Chapter 7: School? WWWWWHHHHYYYYYYYYYYYY?
"Kazuma, Kazuma! Look, shiny blue stones!"
"Nice, Aqua, looks like you found diamonds-"
"Diamonds? Like the gem? Looks like the world has blessed me!"
"Wait until I get there, I have the Iron...pickaxe... What are you doing?!"
"Huh? Kazuma, where are the diamonds? The block didn't drop it."
"You idiot! You need iron tools to mine it! A stone-pickaxe will destroy it!"
"HAHHHHHH? Why didn't you tell me sooner?"
"I DID! AND YOU IGNORED ME!"
Me and Aqua were playing Minecraft on my Ps4 together. She didn't actually want to play at first, but she became interested in why I was controlling a rectangular, square person in a square world("How is it fun? It looks stupid!"). So I handed her my spare controller that I had never used and told her to play.
And here we are. Playing Minecraft together in a new world. Currently, we were in a cave, deep underground.
"Kazuma, what is that green thing? Why is it sad? Is it friendly?"
Suddenly, I came up with an idea.
"Yes, Aqua. It is called a creeper, and all it wants is a hug. Why don't you go over and hug it? It gives you diamonds in return!"
Aqua's eye's light up.
"Diamonds! Come here, creeper! Look Kazuma! It's coming towards me! It must really like me!"
"Yes, Aqua, that creeper definitely likes you!"
"Kazuma, how do I give a hug? Wait, why does it look like it's gonna explode-"
Aqua was blown up by Creeper
I start laughing my ass off.
"HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! GET PRANKED!"
Aqua starts to cry.
"Kazuma, you meanie! You lied to me! Now I'm going to lose my stuff!"
"Don't worry Aqua, I'll keep them safe in my inventory!
"AAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH! STOP STEALING MY STUFF!"
She flings her controller at me, but I dodge and proceed to pick up her stuff.
Let's see… Some iron ore, coal, cobblestone… three 64 stacks of Wood? What the hell? Why did she have so many?
Aqua was now acting like a child, rolling around the ground while bawling her eyes out.
"I healed you from your injuries, and this is how you treat me?! Give back my kindness! Give back my stuff!"
Ah right. My injuries.
It's sad, really. Everything about it was pathetic.
I was facing mere goblins, who had stone tools, while I had my OP katana.
And yet I got stabbed in the back, ran out of stamina and fainted.
Additionally, it turns out their weapons were coated in poison. Viper venom, to be exact. Extracted from the local Mamushi Japanese Pit Viper, whose venom can kill.
If Aqua wasn't there, I would probably be dead. After I fainted, she brought me back home, healed me, and set my area back to normal.
And I'm grateful for that.
But.
After I woke up and learned that she had healing abilities, I interrogated-I mean asked her about what other abilities she had.
And man is she overpowered.
God Blow? God Requiem? Reflect? Not to mention her excellent support abilities like increase strength and improve speed!
So why did she not help me when she has the abilities to?!
"Look, just respawn in again, and I'll return your stuff, so stop crying, okay?"
Aqua sniffled at me.
"Really?"
"Yes, really."
"You'll really return my stuff to me?"
"Yes yes, so just come back already!"
I wasn't gonna return her stuff back. I was going to burn it all in a fire. But I was going to tell her that.
"DING DONG!"
Huh?
Someone rang my doorbell.
That was strange. I hadn't received any visitors in months, and I wasn't expecting any delivery either.
"Coming!"
I jump up and go to the door, my mind still trying to figure out who it was.
I guess I'll find out by simply opening the door.
I opened the door a little and peeked through the crack.
"Um… Satou-senpai, is it?"
A student from my school was standing in front of my house. She looked younger than me. What was she doing here?
"Yes, I'm Satou. Um, do you need anything from me?"
"I was told to deliver this to you."
She took out a letter from her bag and handed it to me.
I close the door. A second later I realized I never said thanks. Oh well. It's not like I'll ever see her again.
I turn my attention to the letter. I open it and scan through its contents.
Dear Satou Kazuma
I am writing regarding your attendance at school.
You have been absent for the past few months. The school has not received any letter or contact from you. You are asked to contact the school as soon as possible to either explain your absence and situation and return to attendance immediately.
Under the law, every child must attend school regularly up to sixteen years of age or complete at least three years post-primary whichever comes later. When you are absent, you as a student must let the school know the reason for this absence every time. It is school policy that you do this in writing.
Failure to return will result in expulsion.
Thank you for your cooperation in this matter, and we hope to see you soon.
Yours sincerely,
The Principal
I reread the letter many times.
I take a deep breath,
And scream.
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"
"Shut up Kazuma, I'm playing Minecraft!"
This can't be happening this can't be happening this can't be happening.
I crumble up the letter and throw it at Aqua.
"Hey! Why did you throw that at me? And what was that?"
I ignore Aqua and fall flat on my bed.
School.
I thought I had finally escaped it.
Why?
Why must life be so cruel?
I now have to go back.
Back to that classroom, back to feeling stupid all the time, back to those condescending stares, back to the bullies…
Oh god, help me.
"Er, Kazuma, are you okay? Why are you acting lifeless?"
I could just ignore the letter, and go back to playing Minecraft with Aqua.
But expulsion.
Why was it so scary?
I didn't really care about being expelled.
But if my parents found out...
I sigh and sit up from my bed. No going around it. Tomorrow I will have to go back to school.
Thus ends my life as a hikikomori.
"Oh? You okay now?"
Aqua handed me my controller.
"Come on, let's continue! You still need to return my stuff and teach me more about this game!"
I smile at that.
Oh well, I'll worry about school later.
And so I proceed to kill Aqua twenty times in-game, while she proceeds to cry and attack me.
Hey guys, Jeramya here. How you all doing? Hope you are still enjoying my fanfic!
School arc time!
And you know what that means...
Anyways!
Hope you liked Aqua playing Minecraft. I plan on her playing every single popular game out there.
Oh right.
New characters will be introduced in the next chapter! Some you won't recognise, but some you will...
