My hair has grown long, and my beard has beco thick. I kept wandering in the forest, roaming and hoping to find sothing strange.
And I've been through it for almost two months.
"Hey, finally, we et again!" Sam, the man who ca up to the first day I was here, waved at . "You look so much like now!"
"Get lost, Sam." Whenever I et that guy, I get irritated and want to be far away from him. Maybe I feel like I see a reflection of myself in the future if I stay here too long.
"Oh, co on!" That man protested as I walked from him. "Talk with today! I just caught a big fish, you know. I can't eat it alone."
All I'm doing here is walking and walking through the trees. There's really nothing else here, but I still refuse to talk to him.
After all, I can still talk to Ayre with the remote communication feature.
Once away from that man, I gathered the tree branches, then lit them by swiping two fire magic stones.
I raised my hand to catch the warmth that the bonfire gave off. It looks like it's already winter, so the cold has also affected , a demon.
"How are you, Ayre?" I asked her via the long-distance communication feature.
"I'm fine, my lord." She sighed. "I have succeeded in forging the Mythril and now helping Darren in his shop."
"Excellent." I smiled faintly. At the very least, there is good news.
Then she was silent for a few seconds. "You haven't found it yet?"
"When I found that thing, I wouldn't be here anymore." I massaged the point between my eyebrows. I could go back and forth to Madcrest city, but it's a waste of ti. I only have one teleport per day. "And if it's about your request to accompany , please stop, Ayre. For the fuck sake. I've said many tis, maybe we'll get caught in a different reality bending session, and…."
"….we don't know whether we can be free together." Ayre cut off. "No, my lord. I'm not asking to co with you again. I'm just suggesting that you co back here."
"But…."
"I didn't say you should give up." She interrupted again. "It's just that maybe you should freshen up your mind. After that, you can go back there."
My mouth was wide open, about to snap at her. However, it didn't take long for to see her point. Right now, my mind is so tired and may need rest.
Again, she is concerned about my well-being.
"Alright, Ayre." I took a deep breath. "But, I will search one more ti tomorrow. After that, I will start my journey back."
"Sure, my lord."
As soon as I was about to answer her, I heard irregular footsteps. "Goodbye, Ayre. If anything cos up, I'll let you know."
I hung up the call before Ayre could answer. Instead of approaching the sound of steps, I waited instead.
"What do you want, Sam?" I shook my head as the sound got closer. "At this ti of night, why are you even walking around like an idiot?"
"My best friend, Ethan!" Sam ca out of the trees, spreading his arms as he carried a fish barely a foot in size. "You're such a help. I overslept, so I didn't have ti to build a bonfire, and it was already dark. Plus, it's getting colder, so I can't stay still."
"You walked to look for ?" I asked again without looking at him. Spending the night with him is a bad thing. I'm sure he won't stop babbling.
"You're right!" That man stabbed the fish with a stick. "Finally, I saw your bonfire from a distance. I must admit, it isn't easy to move around at night like this without any light. I tripped and fell many tis."
Getting fed up with him, I pressed the fast-forward button. The movent of that guy burning fish has increased many tis. His mouth kept talking, but I only heard high-pitched, muffled mumblings.
Sotis I think, what do the people around see when I fast-forward like this? Do I look like a statue standing still? Why don't they ask why I do that?
I wanted to ask them too, but I was afraid there would be unseen consequences. This feature went against the natural laws of this world, after all….
Ah, looks like I do need a break. I couldn't focus, and my thoughts were all over the place.
***
I opened my eyes and found the sunlight shining through the leaves.
Did I just fall asleep? Weird. Usually, I use the fast-forward feature until the day changes, and my body will refresh after that as if I had just really slept.
I've probably fainted many tis. But to fall asleep like this, it's my first ti.
As I was about to stretch my body, I found Sam still lying on the ground. I was going to leave him, but I noticed sothing strange.
Her face was too pale.
I checked his pulse and breath. It only took a short ti before I concluded he was dead. It seems he has a disease, and since yesterday was dying.
Tragic. He died on the way to reaching his goal. I've only been here two months and am already very depressed. Boredom, fatigue, and frustration keep attacking .
And he's been doing this for twenty years. I wonder if he's a man of principles or a fool.
Am I going to die horribly like him before achieving my great goal of taking over the world? Will I still be able to be faithful to my dreams, even if I encounter a dead end?
Ah, I'm thinking too deeply again.
Now, I must think of a way to properly bury him.
He may be annoying but he focuses on his goal until the end. It's a deed worthy of respect. It wasn't right for him to rot in a place like this.
I was about to bring up that man, but sothing strange happened.
Instead of lifting people's bodies, I was holding a table.
What the fuck? Did that man's corpse beco this thing?
And even stranger, the table looks so modern with a cream-colored plastic coating. It couldn't possibly exist in this fantasy world.
I'm very familiar with that table. Of course, that thing was my study table in my original world.
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