《Heroes Return》 Prologue A hero summoned through sacrifice into a world of demons and war. This hero through years of hardship and training seeks his one wish to return to his homeland before his death. With this goal, the hero subjugates the demons and elves who conspire against the empire and it''s people. With the end near, the hero learns a way to return to his world using the demon queens heart as a catalyst. At the end of war, the hero request aid from the empire but instead of helping him in his request as repayment, they attempt kill him due to the possible danger he posses in his strength. During his turmoil, the heroes comrades of which he gained during the years hardship of battle aid him in defeating the demon queen as their own way of repaying him for his sacrifices. At the end of this battle, the heroes comrades are defeated and only the hero remains clenching the heart of the demon queen in with his remaining arm.Unauthorized content usage: if you discover this narrative on Amazon, report the violation. Before the hero leaves, he convinces the empire and other countries to no longer rely on the hero summoning to prevent any more tragedy and to rely on their own strengths. With his purpose completed, he cast the summoning magic breaching the dimensions barrier and crossing the world to his homeland. Missing for 7 long years, his parents faces he finds difficult to remember and his younger sister who has grown up to a high schooler have their fair share of troubles and experiences with the return of the former hero who starts up his own shop selling magic items. This is the story of Haruto and his daily life selling magical gadgets and making new memories while slowly getting accustomed to his world. Chapter 1: Heroes Request Walking down the steps of a crumbling tower is a lone man wearing a red cloak with holes littered all around the mans clothing. Only sounds of stones hitting the ground and the steps of the man are heard throughout this dark scene as soldiers prepare their weapons and stances bracing for an attack. Noticing this, the man faces towards the army of soldiers ranging from the thousands with their bodies reeking of both fear and greed. Stopping his movement, the man starts to laugh quietly for no reason causing the soldiers to step back ever so slightly. The chuckling is heard across the bloody field filled with bloody weapons and corpses. The sound of laughter recedes the mans mouth as he faces the commander of the army. "Is this what you wanted? I''m honestly tired of this. When will this stop?" The mans words are heard with soldiers trying their best not to listen to the man as guilt will only follow if these words enter their already damaged hearts. "I only wanted to go home all this time. I ended the war while I battled in the front lines for years now for that only reason and this is what I get?" A small chuckle can be heard as the commander facing the red cloaked man hears the words of the former hero with a straight face. "Why? I don''t know why I had to go through all of this. I never really needed to help you but I guess i was just naive thinking this was for the best. I really was an idiot wasn''t I?" The man starts to slowly walk towards the army with his hands down and blood leaking down his body as the trail of red follows a small dripping beat as it lands onto the cold dirt floor. The commander watches this display with many thoughts running through his mind and stays completely still as his battle instincts run wild telling him to run away. "I''m really tired you know? Heh, were all tired from this bullshit war and this stupid king who only lazes about on his shitty throne while we do all the work. Can you really believe this guy, the only thing he has done is bring me here and now he wants to get rid of me? Fucking unbelievable." The man in red stopping his tracks as he faces the commander only a few meters away as he stares deep into his soul. Slightly shuddering but remaining resilient the commander speaks out for the first time while the army of soldiers slightly shaking behind him are somewhat awed by the display of their courageous commander. "Where are the rest of the traitors?" The former hero hearing this turns mad as he stomps the ground with a gust of wind and cracking sounds are heard under his feat with a thunder like snap. "Traitors!? Are you fucking kidding me? What in the fuck did they do to you when you guys did nothing? Ah well I guess you don''t have a clue since your shitty king probably told you I attacked the castle or some shit like that right? If your wondering they are all dead." The commanders face becomes gloomy as he remembers the heroes comrades on the battlefield that were resilient and powerful as they were the hope of all the soldiers. Yet, now they are dead from a battle that was heard towns away that shook ground beneath them more than the army of soldiers behind him. "You know, none of this would''ve happened if you shits just listened to me instead of that prick but I guess it doesn''t really matter now." Stolen content warning: this tale belongs on Royal Road. Report any occurrences elsewhere. Thats right, that doesn''t matter anymore. Whats done is done. I as the commander and leader of the empires royal army cannot falter here. Yet, I still don''t want to battle with this monster, not because he is powerful but because he is the one whom we took from his home and forced him to save us. The thoughts brew around in the commanders mind but his stopped from his thoughts as the former hero lifts his right remaining arm and holds a head sized purple heart. "Now I can go home huh. You know, after this long I don''t think I deserve to go home but I can''t stop here since i''ve already sacrificed enough. I don''t want to go through that again. Yet, I really want to go punch your king in the face and kill you all but I can''t." The soldiers all take a step back as their arms shake slightly in fear with the bloodlust oozing out of the monsters body in front of them. "Isn''t it funny? The person who you tried to kill said with her dying words to forgive you guys? I think thats really funny to be honest. If only Lily didn''t say that I would''ve killed you all right now but I can''t break that girls wish." The commander sighs quietly in relief as he hears some dark yet hopeful words coming from the red cloaked man. "Before I go though, i''ve got an actual request that I realllly want you guys to fulfil. Do you think your up to the task commander?" Confused but reminded of the hardships this man in front of him has gone through but to never ask for a reward or compensations for his deeds only deepen the guilt the commander feels towards the man before him. "If it is within my power, i''ll fully accept your wishes no matter how dangerous or atrocious it is as long as it doesn''t go against the people. It is the least I can do for all that you have done for us." The man simply smiles in delight as he hears trustworthy words from the leader of the army. "I''m starting to like you, you know? *Sigh* My only request is to destroy the hero summoning tower and get rid of all information regarding how to summon someone from another world as a hero. That is my only and final request I give to you and this world." Tensing up from the request given by the man in front of him as he processes the task he has been given. Yet difficult, not an impossible request as he fully understands his reasoning behind the mans request. Nodding in conformation causing the former hero to slightly smile in delight yet go back to a tired yet fulfilling face as he is reminded by the task he has yet