(Um, Sorry) I've Been Reincarnated (Web Novel)

Chapter 095 - As Expected Of You, Zen

TN: Guys, too many comments on the 30 years old thing. Maybe I didn't made it clear in the translation but the author meant going to 30. Maybe she's tired of writing 'going to', since everyone knew the age, she simply refer it to 30. And sometimes she uses 'arasa', which meant going to 30, 30, around 30. Hopes this cleared it up.

It was evening.

I kicked the worm in my stomach, who was growling with all its might due to its loss of today's dinner, far far away as Zen and me sat in front of the table. Sitting opposite of each other, I was looking at Zen in all seriousness and at this exact moment, the worm raised its head and did its best growl as I ignored it, and ignored it! It was just a worm!

.....Ah, I'm sorry.

As my heart grew colder , Zen opened his mouth.

" I, had always thought I am good at studying. I had always thought that, different from Selphy who is receiving your teachings, I did most of my studies myself with just a few bits of advice from you. "

I imagined Selphy shouting 'How rude!' at his comment but I would just let it slide.

I mean, this guy was a natural airhead, which contributed to the 'bad' part of his personality. He was a guy who could say unpleasant stuff like 'You are too small (chibi)' straight to my face. If I were to retort to each and very little thing he said, I wouldn't last.

I had a feeling there was another guy like this around me but...no. That guy, Shiro, he was doing it on purpose.

――――No wait, wasn't this fatal?

Zen was worried about how his father was handling everything else half-heartedly but wasn't a magic tool shop a place frequented by Nobles? Wasn't it dangerous if he was to accidentally be rude to one?

According to this flow... was this a place I was supposed to retort?

....Ah, no, the important thing right now was listening to Zen's troubles. I kept the serious look on my face as I made some agreeable response.

" But then I... When I tried to study on my own, I found that I can't understand anything.... And that Will had been helping me all along. I can't even get pass page 10..... "

Zen;s shoulders drooped as he said that.

I had no idea how to response. Certainly, it sounded like I had been giving Zen support without even realizing it. Zen, who realized it on his own was awesome too though....

Or rather, the studies we were doing right now were rather ahead and leaving aside my reincarnation cheat, frankly, Zen can be considered a genius.

But, he had a shock when he found out he couldn't do it on his own.

At a loss at how to response, to the me who remained silent, Zen sighed and went 'As I thought.... "

....Sorry.

Was this where I should deny it?

――――How foolish. To be 30 and yet showed this kind of face to a 10 years old who was worried. But this was truly the first time, including my previous life, to have someone consult and discuss his worries with me. Since I had only made a close friend only when I entered High School in my previous life.

Ah, even so, this was completely my fault.

I had closed myself up when I was in Primary School and did not talk with anyone. All because I was idiotically studying hard and trying my best with household chores just to get my mother's approval. But maybe thanks to that, in this life, that experience in turn could help Buu-san's business.