Without wasting time any longer, I jumped up the fence. My pants got caught and made me fall. Even the hood I wore was loose. Not giving the slightest care about it, I immediately got up. Passing an expansive yard right beside the building. There was only a dim lantern in this place. Its light wasn't bright enough. So I figured whatever it was, radiating the radiance itself. Not reflected by garden lantern.
Almost exactly the same as the incident one year ago. While on the river, suddenly a strange object made me pick it up because of its glow. If this was the same thing at that time. Could it be that I could return to my original world?
However, my hope instantly vanished. When I approached it, the light was flying up high. Then it flew close to me and landed on my nose.
"A beetle?"
This was the first time I saw this kind of insect. The beetle was very similar to fireflies. But its size was as an adult thumb. Moments later, that bug flew away. I felt disappointed. Thinking about my foolishness. Or felt had a naive thought the exact same event would be repeated twice precisely.
"Hei, Stupid! What are you doing there? Didn't I tell you to come here?" Shouted Dimas, his figure suddenly appeared at the end of the corridor.
"Yes, yes. I'll be right there," I answered. Actually, that boy could tell me in a better way. No need to shouting like a monkey.
"And why your hood is loose, dumbass? Fix it before anyone sees you!"
"Yeesss."
Not wanting to be abused by him anymore, I immediately put it back to cover my head. Leaving curiosity and hope far away. Following Dimas's step along the corridor, I was led into a large double-door. It was the first time I entered this building. Because when I usually played here, I just ended up at the drugstore or the front garden.
The room was huge enough to contain two aligned long tables. A crystal chandelier hanging from the ceiling. This room was filled with some furniture and decoration. Too many empty spaces for this large room. Yet quite simple and modest.
However, what made this room more lively was the presence of small children who were noisy when waiting for dinner time. The children here were orphans.
Yes, you're right. Aside from managing a clinic and the drug store, Aunt Saantya also took care of those small children who didn't have a place to stay here. She sometimes brought home child beggars, some kids left by their parents, or the slavery practice victims. Her noble nature of caring and loving for others made everyone in this town called her 'The Saints.'
I also agreed. When I first met Aunt Saantya, she greeted me with a warm and friendly face.
My eyes swept toward children. Their age ranges between four to ten years. They were shouting, joking with others, or playing with the spoon and fork on the table. Made a noisy sound echoing in this room. Some caregivers tried to keep them in silence. But they were children after all. Still doing it even though caregivers forbade them. When crossing the room, some children saw me. Laughing. I wonder what was funny. Watching the children's faces who laughed off was a great relief. Made me somehow giggled and waved to them.
Dimas took me to a chair at the end of the long table. The place where the adults sat. I'd known some of them. They were orphanage caregivers and pharmacists. Dimas pulled up a chair and let me sit. I flinched, staring at him weirdly. Since when he so cared about me? However, because of this lovely atmosphere, I didn't really give a damn about it.
Next to me, a middle-aged woman wore a uniform similar to the pharmacist but quite different. Pure white color cotton-like, with big buttons. I gave a thoughtful smile, followed by a slow nod.
"Thank you for inviting us to dinner, Saantya!" I said softly.
"It's okay, little girl! I'd assumed you've been a part of us," she answered, then chuckled. "I heard you need a place to stay for a week?"
"Yes. Could you let me stay here?"
"Of course, sweetheart! Feel free to stay here until whenever you want. Moreover, this place is pretty big. It doesn't matter if we get one more person."
"Once again, thank you." I bowed deeply. My feeling divided into two, happy and ashamed.
Five minutes later, some girls came from the corridor with food trays on their both hands. After I looked carefully, the dishes were beef, chicken roast, meat stew with black grass, fried mushroom butter sauce, and other dishes. Hot steam billowed out into the air like the chimney on a steam train.
The persons in dinner duty put the food onto the long table. Among them was Kak Shella. It happened that she was serving food at the end of this table. So I could greet her. Before finishing, the girl gave an extra portion of meat soup to Dimas. It should be one person, one serving. But this dude got two.
"Thank you for helping me," whispered Kak Shella, giving her best smile at the man.
