We Are the Monsters!

Vol 1's. Chapter 4's

A Farewell That Begins With Introductions!

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One of the interesting words for me is forgetting.

A word that I think is very strange, it's because the thing you want to forget most will continue to stay in your mind.

And the ridiculous thing that's really important is that sometimes you forget.

Is correct. As long as I live in this world and live with Aoryu I feel that there is one important thing that I have forgotten.

'Damn, what is it...'

Right now I was sitting beside the remains of the pile of bonfires that still felt quite warm, while Aoryu himself had already closed his eyes and was preparing to sleep.

'If you look at the sleeping position it is not much different from a cat.'

When I noticed him he opened his eyes again and looked at me.

"...?"

"Son, you better get some sleep. The sun will rise and not wait for you."

"Yes, I'm going to sleep soon."

"What do you think? ...Hoo~ Don't-don't you dare not go huh?"

"Where it is, I'll definitely go anyway."

"That's great. But just so you know yeah, right now your face is really annoying."

"My face? What's up?"

"Whoever sees you now knows that something is troubling your mind."

"Then don't look at my face."

'Ew, does this look like I'm so easy to read?'

"Just go to sleep, you need to be in top shape to start your journey, right?"

"Yes-yes, I'm going to sleep."

That way, I went to my bed all this time. It's a heap of dry foliage that's pretty smooth if you stack it neatly.

Come to think of it all this time I slept staring at the stars in the sky, and my alarm was the slowly blinding sunlight.

'Although sometimes I also wake up because of the rain anyway.'

After some time I closed my eyes, I realized that I could not sleep. My brain thinks about things that really don't matter.

'Is one of the stars I've always seen here the earth where I lived before?'

My brain thought everything over and I went back to one question, what have I not done as long as I live with Aoryu?

'...Or when I meet?...'

When I came to an answer, I started to fall asleep slowly.

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The familiar scent made me wake up from my sleep, where I knew very well that this was the distinctive scent of the roasted pig made by Aoryu.

'It feels very nostalgic.'

The perfect burn using his blue flame makes this giant pig in the mountains my favorite food.

Keep in mind, the grilled pork dishes made by him have been long enough I do not feel. That's because all this time I took over the cooking part.

"Oh! You must have woken up to this scent huh? Awahaha!"

"...Yep. That roast pig of yours, ..it felt like a long time ago."

'And again, it would be better to eat with alcohol.'

That way I also moved from where I was and went to get close to Aoryu.

"Be careful, it's still hot."

I tore off one of the smoky parts of the meat with my hands, the pink color of the meat and also the oil that came out made it look so delicious.

I also unconsciously devoured some of the meat in my hand, however it was tempting to taste.

'HOT!'

"WHOOH!"

"I told you it was still hot, didn't you listen to me?"

I opened my mouth filled with this hot meat in the hope that it would cool down quickly.

'Damn.'

"Wahaha! Look at you now!"

"Bhwisks!"

"Sometimes I wonder why we can feel heat, when we can spout fire from our mouths."

'true too.'

"That's one of the ironies that dragons have, isn't it? But anyway it's a regulated provision."

Hearing that led me to believe that a creature that had lived for centuries must have been very wise.

But I don't think it's necessary to live for centuries so you can be wise.

"Yes! Looks like it's warm, let's eat now!"

"Yes!"

We also eat meat that is already warm with the sun that slowly begins to rise to the top.

"Hey boy, are you going to leave with that look?"

"Yes, is this too simple?"

"Are you stupid? It can't even be said to be simple! You're like a kid who doesn't care to know!"

"Haha! I thought it was worth it."

"...Huh, after this you just go take a shower. While you're in the shower I'll prepare the pants for you."

"Tch, but there's no need to bother like that."

"Don't make me look like a teacher who doesn't teach his students how to dress."

"Just like, it's up to you."

I also went to the bathhouse I used to use around here. Although I call it a bath, but actually it is just a wild hot spring in these mountains.

When I took off my clothes, I realized that they seemed too small for me.

Then looking at my reflection in the water, I could see that the hair I had right now was long enough.

'But my face seems to be very young, even though it has been more than two years.'

While soaking I think about what kind of adventure will await me in the future, and on the other hand I really just want to live in peace.

But being the most powerful and evil monster also sounds very exciting.

