ISEKAI? More like I See Crap!-Chapter 69: A Small Farewell, A Big Promise ( )

Hazuki stood in front of Ellyn, hands in his pockets, watching her closely.

Ellyn tried her best to hold back her tears, but her ears twitched, and her tail drooped slightly.

"Uncle..."

Hazuki tilted his head.

"Hmm?"

Ellyn bit her lip and looked down.

"Don’t forget about me, okay?"

Hazuki smirked and crossed his arms.

"I won’t. Besides, you’re just going back home, right?"

Ellyn nodded slowly.

"Yes... but..."

Hazuki grinned and ruffled her hair.

"Ah, don’t worry. If I can, I’ll go there and visit you."

Ellyn’s eyes widened.

"For real?!"

"Yeah."

Then—

Ellyn couldn’t hold back anymore.

"Uncle... thank you!"

She jumped forward, wrapping her arms around Hazuki.

Hazuki blinked in surprise but eventually sighed and hugged her back.

"Yeah, yeah... just don’t cry, alright?"

Ellyn smiled against his chest.

Even if they were apart for now—

She knew.

They would meet again.

Hazuki sighed, looking at Ellyn’s teary face.

"Hey, it’s not like we’ll be apart forever. You know that."

Ellyn sniffled and rubbed her eyes.

"Yes... but..."

Hazuki rolled his eyes and gently wiped away her tears with his thumb.

"Besides... you’re gonna be my wife in the future, right?"

Ellyn blushed slightly but nodded.

"Mmm..."

Then—

Hazuki suddenly remembered something.

"Ah... wait a sec."

He reached into his bag and pulled out a necklace—the one from the loot he got before.

Then—

Without a word, he placed it around Ellyn’s neck.

Ellyn blinked in surprise.

"Uncle...?"

Hazuki grinned.

"It’s for you."

Ellyn held the necklace gently, admiring its beauty.

"It’s pretty... Thank you!"

Hazuki patted her head.

"Now, now, be careful out there, okay?"

Ellyn nodded eagerly, gripping the necklace.

"Okay!"

Even if they were apart for now—

This necklace would remind her.

"Ellyn?"

"Hmm?"

Ellyn quickly tried to wipe her tears, sniffling.

Hazuki sighed and handed her a small pouch of coins.

"Here. It’s not much."

Ellyn looked at the pouch, then back at Hazuki.

"But Uncle, if you give me this, what about you?"

Hazuki grinned confidently.

"Huh? I’m a man. I can always find more money if I want to."

Ellyn tilted her head, unconvinced.

"Are you sure?"

"Yes, yes, don’t worry about me. Just promise me you’ll be safe."

Ellyn slowly nodded.

Then—

She raised her pinky.

Hazuki paused, staring at it, then chuckled.

"Pinky again, huh?"

Ellyn didn’t say anything—just held her pinky out, waiting.

Hazuki sighed, then smiled.

He hooked his pinky with hers.

"Don’t forget about our promise, okay, Uncle?"

Hazuki grinned.

"I won’t. Besides... I’m gonna marry a hot catgirl anyway."

Ellyn pouted but giggled.

Hazuki felt something was... off.

He turned his head slightly.

Then—

He noticed something strange. freeweɓnovel.cøm

Ellyn wasn’t leaving in a simple public carriage.

Instead—

A huge group of maids and heavily armed personal guards stood nearby.

They wore full plate armor, their weapons polished and ready.

Some of them stood in perfect formation—like trained knights.

Among them—

A few robed individuals, likely mages, stood with a commanding presence.

Hazuki’s eyebrow twitched.

"Ellyn?"

Ellyn turned, smiling nervously.

"Yes, Uncle?"

Hazuki pointed at the armored group.

"Who... are they?"

Ellyn fidgeted.

"Um... errr..."

Hazuki narrowed his eyes.

"Ellynnnnn..."

Ellyn straightened her back and quickly blurted out—

"They’re paid escorts! Paid by my mother!"

Hazuki blinked.

"Oh... really?"

Ellyn nodded rapidly.

"Y-Yes!"

Hazuki stared at her suspiciously.

"Hmmm..."

Ellyn pouted.

"D-Don’t look at me like that! It’s real!"

She crossed her arms.

"Mother even sold our house to pay for this escort!"

Hazuki raised an eyebrow.

"For real?"

He turned to Ellyn’s "mother."

The woman simply nodded, keeping her usual calm expression.

"Yes. We are going back to our hometown anyway."

Hazuki rubbed his chin.

"...Something still feels off... but whatever."

He shrugged.

"Well, as long as you two are safe, I guess that’s fine."

Ellyn exhaled in relief.

Hazuki rubbed his chin, still eyeing the heavily armed escort.

"Wow... your mother really had enough money to pay for this many people?"

Ellyn nodded quickly, a little too quickly.

"Y-Yes, Uncle!"

Hazuki narrowed his eyes.

"Hmmm..."

Ellyn felt a bead of sweat roll down her cheek.

She needed to distract him. Fast.

"U-Uncle!"

Hazuki snapped out of his thoughts.

"Huh? What now?"

Ellyn gestured for him to lean down.

"Come here for a second..."

Hazuki raised an eyebrow.

"Huh? What is it?"

Still suspicious, he bent down slightly to listen.

But then—

Ellyn suddenly grabbed his collar—

And—

KISSED HIM ON THE LIPS.

Hazuki’s entire brain short-circuited.

"?!?!?!?"

His eyes widened in shock.

The armored guards pretended not to see anything.

The mages glanced at each other but said nothing.

Ellyn’s "mother" crossed her arms, sighing.

Ellyn quickly pulled away, her face red.

Then—

She grinned mischievously.

"Now you really can’t forget me, Uncle."

Hazuki staggered back, grabbing his chest like he took a critical hit.

"W-WHAT THE HELL JUST HAPPENED?!"

Ellyn giggled and ran off toward the carriage.

"Bye-bye, Uncle~!"

Hazuki stood there, frozen.

As the carriage rolled away...

He finally processed it.

He grabbed his head and screamed to the sky.

"WHYYY!!!"

Inside the carriage, Ellyn clenched her fists, focusing all her energy.

She could feel it—the immense mana flowing through her.

All of it—transferred from Hazuki when she kissed him.

Her body trembled slightly as she struggled to control it.

As soon as she confirmed they were far enough from town—

Her body glowed softly.

In an instant—

The small childlike figure was gone.

Now—

A stunning adult catgirl sat in her place.

Her clothes felt tighter—but she ignored it.

She had more important things to focus on.

"Absolute Eye... activate."

Her eyes shimmered with mystic patterns as she analyzed her own mana flow.

Across from her, Mrs. Faria watched silently, arms crossed.

She could see it.

Ellyn was struggling—not with the transformation itself, but with the sheer volume of mana she had just absorbed.

Inside Ellyn’s mind—

"Uncle’s mana pool... is insane!"

It wasn’t just big.

It was bottomless.

It felt like she had only taken a small fraction—yet it was still overwhelming.

"Even after absorbing this much, he probably hasn’t even noticed a difference... just how deep is his mana reserve?"

She gritted her teeth, adjusting the flow inside her body.

Even with her Absolute Eye skill, fully controlling this level of mana was... challenging.

She exhaled slowly, forcing her body to shrink back into her childlike form.

Her ears, tail, and body returned to normal—no one would ever suspect her true self.

Mrs. Faria sighed, shaking her head.

"And he’s completely unaware of what he has..."

Ellyn smiled softly.

He doesn’t need to know... yet.

Ellyn smiled, resting her head against the seat.

"If only he knew... just how much mana he actually has."

( End Of Chapter )