Chapter 52
Editor:HumanTrainingBot
Our house is located in a small and secluded part of Luquis .
I, the older sister, live here with my younger brother . We didnt need to worry about drawing the humans attention around here . Thats just the sort of place it is . We also have another person in our house . Of course, that person is also a beast kin .
In the beginning, I thought we would be accepted . . since there were a lot of different people here .
People from all over the continent gathered at Luquis, after all . It wouldnt be strange for a few of these people to be more open-minded towards beast kin . Holding onto that faint hope, we left the hidden village of our birth and arrived at Luquiss gates in order to study magic .
My family back at home often told me I had talent in magic and that I should go study it I also wanted to make some friends outside the village .
However, it didnt take me very long to realize how much of an idiot I was for holding onto that faint hope .
Luquis prohibited the persecution of non-humans on the surface . Due to a public policy like that, I didnt think anything could go wrong but I was completely avoided and assaulted by a sense of isolation .
Distrust .
Contempt .
Fear .
It was an environment that forbids one from forming friendships with others .
The heavy pressure of isolation .
This wasnt somewhere for a beast girl like me to prove my own value as a magic user . I had no social relationships or influence here I was just me .
Aah . Really, I thought that Luquis was where the elite gathered to further improve their skills But I do understand their thought process . To the humans, beast kin arent considered people .
There were humans who followed the majority and grouped with other humans . There were also humans who were apathetic towards us .
Rather than being friends with someone from a different race, it was natural to be with people from the same race .
Dont get involved with the humans .
Theres no way wed get along .
Dont trust anyone .
My mind grew weaker due to their disassociation .
Without getting involved with anyone, I just studied magic . If I just set my own expectation low, I didnt need to hope for anything .
Aah, doing it this way makes it a lot easier Im glad
Since when did I start to think like this?
I reached the point where I would hide my ears when walking in the corridors and focused all my attention on how I could improve my own magic .
Theres no meaning in coming here if I dont improve .
I didnt come here for the sake of getting along with others .
I continued this line of thought and persuaded myself that I still had my younger brother . It was enough . I wasnt lonely .
I told myself this over, and over, and over It was around this time that I met another beast girl in Luquis .
Unlike us, she wasnt from a village . She was a strange girl from the country who had a strong hatred for humans and the ability to see the future . Her name was Amako . In order to save her mother, she traveled far, far away from the country to search for a healing magic user .
Its a magic exclusive to humans . I thought it was impossible to get the humans to cooperate with her plan though . In reality, it seemed that healing users here faced rejection too .
Kiriha, I wont give up .
But that girl didnt give up . She had no choice but to keep moving forward despite the danger . She wanted to save her mother .
Despite the fact that it was probably not easy for her to come this far And that it was probably dangerous for her everywhere I tried to stop her from going but I wasnt able to .
I wonder if I could be like Amako and put that much effort into something .
Would I be able to trust humans?
Humans who got along with beast kin . They probably didnt exist, right?
I should have known the answer to that long ago but I couldnt say it .
Im sure I was still hoping for something .
I was still thinking
One day A human who could get along with beast kin would arrive
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. Morning, huh
I awoke to the sound of a large bell chiming outside . The bell would usually ring around this time .
A nostalgic dream I felt like I had one . I dont remember what dream I just had but I knew it was an unpleasant one .
I got up from my bed and started combing my tail .
Once I was satisfied with grooming my tail, I got off of my bed . I swiftly changed my clothes and exited my room to prepare breakfast .
I would normally just make something simple but Things were slightly different today .
Huh? Whats wrong Satsuki? Youre up so early today .
Satsuki was a beast girl who had come along with me and Kyou from the same hidden village one year ago . She was currently peeking out of the house from behind the door I broke yesterday .
When Satsuki noticed me, she put her index finger on her lips and silently whispered a Shh .
. What was going on? Just what was she looking at? Should I take a peek too?
Overflowing with curiosity, I walked behind Satsuki and peeked out as well .
Amako, youre way too light! This cant be called training at all!!
. . But thats not my fault, Usato .
.
What was this human doing . . ? He was up so early doing push-ups Amako was also innocently riding on his back .
Its amazing, Kiriha . Since that person went out, hes been doing that all this time . And like you know, its like hes not tired at all . I really dont know whats going on! I cant believe hes human!
Since he woke up, hes been doing that all this time? If he hasnt been taking any breaks, then I really cant believe hes a normal human .
Although directly catching my punchcapable of splitting a boulderwasnt normal in the first place .
Was this the type of training he did to achieve that much power? But I really couldnt imagine how this type of training could do that .
But rather than that .
Satsuki Youve been watching Usato all this time?
Yeah!
. Right now, the problem was Satsuki who was smiling brightly and looking at this scene with great interest .
