We'll Meet Again Imouto-san (Hiatus)

Chapter 7

Recovery

I woke up in a familiar futon. Looking over the corner, I saw the person who helped me throughout my childhood. My motivator and teacher. My only sensei, "Yasashi-sensei, is the morning good?" I asked. Yasashi smiled worriedly and walked towards my side. Sitting in seiza, he patted my head showing comfort and love.

"It has been a full week, I haven't seen you opening your eyes. Did that demon exhaust you?" He said. It was sudden, he's right, I lost consciousness after fighting a demon. It was a powerful one and I didn't expect myself surviving against that demon. I'm still weak and cannot use my senses and abilities that frequently. Mostly, I could only use them occasionally depending on myself.

I could feel sadness fill in the atmosphere. It was because he thought I died after the battle, he hated people close to him die before him. I slept for long due to severe injuries and exhaustion. I didn't know so much injuries could not wake me up after a day or a week.

"Tsuyoi, you're still young. As I said before, your body is too weak to handle injuries. But it was indeed a miracle that you survived but consumed your time in sleeping. I'm so proud of you." He said smiling genuinely. Sadness turned into happiness and proud.

His smiled turned into a slight frown as I looked at him in confusion.

"What's wrong, sensei?" I asked.

"I couldn't tell when my time will come, but I knew it's close. Maybe after a few years or so on. But this is just a dream, and it reminding you of something that might occur unexpectedly. Informing you to keep your actions as risk and try to help and save people around you. Especially those you truly care for you. In the near future, you will meet them and teach you improve your abilities." He said.

My confusion grew even more.

A dream.

I am 15 in reality, yet I looked 10 in this world.

Indeed, I'm dreaming.

"This is just a reminder about the future. Thank you sensei, for reminding me." I said.

Slowly, the world around me started to go black. That was when I knew, I'm slowly waking up in reality.

I woke up in a familiar place. Two familiar figures was slowly visible in my blurry vision. The other one being happy and cheerful, the other being...I can't tell. But she kept a smiling face, that's rare.

As my vision started to go back to normal, the two Kochō sisters then looked at me worriedly but kept smiling.

"Ara, Tsuyoi-kun! You're finally awake. You've been into coma for a few days but it seems like you're recovered, but not completely." She said and handed me a bag full of oranges.

"Here, to improve back your immune system. We've found out recently that your immunity was slowly giving up after taking multiple stabs of toxic poison." She continued.

Shinobu gave me a cup of fresh hot water.

"You mumbled on your sleep to consume water from hot springs. So we traveled all the way from Swordsmith village back here to deliver this. There are multiple hot springs that have various categories so no need to worry about them." Shinobu said.

I nodded and both grabbed the fruits and the cup. After having my fruit eating session and drinking the water, my body starts to feel better.

I remembered something from my last battle. I should give Hayakudo's bracelet back to his father.