Chapter 31 - Hereafter
While Ari is trying to understand what Rei just told her a while ago, Rei is thinking about the future.
Personally, I want to leave this district and look around the world, however what should I do about Mom?…
I want to go out to make a harem and test my swordsmanship.
Ah, thanks to the harem I remembered Dad and went back to the living room, I see Dad"s severed head buried amongst the wreckage, I calmly close my eyes and pray silently.
Dad… I protected Mom.
I buried Dad"s remains in the back yard and said my farewell.
I will tell Mom later.
I"m not sad, because Dad is still living inside of my heart!!
… Probably.
I return to the second floor while thinking such things.
… The story went a little off track, I must choose between becoming an adventurer or staying at home together with Mom.
You can become an adventurer at 10 years old, the reasoning behind that is that the Demon King was defeated by a summoned hero who was a 10 years old girl who could use magic without chanting, in order for her to enter the guild, the rules have been altered.
Apparently the summoned hero was an adventurer for 2-3 years before setting off to defeat the Demon King.
In other words, it was to gain combat experience.
I would like to meet the hero once, but the hero summoning was around 200 years ago.
By the way, the reason I"d like to meet the hero is because the hero is summoned from a different world.
According to the books I read in the library, the world a hero is summoned from has a different time axis.
Furthermore, the hero apparently was a black-haired, black-eyed with an item called smart phone.
Because of the smart phone, that person was definitely from Earth, with a raven-black hair and black eyes the possibility of being j.a.panese is high.
But after the hero defeated the Demon King, she immediately returned back to her original world, therefore meeting her is impossible.
If Demon King revives and the same hero is summoned, the story would be different.
Well, returning back to Earth now is almost meaningless, I just wanted to meet a j.a.panese once again, but oh well.
The choice I want the most now is to travel across the world leisurely.
And the other choice is to stay at home with Mom, but…
While thinking such, Ari spoke up.
「… Even if Rei has memories from previous life, we are still a family」
「That"s for granted」
The two of them became silent again after speaking.
After the atmosphere softens a little, Rei speaks up.
「This――」
「Rei… Do you want to stay with me?」
However, Ari cuts Rei from speaking.
Rei is puzzled by Ari"s words, but he immediately answers.
「I want to stay with you… But the feelings to see this world are there」
The feelings to stay with Mom, the feelings to travel, Rei is troubled and can"t choose.
I want to stay with Mom… But I also want to go on an adventure…
I definitely don"t have a mother complex!
「I see…」
「Does Mom want to stay with me?」
「… I want to be with you, but since Ani died, I have to work」
「I understand that, but would you like to stay with me while including that?」
「……」
Ari looks down and stays quiet for a while.
Rei approaches Ari and says in loud voice.
「What is it!」
「… I want us to be together but it"s impossible」
Hearing that, Rei stands up straight.
「… I understand, I will rest for today and leave tomorrow」
Ari murmurs to Rei who is sorrowfuly walking towards the door.
「… I"m sorry…」
Rei pretended not to hear and closed the door behind him.
Rei descends back to the first floor.
「Well… Let"s clean up before leaving」
Rei says and goes to get the dustcloth and a broom.
I think Mom said that out of consideration for me.
She now has to do a work she"s not used to and she would need to take care of me everyday.
I can"t blame her.
Rei returned to the living room and began cleaning without thinking about anything.
Chapter 32 - The morning of departure
As the sun went up, Rei wakes up on the floor in the living room.
The living room that was dyed in blood is now returned to its original condition.
「Nn…!」
Rei yawns while rubbing his neck, he then stands up and stretches.
He looks around and then performs a light exercise.
「Today is the last day… huh」
Rei goes out to the back yard and mutters sadly.
There was a big crater in the middle of the back yard left from the battle with Lelia.
「Still, how on Earth is it so deep…?」
Rei looks down the hole and looks at the bottom, but all he sees is darkness.
He picks up a stone and throws it down the hole to measure the depth.
If I"m not mistaken, I heard that counting while dropping a stone down could measure the depth.
The stone which is dropped down the hole hits the bottom, but Rei didn"t hear a sound of the stone hitting the ground for about two minutes.
How much deep is this…
Rei stood up while thinking so and prayed silently towards the hole.
Teacher… Please rest peacefully…
Yesterday, the dragon which replaced me reduced the maddened Lelia to ash.
Rei doesn"t remember much, but that he killed her is a fact, he prays silently to atone for his sin.
「… Next is Dad huh」
Rei prays silently before Ani"s grave once again.
This prayer was in order for Ani to watch over Rei on his journey.
Dad, please watch over me on my journey…
After offering two silent prayers, he returns to the living room.
Ari stood in the living room with her head hanging down.
「Rei… I"m sorry」
「It"s okay, it can"t be helped」
Ari declared that she can"t live with Rei yesterday.
However, it is not because she hates me, but because Mom has her own way of thinking.
But I understood that it"s not possible for her to live with me.
It"s not something to be angry or grieve about… I think.
「Then… From now, how will you live?」
「I will become an adventurer and go on a trip」
「I see…」
A delicate atmosphere flows among the two people.
Is it okay to part ways like this?
Is it okay to leave on a trip while Mom has such delicate atmosphere around her?
While Rei is having various doubts, Ari suddenly embraces him.
「Rei, live…… and return safely」
「Yes」
Rei who answers without hesitation has his head pulled right before Ari"s face.
The face is wet from tears, but there was a powerful yet gentle smile.
Rei feels warmth from Ari"s smile.
Rei instinctively felt that his Mom was going to be all right.
「… Then, I"m going」
「… Un」
Rei goes to the entrance and wears his shoes.
However, Ari remembered something and stopped Rei from leaving.
「Wait a minute!」
「What is it?」
「This, though it is not a lot, money and food」
Ari hand Rei several pieces of silver and three loaves of bread.
After Rei receives it, he bows his head towards Ari.
「Thank you very much」
I wanted a little more, but that luxury is not possible.
「Also, Ani"s birthday present」
Ari quickly returns to the living room and hands him a slightly larger rucksack.
When Rei received it, he wanted to check the contents immediately because the rucksack was quite heavy, but Ari stops him.
「Rei, if you are going to open it, open it outside… Please」
「……」
Rei pushes the door open without saying anything with one hand while holding the rucksack in other hand.
It"s surely because if she saw the present Dad got me, she would remember many things she doesn"t want to.
Rei opened the door without looking back and said to Ari.
「I"m off」
「Un… Return safely without a fail」
Rei went out without answering.
While holding in the sadness of parting with Ari and the happiness of new adventure, Rei sets out―――