Book 5: Epilogue 1 Part 1

Book 5: Epilogue 1 Part 1

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Epilogue I Before I Realized It, I Was Standing in a Different World.

Part 1

When I was a child, my dream was to become a firefighter.

The trigger was simple: I saw a documentary on TV that featured firefighters.

I thought it was cool to see them rescuing people from buildings that were on fire.

However, that was just a childhood dream.

As I grew older, I learned about reality, and after considering my abilities and aptitude, I chose to become an office worker.

The IT company where I worked had a fire-fighting unit specializing in extinguishing fires, and I was assigned to this unit and spent my busy days without getting any decent time off.

But

The change came suddenly.

I fell asleep on the train on my way home from work, and when I woke up, I was lying on my back in the forest.

What the heck is going on here?

I woke up and looked around.

There were many trees lined up around me, and the sun was shining warmly through the trees.

In the distance, I heard birdsong.

Where am I?

I asked, but I was the only one here.

Naturally, there was no way I could get an answer.

Huh?

Normally, someone would have told me right away.

Is it my imagination?

I was forgetting something important, but I didnt know what I was forgetting.

I had that feeling.

Or rather.

This forest looks kind of familiar

Was it a place I had been to before?

Why was I lying in the forest in the first place?

On my way home from work, I dozed off on the train and had no memory of what happened next.

I was dressed in my usual suit.

However, my commuter bag, wallet, and smartphone that I had in my pocket had disappeared somewhere.

In other words, I cant call for help.

Oh, man.

I muttered to myself, but in reality, I wasnt too upset.

I could handle this.

Id been in many close calls in my life.

Compared to that, the disappearance of my belongings was nothing to worry about.

Hmm?

Ive been through many desperate crises in my life, huh?

I dont understand what it means, even though I said so myself.

Why am I, who was supposed to be living in modern Japan until yesterday, thinking like a soldier returning from the battlefield?

Am I suffering from Chuunibyou?

I thought Id graduated from that kind of thing when I was a student.

As I shrugged my shoulders, I heard two voices behind me.

Kou Kousaka. You are already awake.

Good morning. You seem to be alright.

I looked toward the voices and saw two children walking toward me.

They looked to be elementary school students or older, perhaps around ten years old.

The next moment, the tree I was touching was enveloped in light and disappeared as if absorbed into the magic circle.

What happened?

The tree you were touching has been stored in Kou Kousakas [Item Box]. Please check the list.

What he meant by list and before I could ask, a window popped up in my mind.

Item List

Hikino Tree x 1

The display looks like a game item screen.

It felt strange to have the list floating around in my mind, but for some reason, I didnt feel any different.

Next, lets use the skill. With the current Kou Kousaka, you can skip [Dismantle] and go right to [Creation]. Make an axe out of hikino wood.

Hey, hey, wait.

An axe is not something you can easily create.

I would say, but I had something like a recipe floating around in my mind.

Hikino Tree x 1 Hikino Tree Axe x 50

Can I make fifty of them?

Its only natural since a whole tree is used as a material.

Thinking about this, I did what I always do: [Creation].

Huh?

What did I just do?

While I was puzzled, Hikino Tree x 1 disappeared from the item list in my mind, and Hikino Tree Axe x 50 was added in its place.

When you are done using [Creation], please take the axe out of the [Item Box].

Alright.

I nodded at Fuluas words.

I had a vague but good understanding of what to do.

My body remembers.

I reached out my right hand into the void, and a golden magic circle appeared around my fingertip.

From there, I pulled out a wooden axe.

The blade was about 15 centimeters long.

It is made of wood, but it is surprisingly heavy.

It looks easy to throw.

Somehow, I thought so.

An axe is not meant to be thrown.

It is generally used for chopping wood.

But

In my minds eye, I had an image of myself throwing a wooden axe and beheading a bear.

I wonder if this is part of my lost memory.

Anyway, there are a few things I have learned.

This is a place where the norms of modern Japan do not apply, and I seem to have a mysterious power.

To put it like in anime and manga, I was transported to another world and obtained cheat skills.

And with the bonus of amnesia.

Its like being the hero of a story.

I thought it was too much for an ordinary salaryman like me, but I still felt a sense of excitement.

What kind of place is this world?

What kind of power do I have?

Just thinking about it is exciting.

I can feel my gamers blood welling up, which had been dormant since I started working.

You seem to be having a lot of fun, Benefactor-san.

Even though youve lost your memory, that part of you hasnt changed.

Zogra and Fulua said and smiled.

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