episode_0108

When I open my eyes, the first thing that catches my eye is the fluorescent light hanging above the ceiling. It’s something I’m extremely thankful for, reminding me that this is Earth as soon as I wake up.

“Haa……”

It’s already been a month since I woke up with a deep sigh instead of a yawn. one month. While I was struggling here to awaken Mana, a whopping 320 years must have passed in the other world.

In this other world, 360 years have passed, and except for Arjen and a few elves, everyone I know or have met has already become a corpse. Of course, Arjen, who is the most precious being to me, is a dragon, so she will remain the same even if 360 years have passed, but since the last time I met her was in the midst of a confrontation with Akasha, I have to pray that Arjen also stays alive.

‘…It’s not the time to be like this.’

I threw down the blanket and finished taking a shower. As soon as the water touched my body, I felt like my dazed mind was suddenly awakened. I put on a bathrobe and check today’s destination again using the map app.

If I suddenly wonder why I am wearing a bathrobe, it is because I am now in a hotel, not my own home. To be exact, it was a hotel in France. Even though I searched all of the country’s most famous places and psychic spots, there was no sign of anything changing, so I spent all my money and went all the way to Europe.

Of course, it was an unprecedented action. If I can’t go back to this world, life will be very difficult. Actually, there is no reason to do this. Even though I was in this world for a considerable amount of time, not only did Earth’s time barely pass, but my precious family, friends, and the foundation of my life were all still on Earth.

It’s just that the relationship, emotions, and bond with Arjen that were formed in a short period of less than a year in my life have grown and become established within me.

“Ugh, it’s cold……”

The reason I came to France was to climb Mont Blanc. This is because I thought that I might be inspired by going to a famous mountain in Europe. If others heard it, they would curse and ask what kind of reckless behavior it was, but what they said was accurate. There was no way to meet Arjen again, so I had to do something like this.

Of course, climbing a mountain is just a word, and there was no way I would suddenly be able to climb a place like Mont Blanc, having never done a proper hike in my life, so I took the cable car and moved to a nearby observatory. Because that alone was enough to get in touch with the mountains.

“Etchwi!”

Crucially, due to the location, the temperature was extremely low and the wind was blowing like crazy. Even though we had perfect insulation measures in place, the wind was bitter enough to sting our skin.

“Hehe….”

But I didn’t really like that feeling. Feeling this unusual wind with my body somehow reminded me of the wind from Sirocco. Of course, the cold wind of Mont Blanc could not compare to the truly cutting wind of Sirocco, but it was still important to feel that way.

“Sirocco…….”

This time, I called the name of the spirit with whom I had made a contract. I sincerely hope that it will appear before my eyes right now.

However, this ritual, which has been performed every day since returning to Earth, had no effect today. No, I thought so.

Hehehe!

“Ugh!”

When I turned my head and closed my eyes due to the strong wind hitting my face, the scenery of the mountain range seemed to have changed a little.

‘And the air…no, the position of the sun…?’

I only closed my eyes for a moment, but I opened my mouth slightly as I saw something in my surroundings that was quite out of sync. When I looked around, I saw that all the other people on the observatory had disappeared. No, to be precise, the observatory itself had disappeared.

Exciting! Exciting!

I felt my heart pounding. Because this was not the first time I had this experience. At that time, I could clearly see the change because the computer had disappeared and there was suddenly a field, but now that it has changed from mountain to mountain, it was a little late to realize it.

“…Ah, ah….”

I was worried that if I closed my eyes again, I would return to Mont Blanc, so I couldn’t even close my eyes properly and let out a low voice as the wind blew.

“Shiro, Ko….”

At my call, the fierce wind blowing from the mountain stopped for an instant. After that, it felt as if all the surrounding air gathered in one place, and a woman the size of a palm appeared. It had been a month since I last saw him, but I still recognized him clearly. It was Sirocco.

“Eujin…?”

“Sirocco!”

I was embarrassed, but I cried. Sirocco must have been so thrilled by the reunion that he cried loudly and fell into my arms.

“Ugh! Yujiyiin~!”

“Sirocco, I missed you.”

