The Reincarnated Onmyoji Who Returned From Another World ~ I Was Reincarnated Into An Onmyoji Family On The Verge Of Decline, But Thanks To My Experience As A Hero Who Fought In Another World And The Magical Power Training I've Been Doing Ever Since I Was Born, This Life Seems Like It Will Be Easy ~ - Chapter 32: Strength

“…Haah, my body really can’t move much at all, and it makes me feel terrible.”

After being left alone in the room together, we had started doing light exercise. We were doing really light exercises, like simple muscle training in the room, but Arina-sama quickly became exhausted.

“You’ve been living a life where you’re mostly sitting in a wheelchair, so it can’t be helped.”

“Yesterday was a big commotion with me waking up and all. The whole day was consumed with various paperwork and greeting rounds… I didn’t know how much my body had deteriorated… but this is more serious than I imagined.”

Arina-sama couldn’t do even a single push-up. Standing was all she could manage. Even walking was unsteady, and running was out of the question. I said we were doing something like muscle training, but if you asked whether it was proper muscle training, it really wasn’t.

“We can slowly work on getting your strenght back.”

“…Will it come back, I wonder? I’ve been sickly since I was young. On top of what I originally had, now this… I’m really at a loss.”

“Even if it doesn’t come back, you can polish your strengths. If you can keep sniping with sorcery from hundreds of kilometers away—”

“Hehe, you have quite high expectations, don’t you?”

“You can do it.”

After all, there were such beings in the other world. Monsters that would blast magic from hundreds of kilometers away. That had seriously been a crappy game as I’d ended up having to run non-stop for a whole day in the end. If it had been someone with fast legs for escaping, there would have been nothing I could do. It was precisely because it was someone who couldn’t move properly that I was able to catch up in a day after taking the attack.

“We can take it slowly. We’re still young.”

“…But isn’t Touya-kun already more than sufficient?”

“No, I’m still far from it.”

This was my honest feeling, without any false modesty. Combined with my knowledge from my previous life, I took pride in having considerable ability. My cursed energy reserves were off the charts, and I could summon a holy sword. I could even use magic from the other world. I had many weapons at my disposal, but that was about it.

First, my combat methods as a hero weren’t the type that relied heavily on magic, but rather the simple approach of enhancing my body with magical power and slashing with a holy sword said to cut through everything. Therefore, the range of things I could actually do was surprisingly narrow. The magic I could use was minimal. I couldn’t dispel curses, nor could I use healing magic on others. The previous me had no ability other than charging at opponents alone to cut them down.

And as for the current me, I hadn’t changed much from that previous life’s pattern. I’d gained the powerful weapon of shikigami techniques, but I was poor with general-purpose techniques. The range of what I could do wasn’t very broad. On top of that, the physical abilities that were my selling point in my previous life had drastically declined.

If I tried to do the same things I did in my previous life with the power I had now, my body would break down immediately. The current me didn’t even come close to my previous self.

“At this level, I can’t become humanity’s hope.”

I definitely couldn’t say I possessed power worthy of pride as a hero.

“…You seem to be putting quite a burden on yourself?”

“Because I think that’s what I was born for.”

“Th-that’s not true. Living for others is wonderful, but you must first exist for yourself.”

Arina-sama spoke with confusion in response to my words.

“That’s just how I approach life. I also carry the burden of the Koutoku family… so I must work twice as hard as others. Fortunately, I’ve been blessed with talent.”

I laughed off Arina-sama’s words, which seemed somewhat laced with worry.

“…Mmm. You’re so noble that I feel like shrinking away. I’ve been able to sense roughly how strong someone is since I was little. From Touya-kun, I sense something comparable to my father. When someone who already possesses unbelievable strength says they’re ‘still far from it’, what does that make me? I’d like you to be more confident.”

“I’m not underestimating myself at all. If anything, I might be overestimating. I have enough confidence to save the world single-handedly.”

“That’s truly tremendous confidence, isn’t it? It’s so dazzling I might go blind.”

“Please keep looking ahead properly. Our elementary school entrance ceremony is coming up soon.”

“Yes, that’s right. I’d like to be able to move somewhat by then.”

“If you need help with rehabilitation, I’m available anytime.”

“Thank you. In return, I’ll show you books about the Tsuchimikado family’s general-purpose techniques.”

“Yay!”

This was the precious second life I’d gained. Unlike my previous life, this time I didn’t want to be just a muscle-head who only swung a sword, but rather obtain the versatile strength of someone who mastered sorcery.