Chapter 55 – Family Creed…No Way!

「Even if I say I won’t forgive you, what can I do….」

I’m not very smart.

And the way I do things is from the teachings my mother inculcated in me.

1. When a problem arises, don’t move first

2. Get a firm grasp of allies and enemies

3. Recall what the other party said as much as you can

4. Make sure you know what you’re looking for first

5. When stuck, don’t think, don’t overcomplicate things, and just look at them as they are

Also, don’t make enemies for nothing.

When it comes to doing things,

1. Make sure to find out everything you can

2. Prepare a way out. Running away is not the same as losing.

That’s our family’s creed.

I’ve heard it many times since I was a child and it has served me well.

According to the elder sister, it works not only on doing things but also for love.

It has never been in use for my love life though….

For now, let’s just make sure I know what I can do and what I can’t do.

I can attack and defend with magic.

I can use barrier magic and healing and relieving fatigues with magic.

However, I can’t fly.

When I saw Koa and the others flying, I thought I could do it too but I guess I’m wrong.

Magic seems to be working but it leaves my body for some reason.

Hmmm, it feels as if it scatters and doesn’t come together.

「It gives the same feeling as if I’m under restriction.」

Instantaneous movement was impossible too.

I remembered a famous anime and my imagination was perfect but power dissipated similar to when I tried flying.

Also, words.

I look at Usa and Kuuhi.

They are speaking using this world’s language and they can communicate with everyone but me.

I felt a little guilty but I decided to secretly listen to their conversation to let my ears get used to this world’s language.

I was happy because my friend had told me that after living in an English-speaking country for a few months, he became “English-eared” and was able to understand what they were saying.

However, it has been almost 8 months since I met them.

I still don’t understand what they were saying.

My ears were able to pick up the sounds but I don’t understand them.

There was a time when I felt uncomfortable because I tried intensively but all I heard were noises.

It is better to think that there is some kind of restriction working on the language as well.

Perhaps it is to prevent me from interacting with people and beastkins of this world. But, why?

Even so, I don’t understand their language but I have a good relationship with Usa and Kuuhi.

I think.

It could be because they are children.

And this is also true for Koa and the others.

They seem to understand what Usa and Kuuhi are saying.

However, at the moment, Usa and Kuuhi don’t seem to understand what they are saying.

And the rock dolls.

They, as well as Usa and Kuuhi, are beginning to understand what Koa and the others are saying though not all of them.

Why do I seem to be the only one who can’t understand their words?

Hmm, I have no idea why.

If they want to isolate me completely, they should have prevented me from meeting Koa in the first place.

Or did they just consider sabotaging me after meeting them?

No, I don’t think so.

I’ve got more and more companions as time goes by.

I never felt anything interfering or disturbing us.

So, is it some kind of halfhearted obstruction?

「I guess I’m prohibited from communicating and leaving this world.」

But, where do I go if I leave this planet in the first place?

Japan?

There is no need for them to worry as I have no idea how to get home.

What should I do now that I can neither communicate with anyone on this planet nor be allowed to leave this planet by force?

The next problem that concerns me is my rampaging power.

I’ve heard that the gradual increase of my power equivalent to the power of four heroes should no longer be a problem.

No, I don’t even know how much truth god-sama told me.

I don’t think we can trust in god-sama’s words given the situation.

However, the power of heroes is magical power, right?

It is my new power that is rampaging.

I don’t know what this power is in the first place.

All I know is that it is more powerful than magic or divine power.

「How do I stop it from going out of control?」

If I could only talk with the dragons about my current situation, they might have a solution.

However, there’s a limit to what gestures can convey.

Even now, it is not always easy to get the message across.

Even if it could get through, how are they supposed to tell me back?

Who knows if there are restrictions on them too?

There is also a chance that they are restricted from telling me what they know.

….hnn?

A thought crosses my mind.

It’s something I don’t want to think about even for a second.

However, if that is the case, everything makes sense.

What happens if I can’t get out of this planet? What will happen if my power rampages while I can’t leave?

…..it’s too hard to tell but it is certainly dangerous….

I said that I wanted to live in peace with the companions I made in this world.

「Is he planning on making me destroy this planet? Including my companions?」

Anger welled up in me.

Pain seeps into my clenched palm.

I look at my palm and see that my fingernails have dug in and blood is seeping out.

If that’s what he really thinks, that’s the worst.

No, it might only be my imagination.

Yes, nothing’s sure for now.

I have to keep my cool.

「Haa」

I let out a long sigh to calm myself down a little.

A soft, warm breeze envelops me.

Surprised by this, I checked my surroundings.

I found Flying Lizard in front of me.

「What’s wrong?」

I was surprised.

Flying Lizard is the calmest of all dragons.

For me, he’s like the father of the dragons.

Flying Lizard is staring at me.

I stare back at it.

What is it?

As I stare at Flying Lizard, I suddenly see something different.

Eh? After blinking a few times, it disappeared from my sight.

However, something appeared again.

What’s this?

Is Flying Lizard showing me that image?

But, what is it?

It’s kind of hard to see.

There is some kind of big stone in the image.

Hnn?

Why is that stone tied with shimenawa?

I never thought I would be seeing a shimenawa in this world.

Is it a very famous stone?

When I pushed myself forward to get a better view of the image, the image disappeared.

When I looked at Flying Lizard, I found that its expression changed.

Then, I look around its body.

Could it be that something happened to him while showing me that image?

「Are you okay?」

He makes a sound and sticks his face to me.

I slowly stroke his head. He squints his eyes and seems to feel really pleasant.

Areh?

Somehow, he feels less powerful than usual.

Perhaps it is because dragons have a huge amount of power so I feel strong power when I touch them but I don’t feel it now.

Perhaps he was drained because of that action?

If so, it is dangerous to ask for cooperation from the dragons and Koa’s group.

「Haha, in a way, it’s thorough.」

But, what’s that?

A big stone.

A shimenawa?

The fact that it made me see that means it should be very important.

「Shimenawa…..it looks like the shimenawa o the sacred tree near my house.」

Come to think of it, I once imagined a shimenawa rope during the “evil eye” counterattack.

I used the image of the shimenawa on the sacred tree near our house for that too.

….hnn?

Thinking about it, they look exactly the same.

No way….

「In any case, it should be something important.」