For me, it was only a month, but for Sirocco, it would have been more than 300 years. It was so amazing that they remembered me and responded to my call.

“Me too, I missed you so much…!”

Sirocco continued to move in and out of my body, as if he still couldn’t believe that he had met me. I was trembled by the feeling of Mana that I felt for the first time in a month.

My heart, which was overwhelmed by the fact that we met again, calmed down a little as time passed. It was only then that I brought up the story about Arjen.

“That’s right, Sirocco. What happened to Arjen? You’re safe, right!?”

Sirocco probably also has a lot of questions for me, but now I have no choice but to answer my own questions first. The story I have to tell is only for one month, but Sirocco had to tell me a story of 320 years.

“All… I’ll explain.”

Every time she spoke, my emotions alternated between tension and relief, like riding a roller coaster. I was relieved when I heard that Arjen’s new personality had appeared and shook off Akasha, but when I heard that she was going crazy in the aftermath of my disappearance, I felt like my head was going to explode with worry.

“…So?”

“It’s still going wild.”

“What…?”

Sirocco’s words were very shocking. In this world, more than 300 years have passed since I parted ways with Arjen. During that long time, Arjen literally lived as a crazy dragon.

“The place that humans once called Eletrove is now a barren land. Due to Arzen’s periodic destruction activities, it has become a land of death where nothing can live…”

“Thank you… you’re still safe.”

As far as I know, Eletrove was a granary that contributed significantly to the food supply of mankind. By turning such a place into a land of death, it would naturally have had a negative impact on humans. And humans had a warrior who was a decisive weapon.

In the case of Wayne, he made a pact with Arjen and could not harm her, but after more than 300 years, there was no way Wayne, a human, would be alive. Then, of course, the next hero would have appeared and punished Arjen.

“That… literally no one could stop it.”

Sirocco described in detail the power of the new Arjen’s personality, pouring out stories at the level of sagas. In addition to defeating Akasha, Argen’s trauma, the new personality seems to have overwhelming power.

“It’s just as you said.”

“Wow! It’s a surprise!”

I was startled by a new voice suddenly joining the conversation. I looked around to see if someone had spoken, but there was no one there.

“This way. Eugene.”

“F, Prinia? Is that right?”

When I turned my head towards the direction where I heard the voice calling me, I saw a still young tree. Because the surrounding area was all mountains, trees were very common, but this tree, unlike other trees, had a noble aura. At first glance, it was a ‘world tree’.

“Yes. You remember. Because in the world you live in, time flows much more slowly. It’s been a while.”

“By any chance, Prinia, you brought me here…?”

No matter how much I thought about it, there was no way a sudden dimensional shift could have happened twice. If she can handle space, it wouldn’t be a stretch to move me here again. No, actually, who could do it except her? As expected, Prinia answered my question in the affirmative.

“That’s right. I brought you back to this world. To stop the crazy dragon, Arjen.”

“Thank you so much.”

Whatever the intention, it gave me a chance to meet Arjen again. Here, of course, I had to bow my head and give thanks.

“…Actually, I didn’t think about calling you until Eugene returned to the world he originally lived in. Because I have my own position, I didn’t think there was any need to scratch and make a mess.”

After all, she, who was carrying out the task of correcting an unstable dimension, had no reason to tear up space to call me.

“But I changed my mind after seeing Arjen’s excessive behavior. It seemed like if I left it alone, it would kill all life in the world.”

“What kind of condition is it…”

When Sirocco and Prinia spoke like that, I suddenly became scared. If she was truly crazy and reckless, there was a good chance she wouldn’t recognize me and would tear me apart.

“I know what you’re worried about, but it’s pointless. Arjen will definitely come to his senses if he is reunited with you.”

“Then I’m glad. Well then, this is not a time like this, I should go to Arzen quickly.”

I wasn’t sure where this was, but it didn’t matter. At least it will be much easier to meet Arjen than on Earth.

“It’s going to be a long road. Please do this…”

Prinia said so and broke her own young twig. I stretched out my hand toward the tree branch floating in front of me, as if to grab it, and it quickly turned into a bow. It was a very nostalgic feeling.

‘Wait a moment, Arzen….’

I’ll be there soon.