Interlude 2: Sano Megumi meets the knight
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“That king is really insane for ordering my pupils to participate in this battle between the human and the demons.”
I said while looking toward my doodle in the ground. I’m currently drawing the faces of my cute students in the ground and the middle is myself.
Because I’m always noisy and always in the king's way. The king decided to put me away in a safe town name Twinleaf. Twinleaf town is an ordinary town where the common work of the people is farming fruit and vegetable.
Being a vegetable hero, I became the perfect fit because of my ability to raise vegetables easily.
“Hey, it’s high noon you should go home.”
The farmer said.
“I’m not a kid I’m an adult I’m 24 years old! I just don’t look like it.”
The farmer scratch his head and said:
“Some kids do want to pretend as adults these days… Anyway, stay away from the sun.”
After that, the farmer leave and I go back and sit down to the ground and continue to doodle.
Because I’m not fighting enough. My level still in level 10. I only have water skills because I find it hassle always filling water when I’m watering my plants.
“What’s wrong with those people not seeing me as an adult. While I’m in Japan people in school respected me and I’m always the employee of the month. Anyway, I need to do something and save my pupils from this dangerous world. They are still kids bright future still awaits them.”
Saying bright future, I then started to look sad and she walked toward the river nearby and look at my reflection. I saw how my body is small and my childish face.
Then I started to remember my days in Japan.
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“So cute, who is that elementary student?”
“That’s Sano Megumin… I heard she is in disciplinary council.”
When I was in high school people I join the disciplinary council to make me feel that I’m higher than the ordinary student.
I’m walking with my head up high. I feel that I’m superior to them in academics and status, but in reality, they are all laughing behind me.
“That midget again, she is always talking to the teacher. She is always making our image bad to the teachers.”
“Well, don’t worry, that girl is not growing up anymore.”
“I pity her.”
They always laugh behind me saying that I’m just a midget.
Every morning in high school my shoe is always full of thumb taxa and blade. My chair and desk are outside and my locker always has a doodle saying “I should just kill myself.” Midget.” “Goody two shoes.” “Go back o your mommy.” “Elementary student is not allowed here!” “Die!”
I don’t really care about those things. Even with my tiny body I still get my chair and desk up to my classroom that is located on the third floor. I go home with my school shoes in my bag. And just ignore the doodle in my desk and locker.
One day, While lifting my desk toward the room a man came to help me.
It’s the soccer club captain and he is really popular with girls. He looks like an actor I saw on television and I have a little crush on him.
“I will help you.”
“Okay.”
After that day, he started helping me again and again. We laugh and eat together on the rooftop. He started cleaning my locker and desk.
I’m really happy for him.
“Megumi, A has something to tell to you see me in the back of the school under the big tree.”
He said.
I’m blushing and really happy about it. The class ended and I came to the place.
I saw him standing under the tree.
As a girl in my age, a boy confessing to me feels really nice. It gives me confidence in myself. Make me think that even many people hated me. There are still people that will love me. Even though I’m small.
I walked toward him and stand 10 meters away from him.
“Megumin…”
“Yes?”
“You should get your umbrella.”
“Huh?”
After that, my classmates and other students in the school then shower me with water and slime. They happily throw water balls at me. Even the man that I thought like me also cheerfully making fun of me.
“Do you think this is a confession? Hahahahaha.”
“I’m not a pedophile to fell in love with you!”
“This is revenge.”
They said as they cheerful make fun of me. I just stand there and think about the happening.
Revenge? This is revenge? How is this revenge? What did I do to them? I’m just following the school rules. Doing my job as the disciplinary council member.
The sun was setting and everyone goes home. I still stand there and think.
I then go home soaked and drenched. My home has no one I living alone. I don’t have relatives that want to have me. I’m just living with the money my parents leave me before they passed away.
That moment I feel the most sadness in my life.
I just fell on the floor and cry.
The man that I like is just another jerk. The students in the school hated me. No one likes me, what did I do to them?
Because of the happening. I don’t like to enter the school again. I became a hikikomori(Shut-in).
I started to become close to the anime culture, started reading light novels, manga, and playing games. I already compute my living expenses and calculated that I can live for 10 years with the money my parents give to me before they die.
Outside is dangerous. I don’t like to be outside anymore.
It’s been 3 weeks since I became a Hikikomori.
Then while I’m outside buying some light novel. I encounter a girl. A cute pretty girl. With her cuteness, she can become an idol I think. She looks so young I think she is in middle school.
“Hiyami! Why you’re ignoring us? Do you feel high stack because many boys like you? Is saying something make you feel sick?”
The girl just glares at them.
The bully then throws her juice at the girl.
“Hey! Don’t bully her I will call the police!”
I shouted to the girls.
They noticed my presence and run away. I then walked toward the girl and offer her my handkerchief.
“Are you okay?”
She is a bit hesitant but accepted it after a few seconds.
“I’m okay, thank you.”
She said and wiped the juice in her uniform and face with my handkerchief.
Looking closely she is a beauty.
“Why you didn’t say anything to them?”
“Why would I? They are a nuisance. I don’t have time for them. I wanted to become rich in the future. I want to study hard, read novels and play games when I’m home.”
“But they're bullying you… You should call a teacher or tell your parents.”
“My parents are useless, I don’t want to bother them. But still, I won’t lose I will survive school and became rich in the future. But when that happened that means I win. There is still a bright future for me. I won’t give up.
Her words light up my soul.
There is still a bright future waiting for me.
I then started to look up to her at that moment. That’s right, I won’t lose.
I won’t lose to those losers. I will walk my head up high.
After that, I decided to go back to school.
Everyone was shocked at my return. Because they all thought I already dropped out.
They are all wrong. I won’t give up. That’s my promise to myself.
I survive high school and then became a teacher afterward. I work harder than anyone and meet my class. It’s my first homeroom class.
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“That’s why I really like them, they are weird but all of them are good people… My pupils.”
While looking up in the sky. A knight from the capital city came with news to me.
He handed over a letter and I open it.
Tears flow down in my eyes upon reading the text in the letter.
“My…M-My pupils… Kishimoto, Fujioka, Oyama, Okimoto, Shiro, Tatsumoto, Yamauchi, Takayama, Abe, Takeshita, Takai, Sone, Umimoto… They are all dead? Why is this happening my pupils still have a bright future waiting for them.”
Their bright future is taken away from them.
After that, a dragon came to attack the village. The dragon breaths fire from its mouth people started to panic.
“Why a dragon appeared in this area?”
“Hero… Please run away.”
The knights then came to respond and battle the dragon.
Hero? Me? What kind of tasteless joke is that? I’m a hero but I can’t do anything. That’s very laughable.
My feet are shaking on their own and I can’t do anything, maybe it’s because of fear.
Is this it? I’m going to die, just at the moment, I found a bright future. I’m transported in this world and die.
“I don’t want to die… Please somebody help me...”
I was crying and my vision became blurry because of the big tears flowing non-stop to my eyes.
After some moment.
Someone then wipes my tears left, right. He then looks o my eye’s and said:
“Stop crying you're ruing your cute face... Don’t worry you’re saved.”
A man wearing knight-like armor appeared and slay the dragon.
The knights on the battlefield recognized him.
“That sword skill and face… Retto you’re still alive.”
“The knights of knights is still alive!"
That is my first encounter with Retto. The man that will take a great part in my future.
- Writer
