Isekai Tensei - Kimi to no Saikai made Nagai koto Nagai koto Volume 1 Chapter 11

Isekai Tensei - Kimi to no Saikai made Nagai koto Nagai koto Volume 1 Chapter 11

The Long Journey Until I Reunite With You



Yet Another Regret





I awoke. By awoke, I meant that I was still alive.
But where was this place? As I thought of that, my body was met with a sudden
impact.





「Velt! Thank goodness you’re
okay, Velt!」 (Forna)





It was Forna. She had jumped at me vigorously as I
lay on the bed. Large teardrops flowed down her face, and her body was
trembling. It was as if she were confirming my existence, and once she had done
so she transmitted her desire to never separate from me.





「Forna, this is...?」 (Velt)








「The castle’s sickroom. It has
been three hours, and if you didn’t wake up... I, I...」 (Forna)





I see, I was saved. At that time, Galva and the
others arrived, and then...





「Mom and dad, they...!」 (Velt)





My consciousness had completely returned. That’s
right, that wasn’t all just a dream. Were my parents saved? However, before I
could figure it out, Forna hung her head down.





「Velt, umm, about mother and
father, you see...」 (Forna)





Don’t...





「Oi, what’s wrong? Why are you
making that face? Mom and dad are here right? They were saved by Galva and the
others right?」 (Velt)





They should have been saved. But why... why was Forna
crying...





「Velt-kun, you’ve finally
woken up?」 (Galva)





「Galva! Good timing, where are
mom and dad?!」 (Velt)





Galva made his way over with a calm face. However, at
the moment I asked, Galva had bit his lips and closed his eyes, shaking his
head in regret.





「I’m sorry. We made our way
over there as fast as we could but... it was already...」 (Galva)





「Oi...」 (Velt)





「The demi-humans ran away in a
panic, but...those two were...」 (Galva)





「Are mom and dad here? Then
let me see them.」 (Velt)





「No, that's, it's better for
you not to see them.」 (Galva)





「It's alright, I'm fine now.」 (Velt)





「But,」 (Galva)





「Please.」 (Velt)





It's just, I said I wanted to meet them. And he said
that it would be better if I didn't look. However, I said I wanted to see them.
I was led out of the sickroom and walked about inside the castle, finally
arriving at a gloomy room.





「...Dad...Mom...」 (Velt)





I told them to leave me alone, but Galva and Forna
followed me inside. It wasn't about whether I accepted it or not, but that I
wanted to affirm it myself. I looked down at the table, my mother and father
lay on sheets, dyed red with their blood.





「I didn't, think about it at
all.」 (Velt)





「Velt?」 (Forna)





It's not the attack by the demon. I haven't thought
how I should feel now that the situation's come to this.





「Am I not Asakura Ryuuma? And
yet, why, this conflict, these feelings...」 (Velt)





Truthfully, I thought, they were just some other
people. In spite of that, why. Why do I feel this way, now that things ended up
like this.





『Velt, won't you play with
papa today?』 (Aruna)





『Velt, do you dislike being
held by mama that much?』 (Bonapa)





Memories of playing with father. Memories of being
embraced by mother.





「We were only related by
blood... by blood...」 (Velt)





What is it, this feeling.





「They should have just been
normal...」 (Velt)





Of course, mom and dad won't be there when I go home.
Tomorrow and forever more, no matter how many years pa.s.s, I won't be able to
meet them ever again. I can't hear their voices any more. Their noisy
bantering, their jovial exchanges, me being spoiled.





「What use is it regretting it
now!」 (Velt)





However, the tears didn't stop.





「Daaaaaaaaaaaaad!
Mooooooooooooooooooom! *Waaaaaaaaaaaaah!*」 (Velt)





That they're strangers only related by blood is a
lie. They really are my parents, and are important to me after all.





「I'm going to kill that, that
monster! I'll tear it limb from limb and burn it to ashes! No matter how far I
have to search, I'm going to slaughter it!」 (Velt)





As if I could forgive it. Of course not. Not that
b.a.s.t.a.r.d.





Just wait for me, I'll find you one day and kill you
for sure. Even if I die, if it's to...





「Stop thinking of doing
something stupid.」 (???)





An unexpected person entered the room where it was
only the three of us.





It's sensei.





「Sensei... Why...」 (Velt)





「I was asked by the princess.
To be here for you. I heard what happened.」 (Melma)





When I saw Forna, she nodded her head slightly. It's
none of their business... so I thought. Really, I don't want to see anyone
right now, her most of all.





「Sensei, I, I didn't get the
chance to introduce you to mom and dad.」 (Velt)





「Yeah. I regret not even being
able to say h.e.l.lo. How did things manage to end up like this.」 (Melma)





I regret it as well. Why was I so difficult, why did
I shy away from them.





「Hey, sensei. They protected
me, gave their lives for me.」 (Velt)





「Aah, that is surely their
love for you.」 (Melma)





「They knew they would die, but
they, even though they should have known.」 (Velt)





「However, you were more
important to them than their own lives. That's the kind of existence you were
to them.」 (Melma)





「...Asakura Ryuuma's parents...
If Ryuuma died, would they have cried?」 (Velt)





「I don't know. But you know,
just remember this, you are Velt Jeeha. Not related to Asakura Ryuuma at all.
And the one that loves Velt Jeeha from the bottom of their heart is right
beside you. That is the truth, the undeniable reality.」 (Melma)





I know. It's just, I was putting a wall between us.





「Asakura, no, Velt. We've
completely forgotten. Even though we've been reborn, it's over if you die.」 (Melma)





Of course. I should have regretted this life having
died before.





「Aah, that's right. That's how
it is. It's too late to regret when you're already dead. I should have realized
that from Kamino already.」 (Velt)  (TN: Remember
Kamino? Refer to .)





Just how long have I regretted not telling her what I
wanted to say?





「I really, wanted to be
spoiled more... be together more! I actually loved mom and dad a lot.」 (Velt)





What a fool I've been. Even dying didn't fix me. This
time it won't be the same. Instead of dying a second time, mom and dad died in
my place. I will never regret things, ever again.





「Forna...」 (Velt)





Forna didn't say anything, but I think she really
wanted to ask me and sensei something. Probably about who or what 『Asakura Ryuuma』 is. But, she never asked
about anything. I guessed she hadn't heard about it until now. However, that's
just my own childish line of thought.





「Someday... I'll tell you
about it someday.」 (Velt)





「Velt?」 (Forna)





「Yeah, I'll tell you. That's
all I can promise.」 (Velt)





I don't know if I can smile at all, but I've had
enough of being a crybaby today. Forna seemed
ready to cry again, and it made me want to cry. I can't say any more than this
today, though.





「I'm alright, already.」 (Velt)







I bade farewell to my mother and father, strongly
embracing Forna as she sobbed.