The world of Type-Moon starts with saving Altria!

"You actually don't know what you are saying, you are just imitating what others are saying, right?"

"Eh?!"

Joan of Arc turned her face away embarrassedly.

"Have you discovered all this?"

"It's not a big deal if I find out," Ian said softly, "but if other people find out that you just wrote it down and then read it aloud... that would be a big problem."

"No~"

Jeanne looked up at Ian, her eyes full of confidence.

"I will definitely figure out what these words mean!"

"because--"

"They said that this way a very powerful person will come to help us!"

"..."

Ian's expression was a little complicated.

He actually wanted to tell his sister that this was just a fantasy that people pinned their hopes on.

But on second thought, it seems that there is no need for this.

After all, living with hope is also a good choice.

"Well, then work hard."

"Good~"

Ian didn't know that Joan of Arc actually had another reason for doing this.

That is, she heard that the "Lord" could accomplish many things.

Even if——

Maybe there are some things that are not suitable for siblings.

【With your encouragement, Joan of Arc has put more thought into this aspect. 】

[She arrived at the church early every day, listened to the words of the people praying there, and tried to understand the original meaning of these words.]

[Because she was still young, most people didn't take her seriously. ]

[But this did not affect her determination - because you asked her to work hard in this regard. ]

【She will share with you what she has learned today every day.】

【And you will also be very patient in giving responses and compliments. 】

[You gradually find that you begin to look forward to her daily reports - it seems to have become a kind of enjoyment in adversity.]

[So even though your village is still in dire straits, your life with Jeanne has not become meaningless because of this.]

[A month passed, and life in the village was relatively peaceful—the death of the Burgundians seemed to have caused nothing.]

【A few days later, your father talks to you.】

“Cough…cough.”

The father sitting in the chair coughed several times repeatedly - he was not young anymore, so naturally he had various health problems.

"Pierre."

"Do you know why I asked you to come here today?"

"...I don't know." Ian answered truthfully.

"But I think it might have something to do with Jeanne?"

"Yes, cough... cough." Father took out a handkerchief and wiped his mouth.

"You should know that she has been going to the church recently, right?"

"Ok, I know."

"That--"

The father's eyes fell on the boy in front of him, and seemed a little heavy.

"What do you think of this?"

"I think it's good." Ian looked directly at his father. "At least it's better than staying at home and doing nothing."

“I’d love to see her do that.”

"Really……"

My father's brows slowly relaxed, as if he had gotten the answer he wanted.

"That's great."

"Then it seems that you will support Jeanna in doing this in the future."

"correct."

My father rummaged in the cabinet nearby and took out an exquisite box.

He opened the box and took out a pendant.

It was a pendant with exquisite workmanship and carved into the shape of a dragon head.

"Pierre, this is for you."

"This……"

Ian looked at the pendant, feeling a little overwhelmed for a moment.

His intuition told him that this thing was worth a lot of money.

"Father, why would you give me something like this? Wouldn't it be safer if I kept it with you?"

"No." The middle-aged man shook his head.

"This originally belonged to you, I am just returning it to you now."

"My stuff?"

"Yes." The father nodded, "Your mother left it to you."

"So Pierre, you take it."

"besides--"

"I'm sorry for what happened before. I shouldn't have whipped you."

"Ahem... Ahem, you can hate me as much as you want, but please don't vent your hatred on Jeana. You must take good care of her."

It is not easy to make a man admit his mistakes.

Especially admitting mistakes to your own son.

"..."

Ian took the pendant, put it around his neck, and said very seriously.

"I never resented my father - I know you were just as worried about Jeanne as I was."

"You will definitely get better."

"As for Jeanne——"

"Even if you don't tell me, I will definitely take good care of her as a brother."

[The innate dragon pendant has been obtained: You have obtained a dragon head pendant from your father, which seems to contain some kind of power.]

【You did not tell your father what happened at the river that day.】

[Because you think this kind of thing is likely to make his condition worse. ]

【But your filial piety did not work. 】

[Not long after he gave you the pendant, his condition deteriorated rapidly.]

[He died within a year.]

It rained on the day my father was buried.

Joan of Arc watched the black coffin pass by her, and then witnessed it being placed in the pit that had been prepared in advance.

Her eyes were empty and she looked like a soulless puppet.

Pieces of yellow soil were filled into the pit, completely cutting off the inside and outside.

"elder brother……"

Joan of Arc looked at the ground that had returned to flatness, feeling completely distraught.

"Will I never see my father again?"

"..."

Ian did not respond to Joan of Arc, but bent down and hugged her silently.

In an instant.

Tears and rain mixed together, silently announcing the departure of loved ones.

Ian swore inwardly.

You must protect your sister Joan of Arc well.

【The passing of your father has had a significant impact on your life. 】

[The most obvious thing is the visible decline in treatment. ]

[After all, you were the children of village officials before, but you no longer have that status.]

【The villagers will no longer please you. 】

[Those who were at odds with my father also began to resort to tactics in secret.]

[You will often encounter various kinds of difficulties. ]

[You realize that this won't work - something bad will happen to Jeanne sooner or later.]

【You decide to disguise yourself as a fierce and evil person. 】

Pierre has changed.

This is what the entire Dongremi village is discussing.

A child less than ten years old would actually have a machete with several blunt edges tied to his waist at all times.

In addition, he has several scars on his arms, and he looks like a gangster.

No one could possibly connect him with Joan of Arc, who prayed devoutly in the church all day long, as a sibling.

but--

This is just an outsider's opinion.

Joan of Arc, who returned home hand in hand with her brother, knew the truth clearly.

He had made the machete's blunt edge himself, to make it look as if it had been used many times.

The scar on his arm was also cut by himself, and he was grimacing in pain at the time.

Joan of Arc saw all this.

She knew that everything her brother did was to protect herself.

"elder brother."

"Ok?"

"Thank you for doing all these things to protect me, I love you the most!"

"..."

"What are you talking about... This is what I should do."

[Showing someone a sharp sword is often the most effective way to deter them.]

[After you packaged yourself as a fierce and evil person, there were indeed fewer people who came to cause trouble. ]