I sighed. Sure, I'd tried to make them got closer. But it seemed, without my interference, both of them were mutually attracted to each other. Look at this girl's eyes! Seemed so lovely and fascinated by him. For the first time, I saw Kak Shella made such expressions. Usually, she was mediocre to all boys, including a noble child in the town who often came to tease her lately.
For now, let alone their feelings developing. I was more focused on what was on the table. Well, now how do I eat up the portion which twice than I usually eat? If guests didn't finish on food from the host, it could be considered bad. It was common in this country. When confused, I suddenly turned my head.
Thrusting a bowl of asparagus soup and a piece of grilled chicken to the side. Dimas, who was about to start eating, stopped.
"For you. You had already known my portions, right?"
Without letting out any word, Dimas has immediately devoured the food in front of him. I dumbfounded. Never imagined he would show his 'polite' way of eating food here, in front of Kak Shella, Aunt Saantya, the children, caregivers, and pharmacists. His teeth chew faster. His mouth made a sound that attracted other's attention.
I elbowed him and grinned. "Now, look who is shameless here?"
"Shut up! This is the way I eat food." Dimas glared.
Although a little disturbed because children chatter noise and Dimas's chewing, of course, this dinner itself could be considered perfect. I said it because of that bastard old man, Grussel never gave us a splendid meal. The best food he gave was only dried chicken, fish bones, as well as other perfunctory dishes. Even the cat was reluctant to eat it. If I weren't in the crowd, I would cry in happiness now.
After dinner, I helped wash the dishes and the equipment. I wasn't familiar with homework. But this should be done. Of course, as a thank you for the kindness to Aunt Saantya, who accepted me. While allowed to stay here, I had to help with the work that I could do.
At nine o'clock at night, I crawled into bed. I shared a room with Kak Shella. Because the room had two beds, which happened to be empty. The girl also didn't mind. She was happy because there was one she could get together with. Now there were only two of us here. Dimas had already returned to the hunter base Dark Night. Because just me who was expelled by the bastard old man. Suddenly, I remembered Grussel nauseating expression. Disgusting. I hope there was a lizard that fell into his mouth while he was snoring.
I cleaned up the bed linen. Then pulled the blanket up to my chest. The mattress was quite soft and comfortable. It was warm too. Made my fatigue disappear in an instant. Actually, I used to sleep a little late. But everyone in this place used to go to bed at nine precise. Inevitably I had to follow this unwritten rule. 'When in Rome, do as the Romans do.' That was what I did today.
"Anggi ... Are you still going to wear that hood?" Asked Kak Shella quietly. Turning her head toward here.
"Oh, how foolish I am? It became my habit." I chuckled. Then remove the hood, which covered my head. The hood wasn't a part of my clothes.
This hood was the only thing that hid my real race, Haier-Elvian. I used this to cover my long ears. Human and Elvian were never got along. The town people would discriminate against me if they knew I wasn't a human. Therefore, I always wore the hood whenever I was out of headquarters. Only Dimas and other hunting members knew about my secret.
I put the hood on a small table beside the bed. Then remove the tie and let my hair down to my back. After that, I threw myself onto a soft mattress. My eyes almost closed when realizing that Kak Shella's stare was fixed on me.
"What's wrong?" I turned to the side. Feeling uncomfortable with her gaze.
"Nothing. I'm just jealous of your smooth and long hair. Nice and beautiful!" She said without hesitation.
Hearing her words, I squinted. Beautiful? Had she forgotten everything?
"You seem to concern me as a real girl, huh?"
"Maybe." Kak Shella grinned, then laughed. "Really, looking at your figure like this makes me almost forget that you're actually a boy. I even let you spend the night in my room."
Although I knew Kak Shella didn't mean to hurt me. Still, that statement shattered my heart. I didn't reply. Staring silently at the room ceiling and the whole room lit only by the Rubiel light-The Moon in this world.
"Come on, I'm just kidding!" Said Kak Shella, trying to cheer. "Haven't you given up on finding a way to return to our homeworld?"
I shook my head slowly. Still not in the mood to talk.
"I think ... you were the most amazing among us, Anggi. At the moment, everybody has started to give up. Yet you are still persistent in gathering information. No matter where and how long, you'll go searching even through to the end of the world. Honestly, I hang a little hope for you. While not expecting too much.