to accomplish. Sighing, he continues. "I really hope you complete this request. Your people should no longer rely on the people from other worlds and kidnap them for your own purposes. It''s time to grow up and understand that only continuing this will further the fall of your country as it is unable to defend itself with it''s own strength. Well I best be going now, I don''t know how long I have left but I want to at least die in my home you know? Do me a favour and step back a bit." The commander nodding and turning around, issuing his troops to stand down and fall back. Some soldiers sighing in relief as the soldiers in the back only confused simply listen to the instructions and start to head back. The commander facing away from his troops as he faces the man before him simply smiles as he no longer has any reason to kill the man before him. Accepting and completing his final request is the minimum he can do for all he has done during their times of need. "I guess it''s time. See you late- ah. No, I hope I never see you again commander. Isn''t that weird? Heh, you know, i''ve never actually called you by your actual name. What as it again, oh thats right. I hope you are able to fulfil my request Ross" With a small curved smile on the mans face, he looks towards his remaining arm clenching the heart of the demon queen and starts to suck up the mana from within. Chanting a spell using an ancient language only some know of as a large blue and inner yellow circle appear around the man. The hearts beating slows as more mana is being absorbed and used in chanting a spell. As more verses are said, the circles on the ground start to shine and enlarge with the inner yellow circle slowly spinning. The scene of the former hero returning to his world is seen by all the soldiers and Ross as more lights and chants are heard across the field. Few minutes pass as the chanting finally stops and the lights slowly dimming down as the ground slowly starts to shake. Soldiers becoming cautious as they stare at the spectacle before them with the former hero slowly rising up from the ground and the demon queens heart simply turning to dust as it disappears due to the wind. The man floating above the ground smiles as he says some final words which are not heard as the sound of the teleportation is the only thing that can be heard. A blinding light is shined throughout the field as the ground starts to stop shaking. The lights start to slowly dim and what remains brings forth many different emotions from the soldiers. A dark burnt marking of a powerful spell is is left on the ground and small cracks are seen with some ash thats left of the queens heart is settled on the ground. The commander turning around facing his troops and starts to command his soldiers to return to the empire. "Soldiers! We are to return to the empire and fulfil the final and only request of the former hero! If you do not wish to accept, that is fine by me! However, for what he has sacrificed I believe this is the least we can do. We are to return and destroy the summoning tower! All who accept this will not gain any compensation but will only receive the honour of the former heroes request! Now, march back to the empire and destroy that tower to show the rest of the world that we will rely on our own strength in future battles and will succeed for generations!" The soldiers roar in agreement as if their fear from before was but a mask as they march back to the empire preparing for the consequences of going against the kings orders but filled with pride with the task to fulfil their saviours only request. The commander looks back to where the hero disappeared from and can only pray that his future will be but a peaceful one. Chapter 2: Arrival The summoning spell was a success. I seem to be crossing dimensions and is now travelling to back to my world. Or so I thought, as all but a white familiar scene surrounds me. I guess I have to talk to the gods before crossing dimensions like when I was first summoned. I wonder which one I have to talk to. As I starts to regain my senses, a sharp pain from my shoulder jolts my mind as my body is unable to move due my previous intense battle and the use of a large amount of mana. Why am I feeling pain? I¡¯m in the gods domain right? Yet, not only am I not able to move but I hardly feel any mana surrounding me at all? Looking around the room do I only start to understand the situation. An IV stand to my right and other devices surrounding me taking my vital signs. Hospital? How did I get here? No, I guess this is ideal since if I didn¡¯t make it here I would¡¯ve died somewhere else. Who brought me here? Such thoughts are of no use to me now. Right now, I need to speed up my healing or I don¡¯t believe i¡¯ll be able to survive past a day in my current condition. At least I should be able to patch up some of my wounds since theres no miasma here like the demon queens castle that will damage my body. Closing my eyes, I start to sense the surrounding mana and slowly start to absorb it into my body before spreading it around my wounds and fuelling my bodies cells to heal my wounds. I invented this technique using my worlds knowledge after crossing to the other but even though it does heal wounds it isn¡¯t omnipotent and it realises on my bodies stamina. It seems Earth has an extremely low level of mana when compared to the other world. That might explain why magic is non-existent since it¡¯s almost undetectable. While absorbing the mana around me, I notice someone who seems to be sitting down beside me and stand up staring at me intently. ¡°He, hey, are you okay? Uh..¡± A girl with black straight hair dropping straight down to the centre of her back with dark brown eyes is seen somewhat confused and worried at the man laying down on the bed. Looking up, I notice the modern clothing I missed as the woman clothing reminds me of the past. ¡°W..who are you?¡± With small cracks in my voice are heard while i¡¯m desperately trying to hide my tears I was finally able to realise my life goal but the first person I see reminds me of someone for some strange reason deep down. ¡°Uh.. I wanted to ask you the same thing you know¡­ Um..you were kinda bleeding out.. in um my brothers room¡­¡± ¡°Brothers Room¡±? Did I appear in someones house and just drop dead on the floor. I could¡¯ve sworn I was imagining my home¡­. wait. I look closely at the girl in front of me and now do I realise just how lucky I have been to have the first person I see to be my sister. She¡¯s grown up over the past years and I almost didn¡¯t realise who this was until she mentioned me appearing in my own room. Tears of both joy and regret fall down start to fall down my face but I don¡¯t stop since theres no reason to stop. I start to reminisce about my younger 8 year old sister who was so cute but now seems to be a high schooler no doubt with her tall stature. This tale has been unlawfully obtained from Royal Road. If you discover it on Amazon, kindly report it. Stopping my healing due to exhaustion and simple relief, I lay back down on the bed and before I start to fall back to my slumber, I manage to say the words i¡¯ve always wanted to say for over 7 years. ¡°I¡¯m home¡­¡± Akari POV Returning home from another day of school i¡¯m met back to my lonely home with only me and my mother who is now out working. Ever since the disappearance of my brother 7 years ago it¡¯s been lonely. Even though the police searched for him for over 3 years no traces were found at all. I never understood where my brother went but me and my mother were devastated. Even though I was only 8 I still remember my brother clearly since we did everything together. Although it¡¯s better now, it¡¯s still lonely. Where did you disappear to onii-san. Unlocking the door to my lonely home, I heard a loud thud from upstairs. ¡°Is mum home early?