Justin was sitting next to a patient’s bed. The patient looked weak and terrible. Black scales began to appear on his arms.“Is he poisoned?” Justin’s countenance turned dull. “He healed my disease, so why can’t he heal whatever that is plaguing him?”Rosie walked into the room with a sad expression. Her mother had already explained Phil's situation. She just stood by the wall and kept watching him in silence.Justin could feel her sadness, and so he couldn’t even say a word for a long time.“What did the doctor say?” he asked, but Rosie didn’t respond. (Is it that serious?) Rosie looked dull, so he wanted to say something to better her mood. “How did you two meet each other?”Rosie briefly glanced at him. “What’s your name?”“Justin,” he quickly responded. “Justin Alves.”“Justin Alves… why don’t you mind your own business?” she bluntly said.The smile on Justin’s face vanished. He was hurt by her words, but he didn’t take it to heart. He could understand that she wasn’t in a good mo
“What do you mean you’re not Phil? Did a screw go loose in your head?” Rosie asked him, her brows furrowing together.“Why would there be screws in my head?” Myles was a little confused. “I’m not a puppet. I’m a human, and I have free will.”Rosie raised her eyebrows. “Okay?” (He definitely hurt his head somewhere. Now it explains why he didn’t return to me. At least he remembers me, so that’s a good thing.)“Your Phil is gone. What you are seeing is a different person. Do you still want me?”Rosie paused for a little before speaking, “Of course I do.” She hugged him again.Myles’ lips slowly bloomed into a simple smile. It felt good to be hugged by a woman who was worried for him. Her vibes soothed his soul. Her scent was so comforting probably because he was in Phil’s body. According to Myles, winning a woman’s heart was much more difficult than winning over the world. So he felt a bit lucky for receiving such love, though he also felt sad for Phil who had died.“By the way, Phil,
Justin was dreaming while sleeping in the chair. He was playing the scenes from his past, and the signs were clearly there, even though he had refused to see them clearly back then. Casey, his ex-wife, was dating multiple men at the same time back then, and he thought he was competing with other men in order to marry a beauty, but now, he wondered if Casey kept contacting all those men even after marriage. It didn’t matter to him anymore, but it still hurt him and made him realize that he should closely observe everything that happens around him in life, or he would end up making mistakes like this again and again. Justin was suddenly brought out of his sleep from a pain that gripped his head. “What the-” his sudden response also surprised Myles. “Is it headache?” Myles asked. “N-No,” Justin replied without thinking while rubbing his forehead. “It felt like a current had passed through my forehead. Never felt like this before, but wait…” he just realized that Myles was sitting up. “
“Loose underwears?” the shopkeeper looked at Myles from top to bottom. “Did you watch some ancient movie or what? Why do you suddenly want a model that’s no longer in production?”“No longer in production?” Myles’ eyes bulged. “You mean… I won’t be able to find air-free underwears anywhere in this world?”“Well, I don’t know why you want to wear them, sir, but I think you can just buy small shorts and wear them as if they’re your underpants,” the shopkeeper suggested.“T-That’s a good idea!” Myles felt better all of a sudden. “Why didn’t I think of that?”“If not, you can custom-order the loose model online,” the shopkeeper added, “but I’m sure they’ll ask an unreasonable price from you. For example, this simple underwear costs about 9 dollars, but the loose ones might cost you a hundred or more.”“I’ll adjust with small shorts I think.”“Good, then let me show you my shorts’ collection.”After a lot of trying and testing, Myles bought six pairs. He paid the shopkeeper by giving him M
A while ago.“Why do you live as an escort?” The raven-haired Verella was on a bed, covering her body with a thin blanket that couldn’t quite hide her curves. “If you come with me, I’ll marry you and treat you like a prince.”“Stop joking. I’m already married. I think I told you that multiple times already,” Phil replied. He was sharing the bed with her, and he only had his underpants on him.“You said you live together with her, so that doesn’t make you married, though. And why would you have sex with me if you really love your girlfriend?”“It’s my job as a private escort to provide special services,” Phil said, not sounding all that happy. “Besides, you’re the one who seduced me.”“Hehe, this is the sixth time we did it this week,” she giggled a little. “I think I’m getting addicted to you.”“Then let’s not do it anymore. Habits can easily become a part of us, so it’s best for both of us if we stop here.”“Fine, but let’s do it just one more time, alright? As a farewell of sorts.”
“Star crystals are shiny, glassy stones found in seas after ‘that’ incident that changed the fate of the world, huh…” sitting in the library of this medieval-looking, castle-esque building, Myles was able to read the language just fine.“Some say they are pieces of the firmament broken when the flaming star fell,” Justin said, sounding unsure. “Some say they are from the fountains of the deep. There are many theories, but no one knows what they exactly are. However, they are the reason we humans are able to fight back against the Critters and still exist in this world.”“Then what are the star seals?”“As far as I know, the Elders create them. I think they’re made from the blood and flesh of the Critters.”“Mm…” Myles wasn’t surprised as experiments were common in his past world as well, “the gun that the border guard used was also marked with a seal, wasn’t it?”Justin felt a chill. “O-Of course. They don’t give us low-level guards good weapons. They will have their limitations and d
“Because it’s too dangerous!” Justin yelled.“Oh… so it really smells, huh.”Justin’s veins throbbed all over his body. “This isn’t the time for jokes. This is a serious matter! So, stop joking!" he shouted so loud, a fart escaped from his bottom, making him go silent immediately.While Justin stood embarrassed, Myles looked at the old librarian who seemed to have been overhearing their conversation since they entered the library, which made him realize that he needed to be even more careful when speaking. “The crystal that can help with resuscitation… where is it in the vampire city?”“The Vampire City lord’s trident has three powerful crystals imbued in it. One of those helps him fight against tiredness and sleep, which is why he’s always active and never sleeps,” the old librarian replied. “I’m sure that crystal will help you, though I doubt absorbing it would be easy.”Myles lowered his head. “Thank you for sharing valuable information. If there is anything I can help you with, pl
“So they were looking for such a crystal, huh,” Blue Dog was talking with Shreya, the librarian, in her room. “But why did you tell them the information? You even gave them the maps. Do you want them to go there and die?”“One of them is indeed weak, but the other guy isn’t,” she calmly replied.“Which one?”“Which one do you think?”Blue Dog raised his brows. “So you knew I was following them. Nothing escapes your senses, does it?”“My senses aren’t half as good as they used to be, though,” she sighed. “I wish there was a crystal that can reverse old age, and one that can increase height.”“Well, I don’t care about the height-part,” he hesitantly said because he knew her history, that the man she loved refused to accept her love because she was short, and then she stayed single for the rest of her life, “but for the age-part, you can get bitten by a vampire, or you can turn into one yourself.”“Hahaha,” she laughed rather loudly. “I’d rather die than dwell among those trash that drin