Isekai Tensei - Kimi to no Saikai made Nagai koto Nagai koto

Chapter 15

TheLong Journey Until I Reunite With You

FullOf Resolution

They day after I dropped out of school, teacher came to thecounter at the shop, sat down, and started crying.

「*Waaaaaaah*, why, why did you leave, Velt-kun!」(Teacher)

「Like—I—said, I realized what it is that I really can do.」(Velt)

「Even so, don"t go deciding on your own to leave without eventalking to anyone! Now, I won"t be able to face Aruna in heaven like this~」(Teacher)

「It"s fine. I"ve been telling mom how you"ve been taking care ofme in various ways.」 (Velt)

It"s not like I up and quit. I properly turned in the withdrawform, and asked the king for a word since he helped me enter the school. Heseemed busy, so we couldn"t meet, and I wasn"t able to obtain approval.

「Veeeeeeeeelllllllltttttttt!」 (Forna)

The angry roar I"m used to hearing. Well, I thought she wouldcome.

「What are you thinking! Dropping out of school as you please, howbig of an idiot are you? You haven"t even graduated grade school, what do youplan to do in the future?」 (Forna)

It"s Forna. Somehow, she"s been talking like my mother latelyabout my future, and frankly what I want to do hasn"t changed.

「Forna. The thing is, I didn"t quit without thinking aboutanything. I quit after I thought about the future.」(Velt)

「What are you saying? You who can"t even use basic magic, whatkind of future are you thinking of? You can only sit on a chair in a kitchen!」(Forna)

Sitting on a chair across the counter, Forna stopped shouting atme for a moment. However, she doesn"t know yet.

「What are you saying, Forna. I"m working aren"t I?」(Velt)

「Ha?」 (Forna)

As proof, the gla.s.s and plate that the customer had finished withfloated back to kitchen.

「This is...」 (Forna)

「What do you think, it"s levitation. Last night, I broke a plateand sensei got angry, but I"ve improved this much now you see?」(Velt)    (TN: Sensei = Melma, Teacher =from school)

I puffed out my chest, full of confidence. That"s right, I"vefinally learned how to use levitation magic this much.

So, now what? Trembling Forna...

「YOU BIG DUMMMMMMMMMMMY!」 (Forna)

...went berserk.

「Carrying it by hand is plenty efficient, why are you wastingmagic on it? Speaking of which, quitting school after only learning levitationmagic, what are you thinking!」 (Forna)

「What are you talking about. I wasn"t able to make anythinglevitate a bit before right? Now I can make things move.」(Velt)

「That"s something that anyone in this world can do! It"s only goodif you hurt your hand and have to move something heavy yourself!」(Forna)

Yep, she"s mad. I thought I had improved plenty, but there seemsto be a long way to go.

「Hey, Velt-kun. Are you planning on working at this shop from nowon? Aren"t there other things you can still learn at school before you quit?Techniques useful for cooking, there are many things still you know?」(Teacher)

「Certainly. Though sensei is a chef, he has various usefulabilities.」 (Velt)

「That"s right~ And yet, what are you planning on doing quittingschool this early? If you"ve decided what you want to do in the future, you canlearn magic that"s useful for that at school you know?」(Teacher)

That might be so. You would think that, normally. But, mythinking is exactly the opposite.

「That"s not it. I quit school so I don"t learn any more magic. Inother words, I"m retreating.」 (Velt)

「E, ehhh? Wh, you, are you planning on living by only usinglevitation magic?」 (Teacher)

「You, stop being irresponsible, Velt! This is the limit of mytolerance you know?」 (Forna)

Not good. Forna looks like she"s about to become violent and hitme at any second. Well, from the start, I was satisfied just learning math so Iwas fine quitting. However, it"s not like I just quit on a whim.

