Episode 462
Episode 150. Haka Malone’s father, the wandering swordsman Haka.
He was like a father to Yuma. To Haka, Yuma was a son. Had it not been for him, as an orphan during the war, Yuma would have starved to death, been beaten to death, or been swept away by artillery fire.
Haka was also the one who first taught Yuma about swordsmanship.
However, unlike Duran, Haka
was a person who felt the extreme limitations of being a ‘commoner’, so he was afraid of the growth of Yuma and Malone.
Contrary to Hakka’s heart, who just wanted to grow up as normal children, his two sons are now the most famous warriors in the world.
‘I should’ve looked for Mr. Haka a bit more after I got ahead.’
From that moment on, that was what Yuma regretted the most.
He didn’t pay too much attention to the haka. Since he was a Haka who gave up most of his desires in life after his wife was taken away by a Zac family noble, Yuma did not deliberately seek out him to be considerate of him.
Since becoming Duran’s disciple, each and every one of his actions has attracted the attention of the whole empire, so he was worried that Haka’s life would get caught up in a whirlpool once again.
Instead, Yuma has provided various support to Harrel’s estate where Haka is staying. However, the money and alcohol he sent could not have comforted Haka greatly.
Marlon occasionally visited the haka, but in fact, the purpose of meeting Maria was more important than the haka.
It is not uncommon for children who have left their bosom to become distant from their fathers. The small brick house in Ferrol, a fishing village where Haka and Yuma Malone lived, was not originally full of love and warmth.
However, children who leave their parents’ arms like that usually only realize their value and regret it after losing you.
Yuma and Marlon were like that too.
‘It’s no excuse that I didn’t visit Mr. Haka because I was worried about interfering with his life. Family isn’t about measuring distances by counting things like that…
While waiting for Ariel to arrive at the upper house, Yuma thought about family.
family.
In Yuma’s standards, between the souls rather than the blood.
Because of this, Yuma always recognized his colleagues as family. Thanks to that, even though I was a war orphan, I never felt lonely because I was an orphan.
However, before there was a family called ‘colleague’, there was a family that took him in first.
There is a man who brought a skinny child on the verge of starvation, who survived by picking up food abandoned on the roadside, to his house.
Haka was not rich. Just like everyone else in Ferrol.
If there was one more mouth in the house, the burden was entirely on Hakka, which meant he had to do more or have less fun.
‘I’m not good enough.’
I heard someone running down the hallway.
“Yuma! He said he found his father!”
Marlon shouted as he burst open the door and entered. Marlon’s face was remembered. However, I could see at a glance that complex emotions permeated every flushed face.
He is also of the same mind as Yuma. How can you be such an ugly child?
For a while, the two stared blankly at each other. Even without speaking, we could know how each other was feeling.
It’s a shame.
“…shit. You and I and these things are also children. I thought I should have done well earlier. At first, I was just happy, but as soon as I saw your face, my heart choked.”
Marlon sighed and moved closer to Yuma.
“So I am already worried that my children will abandon me like you and I in the future. Aw, you stupid bastards.”
[hmm. The concept of the father of humans is new to me. Kyaha!]
“Oh mutt. I’m also unfamiliar with the concept because my mom and dad sold me to a back alley when I was little. Aren’t you guys in so much pain in front of such a poor woman?”
Natalie said, patting the two of them on the shoulder.
“You can do well now, children.
Ariel-sama is flying over there. Go quickly.”
I could see Ariel descending through the glass walls of the office. The two of them rushed off, and Natalie shrugged and smiled.
“Why is the old eunuch still so childish?”
[Suddenly, girl.]
“You don’t have to know, mutt. Wait you this baby. The snout is covered with magic stone powder. How many times have I told you not to eat that?”
[I didn’t eat. I didn’t eat it.]
“I look after it because it makes me feel good.”
* * * Haka was on his way to the capital under the escort of the Balaur.
It was scheduled to arrive in about 3 more hours of flight, but Yuma and Marlon couldn’t help but feel anxious even at that time.
Dragons are said to be strong, but there were many stronger beings among the enemies they met.
After the New World War, demons and monsters disappeared, but Rizol and Pobianga still remain.
Among them, Risol probably couldn’t afford to move to the New World, but Povian remained a dangerous enemy.
There is a high probability that they have become stronger by receiving various magic and abilities from Rizol, so there is no answer if they try to attack the Balaur and capture Haka alive.
[Both are speechless. I’m on my way to meet my family, wouldn’t it be okay if it was a little brighter?]
“That’s how it should be. Thanks for caring, Ariel.”
Fortunately, however, the unfortunate incident of Povian attacking Haka did not happen.
After Ariel flew at full speed for about an hour, the group encountered a group of dragons carrying hakas.
The reunion of fathers and sons took place in heaven.
