Chapter 15

I wanted to see if one swing is enough to cut through two objects.

"It seems it can't cut through multiple objects."

After swinging and observing several times, I realized that it only cuts through one.

But I wonder how am I going to alter sword's characteristics.

And can I not, like stop the water going flying away as I swing it?

I can after doing enough research.

I looked toward Ivy.

Oh she is looking at me.

I waved my hand at him while smiling.

She waved me back.

She is now at least replying. That's a good sign. Soon she might start talking to me normally without getting nervous.

I know why she can't talk normally to people. I used to get anxious or nervous when I was little like her in my past life.

But now my body is little but mentally I'm older than my own parents.

I got there and sit next to her but I made my distance because she might feel uneasy and if that happened my friendship with her will come to an end.

She was there sitting and doing nothing.

The river is now calm.

I thought as I found myself looking at the river.

"By the way did I scared you earlier? If so then I'm sorry again. I never thought my sword could do that and was amazed by myself."

"…"

I wonder if she can read.

Wait why am I thinking if she can read.

Of course she can't read. To read book or anything without going to school is not possible or easy however if her parents taught her how to read and write she might be able to read if not at least get the idea.

Just because I know how to read and write it doesn't mean that other children of similar age of mine can also read and write like me.

God gave me second chance in exchange of accepting his request. I don't know what he wants me to do in this world. Is he going to tell me do this do that time to time like video game have quests or missions to do and complete in order to continue the story.

Maybe someday he'll show up in my mind or summon me to his place and tell me what to do.

In my past world children starts to go school at the age of six.

However if parents starts teaching their children from early age they might start to read and write before going to school.

I'm five years world however mentally I'm older than my parents.

Due to my past memories and help from my parents and tutor I'm can't be compared to any child of similar age.

I can read, I can write, I can cast magic without incantation, I can speak demon language and will be able to speak beast language clearly after some months, I can do stuff that a normal child of my age can never imagine to do.

I planned to keep on learning languages and other various things.

By the way I wonder how old she is.

She looks like maybe five or six.

I observed her carefully.

I can ask and just know her age but I can't now. I've to be someone that she feels comfortable to be around or talk with.

"So do you like being here?"

I turned towards her and ask and was patiently waiting for her reply.

"…"

She nodded her head up and down as she looked at me in response to my question.

"Is this your favorite place?"

"… um… yes."

She talked, she talked instead of nodding.

"Oh, it's also my favorite place. I always come here to do my things. I never had seen you here before. Do you come here often?

"… sometimes."

"Did you always come here alone?"

"… yes."

"Oh…"

So she must have no any friends otherwise she wouldn't be here. Instead she would be playing with her friends.

And even if she did come here, she wouldn't be here alone, there would be someone accompanying her.

Should I ask if she have any friends? Is it appropriate to ask her that? Maybe I shouldn't ask her directly but indirectly.

"You know, you're my first friend and I'm glad that you became a friend of mine. Thank you so much. I'm grateful to you."

"… y-you're also my f-first friend. T-thank you too for b-being my f-friend."

"Really. I'm so happy to be your first friend."

Yes, keep it up. You can do a lot better than this.

I'm gonna turn your nervousness into confidence. Just you wait.

"By the way are you thirsty?"

I created water ball and put it inside my mouth as to drink it after saying that.

She looked really surprised.

So does that mean she doesn't know anything about magic or she got surprised because of my magical skill.

"…"

"Yes?"

"… yes."

She nodded.

"Okay… here… ahh."

I created water ball big enough to loosely fit in her mouth and offered it to her.

She seemed a little bit confused.

What am I doing by telling her ahh… stupid person!

She's not going to open her m-outh… oh.

"… ahh…"

She closed her eyes as she opened her mouth.

Ohh, how cute she can be.

"T-thank you."

"You're welcome, more?"

She nodded her head left to right.

"Okay."

I offered second but she didn't want it.

"… um… how y-you do it?"

Good job on starting the conversation.

"Oh you mean… this?"

She nodded.

