Episode 59 – Airi’s Room

It looked like a beggar. The people from every corner of the house who separated me from Master, the Camellia who secretly pretended to care for Master, and the godlike kid who put a ban on my magical powers as a condition of turning back time.

With my magic skills in my previous life, I could have easily overpowered Glaceon. If it wasn’t for that god damned little god.

[Do you turn back time for your loved ones? Hey, I see all these idiots while living a new life. It really doesn’t give you a chance to be bored.]

[So will you do it? Are you talking?]

[No, there are more than one thing I have to deal with just by turning back time… You want me to bring the spirits of the other world in there too? By leaving there a general knowledge of this world in another form? This is a really rare idiot. Do you know the word conscience?]

[I don’t want to do that…?]

[Well, it’s not that I don’t know the desire to turn back time… I could do that, but I hate going back and playing games. So, I’m going to use ‘ner erf’ as a game term in the other world.]

That damn God kid said that everything comes with a price, and broke all contracts with the spirit kings, and put a ban on my maximum magical power. I even thought about attacking and beating him up, but I stopped because I thought I would lose.

But at that time, I had to fight back even if I had to lose. It was the biggest mistake of my life to keep that goddamn ice-cold girl and Master together. Apparently, Master doesn’t lay a hand on me because of my age, but it’s my birthday in about a month. Then, I am now legally an adult, and I am old enough to be embraced by Master.

Camellia or Glaceon may be laughing now, but I will be the last to laugh. Of course, I am merciful, so if you want, I can give you a position as a concubine.

But still, what that god kid said still bothers me.

[If you turn back time with regrets, only regrets remain. No matter how much pain you avoid… it will come back in one way or another. If it’s okay though, I’ll give you back the time.]

The saying that no matter how much you avoid it, you will come back was meaningful. I ignored that at the time, because saving Master’s life was my top priority. But now those words have become shackles and still hold my ankles. It was as if Master had almost died a few days ago.

You’ve got to be careful not to let that goddamn kid play tricks.

I was thinking about how I could beat that damn god kid, but I heard a knock.

“Who are you?”

There was no answer. The only person who would not answer like this would be Glaceon. From the old days, that bitch was really unlucky to pretend that she was alone and that she was different. I know that I loved Master, so I feel a little pitiful. If it was Glaceon, he could have given him a concubine seat. But apart from that, I really don’t like that attitude.

“…come in.”

If Glaceon was being rude to me, I didn’t have to be polite to Glaceon on purpose.

I set my eyes on the height where Glaceon’s face would be, but I couldn’t see anything.

I wondered what it was, but when I slightly lowered my gaze, there was a cute boy there. I was confused for a moment, but I remembered who the boy was. It was the boy in the picture Master showed me. In the picture, many people were drawn, including his mother and father in his youth.

[Wow, Master, in this picture, these are… my mother and father?]

[Yes, those were the days when Master Lee was beating demons. In the end, after killing everyone, this is a picture I drew with my brothers and sisters as a commemoration.]

[And then, where is Master?]

[There, I am the kid between your mother and the woman with the mask on her head.]

[…is that a lie? Are your eyes alive and smiling? Besides, it’s not like the expression that everything in the world is annoying.]

[Ha ha ha… Our student is begging to die today.]

Then, the memory of being beaten up in the name of real combat sparring came to mind, and tears welled up in my eyes.

Anyway, the boy in front of me right now…

“Master…?”

“You know how to do it.”

“No, what the hell is this…?”

“I couldn’t help it because of the treatment. It’s complicated in words… well, I’ll be back tomorrow, so don’t worry, damn it.”

I couldn’t overcome my desire. When he was a boy, his eyes were alive, his hair was fine, and there were no wrinkles between his eyebrows. Originally, Master was also quite handsome, but when he was a boy, he really had a look that all girls his age would fall for.

Obviously, until yesterday, I was a minor and Master was an adult. But today, I am a minor, and Master is also a minor.

It is against the law for adults to harbor minors, but isn’t it legal for minors to harbor minors? Therefore, it would be legal for me to hug my young master now and it would not go against the moral concept.

“It’s too bad it’s until tomorrow.”

Of course, the adult teacher was cool too. He always frowned at his expression saying that everything in the world was annoying, but because his natural appearance didn’t go anywhere, many women often looked at him when he was walking down the street with Master.

However, as delicacies exist, this appearance was so violent to my heart.

“Put it down Airi, it’s hot.”

“It’s hot in the north where you’re dying of cold. What a boring joke that is.”

“No, it’s indoors, so the fire is burning brightly…”

“It’s very cold, right? I’ve been rolling in the snow for a few days because of Master, so it’s still cold. It’s a little less cold if I hold you like this.”

After laughing and pressuring her, Master finally let out a sigh and nodded. I didn’t want to miss the limited-time master.

I sat on the bed feeling the warm warmth of my young master.

“So why did Master come to visit this cute disciple?”

As for the topic, it must be about going back to Bechem, the city we used to live in. Then we could go back to the peaceful daily life we lived in. Of course Camellia will follow, and Glaceon may follow, but that is the city where Master and I lived. What can they do in a place that is not even their home base?

However, Master gave an unexpected answer.

“Iri… will you follow me if I say I’m going to the capital?”

“Master, why is the capital suddenly…?”

I hated that damn wizard living in the capital. The cheeky wizard who kept saying bad things to Master because he was a fool and a bad guy. The year that showed up at Master’s funeral, looked at the coffin for a while without shedding a tear, then left suddenly. After that, he said he had something to take care of, and then suddenly disappeared and went missing.

When I went to the capital, it was obvious that the wizard would bully Master.

“I’m trying to reinstate myself as an imperial mage.”

“Are you the Imperial Wizard?”

Even if money and honor are guaranteed, it is a dangerous, dirty and difficult job. I heard that Master was also there when he was young and was injured many times.

“Yeah, I’m going to come back because something happened. What do you think?”

“… I don’t like it. Let’s go back to Bechem, where we used to live together.”

“Iri…”

I didn’t want to make Master step into something dangerous. Even if it was a little dirty and old, I preferred to be safe in Bechem. This is not my selfishness. I wanted Master to live in a safer place.

“If that’s what you mean, go to Zeke.”

“… Yeah”

At that moment, when I was told to visit my father, I remembered the day Master passed away. The day that still tears my heart apart when I think of it. The day that gripped my heart with guilt and regret.

“Why do you say that… please don’t…”

“I have to come back no matter what.”

“Why is it, Master…?”

“Because I cannot overlook the great danger that will arise if I do not return.”

Master was always like that. In words, the world is rotten, and the world is a trash can that no one can trust, but he always worked for the world.

He always said that he could not trust others and put himself first, but he was always willing to sacrifice himself for others.

“Then I’ll follow you.”

“Why did you suddenly change your mind?”

Master is not the kind of person who would bend his will even if I tried to rip him off. That’s why I should follow and protect Master.

“That… Master’s housekeeping skills are a mess. I have to follow him too.”

“Ha… You really know someone as a bad wizard with poor lyrics skills.”

Unfortunately… Master was the worst at cooking, cleaning, and laundry. It is not a lie to say that they follow her because her lyrics skills are poor.