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Cole is now in a carriage going towards the castle.The city is still recovering from the damage because some of the buildings were badly damaged, even this far off, from the walls of the city.(Geez… I should tone it down a bit when I do it again… those monsters are really out of control.)From left and right, Cole notices people fixing houses and damaging fences.(Shhhh… I really hit the city so hard… will the prince charge this to me…)Cole shook his head.(I don’t think he would do that, first of all he knows the plan and approved it… though…)He noticed several people with bandages, wounds or a scratch in their body.(The plan didn’t work a hundred percent… The knights and soldiers will surely get hurt and we already talk about ‘friendly fire’ because the ‘plan’ that I prepared will not distinguish a friend from foe and… I actually intended that some ‘friendly’ should get hurt to remove any suspicion from the people with ‘good eyes’.)He pauses for a bit and looks at the regular
(Reward… Sigh…)I looked at King Adam, a 15-year-old boy gently smiled at me.(Sigh… even though he had nice intentions to the ‘slave’ and he wanted them to have a better life. The fact didn’t change… this boy still thinks of slaves as ‘materials’ and he is no different than the others.)Cole understood this and was not in any way angry with it.First of all, Cole was raised in this world so for him slavery is a normal thing and a luxury for those nobles.The only difference between Cole and the other people of this world, Cole has Jon’s memories.Memories of earth, where slavery was abolished.He knew a world free of this system.However, he doesn't have the intention of transforming this world into ‘Earth’.(Oh! Well, it will be troublesome if I do something on slavery… at the same time…)He smiled.(Slavery is very useful isn’t it.)The image of Marbas, Lily, Crystal and the others under his ‘power’ flash through his mind.He cannot pretend that those are not slavery, heck he even
A man came inside a building.He was around his 40’s with dark red long hair and muscular body.Scars and calluses are obvious in his hand.He inhaled when he entered this facility.The smell of wood and flower fragrance roam in the air.“I don’t miss the damp smell of cave and sweat of man.”He smiled.“Morning Regis”A man greeted him as he walked past him.“Morning!”He greeted him back and waved his hand.Regis looks around the ‘waiting area’, he glances at several things.There is a group of people huddling in one table.(They must be preparing to go to their assignments.)Then as he continued to look around he noticed several empty chairs and tables in the area.He nodded because this felt normal to him.And finally he glanced over the ‘place’ that he wanted to go but then he noticed some in his peripheral vision and looked over it.It seems, a teenager looks confused.(Ah, I remember my first time here… well I’m not really rushing so…)He walks towards the teenager, raises his
“Low… quality product… in Yggdrasil.”Gervais still cannot believe it.He was not a weapon manic but he knew how to look at the quality of weapons and surely just with a glance this weapon that they issue for free are even better than the basic weapon for soldiers.“Yeah, that is why we work, we earn ‘money’ so that we can buy new weapons and armors with good quality.”“Good quality… better than this…”Still spacing out.“Sigh...from the looks of it you haven’t visited the Shopping District yet… if you have time later visit them. For sure, you will run back here and ask for an assignment hehehe.”Regis chuckled.“Oh yeah back to the topic… if you became a Berserker you will get the official armor… a customize… armor… just… for… you.”Regis emphasizes the words.“Wow… a good quality armor… just for me… so how can I join-”Regis raises his hand to gesture for Gervais to stop.“Not yet, you must get some achievements first and take the test then the leaders will watch your performance an
Regis walkout Dispatch Building.He is looking into the city that is now very familiar to him.This city is different from the city he knew from the ‘outside’.But currently he cannot afford a new house here.He is still staying at the Vine Condominium, which is not really that bad but buying a house in the city is a ‘status’ that everyone wants.“Alright… first let’s go to ‘Centipede Station.”He walked towards the nearest ‘Beetle Stop’, which is a small open canopy in the middle of the sidewalk.Regis walks towards it and goes behind the last person in that line.‘Mama are we going to the shopping district.’A small girl tags his mother.‘You already asked me that a couple of times now… yeah, we will go but we have to go to the furniture shop first.’‘But Mama I want toys, I heard from school that there are new toys in the mall.’(Mall huh, that large unique building that was recently opened… I heard it is a place to enjoy yourself, just leisurely walking around and buying stuff.’)
