"So it"s already morning.."
I say my first words at the start of a new day after opening my eyelids. What greeted me was a streak of sunlight refracting from the windowsill..
Of course, there was no gla.s.s.
Well, not yet.
I get up from my laying position, and sit up on the bed. I turn my head to look beyond the window, and into the horizon..
Judging by the fact that it was still slightly warm, it must have been early in the morning, just after daybreak. The morning is the only time during the winter season where you feel the most warmth for the rest of the day.
So, its a good idea to go outside at this time, rather than endure the chill of the afternoon later.
Hmm? I felt something small in my hand..
When I open my fingers on my right palm, I saw the small, black communication device.
"So it got carried over? How does that even work?"
I was curious about the laws of s.p.a.ce being broken, but I needed more information on the laws of this world before I make a conclusion about the possible and impossible..
After examining it for a while, I place it inside my right ear.
*Glow*
I could sense a faint trace of magic being used from inside the device while it was shining golden for a second..
The next moment, the earpiece was gone.
I wanted to know what happened to it, but there were no mirrors within my reach.
But then I remembered how I was going to make gla.s.s for the villagers without having to go to another city.
This combination of skills would be, most likely considered a cheat, but there was no other way.
"[Aura Weapon Creation]"
Various colors of light seep from my skin, and meld together into an item in front of my very eyes..
The result was..
A gla.s.s sword.
Umu, that"s right.
A long, clear sword made entirely out of gla.s.s..
I didn"t know the principle behind this skill, but it seemed that I could actually make any weapon as long as I knew the minor details of its construction. I knew most weapons and how they were made through various research in the past but I didn"t think that it would prove this useful in another world..
You just had to imagine countless atoms and molecules of different elements melding together into a shape.
Simple. right?
Well, now that that"s over, let"s begin..
I again invoked [Dragon King"s Aura] to produce a high heat from my palm, in order to melt the long sword of gla.s.s structure, into a flat pane. But I had to do this carefully since I didn"t want to deform its shape.
I wished I could have used the elementary magic, [Heat Spark] as to make this easier, but alas, I cannot use magic spells no matter what method I try. Which can only lead me to believe that the [Aura Gift] skill was to blame.
When it said that other magic couldn"t be used, I tried to find a loophole, but the results say that it was a waste of effort. Frustration will get me nowhere, so lets make do with what I have for now.
While carefully heating each part of the sword one by one, from the hilt to its very tip, I have succeeded in making a flat surface of gla.s.s. Although its so clouded you cannot see through it, nor see your reflection.
I concluded that this must have something to do with the way I heated it, whether the temperature was too high or too low, I couldn"t derive the answer. But it was a fact that this was a problem.
Faced with this problem that could very be the crux of failure in my ingenious plan, I racked my brains for a solution..
After a few minutes, I thought of something. I hope this could work though.
"[Frigid Aura]"
I apply aura to my fingertips using my newly gained skill, to make a thin layer of frost over the flat heated area.
Resulting in..
*Shine*
A purple haired youth with white bangs and one ruby-colored eye was reflected over the surface of ice. I noticed something different on my right ear that wasn"t there before..
It looked like an inverted letter "S" adorned with black patterns. Just located beneath my earlobe.
So that"s what happened to the device. Maybe now I can contact my other persona without having to worry about the earpiece falling out of my ear when I move faster than usual.
Now, since I confirmed that I could make a mirror with this method, lets try making a window. Where you can actually see through to the outside this time..
*Grumble*
"Ah, I guess it will have to wait. I forgot I haven"t eaten breakfast yet."
I say out loud towards my growling stomach. Then, before standing up, I place the improvised mirror of my own creation under the bed, and go out of the room through the door.
As I was walking through the narrow hall, since my allocated room was at the end of it, I heard the sounds of wind being cut, again and again, in an erratic fashion. By this I meant, that the sounds were coming at different intervals..
Since curiosity got the best of me, for there may be a chance that an enemy has infiltrated without my notice. Although that"s close to 0.00000001 % with me on high alert, and my [Aura Barrier] spread out around the radius of the village chief"s house, I won"t let my guard down even for a second. I stealthily hide my steps with [Stealth Aura] and walked towards the place where the erratic sound was coming from.
I stopped at the doorway that lead into the garden, and peeked out slowly from the side. Only to see..
A sword in a slashing motion. The shiny blade adorned with silver metal, refracting the rays of the gleaming sunrise.
The slender build of the nostalgic weapon from my past life. I was awed in front of its beauty if but only for a moment..
Even though the one swinging it had amateurish movements that even a novice like me could tell, it doesn"t make the slight afterimages of where the sword had pa.s.sed through, cutting the air, any less pleasant to look at.
In an open s.p.a.ce behind the house, where the few trees were covered, and the gra.s.s was fully blanketed with snowfall from last night, a boy with wolf ears and a swaying tail with a short stature was sweating out his feelings..
"Hey, Jin!"
Ah. I called out to him unconsciously. Maybe it was because I was impressed by his sword? No, that"s not it.
I have an inkling about why I did it. It had something to do with me being weak to kids. Though, I will never admit it publicly. I had no plans of being misunderstood by ill-minded people.
Well, there"s nothing I could do about it now. Since he just heard my voice, and started jogging towards my direction..
With a bright smile, he sheathed his katana-like weapon, and hung it around his neck, placing it at his tiny back. Then, he started moving towards the doorway while waving to me, who was wryly smiling and waving back.
"(Ah, so cute..)"
This is bad. No, get that thought out of my head!
Wait a minute..
