Shi ni Modori, Subete wo Sukuu Tame ni Saikyou He to Itaru

The next morning, I woke up feeling like something was being touched.

"Mmm..."

"Oh, woke up, Eric? Good morning."

When I opened my eyes, I saw Tina's smile rolling beside me in bed.

Apparently, I had my cheeks twisted.

"Eric's cheeks are soft."

"What the... put me to sleep a little more..."

It's still so sleepy that I hit a turnaround trying to sleep, but I'll be forced to wake up to Tina's words.

"It's unusual for Eric to be a sleeper. It's after 9: 00, isn't it?

"... Huh?

After 9: 00......?

"Ha!?

I pull back the futon vigorously and see the clock hanging in my room with my sleeping eyes.

Tina is right. The short needle refers to the letter 'IX', and the long needle refers to the letter 'I'.

Why......!? I usually try to wake up at seven...!

I remember what happened yesterday when I tried to find out what caused it.

Yes, yesterday!

Sure... my father advised me to try it because I was sixteen and I was old enough to drink, and I had no choice but to go along with it.

I was a little concerned because I hadn't drunk it yet in this world, so I drank it...

What did I do after drinking?

I don't remember anything after that......

"Tina, I had a drink yesterday...?

"Right. Maybe, don't you remember?

"Oh, I remember drinking, but I don't remember anything else"

Tina tells me what happened after I lost my memory.

"Eric seemed weak in alcohol, and as soon as he had a drink, he blushed and got drunk. So when Eric got drunk, he smiled so much... it got tangled up with me."

The last word I said was blushing in embarrassment.

No, wait, what do you mean, tangled?

Why are you turning away so shy and looking at me like that?

What did I do to Tina?

I want to hear what kind of entanglement you got... no, I still don't want to hear it.

Let's not drink too much alcohol anymore.

Loss of memory is the most annoying thing.

I didn't think you were so vulnerable to alcohol......

"Oh, yeah! Prepare to leave!

The plan I asked Mr. Yelle yesterday was to leave this village at 10: 00.

It's after nine o'clock, so hurry up and get ready or we won't make it!

"Oh, I did it for Eric."

"What? Seriously?

"Yeah."

When they said that and looked over at the room, there was a big bag in front of the tans.

"Is that the bag? You put clothes and all that stuff in there?

"Yeah, I kept them all in."

"Do you know where my clothes are? I have to put it in my underwear..."

"It's okay, I put in all the underwear Eric wears a lot."

What, what kind of underwear do I wear often? How do you know that?

Hey, no, you often help me with chores in my house or something. Maybe it's because it's a laundry, right?

But I'm cleaning up my underwear, so where is it?

Well, if you look in the room from one end to the other, can you find it...?

"Eric always puts underwear in the back of the bottom of the tans, right?"

I think I knew.

No, how do you know that?

"Oh well... thanks for getting me ready"

"Yeah, you're welcome!

Let's not think too deeply... because I don't think we should think any further.

And I'm leaving the room with Tina with a big bag.

I look back once when I get out and look around every corner.

This has always been my room, but I won't be back here for a while.

I left the room after taking a short look at it as a reward.

When I went to the living room, my father was sitting and my mother was cooking.

"Morning, Eric."

"It's finally happening, Eric!

"Morning, Mother, Father"

As soon as I sat at the table, my mother put breakfast in front of me.

I won't be able to eat my mother's food for a while either.

I like Tina's cooking too, but it was my mother's cooking after all.

"I'll have it."

"Yes, go ahead"

Bite and eat each bite thoroughly.

Tina seems to have eaten at her own house, sitting next to her and staring at me.

I was a little curious about that - finishing the most delicious dish in the world.

"Welcome, it was delicious"

"Good, I made lunch too, so eat it."

That's what my mother says, she gives me a little big lunch box.

'Cause Tina's got her share.'

"What, really? Thank you, Aunt Serena!

Tia likes her mother's cooking too, so she thanks her happily.

After all, my mother is... the best mother in the world.

And after a while, me and Tia went outside with our stuff.

Mother and father, along with Tina's parents, go all the way to where Mr. Yelle and the others are waiting.

And when I got that far, I saw everyone in the village getting together.

"Oh, here we are, Eric and Tina!

"You're going to King's Capital to join the Knights!? Come on!"

"You idiot, Tina said the Magic Knights."

"Either way, they're both splendid! Good luck!"

Everyone in the village sees us, and then they say that to each other.

I didn't think we were getting together, and me and Tina were surprised.

"I told everyone in the village yesterday! Then they all came for you!

"Father..."

Apparently, yesterday, this was about an errand I went out on after tea.

Me and Tina walk in between, getting everyone in the village to speak up.

That encouragement makes me desperate to cry.

I didn't think they loved me so much from everyone in the village.

Please don't... I'm already a pretty good age when I get old in my previous life.

So I feel my tear glands are getting loose... really, it's a problem...

"Thanks, guys"

"Good luck with that!

I smile desperately so I don't cry and thank her, and Tina smiles and responds to everyone.

And when the enclosure from everyone in the village was over, I saw Mr. Yellet and two of his men.

"Thank you for waiting"

"No, it's okay...... it's a good village"

"Yeah, really"

Mr. Yelle smiled a little and said so to me.

I've never seen this guy smile before, but I've learned to smile tenderly.

"Eric! Tina!

I hear my father's voice from behind and look back.

"You didn't tell me what's important to you guys... it's the name of this village"

"The name of the village?

My father suddenly says that... does he have a name in this village?

I didn't even know my name in my last life, so I was wondering if it would be difficult...

Tina's surprised, too, so she didn't know.

"It is the tradition of this village to tell its name to children who leave this village."

"Were you..."

Is that why I wasn't informed in my previous life?

"The name of this village is -" Aulin ""

"Aurin......"

"Yes, and that name will be your last name from now on"

"What... what do you mean?

"It's a tradition to tell children who leave this village their names and to use them as surnames."

I can't believe there's such a tradition... neither me nor Tina knew anything about it.

Then my name is...

"Eric Aulin......"

"I, Tina Aulin..."

Me and Tina say their names.

"Eric Aulin. And Tina Aulin. If you guys grew up fine in this village, there's nothing to worry about in the King's Capital."

"- Everyone who lives in Aulin expects you guys to be active."

Hearing that word, everyone behind my father flies an encouragement again in his mouth.

- Oh, no more... tears, you couldn't stand it.

"Oh - I'm coming, Dad, Mom, everybody"

"I'm coming! I'll do my best!

Tell him not to cry, turn his back on everyone and walk out to the King's Capital.

And me and Tina set off for Wang Capital while everyone in the village dropped us off...