An ordinary profession creates the world's strongest

"Hmm. Currently, no one other than the master has the ability to defy God."

"I think so."

"But..." Tio stated her thoughts firmly: "Forcing unwilling people to go to the battlefield is against the dignity of the dragon people."

"..."

"Master. Despite harboring a homesickness so profound it could be translated into a concept, you still sought my advice for my sake. I am truly grateful. However, I hope you will answer my question honestly... Do you wish to fight God for this world?"

"No. I don't want to."

I responded immediately. I couldn't possibly put the world, and tens of thousands of strangers, first.

I always put the people and things that are "important" to me first.

However, if that time comes after we return home, and Tio or her family goes to the battlefield...

"If you try to grab everything, you'll end up with nothing."

Tio gazed at me with a gentle expression like that of a Madonna and said:

"You have a lot of promises, right?"

"yes."

Bring Yue back to my hometown. Go meet Miu and show her my hometown.

I also brought Shia and the others back to Japan. I have important promises with many people.

"In that case, we must first fulfill these promises."

Tio is indeed a steady adult, and her ideas are much more mature than mine.

I glanced at Tian Zhihe. He shook his shoulders momentarily, and turned his face away, as if he hadn't noticed my gaze.

Tian Zhihe once boasted that he would fight the gods and save the world. I don't know what he will actually do in the future, but he probably won't give up.

Alternatively, it is possible that other beings with the potential to become heroes will appear, obtain magic from the Age of Gods, and challenge the gods. Such a day may also come.

but……

That day, when I was seriously injured in the [Gulun Great Volcano], Tio, regardless of the fact that her existence would be exposed, transformed into a dragon for me.

So, if that time comes and Tio has to go to the battlefield, then...

"Tio."

"What's wrong?"

"We need to go back."

"Hmm."

"I also want to show you my hometown. I want to introduce you to my family as the dragon who took care of me in the other world."

"Hmm, Hmm."

"I want to regain peace, to sing the praises of ordinary everyday life. But if the day comes when you must go to the battlefield yourself..."

"What if I come...?"

Everyone gulped nervously and looked at Tio and me. However, I just stared at Tio, and Tio, whose cheeks flushed with shyness, also stared at me.

In the quiet and cool atmosphere, I told Tio:

"Let's make a promise then. A new promise."

"Hmm... your promise to me?"

"Yes. Whatever we want to agree on... we'll decide together when the time comes."

"Hmm. Hmm! That's it! ...Thank you, Master."

Tio seemed embarrassed to be seen, hiding her face with the sleeves of her kimono. Yue and the others gathered around, grinning, leaning in to see Tio's face. Tio twisted her body and cried out, "No, no!" She wasn't the usual clumsy dragon nor the occasionally super Tio. Instead, she gave off a more childish impression, like a shy girl.

(Hey, teacher. So, I can say that I didn’t choose a lonely lifestyle, right?)

I remembered what my mentor taught me when I met Theo.

My teacher once said that a life of discarding everything except the most important things is a very lonely one. Such a lonely life will definitely not bring happiness to the people who are important to you.

My priorities won't change.

No matter what, you can't survive with a sense of justice on your shoulders.

But at least for the important people and the things that matter to them, I will try to protect them.

Because it was those people who brought me to this place today where I have the means to return home.

"Please don't look~" Tio rolled around, covering her face. Yue, Shia, and Kaori clung to Tio, gradually huddling together. Yaegashi and the others were amused by Tio and the others, who burst into laughter.

Looking at the scene before me, my mood became incredibly calm.

Perhaps her mood showed on her face, Yaegashi glanced at me unexpectedly—

"Well……"

—Then she froze. She stared at me blankly, a blush spreading across her cheeks.

Kaori and the others also noticed Yaegashi's reaction and looked at me, then froze in their places.

“…What’s going on?”

I felt so uncomfortable that I had to ask the culprit, Yaegashi, with half-closed eyes.

“No, nothing…it’s just that…because Nagumo’s expression was so gentle…”

This answer surprised me, and I couldn't help but touch my face. Since I couldn't tell, I turned to look at Yue and the others. They all nodded in unison.

What does this feel like? So shy...

Finally I tried to change the subject and cover it up.

"Speaking of which, we also need to find a way to deal with Kaori's current body."

"Eh!? You're going to dispose of my body... what are you going to do?"

Kaori's face flushed red, and she began to glance at the wall frequently... Well, she must have misunderstood something, and her thoughts drifted to the bed in the next room.

Yue expressed my inner complaints on my behalf.

"...You stuffy girl. Hajime was referring to Kaori's body as the Apostle of God after she regained her original form!"

“Ah! So, it’s that… No, no, Hajime-kun! I wasn’t expecting anything! If possible, I’d like Shizuku-chan to come too! I didn’t think that! I’m not a reserved girl! Trust me!”

Yaegashi's expression said, "Don't drag me into this fantasy!" Out of the corner of my eye, I caught a glimpse of Amanogawa's frantic foot shaking. Sakagami and Taniguchi, seeing Amanogawa's reaction, exchanged glances that said, "We need to figure this out."

In this rather chaotic state, I thought again. Although it feels like a long time ago, Kaori and Yaegashi were once known as the two goddesses of the school, girls who should be called the flowers of the high mountain.