“Lord Cole, here are the updates in Yggdrasil.”Alicia gave Cole a list of documents to be reviewed.He took it and started to read it as fast as possible.Cole is currently in a meeting with Alicia, Nebal, Haaken and Marbas.Among those four only Marbas wanted to get out as soon as possible.“So… the data showed that we have had tremendous growth just after 5 months. We increased the number of people.”“Yes! Absolutely, we made the right call to trade our ‘ores’ for the ‘slaves’ when King Adam offered them. We increase the number of people, which greatly increases the production rate. We even recovered the same amount of ore that we paid them for just after 5 months.”Alicia looks gleeful about it.Nabel's eyes are shining and Haaken is just… serious.“Hmmm… alright then, so I believe we have enough citizens for now or…”Alicia immediately shook her head.(I shouldn’t have asked her.)“We don’t lack citizens like last time Lord Cole, but if we can increase the number of people living
Cole is now sitting on the second floor of his room, in the balcony.The cold air brushes on his skin and the smell of grass premiates around him.It’s already dawn and he will begin to make a move today.However, there is something missing.“The chirping sound is still absent… should I… should I make a request to capture some birds.”Cole nodded in his head.“Yeah, I guess people will love it, the chirping sound in the morning.”He then leaned back and looked at the bed next to his.There are two large ‘pillows’ covered in a snake-like ‘case’ one is purple and the other one is black.“I didn’t expect that those things would affect them this way.” Cole remembered the day when he fed the two kids with a ‘paper’ from the divine book and when he put this to them before consuming it…Cole is holding the Quorra Collar in his hand.Before the kids consume those papers, Cole quickly visits the ‘church’ to put an enchantment buff type magic in this artifact.Which made them raise one eyebrow
“My Lord, thank you.”“Thank you!”“Thank you!”“No worries.”Cole waved goodbye to the group of people in front of him as they went inside Yggdrasil.They looked battered and weak but they tried their best to smile in front of him.When the last one went inside.Tug!Nabel drops to one knee.“I apologize Lord Cole, they were so incompetent that you needed to help them out…”Then he whispered… “they should have just died if they are no use.”(What!? Is Nabel getting crazier and crazier?)Cole shook his head.“Don’t worry about it…”(Yeah, First of all Legion took care of everything and Lily took care of the Boss so I didn’t really lift a finger.)“But!”Cole raises his hand to stop Nabel from continuing.“As… (I hate to say it because I don’t want to but…) leader of Yggdrasil, it is my responsibility to take care of my residents (Of course, this is all for show).”Cole smiled with confidence and when he glanced at Nabel he saw his eyes gleaming with joy.Then he continues to murmur… “
The third trial begins as soon as Faust died.The magic tool installed inside the room activated and a magic spell commence.This magic is a bit special, for this magic brings Faust's soul into a certain place.A dark place, a place where souls were trapped, a place where sadness and pain can be felt.Faust woke up, he look at his body and he cannot feel it.His body is also semi-transparent.He tried to touch his body.And his hands then flew to his face but…There is no luck.But that’s not all.He is also confused about what happened.He tries to recall the events and came to the conclusion that he died, somehow.And he decided that this is the afterlife.However, even though he realized this, he didn’t feel sad.He died, but he didn’t feel sad.Instead…He felt angry… for the first time, it surfaced.He felt angry when he realized that his life ended… just like that.After seeing the events that he ‘regrets’ the most and decided to do something about it.He died.He is angry with
In the story, Faust was swallowed by the illusion though it didn’t hurt him physically. The illusion enhances the feeling of ‘regret’. Unlike the first trial, a made-up story, the second trial is about looking back at the past. The person who will be under this trial remembers… will be shown every event in his life and every ‘regret’ in that scenario. Even the most minor event will not be skipped and the worst thing is… under the second part of the trial, the ‘feeling’ of ‘regret’ will be boosted. Faust, cannot escape this. No instead, he looks into it. Embrace this scene but instead of ‘regret’ what he felt is longing. Especially on the days, when he spends his time with his family and lovable animals. But this feeling didn’t escape the ‘properties’ of the illusion. The feeling of ‘longing’ doubles. But Faust pushes through. In his mind, he wanted everything to stop. He wanted to be with his pet, to close his eyes and simply lay down and rest. He wanted to remember the d
Cole put his hand on chest. ‘Phew… nothing happened… Good!’ He then looks around the area, looks at the mansion and then glances at the nearby trees. ‘I think it is safe right now… yeah… I have nothing to worry about.’ He then glances at Lily who is playing with the yellow wild flowers near the mansion. Relieved as he is, he began to move to walk away and go home. As soon as he turns a corner. He notices a noble young man wearing an elegant suit. He looks handsome and attractive, and he exudes a confident and distinguished aura. He stands next to an old horse that looks familiar to Cole. Cole stops in his tracks, with a surprise on his face, as he gazes upon the man and the horse from a distance. His eyes widen in surprise as he recognizes something special about the horse: it is the same horse described in his book! Carefully making sure not to be too obvious. Cole takes on a few steps closer to get a better look at it but still keeps his distance. The man speaks soft