¡­¡± Opening the door and slowly walking upstairs I see a flashing light coming from my brothers room and another loud thud. I slowly crept up to the room and ope the door slowly. I look around and I saw someone on the ground bleeding as blood spreads around the whole room Screaming I ran downstairs and started calling the ambulance and police before pulling out a knife from the kitchen and holding it in front of me. My legs are shaking in fear for the first time in my life. I don¡¯t know what to do. Theres a deadman in my brothers room. After a while of calming down, I start to slowly walk upstairs to peak through the doorway. All I see is the man simply laying there not moving at all. Entering, I notice the window still locked shut and the man with only one arm with a pleased face. Looking closer, I notice he somewhat looks familiar but right now theres no way I can keep looking at that. Going to the bathroom I pick out a rag used for bandaging up big wounds and start to rap it around¡­ Why is he bleeding everywhere!? Who is he!? Hearing the sirens outside I bolt down the stairway and open the door calling for help. The ambulance run inside my house and I follow them in. Only now do I notice the man only has a single arm and a cosplay like robe around him soaked in his blood. I was questioned by the police who this man was but I tell them I have no idea who he is and they told me there was no break in found meaning someone let him in or the doors were unlocked which is impossible. My mother seems to of been contacted since I see her pulling up her car and running towards me asking if i¡¯m alright. I told her what happened and she told me to visit the person in the hospital to find out who he is. I¡¯m really scared but I keep getting this nagging feeling that I know this person yet I don¡¯t know who he is. We arrive at the hospital and we are told he is in room #204. My mother starts to ask me what injuries he had but I simply say I didn¡¯t get a good look at him. Which isn¡¯t necessarily a lie since I honestly do not know how many wounds he had and how bad his condition was. Walking up to the room we meet a nurse who says the man was almost dead before they made it to the hospital and is his condition isn¡¯t looking good. My mother and I get worried since a person almost died in my brothers room and I was about to witness it. Entering the room, I see the man is still unconscious and has almost his entire body rapped up in bandages from head to toe. I still don¡¯t know who he is but I keep getting this strange feeling like he¡¯s familiar but he has this aura that i¡¯ve never felt before. I turn and see my mother telling me that she has to leave since she rushed out of work without signing off so I wave her goodbye and sit down on the seat. Reorganising my thoughts I think about what happened and how this person got into my house. What was that light that came from the room and who gave him all these wounds? I can only think of these things yet I can¡¯t answer them until he wakes up so I sit still. After what felt about an hour or two he starts to fidget before opening his eyes. I¡¯m glad, I thought he wasn¡¯t going to wake up at all today. Before I start to ask if he¡¯s alright I sense something really strange around me as if it¡¯s being drawn to the man on the bed. What is this feeling? I watch as the man closes his eyes before his once bleeding body starts to regain some life in it which completely bewildered me. The cuts on his face start to slowly close up and his bruises on his legs start to fade away very slowly. After what felt to be about a few minutes I finally wake up and ask him whats on my mind right now. ¡°He, hey, are you okay? Uh..¡± Ah, I wonder if he heard me..? It looks like he noticed me but he just keeps staring at me weirdly. ¡°W..who are you?¡± Eh, is he crying? Does it really hurt that much? Ah, what do i do? Why do I feel like I know this person and want to hug him or something. What is this strange feeling. ¡°Uh.. I wanted to ask you the same thing you know¡­ Um..you were kinda bleeding out.. in um my brothers room¡­¡± He¡¯s crying!? Did I say something bad!? What do I do¡­ Eh, maybe it really hurts or something and needs some pain killers. Thats right! Turning around I run out the door and start yelling for the nurses to get some help before returning to room and seeing the guy smiling. Why is his smile about to make me cry? He seems really tired, um what do I- ¡°I¡¯m home¡­¡± I¡¯m home¡­.? ¡°Onii-san¡­?¡± Chapter 3: Reunion Waking up, I remember what happened before I fell asleep. It seems I wasn''t able to hold my tears and ended up crying in front of my sister. Even after all those years I was still able to cry. My wounds seem to have gotten better but i''m still feeling problems in my body due to the overuse of mana. It hurts but it''s nothing to worry about when compared to my previous injuries. I start to collect mana around me since my mana pool still isn''t in good shape. Before I start to heal my body I''m surprised by the person sleeping next to the bed. It seems I must''ve worried her.. Even though it''s been 7 years I still managed to remember her cute face. I go to pet her head but i''m disturbed by what I soon realised. My left arm is gone. During the battle I had to sacrifice my arm in order to behead the demon queen. I could replace it with some sort of pseudo arm but i''ve decided i''m going to leave it this way as a way to remember. Do I really deserve this though. Even though I managed to fight for all those years for the simple reason of going home, many of my friends died on the way. They did this for someone like me who would sacrifice others for their own selfishness. I really am pathetic aren''t I. "Nnn.." Ah it seems onee-san is waking up. What do I say? After all this time of being apart, do I just say ''Hey sis, long time no see'' or something. How do I even explain where i''ve been all this time? I slowly move my remain hand towards her and start shaking her head. "Hey, wake up." "Nnn.. onii-san.." She seems to be dreaming about me even though i''ve disappeared for this long. I guess it must of been hard for her too. I wonder if mom is alright. I don''t even know what to say to her at all either. "Hey, Akari-chan wake up." "Eh.. ah um..sorry!" She seems to be somewhat embarrassed to be sleeping next to some strange man like me. I guess she still isn''t convinced it''s me but it can''t be helped. If I was her i''d never believe a man who was found dying in their house. Now then, the moment of truth. "Akari, you''ve seem to have grown." Unauthorized reproduction: this story has been taken without approval. Report sightings. She seemed to be anxious and confused since i''m talking as if I''m her brother which I am. "W.who are you?" "I see, you don''t remember me huh. Can''t be helped since i''ve been gone for so long." "Onii-san...?" "Akari, sorry i''ve been gone for so long. I''ve been busy, hows mom? Is she doing well?" I don''t know what to even say anymore. It seems like she''s about to cry since i''ve come back. She''s had it rough without me protecting her. "Is.. is it really you *sniff* onii-san?" "Of course it''s me Akari, who else could it be? It''s me your one an-" Before I could finish what I was saying, I was embraced by her who was sobbing tears al over my face. "*Sniff* Onii-san where have you been!? *Sniff* We''ve been worried so much about you! What