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

Chapter 8

The Long Journey Until IReunite With You

AnAnnoying Pattern

If it were the previous worldit could become a tourist attraction, but the police would definitely interveneon the shop. A one-handed buster sword, a dagger for self defense, sets of bowsand arrows, spears, cudgels made for adults, together with shields and armor todefend oneself with. Up till now I’ve never once come to this shop so to me ithad the feeling of a museum. However, I was at a loss deciding what weapon Ishould use.

「I haven’t come here before,but as expected of the royal capital, it’s got a good selection.」 (Melma)

「Well I’m here to pick out aweapon. But, nothing really stands out right away.」 (Velt)

To be frank, when it comes toswords and spears, I’ve never touched a real one before, though I do haveexperience with wooden swords. In any case, in order to get used to it, I’m notsure how many years of training I’ll have to go through. In any case, I shouldchoose something that’s easy to handle and that I’m familiar with.

「Asakura, what sort of styledid you fight with」 (Melma)

「Kicks. I’ll kick and kick andkick. I didn’t really punch much.」 (Velt)

「Ooh, you’re pretty unusual.」 (Melma)

「But, in this world there arecommon demons and demi-humans who are several times stronger than humans,aren’t there? I haven’t met them before, but if that’s the case then fightingunarmed is basically suicide right?」 (Velt)

「Hmmm, I see～ Have any experience fighting with weapons then?」 (Melma)

「When I fought against a bunchof people, when my opponent took out a spiked bat, I struck back with a baton.」 (Velt)

「A baton? Is that really howyou’ve been carrying yourself?!」 (Melma)

「Buuut, thinking about thatthere ain’t anything like a baton. It might be because it’s a different age ina different world.」 (Velt)

If I were to use a weapon,it’d be good if it were something I’m experienced with. I’ve used batons andmetal bats a few times before. However, as expected I don’t see them. There arecudgels, but there aren’t many kids that can carry something around like that.

「Whatsat～ Going to use a weapon kid? Even though we only sell to peopleover 13?」 (Shopkeeper)

Looking over the figures ofsensei and I who extensively looked through the shelves, the old man sitting onthe chair spoke out to us.

「That’s why, sensei is goingto hand you the money and buy it for me.」 (Velt)

「Nonsense! The point is, likeI said, a kid will be using a weapon that I’m selling!」 (Shopkeeper)

Well, that’s how it is. SinceI wanted to smoke in high school one of my senpais bought it for me. But, eventhen I didn’t leave.

「Hey, old man. I’m asking you.In this world I’m trying to get strong enough to protect my family andchildhood friend. Especially since I don’t know when the demons and demi-humansare going to come and attack with their armies.」 (Velt)

Everything was a lie. But,it’s better to reason with the geezer. However, the old man had a weakresponse.

「Fu~n, you’re a pretty cheekybrat for saying these things aren’t you? As far as how much you’ve foughtthrough, you should know this country’s army isn’t weak.」 (Shopkeeper)

「Er- well, that’s true.」 (Velt)

「Even then, kid, come andstand over here for a bit.」 (Shopkeeper)

「Kay.」 (Velt)

Doing as he said, I stood infront of the old man. He silently looked at me from the bottom of my feet tothe top of my head, and finally gazed right into my eyes. Or rather, there wasa serious look in the old man’s eyes.

「Fu~n, you’re pretty dull huh.You don’t have the hope, talent, or resolution.」 (Shopkeeper)

「Haa? What the h.e.l.l are yousaying all of a sudden? Or rather, what the h.e.l.l can you see with your eyes yousenile old man?」 (Velt)

「Ooh, a boy without manners orsensibility. Well, getting to the point, you don’t have the qualifications orthe resolution to go about wielding a weapon, kid.」 (Shopkeeper)

「Resolution?」 (Velt)

「You listening? You hold aweapon to take out your opponent, but you need the resolution to be killedyourself.」 (Shopkeeper)

At this time, I had a badpremonition. This pattern was a pain in the a.s.s. This old man will be burdenedwith the responsibility of people hurting others, which is why he has to blabon about resolution.

「If you’re going to injuresomeone you’ll need to resolve yourself and take responsibility for becomingfit to do so. If you don’t have the resolution nor the responsibility, don’teven think about holding a weapon.」 (Shopkeeper)

Look here. Ever since thepast, and in whatever world there is, there hasn’t been anyone lecturing andtwisting themselves over this as much as this guy.  As for how it shouldbe, kids shouldn’t have to think about every single d.a.m.n thing, right?

