Episode 46

When I returned home, I had finished solving [Mass Afterimage] in my room.

An enormous amount of information immediately poured in.

I cooled down my brain, which was operating to the point of burning out, before muttering, 

“Only the old man can win.”

No, to be precise, we have the advantage. I understood it well through this research.

Apparently, my uncle was supposed to become an adult guardian and manage my parents’ property.

The problem, however, is…,

“We’re both penniless and on trial…I wonder.”

If my uncle had embezzled some of the property, there was still the option of going through the formalities.

But not only the fact that the property has melted away due to his drinking, gambling, womanizing, and heavy spending, but also the fact that he has gotten into debt. (Although the tuition fee for Mai’s high school graduation is separately paid, there is still only the minimum amount of money left.)

He is as corrupt as the picture shows, having acquired a large sum of money without any effort. His ability to pay was severely impaired.

Above all, it was my uncle, who is a tax accountant. He is probably looking at bankruptcy.

Even if I were to fight him through formal procedures, it would be hopeless if he cut me a trump card.

In the first place, the fact that my uncle doesn’t have any money is information I learned from the [Evil Eyes of Guidance.]

I think it would be more difficult for me, who is a student and penniless, to find a lawyer who would be sympathetic to me.

Moreover, if a professional investigates, it will be obvious that my uncle has no ability to repay the debt.

I wonder if they will continue to work with the same enthusiasm even after recognizing this fact.

As for the financial aspect, it has already been tested that it is possible to smelt banknotes and gold nuggets by alchemy, but it still leaves a mark.

Now that I’ve made the acquaintance of a police officer and…….

Somehow, I found myself not wanting to disappoint Kujo san.

In the first place, smelting gold is forbidden in the other world, so psychologically there is a great deal of resistance.

Conclusion. Only my uncle would win.

However, I had no intention of crying myself to sleep.

If I’m beaten, I’ll beat him back. I would double the payback. An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth is my motto.

“In that case—“

I decided to try to sort out my future plans.

First, I would meet with my uncle in person and ask him about the situation.

He had swindled me and Mai out of our parents’ property (although, on the surface, he was supposed to manage our property according to the official procedure), and had spent it without asking for permission. Guilty without extenuating circumstances.

However, if he admits his guilt and apologizes to me and Mai—if he swears to rehabilitate himself and spend his life making amends, I will make him repay only my sister’s share. Half of the money, which would normally be my share, would be a bleeding service. Well, my uncle, whose ability to repay the debt has been declining, can’t afford to do so.

And I will be able to leave Mai in the clear. I’m going to be on my own.

Of course, I haven’t been officially assigned to a job. Fortunately, I am still in my teens. I also have a strong body and [Ability] that I brought back from another world.

It’s almost too good to be true. I can be anything.

I think being a stuntman ranks pretty high among the countless jobs out there. I felt that being able to experience the thrill of being a stuntman without having to use magic would be a plus for me, even though it might not be enough on my return to another world.

I don’t think the police would fit in too well, to be honest. Considering my personality, it’s a little strange.

But there is a part of me that thinks that SP are not so bad.

Being involved in a terrorist attack—and encountering someone other than myself who has returned from another world was too unexpected, but it might be possible to do my best to protect good dignitaries. Magic will also come alive.

However, I don’t want to protect politicians who are consumed by their own personal interests and are not worth protecting. On the other hand, I might attack them myself, so it is a difficult situation.

In any case, the rapid developments have broadened my perspective in many ways.

Tomorrow, I’ll start to look into the future,

Contact with my uncle

I will continue to read books to improve my financial literacy and information on how to be independent (I heard that there is a lifestyle called “minimalist” that allows people to have freedom in terms of people, money, and things) by using my [mass afterimage.]

While continuing to work on the above,I will work out how I will behave in the future (how I will pay for school and living expenses for moving to a new school, how I will make money, where I will move to in the first place, and I will need to inspect the area).

After the discussion (if the conversation is successful, of course), Mai and I will move out.

I guess it would be like this.

Just as I’ve decided on a policy, I hear a voice informing me that the bathtub is boiling. I grab a change of clothes and go to the bathroom,

[Will you materialize us in the bath, Ryu kun?]

[Thank you for your hard work, Master. I’ll wash your back.]

Riez and Syl take this opportunity to come down on both of my shoulders.

No, I’m tired though. I’m sure I promised them. No, it’s too stimulating for me, a virgin, so I’m worried about whether I’ll be able to sleep.

They may be over 200 years old, but they look like a beautiful 20-something year old woman. And they have a great style. And naked. Are they trying to make me bleed to death?

In the first place, the bathtub in my house is too small for three people to take a mixed bath, right?　

That’s why I can only smile wryly.

[ [Fufufu] ]

No, don’t laugh like that. You’re over two hundred years old, but don’t come at me with those shining eyes like a little girl.

“Give me a break already……”

The next moment I put my hand on my forehead and muttered in annoyance,

“Gross… What are you muttering to yourself? Or rather, who told you that you can take a bath without permission? You said after me, right? Are you seriously trying to pick a fight?”

Mai came home at an inopportune time.

Oh, that’s right. She was the first one to take a bath, and I was the last.

She can’t take a bath in my leftover water because it makes her sick, right?

…Why was I living with a little sister like this? In order to earn as much money as possible for Mai’s entertainment, I even work part-time.

I can’t believe I was doing that three years ago.

“I mean, what about your part-time job? Why are you home at this hour? Moreover, you’re trying to take a bath before I do.”

Isn’t that a complete denial of Sakuma Ryunosuke?

[…Hey, Ryu kun? ]

[Yeah? What’s wrong, Riez?]

[Witches shouldn’t sell their magic so cheaply, but I’m willing to let you use Infinite Hell for no extra cost, okay?]

[Wait !]

Infinite Hell is the most dangerous pupil technique among all the techniques created by Riez, the witch who opened the Evil eyes of nightmare. The subject is dragged into an endless nightmare, and given a body and spirit that will never decay, the subject will literally continue to taste an endless hell. The torture method also continues to inflict unbearable suffering until death, and the day after life ends, the subject is regenerated. The next day, the subject is regenerated, and the body and soul are destroyed again with different tortures. If the subject is mentally ill, their personality is replaced with the one they had on the first day they were dragged into the nightmare, and they continue to make the subject taste hell while making them aware of how many times they have been through the torture.

Of course, there is no perpetual motion in the real world, but this pupillary art is literally infinite. That is why a “price” is required for the surgeon to use it.

But for Mai in front of me, even that is not necessary. It seems that she has caught Riez’s disdain.

After all, when Riez showed glimpses of a witch, her brother, who had always sacrificed himself to protect her, was beheaded right in front of her eyes. Apparently, he was executed for harboring a witch.

At the moment she witnessed the scene, Riez descended as the most powerful witch and cursed all the people who were trying to hunt witches by showing them nightmares.　

Because of her sad past, her feelings for her siblings are probably stronger than others.

[It’s all right. I’m glad you’re angry with me for my sake, but the “Infinite Hell” is too much. It’s my fault that Mai became angry with me.]

[Then, please materialize Syl. I don’t need the Master to do it. I will–]

[Thank you, Syl, but I’m really fine. I’m going to work out how to deal with Mai from now on. I will do my best as her former brother.]

“Mai. I’m sorry, but I’ll be leaving here soon.”

“Huh? It doesn’t really matter, just make sure you get your money back and go somewhere.”

Yeah. Of course I mean that.

Well, I don’t have enough money to pay my uncle back.

But I’ll meet him first. If he doesn’t show any sign of remorse-after I sink him so that he can’t surface again, the next one is you, Mai.

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