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

Chapter 44

We got to the meeting spot quite early and I was trying to put something on his head. 'When did you get taller? On your knees!' I demanded in my mind, and Rudeus looked at me concerned. 'I'm trying to crown you.'

He saw the horribly made origami hat in my hands and got down on one knee then I put it on his head. "Best brother crown!" I exclaimed and he grinned as he stood back up.

They finally turned up in one group. "Oh, you two are early," Suzanne commented. "After yesterday, I figured you two would show up late."

"Dragon!" I exclaimed my reason.

"But we are going after bears." She laughed.

"Pontential dragon," I explained and then cringed at my speech since I only heard a little of myself because my wind magic was getting blown about.

This kind of weather is the worst when I'm travelling.

"Potential dragon," Rudeus spoke for me. "Rudeus Greyrat, mage."

"Ceres Greyrat, mage!" I grinned.

"We can cast spells without an incantation," Rudeus explained and some looked impressed.

"Good to have you both on board." Suzanne held out a hand to Rudeus, and he went to shake it but faltered.

I took her hand instead. I shook it then I used my other one to shake his. "There we go! Indirect whatever it's called!" I grinned.

We took off together, and Rudeus kept questioning me in his mind if my bags were too heavy or not. 'If you break your back-' He got snow in the face surprising the others since they didn't see where that came from, but it was my wind magic.

"Ah!" I whined as my wind magic got blown away again and Rudeus patted my head.

I then felt a rough tug not long after and looked to see it was Sara who was speaking, but Rudeus stood in front of me. I made some wind magic so I could hear what she wanted to say.

I kept it behind Rudeus's back so it doesn't get blown away. "Hey! She was ignoring me!" Sara yelled.

"Oh, I'm deaf!" I declared making them all pause and look at me in shock.

"Rude explain...my mag...tuck," I sighed as my wind magic got blown away when he turned allowing the wind to take it.

'Did you just try and swear?' Rudeus asked me in his mind as he stared at me in pure shock more than them making me laugh.

He then explained to them how my magic works and they got concerned whenever they saw me messing around with snow or just going a little ahead. Rudeus informed me of how they say I act like a carefree child, but they said it was also like I was going to disappear.

'Kind of like what Paul said once, didn't even you say that?...Lilia and Mum to...SQUIRREL!' I freaked out seeing a baby one with its mum and I was in pure awe of them. 'The cuteness is so cute!'

'Glad you are enjoying yourself, but don't go any-' Rudeus went to say in his mind. I thought I saw something, so I ran off towards it and then used wind magic to send me ahead.

I knew there was something watching me. Something was here.

The area was empty except for trees and snow, but I knew there was someone here not too long ago.

"There are big feet prints! You are big!" I exclaimed as I sent out a bunch of wind magic to see if I could hear anything, but I still got no answer. "Why aren't you talking to me? Did I do something wrong?...Ted?"

I still got nothing and sulked back as Rudeus ran up to me seeing I didn't look happy. 'What's wrong?' He asked me in his mind.

'I don't think Ted likes me anymore.' I admitted. 'I'm now you.'