MUSHOKU TENSEI: the beginning after the end

Nanahoshi's POV

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How long has it been since I came into this world?

60-70 years? I don't remember well.

But what I do remember is when I came into this world

I was arguing with my ex-boyfriend Akihito about a trivial thing...seriously...why did we even fight over something like that?...I now realize how immature I was at that time.

But...can you blame me? I was only 17 at the time.

A friend of mine tried to intervene in the fight but I was very angry so I ignored him.

-Be..be careful!!- Rudeus shouted, although at that moment he didn't know that that fat man was Rudeus.

He pushed me and Akihito out of the way of a runaway truck.

That's the last thing I remember of my world, after...darkness...

It wasn't like teleportation magic...it was something different...as if I had just closed my eyes for a moment and then...

I opened my eyes again and I was in the middle of a deserted plain...

I didn't know it at the time but I was in the middle of what was the city of Roa

I wandered around the plain for a couple of hours and realized I was inside a huge crater, by that point I was starting to get too scared, I thought maybe I was dreaming or in a dream

Or in a coma, I thought the truck had run me over and I was unconscious and dreaming.

That would explain the sudden darkness right?....

So I wandered until I had no more strength and fell defeated And almost immediately a man appeared in front of me, tall, with white hair, not very handsome but not ugly either, his eyes were a strange yellow color and they were surrounded by what seemed to be Scales?...

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Huh? What language is that? It's not Japanese, much less English or any other language that I've known before?

-*******...*******?..********??-

The man continued speaking in the unknown language while looking into my eyes.

I don't know why but I decided not to look away from him, he noticed this and frowned.

After looking around he started walking out of there, so I decided to follow him..Well, what other choice did I have, right? Besides, he didn't disapprove of this and he didn't seem to mind my company either.

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It took me about 8 months to fully learn the language of this world.

I discovered that the man's name was Orsted and he wandered around the world according to him to fulfill his mission.

He is strong, in fact very strong, stronger than anyone I have ever seen, he faced many people and had no mercy on them He always killed them using his own hands, stabbing them into their chests, no matter if they were men, women or children.

He calls them apostles of Hitogami who is his sworn enemy

And he always makes the excuse that "one must not show mercy to an apostle of Hitogami or they may cause problems in the future"

Although well, I could pass it off as self-defense, right? Those guys always attacked to kill and Orsted was just defending himself, right?

And also something I realized faster...this is not my world...it's a different world with people with superhuman abilities and magic....the first time I saw magic was when When an apostle of Hitogami attacked Orsted with an advanced rank fire spell

I immediately tried to replicate some of that but quickly realized that I have no mana, in this world even corpses have mana but I don't... not a bit, in view of this Orsted He gifted me 3 magic rings that activate beginner, intermediate and advanced rank barrier magic

In addition to a layer that protects me from stab wounds and keeps me warm in winter and cool in summer.

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The humans in this world are all Caucasian, there are no black people, or people with my features, which always earned me curious glances and men saw me as something exotic and always tried to Flirting with me which disgusted me.

In view of this Orsted gave me a simple white mask made of very resistant clay, this was not a magical instrument and only served to hide my face.

We were like this for 3 years until I met him...

Rudeus....at that moment he had the appearance of a child

We met by pure chance and due to a misunderstanding Orsted mistook him for an apostle of Hitogami and almost killed him.

That didn't bother me since I had gotten used to this style of travel but it caught my attention that he didn't feel fear towards Orsted like all the beings in this world.

Since Orsted has a curse that makes everyone hate him

So I asked him to heal him, he refused at first telling me the same old thing that all apostles must die.

But I told him my hunch and he reluctantly agreed.

Apparently my suspicions bore fruit when we met again 2 years later at the magical university of Sharia.

In that place I discovered that he was from my world but he came here after dying

I quickly made him help me in my attempts to return home, at first I just used him as my mana vessel but unconsciously I became more honest with him to the point where That I could consider him my friend And then...maybe something more than a friend...

And yes it was, when I got sick due to the accumulation of mana he thoughtlessly risked his life on the Demon Continent just to save me And since he said it's just something friends do...I was able to hide it at the time but his words made my heart beat a thousand times an hour.

Since then I considered him my best friend and not just a tool for my plans

And then...I developed feelings that I only imagined were for Akihito....

Am I being unfaithful? No, we haven't been together for almost a decade now...but still...

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the years passed, he grew up He matured and became more handsome..... Ahem... I mean, and started his family while I continued with my mission to return home.

