Okay, maybe-dumb question that I hope someone who read the novel can answer:
Did nobody get in touch with him for that whole pregnancy??? Like I get that he’s Dewey’s bodyguard, but he has super speed.
Like one letter and he’s back in the Kingdom in like a day or two.
In the novel, he was informed by Dewey's brother (current head of Sopeid), and he was granted the permission to leave immediately, without wasting time on ceremonies and such. He actually didn't met his master, and there were no talk about going to "shrinemaiden's place whatever it's called".
On the other hand, in order to meet blois as "galant gentleman on a white horse", he was introduced to the tons of craftsmen to get his gear done. Previously, the way he looked, aka "shabby man in kimono with a wooden sword" became kind of trademark of his, so Sopeid intentionally kept it that way. His gear was top-notch made by masters, but looked shabby nevertheless. In the past, all masters had their pride broken by Sansui in one way or another. Swordmaker-master aired his grievances on "Finally! Finally you came to me to get a PROPER SWORD! What do you think i felt, when customer asking me for the same sword that best swordsman is using, and i needed to point out to the wooden stick?!". Clothes tailor master started "I was expecting you to get to me for fitting your clothes, since you're still growing. And there i thought it was strange that your sizes never changed. How disapointed i was when i learned that it's because you are sage that never change at all! But when i learned that taking that "golden balm" medicine can make you grow, i was so glad that it's finally my time to shine... only to learn that clothes grows together with you... are you freaking mocking me and my craft?!"
And then, after everything, taking golden balm to grow, with a proper sword and gallant noble wear, he arrived to Winne estate (Brauer's family), guards chased him away, because they didn't recognised him. And even threatened that this is home of the mightiest swordsman of the country, so he shouldn't have any strange ideas