"And I'm sure do other friends too. At first, when I knew I was dragged into another world, it was terrible. I was afraid I couldn't meet again with my parents, my sister, and my friends. Being in a foreign place was very scary. They didn't like the people in our city. Their language was also strange. I felt alienated.
"But you were the one who made me stronger. Keep telling me when everything would be fine. You're even willing to join a hunter group that we first met in this world. You also taught us to speak, read, and write their language. Until finally, I could adapt to this world. Even finding a job and live a normal life.
"It's all thanks to you. I thank you for what you have done for me. You're like a hero, Anggi."
Kak Shella grinned, then let a sweet smile out. The smile was genuine and sincere. As the moonlight shining at night. I was stunned for a moment. Trying to understand the words.
Indeed, I did it all. The reason was undoubtedly only I was the one who could do it. Who else among us could speak in their language? Who else among us had the ability beyond human until that bastard old man, Grussel, took an interest and recruited me into the group? It was all my role after all.
Indeed I cursed myself who became a Haier Elvian. Thinking if this would bring unfortunate to me. But now, I was relieved. It actually helped my friends here. Also, my life seemed in the easy mode because of that. Besides being able to speak several languages in this world, I could see clearly in the darkness with no light at all. Hearing any sound in a distant place. The whole of my physical senses and senses strengthened. As if I was a superhero who had appeared in the movie. Yes, it was true. This was all thanks to this body.
"Never mind, Kak Shella. If I didn't turn into a Haier-Elvian, I'm not sure I could accept your thanks." I said slowly. The girl looked at me then smiled.
After that, we talked almost all night long. About our friends who had left the hunting groups and chose their own way of life. The twins Vian and Vani decided to become a chef and waiter at a restaurant in this town. While Kak Indra, Kak Erik, as well as some of the male members, joined the royal army in the country's capital city. Everyone had been in their own way, respectively. Moving forward in this world without the slightest trepidation.
The night was getting late. Kak Shella asked permission to sleep first. My body was still fresh. Because I was used to hunting at night and opening my eyes till morning came. But I forced myself to go to bed after a few moments to think about what wasn't necessary.
***
My eyes were wide open when the sunlight fell onto the bed. Highlighting my face as if to show the whole world the face of a sleeping Haier-Elvian. I squirmed, then blinked. Made the bedsheet messy, and the blanket fell to the floor. I used my hands to rub my eye. While the other covered my yawning mouth.
My eyes began to clear and no longer vague. I turned my head to the side, the Kak Shella's bed. No trace of her presence there. The mattress and the bed linen were neatly like there was never anyone sleep on it. Looked like she had woken up in the morning and tidied up her bed. The pharmacists and caregivers orphanage here was required to start their activity in the early morning.
I immediately got up from the bed. Going to the bathroom then washed my face with fresh water. Desiring to eliminate this entire drowsiness. My schedule for today was 'nothing.' But I didn't want to shut in the room all day long.
The clock on the wall showed seven in the morning. I quickly showered, washed my body from head to toe. The dirty clothes that I put in the basket disappeared once I got out of the shower. Looked like Kak Shella was back again to take my clothes to be washed. So unavoidably, I had to wear clothes prepared by Kak Shella on the room table.
Not long ago, I wore a white long-sleeved shirt and brown pants. Now I had to wear a white sleeveless dress that went down to the knees. There was a small lace at the edge of the skirt. Equipped by a worn straw hat like the style of foreign tourists on the beach. A set of clothes that look very fashionable and feminine.
It made me facepalm. It seemed Kak Shella had been completely forgotten if I was a man. Nevertheless, I didn't intend to betray her sincere aid. So, I wore the clothes although it seemed very embarrassing. Hopefully, I didn't meet with Dimas or my hunting comrades. I could've been the subject of their mockery.
Oh, yes, I almost forgot. I had to hide my long ears. So that was the purpose of this straw hat. Kak Shella had calculated everything for me. To accomplish this, I had my hair done in such a way to make it look more volume to cover both these ears. This process took a long time. That's why I prefer to wear a hood. More simple and practical.
"Anggi, where were you going?" Asked Kak Shella, seeing me out through the front door.
Looked like she just returned after bought some herbs from the street seller. I could tell by her arm full with two baskets of fresh vegetables and fruits. To be honest, I actually wanted to help with the work in this place. But for now, especially with the 'tourist on the beach' clothes style, it was unlikely to help them. Of course, because this dress was too flashy. I didn't want to become the center of people's attention.
