A Walk In The Town

Genji's Pov:

I left with Brenda to the town where she showed me various stores of many things. We stopped by a magic items shop and she insisted that I choose a gift as a new member of the family.

 Looking around for anything that might not be costly yet useful, I got attracted to an old pendant. I had one similar to this as a gift from my parents on my 6th birthday. The pendant in front of me was the same which made me ask "Mister, can I ask you about that pendant?"

 I remember giving it to Nanami before she died and the pendant disappeared after her death so maybe it came with her here. The owner sighed "I just happened to find it in a treasure maze. I thought it might have some worth but the experts said it was no more than garbage. You can have it for free if you want."

I picked up the pendant and smiled "Thank you, sir!"

 I looked back at Brenda who asked "Why did you choose this? You should have chosen something more useful. Is it really that interesting for you?" "Yeah. My parents gave me a similar one as a gift and I lost it, it might be the same one I lost before." "In that case, I'm more convinced that you can have it for free." Said the owner.

 Brenda sighed helplessly "Since no item sounded good for you I'll choose one later after you restore your magic and other memories."

We moved from that shop into a blacksmith "What weapon would you choose, Gin?" I was the top in the archery club so it wasn't hard to choose "A bow I guess. I'll do fine with the bow since I have some memories about it." Brenda pouted "Geez, I thought you would be a swordman or lancer like me so I will get to teach you."

 I was startled by her words "Aren't you a mage?" The blacksmith lady laughed "Brenda here isn't just a mage. She can use her fire magic to infuse weapons and since her mother is a famous lancer, she inherited almost the same of her abilities. Yet Leonard is much better at swordsmanship." 

"Leonard?" I asked with curiosity and Brenda shrugged carelessly "My big brother. You didn't see him because that idiot went to be in those darn Tyrant's army in the capital. I'm waiting for him to come back so I can show him that I'm stronger with my lance."

 I could sense some hatred towards the knights from the way she said her brother joined them...

Brenda looked around and jumped "I found it! why not use a sword and a gun? sword will be great to defend and attack at close range combat while gun will be great for distant range combat."

 I was about to argue but Brenda brought a bow and gave it to me "Bows need great strength in arms to shoot a strong arrow. You are still small and weak, that's why I think magical guns are better."

Testing it, I found that she was right. This body isn't the same as my original so maybe I will find trouble with shooting arrows... but a magical gun... "Fine, but first I want to try how magical guns work"

 Brenda's face lit up with excitement "I'll show-" but she was cut mid-way by the blacksmith lady "Not in my shop! Look for somewhere else to destroy with your recklessness." Brenda laughed awkwardly "Hehe! then give me the best sword and gun for someone new to the field. I will make my new friend as cool as my favorite anime character."

 I was dumbfounded when I heard that sentence. I didn't see any sign of TV here, so how could Brenda know about anime? The blacksmith lady laughed "Don't worry boy, your companion has a habit of making up new weird kinds of stuff like some interesting stories portrayed with black and white drawings called manga. She even invented some delicious plates that I never heard of before anywhere like the round doh full of tomatoes and cheese... that pizi thing." Brenda corrected "It's called Pizza and it's the best thing you will ever eat!"

Hearing the two ladies' words, I was pretty sure that Brenda wasn't from here but from my world, and I had to ask her about details later.

 We left the blacksmith shop to a clothes store where I became Brenda's dressing doll. She made me try everything that she liked. The clothes sounded cheap because she bought a lot of things she liked on me in addition to a black coat that was clearly bigger than me.

 "Why did you buy this coat? It's pretty big." I asked "It's for the future. I don't know If I will find one similar to this one but as long as I have it I can make one similar at any time." She replied. I was sure this girl was making me cosplay whatever anime character was this while thinking I was clueless.

"Brenda..." I was about to ask her if she was from my world when she interrupted me. "Right, that dead forest from yesterday was a perfect place to train without blowing up buildings. Let's go there to show you how to use the gun!" Without waiting for my reply, Brenda dragged me with her to that terrible place.

We stood in that dead forest and I felt chills in my bones "Brenda..." "Don't worry, I am here to show you how to use your magic and mana to the fullest, there is no way I am going to let you suffer like yesterday."

We left the bags with Piopino who joined us later and entered the depths of the forest with only the gun and sword. Brenda took the sword and wiped it with her hands and suddenly it ignited with flames "You see? This is how to infuse weapons with your magic. Just pour your mana inside and control it to the way you want."

 I took the gun and tried to understand her method but nothing happened "Brenda, I don't get how to make it." The girl just got that she forgot that I don't know anything about magic and mana and smiled awkwardly "Uhh... Sorry, I forgot that you don't remember. I will show you."

Brenda took the gun and slowly a red aura started to develop around her then the gun started to get covered with it. Brenda aimed at one of the dead trees "You should feel the flow of your mana and control it slowly and carefully then guide it to your hands and infuse the weapon with it. It's so simple. And since this is a gun, once you are about to shoot push more mana to make an explosion which will add more pressure making the shoot more powerful and quicker, like that."
 Brenda pulled the trigger and a huge fireball was shot destroying a huge area of the forest "Uhhh... I guess I overdid it..." "You really did, but it looked powerful and great. Brenda, you are amazing!" she smiled confidently "Hehe! You bet I am! One day, I'll become the queen of this nation and change its disgusting rules."

 I took the gun and tried to concentrate yet it didn't work "Gin, imagine that you are surrounded with water and try to control that water to the weapon." I tried yet failed again.

after half an hour of failures, I felt water all over me. I looked up and found that it was Brenda's doing "Now that you are wet, try to dry yourself by controlling the water droplets." "How come?" "Feel them, be one with them, and try to guide them."

 I felt like an idiot doing this for an hour and Brenda was just pouring water over me, when it was time for lunch Brenda decided to give up and try another method in the evening.
"It's hopeless if you can't feel your mana flow. I'll think of another method while having lunch 'cause I'm hungry."

We started walking home "Sorry for the trouble..." I apologized "It's nothing! I feel happy that I have a new friend. Well, we are almost home! "

 I got curious suddenly "Isn't that weird? You are famous here, yet you don't have friends?" Brenda's eyes suddenly dimmed unlike usual "They are scared of me... You saw what I did in the forest, I can't control my power very well so I always cause trouble. Kids avoid me because I'm too powerful for them." "I don't think it's a proper reason to be abandoned. Having a strong alley means higher survival chances."

 Brenda smiled "Don't worry about me, I have someone already. Even tho I don't remember everything, I'm sure he-" Brenda didn't finish her words before dropping the bags in her hands with a shocked face and shouting "Mom!"