My second go at life // Orsted x oc (Mushoku Tensei)

Chapter 41

"Up!" I yelled as I shook Rudeus since I could tell he was having a nightmare.

He woke up breathing heavily and he was right next to Eris who was still fast asleep. "Are you alright?" Ruijerd asked.

"...Yes." Rudeus slowly nodded.

"No, you were trumbling...I give up." I sighed as I glared at the cracks in the very rundown house we are in. The wind keeps sneaking in and ruining my wind magic or kidnapping it.

"Who is this Man-God?" Ruijerd asked making us nervous. "Ceres you don't seem that affected either from this entire ordeal..."

"It feels like a dream." I admitted.

'Should we tell him?' I asked Rudeus in my mind.

Rudeus nodded at me so we spoke of the dreams and Man-God, but I didn't explain about Orsted. Orsted said himself it wouldn't be good if Man-God found out I had some form of relationship with Orsted whatsoever.

"It's hard to believe, but your anger." Ruijerd looked at me. "It's very real."

"He's a twat!" I yelled. "Religion can go suck it!"

Rudeus laughed at that. "He said that the Superd's poor reputation is caused by a curse." Rudeus admitted so I'm guessing it's like Orsted's but much chiller. "Laplace transferred his own curse to the spears and put it on the Superd."

"What?! Dick move! You should make cool weapons not cursed lame ones!" I yelled.

'Does he not know of gam-he doesn't, his loss.' I went to ask in my mind then paused since I was recalling knowledge from our last world.

Rudeus laughed as I calmed down. "It sounds like you have been wasting your time on my behalf." Ruijerd added.

"No!" I retorted. "Anytime spent on you wasn't a waste! Even changing a single person's mind is great! You smiled more, that's enough!"

Ruijerd grinned at me and patted my head. "But he also said that the curse has almost vanished over time." Rudeus added.

"What?!" Ruijerd freaked out.

"Becoming Dr Egg! That's the solution!" I yelled. "But Ted would look lame."

"That's actually the reason. It's been fading since you shaved your head." Rudeus added.

"Is that true?!" Ruijerd exclaimed then looked to Eris.

"I'm using wind magic as earplugs." I reassured him.

"...Can't you still not use that on yourself?" Rudeus asked me and I shook my head.

"I made it for that, but the wind magic still absorbs the sound and sends it blasting in my ears." I sighed and he patted my back.

"The Man God said that you can clear your name through hard work." Rudeus explained.

"I see." Ruijerd turned from us with a shaky voice and I hugged his neck. "So that's how it is."

"And you work really hard!" I exclaimed as he wiped his tears.

"Well, I should get back to sleep now, Ceres you get some rest to." Rudeus laid back down.

"Nah." I let out confusing him as I stayed with Ruijerd and he freely let out his tears with me.

I was just so happy he didn't feel so lonely anymore, his efforts weren't wasted at all. He appreciated that I stayed with him that night and I informed him of the fun stuff he can do now with no idiots freaking out over who he is.

One day, I was riding a horse with Ruijerd, and I saw Rudeus was trying to use dispel. "What are you doing?" Eris asked him.

"I'm trying to imitate the spell Orsted used." Rudeus explained as he tried to nullify his fireball. "Actually Ceres used the same..."