This girl was usually quiet but once something catches her interest, its like her personality changes and she starts jotting things down in her notebook . In her own words, she apparently calls it The Mysterious Things and Happenings Notebook .
In other words, Satsuki considers Usato to be a deep and mysterious existence .
Usually, shes a really really, really good and obedient girl . But since things have come to this I could only leave her alone and let her do what she wants . She was silent the whole time when Usato and Amako came here yesterday but she probably didnt have a chance to talk . She was definitely overwhelmed with interest
Well, keep it at a moderate level, okay?
I knowww .
Leaving Satsuki, who remained at the front entrance, I headed towards the kitchen .
I should prepare breakfast first . Usually I would finish this up real quick but Usato and Amako were here today . Ill make a proper breakfast . As I was getting the ingredients from all over the kitchen, I remembered Usatos words from yesterdays dinner .
. . Delicious, huh .
I wasnt flustered over his praise by calling my cooking delicious given his personality but it was true that I was surprised .
At that time, when Kyou asked if I trusted Usato, I was honestly still not completely sure if I could . That was why I sat as close to Usato as I could in case anything happened and . . got him to try cooking made by a beast kin . After all, humans would normally never try anything cooked by us nor would they call it delicious .
Im really just all talk
Even though his hand was healed with healing magic, I did inflict a cruel injury onto Usato by cutting up his hand . He forgave me for that but somewhere in my heart I still didnt trust him . I couldnt help but mock myself .
Right, breakfast .
Satsukis classes were quite early so I should hurry . I should also wake Kyou up soon too, since he had to walk Satsuki to school .
If I continued making breakfast at such a leisure pace, I wouldnt have time to make breakfast for those two . That wont do . Today, I decided to go all out and make a proper breakfast . I had to do it right!
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Shiru:Im going to be releasing full chapters again instead of two parts starting next week . I guess you can thank my new work schedule .
After successfully preparing breakfast, I went to wake up Kyou and told Satsuki that breakfast was ready . Usato joined breakfast a bit later since he was exercising . Come to think of it, its been a while since breakfast was this lively
Hey, you! If you do anything weird to Nee-chan, I wont forgive you!
After finishing with breakfast, Kyou went to get ready for school . However, he didnt forget to give a warning to Usato who was currently drinking some water .
I bitterly smiled at the sight of my overprotective little brother . But upon seeing Usatos troubled expression, I decided to help him out .
Kyou, isnt it almost time to go? If you dont hurry and take Satsuki to school, youll both be late .
Eh!? Its already this late!? Satsuki! Lets hurry! We gotta go!! Wait, youre writing in that notebook again!
. Just a little more a little more
Satsuki was sluggishly trying to put on her robe as she continued to write in her notebook . She was still writing about Usato? Kyou was panicking due to my reminder He grabbed Satsuki by her collar and ran out of the house .
Before long, the two of them disappeared into town . Usato looked at the direction where Kyou and Satsuki ran off to before turning to me and asking a question,
Kiriha, is Kyou and Satsuki studying magic in the same place? They dont look like the same age though .
Ah . .
That was something you would naturally question .
Kyou is the same age as me, 17 years old . Satsuki is 12 so our ages arent close at all . Usato was probably confused since the both of them had left already while I was still here .
Kyou is just walking Satsuki to school . Satsuki is still quite young after all Kyou and I are in the same class but I usually have a lot of chores to do at home before heading out .
Kyou walking Satsuki to school was also just a precaution Itd be troublesome if Satsuki were to be bullied by others .
Our classes were much later than Satsukis so it was convenient for us .
That means youll be heading to school sooner or later, right?
Yeah, thats right What are you and Amako going to do? Do you want to both wait here until then?
No, well be heading towards the stable near the entrance gate . We came here together with other people so we need to meet up again . Amako, youre fine with that, right?
Yeah .
Other people that they came with Yesterday, Usato went to inform a group of people that he would be staying here . I wonder if he was referring to the same group . I guess I didnt have to worry about them staying inside the house with nothing to do .
Still, Amako and Usato couldnt just loiter around the streets forever waiting for me to return I should try to come back earlier than usual .
As I was washing the dishes and thinking of what to make for todays dinner . . Usato spoke to me as he was putting on his white uniform,
Oh right . Thanks for lending me a change of clothes . Just before breakfast, I washed them and hung them up to dry I hope thats okay .
You dont have to worry so much about it . I just lent you some of Kyous clothes, its not much to thank me for .
As I said so, I glanced outside to see clothes that were neatly hung up .
He was unexpectedly tidy It was such a big difference from yesterday where he showed such a scary face . His face yesterday was just too dreadful While calling him an ogre mightve been too much, I dont really know what else could have made a face like that . I didnt think it was possible before but now I knew that it was certainly possible to overpower someone just by looking at them
Your face looks pale, are you alright?