happened!? Who did this to you!? *Sniff* Are you going to disappear again?! Don''t leave me again onii-san." Ah, i''ve always waited for this moment somewhere in my heart. I start to pet my still sobbing sister to calm her down. "Don''t worry anymore, i''m not going anywhere alright? I''m here now, it''s alright now." She seems to of called down somewhat but doesn''t want to let go of me. "Are you really not going to leave us again? Really?" "Don''t worry, I came back after so long just so I could see you. It''s fine now." "I''m so glad but where have you been?" What do I say? That I was summoned to another world and had to participate in many battles and wars that involved hundreds of near death battles involving the fate of the world? Do I say I was kidnapped and I managed to run away? I thought about it somewhat but i''ve never actually gone in depth in how I should explain my circumstances. "Can I tell you later? I''m really tired and your hurting me a bit." Finally she realises she''s been laying and hugging tightly on my already injured and weak body. Even though it hurt, I didn''t complain since I was rewarded by a hug. Before we managed to continue our conversation any longer there was a knock on the door. Entering the room there seems to be a woman in blue clothing and she seems to be holding a notebook in her hands. Who is she? Oh shit it''s the police isn''t it? I didn''t think about the police at all when I thought about returning. I guess this is inevitable since not only was I badly injured but I broke into my own house. She seems to notice that i''ve woken up and asks for Akari to step outside since i''m going to be questioned. "It seems you''ve finally woken up. I''m part of the police team that is investigating the break in concerning the home of the Miyazaki''s. Could you explain why you were found in there and why you were badly wounded to this extent?" It seems it''s already question time. She didn''t ask for my name yet, so either they found out who I am or are trying to solve the more concerning matter of someone appearing out of nowhere in someones home. I don''t really want to get involved with the police since it''ll be troublesome and take a long time to settle down with them on my backs. I wonder if i''m able to change her memory and find a way to stop the investigation. I''m not the best at mind magic, but since there isn''t any magic in this world or at least none that I know of it shouldn''t be too difficult. I start to collect mana in the surrounding area and manipulating it to a certain extent before whispering a chant and sending it directly into the woman¡¯s head. *Thud* Eh, what? Did I kill her? I look down towards the ground and I see the woman passed out on the floor. She doesn''t seem dead but i''m pretty sure I didn''t use that much mana to overload her brain? Ah, I guess since the humans here don''t use magic they have almost no magic resistance so I think it''s reasonable that she simply passed out. I guess i''m really dangerous in this world even when i''m trying to limit my self to a certain extent. I start to use the rest of the mana I collected and start to mess with her memories slowly now, since I don''t want anymore complications. Now thats done, when she wakes up she should think she came here to ask i''f i¡¯m okay and leave. Then she would call off the investigation saying that theres nothing to be worried about. Although I might have to do this again to some other people, I don''t want to use this in the future since it''s dangerous and I don''t like messing with peoples minds. She seems to be waking up so I lift her up using some more mana and put her into a standing position. It would be weird if she woke up on the floor right? I would even be freaked out if that happened to me. She seems to be confused for a moment but it looks like my memory manipulation magic worked. "It seems theres nothing to be concerned about here anymore. I hope for your full recovery now, i''ll be leaving." "Bye." She leaves the room while touching her head as if she has a headache. I''ll need to make sure I keep my self limited unless something happens but I don''t think i''ll need to go at full power at all ever again. Although theres a concern if i''m able to completely utilise the mana in this world since there is less of it I don''t think I need to be worried about that. Akari seems to be worried when she enters the room and asks me what happened but I just tell her theres nothing to be worried about. Even though she seems to be calling me onii-san theres still some doubt in her heart which I believe is completely reasonable. "Hey Akari, do you want to do a blood test?" "Blood test is it.. why?" "Well, even though I told you i''m your brother theres no way you''ll believe it right? So, lets do a blood test to confirm that we really are siblings." She seems to be thinking about it but looks at my injuries and me back and forth. "Don''t worry, i''ll just lose a little blood. Thats nothing to being able to come back home." I say that while smiling to give her some reassurance. "..Okay, but please rest until your all better okay? I don''t want you to get your self hurt anymore." She''s looks so cute when she''s worried about me. I have to look at this face for now on don''t I? I''m glad I made it back. Chapter 4: Catching up I and my sister started talking about things including what''s been happening at home and how life has been while I was gone. I also started to talk about what happened before I disappeared so that I become more credible even if it is a somewhat of a dark topic for both of us. My sister Miyazaki Akari is now 15 Years old who is in her last year of Junior High school. She seems to have made some friends who have helped her after my disappearance and made her life overall better. Apparently, she got a part-time job at a fast food restaurant and earns some money to pay the bills while my mom works at a school cafeteria. Due to my father''s death during a robbery when I was 13, my mom was in shock and couldn''t work for the first year. During this time I looked for work and helped my family earn some money. My mom started getting better but then I disappeared which only made it even harder for her. If my mom didn''t have Akari I don''t know what she would have done with herself but I don''t think it would''ve been a good thing. After my disappearance, there was a police investigation trying to figure out what happened to me but it remained a mystery. The last time I was seen was on a security camera near the park. After that, there was nothing else and it was deemed I either ran away or was kidnapped and killed for some unknown reason. My sister didn''t understand at the time but she was extremelydepressed and would constantly ask if I was going to be alright which only made my mom''s condition worse. My mom was forced to work since there was no more money to pay for the house anymore but my mom refused to move since she was expecting me to come home one day. Even after many incidents regarding money, my mom focused on Akari''s education and kept getting money so that she can have a bright future. Even though it was hard for them to put up with it all this time since I''m here now they don''t have to worry about it. Before I came here I, of course, thought of some ways to make money. I thought about many things but the easiest way for me to make money was to bring gold over but I was limited to the amount since if I come out of nowhere with an abundant of gold I''ll be investigated. I also thought about many other ways to make money but my favourite is setting up my own small shop somewhere