'Even if it's very childish anyway.'

No, it was not a dream that a normal child in any world had.

'Test... Uh?!'

At that moment I started to remember the important thing I had forgotten, it was my name.

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The warm morning sun and fresh air make these mountains have a sense of comfort for me.

My self who had previously finished bathing finally returned to my current residence, there I saw various kinds of items lying on the ground.

There I also saw Aoryu who seemed to be confused, seeing it all made me wonder what exactly he was doing.

"Actually what are you doing? And where's this stuff from?"

"I told you before that I'd be preparing supplies for you, right? You can take things you think will be useful."

"So, but they all seem unconvincing."

'Right, these items look very old.'

"You don't look at the way he looks, boy! These are all items Artifacts know!"

"Wow, is that true?"

I also picked up one of the things that caught my attention, it was a bag of skin that seemed to contain water.

'Is this an Artifact item?'

"Your eyes suck, boy, they're just bags of drinking water that never run out."

"Hey, isn't this very good?"

"If you think so take it, I'd rather suggest you this myself."

Aoryu made an object of his choosing float and it was a huge sword.

'He's like a sales worker.'

"This is one of the 10 Ego Weapons in the world, its name is Dainsleif."

'No-no, I don't think I can use that sword!'

"No, it's too flashy."

"This boy, but it's pretty good! He must be very lonely too."

'Lonely weapon? Is he crazy?'

That way, I also spent quite a lot of time debating which items I would bring after this.

The debate ended with only 3 Artifacts that I would carry, and Aoryu seemed to not accept with his various choices that I had rejected.

"Buck! How could you choose such ugly things!"

"I told you that I don't need non-essential stuff!"

"...Whatever, then put on these clothes."

Aoryu gave me a hairy robe and also a set of clothes that were all black.

'Wow, this is pretty cool. Although it looks very old anyway.'

"That's a feather cloak that's useful for stabilizing your body temperature."

"Well, this is useful."

"Curtainly, then the clothes make you stronger."

"Okay, I get it."

I also began to clean up my equipment and put on the new clothes given by Aoryu.

'Gosh, everything I wear is heavy.'

Right, I don't know why all the clothes I'm wearing right now feel pretty heavy.

"Are you sure you don't want to carry a single weapon?"

"No. If you have another Artifact that's very small but very useful I'll take it."

"...Hmmm, Oh! There's still one!"

"?"

Aoryu floated a small object and when I noticed it was a ring. It was a very shiny silver-white ring.

"This is the magic-fixing ring, if you use it you can set the scale of the magic power you're going to emit."

"Hoo! That's nice!"

I rushed to retrieve it, but Aoryu held back and gave me a warning that I thought should be important enough.

"This thing is very practical, but you don't depend on this. You need to keep practicing your magic power scale, got it?"

"Yes! I understand!"

He also gave me the ring and it ended the supply session from Aoryu which turned out to take quite a long time.

After that a portal emerged from under each of the objects lying on the ground before they finally sank, it seemed like all of these artifact items were all from Aoryu's space magic.

Want to see how many times his space magic is indeed amazing.

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The sun had already started to rise, finally the time where I left Aoryu and this mountain range had arrived.

"Then I go first."

"Yes! Go boy, I will wait for the news to come about you from this world!"

I started to walk back to Aoryu, and then I stopped because I remembered one important thing.

"What's the boy?"

"I-I have to go which way huh?"

'Shit, this is embarrassing me!'

"Wahaha! I think your supplies are lacking, you're pretty straight and you're gonna see a forest that contains some little countryside there!"

"okay!"

I began to run excitedly...

'Finally! Civilization, I'll come!'

"Be careful boy!"

I could tell that he was smiling right now even though his dragon face was expressionless, if he had hands maybe he was waving his hands at me right now.

...But nevertheless...

I turned my body around and shouted to Aoryu and made his expression return in confusion.

"Don't call me a kid! I'm Suji! Thank you for everything Aoryu, someday I will definitely return!"

I also ran back with all my might so that I would not return to Aoryu, because after all he was my only family in this world.

But I was grateful because I remembered that I had never introduced my name to him before I left.

'Is this irony? I guess not, isn't that so Aoryu?!'

Running as fast as he could, making Aoryu invisible behind me.