"Seeing my friend in the town," I replied gently.
"Have you had breakfast?"
"No need. I'm still not hungry, really. Oh, right, thank you for the clothes!"
Kak Shella nodded, then grinned. "Do you like it? You look beautiful!"
My heart was a little shocked. A critical attack struck right on my male dignity. But I wasn't angry. After that, I immediately went to the street.
The warm sunshine illuminated Glafelden Town. The sky looked bright. The wind blew softly, caressing my face. Indeed, starting the day with a morning like this made anyone felt more passionate. My footsteps treaded small roadside pavement slowly. Many people passing at rush hour like this. Most of them were in the middle off to work or school, and maybe some people were going to trade. Lines of carriages drove very slowly on the road, adding to the city bustle. Made Glafelden Town looked very crowded.
Sometime later, I got to a small pedestrian street. The carriage was forbidden from entering here. In addition to its small size, the pathway was also used by several people for trading. I had always passed through this street. Because I liked the grilled octopus which was sold in front of the fountain. Ah, it looked like the seller wasn't selling at the moment. Oh, I forgot! He began selling the food when dusk came. He indeed wouldn't show up in the morning like this.
For some reason, whenever taking a step, I feel anxious. I had to hold the end of the skirt several times so that the wind didn't blow it up. This was the first time I had worn such a dress. Some men's intent gazes aggravated my nervousness. I forced my feet to move quicker. Damn, it felt terrifying!
Until a few moments, I arrived at the destination. A small building located in the suburbs. The walls and floors were made of low-quality wood that was easily porous. Some parts even had rotted and been eaten by termites. However, it was as such that most houses in this area. I turned to the east. From here, you could see the great wall that surrounds Glafelden Town.
I climbed some rickety stairs carefully. Then knocked on the door. No answer. I tried to did it louder, hoping to be heard by someone who was in the house. Not long after, the door was widened opened. With a hurting loud voice, a brown-haired woman out of the house. I looked at him and smiled. "Good morning, Almira! Are you busy now?"
The woman looked at me faintly. Then exclaimed, "oh my god! I almost can't recognize you, hooded girl! I think you are a suspicious person. Of course, only this time I see you dress like that. Did you sell your hood for this flashy outfit?"
I shook my head. "I'll tell you later. May I come in?"
"Of course. Why not?"
After the welcome, I walked into the living room and sat on the long couch on the sidewall. After closing the door, Almira locked it with slots. Then followed me toward the couch.
The way she walked through the living room looked so elegant, like a dancer who waddled on stage. Then she snapped her finger. Thus, her brown-colored hair gradually faded. Changing the color becomes golden yellow. Her original brown skin also changed to pale white and smooth as porcelain. However, the most significant was the transformation to the elongated and pointed ear-shaped. Same as mine. However, hair color, eyes, and our skin were different. Of course, since I was the Haier-Elvian. While the woman in front of me was a pure-blooded Elvian.
She smiled thinly. "So, what were you doing here, Rare Creature?"
