Until I, A Fallen Nobleman, Was Called the Great Sage With My Hazure Skill “Super Jack-of-All-Trades

I’m trained enough to carry my brother on my back, so I carry him on my back and follow the witch. By the way, I haven’t heard her name yet, and she hasn’t told me yet that she’s a “witch”, so I’ll just call her what I want to call her.

“~”

“(humming ……)”

The “witch” walks ahead of me, humming as she drags the bear she just defeated. The way she’s pulling away with one hand, I’m pretty sure she’s a “witch”, and I’m keeping a certain distance from her without letting my guard down. 

I walked deeper into the forest for a while, and then I smelled something good.

“Wow! It’s an amazing flower garden!”

“W-Welcome …… t-this is my home.”

“Your house is also a magnificent two-story ……. Is this really deep in the mountains?”

It was so different from the rest of the world that I could have mistaken it was paradise. If this were a candy house, it wouldn’t look out of place.

As I was puzzled, the woman laid the bear’s corpse on the side of the house and took my brother from my back.

“Oh!”

“C, Come, I’ll get you some tea, so come inside! I-, I’m glad we have so many guests.”

“Hey, give me back my brother!”

I hurriedly entered the house. The inside was much more modest than the outside, and as soon as I entered I found myself in a living room with a fireplace. There was no door leading to the next room, and I could see the dining table and kitchen behind a small partition.

In addition to that, I saw something that surprised me.

“Oh!? It’s Nord!”

“What? Oh, it’s Lars-kun! What’s up?”

I felt weak and slumped down on the spot as my friend waved his hand carefree. When Nord saw this, he hurriedly jumped off his chair and came over to me.

“What’s the matter!? You’re covered in mud, aren’t you? Oh, you’re here too, Delaide!”

“Oh …… there was a commotion about you going into the mountains and not coming back. The town people and my dad came looking for you in the mountains.”

“Really!? I went into the mountains to get some herbs, but on my way back I injured my leg and couldn’t move.”

“I could keep the animals and monsters away with the [Animal Lover], but it hurt so bad I couldn’t move at all, and I was scared. Then, Verna-san helped me.”

“Verna-san?”

I felt like Nord had just said something amazing, but I heard an unknown name, so I asked him back. Well, I think it’s a “witch”‘s name, though ……

“Oh, I-It’s me.”

“Whoa!? You startled me!?”

I was startled by a sudden voice from behind me. It seems to be the name of this “witch”. I looked over and saw her laying my brother down on the living room sofa and covering him with what looked like a towel …… She’s so kind?

I looked at my brother from the side and saw that she was still humming a tune as she went about preparing tea in the kitchen.

The tea was soon placed on the dining room table, and she beckoned me over.

“Here you go ……”

“Oh, thanks …….”

She offered me a cup of tea with a tension that made it difficult to tell whether she was frightened or happy, and I took a sip …….

Oh ……!

“Delicious ……!”

“Re, Really? That’s good.”

“I got some too. It’s good, isn’t it?”

I can’t see the expression on Verna’s face as she claps her hands, so I can only judge by the tone of her voice and her mouth, but right now I know she’s happy. Come to think of it, I think she’s kind of like Nord. I wonder if the tea has any herbs in it, and my tension from meeting the bear and the witch. When I was relieved, I spoke to Nord.

“So, why did you come back for the herbs? If you asked my mom, she probably has it.”

“…… Yeah, …… Dad had a sudden tummy ache. We didn’t have the money to go to the hospital, and Lars’s mother came to my mind, but I couldn’t get the herbs for free, so I had to come and get them myself.”

Ehhhh, Nord says, letting out a big sigh and scratches his head feeling shy.

“At any rate, you should have told us when you did that! If it was Nord, Dad or Mom would have gone with us if we ask them …… but when we heard you didn’t come back, we were really worried, you know ……”

“I-I’m sorry. ……”

“I, I’m so glad we found you quickly …… If the townspeople are looking for you, so we have to go …… Are you leaving now?”

