I Became a Foreigner Loved by Transcendentalists

Episode 68. Unraveling the story of reincarnation in another world.

-Crash, crackle.

Time to finish eating and go to sleep.

I took a seat in front of the campfire to keep watch and took the time to check the condition of the spear and armor in my hand.

The passage leading to the room you enter is tightly barricaded, but there is no risk of breaking through the barricade as before.

“Oppa. “Is it okay for a moment?”

But is it because I am reminded of what happened today?

Garam, who was tossing and turning under a blanket, was unable to fall asleep and started talking to me.

“Go to sleep. If you want to move tomorrow, you need to replenish your stamina.”

“I can’t sleep.”

“…… “You still don’t trust me?”

“Oh, no, you risked your life to come and save me, but you’re not shameless enough to believe me.”

Garam quickly shakes his head when asked a question.

Fingers could be vaguely seen wiggling under the blanket covering the body.

“… “I just want to ask you something.”

Is the appearance of shyly turning to look after such silence due to anxiety?

No matter what, if that question is the reason why I can’t sleep, I should first resolve it, so I winked and Garam immediately asked me a question.

“You hate heroes, right?”

“I don’t like it.”

It was an immediate answer without a single lie.

An answer that anyone can sympathize with, unless they are a warrior.

“You have seen many so-called heroes, so you know what evil they do to adventurers and workers like me.”

I met dozens of people who didn’t even know their own worth, and who let their guard down in front of the monsters I met before and went astray.

All warriors are beings who have no choice but to be reborn as such a race.

Unless we change the system in human society, the number of such people will continue to increase.

There are endless numbers of people who are warriors in name only, and they are exploiting an overwhelmingly large number of citizens and foreign workers.

“Then, the reason you had a party with me…”

“You can complain if you want to.”

But unlike them, the price this kid paid for realizing his fountainhead was that he no longer had any pride in himself.

Passive behavior in everything will most likely be met with contempt by the public who pursue idols.

No matter how hard it was for me to take care of myself, I couldn’t be so shameless as to take advantage of a child like that.

“Because you deserve it.”

Especially because I am the reason why this child has fallen into this situation.

So, I thought I had to accept whatever word came back.

“…No, I don’t blame you.”

Actually, Garam doesn’t have any resentment.

He just smiled bitterly at me and spoke.

“My brother saved me… More than anything, if I hadn’t met my brother, he would have acted like other warriors even when he faced the same enemies as before.”

Rather, he said that he may be alive today because he lost confidence through the encounter that day.

The girl who accepted that as enlightenment was sublimating the resentment towards me at this moment into gratitude.

“…Is that enough?”

“Yes, this is actually more comfortable for me.”

That was the ending of this story that this child chose.

It is not revenge against the heinous warrior killer who created the opportunity for him to be eliminated as a warrior.

The story of a teacher who gave enlightenment to a girl and even saved her life.

-Crash, crackle.

Even after the ending, the sound of the bonfire burning can still be heard.

As I was listening to him, Garam, who was supposed to be asleep, came closer to me and started leaning in.

“I can’t sleep, so could you listen to me a little longer?”

“…Do whatever you feel comfortable with.”

If you can’t fall asleep right away, you’ll have to hang out with this child until he’s satisfied.

The preface to the story, which was intended to be heard with such a light heart, was filled with much heavier content than I had expected.

“Me. “Before I came here, I tried to jump off the school roof.”

“…….”

“… No, I jumped. “If I hadn’t done that, I wouldn’t have come to this world.”

Yes, one of the conditions for reincarnating in this world is to be in a situation on the verge of death when summoned.

Getting hit by a truck, falling from a building, etc. The last memories of people who entered this world were usually like that.

This child created those conditions with his own hands…….

It was said that he committed this crime when he had not yet graduated from middle school.

“I was scared at first. Because people who were disappointed in me always bullied me. “Because I, who had always been ignored by others, became the object of expectations in this world.”

What awaited this weak-hearted girl who had run away from her own world was none other than a mission as a savior to save this world.

Because she was pushed to her limits in her past life, her impatience to be properly recognized in this world must have also grown.

Being pushed around by others and losing her own judgment.

“I thought I should know that and meet the expectations of the people around me, but… ….”

And she failed.