and selling things that I made in the other world. Using my knowledge of another world, I created many types of devices out of magic including clocks, long distance communication devices, mana pills, and other products. Due to my inventions, the world started to slowly change adapting and creating their own products to help with businesses and overall the life standards. I also managed to somehow get across the fact that the world doesn''t need magic, although at first everyone started calling me crazy but some took it to heart and tried researching further into this topic. I taught those that wanted to change the world through my ideas about electricity and some things I knew about science and they seemed to start advancing slowly. Although I won''t be able to see it for myself, I still think that even without aiding in the war I managed to impact the world greatly. During our conversation, we were interrupted two crime investigators but with the use of my magic they let without asking any questions which confused Akari but I told her not to worry about it.by Akari''s phone and it seemed mom has called saying that she will come visit. After some time Akari got a call from mom saying she will come to the hospital to find out what happened while she was at work.This tale has been pilfered from Royal Road. If found on Amazon, kindly file a report. Akari mentioned that I''ve returned Akari was scolded greatly over the phone for making jokes but seemed to be somewhat hopeful after hearing more about me regarding my return. "Akari, what do I say to mom. I really don''t know how to face her in this condition." I''m honestly scared since my mom was really overprotective after my father''s death and seeing me like this will be a huge shock. I don''t want my mom to become overprotective again after seeing me since I want to be able to take care of them for now on to fill in my role during my absence. "It should be alright, don''t worry since she will be glad no matter what!" Akari seems like she will convince my mother I''m alright no matter what since she seems to understand my worries. After about what seemed to be half an hour later, the door seemed to open and a woman walks in. She seemed to be in the early 40''s and is wearing what you would normally find what a cafeteria lady wears in a school. She resembles Akari but has a much more adult feel with longer hair and some wrinkles here and there but still has somewhat of a youthful appearance. Mom doesn''t seem to have changed greatly other than having a gloomier look and older appearance. "Akari! What were you saying about Kou-chan all of a sudden!?" Akari seemed to of been somewhat anxious to explain the situation but there''s no need for her to do anything since I''m going to be the talking. "Mom were in a hospital, you should be yelling you know. You might wake the patients up." Shifting her head towards my direction, her somewhat angry expression cools down a bit as she looks at me while I simply smile after a subtle joke. Instead of telling me to stop pretending to act like her son she just looks at me for a few seconds before slowly walking up to me. "K, Kou-chan, Is that really you..?" She''s already recognised me even though it''s been so long. Is this some sort of power all mothers have, being able to recognise their children on the spot? "I''ve come home, mom." I just smile back at her while she starts to shake before jumping towards me crying as she hugs me. "What happened to you kou-chan!? We looked for you everywhere but we couldn''t find you! Who did this to you!? Are you alright? Does it hurt? Are you feeling okay?" While mom is hugging me I just hold her tight while Akari watches us while tears start to form in her eyes. "It''s okay now, I''m fine. I really wanted to see you again mom." Although saying these words make me almost cry I keep up my cool act since I need to make sure mom knows I''m okay. "Kou-chan who did this to you? You''re hurt everywhere are you okay? Your..arm.." She seems worried about me since not only am I all bandaged up but I''m also missing an arm. I really don''t know how to explain this but eventually, I''m going to tell them that was in another world but I''ll leave out all the dangerous stuff. Although it will look like I''m crazy at first I won''t mind it since no one would believe me no matter what I say. "Don''t worry mom, I just got a little hurt there''s nothing to worry about. Akari told you were worried about me all this time. I''m here now so you don''t need to worry anymore." Mom just seemed to hug me tighter while asking me more questions while I just answer with ''I''ll explain later when the time is right'' or ''You don''t have to worry about that anymore'' and so on. "Akari, do you know what happened to the cloak I was wearing?" Akari seemed to be a little anxious when I asked her but that cloak may seem simple but it''s my own specially designed magic clothing made from an ancient spiders thread and enchanted with multiple types of magic. Even though it was riddled with holes during the battle against the demon queen It is able to fix itself over time when absorbing the mana around it. "..It was stained with blood so after I got it back from the officers after they were done with it I washed it....That''s right why did they give it back so quickly..." I ignore what Akari mumbled and ask her to give me it for a second so I can do something. Akari returns with a folded dark gray cloak that is simply plain and cheap but if someone who can sense mana saw this they would do whatever they can to steal it due to its priceless value. Opening up the cloak I put my hand into one of the pockets and start to send mana into it and pull out two small gold pieces of ore that weigh around 2 kgs. Mom just looks at it amased and confused while Akari has a face that says ''Where did that come from? It was empty when I washed it?'' "Mom, you have money problems right? Here, take this and sell it at a jewelry store somewhere and use it to buy a better house to live in." I shove it into mom''s hands and stares at her hands amazed by the sparkling gold ore but soon she realises what she is holding and starts to give it back to me. "K, TheresKou-There''sno way I can take this you know!? Where did you even get this? This is atleast over 5 million yen!" After a while of debating, she reluctantly takes the gold and puts it away before anyone sees it. Akari seemed to be troubled about where I got it from but I just say ''I didn''t do anything illegal so don''t worry'' and ''I''ve got more so don''t worry about me'' which was probably a bad thing to say since they start to question me about where I got it even more. Although I don''t know the exact price of how much gold is worth I know it is worth much more than what my mother thinks unless the prices changed while I was gone. Even if I wanted to be filthy rich by selling these I don''t want to since it will be troublesome and I would rather work for money at the moment. After some more talking about the past and more questioning about what happened to me a nurse comes in to take my blood and my sisters for the blood test. Akari told me it''s not needed anymore but I told her I''d rather do this since it would be better than words which she admits but says she would believe me anyway even if the results say were not related which troubles me. It started to get late and I told them to go home for now since it was getting dark. Akari and mom told me there''s no way they will leave me but I told them that school and work are more important right now so before I come home I told them to get my room ready. Chapter 