Yakudatazu Skill ni Jinsei o Sosogikomi 25-nen, Imasara Saikyou no Boukentan Midori Kashi no Akira Chapter 5

The Story From Now

tl-ed: Jeann Chuck

saos: syosetu

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That girl staring seriously at Touru, her face suddenly became frightened and began to move her neck to ensure for something.
Then he showed the small neck as if she was giving up, couldn't understand the situation she was in.

"Etto, hello?"
“Ah, good evening. Are you alright?”
“Yes, Eeto, I think i was probably fine.”

She took the Touru's right hand who he gave out, so she came out of the clothes shelf and sat down on the bed.
Touru looked at the girl who looked interestingly in the room, pretending with a calm face.
Speak at a little calm.

“Do you want explanation?”
“Oh, by all means, please!”

Touru explained the story to the girl.
The old man who was her grandfather helped seriously injured girl with a stagnation.
Because she needed a lot of money for treatment, she couldn't be cured immediately.
The old man who worked hard and earned medical expenses died after entrusting it to Touru whom he met in this city.

Of course, the second half is a lie.
Touru hide his existence as her childhood friend.

If he use , he will have become the same boy as when they parted.
However, no matter how much he rejuvenate his body, It can't be helped that the contents are still an middle-aged man.
Nowadays, even if she favored by such a middle-aged man, she will only get in trouble.

The desire for the girl to be happy was truly from Touru's heart.
That's why he did not change his appearance and restored the girl with an old face.
If it looks like this, the possibility of being aware of his true identity will be extremely low.

There was another big reason why he couldn't rejuvenate.

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That was the amount of magical power.
This was the magical power required to use magical skills, but the natural increase stops in the mid-teens.
From there, it is a mechanism to increase little by little by using witchcraft many times.
Therefore, as the one get older, they have more magical power and more famous users.

With the current Touru's magical power amount, the maximum number of times can be used continuously is 5.
If he return to the state where the magical power is restored on the way, he can continue to use it, but that will put pressure on the number of times it can be used only 10 times.
If he returns to the twenties, it is probably three times, and if it is a teenager, it will be two times.
Touru, who will continue to be an adventurer, couldn't imagine the benefits.

The girl who was talking to the story of middle-aged man suddenly pulled her shoulders as if she had swallowed the situation.

"Oh, so I was in the clothes shelfー"

As usual, the way of convincing had changed a little.
The girl who stared seriously at Touru's eyes stood up and bowed deeply.

"Thank you to take care Ojii-chan. Really thank you very much."
"Don't worry, it's a job. There will be a lot of confusion. It's better to rest today."
"Ano, It is not good I still awake?"
"Are you anxious? I don't mind because I sleep in a different room."
“Yes, I want you to tell me more.”

When he thought she was alive just before she died, her relative and the village where she lived had disappeared.
He want to snuggle up in the mountains, but Touru knew that he was not good at lying.
If he talk about it, he will definitely be bald.

The girl happily shines with Touru that is clogged up with the words and scratched under the chin

"Ah! That habit hasn't changed, Touru-chan"

When Touru put his hand on the temple, he exhaled for a long time.

"From when?"
"What?"
"From when you realize I'm Touru"
“Ee~tto, it's from when huh. Yeah, when talking about ojii-chan, your eyes were so gentle.”

With the index finger on the chin, the girl laughed cutely.

"... I didn't tell you my name"
"I knew ojii-chan's , so this is surely thanks to Touru's "

While stroking her nape, she who became a sad face continues to speak.

"But I was surprised. It was so much time that ojii-chan was dead ..."

Unexpectedly large tears swell in the girl's eyes looking up at Touru.
When the girl blinked without sound, an overflowing tears ran down the cheeks.

"I- I'm sorry, I'm not going to cry ... but ... but I'm really happy"

The girl's eyes stared straight at Touru while her lips trembled.

“To- Touru-chan is alive and I'm really happy and I can't stop it.”
“I've always thought the same thing. Thank you for being alive, Sora.”
“Uwaa~, I 'm really happy, to see you again~.”

Thrilling Sora jumped into Touru's chest, which had been thankful for the first time in 25 years.
When he took it without avoiding, the girl buried her nose with her face on his.
Touru's shoulders are awkwardly drawn.

“I, I was the onee-chan, but I was chased away.”
"Ah, I'm already an old man"
“Un, it 's really cool and thrilling.”
"It's just your mind."

Sora laughed with tears in the words of Touru that gently pushed her away.
Pressing her ears against Touru's chest and close her eyes firmly to avoid missing the heartbeat.

Although they were still for a while, Touru, who noticed that Sora's sighs were relaxed, whispered.

"Are you, hungry?"

There was no reply.
When she pulled away from his chest, Sola was sighing and slept with a teary face.
He was sure that she was nervous.

Gently hold the girl sideways and lie down on the bed.
When he took off her shoes and put on a blanket, Sora relaxed her mouth as if relieved.

Sitting on the edge of the bed, Touru sighed small.
Now that his true identity had known, she will be actively approaching Touru.
Touru knew the character of the girl he had been with since childhood.

A carefree girl who cares well and is not afraid of people.
But if she decided to do this, she was very stubborn and had enough power to act.
If this was the case, she will definitely said she want to be an adventurer.

But Touru himself no longer cares about it, but he realized that his reputation was bad.
By acting together, the girl is more likely to get angry or hurt.

He even thought about going back to his twenties, changing his name, and re-registering as an adventurer.
Magical power will be reduced, but now that had grown up, it should be no longer a dream to become a higher rank.
Nay, much more ahead, he may become a hero who has a name in history.

Or he can forget everything and go back to the village which disappeared with Sora, and then he can rebuild it.
People who have died are impossible, but buildings and fields destroyed by monsters can be restored if they have .

But that will throw away his life.
Although it was a painful memory, Touru was not willing to deny himself the days he had lived hard.
There is a meaning that cannot be easily thrown away because it is an middle-aged man who stirs mud at the bottom.

And 25 years after coming to this city, person who was close to the unfriendly Touru was able to do so.
There are also countless favor that helped him.
The idea of silently changing or disappearing could never be chosen by Touru.

"I only know this way of life ..."

Touru was alone while recalling the changing expression of Sora.

From the time he heard the girl's first voice, Touru remembered his memories one after another.
Memories of living in the village, family, and neighbors that he thought he had completely forgotten.

And the warmth touched the girl still remained at the fingertips.
A girl who used to stand like a doll until now, moved, talked, and exposed emotions.

Touru realized that something he hadn't felt for a long time came up from the bottom of his stomach.
After bereavement from the old man, he felt like trying to keep away from people.
But a person who really wanted loneliness cannot bother feeding a stray cat.

".......What do you think about what to do tomorrow?"

Toll, who yawned, crawled next to the girl.
There was actually no need to sleep at the present Touru.
All he have to do is restoring his body to a state after a good night's sleep.
Similarly, if he feel hungry, he can simply return to the state after eating.

With , he no longer had to slept or ate forever.
Speaking to the extreme, Touru was slightly aware that he was almost immortal.

However dare, Touru closed his eyes.
Then he spoke a word he hadn't said for a long time.

"Good night, Sora"
"... Good night, Touru-chan... Munyamunya"

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Chapter end