I’m a Guild Master. I Set Out on a Journey Intending to Be Gone for a Month, but Five Years Had Passed, and All My Former Companions Had Turned Into Yandere

Source https://kakuyomu.jp/works/2912051601476634937 By the time she returned to the guild, the sky had begun to turn red. Leona headed straight for the training grounds. Changing clothes. Taking a break. All of that had to wait. For her, swinging a sword was a daily routine. She had never missed a single day. Clang—. A sharp metallic … Read more

Source https://kakuyomu.jp/works/2912051601476634937 “For me, it’s only been two weeks since that day.” Silence fell. No one spoke. The air in the dining hall seemed to freeze. “…What do you mean?” Lilia was the first to speak. Her violet eyes looked straight at me. I let out a small sigh. And then. I began to talk … Read more

Source https://kakuyomu.jp/works/2912051601476634937 Night. Maybe it was because we hadn’t talked in a while. I couldn’t fall asleep. Before I knew it, it was the middle of the night. “…Leona.” “Hm?” “I’m going to the bathroom.” Just as I said that and tried to stand up— She grabbed my shirt. “Where are you going?” It was … Read more

Source https://kakuyomu.jp/works/2912051601476634937 “…Now.” A trembling voice escaped my lips. “Did you say ‘now’?” The clerk, flustered, read it aloud again. “Missing person Alt Rain confirmed alive; identity verified by the Adventurers’ Guild Headquarters.” I couldn’t move. Five years. The name I’d kept searching for. I’d heard it so many times. I’d hoped so many times. … Read more

Source https://kakuyomu.jp/works/2912051601476634937 The next morning. I woke up early. I exhaled deeply as I gazed at the morning sun streaming through the window. Five years. I still can’t believe it. But it’s reality. I got dressed and left my room. As I went down the stairs, Emma was preparing breakfast. “Good morning.” “Good morning.” I … Read more

Source https://kakuyomu.jp/works/2912051601476634937 Squeak—. The old door slammed shut with a creak. I slowly looked around the room. The Guild Master’s office. A room I’d used almost every day until five years ago. …No. It didn’t feel like five years ago to me. It felt like just two weeks ago. The desk. The bookshelf. The sofa. … Read more

Source https://kakuyomu.jp/works/2912051601476634937 A few days have passed since then. I was making my way toward the capital, hopping from one shared horse-drawn carriage to the next. To be honest, I still can’t believe it. Five years. I’d only intended to stay for two weeks. See the ocean. Soak in a hot spring. Have a meal. … Read more

Source https://kakuyomu.jp/works/2912051601476634937 “…Huh?” I froze, staring at the newspaper pinned to the wall. I blinked once. I thought I must have seen it wrong. I looked again. But the result was the same. The date printed there was five years in the future from what I knew. “No, no, no…” The words slipped out before … Read more

Source https://kakuyomu.jp/works/2912051601476634937 It’s been two weeks since I set out on my journey. I’ll get straight to the point. It was amazing. “Mmm, so good!” The words slip out before I know it as I take a big bite of the freshly grilled fish. La Mer, a town by the sea. It’s quite a distance … Read more

Source https://kakuyomu.jp/works/2912051601476634937 A week has passed since Alt first mentioned wanting to go on a trip. But nothing has changed. “I said it’d only be for a month,” I said, resting my face on the cafeteria table, and Leona, sitting across from me, shook her head slightly. “No way.” Her answer was immediate. “Why not?” … Read more