I Wanted to Use Magic, So I Trained My Magical Power. I Wanted to Eat Meat, So I Went Hunting. And Then, Before I Knew It, I Had Become the Strongest... - Episode 2: In the Future, With My Childhood Friend……

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Episode 2: In the Future, With My Childhood Friend……

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A month has passed since then. And tonight too, I go to sleep after using up all my magic power.

One, two, three…… ten, eleven…… fifteen, sixteen, seventeen.

I started to feel sick here. So I forced out more magic with spirit.

Did you notice? Yes, the magic release time has increased, even if just a little.

Looks like I picked the right answer.

Even if I feel sick, continuing to release magic increases the amount of magic power I have.

Also, after losing consciousness multiple times, that’s stopped happening now.

Now, I can feel when my magic is completely empty. And as a bonus, I’ve come to sense other people’s magic too.

When someone nearby uses magic, I can tell even with my eyes closed.

More time passed. It became the height of summer.

It’s already hot, and the blacksmith workshop is like a sauna.

In the workshop, my grandfather, father, eldest brother, and second brother are forging iron.

While listening to the pleasant rhythm of hammering, I carried dead branches for firewood into the house.

This early summer, the eldest daughter Shurama married Toruk, the village chief’s son.

Since we live in the same village, we sometimes run into each other.

Toruk will eventually become the village chief. So it’s what you’d call marrying into wealth.

Shurama is average in looks. But she has a good nature and is lively like our mother Norsh. That’s what Toruk fell for.

The village chief also said that for someone timid like Toruk, a solid wife like Shurama is perfect.

“Enough firewood. You can go play now.”

“Okaaay.”

Mom gave me permission to go play.

It’s a bit awkward since I’m a 30-year-old man inside. But I walk around the village with my younger brother Maruda.

Wearing straw hats to shield ourselves from the strong sun, we brothers head to the riverside.

“Okay? Don’t go into the deep parts.”

“Yeees.”

I play in the shallow part of the river with Maruda.

There aren’t many deep areas. So it’s not that dangerous.

Even so, I keep my eyes on him while soaking my feet in the river to cool off.

“Nois!”

The one who called my name was Clarissa. She’s the same age as me.

She’s the third daughter of the village’s only general store. A cute girl with reddish-brown hair.

I’m not a lolicon, but the childhood friend type is my favorite.

I think Clarissa will grow up to be a beauty. So I want to mark my claim early.

“Hey, Clarissa. You here to play in the river too?”

“Yeah. It’s hot today too, huh?”

“It really is.”

She sat down next to me and dipped her feet in the water.

“Cold~”

“Yeah. It’s cold, huh.”

Since she wasn’t wearing a hat, I put my straw hat on her.

“Is this okay?”

“Yeah. I’ll make another one, so don’t worry.”

The straw hat was handmade by me.

I guess I inherited nimble hands from my previous life.

“Maruda. Don’t go further in, okay?”

“Yeees.”

As Maruda squealed and splashed around, I kept an eye on him while chatting with Clarissa.

Clarissa cheerfully talked about nothing special, everyday things.

She loves to talk. She’s just like the women in my family.

“So, Akkasu-san came to our store and bought a potion. And I know that potion was made by Nainen-san.”

In short, Akkasu-san has a crush on Nainen-san. He bought several potions made by her.

Potions are medicines that can instantly heal small wounds.

Sometimes when I find herbs in the forest, I collect them and bring them to Nainen-san. Then I get a small reward.

Nainen-san is a woman around thirty years old. Her husband had passed away.

She has two kids. And her oldest son is the same age as our oldest brother Mordan. So he’s about to become independent.

Akkasu-san is a farmer about thirty-five years old.

He came to this village when he was young and cultivates crops in land he cleared.

As far as I know, he’s never had a wife.

“It’s rare for a farmer like Akkasu-san to use potions, though.”

“Yeah, haha.”

I nodded and laughed lightly.

Oops, Maruda’s trying to go deeper. I have to stop him.

“Maruda. Don’t go further in.”

I quickly moved over and picked him up.

“Daa~”

“Let’s play over here, okay?”

“Ooh~”

Carrying Maruda, I returned to where Clarissa was sitting.

“Maruda-chan, wanna play with big sis?”

“Okaaay.”

Maruda gave a good response and splashed water at Clarissa.

“Kya! You got me!”

“Kyahaha kyahaha!”

They splashed water at each other. And I got wet too.

“Hey, stop that! Wait a sec!”

Before I knew it, they were both splashing water at me.

If that’s how it is, I’ll fight back too!

“Kyaa! It’s cold!”

“Ukyakyakya!”

“Hahaha! I won’t lose!”

All three of us were soaked.

It’s summer. So Clarissa was lightly dressed. She was only wearing a single one-piece dress. That one-piece is see-through, and I can see the blue fruit……

I’m not a lolicon…… I’m not a lolicon…… Begone desires, begone desires.

Even soaked, we dry off quickly in this season.

“See you, Clarissa.”

“Yeah. See you both.”

“Okaaay.”

Running off with light steps, Clarissa still wore my straw hat on her head.

If this kind of early investment can win me a childhood friend romance in the future, it’s a small price to pay. Fufufu.