Published at 29th of December 2019 02:49:27 PM
Chapter 195.1
There was light within the secret space, but it was a lot weaker compared to my light magic, so the room was dim .
It might be because of that that Niki found my side bright as he held his knees by the wall .
He’s sitting down and isn’t moving, but he doesn’t look to be in pain .
“Thank goodness you’re safe . Are you hurt?” [Ryouma]
“…I’m fine . ” [Niki]
“Really?” [Ryouma]
“Yeah… I twisted my leg when running, but it’s not so bad that I can’t walk…” [NIki]
“I see . ” [Ryouma]
I’m guessing he’s talking about when the goblins chased after him .
“Can you show me your twisted leg? I can use healing magic . ” [Ryouma]
The goblins have been dealt with already, so let’s get his leg fixed and go back .
That’s what I had in mind, but Niki suddenly stopped extending his right leg and pulled it back .
“…Don’t…” [Niki]
“Huh?” [Ryouma]
“I don’t want to go home . ” [Niki]
“Ryou…kun! …hear me!?” [Shin]
Niki muttered in a faint voice as if he’d just remembered something .
At roughly the same time as he said that, I heard Shin-san’s voice come from outside . It was hard to make out, though .
How do I deal with this issue of not wanting to go home? Hmm… But before that, I better contact the members of the Wharf of Shikumu .
” ‘Whisper’ …Can you guys hear me? It’s Ryouma . It’s hard to hear each other from here, so I’m using a wind spell to send my voice there . ” [Ryouma]
“I can hear… you!!” [Shin]
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“That’s good then . I found Niki-kun . He’s in good health and unharmed . But…” [Ryouma]
When I explained the situation, the members of the Wharf of Shikumu from outside tried to say something .
Unfortunately, their voices conflicted with each other and made it hard to understand what they’re saying . Despite that Niki-kun was still able to understand that they were trying to get him to come out .
Unfortunately, their efforts only had the opposite effect .
“Shut up! Shut up! Shut up! No matter what anyone says, I’m never coming back! There’s no point since you won’t believe me anyway!” [Niki]
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Niki yelled angrily in response to the voices calling out to him, but as he hung his head, his voice gradually became tearful .
…This is a narrow area with no place to run . If I wanted to, I could easily capture Niki-kun and throw him into my Dimension Home for the slimes to hold captive . Once we get back to the village, I could hand him over to his parents, and this incident will come to a close .
But if I do something like that, this same thing will probably just repeat itself .
Since he was able to build this secret base of his, Niki-kun could be said to be a child with some ability .
If he were to run away from home a second time, he might just do it with resolve .
“…Sorry, guys . I want to talk to him, so can you guys wait out there for a bit?” [Ryouma]