Years passed until after 13 years in this world my greatest experiment failed...this would have devastated me if Rudeus had not warned me that it was a possibility.

I developed a hypothesis that I should be in this world for some reason or mission and that I could not leave until I fulfilled it.

He tried to comfort me by putting his arm on my shoulder, almost hugging me. That made me shudder and I almost gave in, but no! He is a man married three times... and I already have Akihito...

So I made a decision...I would enter a dream state With the help of one of Peragius's relatives And I would wake up only one day every month

This is with the purpose of waiting for Akihito if he ever came here so we can accomplish whatever we are destined to do here and be able to return home.

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And so the years passed...or the days for me

Every day that I woke up Rudeus would come to visit me and I welcomed his visits with pleasure.

The days I spent with him made my heart happy and my feelings for him, which I had denied for decades, began to flourish unbridled...

For me days passed but for Rudeus months passed, 12 days for me was a whole year for him

Every time he woke up he became older and older...

So...after no more than 1 and a half months for me...I received The news....

Rudeus had died...at the age of 74...

I was devastated and spent that whole day crying, thinking that I would never see my best friend again...and who knows when Akihito would show up...it just made me feel desperate Until....

I had lost my besh friend, my only connection to my world and....the person I loved....

What for me was less than a week, that is, 5 days, abroad was 5 years

I felt awful and very sad, Rudeus' death only made my mood worse.

But then...

-Miss Nanahoshi Orsted came to visit you- said Sylvaril from the hallway

Orsted?, How strange...when was the last time he visited me? No...did he even visit me Before I entered the dream state?..

Getting those thoughts out of my mind I spoke

-Thanks, come in- I said

Without waiting any longer Orsted entered the room.

He was the same as when I first met him, the only thing that had changed over time was his look.

When I first met him, his gaze was always angry and perceptive of his surroundings, now his gaze is more relaxed as possible and a small smile can be seen on his face.

-Hello Orsted, what brings you here today?- I asked him as I sat down on the chair and Orsted did the same.

Orsted looked at me doubtfully for a few moments but decided to speak.

-Nanahoshi, you know that Rudeus died right?- he suddenly said

Eh?...

-Uh...yes, I already knew that...- I answered depressed

-Yes, and in fact that hasn't changed in part...but I came here to lighten your emotional burden....- he said while looking me in the eyes.

Are you trying to comfort me?...

-Excuse me, but what exactly do you mean?- I asked confusedly.

-I mean Rudeus is alive- he said bluntly.

-What? ...What do you mean by that?-I asked confused and getting anxious.

-How can I explain this to you?- he muttered to himself but I could hear him.

-This is just a theory, but somehow a young Rudeus was summoned to the future To correct a failed future, we hypothesize that we failed to defeat Hitogami...- Orsted said as he looked into my eyes.

.....I was in shock...

-Wait?!, are you serious?!!...-I asked louder than I thought

-Yes, I have no doubt- said Orsted without flinching.

-But how is it possible?!!!- I couldn't contain the disbelief and at the same time the emotion of my words, if I learned something from this world is that if there is magic involved everything is possible, and Rudeus In his Tragic diary of the future he will travel to the past...so traveling to the future is not so far-fetched, right?...

-Is it really him?!! - I was getting too excited and Orsted noticed it

-Yes- he answered me dryly and with a frown.

-I'm sorry I got carried away...- I said sadly

-No problem, I understand- he replied.

-So the return...- I murmured excitedly to myself.

-Yes, and that's why I came first, so you can prepare yourself mentally- he answered me.

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Afterwards Orsted spent 10 minutes explaining his current situation and how Rudeus should talk to me.

I agreed and mentally prepared myself as Orsted left the room.

But as soon as I saw him, it was as if all that previous talk had been in vain.

There he was, just as handsome and gentle as I remembered, I felt butterflies in my stomach and froze on the spot....

-Hello again....,I couldn't thank you for your help in Rapam now that I remember it- Rudeus said...

Aaaah...just as playful as always...one of the things that made me fall in love with him...

In reality I was in shock...and so I couldn't take it anymore.

And I cried... I cried and cried...

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Hi, the longest chapter I've written so far, enjoy it

I decided to make Nanahoshi secretly fall in love with Rudeus because I just... love Nanahoshi it's a shame that in canon her relationship with Rudeus didn't go beyond friends and I feel like they grew apart in the end of th novela

Still enjoy and give me your review and stones