Please look after Rosell.

Pops!

Where's this coming from?

I'm begging you.

I knew it. My dad hates me.

Wait! Where are you going?

He told me to leave home.

I can't stay with him anymore.

I'll stay with you from now on, Lord Ars.

No. You need to return home for now.

But...

I'm sure your father has his reasons.

Mom started getting sick after I was born.

Dad hates me because I'm the reason she died.

Mom died because of me.

That's what they all think.

That's why I shut myself in my room on the anniversary of her death.

I killed my mom. I can't help my family.

I wish I just hadn't been born.

Hush. You're gonna wake Rosell.

Don't worry. He won't wake up.

Pops, thank you for raising us till now.

We're going to do you proud as soldiers.

Say that to the mother who gave birth to you.

To Mom!

Hey, Pops, why'd you talk that way to Rosell?

His trap was amazing, wasn't it?

And he worked so hard to help you...

I know that.

The boy should resent me.

I failed to see his talent.

In fact, I was only focused on what he couldn't do.

I was so hard on him.

Not seeing my own child's potential... I'm a failure as a father.

I want him to spend the rest of his life in a place where his talent can shine.

But he's kind, just like his mother was.

He's been more worried about me than about his own talents.

The only way to get him to leave is to make him hate and resent me.

It's the only way I can atone for what I've done to him!

Pops...

Gatos, Marcus...

Please support Rosell, as I failed to do.

Because...

He's my precious son, just like you two are!

We've come to escort your sons.

Lord Ars, please look after my boys.

Thank you for everything.

Pops!

We're heading out.

Good. Give it your best.

Wait, Big Brothers!

I'm going, too!

Rosell?

Rosell...

If you go, you won't see your father for a while...

That's fine.

I could never hate you, Dad!

I'm weak, and I'm awful at hunting...

I couldn't be of any use here at home...

But I'm gonna go to Lord Ars's place, and study, and learn all kinds of things

to become useful to the village!

I'll work to make better traps, too!

So... So...

Can we live together when that day comes?!

Yes!

I'll be right here waiting!

I'm on my way!

Yes! Have a good trip!

Lord Ars!

Dad!

You've enabled Rosell to come serve your house with us.

You can come back whenever you're lonely!

Thank you!

I didn't care if he became my retainer.

It's true that he has amazing talent.

I really would love to have him.

But all that aside, they matter to me as people of our domain.

Seeing their bond restored makes me truly happy.

Lord Ars...

We'll serve you with all we have!

We'll become fine soldiers and keep you safe!

Thank you.

I'll try hard, too!

Glad to have you.

Thank you!

With Rosell and his brothers joining us, recruiting is going well!

Don't let your guard down.

Danger could strike Lamberg at any time.

Oh, Rietz! You're such a worrywart!

Next time: "The Storm Arrives!"

Next Time The Storm Arrives!

Wait, a storm?!