Although she lost her place as a result, she still stood up and tried to achieve success by overcoming the stigma of being a eliminated warrior.

“… After all, it’s wrong, right? “That kind of thing.”

At this moment of survival at the end, can it be said that such efforts were truly rewarded?

Adventurers like me may think that even surviving is too much, but ironically, what this world expects from this girl is the aspect of an idol that everyone looks up to.

Since she was called into this world as her hero, the world will endlessly impose its duties and responsibilities on this girl.

“Well.”

But I knew well what it was like to ignore that reality.

Although the number is small compared to the total, I have seen people who chose a different path from those who were called heroes in the world.

“As you said, it’s not very good to see what the warriors are doing, but it would also be difficult to see it as wrong to accept such an atmosphere.”

“Why? My brother said he hates warriors…….”

“No matter how brave he is, he cannot oppose the world alone. In fact, one of the heroes I know rebelled against the empire that created such an atmosphere and became a wanted criminal, so he ended up being chased by the heroes.”

“I am a hero, but am I a wanted criminal?”

“It’s a difficult story even for adults. “What you have realized now is.”

In the first place, the heroes are modern people like me. Isn’t it because it’s a general trend that people with the same sentiments all end up destroying their character?

It is natural that those who go against such norms are treated worse than the eliminated warriors.

Like the person I know, what he endures could be considered a choice, but this child is still too young to make such a choice on his own.

“So, if you don’t know what to do right now, it would be good to just do what you’re doing and wait for the right time. If you can’t find the answer, it may be easier for you to just ignore it and live with it.”

If you struggle and break down, you won’t even get a chance, but even if you ignore it, if you keep moving forward, there may come a day when you can find the answer.

So, I too will have to stop hesitating for a moment.

My ideal still exists far away, but now that I have chased away that mirage, I have grown to a point where it cannot be compared to the beginning.

So, if you wait just a little longer, you might be able to get a chance to give those damn skeletons a good shot.

“… Brother is. “How did he come to this world?”

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It was around the time I made up my mind while holding the polished spear.

Garam, who had already wrapped himself deeply in a blanket, looked at me blankly and asked a new question.

The same thing I did before, the reason why I came into this world.

“…Are you curious about what I’ve been doing?”

“Yes, my brother, maybe you’re like me…” ….”

“Don’t worry, it’s not such a depressing story.”

Then I realized how I ended up in this world.

It happened two years ago so I don’t remember it well… …. Ah, that’s right, that’s how it came.

“Well, if I had to really ask, I would have to say I was hit by a truck while I was on the 10th floor of an apartment building.”

“… Yes?”

“No, that’s it. “If I were to explain it properly, this is what happened.”

Anyway, if I told you that a truck suddenly ended up on the 10th floor of an apartment building, everyone would think it was strange.

I walked through the memories of that day step by step and gave an explanation to Garam.

“In my past life, I belonged to a large family among my relatives. So, on holidays, my nieces and nephews would come to my parents’ house, and they would run around and throw toys in all directions.”

“Yes, so?”

“After getting hit on the head by that toy, I came to my senses and found myself in this world.”

“… Yes?”

“After that, like you, I was called to the imperial castle, my abilities were tested, and I was reduced to a foreigner….”

“No, wait a minute.”

Garam stops me from continuing my explanation.

His face showed a very blank expression, ignoring all the tension he had felt up to now.

“I don’t understand a bit, but… …. “You mean you came to this world after being hit by a toy?”

“Well, that’s right.”

“That toy was a truck?”

“… Maybe?”

Actually, I don’t remember much.

At the time, the things I was playing with were car-type toys, and it felt quite heavy when I got hit on the head, so I just thought it was a truck.

Actually, it could have been a fire truck, a transforming robot, or a dinosaur toy, but now I wonder if that matters.

Because I came to this world where I was hit by something, and I had to live in that world.

“… Phew.”

A small sound of laughter escapes from the mouth of a girl who is gradually realizing such a bleak reality.

Sensing her curiosity, I turned to look at her, and she noticed a smile gradually forming on the corner of her mouth.

At this moment, the feeling is clearer than the bonfire lighting up the room.

“Ahahahaha! hahahaha!”

“… “Is this that funny?”

“I’m sorry. You’re so funny, stop…. Not hit by a truck, not by a truck, but by a toy……. Phew, ahahahaha!!”