「What a pain......」 (Velt)

「What was that?」 (Shopkeeper)

「Well, although there arethings that are important, I’m not interested. As for weapons, in my case I’mnot wielding a weapon to injure someone, I’m wielding a weapon to protectmyself so that I don’t get hurt. With that, my chances of winning a fight andsurviving will increase, and the rest is using it with the resolution to beatmy opponent. I don’t want to die, nor do I want to get hurt. As for taking responsibility,I haven’t killed someone before, nor have I irrevocably harmed them. I don’tknow if I can go that far.」 (Velt)

What a stubborn old man. Butsomehow, it seems like I was talking back in retaliation.  Without holdingback, the stuff the old man talked about was perfectly righteous, but he spokelike he was looking down on people, which p.i.s.sed me off.

「You’re too honest, and allthe more that I ain’t selling to you」 (Shopkeeper)

Well, that’s what happened.The old man was also making a disgusted face.

「YOU IDIOOOOOOOOT!!」 (Melma)

「That hurts, sensei, don’t hitme.」 (Velt)

「No matter how you think aboutit, what this person was saying is much more just than you!」 (Melma)

「No, well that’s true, butnonetheless.」 (Velt)

Sensei also got mad at me.

「Well, nothing I can do, I’llcome again another day.」 (Velt)

Back in my life as AsakuraRyuuma, the old lady at the store calmly let me buy dirty books at thebookstore, but that doesn’t seem to apply in this world. Although I say that,it’d be unreasonable to do so as in actuality I haven’t even found a suitableweapon yet. From here, I suppose I could only obediently leave, and as I did,

「Oh? If I’m not mistaken isthat Velt over there?」 (????)

Suddenly a childish voicecalled out to me. As I turned my head, there was a young boy wearing trousersand a white shirt covered with a purple mantle.

「It’s Shalt, yo.」 (Velt)

(TN: His name is written as“Shout,” but the name will cause a mess later, so we changed it to Shalt.)

「Yaa, fancy meeting you here,something happen?」 (Shalt)

(TN: They both say theequivalent of “yo” in j.a.panese and English, so I’ll just leave the j.a.panese oneas “Yaa” (やあ).)

With a figure overflowingwith cleanliness, he had well-featured looks and silky blonde hair. He was slenderand the embodiment of “well-bred.”

「Asak- no, Velt, is he anacquaintance of yours?」 (Melma)

「He’s a cla.s.smate of mine atthe magic school. He’s the son of the kingdom’s strongest, General Taira.Although he’s weak he’s the magic school’s top student. He got along with myparents, and is more or less an acquaintance.」 (Velt)

He’s pretty much a cla.s.smate.There’s nothing particularly special between us.

「Calling me weak, isn’t that abit mean, Velt? At any rate, what are you doing here?」 (Shalt)

「I came here to look for aweapon. What about you?」 (Velt)

「Haha, today is papa’s dayoff. I came here to get a preview of my weapon.」 (Shalt)

「Papa?」 (Velt)

In that instant, a chill ranup my back. I reflexively jumped to the side, then realized that there was alone man standing behind me without knowing it.

「It’s been a while, Velt. Asusual, you’ve got a cheeky look on you.」 (????)

「Ta-Taira!」 (Velt)

「Call me uncle Taira. Really,for the kid of Aruna to have such a rude mouth, unthinkable.」 (Taira)

He had a slender stature,narrow body, and was different from Escort Captain Galva; at a glance it lookedlike he had no strength. With youthfulness that made it seem like he would haveno children, it was as if he were only ten years older than Shalt. Just lookingat it, he looked like Shalt’s older brother. Although it looked like he was inhis teens, Taira was an older man. But, even though he was constantly smilingand didn’t give off a manly feeling, he was the country’s strongest spellswordand was well-known in foreign countries. I didn’t have any interest in wars northeir heroes, and even though I’ve in reality never fought in a war before, Istill knew of him. As sensei arrived in this country even he knew of him, andwas surprised at the current state of affairs.

「Oi oi, like how you’re withthe princess, why is it that you’re acquainted with these incredible people?」 (Melma)

「It’s not particularly likewe’re friends or anything, they’re just people I know. Because of Forna, I’vesomehow become well-known.」 (Velt)

「My, isn’t that mean, eventhough I thought we were friends.」 (Shalt)

「As usual you’re a prettytwisted kid.」 (Taira)

I’m the son of a simplefarmer yet I had these over-the-top connections. It wasn’t unreasonable forsensei to be shocked.

