As I was held by Kuro, I drowned in the woods.
The wind is too strong to face straight ahead, because it runs through the woods at a fairly high speed.
The sun is pouring into the forest, creating a fantastic atmosphere.
Everything seems different from before I woke up...
A place where the mysterious power of the forest could easily accumulate, there must have been a beast trekking around, but now I hardly see it.
"You're really at peace...."
After a while, Black suddenly brakes and stops.
"Here it is. This is my home."
"Ohh... ooh...!!
There are a number of wooden huts lined up around huge trees.
Each hut is connected like a bridge and more authentic than I thought.
After all, it was as high as a secret base for children, but this was surprising.
"That's a pretty tight house."
"Of course, right? Well, I didn't make it myself. It's been nearly twenty years... and your life signs have gotten stronger, so I've moved here."
Twenty years.
It is not a half-life of days.
I'm sure Kuro came to see me every day until I woke up.
Still, vampires and humans have different times to live.
But you should still be thankful.
"--Sorry, something. Thank you."
"Fu, don't worry about it. You've been asleep for a thousand years, and you've become rounded? Disgusting."
"Uh-uh! I knew it was nothing."
"Hahaha, I miss it. - Well, I have a room for you. I wonder if it's a children's room."
Kuro peeks into my face with a smug face.
I glanced back at it with a nasty expression.
"A boy with a sharper eye than a vampire, scared. - Not to mention the joke, it's usually your room. Take it easy there for a while."
"Ahh... I'll let you do that. Tell me a lot about this world."
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The children's room is a really simple building, with a bed full of desks, chairs, and then a lot of magic-related books that might have come from my house.
All of them are dusty, but magic is convenient and none of them have any scratches.
Even though it is a simple construction, it is good to say that it is only about the interior and there is little problem with the durability of the house.
A cool breeze is blowing through the open gap so that you can look out through the round window.
Kuro can put me to bed gently.
"Whoa... whoa..."
Though he had been asleep for thousands of years, he had been lying on a stone.
I can't help but hear the magic suction of the fluffy bed for the first time in a long time and the inclusiveness of wasting all those people.
"What kind of weird voice is that?"
"Shut up!"
I take another deep breath in a calm feeling.
I feel like I want to go to sleep again.
"Now, have you seen your body properly?
"There's no way they're gonna see you."
I reply emptily over the sky.
"Hey, I've been lying there for a thousand years in that bloody magic costume that I wore at the time of my death, and I didn't even have to take a bath. Do you have any idea how dirty I am?
Kuro has a bitter face as she pinches her nose.
Ah, it hurts...
"Then why did you put him to bed?
"I thought that would be better than throwing it on the floor. --That's why I said," Take it all off. "
"Whoa, whoa!"
With or without help, I can easily pull off my clothes like a baby.
The magic costume, which was an adult-sized rash, was thrown into the trash bin in the corner of the room (even though it was my favorite), all my underwear and everything was thrown out, and I lay unarmed in the costume of my pants.
"Kukuku, I don't think you're a hero who saved the world."
"... I can't do it myself. He's such a jerk." Whether you're a hero or a scholar, we all go back to babies at night. "
"That's not what a four-year-old says, at all."
"Four years old..."
Kuro nods with cockroach.
"Looking at your height, your bones, your life signs, that's about it, your body."
"Ha, ha, ha, ha."
I can hold my head.
That's a lie. Can't you even drink?
"Hey, you don't have to be depressed. You were certainly twenty-first before you fell asleep. [M] I was seventeen years old since then. Everyone who gained everything, both money and power, wanted immortality, didn't they? You're the closest thing to that success story. Aren't you happy?
"Uh-huh. Well, immortality is an exaggeration, but certainly not a pleasure to rejuvenate. Because I can start over. And I'm ready to accept it as a second life."
Huh?
"It's just, what kind of inconvenience is a child? He's small, and adults can lick him."
"Because you don't like being licked. But there are a lot of benefits to it.
"For example?"
"Yes, for example, a young man who used to hate me so much looked lovely just by becoming a child, or he looked down and was frustrated, but now he's so cute that he can't move without being hugged by me, and afterwards..."
"Daaah! It's all in your favor! Don't make me a no-go motherfucker!
"It's also good to have a comedy atmosphere. --Well, I'm going to prepare some dinner, so please relax in bed for a while, bye."
That said, Kuro looked at my angry and burning face with pride, and walked out the door without saying anything.
"- I don't want to. Even after a thousand years, the cloud will remain cloud.
My child, who has finally become quiet, can calm down and think in my study.
A thousand years? A thousand years? I'm sure things have changed.
There are no more demons, and the beasts aren't as dangerous as they used to be.
I wonder if the country will change a lot after all this time. Has it disappeared or increased?
My mystic magician unit must have been trained for thousands of years, and they must have become so powerful that they couldn't fight previous magic. I'm looking forward to seeing it.
They were the five people who traveled with me.
Ugandan, Elena, Nilfa, Sieg, Quinn... They died in that battle, but their family will surely prosper with rewards from the King.
Maybe we'll meet somewhere.
When I think about it, I certainly feel that there is a lot of fun in this second life as well.
Everything's positive.
Look at the changes in the world, meet people, practice magic, and regain what I couldn't do in my time.
It's the peace we got, and nobody complains if I sing it.
In the meantime, yes. I think I'll take care of Kuro here, put my body back together, and go to their grave first.
Let's do it.