The third trial begins as soon as Faust died. The magic tool installed inside the room activated and a magic spell commence. This magic is a bit special, for this magic brings Faust's soul into a certain place. A dark place, a place where souls were trapped, a place where sadness and pain can be felt. Faust woke up, he look at his body, the structure is just the same, however... he cannot feel it. His body is also semi-transparent. He tried to touch his body with his hands, it just pass thru. Then his hands then flew to his face but… There is no luck. It passes right thru like there is only air instead of his face. But that’s not all. He is also confused about what happened. He tries to recall the events and came to the conclusion that he died... somehow. Accepting his death, he decided that this is the afterlife. However, even though he realized this, he didn’t feel sad. He died, but he didn’t feel sad. Instead… He felt angry… for the first time, it surfaced. He felt
Faust continues the journey toward the deeper part of the cave. Even though he experienced a cycle of a nightmare, Faust didn't flinch. Some people might immediately run away and left the cave, but Faust is different, he builds up the courage to walk inside the cave. What he gained in the first trial is strength, though it is not physical, it basically strengthens his mind. The ability to accept death is something that few people have and Faust just earned it after the first trial. With that newfound courage, he dives deeper into the cave until he reaches the second trial. If the first trial is about fear, the second trial is about regret. That is right! In the middle of the empty room, Faust walks into the middle of it where a small platform is sitting. Faust was immediately engulfed by the illusion. He saw various things and events, and it flashes around him. The first event that he saw was about the little cat that he discovered in the village. He was so fond of it that
'Papa! He began to move!' 'He is now going down the stairs...' 'Oppps! He falls down the stairs, Papa.' 'He is now crawling.' 'Papa that guy looks very weak, he is now out of breath.' Lily continues to monitor Faust's movement. 'Papa... He going out now.' Gasp! Cole has been waiting for several hours since learning that Faust is already awake inside the mansion, he knew what is going to happen so... he waited because wanted to see Faust with his own two eyes. And now he saw the man in front of his very eyes. Thump! Thump! Cole's hearts start beating fast. He is excited, overjoy and he is holding himself so hard not to shout or make any reaction. In every story, there is always your favorite character, and for Cole here he is.... in front of him. A thin, sickly, white man came out of the mansion and began walking towards the cave as soon as he saw it. Faust looks like he was going to fall down anytime soon. (It's him, really him!) The embodiment of loneliness. The embo
“Papa? What kind of adventure are we going to do today?”Cole looks at Lily. The little girl with green vine hair skips while in the middle of the forest. Cole shook his head. “Unfortunately, we are just going to look around we will not hunt down monsters this time.” “Owwww…” Lily looks dejected and she looks at the sky. It was covered with branches and leaves from the nearby trees and the sunlight reflected on her face with the shadows of the leaves. Lily then smile and nodded. “I think it's alright!~ Jewel and Viper are still asleep, I want to have adventures with them together with Papa, we can do the ‘boring’ stuff for now.” (Boring!?) Lily looks happy as she skips ahead. Cole cannot accept what he heard so he looks at the person… dream creature, beside him. But Crystal didn’t have a reaction, she was just walking calmly in the forest. (Boring!? Is saving the world boring? Hehe... Well I'm the only one who know about this things.) Cole wasn’t hurt or anything on Lily'
When the earthquake hit Cole immediately started to travel toward Edel. Using Sky and Mylan’s help they arrive at the location without any problem. “It’s been a while since I saw it.” The one who speaks is Alicia. She simply request to see the state of her hometown and not engage in other activities so Cole allowed it. At first, Alicia is concerned because of the deal that he made with Cole upon allowing her to live in Yggdrasil. However, the contract, same as the others, allows her to receive the blessing of Yggdrasil in exchange for their loyalty, and the contract will trigger only if the person made a direct or indirect, planned, way to attack Yggdrasil. This is their initial concern about Alicia, but all her worries go away when Cole explains to her about her contract. “There was a field of flowers back then.” She pointed at an open field in a distance. (But there is nothing there, just grass… grass and more grass.) “Then when we are kids, we play at that place.” Then i
My goal became clear when I realize where I am.Leon Muller is looking at the potion warehouses in his private manor.“This world will be different from the earth far… far… different.”(This world will become my oyster, I will do what I want… take what I want and no one will ever stop me.)Leon closes his eyes and remembers his life back on earth.Back on earth, she was unlucky to live in a place where gender was the basis of everything, it dictates the society and who has power or not.That’s why slowly she changes, she adapted to the environment given to her to survive.And in the end, she did fine…In exchange for everything, she just did ‘fine’.It was sad for her, that all that effort was treated as just ‘fine’ and to be fair, she really did everything beyond anyone could expect from her.However, every action she did was met with one eye close.In that hard life, the only escape she had is reading books in between breaks, bringing her to this magical world she always wanted to c