5: Returning home Now that they''re gone, I need to properly start fixing my body. When I start collecting mana, I notice my mana pool is also slowly starting to mend itself. Due to the low mana concentration, even if it takes longer to fill up it will be able to heal itself without interference from the surroundings. Spreading the mana around my body and directly into my wounds I start to feel a lot more refreshed even if it takes up my stamina. Although it''s late, I guess I haven''t eaten anything since coming here. Looking towards the table to my right, there''s a tray with some food and some utensils. Although I didn''t miss eating these types of food it doesn''t mean I wouldn''t prefer eating it over what I ate at the Inns. It was average but it can''t be helped since it was both cold and served for low-paying patients. I start to continue my healing and taking a proper rest while recollecting my thoughts about the day. I finally managed to meet my family once again but my rage against the empire only builds. Even if I know they didn''t specifically select me, but due me having the so-called best magical talent on earth for the reason of being their only hope doesn''t sit well with me. They were in a time of need but instead of resorting to using their own power and sacrifice they took the easy way out and just summoned another hero like always. My family missed me, and there is an irreversible time gap created for their selfish reasons. I left them and only made things worse while I was gone and I couldn''t help in any way possible. Although I hate them, it''s already over now and I can''t do anything to fix it other than pushing forward and returning. This time, I''m going to create a better environment for both my mother and sister to live in. Focusing my goal in mind, I fall asleep after my body gets to the point where it can''t continue healing anymore unless it gets damaged.
I wake up to someone entering the room and I unconsciously collect my mana in a way that I can both defend myself and counter-attack. My gaze frightens the woman as she walks over to the table and places a tray of food and quickly checks my vitals before running out. Sighing, I pick up the tray and start to have my breakfast while thinking about the situation I''m in. I lived in a world were being killed during your sleep was a normal thing and if you ended up dying it can only be said to be your own carelessness.The tale has been stolen; if detected on Amazon, report the violation. A place where a monster can sneak up on you or group up and clobber you for no reason other than being human. Now I''m on earth were monsters and such do not exist, and people who try to kill you in your sleep doesn''t happen unless your some guy who is powerful or caused someone to build up a deep grudge. It might take a while to adapt, but being a human means I can adapt to any situation presented to me or so they say. Finishing up my meal I look at my so called wounds and see that they are at a stage where simple movement can be possiblewithout causing any trouble. I''d like to leave the hospital today but I wonder how I''m going to do it. Even if I can just use mind magic I don''t want to since it doesn''t suit me and it''s not omnipotent since there are too many people to use it on and will only cause more unneeded problems. I unhook the IV in my arm and start to get up and doing light stretches to warm up my body. After a few minutes, I search for my plain looking cloak and find it on a chair by the door. I take off the current patient clothes I''m wearing and put on my cloak. If I walked out wearing this I will definitely attract the attention of people and might be tagged as achuunibyouat my age. I honestly don''t want to go through that at all and since I''m smart enough to avoid such troubles I start to manipulate the mana in my cloak and start to reshape it. Weaving the mana around the cloak and reshaping it into a normal enough looking shirt and some pants is enough for me since doing any more might damage it. Since this thread is basically made out of 80% pure mana, as long as you know are able to manipulate the tiny threads then anyone can do what I did if they owned one of these. Even if you can do this, it doesn''t mean it can just reshape into anything you want since it was created to specifically be a cloak. I start to search the draws and find a piece of paper which I use to write a note saying that I''llbe returning home and to contact my family if any trouble occurs with the payments. Although in all honesty, it will still look strange it''s better than nothing so I walk out of the room trying to act as a visitor as I walk through the corridors. Going down stairs I walk into a room which seems to be the reception area filled roughly 40-50 people in a tight space. Although I only noticed this now, all the other rooms seemed to have more than a single patient so why did I have my own private room? Is it because I was supposed to be investigated and I had to be separated in case I was dangerous? Well, it doesn''t matter anymore so I start to leave the building and hear the sound of cars driving past and groups of people walking by. Even though I''ve said it many times, I''ve really returned home, haven''t I? No more waking up to smell the horse droppings from carriages and walking through streets filled with littered waste or homeless people. Well, there''s still litter and homeless people but not as bad as how it is here. Without worrying about a few strange looks about my appearance and the bustling noises of vehicles around me, I start to head home. Where am I anyways? Confused for a moment, I start to look around only to see exactly where I am at moment. Buildings to the left, Buildings to the right, Hospital behind me, I don''t know at all. ...I guess I''ll have to ask for directions. After about 10 minutes of frantically walking around taking up people''s time for directions, I finally got a good hit and start to make way going according to what I was told. After about an hour of walking and turning, I am greeted by a house with a small metal fence in front and some flowers that I don''t seem to remember in the front yard. Walking up closer I start to remember the 15 years I spent living here together with my family and the things I did before my departure. I started to remember playing with Akari almost every day and helping out around the house so that mum can take a rest and do her own thinking until she got better. Slowly approaching the house, I notice that no one seems to be home so I guess that gives me some alone time to reminisce before talking to my family once again. It can''t be helped since I''ve always wanted to come back to home and just take a deep sleep in my room. I walk up to the door and reach my hand out to the doorknob as my hand starts to shake a little. I start turning my hand and- Ah... it''s locked. Chapter 6: Breaking in Sighing, I start to focus some mana into the keyhole and with some effort unlock the door. Swinging it open, I enter the living room and glance around the room noticing a few changes that take me a little by surprise. The T.V is missing and some furniture is gone from which I can only conclude are being used to pay off some of the debts piled up over the years. I did expect for there to be money problems but to this extent, I guess I haven''t really understood the hardships they had to go through yet. While looking around the room I take a seat on the couch and my eyes are attracted to the photos of me and my sister growing up with some others of my dad and mum. I take a few minutes while sinking into my