A-aah I-Im okay Yeah Im okay .
Without realizing it, my thoughts started to surface on my face . Amako ended up being worried about me as a result .
Didnt I already hear a lot from Amako about Usato already just yesterday?
Hes not a bad person and Lyngle Kingdom where Amako lived for 2 years is a place better than I could ever imagine .
Those were Amakos words .
I poured some cold water over my shivering hand, trying to regain my composure . After finally calming down, Usato who was in the living room had come to the kitchen .
We should get going soon .
Were heading out now, Kiriha .
Usato and Amako spoke in turn . There was no sense of discomfort from seeing these two together . Seeing a human and a beast girl together like this It was probably something I imagined countless times before . However, witnessing such a scene in reality made me feel I wasnt too sure how to describe it but I felt like my heart was being filled with a weird sensation .
Hahaha, have a safe trip .
Despite my efforts, my voice sounded very hollow . I could see the two of them looking slightly worried . It was hard to tell with Usato but I saw him tilting his head to the side in wonder for just a moment . As for Amako, it definitely looked like she was suspecting me of something . Even without her foresight, she was a sharp and clever girl .
I should get ready and head out soon too
I was able to meet the friend I wanted to see .
Even so, my heart was strangely still not liberated .
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A message from Senpai?
Guah?
From Kirihas place, we headed straight to the stable where Bluerin and the other knights were . I was giving breakfast to Bluerin who was still half asleep It was then that a knight came to relay a message to me .
Apparently Inukami-senpai and the others came here yesterday . Since I wasnt here they asked one of the knights to pass a message to me .
Yes, the heroes wanted Usato-dono to go to where they are staying .
In other words The inn theyre staying at .
I was planning to go but now Im scared since Senpai was asking me to go .
That person, she really was like a child I hope she doesnt get upset over anything weird again .
I guess I should hurry Knowing Senpai, shell come looking for me herself if I delayed any longer . She knew I would come here in the morning, after all .
We didnt see each other yesterday after I left the inn Even though it was supposed to be where I would be staying, I left without explaining much . I supposed I needed to tell them about my situation in detail .
Amako, could I count on you to look after Bluerin today?
Mm, no problem . I dont mind looking after this little guy
She seemed to be in good spirits as she crouched down and lightly rubbed one of the fruits against Bluerins nose .
Now Amako wouldnt be too bored and have something to do . I could also trust the knights standing guard here to protect Amako in case something were to happen .
I said farewell to the Amako and the knights for the time being and started to lightly jog .
I was heading towards the inn in front of the school . At my current pace, I should be able to reach there in just a few minutes . I was able to get a sense of the general direction yesterday and I was getting used to maneuvering through the crowd of people .
But . Upon realizing that this wasnt Lyngle Kingdom, I brought my jog to a halt . It wasnt really normal for someone to run through a crowd of people like this Wait, how would I bring Bluerin around What am I thinking? That wasnt normal at all The people here would definitely be shocked . I should try and avoid the crowds .
Maybe Ill have to ask for Gladis-sans help
Ive heard that there were familiars . Maybe I could get Bluerin approved as my familiar . Im too sure if Bluerin could be contracted as a familiar though . Were an unusual case but its worth testing . Itd be nice if Bluerin and I could both go on runs together Hmm?
. This is
I was absentmindedly jogging and found myself in the same alley as yesterday . This was where I saw those groups of students Normally, I would just continue jogging without paying any attention but something on the other side worried me a little .
There seemed to be a lot of onlookers on the other side Just what were they looking at?
Deciding to take a detour, my curiosity drove me forward to the other side of the alley way .
Again, its those guys Theyre really doing something cruel .
Itd be better to just leave it alone
It wouldnt be funny if we got involved
I heard whispers throughout the crowd and they didnt sound positive .
I quickened my pace a little to reach what they were looking at Upon reaching there, I was astonished .
. . !
In the center of this group of people, the boy covered in soot that I saw yesterday was in tatters and on the ground .
I immediately approached the boy and applied healing magic on him while lifting him up . As I did so, one of the onlookers nearby came up to me and spoke in reassurance,
I dont know where you came from but that person is fine, you dont need to use recovery magic .
No matter how I look at it, hes injured . Just how is he fine
Thats a user of healing magic . Look, even though hes tattered there are no wounds on him at all, right?
Eh!?
After the onlooker who seemed to be a student as well pointed that out, I took another look at the soot covered boy .
It looked like he was hurt all over . . No, he might look injured but there were no wounds on him at all .
Was this child really a user of healing magic? This was the boy who was glaring at me yesterday, right? I didnt understand, what led to this situation?
You said this boy is a user of healing magic just now . What happened here?