"Stop calling me that, Almira! You make me like a rare animal." I grumbled. Folding both hands across my chest while looking at her in resentment."But you are indeed rare, aren't you?" She chuckled, then shrugged her shoulders like innocent ones. Thus sat on the sofa opposite me. "I know your purpose here. You wanna ask me to teach you Esze again, right?"I nodded quickly. It was a great help if Almira already knew my intention here, so I didn't need to suffer any more for explaining it from the beginning."You ... always come here and beg for it." That Elvian woman took a deep breath. Stretching both her hands on the sofa. "At least bring me some food out there, brat!""Had you forgotten? I often treat you and your kid.""It was just food stalls. Treat us to a fancy restaurant, so we can have a deal.""All right, but not in a short time. Because that old bastard man just kicked me out. So I'm completely broke right now.""Huh, kicke
I was stunned. Compared to realizing when Kohru, the cute animal was Elvian's pet that could rage like a tiger, this made me more surprised. How could someone come out of the blue, suddenly asked was I a human being or not? Although I didn't make up my face to enhance the disguise. I was sure enough to fool others.A drop of sweat appeared on my forehead. An idea crossed my mind if this woman was a kind of witch capable of reading people's thoughts. Came from the royal capital and accidentally met me. I felt so bad. There would be a big problem if people knew that I was a Haier-Elvian."What? I don't understand what you mean," I said, pretending not to understand a thing."You know what I mean, young girl! Although your skin and hair color resembles a human being," in one blink, her hand already entered into my hood. Then stroked my long ears from the bottom up to the top. I didn't have time to react. Just silent like a marble statue for a while, "but not with l
I gasped. Five seconds ago, there was an exotic tropical woman in front of me. But now, she'd turned into a beautiful fairy figure. Her body looked graceful. A sweet smile adorned the face. A beautiful woman like her was hard to find. It almost made me wonderstruck. My consciousness returned, I tried to grasp it all. How could be a human who turned into an Elvian? But wait! I thought I had missed something. Oh yeah! Didn't she say she was the former scouts? That means she was a patrol force of West Elvian Kingdom. Did she come here to arrest me who had repeatedly been hunting in their territory? Suddenly I became wary once. I was tightly gripping the sofa handle. My eyes didn't turn away for a moment from that Elvian woman, afraid if she would make any sudden movements. I thought of running from this place immediately. The fatigue was no longer felt. But what if she was after me again? In this head, appearing concerns and questions with uncertain answers. Swe
Without realizing it, the sun had climbed up to the top of my head. The heat should have struck when the sun was shining. But I didn't have to worry about being burned. A collection of tall trees around protecting my skin from the sunray. The foliage was lush and leafy. Made a shade for anyone on the ground.I was in Tenerif Forest, a forest directly adjacent to the West Elvian Kingdom. Together with Almira, we walked along the edge of a big river dividing the forest into two. Sometimes the woman looked across the land, perhaps missing the homeland where she came from. While I was looking at Kalen River, where my friends and I first came to this world. We both walked in silence, passing the pebbly river rocks and sand.Around here, there was no one. I took off the straw hat given by Kak Shella and draped it over my back. Likewise, Almira appeared confidently with her Elvian form. Our sharp sense could feel if someone approached. So we weren't afraid when we both got ca
This was my third day since Grussel drove me out of the base. After that, I hadn't met with any members of Dark Night at all. Likewise Dimas. I wonder what he was doing now. The town wasn't too big. We could easily meet or cross paths, let alone this Aunt Saantya's clinic building, which wasn't too far from the hunter base. Perhaps he had forgotten about his best friend.Even though I wanted to be accompanied by someone in a dull time like this. I couldn't disturb Kak Shella or my other friends. They were working during the day like this. Only the hunter had a long spare time when the sun was still shining. Of course, I couldn't just visit them. The bastard old man indeed would drive me away.I let out a long sigh. Staring out the window of my room, which was on the third floor in a large building behind the clinic. Not much could be seen from here. Just buildings that were built so close to each other and people passing below. Actually, I wanted to buy something
I forced my head to think harder, trying to understand the book's content once again. But it remains the same. The book said the Spirit Crystal of Hope was a star-shaped pin. No doubt. It was the mysterious glowing object that brought me into this world.Spirit Crystal of Hope, Nadjieza. Being able to grant any hopes came true. It was still weird. If the object I picked up was indeed a real one, why the earth did that thing drag my friends and me to this place? I didn't remember to demand a great adventure in another world and became a woman. After all, wasn't it belonged to the Goddess of Hope? What the heck that thing doing in my former world?Geez! I really couldn't connect all these facts into a single line. My body became limp. I bowed my body like a ball while hugging the book with both hands and closed my eyes tightly. Suddenly, an idea came up. There was someone who seemed to know about this."Almira!" I cried. "Yes, it's true. She is Elvian. Maybe she k
