Volume 1 Chapter 13 Welcome Home and I'm Sorry
"I'm sorry...for everything..."
I stood up from my chair and deeply bowed my head to the 3 of them again.
"Up until 'now'... ah, no, until 'yesterday', I said terrible things not just to Mom but also to Ami and Yumi, pushing you away. Yet, despite this, the 3 of you tried so many times to help me, reaching out again and again. Still, I didn't realize the kindness of my family..."
I felt tears wanting to come out again, filled with regret for the 3 of them and frustration at myself for being such a selfish jerk.
...actually, they overflowed.
However, I had a strong desire to properly apologize to them, so I managed to hold back my tears and continued to speak.
"I-I'm really, really sorry. And thank you for not giving up on this awful me..."
Saying this, I bowed my head deeply once more.
"Takeru. You're amazing."
"Mom...?"
"To be able to sincerely apologize like this in person is not something everyone can do."
"...Mom."
"But Takeru, you didn't run away. You had the courage to apologize to everyone. That is something to be very proud of."
"T-thank you... Mom."
As I was moved by my mom's words,
"Takeru-nii. You're mistaken about one thing."
"Huh? Ami?"
This time, Ami speaks.
"Because there's no way our family would abandon Takeru-nii!"
"A-Ami...!"
"That's right, Takeru-nii. To be honest... I wonder how low Takeru-nii's self-esteem is!"
"Yu, Yumi...!"
Ami and Yumi alternately give me kind words.
"That's really what I'm like with Takeru-nii. After all, this incident made it very clear to me that I need to be by your side for the rest of your life."
"Yu, Yumi...san?"
Somehow, Yumi (the only one) has a really weird vocabulary.
No, it's just my imagination.
I'll just say it's my imagination.
Someone once said there are many things in this world that are better left unknown.
I guess this is one of those things... yeah.
I shouldn't think too much about it.
Anyway!
Finally, I could put down the heavy burden I carried for my family.
At least, that's how I felt.
"Thank you, everyone...!"
"Hehe, it's fine, Takeru. Because Takeru is... "
"After all, we are family!"
"Yeah. You're my one and only husband!"
Thank you, Mom, Ami, Yumi.
Huh?
Yumi?
Did I really heard that clearly?
She said it, right?
After that, I talked with the 3 of them about various things.
For me, talking to my family was something I hadn't done in 5 years. And since I had made up with the 3 of them, I felt happy and really wanted to talk.
Seeing me in this strange high spirits, my sisters looked puzzled and asked, "Takeru-nii, why do you act like we haven't seen each other in a long time?"
I was a bit nervous inside but tried not to show it as I explained to my sisters.
I think I managed to cover it up somehow.
And so, I reconciled with my family for the first time in 5 years.
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......night
I'm entering my room for the first time in 5 years.
"...I'm back"
Maybe it was because I hadn't been in the same room I'd always used for 5 years... For some reason, I unconsciously said "I'm back."
"Obviously, nothing has changed in the room..."
My room had turned into a garbage dump.
Well, I was holed up in my room all summer.
"Even so, the smell is awful. I can't believe I've been living in a place like this for so long."
The room was littered with moldy leftover pastries, plastic bottles that had been opened no time in the past, and dried-out, unopened snacks.
"I can't relax like this. I'll put all the garbage in 'Storage' for now... Oh? By the way, can I use items and magic outside of the dungeon?"
I think it's okay since skills exist in this world, but what about magic and items?
Well, I could use magic and items in the dungeon, but the dungeon feels like a different world from Earth in a way.
So, outside the dungeon... that is, on the surface, it's totally possible that magic and items can't be used.
"Well, at least inside the dungeon, I can use magic and items. That alone is enough. But if possible, I hope it can be used on the surface too."
So, I decided to try it right away.
"Come on... Storage!"
I shouted 'Storage' with all my hopes.
By the way, I can use items just by 'thinking about them,' but I wanted to put my feelings into it... so that's why.
Then,
"It worked..."
The item 'Storage' appeared.
By the way, when I opened this 'Storage', a 'black swirling hole' appeared right next to me.
They say this connects to another space in another world.
And you can store things inside it.
So, after pulling out the item 'Storage', I used Wind Magic to gather trash and put all of it in Storage.
This 'Storage' is like an item box.
Because it is stored in a different dimension, no time passes.
So living things (raw foods) can be preserved in their original freshness.
The reason why it is preserved in this 'fresh state' is because this other dimension is a 'space that is not bound by time.'
By the way, this 'time-unbound space' is a 'common feature regardless of the different quality of Storage'.
By the way, it is the 'capacity' that makes a difference depending on the 'quality' of Storage.
And among them, 'Storage' that I use literally means 'the highest quality' of Storage, and its capacity is unlimited.
It's the best quality, no doubt about it.
After using such great Storage, I stored everything in the room.
"All-Cleanse!"
Then, I activated the low-level magic 'All-Cleanse.'
By the way, you can use magic without speaking it.
Fwoooosh...
As the room was covered in a light blue glow, it instantly became clean with no dust.
"Alright! I can use items and magic on the surface too!"
Honestly, I thought items and magic wouldn't exist on the surface, so I expected I couldn't use them. But the surprise result made me pump my fist and shout.
"Oh no!? It was midnight!"
By the way, 'All-Cleanse' can also clean your body, but it's also a useful magic for cleaning rooms.
I have fond memories of using it in another world.
Oh, no, I just came from that other world, so maybe not.
For now, I thought about taking the garbage I put in Storage to the waste disposal site later,
"Yawn... Time to sleep."
My mind was getting fuzzy, so I got under the covers.
"Good night."
After 5 years, the soft bedding quickly pulled me into a deep sleep.
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