Danmachi: Reaper

Sylpha was 15 years old at the time. She would, as usual, follow Artemis Familia outside Orario on monster extermination missions.

At that time, Sylpha was known for her genius, as well as for setting the record as the person who leveled up twice in a row in a short period of time.

It took Sylpha only 1.5 years to level up to level 2, and a few months later she was reported to have become a level 3 adventurer.

Due to her speed of leveling up, as well as her powerful sword techniques, she was given the or Silver Blader by the Gods.

Her figure is often juxtaposed with Ais, a swordsman who also set the record for the fastest level 2 advancement, with only 1 year.

Moreover, both of them also both used swords as their weapons, and of course their sword techniques were different from each other.

However, if Ais was still an adventurer, Sylpha was not.

At the age of 15, Sylpha decided to retire as an adventurer and then worked as Kelvin Edelfelt's personal servant.

What made Sylpha do that, no one knows but herself.

*****

"Do you want to work for me?"

Shota Kelvin asked Sylpha, who was currently making rounds to make sure the surrounding area remained safe.

They had just arrived in this village, but strangely she had not met any of the villagers other than the young Kelvin who was talking to her at the moment.

"Hmm? Can you pay me?"

Sylpha did not take the shota Kelvin seriously, she crouched down to match his height, and smiled as she looked up at his face.

"Um, my father left me a lot of money. So, I can pay you any amount!"

Hearing this, the 15-year-old Sylpha had an interested expression. Was Kelvin the son of a rich man in this town? Was his father a noble or a successful merchant?

"Alright, how about we go to your house first, and I'll decide whether I'll work for you or not." Sylpha patted Kelvin's head then got up.

"Oh, let's go!" Kelvin nodded his head with an excited expression.

Originally, she had intended to meet Kelvin's parents, greet them and then leave after she took Kelvin home. But, what she didn't expect was the sight in front of her at this moment ....

"I-It's ...."

What Sylpha saw was an area filled with mounds of earth similar to a tomb of the dead.

Meanwhile, many bloodstains were still scattered around; either on the ground or the walls of the surrounding houses.

In fact, Sylpha could smell a foul odor around this area.

"My house is over there."

As if unaffected by the surrounding scenery, Kelvin pulled Sylpha to walk in a fairly large building. Although large, it was unkempt, with many weeds growing in the courtyard, as well as moss clinging to the walls of the building.

"This is my house. Want to come inside?"

"...Sure."

Sylpha nodded with a silent expression.

Seeing Kelvin's face that didn't change much, as if he was used to this scene, made Sylpha feel strange.

'What's going on in this village?

Since this was not a large village, their Familia originally chose to set up a tent outside the village, and divided the tasks.

The other Familia members were in charge of finding food as well as making fire, and she was in charge of scouting the area around the village to make sure no monsters entered the village.

Their mission was to exterminate the groups of orcs and goblins seen around the village. That's why they took on the mission. Not only was this village located not too far from Orario, but it was also a small village with not too many residents.

Moreover, from the reports they had read, this village had no one who could fight. Which meant, a small group of goblins alone could destroy this village in a few days.

That was why, they came to this village to help, but they also intended to go to the next village after completing the mission in this village.

It's just that ....

'Are we too late...?!'

That thought appeared in Sylpha's head.

If so, everything that happened in this village; from the invisible villagers, the charred roofs of some buildings, as well as the bloodstains that were everywhere, explained everything.

Only, her gaze shifted to Kelvin. If these villagers had been wiped out, how could this little boy survive alone?

"Ah, sorry it's a bit messy here. I didn't have time to clean up this place."

Kelvin opened the door, making a loud creaking sound.

And when they entered the house, Sylpha was quite astonished. Not without reason, but she saw that there were many magic stones scattered around the room.

Of course, the magic stones were from dead monsters. The question was, this many magic stones, how could they be in this house?

Her gaze turned toward Kelvin skeptically. Did Kelvin really kill all the monsters that attacked his village before they arrived in this village?

If so, how did he do that...?

"Um, tell me son, what was your name just now?"

"Me? My name is Kelvin Edelfelt. How about you, Onee-san?"

"My name is Sylpha Langlis. Just call me Sylpha."

"Oh, you have a nice name Onee-san!"

"I told you, just call me Sylpha. I don't mind."

"Um. So, what do you think, do you want to work for me?"

"Before that, I need to meet your parents first. Also, why is it so quiet in this village? Did all the people here evacuate?"

"My parents? Ah, they were there. I buried them near the entrance. Other than that, the other villagers are also dead. I'm the only one left alive in this village.

"Wha---?!!! How come?!!!"

"Ah, it's because a few days ago there were many monsters that surrounded our village. I don't know the details, but everyone was killed because of that attack. You see all these magic stones, right? These are the magic stones dropped by the monsters that attacked the village after I killed them."

As soon as these words fell, Sylpha was stunned and looked at Kelvin in disbelief.

"How could...?"

How, Kelvin was just a kid, no more than 12 years old, and who would believe he could kill all the monsters attacking this village by himself?

All around them, there were hundreds of monster stones lying unceremoniously, showing the number of monsters that attacked this village in such a way. And Kelvin, a 12-year-old kid was able to kill hundreds of monsters alone even without Falna?

That's tantamount to nonsense, unless ....

"Do you perhaps have any skills or magic...?"

If Kelvin had, then it did make sense. Moreover, although it was rare, but some people were proven to awaken their magic or skills even before they got Falna.

Cases like this were actually very rare, even out of a thousand people, there was only one person who got this kind of privilege.

"Mn, it seems so."

Kelvin didn't seem to have any intention of lying, after all his condition wasn't very good at the moment. He had been living alone in this village for the past few days.

Food and water supplies were a huge hindrance to him. In fact, he already had nothing else but a pile of valises that his parents and other villagers had left in their homes.

After a few moments of silence, Sylpha opened her mouth to ask, "Tell me, what kind of work do you want me to do...?"

"Hmm, let me see. What if Onee-san worked as my maid? I can't cook or clean the house, besides I also have trouble taking care of myself."

"Alright, I agree. Before that, would you like to come with me to meet my Goddess?"

"Goddess?"

"Yes, do you want to come?"

"Of course!"

Although their meeting was not exactly a good one, but from that moment on, Sylpha decided to retire as an adventurer, and with the help of the Goddess and the rest of her Family, she ended up taking care of Kelvin and became his personal servant until now.

But, even though Sylpha retired as an adventurer, it doesn't mean that she resigned and left her Family.

Since her Family would visit her from time to time, Sylpha also participated in several monster extermination missions near the village.

*****

Recalling the beginning of her meeting with Kelvin, Sylpha unconsciously smiled and hugged Kelvin tighter.

Although she was still curious how Kelvin could defeat so many monsters by himself, but she had no intention of digging into his secrets.

After all, everyone had secrets about their strength, and she was no exception.

All she wanted right now was to stand beside Kelvin, and stay with him forever.

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