The dusk wore on, the atmosphere in this bar was increasingly busy. Some workers who had finished their work stopped by here just to eat something or rest for a while after working all day long. From the double doors that opened wide, people who came in were more than going out. Making this shop more packed. So, sharing the table between them wasn't rare. The frenzied sound burst abysmally, made our meeting were not conducive. It seemed we picked the wrong place and time.Right now, Dimas, Kak Shella, Vian, Vani, and I were holding a meeting. Only five persons were present because of only us who were still living in Glafelden Town. The rest were mostly boys, signed into the royal army in the capital, or became an itinerant assistant merchants.We had just finished having dinner. Leaving dirty dishes on the table. I gathered them here to tell the information I just obtained a few days ago. The Spirit Crystal. I also mentioned two solutions given by Almira and asked for
"Hunting? You wanna hunting right now?" Dimas looked at me in disbelief. I nodded slowly. "Tomorrow night, Grussel let me back to join the hunting. After a week of not doing anything, I'm afraid if my reflex and ability reduced. Moreover, I'm not a good hunter. I need personal training. You should know that." "But it's dangerous if you crossing Elvian territory." "Of course not. I won't go there, just the woods around the town," I said with a big smile. The boy sighed softly and patted my head. "Okay, but one condition. I'll come with you to make sure you are okay." "No problem." The sky now completely fell to the dark. The evening ray lines in the sky had vanished. Under the field of stars, we left the tower. Took a walk toward the base of Dark Night. After about half an hour of walking, we finally arrived. I waited in front of the store next to the base while Dimas went fetch my weapon. I was still in the punishment period ri
A loud thumping sound was created as the wisp of wind smashed against the wall and caused part of the ceiling to collapse. Luminous rocks, dirt, and pebbles rained down from above. Half of the vast square was covered in thick dust, making it impossible to guess where Dimas was.My energy was gone. Chill ran down the spine and gave this body a feeling of intense horror. While hanging on to the root fibers of the Hanarusa tree, my eyes widened. Looking down, hoping that Dimas would immediately come out of the dust and attack the monster's feet like before.However, he still didn't appear even though time had passed. Beads of sweat dripped from my forehead. Not a word was spoken from this mouth while hoping for the best possibility.But when? Until when should I keep hoping? What if that hope never appeared?Negative questions kept coming to my head, making me unable to think clearly. Coupled with excessive indecision and anxiety, my fear is getting worse. I looked up. The exit was just
My eyes locked on two lights shining in the darkness. Part of my brain had sent orders to this body to leave immediately. But some were curious about what was behind the gap in the wall. The feeling of horror was increasingly enveloping my whole body and making me completely numb. Cold sweat started pouring down profusely when my ears caught a growling sound inside the gap. I froze, too shocked and couldn't remember to move. Needless to say, Dimas was frightened too. This was the first time I'd seen his hands shaking like this. Though usually, he was not afraid to face anyone, even though his opponent was the Elvian army.I forced myself free from the stiffness of my body, trying to move my legs little by little."Dimas! Dimas!" I screamed loudly, but the man ignored me. My hand grabbed Dimas' shoulder, then shook his body hard to wake him up."Uh, what?" he answered, looking confused. He was too fixated on a figure and ignored the other stuff."Let's get out of here quick
"No, Fool!" he replied curtly. "Haven't you gotten more of an idiot lately?""I already get it. But you don't really mean to go down there, do you? What if the Spirit Crystals aren't there?""We won't know unless we go, right?"I scratched the back of my head even though it didn't itch. Maybe it was an expression of my frustration when I found out what Dimas meant. At first glance, the idea may seem frivolous. Even though I saw a massive room underground, I wasn't sure what it was.It was like winning the bet if the Spirit Crystal was in that room. Conversely, we might find an underground monster lair. When using Super Sense, I only saw the dirt wall and the roots of the Giant Hanarusa tree. However, down there was still dangerous. It could be that there was a nest of centipedes, worms, or other monsters that were giant in size.However, I'm curious.After thinking for a while, I decided to go down the hole. I stepped to the edge of the hole, squatted down, then tried to put one foot