I said a little sadly, but I nod my head and say that we need to let everyone know that we’re okay and that it’s a waste of time to have them search for us. But before leaving, I decided to ask one question.

“Er, are you a witch, Verna-san?”

“What? Yes. I think she’s a witch because she’s a female wizard ……”

“Ah, yes.”

She put her finger on her mouth and tilted her head as if to say, “Of course?”. I think she’s younger than Nina? The way she’s acting now makes her look about 18.

“It’s not about that, it’s about whether you’re the kind of person who kidnaps and eats children that the townspeople and others are talking about!”

“What!? I mean, do witches kidnap and eat children ……!?”

Well, it seems that this person is an airhead …… maybe if she was that kind of person, she would have eaten Nord immediately, and she’s not what the townspeople call a “witch”. I’ll change my question.

“You can use magic, can’t you? Can you teach me how to do that?”

“What? I don’t mind, but …… I’m all about attack magic, you know?”

“Oh, so you can teach me! Well, please teach me next time you come back!”

“You-, you’ll come again! Yes, yes, it’s okay!”

“Oh, I want you to teach me too!”

“O-Of course!”

Nord and Verna are holding hands and shaking each other’s hands, and they look very close. I was thinking that they might have talked all night, when my brother woke up.

“T-This place is ……? Oh, Lars! And Nord! You’re safe!”

“Delaide-kun, you’re awake! I’m sorry!”

The two of them hugged each other tightly, which made me smile, and I greeted Verna-san.

“We’re going to go now then! Thank you, Verna-san. But why do you live in this place alone?”

“Er, I-I like flowers, and I’m researching medicinal herbs. There are some rare medicinal herbs that grow here, so I’m trying to see if I can cultivate them instead of growing them wild ……”

The witch was apparently a researcher. I wonder if she has parents or not ……? I would have liked to have had a chat with her, but my first priority was to get Nord back to town.

“Let’s go, Brother, Nord”

“Yeah!”

“W-We’ll come again.”

“Yes, yes. Maybe it’s okay if I don’t see you guys off because Nord-chan can use his [Animal Lover]?”

“Maybe. Okay, then.”

We left Verna’s house and started to move through the forest to look for Dad and the others. I was hoping to find them before the sun went down, but we were able to find them sooner than I thought.

“Dad!”

“Delaide and Lars! And that’s Nord!”

“Hey! We’ve found them!”

The uncle who was with Dad shouted out the news to everyone, and the relieved townspeople were stroking Nord and shedding tears.

“I’m glad …… We’ll take care of that asshole of a father. Are you two Roen-san’s sons? Thanks for the help, I knew it was Roen-san’s ……”

“Let’s go back since we’ve found Nord, Glenn-san. You guys came out without saying anything to your Mom, didn’t you?”

Uncle was about to say something happily, but Dad interrupted him and I couldn’t hear him.

Later, when we had safely descended the mountain, Nord waved at us and went down the hill surrounded by adults.

Come to think of it, I don’t think the people I was with despised my dad. I guess the secret is still out there.

And as for us —

“We shouldn’t have gone into the mountains without permission, should we? It’s good that we found Nord, though.”

“I know, right? Ah, I’m tired, so I’m going back to my room.”

“Oh, that’s not fair, Lars!?”

“Brother fainted when you saw Verna-san, though!”

“Don’t argue with me!”

Thump!

The next thing I knew, Dad’s fist fell on my head. But I’m glad that Nord is safe. I wish I could do something to his asshole of a father when I see him ……

I was surprised that Verna-san, who I thought was a “witch”, was a regular wizard, but magic seems interesting, so this is going to be fun.

Lars is advancing steadily to get stronger(^_^)

Thank you for reading!

[Afterword Theater]

“You’re doing well. There are people who die soon after being reincarnated because they can’t take care of themselves, after all.”

You’re revealing something rather serious, aren’t you ……