「Forna. We might not think or understand the same way, but I"mthinking in my own way.」 (Velt)

「What"s that, suddenly having a serious face.」(Forna)

「Even about mom and dad, it"s not like I haven"t been thinking.Quitting school, people may think I"m just a fool, but I think I want to bedifferent. Results might come faster that way, but on just this, I want you totrust in and watch over me.」 (Velt)

「...」 (Forna, Teacher)

Lately, I"ve realized that, while Forna has her annoying moments,she"s truly been thinking about me even though she"s only ten years old. Therefore,if my earnestness is truly transmitted, she"ll believe in me.

「Hmm~~~~~~~~~~ Don"t come crying to me later.」(Forna)

She really will become a good woman in the future. A splendidprincess, too. I think I"ll be tossed aside when the day comes.

「*Sniff*, I understand. It"s hard for sensei, but I"ll watch overyou for a while. But, if you have anything you want to talk about do come talkto me? Ok?」 (Teacher)

「Yeah, got it, sensei.」 (Velt)

I can"t afford to betray the expectation of those two who were soworried about me. However, ever since that incident happened, I might haveactually changed. As Asakura Ryuuma, during sports and culture festivals andsuch, starting with Kamino, my overly familiar cla.s.smates pushed me topartic.i.p.ate. It was troublesome, but I didn"t hate it. I didn"t want to betraytheir trust. Those feelings faded when I was born as Velt Jeeha, and contraryto my current situation, those feelings were forgotten. I feel like I"vefinally been able to remember those feelings.

「All that yelling has made me hungry. Give it to me thick.」(Forna)

「Hah? I put out front that we"re on break right now didn"t I?Sensei isn"t here either.」 (Velt)

「Though I can see something was made over there.」(Forna)

「That"s my practice. I can"t let you eat it.」(Velt)

Forna pointed at a small pot hidden in the kitchen where I wasputting together soup. Teacher was surprised as well.

「No way, Velt-kun cooks?」 (Teacher)

「The thing is, sensei had a condition. If I were to quit school, Ineed to be able to cook, not just do odd jobs in the kitchen. This is proof ofmy resolution, so to speak.」 (Velt)

「Like—I—said, why didn"t you consult me as a teacher! *Mou*, I"mmad. Give me that!」 (Teacher)

「Like—I—said, I said it before. That"s proof of my resolution.It"s a subst.i.tute for my resolution, so can"t eat it. That"s not something Ican give to you or Forna to eat.」 (Velt)

「Just, let me have it! I am not teacher right now, I"m a customer!Your customer is hungry! Now, give it here!」(Teacher)

「*Guh*, what a demanding customer. I got it, if you want it thatmuch then eat up! Be moved by my conviction!」(Velt)

Putting in my all, I boiled and drained the noodles. I thenstirred up the pure white tonkotsu soup, and combined the two. To be clear, Ihaven"t cooked since my days as Asakura Ryuuma, and this was more real thanmagic. This is the first time in my life that I"ve given something I was proudof making to someone else.

「Speaking of which, this is my first time eating something made byVelt.」 (Forna)

「That"s right. Let"s see what he"s got.」(Teacher)

Forna with chopsticks, and teacher with a fork, they tried theramen I made. And, what happened next was,

「*Bleeehhhhhh.*」 (Teacher)

「H, horrrrrrrrrible!」 (Forna)

They threw up.

「What, what"s with that disgusted reaction! That"s my best dish!」(Velt)

「Your sloppy cooking is what"s disgusting! The stock andingredients don"t go together at all, and the ingredients have been boiled toomuch!」 (Forna)

「To begin with, Velt-kun, did you taste it?」(Teacher)

「What?」 (Velt)

I took a spoon and tried the soup.

「*Ur*, it really is bad. I really shouldn"t have let you try it.」(Velt)

「Velt, if you"re trying to make poison, I won"t forgive you.」(Forna)

「...Speaking of which, Velt-kun"s resolution... can"t betrusted...」 (Teacher)

My resolution is firm, but the road ahead is long.
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