Did you only come here recently? . Well, theres no helping it if you dont know . A troublesome group of people have their eyes on this guy Each and every time, they find him and use him as a magic dummy target . He has to use his healing magic every time of course .
A troublesome group of people? What the . Healing magic outside of training wasnt something to be used like some kind of sand bag . Thats not the kind of magic it is .
I really didnt think I would get to meet the healing magic user I was interested in Luquis so soon . And to think he was being tormented to this extent No, it was probably worse .
This looks like a complicated matter For now, I should wake him up .
I lightly shook him on the shoulders to wake him up .
I also wanted to see if he was really okay and could regain consciousness . Even though he wasnt injured and I wasnt really involved in this, it would leave a bad taste in my mouth if I left him here without seeing him wake up .
. . Uu .
Oh .
After 10 seconds or so, I heard a faint groan and I could see him slowly opening his eyes .
He unexpectedly regained consciousness faster than I thought Maybe I was worrying too much?
Looks like youre awake, how do you feel
. . ! Let go of me!!
Whoa!
The moment he came to his senses and saw me, he brushed my hand off from his shoulder . I was slightly surprised at the sudden rejection . The youth in front of me, however, was unconcerned about me and looked at the sky frantically .
The time Kuh .
Ah, hey wait
It was like the boy didnt hear me as he ran off into the main street .
He seemed to be in a hurry, it definitely didnt seem normal Did he have something important to do? But I didnt think I would be brushed off like that He might have just that much distrust towards others . At least it seemed so .
Looking at his current circumstances, I could certainly see why Amako said even holding a conversation with him would be difficult two years ago .
. Well, then . What to do?
I finally got to meet a healing magic user outside of Lyngle Kingdom but I feel a little irritated . I wasnt a human who could pretend that they didnt see anything but I also wasnt someone who would let my emotions get the better of me .
I couldnt do anything at the moment . Actually, I didnt have any power right now . In a place like this, as a person who possesses healing magic, I definitely wasnt in a position to say anything .
For now, I should meet up with Senpai and everyone else .
I should consult with Senpai and Kazuki first .
I didnt really know what to do so itd be better to ask those two for some advice .
In that case, I should quickly head towards them
Hey, Usato-kun!
Usato!
Two voices called my name from behind . Turning around, I could distinctly see a handsome guy and a beautiful girl from the crowd of people on the main street .
It was Kazuki and Senpai .
. Looks like I dont need to head over to the inn anymore .
Seeing Kazuki vigorously waving his hand towards me, I couldnt help but smile from the bottom of my heart . I started walking towards the two of them .
Just as I had expected, Inukami-senpai was complaining about the fact that I had left the inn without saying much .
Of course, Kazuki and I were bitterly smiling throughout the whole process .
Seriously, Usato-kun! If you were going to stay at Amakos friends house, then you should have told me! I would have wanted to come along too!
Please dont ask for the impossible while heavily breathing like that . It was quite troublesome on my end too
If Senpai came along and Kyou saw what kind of person she is I shudder at the very thought of it . I know Senpai isnt a bad person but I dont want to take her along until Ive built a certain level of trust with Kiriha .
Besides, you already have a place to stay at Senpai . Arent you guys staying at the inn?
Senpai said she was going to meet Usato so I tagged along . But since we encountered you here, itll save us a bit of time .
Hm? Is there something going on?
Could it be that the school already made a decision There was no way .
They said it would take quite a bit of time before they decide
For some reason, Senpai had a proud look on her face and seemed excited as she drew closer to me . Was it because she guessed my thoughts or something?
Yesterday, Principal Gladis invited us to observe the school and attend some of the classes, right? Thats why, you should come too, Usato-kun .
Observing you say
Oh yeah, that was mentioned when we handed over the letter .
I see, Senpai was really going to take advantage of Principal Gladis sincerity and accept the offer . This kind of treatment was almost too good, it made me a little uneasy . Was I really this timid?
Im also curious, Ill go .
I knew you would reply like that, Usato-kun . Then, lets hurry and go now .
Inukami-senpai grabbed a hold of my hand and Kazukis . She then started to quickly walk towards the direction of the school . Just how much were you looking forward to this? As expected of the Senpai that loves fantasy more than anything else .
As long as Senpai is having fun, then I guess its fine .
But youre having fun yourself too . Right, Usato?
. I guess its impossible to hide these things from you, Kazuki
Kazuki nodded and smiled .
I looked at Senpai who was walking in front Yeah, it looks like shes having a lot of fun . I guess it was natural We were in a different world and we would be able to see a real magic school with different magic users . It was the romance of all hardcore fantasy fans . . most would roll over many times in excitement just at the thought of it .
The problem I wanted to discuss, Ill leave it for another time . We were summoned into this world As fellow friends from the same world, it wasnt too late for us to have some fun .