Isekai Journey Of The Magic Archer

It was really a question I asked myself many times.

It was a common thing where one is transported to a different world. Reincarnated in some character's body. Possess the body of an already existing character in a story.

Travel to a different world because of some weird phenomenon. Or even travel back in very past time.

I had a life fitting to be called a character like that.

This life had been like these common plots.

I had been through a lot...

And still, I wasn't the greatest in this place.

Rein was far better than me. Alf was an amazing mage. Carla was an amazing swordsman.

And this person we just saw. He was definitely young like us but the strength he showed in this small time was something I didn't actually expect to see the same day I came to the capital.

My questions were genuine and it surprised her how I just so causally said that I was a reincarnation.

It was a stereotype that reincarnation is an MC of a fantasy story but, I didn't want to be such a figure.

Why would I want to be someone who naturally had problems as part of their life?

I have had enough already.

I have survived in a place I wished no one was thrown to.

I have also lost someone dear to me.

What else can this world show me?

Devastation? Destruction? Blood bath? Death?

I didn't want that. Not one bit.

Asking for a normal life was no crime and I was asking for just that.

A normal life with this family of mine. A calm life with her. A lovely life with people I cherish.

Heroes can't have these 'normal' things. I know that much.

I just wanted peace...

Will be possible?

I was looking at her and after thinking for a brief moment, she looked at me and shook her head with a smile.

"Well... why think about something that's already so absurd sounding?

You don't want those things right? Then just don't care about things like that.

People? World? Rakshasas? Black mages? Heros?

We don't know what will happen tomorrow. The past has already passed.

What we have is just... this moment, darling.

Do you want to worry about something that doesn't concern you at all after just seeing a special person kill some bad people?

I know this world is fucked up as it is.

There's peace on the outside but people like them already exist all over the world.

Bad, good, heroes, villains, demons, angels, gods, beasts, divine creatures, creatures born from nature directly.

Everything exists here.

Disturbance, wars, and deaths are all facts even with this visible peace.

But, at the very least, there's some peace, right?

We have strength but how we use it is entirely up to us.

Saving lives. Doing absolutely nothing. Doing things from the shadows so that it doesn't get compared to good or bad.

Just because you are a reincarnation, doesn't make you some great main character of this story-like world, my love.

Maybe, there are many other reincarnations in this world.

People with strength, knowledge, and resources far surpassing your own.

There already are those who wants to protect as well as villains who want to destroy.

And every one of these concepts of good or bad is, in the end, equivocal.

Someone's hero might be another's arch-enemy.

What you want to do at this very moment is everything there is to life, no?

The choice is yours, and I will follow you unconditionally.

You are someone I want to be with for the rest of my life and after that so, whatever you want to be, some kind of hero, villain, good, bad, or just a normal person, I am with you.

And sadly, now you are stuck with me~."

That… was quite a speech. And coming from her, it made so great impact that I was speechless for a moment and just blankly stared at her face that found my astonishment cute.

"Wow... Rein... aren't you amazing?"

"Right? Is that even a question~? Huhuhu."

What she said was absolutely true. And I didn't imagine I would ever hear something like this from her.

She said things that were just the things I needed to hear.

And that last thing of being stuck with her...

"Rein," I called her name and she looked down at my face. My head was still on her lap after all.

"I'm glad I'm stuck with you. For now. In the future. In this life... and sure, after that too.

And thanks. Just hearing I will have someone like you with me forever is more than enough pain and blessing.

As for the future... let's just go with how life leads us to. Together, as much as possible."

I smiled warmly and she nodded with excitement.

Has it been three days? Four days?

I just met her but it already feels like we have been together for a long time.

My feelings were already clear.

They were also pure.

And certain.

Maybe the speed we were progressing would seem too fast to some, but, we were certain about this.

And I knew one thing. Neither of us was going to go away saying something stupid like this didn't work out.

We weren't dating or anything. We were certain we will be together for as long as we were in this nature.

Wasn't that good enough?

Things like quarrels and fights would be natural, if they happen that is, but if our foundation is this firm... I have no doubt we will be alright in the end.

She said some really awesome things just now and it helped me clear up my mind quite a lot.

I knew this moment and her words will be something highlighted in this mind of mine and to make this even more special...

"Rein? Wanna see something fascinating?"

My sudden question confused her and the way I lifted my hand, which was glowing with a pure white light, enhanced this confusion even more.

But she didn't hesitate to accept this hand and… the thing that we saw after that... were quite colorful.