It seemed that she doesn't know anything about magic.

I taught her about it and told things related to it.

I made her use magic to create water like I did before.

She was able to create it and shot it out however she felt tired after one successful attempt.

I told her things related to mana and my experience.

She thanked me afterwards I finished lecturing her.

She is now talking more easily than before. I guess she'll talk freely without any problems after few days if not then after few weeks.

I wanted to know how long she's going to stay here for so I asked her indirectly.

"So I'm gonna head home now. What about you?"

Of course, I am not going to leave her alone.

I am just making her to say 'please stay with me' or something like that.

"I am also going to get home."

"Then let's go together. I'll accompany you till the intersection.

"Okay."

I picked my sword and we began walking.

She questioned me about the thing I was doing with my sword as we walked on the road.

I answered her that I was doing research by doing stupid stuff.

We reached interjection.

As I said farewell I suddenly felt someone's presence.

He interrupted our conversation.

At first I thought he's going to abduct us but later I found out that he was Ivy's father the moment I heard Ivy calling him dad.

He is bishōnen with shiny orange hair, long pointed ears and feeble looking body. He looks more like human but with a little characteristics of elf. Maybe he is half human and half elf or maybe not.

I introduced myself to him.

Ivy told him about the relationship between us.

It seems that he and my father are good friends.

I knew that my father is great swordsman but while talking to him I found out that my father is really a great swordsman. He told me that no one in this village can surpass my father's sword skills.

He requested her daughter to give us some space as to talk privately.

As she moved away from us we began to talk while remaining on the grassy road.

He told me that he was worried about her not finding someone to call a friend and being alone forever.

Since she has someone who can be called as her friend and she has found a child of her age to talk to excluding her parents, he obliged to me for being her friend.

We continued talking.

He requested me to take good care of her and I promised him that I'll.

Ivy was little further away from us watching the stream of river.

Her father carried her on his shoulders.

We parted away after saying farewell.

As I continued walking I heard sweet voice saying me farewell.

I turned and waved at her with a smile. She looked really happy plus her father too.

I continued walking.

"I guess I made their day today."

"I wonder if she'll come tomorrow again."

"I think so. She's definitely gonna come tomorrow as to play with me or spend time with me since I'm her first friend."

Taking of which, since I've long hair did she misunderstand about me? Like thinking me as a girl.

Wait, do I really look like girl?

I've long hair but my voice is not girly at all but I don't know my appearance.

"If I held my hair like my Master I'll definitely look like girl I think."

I moved to edge of the road as to watch my reflection on the stream.

"Damn! I do look like girl."

I think people with bad eye would definitely think me as a girl.

By the way looking like a girl is sometimes useful but not always.

Damn it! If I got into school, children there would probably think me as a girl and all boys might fall for me…

Huh? What are you thinking? You're a boy, how can you think about getting popular around boys? You're not some cute looking beautiful girl but a boy. Wait, are you interested in boys?

"Of course not!"

Then why are you thinking about it?

Well, thinking about is not a problem, is it?

All you have to reveal your gender while introducing to others and you don't have to worry about dumb stuff and don't think of cutting your hair since it looks cute on you.

I guess that's why my parents didn't think of cutting it at all.

And only people with bad eye will think of you being girl instead of boy. So when that happens just let them know what you are.

I began to saunter.

I think I'll not reveal myself but let them find out by themselves.

That's what I'm going to do.

If something happens like a girl inviting me to take bath with her while being half naked or something like that then I'll reveal my gender to her and watch her getting embraced or something like that.

My appearance gonna be handy in some condition like investigating female only places.

But wait, will my appearance be girly even after becoming adult?

Well, my appearance is not girly at all but only my hair which make people think about me being a girl.

If I cut my hair short, I'll definitely be boy in everyone's eyes.

But since my parents like as it is, I'm not gonna cut it nor ask my parents or someone to cut it.

If my friend thinks me as a girl then I'll wait till she herself asks about it to me and only after that I'll reveal her my gender.

Hope she asks about it sooner.