The Strongest Fairy

Chapter 69 Words of the Heart

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「Ahh......」

Feeling the gentle grip on her hand, she looks at the friends who were watching her with a gentle smile. She has to believe that it will be alright. Everyone in front of her is not her enemies, that's why she needs to believe that it will be alright......... and so the speech of the 8 year old little girl began.

「A lot...... a lot of blood have been spilled. That war...... the war between Heroes and the Demon King, and was the reason of our country, Ladaria's fall. And then, every one of us was branded as remnants of 『Demons』............ and was made to be slaves as a sign of that stigma. That is the reality of what we are suffering right now. The country became nothing but barren land, and along with our prosperity, our history, and my father, mother and sister everything was lost. I also know that everyone lost something, their friends, lovers and family」

Every one of the beast-men listened to her in silence. They remember the little Forna who would always hide behind her Father. Those words came from that Forna, a little cowardly girl that they have known, and everyone couldn't even imagine how much loneliness she has suffered.

Some of them recalled the names of people they have lost and covered their faces. Other's reminisced in the nostalgia of remembering their comrades that were now gone.

「But if you ask me as to who I would blame, then I would blame no one. My Father transformed into a demon lord, my sister and other high chiefs were transformed into demons, and we just couldn't let them be like that. They killed a lot of people all over the world, and even we would have been killed any exception. And we all knew that they were strong, so strong to be called unstoppable, and we have no choice but to rely on Heroes to stop their rampage. That is reality of the situation... all we could do was accept the facts, accept the things that happened, but today everyone have to decide...... We need to make a choice on how we move forward」

Her presence was building up. And from her hands, she could feel encouragement being given to her by the three besides her. With a smile, Forna then changed the topic of discussion.

「About who I am, I know that everyone knows, right? 『The Crybaby Forna』『The Stuck on her Father's Waist Forna』『The Cowardly Forna』 and there were many more nicknames of such that was labeled on me, but all of those were just a good memory of the past now. If it was the Forna from before, then when I looked at everybody's eyes, I will actually be frightened and would be on the verge of crying 」

After talking about her past memories, most of the beast-men reminisced. Some were even turning away and some were showing awkward faces. Seeing everyone's reaction and finding it funny, Forna unconsciously giggled.

「Somehow, it still feels like things haven't changed. I was still scared of everyone's gaze, scared of expectations being directed at me. Because I am nothing more but a useless princess, I have no power or abilities that could be called great other than my bloodline. Maybe that won't even change even from this point on, everyone have always told me that I no talent after all......」

It was a girl who did nothing but ridicule herself. Yet, the smile on her face didn't fade away.

「The reason why I can stand like this here today is because I found irreplaceable friends. Another is because these hands are filling me up with courage to stand in front of everyone」

The four of them raised their hands. The faces of every one of them were brightly smiling. Everyone watching was charmed by that sight, and then the atmosphere became much lighter than before.

「I can't do anything on my own, and I'm just a helpless child who couldn't do anything on my own. But still, I will stand up and move on, as long as there's a friend who would give me the courage. And......」