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Ray entered the cabin and lay down on the bed.

I thought the bed I shared with Ryuk was quite soft and luxurious, but the cabin Bellona gave me to use was so soft that it could not even be compared to that.

It felt like I was floating in the sky.

“Ryuk…”

It would have been better if Ryuk was here with us.

Ray tried to soothe his regret and went to sleep.

I had already noticed that other adventurers, including Bellona, were looking worried since morning.

I haven’t been able to sleep properly since hearing the news that Ryuk fell into the sea.

There were strong dark shadows under the eyes, and the eyes were also turning fierce.

Looks like a person sitting in a corner of a room.

He said he would be able to safely meet Ryuk in the next two days, so he couldn’t show his current appearance.

Even if I couldn’t rush to sleep and wake up refreshed in the morning, I still had to erase the dark shadows under my eyes.

“I can’t sleep.”

Even after 30 minutes of lying down on the bed, Ray couldn’t fall asleep.

Even though I closed my eyes and tried hard to sleep, I couldn’t sleep. Instead, as time passed, my eyes began to bleed little by little, and fatigue spread throughout my body.

If you meet Ryuk like this, you will definitely mistake him for someone else.

Ray decided to use it.

I picked up the bag next to the bed and took out a small perfume filled with purple liquid.

“Ugh. I didn’t want to use this already.”

The moment you spray the perfume in your hand.

It was a powerful sleeping scent that made even severe insomnia sufferers sleep for 10 hours in one go.

I secretly stole it from my mother, Ney’s, dresser before leaving the beginner village.

Aside from the sleeping scent, I also stole other items, but Ney said in the past that they were items that could never be obtained again.

He said that these were things he received from many adventurers in the past before marrying his father.

He added that even if he wanted to throw it away, he could not easily throw it away because it was a rare item.

I don’t know why it was left unused until now.

Thanks to that.

“Mom. Sorry, I’ll use it usefully. For me and Ryuk’s future. So…”

Ray gently stroked his lower abdomen and a faint blush appeared on his cheeks.

“The three of us will go back. I don’t know when that was.”

It still takes a lot of time to go back, and I don’t know exactly when that will be.

If you work hard with Ryuk every day, it will last at least 3 years… . No, two years is enough.

Ah… I feel sleepy as I imagine a happy future with Ryuk…

Bang bang!

“Huh..?”

Ray was startled by the sound of someone strongly knocking on the door, and his shoulders shrank.

‘Who is it? Where is this again…’

I unconsciously placed my hands on the sides to find stability, but all I could find in my hands was a soft and cozy blanket.

It still took time for me to come to my senses.

Bang bang!

However, the person who was knocking so hard that the door was about to break seemed to be impatient and knocked harder than before.

Ray got up from the bed, covering his head in a dreamy state, and slowly walked towards the door and tried to open it.

Kwasik!

The door was forced open with a strange sound.

“Excuse me. I have something to talk about. It’s late, but come here.. It looks like you slept well.”

“Huh..? Who..”

“Hmm. Have you not come to your senses yet, or is your mind strong enough to make you drool on a rocking boat like this? I don’t know what it is, but please excuse me.”

A red-haired woman in front of me.

ah. I remembered. The adventurer was Bellona, the captain and captain of this ship.

And spit?

When Ray touched his mouth with his hand, something wet came out on his hand.

Let’s look at this, and it looks like water, but it’s not water, and there’s a slight smell coming up.

As Bellona said, it was like spit.

He quickly wiped his mouth with his sleeve and guided Bellona to his seat.

“Please sit down for now.”

“Yes. It’s just my badge anyway!”

Bellona laughed heartily and sat down on the bed.

At that moment, the bed creaked, but no one paid any attention.

but. Ray could see the bed shedding tears.

Bellona’s body was so large that it was difficult to think of it as a woman.

‘He looks well over 2m and has solid muscles. No matter how you look at it.’

“Hmm? Am I strange?”

“Oh, no…”

I looked too intently.

If she was at her level, she would have easily recognized Ray’s gaze.

“I’m sorry. That’s…”

“Ah, I see. As expected, I am not human. To be exact, they are half human. So don’t worry about it.”

I heard that there are many races in the world other than humans.

But the only people who come to the beginner village are humans. This was my first time seeing another race.

I wonder what race it is.

I’d like to ask, but I was taught that it’s not polite to ask about race.

The day will come when you will know.

“Adventure Head. What’s going on here?”

“Hmm? iced coffee. It’s no big deal. There’s something I said earlier that bothers me.”

“What do you mean?”

