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

Chapter 3

The Long Journey Until IReunite With You

TheSame-Aged and Persistent Princess

「Excuse my entrance!」 (????)

Suddenly, the door of myhouse was opened immediately after it was knocked on. Since it’s made of wood,it’ll be broken if you’re careless right? However, the one who entered did notcare in the slightest.

「I’ve heard, Velt! You made amess during yesterday’s practice examination! If you have an excuse, let mehear it!」 (????)

I let out a sigh from thebottom of my heart. With long blonde hair and a dominating aura, she had thehot temper and looks of a n.o.ble’s daughter. She wore a black one piece dressunderneath a red mantle with an emerald brooch as an accessory. Her face wasreally cute, but she had an att.i.tude where she looked down on other people, andshe was just ten years old. Well, she’s the same age as me though.

「Oh? Princess Forna, welcome.」 (Bonapa)

「Good day, Princess. We’vejust started lunch, would you like to join us? Today I’ve made consommé.」 (Aruna)

My parents greeted her likeit was completely normal, it seems she was generally liked. Then, the momentthe brat looked at me, she let out a smile.

「Ah, obasama, I will acceptyour offer.」 (Forna)

「Also, will Guard CaptainGalva join us as well?」 (Aruna)

「Well now Aruna-dono, I amgrateful.」 (Galva)

And then, for some reason oranother that person appeared. It was a giant man packed with muscles in redarmor nodding with a smiling face. What a pain.

(TN: Literally “troubling(things) have come,” but it doesn’t translate well from j.a.panese to English.)

「By the way, Velt. I heardabout yesterday’s matter. You’ve continued to refuse my special traininginvitation for magic to this extent, and therefore that would be the resultwouldn’t it?」 (Forna)

「Whatever, just shut upalready. I can’t do anything with magic, and I ain’t interested either.」 (Velt)

「Don’t joke around! Forexample, in the future you will need the minimum magic techniques related toworking in the fields! With great trouble, I’ve requested approval from fatheras well as the headmaster of the school for your enrollment.」 (Forna)

「You’re noisy.」 (Velt)

「*Muu* Velt you dummy! Are younot planning to work in the future? Am I going to be the only one working oncewe’re married?」 (Forna)

「Wait, why do we have thatrelationship?」 (Velt)

「If I won’t do it, n.o.body elsewould to marry you! For the sake of mankind, it is unforgivable to neglect thecontinuation of your family.」 (Forna)

The nation is at peace, andthis is a good example of what comes from it. Even though it’s a fairly largecountry, the princess of the whole country is regularly visiting the house of acommoner. Of course, a guard had come along. This girl, Forna Elfashia, thiscountry’s princess, is my childhood friend of the same age. When she was aroundfive, she willfully escaped from the royal capital and got lost in the fields,having us take care of her until she was escorted back to the castle. Then, sheoften came by to drag me out along with her. But, that was back then, and whenI recalled my memories as Asakura Ryuuma, I just thought of her as a elementaryschool kid. Dealing with her has been troublesome.

「Velt-kun. I think thatlearning the minimum degree of magic would be better, don’t you? You often fight with your cla.s.smates and make themcry, and in any event if you faced someone who has learned how to use swordsand magic, the outcome is obvious.」 (Galva)

「Uh huh, even though you’rejust a guard, you’ve been eating in someone else’s house from the beginninghaven’t you?」 (Velt)

「T-this is tasting for poison,Ah, no, it’s not like I don’t trust Aruna-san you know! It’s just, since myfavorite food is consommé.」 (Galva)

Generally I a.s.sumed thatthose of higher social standing wouldn’t a.s.sociate themselves with commoners.However, in this world, this country was different. The relationship I havewith Forna made me somewhat famous, the royal capital’s soldiers pa.s.s by givingme friendly greetings, the n.o.bles, and even the king calmly invited me to thecastle. It was that kind of happy life. Yet, even then, I couldn’t smile fromthe bottom of my heart.

「So, what are we going to doabout them?」 (Velt)

When I noticed, my father andthe guard captain had been enjoying themselves since noon.