Hey, I’m so calm because it’s my own situation. If I’d heard it from someone else, I might have laughed a little.

But is it because the gloomy atmosphere continued until before?

Rather, I felt welcomed by such a bright response.

Even though it may only be for a short time, I thought I would need this time for the future.

“It must have been very difficult for you, too.”

When the laughter had subsided to some extent, the poor girl looked at me with a pitiful face.

When I realized that the object of his sympathy had been moved to me, I gave an ambiguous smile to deny those words.

“No, the reason I had such a hard time in the dungeon was because I overexerted myself. “Other than that, it’s bearable.”

“For me it was a choice, but for you it was an accident. Unlike me, who thought another world would be better, my brother wouldn’t have had anything like that…….”

“… ….”

“… “Why did we end up in a world like this?”

-Crash, crackle.

When the firewood I brought was almost gone.

As the surface of the last remaining firewood cracked and sparks flew, Garam turned his back on me for a moment and took out something from his backpack and held it out to me.

It was a jewel.

No, to be exact, it is a magical core processed for the adventurer’s own use.

“…Why is this?”

“The only thing I can give you right now is this… …. “If you need it, you can take it.”

This, which I looted from the corpse of a warrior when I just entered the dungeon, was a highest level item that allowed even people without the ability to handle magic to use high-powered magic or magic tools.

Items like this are not easy to find even in dungeons.

This child is saying that he will willingly give this item to me, as if he does not know its value.

“… “Are you okay?”

“It’s not something you give without anything in return. “It’s just that I thought your brother would be able to grant my request.”

No, because I want to achieve my wish at any cost.

As if to show me that this wasn’t a joke, Garam, who placed the magic core in my hand, looked up at me and said,

“I won’t ask for an unreasonable request. “Because I also know enough about what this world is like.”

Yes, this is a deal.

It is not something forced by authority as a warrior, but rather a request made from person to person when a young girl meets an adult she can rely on.

“I’m not so shameless as to ask you to prioritize me over yourself when you’ve already saved my life.”

The girl said as if she desperately wanted me to accept it.

“But until then… ….”

Someday.

Until the moment came when I, pushed by the harshness of this world, reluctantly abandoned myself.

“If you have no reason to leave my side until then, can you continue to be with me?”

It’s okay even if it’s only halfway through, so I hope you’ll look after me just a little bit on my precarious journey.

For that, I will forget all my grudges, give everything I can, and even lend my hero’s halo if necessary.

“…… Huh.”

The moment such sincerity was revealed in the light of the bonfire illuminating the deep abyss, I returned the answer by squeezing the magic core in my hand.

It’s not just because I want this nucleus.

The path I have to take will be just as harsh as the path this girl has to take.

If you just abandon this path and go in search of safety, you will have to increase your strength because you will not be able to pursue complete peace anywhere in this harsh world.

“Let’s live together, continue to live together.”

I, who awakened my calling from that reality, made a resolution by holding the girl’s hand in place of the magic core.

For me to survive.

Furthermore, in order to achieve what I cannot achieve on my own, let’s start right now by raising this child into a full-fledged warrior.

****

Then, as time passed, a kingdom located on the edge of the continent emerged.

-Rat clatter, clatter.

No, on the road to the shabby abandoned city that was now called Kingdom, the horse pulling the carriage repeatedly moved towards its destination, leaving a blue afterimage.

Under a sky filled with dark clouds, passing through a forest covered in fog, past a checkpoint, and soon into an abandoned city with all sides crushed and collapsed…….

“Arrived, done. “You are the king.”

At the end, the carriage stopped in front of the old temple, and the driver let go of his hand on the reins and said hello.

But there was no way for a corpse that was only alive to have proper consciousness.

What he does is simply recall the memories of the living enemy and continue to act in the same way as he did to the person he reacted to at that time.

“…Please refrain from using that title.”

The former king felt nostalgia for the past. Britain IV quietly stepped out of the carriage, leading his dry, armor-clad body.

To cross the traces of the country he once ruled and head to the collapsed temple located in the center.

“Now I am not a king, but just a knight.”

Yes, now he is not the king of a ruined country, but the Blue Knight of Death.

His mission was solely to assist the King of the Dead for his own unfulfilled regrets.