I Was a Small Fish When I Reincarnated, but It Seems That I Can Become a Dragon, so I Will Do My Best - Extra Chapter 22
2-7. A Little Chat
As I ate the cooled fish, Amariaz gave my shoulder a gentle tap.
Curious, I felt a bowl touch my hand.
It seemed he had brought water.
“Wow, thank you.”
“You’re welcome. Hmm, I wonder if you can sense the surroundings yet?”
“It’s still a bit difficult. But somehow, I can sense Amariaz.”
“I see, I see. Well, relying on senses is the only way since you can’t see. I never thought there’d be someone actually doing this training, though.”
“Tell that to Uchikage-Ojichan…”
While saying this, I drank the water from the bowl.
I knew living without sight was tough, but I never expected to continue this way. I really want to be free soon.
Uchikage-Ojichan’s training methods are sometimes outrageous. But since they are useful, I can’t complain. However, I think he went too far this time. Yeah, definitely too far.
As I pouted, Amariaz seemed to sense my mood and chuckled.
“Hehehe, dissatisfied?”
“Well, yeah. Only I can endure this kind of training.”
“True. There seem to be quite large monsters around here. If an ordinary child were left alone with this training, they’d be eaten within a day.”
“That’s right! Exactly!”
“But well, since it all depends on your own strength, let’s do our best.”
“Mmm.”
Yeah, I get it, but… This is really tough! I really want to be free soon.
Oh, speaking of which, Amariaz… Didn’t he have a promise with someone to help me with my training? I’m not really sure about that.
“Hey, Amariaz, who made a promise to help me with my training?”
“Hmm? Uh, well…”
While chewing on the grilled fish, Amariaz seemed to be thinking. After struggling for a while on how to explain, he finally spoke.
“It’s a promise with a really great grandpa.”
“A great grandpa?”
“Yeah, long, long ago, there was a god who tried to destroy this world.”
“Huh?”
“But that god’s plan was thwarted by the hands of a special person who came to this world. The god was defeated and returned to the heavens.”
Amariaz adopted a storytelling tone, narrating the tale like a picture book. Although it sounded like a fairy tale, it piqued my interest.
“The reason that god wanted to destroy the world was because he had been betrayed by other gods. However, when he returned to the heavens and talked to the main god, Warzen, it turned out to be a misunderstanding. It’s better to say it was a misconception. The god finally realized the weight of his actions. Unfortunately, what the god tried to do was not acceptable in the realm of gods, so he had to face some form of punishment. Therefore, the god descended to become human and was instructed to lead this world in a better direction or make corrections…”
“…Who is that god?”
“…My uncle, the one I was indebted to. He used to be a god and was a very important person. He asked me to help you, Yuuen, no matter what.”
“Huh?”
“Don’t believe it, huh?”
“Well, it’s… I don’t know.”
Because, it’s just a fairy tale. I’ve never heard of a god becoming human. Uchikage-Ojichan also said that rumors always have some embellishments. It’s hard to believe.
But the story was interesting. Maybe Amariaz’s uncle wasn’t an ex-god, but for Amariaz, he must have been a person worthy of respect, like Uchikage-Ojichan. If that person asked for a favor, I probably wouldn’t be able to refuse.
“How is your uncle doing now?”
“He left me with the words ‘Help Yuuzen’ and died. Well, that’s why I won’t leave you, no matter how annoying or unwilling you are!”
“Haha… But I’m happy as well. I wouldn’t have been able to remove this blindfold on my own.”
“Hehe, you can praise me more, you know!”
“Yeah, yeah.”
Amariaz sometimes becomes quite cheerful. Well, it’s fun, so it’s okay.
…Wait, why does his uncle know about me?
Ah!!
Could it be… in a world where there’s a possibility of a few people being able to compete with Uchikage-Ojichan!?
I might be known to those people…!
But, I can’t meet him anymore. I should tell Uchikage-Ojichan about this. I might be able to visit his grave. Oh, I should ask for the location.
“Where is your uncle’s grave?”
“Huh? Grave?”
“Yeah. In the Oni Village, we cremate the deceased and bury their bones under stones. That’s what we call a grave… Does Amariaz’s uncle have one too?”
“Oh, um, I think… We scattered his ashes in the sea.”
“Eh!?”
“W-well, you see! He used to be a god, so he wanted something a bit different from regular people! He even said that if he died, he wanted his ashes scattered in the sea! So…”
“Uuh, I see…”
Why is he so flustered…?
Well, farewells can be done in various ways, I guess.
If there’s no grave, I can’t go to pay my respects. Oh well.
“Alright, let’s resume training after eating this.”
“Oh, okay okay! I’ll clean up then.”
“Yeah, thanks.”
I need to become able to sense the surroundings quickly; otherwise, I’ll end up relying on Amariaz too much. That’s not good.
Alright, I’ll do my best in training!