Leon Greyrat: The Second Son - Mushoku Tensei OC

Chapter 75 - A Tour of Asura

— Leon Greyrat —

"So... you said this place was where you needed to go before Roa?" Vierra asked as she rode alongside me.

"Yeah," I said. "There's one more thing to do here in the south, but after that, we'll be going to the Fittoa Region."

"And I'm guessing that has to do with your odd magic that brought us down here?" she asked.

"Something like that..." I shrugged.

As luck would have it, there was a teleportation ruin from Nanahoshi's journal to the south of the kingdom, only a few days travel away from my first stop.

Thinking about it now, this was probably the ruin her and Orsted used before our confrontation where I had been nearly killed, but I decided to ignore that little fact for my own sanity.

As we veered off the main highway onto a familiar path, I let the sound of our galloping horses calm my increasing heart rate as the dilapidated and burned ruins of a village came into view.

I was back here again... but I felt a little better this time.

As we got closer, we slowed to a trot as I navigated to the place I needed to go.

"This place... what is this, Leon?" Vierra asked, confused.

"My home," I answered smoothly as I got off the horse. "I only need to pick something up, so feel free to have lunch or something. I should only be a few minutes."

Tying up the horse against a nearby pole, I then walked around the wooden shack to where a very important stone was laid.

"Hey... it's me again," I said.

This time, I didn't break down in tears.

After all, this was a happy occasion, as from now onward, I wouldn't be apart from her.

"Just as promised, I'm here to take you back," I said, crouching down. "I... got my current family back, and I even was able to meet my two other future wives along the way."

I wonder... would she be like Mama, disappointed that I hadn't committed myself to only one woman?

Sadly, I would never know.

I generated some water, washing off the accumulated dirt and grime from the stone.

"I have a home now," I continued. "And I also have a child on the way. With Roxy, my old teacher. They will surely be cute, and I'm sure you would love them."

Smiling, I then looked up, seeing the sun plastered in the clear blue sky.

It really was quite a beautiful day outside, and with the south of the kingdom being in the middle of fall, it was a perfectly balanced temperature as well.

Too bad I would be leaving soon.

"So now... I guess it's time to start a family, huh? Since we're all settled now," I said. "They'll still be my priority to keep safe, but now that we're all together... I think I can start on that second promise I gave to you, it's just... I'm unsure how to do it."

My promise to help people... that was still troubling me.

During my travels, I had seen a lot of disgusting things, and that was all without actively looking for it.

So... even if I couldn't change the world, if I could just change a few lives for the better... that would be fine, right?

But helping others... saving others... while at first a seemingly simple thing, it was difficult to truly save someone.