Now that they're gone, I need to properly start fixing my body.
When I start collecting mana, I notice my mana pool is also slowly starting to mend itself.
Due to the low mana concentration, even if it takes longer to fill up it will be able to heal itself without interference from the surroundings.
Spreading the mana around my body and directly into my wounds I start to feel a lot more refreshed even if it takes up my stamina.
Although it's late, I guess I haven't eaten anything since coming here.
Looking towards the table to my right, there's a tray with some food and some utensils.
Although I didn't miss eating these types of food it doesn't mean I wouldn't prefer eating it over what I ate at the Inns.
It was average but it can't be helped since it was both cold and served for low-paying patients.
I start to continue my healing and taking a proper rest while recollecting my thoughts about the day.
I finally managed to meet my family once again but my rage against the empire only builds.
Even if I know they didn't specifically select me, but due me having the so-called best magical talent on earth for the reason of being their only hope doesn't sit well with me.
They were in a time of need but instead of resorting to using their own power and sacrifice they took the easy way out and just summoned another hero like always.
My family missed me, and there is an irreversible time gap created for their selfish reasons.
I left them and only made things worse while I was gone and I couldn't help in any way possible.
Although I hate them, it's already over now and I can't do anything to fix it other than pushing forward and returning.
This time, I'm going to create a better environment for both my mother and sister to live in.
Focusing my goal in mind, I fall asleep after my body gets to the point where it can't continue healing anymore unless it gets damaged.
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I wake up to someone entering the room and I unconsciously collect my mana in a way that I can both defend myself and counter-attack.
My gaze frightens the woman as she walks over to the table and places a tray of food and quickly checks my vitals before running out.
Sighing, I pick up the tray and start to have my breakfast while thinking about the situation I'm in.
I lived in a world were being killed during your sleep was a normal thing and if you ended up dying it can only be said to be your own carelessness.
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A place where a monster can sneak up on you or group up and clobber you for no reason other than being human.
Now I'm on earth were monsters and such do not exist, and people who try to kill you in your sleep doesn't happen unless your some guy who is powerful or caused someone to build up a deep grudge.
It might take a while to adapt, but being a human means I can adapt to any situation presented to me or so they say.
Finishing up my meal I look at my so called wounds and see that they are at a stage where simple movement can be possible without causing any trouble.
I'd like to leave the hospital today but I wonder how I'm going to do it.
Even if I can just use mind magic I don't want to since it doesn't suit me and it's not omnipotent since there are too many people to use it on and will only cause more unneeded problems.
I unhook the IV in my arm and start to get up and doing light stretches to warm up my body.
After a few minutes, I search for my plain looking cloak and find it on a chair by the door.
I take off the current patient clothes I'm wearing and put on my cloak.
If I walked out wearing this I will definitely attract the attention of people and might be tagged as a chuunibyou at my age.
I honestly don't want to go through that at all and since I'm smart enough to avoid such troubles I start to manipulate the mana in my cloak and start to reshape it.
Weaving the mana around the cloak and reshaping it into a normal enough looking shirt and some pants is enough for me since doing any more might damage it.
Since this thread is basically made out of 80% pure mana, as long as you know are able to manipulate the tiny threads then anyone can do what I did if they owned one of these.
Even if you can do this, it doesn't mean it can just reshape into anything you want since it was created to specifically be a cloak.
I start to search the draws and find a piece of paper which I use to write a note saying that I'll be returning home and to contact my family if any trouble occurs with the payments.
Although in all honesty, it will still look strange it's better than nothing so I walk out of the room trying to act as a visitor as I walk through the corridors.
Going down stairs I walk into a room which seems to be the reception area filled roughly 40-50 people in a tight space.
Although I only noticed this now, all the other rooms seemed to have more than a single patient so why did I have my own private room?
Is it because I was supposed to be investigated and I had to be separated in case I was dangerous?
Well, it doesn't matter anymore so I start to leave the building and hear the sound of cars driving past and groups of people walking by.
Even though I've said it many times, I've really returned home, haven't I?
No more waking up to smell the horse droppings from carriages and walking through streets filled with littered waste or homeless people.
Well, there's still litter and homeless people but not as bad as how it is here.
Without worrying about a few strange looks about my appearance and the bustling noises of vehicles around me, I start to head home.
Where am I anyways?
Confused for a moment, I start to look around only to see exactly where I am at moment.
Buildings to the left, Buildings to the right, Hospital behind me, I don't know at all.
...I guess I'll have to ask for directions.
After about 10 minutes of frantically walking around taking up people's time for directions, I finally got a good hit and start to make way going according to what I was told.
After about an hour of walking and turning, I am greeted by a house with a small metal fence in front and some flowers that I don't seem to remember in the front yard.
Walking up closer I start to remember the 15 years I spent living here together with my family and the things I did before my departure.
I started to remember playing with Akari almost every day and helping out around the house so that mum can take a rest and do her own thinking until she got better.
Slowly approaching the house, I notice that no one seems to be home so I guess that gives me some alone time to reminisce before talking to my family once again.
It can't be helped since I've always wanted to come back to home and just take a deep sleep in my room.
I walk up to the door and reach my hand out to the doorknob as my hand starts to shake a little.
I start turning my hand and-
Ah... it's locked.