own world to calm my racing heart and mind from my emotions contained in me about to surface. Getting up before I start to remember the past once again, I shift my way upstairs heading to my room which seems to have a large concentration of mana which might take a few more days before it dissipates completely. Slowly opening the door, instead of a scene displaying my room being neat and tidy from being untouched, I''m being greeted by a pool of blood on the floor that seemed to have dried up. Even if this did occur recently and there is some evidence of someone trying to remove it, It won''t go away anytime soon since it''s stained all over the carpet. I wonder how Akari didn''t manage to faint after seeing someone in such a state, I''ll have to make it up to her eventually. Willing my mana through my fingers I send it towards the blood, or more specifically the oxygen contained in it, swirling it up as if it''s dust being picked up in wind and collecting together in a ball. Now holding a small thick red ball which is hovering over my hand, I walk towards the bathroom and send it down the toilet before flushing it. I have no idea what to do with a ball of blood like anyone else, so sending it down the toilet like it''s a dead goldfish is the only thing I can think of. The biggest reason that made everyone believe I was dangerous and what frightened most people in the other world is the way I use my mana and not necessarilymy large mana pool or affinity to each element. Since I was somewhat knowledgeable in science including some of the periodic elements and what they make up, instead of what most people use to manipulate mana which I would call the ''result'', I imagine the ''process'' and ''direction''. Using this, I would be able to literally control people''s bodies and even instantly explode their hearts without much effort unless they were a skilled mage. People thought that it had something to do with my powers but if they knew that almost anyone can do it as long as they know what to do, have a strong affinity for both wind and water magic anyone could do it.Help support creative writers by finding and reading their stories on the original site. Of course, I never told anyone how to do any of this but after a while, people found a way to prevent this by surrounding their bodies with mana that disrupt outside interference which was fighting the demon queen was so difficult. From what I learnt about the world''s history before I was summoned, other beings were summoned with both similar background and knowledge as me but that doesn''t make sense at all. Taking into account that these summonings had been going on for at least 300 years, I learnt that most of the summoned heroes had a similar appearance to what I had when I first summoned and introduced similar knowledge to what I knew. That would mean they all came at around the same timeline as me, but I''ve both spent 7 years over and missed exactly 7 years on Earth so how did these so called heroes come bypass time? The only thing I can think of is that there are either parallel worlds to mine which would make sense or the summoning magic somehow affects time and the return summoning does the similar thing but in reverse. Stepping out of my thoughts, I walk back into my room leap into the bed as I start to continue healing my body and mana pool. After about half an hour I start to fall asleep to regain my energy and pass the time until Akari returns home from school.
"Wake up you idiot!" I feeling some pain in my chest and my vision is shaken violently before It stops suddenly. Akari is leaning over me while tears are falling off her face onto me which wakes me up from my sleep. Regaining my senses, I quickly get up and look around the around to see if there''s any dangerous around before looking towards Akari. Closing my eyes and sensing if anyone else other than us are in the house shows up with no results so i''m a little confused to why Akari seems to be so depressed suddenly. "Whats wrong? Did something happen?" I try to calm her down as I question her but she seems to be mad at something since she keeps hitting away my hands. "You idiot! I thought you disappeared again since the hospital called saying you disappeared!" Is that why she''s mad? Even if they called Akari about me disappearing wouldn''t there be some sort of note in the room saying where I went? "What do you mean? Didn''t I leave something saying message to tell the nurses that I was going home?" "What are you talking about? They just said there was a piece of paper with scribbles written all over it!" What does she mean? I wrote it detailing where I was going and... ah, I wrote it in another language by mistake didn''t I? I ended up wasting my time writing a note to no one at all since only I am able to read it. Iyah, that''s embarrassing since I promised I wouldn''t let them worry about me anymore and that I would take care of them for now on but I seem to be causing unneeded stress. "Ah, sorry about that Akari. I just couldn''t wait coming home so I wanted to welcome you back from school so much." Akari seems to of calmed down a lot more since I told her that I came home just to do something as dumb as welcome her home. She looks a little embarrassed which is another cute expression I got from her since coming here. I''m not a sis-con alright? It''s just that i''ve missed her smile for so long that it''s my fuel for living now. I''m not okay! "T,that doesn''t matter! You should be resting until you get better...and.. eh?" Akari just looks at me with a confused expressing as she starts to lift my arm up staring intently at where my wounds use to be. "Akari, didn''t I tell you I''m okay before? I''m your older brother and I have to be good and strong to be able to protect you now so theres nothing to worry about." I say while smiling at her confused expression. "How did you get here in your condition?..No how did you even get better?" "Mmmm, you wouldn''t believe me even if I told you Akari. Just think of it as a little magic." A chuckle a bit from her confusion as Akari starts to question me somewhere asking if i''m really okay and if I need any help. "Akari, you just got home right? You must be tired from school so let me cook us something before mom gets home okay?" "..Okay but don''t strain yourself anymore alright? I''ll tell mother your home and your okay.." Alright, time to impress my little Akari with my improved cooking skills which I learnt from others during my travels! Chapter 7: Magic and Mana While I was cooking lunch Akari would constantly ask if I needed any help since it looks like it would be difficult with only one hand but I just tell her ''If I can''t even cook for my little Akari how can I call myself a big brother?''. After a while, Akari finally gives in and sits in the living room looking towards me watching me and my cooking skills in action! While she''s not paying attention as much, I sneak in some herbs and spices from my [Pocket Void] to add some flavour to the meat. After a while, we finally dig into a Wyvern meat hamburger that makes Akari''s eyes sparkle and asks countless questions like ''Hey hey, how did you make this?'' and ''Where did you get this delicious meat?''