Mex pointed to the left corner of the second level when we reached the top of the stairs."Down there is Nushi's room, but I am going to retire for a bit, and I will see you when you return. Don't worry about bringing back proof or anything like that; you can just show me your MP total when you get back, and I will show you how to do that as well," Mex said with a smile and then turned to the right, and head to the room in the opposite corner of his daughters."Thanks," I said before turning to go to the next room, but I took my time.I was partially worried that the girls would just forget me, but another part of me told me I was an idiot for thinking something like that. I reached the door faster than I wanted, but there was no waiting around; I still had to run to the village and deal with the Sahuagin before it got dark and got back.I knocked at the door, and I heard Jilly call to come in, so I lifted the latch and entered. The room was all books, th

That was more than strange, the old woman had just vanished, and that was disconcerting. If she could just appear and disappear without warning, then I would have to be a lot more cautious about the things I said about her.It would probably just be best to get in the habit of not talking bad about anyone in this world. I was a little fish in the ocean right now, just waiting to be swallowed up by whatever came along next, so I don't want to make any early enemies.I walked down the walkway and back to the stairs. The grass carpet was nice to walk on, almost like a padded floor, and the whole place seemed to have a permanent wood stain smell.I hadn't really had a chance to look around or really take in everything. Since I had come to the world, I constantly moved and met new people, and it was still only the first day.The railings and everything was all a dark color, and the sounds of the fountain made me feel a bit more centered as I walked down and ou

I watched as the pile of dirt and rocks slowly rose up from the ground and in the shape of an overweight man that was almost three meters tall. Not a titan, but then, he was still a lot bigger than me."Grogvel! You still look as fat and out of shape as ever! You know, for a creature that doesn't eat, you sure do put on a lot of weight!" Mex joked as he walked forward towards the rock man."And you're still hiding from your grandmother! Who is the skin bag you have with you? Not like you to bring people around," Grogvel said as he was looking me over."You would hide from her as well if you have to live with her! You are lucky that she can't reach you right now! This is Kazz, and I think that he might be able to help me with my problems, but he came to the world with a support system, not a fighting one," Mex explained, and that made Grogvel walked over to me.I had to put my arms out as he walked; the ground shook that bad. Even as big as he was, there i

The crater had to be over a thousand meters wide and almost as deep. It was like looking into a whole other world down there and one that was hard to comprehend.I could see serpents and other monsters swimming in the hot pools of lava below, but there was also a small town that I could just barely see in the far-off distance. Many creatures were moving down below, but it was nearly impossible to make them all out from this distance."Pretty interesting place? This is actually the smallest fire lake on the island, but the other two are controlled by the other two Demon lords, and the last one is controlled by a Fire Wurm. This one contains the more timid monsters, and it also houses Fireden, who watches over the area," Mex explained as we walked up to the edge of the crater."You said that there was a Magma Spider that was causing trouble here; where is she, and what is a Magma Spider?" I asked curiously.I didn't see anything in the crater that looked li

Now that I was no longer dry as a fart in a sandstorm, Mex waved for me to follow with a sly smile. I felt like I was missing something, but that was completely reasonable considering what I had just gone through.It had been hard enough already to follow what he had been saying about the last Elemental that we were going to meet, but I was interested in the daughter. I caught up to Mex and was about to ask him about her, but he put up a finger just as I was about to speak."Don't bother; you won't see her this time anyways. If you survive this, then I have picked properly; if not, well, you know," Mex said as the Evergreen trees started to become denser, and soon the rock plateau was visible from a distance.Soon the trees became too thick, and I lost the rock outcropping, but one thing that I was able to notice was the constant vines and hissing flowers. I don't remember seeing them near the fire lake, but there would be no way that they could survive there an