The one that left behind

1 month since coming to this world.

⅓ of my classmates have been scouted by higher-ups of some country.

The ones who disappeared immediately were people who had super powerful skills like the Light Hero.

It seems like when it comes to scouting, the fast one wins. A variety of people were coming and going.

Listening to the talks of those people, we began seeing the state of the continent.

The continent we are in is called the West Continent, and there are 6 countries in it.

Summarizing it…

The Sun Country, Highland: the leading power of the continent. Has the most national power, with their population, military force, and financial affairs at the top ranks.

The Fire Country, Great Keith: Half of their country is deserts. Their martial arts is popular, and there's a lot of beastkin and mercenaries.

The Water Country, Rozes: The country we are currently in. Their touristic industry is flourishing. Also, the power of the church is high.

The Wood Country, Spring Log: Most of the country is forests. The power of the elves is strong. There's beastkin, too.

The Commercial Country, Camelot: Casinos and money lending is prosperous.

The Earth Country, Karilan: an underground country. The power of the dwarves is strong. Metal business is prosperous.

Something like that. The relationship between the 6 countries is decently good.

At the very least there's no wars.

There was also a country called Lafilogue a long time ago that has fallen.

My classmates dispersed to different countries depending on the conditions of the scouts.

Obviously, there was no scouts for me.

Haah.

I am currently taking a class for magic.

There's not a single classmate from my previous world.

I am together with children at elementary school level.

I know is shameful but what can I do? I'm weak after all.

"Takatsuki-san just came to this world. Everyone, get along with him, okay?"

""""Yees.""""

The children say this in chorus.

One high school student within the elementary school students.

Hah. I don't want to think about it anymore.

"Now then, today we will be learning about elements. This world has 7 elements, and all of them have their ups and downs."

The old lady teacher writes down the explanation on the blackboard.

Sun: Controls things like light, lightning, and wind.

Moon: Controls things like darkness, and death.

Fire: Controls things like flames, and heat.

Water: Controls things like water, ice, mist.

Wood: Controls things like animals, and poison.

Gold: Controls things like luck, and destiny.

Earth: Controls things like earth, stone, and metals.

"The 7 elements have their respective Goddesses. Aside from the Moon, the 6 elements are widely worshipped around the continent. As you may already know, Moon rules over darkness and death. You must not worship it, okay?"

"""Okaaay."""

"When using whichever magic, you will require mana. When using a strong spell, you will require a lot of mana, and because of that, you need to raise your level…"

The lesson continued.

Well at the very least this is good so I can learn more about this world.

◇◇

3 months since coming to this world.

"Takki-dono, take care." (Fujiwara)

"Yeah, you as well, Fuji-yan."

Fuji-yan has been scouted.

It wasn't an adventurer party, but a merchant company.

It seems like he formed a connection with a merchant that came to the Water Temple.

Fuji-yan really has a good head on his shoulders.

"I plan on working at Makkaren which is the closest city to the Water Temple. If you ever go there, please give me a call." (Fujiwara)

"Got it. If I go there, I will look for you."

His truly reliable and a true friend in these 3 months he continuing helping me.

"Then, please do your best in your training." (Fujiwara)

"Yeah, good luck to you too."

Fuji-yan and I exchange a tight handshake and separated.

It is saddening but I don't want to hinder his patch. So what I can do for him is cheer him up and pray for his safety.

More than half of the beginning members have left.

I am a bit lonely now.

"Makoto-niichan, have you gotten better at water magic?"

Lately, a boy I began getting along with after talking about my previous world has been my only talking partner.

It seems he is the third son of a noble somewhere.

"[Water Ball]."

When I say this, a water ball the size of a softball was on top of my palm.

The process of magic is: Generate → Control.

And the process to activate Water Ball is: Water Generation → Water Control (Forming the shape of a ball).

The strength of the water generation depends on the mana of the user.

The control of the water depends on the proficiency of the magic.

My mana is elementary level, so it is astoundingly weak.

It takes my all to create a small water ball like this.

Fortunately, proficiency increases the more you use magic, so I am using magic every day.

No, I'm using it for almost 24 hours now.....

I only sleep 5 hrs every day and spend my 19 hrs in training.

"Wow! You can do that much in just 3 months?! It took me 2 years. [Fireball]!"

A ball of fire the size of a basketball appears on the top of his palm.

Big.

It is around 5 times the size of mine.

I feel like crying.

The boy has [Fire Magic: Intermediate], [Swordsman: Intermediate]. He says all the time that he is going to become a magic swordsman.

I want to become a magic swordsman too…

Because I don't have warrior skills, I cannot take jobs that are related to the warrior classes. And looking at my stats it's despairing

I have no choice but to work hard in being a mage.

"Makoto-niichan, let's work hard!"

"Yeah", I nod weakly.

◇◇

Half a year has passed since coming to this world.

Almost no scouts are coming to the temple now.

The remaining classmates counting me have to begin thinking about what they should do themselves.

Or so I say, but they are people that have skills like [Swordsman: High] and [Mage: High], so there's not much to be depressed about.

Aside from me.

Currently, I have begun to train in skills other than mage, like traveller and thief.

I was able to learn this thanks to my skill [RPG Player].

The skills of the traveller are [Dismantle], [Cooking], [Emergency Treatment], and [Tinder]. There's a lot of skills that serve for journeys.

The thief skills are [Detection], [Trap Disable], [Evasion], and [Escape]. Its trait is that most skills are useful for detecting danger beforehand, and running away from the enemy.

They are necessary for someone like me who plans on acting solo.

◇◇

9 months have passed since coming to this world.

The remaining classmates are 3 including me.

There are no chances for us to meet.

I have been pouring all my time into training and the library.

It is to learn the language of this world.

If I can read the letters, I can read books.

I have no knowledge about this world.

The history of this world, the races, monsters, geography, diseases, etc.

I have to leave this place in 3 months.

I want to increase my knowledge of this world as much as possible.

I have investigated a bit about the history of this world.

The name of the era in this world is the Salvation Era.

Currently, it is the year 1001 of the Salvation Era.

The year 0 of the Salvation Era was when the Savior Abel defeated the Great Demon Lord.

Savior Abel.

According to history, it was a hero that held the two skills Light Hero and Lightning Hero.

A walking cheat.

The Savior Abel is the founder and king of the strongest kingdom of the continent, Highland.

Defeating the demon lord and creating a country.

The classic hero.

The comrades of the Savior Abel created their respective countries. Like the Fire Country and the Water Country.

I managed to learn about the history of that time in detail thanks to the books in the library.

But the history before the year 0 is fragmented.

When the Great Demon Lord was present it was apparently a dark period where the continent was in his control.

Thanks to the Savior, we are in this era now.

◇◇

1 year has passed since coming to this world.

There's no classmates anymore.

I am now the last one of the 1-A class.