Chapter 14: Inglis, 12 years old (2)
「Ah! It’s the Highland! I’ve heard that it’s been a while since it’s been seen around here!」
After that, Rafinha immediately closed her eyes and clasped her hands together.
「Rani. What are you doing?」 「Wishing! I heard that if you wish upon a Highland, your wish will come true.」
Inglis wondered whether it’s similar to wishing upon a shooting star. Nonetheless, the Highland was indeed a rare sight for the population of the fortified city of Ymir, so this would be considered a rather unusual occurrence. Moreover, Inglis had never seen it before as there was no such thing in her past life, thus it really piqued her interest. She also heard that the Artifacts and the 『Baptismal Box』 were both made on the Highland. The Midland were then provided with those tools in order to protect their people.
「Hahaha. Isn’t that just a superstition?」 「Isn’t it fine? Just. In. Case! C’mon, why don’t you make a wish too, Glis?」 「Hmph. Can’t be helped, I guess…」
Inglis closed her eyes and thought of the only wish she had been yearning for.
Please give me a tough and strong opponent to fight! 1
「I wished for big brother Rafa’s wellbeing.」
Even after he graduated from the Knighting School in the capital, Raphael had stayed back in the capital to serve as a Knight. Knighting work had run him so haggard that he hadn’t found any time to return to Ymir ever since and not for the foreseeable future, either. Inglis couldn’t remember how many years it had been since she last saw him.