Calligrapher's beautiful character life in another world ~Daily life matchless with collection and character magic? ~ - Chapter 9

Calligrapher’s beautiful character life in another world ~Daily life matchless with collection and character magic? ~

Chapter 9   Let’s communicate

“I’m sure it’s not your typical healing magic… But what’s this? This fragment…”

I see, so these kinds of papers don’t exist in this world.

“This is from my homeland? Do you not have these here?”

“No… never seen anything like it.”

“You write words on this and it can heal wounds.”

…For now, let’s just leave it at that.

Conjuring items or anything seems a bit risky.

“I see! Enchantment magic!”

An unfamiliar term came up?

“Enchantment magic?”

“It’s a magic where you write a spell on an object and activate its magical power. You’ve never heard of it?”

“So, that’s what this magic is…”

“Weren’t you taught by a priest when you came of age? …Are you even an adult?”

“I am! …But in my homeland, we didn’t use that term…”

Twenty-eight years old should definitely be considered an adult, right?

This world’s adulthood isn’t something like thirty years, right?

Oh, maybe it’s because of my babyface?

They say East Asians often appear younger.

Gaihack has a more Western appearance, so maybe it’s unfamiliar.

“Can everyone in your homeland use magic like this?”

“No, it wasn’t like that… I don’t think so. But since I’ve always been alone, I might just not know.”

“Ah, I see… Yeah, that makes sense.”

Oops, I’ve made the atmosphere heavy again.

Here, family seems to be more important than I realized.

“I truly don’t know much… I’m unfamiliar with the world, to say the least. I’m clueless about so many things.”

I attempt a polite smile, but Gaihack’s somber expression remains mostly unchanged.

“…Do you have a place to return to?”

Oh… ‘a place to return’…

I’ve been alone, and it’s true, I don’t have any family left.

But, I didn’t dislike that world.

The children at the calligraphy class, and the ladies who attended the cultural school…

“I don’t… have a place… to return to… anymore.”

Perhaps I won’t be able to return anymore.

Oh no, tears are starting to well up…

“I see, yeah… You’ve done well. You’re okay now.”

He gently pats my head and strokes it.

Gaihack probably thinks of me as a kid for sure.

But it feels kind of nice, so I’ll just play along as a child.

“Takuto, come to my place today. I’ll put you up for the night.”

“But…”

“Even if you refuse, I’ll take you along. We run a cafeteria and have spare rooms.”

“…Is that okay?”

“Yeah! It’s much better than staying here and having to carry out a corpse tomorrow.”

Huh…?

Is this place really that dangerous?

“From around this time of year, creatures like the one from earlier, or even bigger ones, start lurking around here at night. If they sense humans, they’ll definitely attack.”

“Thank you. I’ll be in your care.”

I’ve decided to act a bit helpless and rely on him instantly.

I’m glad Gaihack turned out to be a good person…!