"S-Sister? S-So you are … Almira's brother? I mean Elywien's?" I asked in a high-pitched voice. "Elywien is my sister. She used to be an intelligence member of this kingdom. Before finally leaving her job and family after marrying a human. Are we talking about the same person?" I immediately covered my wide-open mouth. Unable to contain the shock of such an unexpected coincidence, I shuffled back a little. "Yes, you're right. My friend Almira is indeed Elvian, who eloped with her husband," "How is she now? I haven't seen her in years," Elzhar asked enthusiastically as if he didn't care about the condition of his body that had not fully recovered. "She's fine, really. Indeed she lived a simple life, but she is now happy. I've never met her husband. I think he's a loving husband. Oh, yeah! She also has an adorable five-year-old son, his name is Cedric," Elzhar suddenly smiled, an expression of relief now attached to his face. "Thank God she's happy. I'm glad to hear that," "Don
As the night got late, I found Elvian's words were the truth. The entire forest area was flooded due to springs suddenly appearing everywhere. The water discharge was swift enough to submerge this forest as deep as two meters in a short time.Fortunately, I was already on top of the Hanarusa tree, which was quite high and far from stagnant water. The Elvians called this giant bonsai tree that way. I didn't know where the name came from. At least now I knew the right name for this tree. Then for this forest, they named it the Hanarusa Sacred Forest. It seemed the Elvians respected highly to this forest for some reason I didn't understand."After this, we head to that tree!" exclaimed the limp young Elvian while pointing to a Hanarusa tree near me." We have to make a detour to a deserted place.""Okay," I answered briefly. Then I translated it into the Lurivian language so that it was easy for my friends who didn't speak Elvian to understand.Dimas carried the Elvian carefully on his ba
I sat limply in front of the teenager Elvian, lying helplessly. The sign of life in his eyes faded away, his breath getting weaker. It was only a matter of time until he lost his life.But is this correct?Is killing someone the right thing to do at this time?At first, I just wanted to paralyze him. I never thought the arrow I let out would thrust into his chest. Oh, my god! I didn't want to see someone die in front of my eyes because of me. Imagining the grief that the Elvian family had to go through instantly made my chest hurt.I knew I couldn't be naive. In this journey, there must be a time for me to take the lives of others. But not so fast as this. I wasn't ready to bear the responsibility and guilt of killing people.Deep down, I wanted this teenage Elvian to stay alive. If only I could—."...-ggi. Anggi!!!" Suddenly Dimas' screams echoed in my ears. It was as if the voice had just emerged from the silence."Eh, wh-what
"Are you sure?" asked Shella enthusiastically."Very sure," I answered confidently. "You probably can't. But my eyes could see that many people are walking on the branches and doing activities there.""They made the city on a tree?" now it was Dimas' turn to look very excited."You could see for yourself later."Hearing of a city being built on a tree made them both furious. It was a normal reaction for people from another world like us. Even when I first arrived in Ruvia City, I was just as enthusiastic as them. Looked around with sparkling eyes like a peasant. Looking back, my reaction was even worse."Let's go down immediately!" exclaimed Dimas, who immediately left me, followed by Shella behind him.Geez! They were like little kids impatiently waiting for a birthday present. I also followed the two behind, adjusting the two people's fast-moving footsteps.This small team descended the mountainside quite quickly. We arrived at the
I looked down to confirm what I found, and sure enough, it was the Black Selenium Mushroom. The characteristics were precisely the same as those described by Shella before. This mushroom has dark black color and was shaped like a pouch. From what I remember, the sap of this mushroom was very dangerous when it came into contact with the skin. I better be careful not to hurt myself.I was silent for a moment, thinking about how to pick this thing without touching it. Too bad I didn't have leather gloves to protect my palms.In the darkness, my eyes were caught by the faint glint of the dagger hanging from my waist. That's right! I completely forgot I had this thing.I immediately pulled the dagger from the belt and tried to cut the mushroom's stem. Doing this in the dark without light aid would be difficult for humans. Luckily I had Haier-Elvian's ability.I have been grateful hundreds of times for being blessed with this ability! Although I also swor
My sense of hearing, which was more sensitive than humans, immediately felt excruciating pain. It was as if my eardrum had been pierced by a nail until it penetrated my head. My palms couldn't even hold back the loud sound that came in. Although the howl didn't last long, my energy was drained just to endure the deafening sound.My body almost fell to the ground if my brain didn't give me the command to stay alert. I cast my gaze forward. The bear monster had thick white fur similar to a polar bear, it was about three stories tall. The beast had two pairs of arms and two legs, with a fat, flabby body.I briefly remember the Biology lessons taught in my old world. This monster was similar to Tardigrada, a microscopic animal shaped like a bear. The shape of the head that only had a mouth without eyes was also very similar. I even felt that the monster standing in front of me was initially a Tardigrada who was enlarged with a Doraemon magnifying flashlight, then given a h