As Ariel joins the group, other dragons appear to fly around the trio. However, the conversation between the father and son had not yet begun because of the high speed of the flight and the noise of the torn air.
The three of them just looked at each other while riding on the dragon’s back.
They waved and greeted each other several times, but all of them, including the haka, made awkward faces.
Soon, Haka pointed to the dragon’s back, lowered his body, and looked away.
Unlike the two who possessed tremendous strength, Haka was a warrior long past his prime.
In other words, an ordinary human being.
It was difficult for Haka to just cling to the back of a dragon flying at high speed. That’s why I can’t keep waving at Yuma and Marlon.
At that point, Yuma and Marlon realized that the hakama had weakened.
“Once we get to the Yuma capital… what should I say to my father?”
“I don’t know. Do we have something to say?”
“Yes, it is.”
The road to the capital seemed infinitely far.
Two hours later, the Balaur passed the capital gate and began to land one by one in the yard of the mansion.
[He’s your father, so I’d like to talk to him a bit, but we have to start searching again right away. I have to manage the eastern migrants too.]
“Thank you Ariel.”
The haka came off last.
Finally, the three of them stood close together and smiled awkwardly.
Haka looked much older than the last time I saw him. It was only natural that he would have been swept up in all sorts of chaos right after the start of the New World War.
And he looked tired.
There was no life in her eyes, and her face was somehow sad.
‘What should I really say…
what should I say.
Marlon also asked Ariel’s back, but even Yuma couldn’t figure it out.
So many thoughts went through my mind in a short moment. And Yuma realized what the first words he had to say to Haka.
sorry.
The moment you want to say sorry for finding you so late.
“I’m sorry.”
Haka first let out a low voice.
“No, Father, why are you sorry?
What are you talking about?”
Marlon cried out in tears.
“I couldn’t protect Maria. I couldn’t do anything when she was captured by Mero…
I mean it. Haka couldn’t even look Yuma and Marlon in the eyes because he felt sorry for that fact.
Maria was a person who remained with Haka for a long time with great guilt.
When Mero molested Maria at a fish shop in the fishing village of Ferrol, and when Yuma and Marlon beat Mero after seeing it.
Haka tried to stop the two of them.
It was because Yuma and Marlon were more important to him than Maria.
-…Yuma, you should have endured. Same goes for Marlon.
-It’s more amazing that my father endured it after seeing it.
– No matter how hard it is, the author is a knight. we are commoners I will never just get over it.
-So, if we didn’t come, were you going to leave Maria alone?
-I can’t do that. I’m disappointed, Dad.
It was a conversation they had after Mero ran away after being beaten by Yuma at a fish shop.
At that time, their families were just poor commoners in a poor village, and Mero was a knight.
A knight who can do as he pleases at any time.
As for Haka, the fact that Yuma and Marlon attacked Mero that day to save Maria and stopped it. It was a memory that could not but remain with a sense of shame for a long time.
But this time, too, he was unable to protect Mary and fell indebted to the two. Haka was so embarrassed that it was unbearable.
“After that, I wandered all over the empire to find Maria for a long time, and then I survived alone again and saw you.”
“Ai, really, what are you talking about? Why are we sorry, Father?”
Marlon’s voice was wet as he answered. Other colleagues who came out to the yard avoided their seats by biting the top employees.
Soon, when there were only three people left in the yard, Marlon turned around and let out the tears he had been holding back. Haka stopped trying to hold Marlon’s shoulders.
Yuma silently held Haka’s hand.
I thought that saying sorry would make Haka more miserable.
“Thank you, uncle.”
“Yuma…
“Thank you for being safe, Mr. Don’t worry, Maria will be found soon. First… let’s go. It’s been a while since we met, but it’s kind of sad if you keep feeling sad like this. We have a lot to talk about.”
“Why is my father sorry! The real bad ones are us!”
Marlon shouted again, his face stained with tears and snot.
It was a face that could not create a sad atmosphere. Yuma took out a handkerchief and wiped Marlon’s nose, shaking his head.
“Oh, stop, stop, man. blow your nose kid crazy Don’t loose it on my hand!”
“Pang!”
Sadness or something, he almost raised his fist, but Yuma held it in and entered the parlor with Haka.
I was at a loss as to what to say, but when we sat down together, there were a lot of things to talk about. It was about how they got along with each other from the outbreak of the war to the end.
And Yuma was able to hear a completely unexpected story from Haka.
“The one who found you in the Central Continent… wasn’t a dragon, but a boy?”
“okay. I was a boy who used dark energy like Magi, but he found me hiding from monsters and possessors and took me to a safe place.”
“Black energy…? Did you hear the boy’s name?”
“They said Evan Evan.”
It was Evan, not the dragons, who saved Haka.
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