I tried to remember what was said, but nothing came to mind.

What on earth did he say?

“Ray.”

Bellona leaned forward slightly.

I had been sitting in a comfortable posture until just now, but with just one change in posture, the atmosphere around me became heavier.

“From now on, answer honestly to everything I say.”

“That.. Yes..”

A feeling of pressure that gradually tightens my entire body even as I just speak.

It’s hard to breathe.

“Ray… you…”

gulp.

The dry needle moved my neck and my heart began to beat violently due to tension.

I’m trying to say something like this.

“You… Where did you hear the name Ryuk?”

“Yes…?”

Ryuk?

Why does Ryuk appear here?

I wonder if it was because Bellona knew Ryuk, but Ryuk was the first person to come to the beginner village.

Mistaken for someone else…

-Ray, listen carefully. There is no one in this world with a duplicate name.

One day, something Ney said suddenly came to mind.

Why did this phrase suddenly come to mind?

Startle!

I ended up thinking about it for too long.

Unlike the first time I saw it, which was scary but filled with curiosity, it has now turned into a ferocious beast.

Even though we just made eye contact, our instinct is longing for survival.

“That..is…”

“Ha. I’m sorry, I didn’t even know. Phew… I’ve calmed down now. Hurry up and tell me.”

Let Bellona take a breath.

The heavy air disappeared and my heart, which had been beating like crazy, calmed down a little.

“Ah. Well.. Ryuk is..”

Ray spoke about Ryuk.

I didn’t give any personal information about him, but I even told him how I met him and what our relationship is like now.

Bellona was deep in thought and thought for a while.

When called by another employee, he left the room without telling me what he was here for and why he asked to know about Ryuk.

Alone in the room, Ray was left with an empty, uneasy feeling in his heart.

“Oops! Now is not the time.”

I don’t know how much time had passed, but if I had time left, I should have slept or at least covered my face.

Because I can’t meet Ryuk like this.

*

Bellona had no choice but to stop mid-thinking at the employee’s call.

‘No way… I never thought Ryuk would come back… I just thought he was dead… haha.’

I just laughed out loud.

Bellona, Ryuk’s former colleague.

Ryuk’s colleagues are currently divided into two groups.

First, there are Ryuk’s remnants who wait for Ryuk and travel around the world until it becomes clear that he is dead, including his information and records.

And, on the contrary to the Remainers, they are the Exists, who erase Ryuk from their minds and live in the present world.

Bellona was a presentist, and Rosellnia was a residualist.

Just because the faction is divided into two doesn’t mean they aren’t on good terms. Of course, there are people who I hate so much that they kill me.

They were living as hard as they could within their respective formations, and even the existing faction would easily hand over to the remaining faction if they received information from Ryuk.

“Ha.. Haha..”

Now a laugh escaped my lips.

The employees felt a little ominous about Bellona’s laughter and did not come closer.

Because every time Bellona laughed vainly, something bad happened.

And the prediction was accurate.

“Bella.”

“Yes, adventurer.”

A red-haired woman wearing the formal uniform of the adventurer branch came forward next to Bellona.

“No, don’t call me that now.”

“Then.. Mother.”

Bella is a woman with the same red hair as Bellona, but unlike Bellona, she is neither large nor covered with muscles.

No matter how you looked at him, he only seemed like an ordinary human being.

“How long do you think it will take to arrive at the uninhabited island in the future?”

“This is an estimate, but even if it is delayed by 10 hours at the earliest, 12 hours seems to be enough.”

“It’s late. We need to move faster. Break it to 8 hours.”

“If you do that, you’ll run out of fuel on the way back.”

“Don’t worry about that. There is a way.”

Hearing Bellona’s words, Bella slowly closed her eyes.

This isn’t the first time she’s given such unreasonable instructions.

I couldn’t answer no.

There’s only one thing Bella can do.

“I understand. Then I will move right away.”

“Yes. And.”

“Is there more?”

Bella’s tone has now changed to one of annoyance.

As I looked annoyed at the repeated requests, the faces of the employees standing behind me turned cold.

Bella is the next strongest person after Rosellnia.

He had a skill level that ranked fourth in the adventurer branch.

Even if they fought, Bellona would win, but the aftermath of the fight could not be ignored.

“This is an order. Not as an adventurer, but as a mother.”

“Command..?”

Bella frowned slightly.

Up until now, I’ve made unreasonable requests, and I’ve never given an order, especially as a parent.

“What kind of command is this?”

“You. Get married.”

“…What bullshit is that.”

I never thought something like this would come out.