Hundred Volume 2 – Prologue

Prologue

 

A week has passed since the Savage attacked the Kingdom of Gudenburg in the territory of Britannia.

The children in the surroundings, all of them, while sobbing, are calling their dad, mom, and those who are no longer in this world.

It’s the same for me.

I lost my relative due to the attack of the Savage. I was holding a stuffed bear in my arms as I was sitting on my knees and thighs at a corner of the institution where the children who became orphans were received; I was shedding tears, calling out for my mom.

I know that I’ll never see her again.

My mother died protecting me from the falling debris.

Although I was still young, I was aware about 「Death」.

Still, I talked with my mom a lot of times to escape from this painful and difficult reality.

With that, I can remember the smiling face of my mom, and I can be happy even if it’s just for a moment.

But, loneliness came right away….

I, I want to speak with my mom again.

Tears passed down my cheeks.

When I went through that again, I heard voices saying to me that I have to be strong from now on.

Encouraging me in circle, it belonged to small children.

While looking at that situation, I felt envious.

I didn’t have a partner with whom I could comfort myself, I didn’t have someone with whom I could swear that we will do our best together in order to keep on living.

On the contrary, I didn’t know anyone in this country.

I just came to Gudenburg, accompanying my mom who was a pianist, when the attack of the Savage occurred.

But, in that loneliness, there was a person who called out to me.

– Would you like to talk about anything, if it’s okay with you? You seemed to don’t have any acquaintances here, and we have time.

I raised my face, I was surprised.

The color of the boy’s hair reflected in my eyes, and his slightly yellowish skin color are from the birthplace of my mother, his origin was the same as those who are born and raised in the Empire of Yamato.

And the boy was leading by the hand a girl that seemed to have the same age as me. Her hair color is the same, their features are similar.

When thinking that they might be brother and sister, the boy introduced the girl.

– She is my little sister Karen. Come Karen, say hi.

However, the girl introduced as Karen, as she was scared, kept hiding behind the boy and didn’t try to come out.

Even with the boy ahead of her telling her to come out, she shakes her head to the left and right, she won’t respond.

While showing an exasperated expression looking her behavior, the boy turned once again to me.

– I’m sorry, there’s nothing I can do with her fear of strangers. If you don’t mind, could you tell me your name?

– It’s Sakura.

I answered.

–  So, it’s Sakura, that means you also born in Yamato? But I can’t see that…

My hair and skin color are different from Asian people, so it’s natural for him to think so.

– My dad is from Rasiya, and my mom from Yamato, therefore…

At the same I say that, my mom’s smile crossed my mind, I unexpectedly was moved to tears.

– Ah, that… I’m sorry…. The situation isn’t the best to talk about that now.

The boy, who showed a panicked behavior, started to feel for something in the bag that he had in one of his hands.

– Is there something you like? If there’s something you want, I’ll do anything.

– …my mom…

Even though a lot of sweets came out from the bag, I said so.

I wasn’t trying to be unkind to the boy.

Honestly, that was the word that popped into my head.

Naturally, the boy has a troubled look.

– Umm, is there something else?

– Songs.

That was the next thing that crossed my mind.

– …songs?

I nodded.

– Songs you say, then you mean to sing a song. What kind of song?

– A song that my mom sang. At sad times, at painful times, my mother sang a song.

– Then, sing that song. If we know it, then we might be able to sing it together.

– That’s impossible…

– Why, is it a difficult song?

– Because it’s a song that my mom created for me.

That’s what my mom left me, a precious treasure.

– Your mother created a song?

– She was a pianist.

– Okay then, let us hear the song.

– Eh…

– Isn’t she amazing for creating a song? That’s why I want to listen to it. Or you can’t?

– No, I can.

I was happy to be told that my mom is amazing. I wanted them to listen to the wonderful song of my mom.

Therefore, I sang.

It’s a tender song, like a lullaby.

It was my first time singing it by myself, I was moved to tears many times during its duration, but I could sing it properly.

– Splendid, isn’t it?

*Clap* *Clap*, the boy claps his hands.

– You think, so…?

– I don’t really understand that much about music, but that’s what I think. What about you Karen, don’t you think so too?

Karen also nodded.

– I think you are skillful.

That’s the voice of the boy’s sister, I heard it for the first time.

– Umm, I feel that it was something like this, right?

As soon as the boy started to sing the song, his sister pouted her lips.

– Nii-san, your tune, is off.

Indeed, his tune was way off.

– Then you should sing it.

When the boy says so, his little sister started to sing.

It was a pristine, lovely voice.

– Oh, you are good.

The boy was surprised, his mouth was completely opened, then he began to sing, following her.

However, their voices didn’t play harmoniously.

That’s because the boy was out of tempo.

– Nii-san, you have no ear for music.

– Are you saying that I’m clumsy?

As if was natural, I laughed with their interaction.

At the same time, I noticed something.

I was able to laugh for the first time since I lost my mom.

After that, I ended up singing songs together with them….

Several hours later, we three finally smiled, because we played harmoniously well.

After that, I don’t know what happened to them. The day after I met them, I was taken over by my father who I met for the first time since I became old enough to understand what’s going around myself, and left the institution.

Of course, I never saw those siblings again, but I have never forgotten that day.

Thanks to that day, I loved singing and I was able to find out how to keep living in this world, my purpose to live.

Thanks to them, I could overcome many painful things that came after that.

 

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