「Ooh, is that true?」 (Galva)

「Well, that’s how it was. Veltannounced that he was able to use fire magic, took a match and withoutpermission my treasured alcohol. Then, he held a bit of it inside of his mouth,and since he in one breath blew upon the lit match, burnt a straw doll. Well,although you’ll be dizzy after using up all your magic, since the teacher’spupil collapsed after drinking, the teacher came to me in tears.」 (Bonapa)

「Hahaha, that’s real exciting.Velt-kun’s heroic tales always make me smile.」 (Galva)

That’s some serious neglectof duty. The two were laughing with red faces while holding a conversation,they completely looked like close friends.

「Stupid old man.」 (Velt)

「Stupid guard captain.」 (Forna)

The ten year old kids weredisgusted by the development. Or rather, will this country really be okay?

「Jeez, if papa and evencaptain Galva are going to be like this, then they’ll continue forever. Howtroublesome～」 (Aruna)

And yet it doesn’t seem likeyou’re going to stop them, mother, right now you’re committing the same offenseyou called troublesome. Then, from the kitchen, my mother took out a sack ofwheat flour the size of a child.

「Hey Velt. Can I send you on alittle errand?」 (Aruna)

「Eeh? Sounds like a pain.」 (Velt)

「Please～ Look, this time it’s a request from a proprietor who opened arestaurant in the imperial capital. The proprietor doesn’t have enough wheatflour and contacted me for a direct delivery of it.」 (Aruna)

What a bother. Going to thecapital on foot as a child, I’d rather not go that distance. But as I was goingto somehow refuse, I was. .h.i.t on the back of my head.

「Stop being irresponsible,Velt. If you’re a man, you can do at least that much.」 (Forna)

「T-this kid.」 (Velt)

「Who are you calling a kid?!You’re the one who’s being an unreasonable kid! And by the way, obasama, I willbe heading out with Velt. Please let us know the name of the shop.」 (Forna)

「Aah, princess, as alwaysthank you very much.」 (Aruna)

「No, it’s alright. This isalso because of how Velt is, so there’s nothing else I can do. It’ll be no goodif I can’t keep Velt under control.」 (Forna)

「Fufufu, if the princess holdshim down, then Velt’s future will be secure. Then, please accept my request.」 (Aruna)

The conversation forcefullycontinued without my approval. When I was Asakura Ryuuma, I didn’t do anythinglike requests.

「Umm, if I recall correctlyfrom the neighbor that handles the magic tool shop, the name of the restaurantis 『Tonkotu Ramen』.」 (Aruna)

(TN: I’m fairly certain thisis referencing Tonkotsu Ramen, minus the s.)

「...What?」 (Velt)

I don’t get the name.

「What kind of food do theyserve?」 (Velt)

「That is, well, I don’t quiteknow. But, from what I’ve heard it seems to be a dish that n.o.body has eatenbefore.」 (Aruna)

Something that n.o.body haseaten before? That’s kind of suspicious. Honestly, food is the only thing thathasn’t changed between my life now and my life as Asakura Ryuuma.

Beef, pork, fish, and vegetables,there’s even rice and bread. There’s also salt and sugar for food, and now I’mthinking about my past world. If I’m talking about luxury, I’ll be happier if Ihad soy sauce and miso, but I don’t know how to make it, so it’s pointless tothink about it.

「Well, even though I don’tknow anything about it, I got it. I’ll be your gofer.」 (Velt)

「Obasama, We’ll be off now.Galva will call for someone to pick us up afterwards.」 (Forna)

All things considered, acommoner accompanying the country’s princess on an errand is pretty ridiculous.Rather, what the h.e.l.l do I do if we get attacked? There’s no meaning in havingthe guards then. Well, it’ll be hard to track us down in this country full ofpeace-loving idiots.

No, or is it that this is howthe culture of this world is? Ever since I recalled my actual ident.i.ty asAsakura Ryuuma, a few things seem to have become strange.

(TN: Princess Forna uses"obasama" which usually refers to another person’s mother. "Mother" in Englishcan be used when talking to the mother of the person you"re married to. Fornaand Velt aren"t married, nor is there any indication they are betrothed, butForna uses the word anyways.)
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