. While washing the dishes, I start to think about ways to make money other than selling some of the gold I brought over. Since I''ve decided that I want to use my hobby of inventing magic imbued items and selling them in secret I''m going to need a store. However, I can''t just call it a magic store or something like that, and I need to be an actual business that sells normal things. Not only that, even if I had no knowledge of people with magical abilities on earth, that doesn''t mean there aren''t any. So if possible, it might be worthwhile to attract those people behind the scenes and see if I can learn anything about them if they really exist. It might be fun to discover some secret organisation with the mage''s who research and have magic battles or something. Maybe they have much more developed magic capabilitiessince on earth we have the knowledge of science. Since I had the best affinity with mana and also had the largest mana pool on earth, doesn''t that simply mean that there were others who also had these mana pools with capabilities to use magic? Being able to sense mana and use it are usually talents that are gained from birth due to blood lineage. Sometimes there are rare occurrences when someone is born with an abnormal mana pool and affinity. I can be considered that abnormality since I was born with such a mana pool, but what about Akari and my parents? Now that I think about it since I have such a large mana pool and affinity wouldn''t Akari also have the capabilities to use mana? Anyone and everyone can use mana since mana is said to originate from living things. However, not all living things have a strong enough perception towards the mana within themselves and around themselves to even sense it. These traits are passed down to their children and it usually never changes unless mutations occur such as me. Even if I am an abnormal existence on earth, Akari is directly related to me with blood so she should also have the capabilities of sensing mana and using it for herself. If Akari is really able to use mana, I honestly would try to teach her how to use it every day. I can just imagine Akari spinning around in some kind of witch outfit you can find in an anime and start chanting spells. Not only would that be terribly cute, but if it''s my little Akari I would have trouble trying to keep in my laughter imagining seeing such a thing. "Hey, what are you smirking out over there?" Ah, I''ve been caught by Akari while imagining such things.Reading on Amazon or a pirate site? This novel is from Royal Road. Support the author by reading it there. I grin at the thought of what the future might entail and the interesting things that might occur. That''s it. I''ve decided! I''m going to turn Akari into a magic girl! Finally finishing up my chore, I walk up to Akari with a smirk on my face. "W, what is it onii-san?" Akari looks up at me with a somewhat scared expression as she leans back on her chair to get some distance between us. "Hey Akari, do you think magic is real?" Akari''s once scared expression starts to fade away as she just becomes confused from my question and tilts her head. "What do you mean? Like pulling a rabbit in a hat?" "Mmmm. Not like that but similar." "..Of course, magic isn''t real onii-san, what are you trying to say? Do you think I''m an idiot?" I just laugh at her which causes Akari to become somewhat angry. "Do you want to see your big brother do magic?" "I''m not a kid onii-san! I know magic is simply just tricks and illusions. What are you playing at?" "Don''t you trust your big brother? Just sit down and watch me use some magic. Tell me if you can notice anything alright?" With a confused expression, she nods and sits patiently and stares at me trying to see if I''m going to trick her with that fake magic. Taking a step back, I will some mana from within my mana pool and send it to the tip of my finger before chanting within my mind creating a ball of water to float above my finger. "Hey Akari, is this magic or some form of illusion? Come here, try touching it." Akari just stares at the ball of water slowly rotating above my finger with a bewildered expression. I move closer to Akari to let her have a closer look at the water ball that is defying both gravity and the laws of the world. "What is this!? Is this water? How..?" "It''s magic, didn''t I tell you? Did you think your big brother was trying to impress you by trying to perform some fake magic? Here, watch this." I start to will my mana and change the ball of water to a flame, then to a light, wind, and a rock. Although I make it look simple, this process is actually really complex and inefficient for using mana but I''m just using it for the show. To explain what mana, affinities with it, and what magic is can only be explained with what pure mana is. Pure mana is a metal alloy, it is different types of elements fused together to create a balanced energy. This magic alloy, for example, is made of 4 parts. Fire, Water, Wind, and Earth. https://imgur.com/gallery/iGEBi Pure mana is the collection of these elements in an equal ratio. Mana=4 F,W,W,E=1 Part of 4. Pure mana does not affect anything and can be simply said to be in an idle state.When casting magic, you are simply extracting one of these affinities out of the pure mana and This is because the elements that create this pure mana negate each other similar to yin and yang. When casting magic, you are simply extracting one of these affinities out of the pure mana and separating meaning that the energy that was being negated is activated once again. Even if you are able to extract these elements out of pure mana, it doesn''t have a purpose so it either dissipates or goes back into it''s negated state. With spells, the extracted element is forced through a certain pathway or magic circle which simply ''codes'' the mana to the user''s desire. When someone is born with a strong affinity with fire, this means that the mana pool they are born with favours fire over the other elements. Mana 4: Fire 2: Water 0: Wind:1 Earth:1 This is what it means to have a stronger affinity with fire. Having a strong affinity for an element isn''t always a good thing since. For example, someone with the affinity of Water with the ratio of 3, can cause an excess amount of water appearing when using a spell without the right control. With this, whenever that someone tries to use a basic spell to conjure water, instead of being greeted with a small glass worth they create enough to create a small pond and can die from excess use of mana even if it wasn''t on purpose. Another term for affinity in these elements would be the ''gate'' in their mana pools. The door to use water would be larger than other peoples in this sense as the other three doors for the elements allowing for pulling out the affinities are smaller. This is the basics of what mana, magic, and what inborn affinities are. Although there are much more different elements in mana, this is just a simple and basic introduction to what mana truly is. This is what I''ve decided to teach Akari if she does possess an innate nature to sense and use her mana pool. "Akari, if I told you that you can do something like this too, would you want to try?" Still bewildered and confused from the sudden use of magic, she blinks at my question as if saying ''Me too? I can do this too?''. "..Is this really magic..? Why do you know magic..?" "Don''t worry about those things, and yes this is real magic. Do you want to do something like this too?" Although she looks like she can''t really understand the current situation Akari does still consider the possibilities of using the so-called ''magic'' I have shown her. Nodding after her decision is made, "...Although I don''t really understand what you''re really talking about with this magic, If I can do something as cool as this I want to do it too!" Akari looks towards me with sparkling eyes as if saying ''I can''t wait to learn magic!''. That''s it, I''ve decided! I''m definitely turning Akari into a magic girl! Well not literally.