「Speaking of which, I rememberseeing the princess. When I was on the way here with papa, we pa.s.sed by her.You guys weren’t with her?」 (Shalt)

「Haa? It’s not like you shouldthink we’re always together you know? I’ll do things at my own convenience.」 (Velt)

「You really are selfish aren’tyou. One day, you’re going to become part of the royalty in this country, soyou should at least have a bit of composure when the time comes, right?」 (Shalt)

?

「Shalt, why is it that I’mgoing to become part of the royalty?」 (Velt)

「Isn’t it obvious? That’swhat’s going to happen when you marry Princess Forna right?」 (Shalt)

「Oi, why are you saying thatwith such a serious look?」 (Velt)

「Likewise why are youresponding like that? Just the other day, you made a ruckus with Princess Fornaand proposed to her right?」 (Shalt)

「What?? I didn’t friggin" dosomething like thatー...... Wait, could what Isaid have been interpreted like that?」 (Velt)

I did say that I’d marry herif she became a good woman, but was this taken as an actual proclamation?

「I"ve heard of it too. Fromthe maids to the guards in the castle, even the king was talking about ithappily.」 (Taira)

This is a problem. Fromparent to child, why were they all smiling?!

「Well, you should think oftaking responsibility as a man. When you become the king, Shalt will havebecome a general right? If that were to happen, this country would be safe.」 (Taira)

And this is the bad partabout this country. From the n.o.bles to the top bra.s.s of the army, even thoughour societal positions were separated like heaven and earth, there was no suchthing as a fixation on one’s social status. Normally, something like a peasantbecoming the king would be taken as a joke, otherwise causing a disturbance.Nonetheless, right now it seemed that starting from Taira and Shalt, everyonewas wickedly letting out their true feelings.

「Hey, Asakura, is it betterfor me to from now on start selling (ramen) to you with flattery?」 (Melma)

「Stop it, sensei. When itcomes to treating me, doing so like when I was in high school is good enough.」 (Velt)

Rather than feeling awkwardIt was uncomfortable. That’s honestly how I felt.

「I’ve had enough of this, I’mheading back.」 (Velt)

「How difficult, since we’vemet after such a long time, let’s go and eat cake after this.」 (Shalt)

「I’m going to enjoy myselfwith some nice, rich cake.」 (Taira)

I didn’t have anything elseto do, so I’ll immediately make my way back. As I was thinking that on my wayout,

「I’ve kept you waiting,General Taira. This is the rapier I’ve produced for your son’s personal use.」 (Shopkeeper)

「Let’s have a look.」 (Taira)

What?

「WAIT A SECOOOOOOOND! What theh.e.l.l’s the meaning of this, old man?! You gave your opinion earlier but nowyou’re selling weapon to a n.o.ble’s son?! That’s bulls.h.i.t! He’s also ten year’sold!」 (Velt)

「You fool, don’t compare yourshallow self to Shalt-sama! Shalt-sama has the potential to go with the heroand bring an end to this period of darkness. His readiness, resolution, theyare clearly different from yours. Shalt-sama is special!」 (Shopkeeper)

Urgh, I couldn’t deny it.Certainly Shalt’s talents are comparable to Forna’s. He"s mature in spite ofbeing a kid. But even then, I who had the mental age of a seventeen year oldhad lost to a ten year old, so it’s fine if I feel down about it.

「Now now, let’s calm down.Nonetheless, Velt, I’m surprised you want to carry a weapon. Did somethinghappen?」 (Taira)

I’m a ten year old brat who’sgoing to save this world. But it’s actually that I’m going on a journey tosearch for the girl that I love who might be out there, so I wanted a weapon todefend myself with. How am I supposed to say something so embarra.s.sing?

「Nothing at all.」 (Velt)

「Fufu, could it be frivolouscirc.u.mstances you can’t talk about?」 (Taira)

It’s embarra.s.sing so I’m notgoing to talk about the situation. Or rather, if I told them my reason, Fornawould beat me up. But, Taira was interested in something and took a little lookat my condition,

「Alright, Velt. Just for a bitwill you show me how far you’re willing to go?」 (Taira)

「What?」 (Velt)

「It’s a connection from youbeing my son’s friend. If you’re able to land a single hit on Shalt, then I’llgrant your wish. How’s that? Won’t you show me your resolution?」 (Taira)


Not good. It"s following the most annoying pattern.
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