At that time, I could not even dream that these two people would have a good impression of me.

Especially Kaori...

At that moonlit tea party, she vowed to protect me. Even after I fell into the abyss, she alone believed I was still alive. Suffering from inferiority complex, she almost died, but in the end, she didn't hesitate to change her body to follow us.

It wouldn't be an exaggeration to call that act "dedication."

Although she has a tendency to rush into things and is a troublesome person who often doesn't pay attention to her surroundings, her gentleness and strength are genuine.

If I hadn't fallen into the abyss, I would definitely have been troubled, but I would have always had a longing for her.

“Um, um, Hajime-kun?”

I seemed to be staring at Kaori unconsciously again. Kaori's face was red with confusion and shyness, and her eyes were wandering around.

"Sorry. I was thinking a little about lifespan."

"Longevity?"

Kaori looked surprised, and everyone else seemed equally shocked. I smiled wryly and continued:

"I absorbed the flesh and blood of a monster, so honestly, I don't know what my lifespan will be like."

I guess no one else has ever thought about this. Kaori gasped in shock, and then Yaegashi and the others, including Shia, also held their breath as they realized the problem.

Kaori, in particular, looked as pale as if she had just heard a doctor announce how long a patient could live.

I raised my hand, signaling everyone to calm down, and quickly added some explanation.

"I've become stronger overall, so I'll probably live much longer than humans."

"Ah, that's true."

Kaori sighed in relief and patted her chest. I smiled at her and continued:

"Regardless of the situation, I don't intend to abandon Yue to die. However, if Kaori returns to her original body, her lifespan will become the same as that of an ordinary person, right?"

Yaegashi and Shia were also struck by this. They both let out bewildered exclamations of "Ah..."

"Indeed. I..."

"Don't look so uneasy. After all, there are examples like Meredi, who has lived for thousands of years with their soul fixed in a golem. I think as long as there is magic from the Age of Gods, there is still such a method in the worst case scenario. And if we study the body of the Apostle of God, maybe we can find a way to maintain Kaori's original state and keep her alive for a long time."

"..."

Kaori started looking at me for some reason. Just as I was wondering if I had said something strange, Kaori smiled a saintly smile, just like Tio did earlier.

"Hajime-kun. So you've been thinking about the future further ahead."

"? Is that weird?"

When I asked this, Kaori shook her head and smiled with genuine joy. Then, as if resonating with me, Yue, Shia, Tio, and Yaegashi all gave me the same warm smile.

"Because Hajime-kun always seems to be living so hard in the present... I always feel happy. The fact that Hajime-kun's thoughts on the future include me also makes me happy. Haha, what should I do! I'm so happy that I feel like my heart is flying away!"

"……Yeah?"

Seeing Kaori's cheeks puffed up like she'd eaten a mouthful of the finest honey, I could only reply with this. Even Yue and the others looked at me with the same expression.

I felt my body temperature rising, and I felt embarrassed to look at everyone, so I just looked away.

Results

"...Kaori, it's best if you just fly away like that. I'll pray that you never come back."

"Yue, why did you say that? Why?"

I don't know if it was because I was embarrassed, or if it was just a habit, Yue teased Kaori. Kaori, however, kept smiling and lost her temper.

Then, as if it were the inevitability of physics, the two men wrestled together again.

Shia sighed deeply, Tio laughed heartily, and Yaegashi held her head in her hands, enduring a headache.

Taniguchi and the others also had a helpless look on their faces, as if they hadn't gotten any rest at all, but they watched the battle with a hint of amusement.

The scene gradually fell into chaos. And I—

──Don't give up! You must come back!!

Thinking of the last teachings of the Seven Principles of Another World Summoning, he smiled slightly and whispered softly:

Ah, I'm about to go back, Dad and Mom.

Go back with a group of important people I met in another world.

Postscript to Volume 10

Thank you very much for reading the tenth episode of "Ordinary Occupations".

I am the original author and I like the middle school student Bai Miliang.

This volume and the previous one together make up the first and second parts. What are your thoughts?

I always find it incredibly difficult to portray the inner world of a character, and it gives me such a hard time. I keep getting stuck, and stuck again. I take one step forward, two steps back, and then, after a lot of stumbling, finally take three steps forward... It's like that.

When it comes to battle scenes, I often find myself writing over 10,000 words before I even realize it. Then, when I suddenly come to my senses, I find myself gloating over my own delusional, chuunibyou face reflected on the screen. It's kind of annoying, isn't it?

Back to the point, the second half of the "Ice Cave Arc," which was largely omitted from the web version, includes the Moon Queen era. With the additions and revisions, the characters' emotions become even clearer. If this makes it worthwhile for you to buy the book, it would be a real joy for me.

The story is finally coming to an end, and when I come to my senses, this episode has finally reached the double-digit mark.

While writing, Bai Mi kept muttering with infinite emotion, "The tenth episode...?", "The tenth episode..."

I'm grateful to all of you who have read this. I'm truly grateful to you all.

By the way, the tenth episode also comes with a radio drama CD. The modern version of Tio on the cover is so beautiful that it makes Baimi tremble. It must be Super Tio Voice Actor Mode. Although the content is full of perverted firepower from the beginning w

Readers who purchase the version with the radio drama CD must also enjoy Tio's cute panting!