That may have sounded like my voice, but I could tell that it wasn"t for some reason. Am I imagining it?
"(*Gulp* Yes, yes I am imagining it. Don"t mind it.)"
Ah, is that so. Well, I guess that"s fine then..
"(Phew..)"
"Is that what you thought I would say!? You b.a.s.t.a.r.d! Placing things in my head without permission!"
"(Uwwaaaaa, he"s mad. I"m sorry okay. Really am. It was an accident, I just blurted out my thoughts. That"s all.)"
"Don"t mess with me, you! You clearly did it on purpose!"
"(Yes, it"s true. I was having fun teasing you. The accident part was a lie.)"
"Why!? Why would you do that at a random time like this!? It"s still morning you know? Also, why did you just confess readily in a respectful tone!? Are you making fun of me!?"
"(Yes. I"m free after all..)"
"Ah, this is hopeless. Talking to you is like speaking to a monkey!"
I place my head into my lifeless arms, unconsciously trying to put strength into it, to break my skull. Although I stopped just before I felt pain, it was still a tempting offer.
"Also, why are you suddenly free!? What happened to the videos you were going to watch? And why was being free, a valid reason in your book?!"
"(Well, it"s quite simple really. The internet suddenly went down. Man, I wish the IT guy was here.)"
"That"s the reason!? And why would you think an IT guy was in a differe-"
"Um, onii-san?"
Ah. I forgot he was there..
When I looked downwards from my raging tsukkomi act with my other self, Jin was there, wiping his sweat with a white towel swung around his neck, tilting his head ever so slightly with a curious look in his eyes. Naturally, the one he was looking at, was yours truly. The man who was screaming towards the heavens without a care in the world, even though it was still morning.
But, instead of embarra.s.sment, when I saw his face looking up at me, there was only one thought that came to mind..
""(So cute..) So cute..""
Strangely, my thoughts were perfectly in sync with the other Orion for the first time since we spoke.
It was like we took the first step towards camaraderie at that moment. I inwardly shake hands with my second persona inside my head, signaling a truce between us for now.
"(Cute is justice.)"
Umu, that"s a wonderful phrase. So be it, I finally understand what the truth is. The ultimate truth.
While being caught up in my daydreams and enlightenment, Jin called out to me again..
"Onii-san! Are you okay?"
So he was worried about me. That made my head go flying for a second, but let"s act like nothing happened as to not let him see my uncool side. Yes, let"s do that.
"Yes, yes, I was just thinking about what to make for breakfast is all. What would you like?"
"(Oi, pervert. I saw your memories you know? How dare you try to pa.s.s off those methods as cooking. Is that for real? Are you even right in the head? Now, you"re even taking requests that you are bound to mess up anyhow.)"
I get that you"re insulting my cooking but I did as the instructions told me to the letter. I have no reason to be reprimanded by you when I followed it all. And did you just call me a pervert? You did, didn"t you?
"(What instructions, you mean my memories? Those had nothing to do with how to cook right, you little kid loving pervert. Like Master always said, your cooking had to contain your pa.s.sion and feelings in it. Simple instructions isn"t going to make your food any tastier. In fact, I could say it was blander than the normal food in this world.)"
You did call me a pervert, and it changed slightly too! Also, why are you so arrogant about something teacher taught you? It"s not like you figured it all that out by yourself!
But, no matter how much I complained about it, he was right. The food that I made didn"t taste as good as I thought it would be. What was I thinking, offering to make breakfast..
"You can cook onii-san? Mom was always sick so she couldn"t cook for me. Instead, we always ate bread and soup everyday because I was the only one working on the fields before."
"Ah, I"ll make you something good okay? Look forward to it."
"Un, I will!"
With a beaming grin, he ran off towards the chief"s room. I"m guessing it was to wake Germundo and his daughter up.
When he was out of sight, I banged my head against the wall a moment after..
*Bang*
*Crack*
*Crumble*
With that, instead of my head bleeding, a large hole was made in the middle of the wall. It was to be expected though.
"(I guess you could say, you"re hard-headed. *Chuckle*)"
Shut up. I can"t deal with your jokes in this situation.
"(Killjoy.)"
While lamenting the fact that I automatically responded to Jin"s sob story. I also regretted getting his hopes up. It was strange since in my previous life, the other men and women who groveled before me with their own sad life stories didn"t even make me feel pity towards them. Did this world change me? Or was my weakness to kids finally revealed?
I had no way of knowing at this current point in time.
"(Hey, are you seriously getting depressed over this? Can"t you tell them that you can"t do it after all? It would be better than getting their hopes up, and ultimately bring them down with your bland cooking.)"
Hmm? Can"t do it? I can"t do it..
That"s it!
"(Huh, what"s it?)"
If I can"t do it, I just have to make you do it instead! It"s genius if I do say so myself.
"(Ah! That"s pretty smart! But how am I going to move you?)"
Idiot. Do you see the - Request Interchanging of Persona - on the television? Click that option and we might change places, and you could move the main body in my stead.
"(Is that so. What a convenient option. I always thought it was a gag-like option. Like changing your facial expressions at random times, leading you to embarra.s.s yourself in front of others. Things like that.)"
What kind of thought process do you have? Well, it doesn"t matter. Hurry and switch with me for the time being.
"(Okay, but I"m not responsible for any accidents after I press this. Just letting you know.)"
Even in a serious matter, this guy always finds a way to get on my nerves.
*Click*
With the sound of something clicking in my head, a window appeared in front of me..
Notification[Aura Persona] has requested for interchange of personalities
Accept / Decline