Volume 2 - CH 125

I found myself in a completely dark space.

However, the place where I was shone brightly as if a spotlight was falling on me, and the light pouring down from above was beating away the darkness.

I try to move my body.

It appears to be in human form and the body can move freely.

If I step toward the darkness, a spotlight will follow me.

It seems that I cannot put my foot into the dark.

What the hell is this place? It’s not like I’m stuck in here, is it?

Yeah. This spotlight doesn’t belong here, and the space is too vast for me to figure out what’s going on.

I can’t activate my skills.

Then, is it a dream? It’s a very vivid dream.

What is this kind of dream called? A lucid dream?

But still, it’s a strange dream. ……

How could I realize it was a dream in such an empty space of all things? I’m so confused.

“───. ────────”

Oh, I can’t speak.

Why is that? Is it because it’s a dream?

What should I do?

Walking around randomly doesn’t make sense, and I can’t even speak to check if anyone is there.

I can’t even hear any sound.

So I tried clapping my hands.

As I expected, there was no sound.

However, perhaps it was really making a sound.

With that thought in mind, I tried walking while making sounds for the time being, but all I could see around me was darkness.

I think I’ve traveled quite a distance, but I don’t see anything.

Isn’t this a dream? If it’s a dream, I just want someone to wake me up normally. ……

Hey, me!　Wake up!

………… I ain’t waking up.

It is embarrassing for me to pose in such a strange way.

I’m not someone like Reizen to do these things..

No, it’s okay because there’s no one else around.

I’m not sure what to do …….

Clang

I heard something hard fall to the ground behind me.

The sound was very small, but it was clear to my ears, which had not heard any sound until now.

I turned around quickly when I heard the sound.

I thought it was weird, but nothing had ever happened to me until now.

I would like to at least find out what it was.

There were three figures standing there.

They were in the spotlight, just like me.

One of the figures is a man, maybe ……?

He is dressed in a white outfit with a lot of decorations, and for some reason he is on his knees.

I wondered if he was kneeling down to me.

I can’t see his face, so I don’t know what he looks like.

The other is dressed in black, with a band or belt or something similar wrapped around their clothing.

The figure is a woman.

Her clothing is like a coat, but …… there are white lines in places and she seems to change colors from time to time.

What is going on here? ……

The woman in black has very long hair, almost down to her knees.

Her hair is fluffy and spreads out as it goes down.

When I looked at her face, I saw that she had sharp eyes.

But she seemed to be a stubborn person.

For some reason, she looks like she’s in a lot of trouble. …… Why is that?

The last one is a man.

He is shorter than the other two and seemed to be saying something to the woman in black.

The overall color of this man’s clothes was blue.

However, there was a yellow color mixed in with it.

I got the impression that his pastor-like clothes were very eccentric in design.

He was short, but I could tell that he was probably older than the other.

After finishing the conversation, the pastor-like figure turned to me and opened his mouth.

“──────.─────”

I can’t hear you.

Who the hell are you, man?

“!? ────! ────── !!!!!”

Huh? Perhaps they can understand what I say?

I asked that and the pastor nodded his head broadly.

It appears that my voice is not being heard by me, but my voice is reaching the other side.

It’s a complete one-way conversation. I want to ask them something too, but …… doesn’t seem like it’s going to be easy to get a conversation going.

How long are you going to stay on your knees, white man?

He raised his head and showed me his face.

Then the man in white immediately stood up and smiled at me.

I finally got to see his face.

He had a very gentle expression on his face.

I wonder if this is what it means to have a good smile on your face.

In a word, he is a charming man.

He was a …… young man with such an atmosphere.

The young man stood up with an expression of utter dismay.

But I don’t know why he was on his knees, and I don’t know why he had that kind of a bad expression on his face.

Frankly, I’m the one who should be bothered by that kind of reaction. ……

“──────.──?”

I can’t hear you.

“…………!”

The young man held up his index finger as if he had an idea.

Then he put both hands on his chest.

I assume from his movements that the gesture is about to happen.

This is much more difficult than what I and Alena were doing.

…… you mean …… me?

The young man nodded his head.

Well, I can understand that much.

Well, that’s a safe way of expressing it.

Then he held up his index finger pointing upward.

…… the light above me?

The young man stammered.

He pointed to the spotlight, which I thought was me. ……

I guess not.

The young man shook his head as best he could and held up his index finger again pointing upward.

…… something wrong with his index finger?

Then the black woman and the pastor burst out laughing at my answer.

I can’t hear their voices, but I can at least read that much from their expressions.

The young man, on the other hand, puts his hand on his head and looks as if he is saying, “Seriously, ……?”

Perhaps he is saying that.

Actually, I wasn’t thinking about it, either.

But, you know, I just don’t get it. It can’t be helped.

The black woman laughed for a moment and then waved at me.

The pastor waved his hand as well.

The young man had an unhappy expression on his face, but he started waving as well as the two of them.

Then the spotlights that had been shining on the three of us contracted and disappeared as if swallowed by the darkness.

It seems that it was the same for me too, as the light around me shrank.

The light completely shut off and I could see nothing. Then I let go of my consciousness.

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I woke up to the sound of birds singing in the morning.

It had been a long time since I slept in a soft bed, and I felt like I slept soundly.

I open my eyes and sit up. The light coming in from the windowsill is reflected and reaching me.

It is a little dazzling, but not so much that I can’t stand it.

In the first place, this room is too bright.

Thinking that this might make my eyesight bad, I got off the bed and started to get ready for the morning.

As I get ready in the morning, I think back to the dream I had earlier in the day.

That was definitely a dream.

Now that I’m awake, I can reconfirm what I saw in my dream.

A white young man, a black woman …… and a pastor dressed in an odd blue and yellow outfit.

Why was the white young man apologizing to me?

And what about the black woman and the pastor?

And why were they there?

For what purpose?

Were they trying to get me to notice something?

Duh, no. …… there are too puzzling…….

And that was just a short face to face time like the neighbors just said hello.

There’s no way I’m going to notice anything from that.

If we meet …… next time, I hope I can hear them properly.

Not sure when the next time will be, though.

“Oh, that’s right …【 Infinite water manipulation】  “”

Water appeared on the palm of my hand.

Then the water appeared just as I had thought.

I was a little worried because I couldn’t use the skill in my dream, but it seems to work fine here. Thank goodness.

Well, there was no point in thinking too deeply about it.

They didn’t seem like bad guys, and let’s just leave them alone for now.

More importantly.

Today, we parted ways with the Kingdom of Garott for a while.

Today, I’m going to Dazra’s place to pick up Reizen’s armor and then head to Zenki-Village.

It has been a long time since I’ve been back. there ……

I plan to have my equipment and weapons looked over, and I’m really looking forward to it.

“Alright, let’s go”

I grabbed my stuff and left the room.