Eternal Adventurer (WN): Chapter 282

 

Once Again



When I woke up, I was in the forest


I feel nostalgic somehow


I notice something strange on my arm and look at the back of my hand.


"It's a stone..."


Where


Is this where I was in the dream before I woke up?


"Huh? You're back!"


There was an elf


"Wait, wait~ If you're back, let me know~."


This person is so annoying


"Well, I'm having a bit of a hard time."


"Is that so?"


"Yes."


That's right.


I don't even want to remember.


I want to forget everything.


I felt so bad that I wanted to die.


"How's the old dwarf?"


"He's fine. It's peaceful around here."


"I see."


After passing through the forest, there was a nostalgic town.


"The fog is thick..."


"Yeah, it's been especially bad lately."


"Did something happen?"


"What? You've seen the world, you know what's going on."


"What's that?"


I don't understand, so I'm asking.


"Well, it's okay. Living here."


"Really? There was nothing outside?"


"There was."


There was a lot.


Painful things.


Fun things.


"Is it okay to run away?"


"Why not?"


"Really?"


"It's your life. Freedom is fine."


"...Yeah, I guess."


"It might be good to continue dreaming like this."


"But I'll tell you something."


"Y-yeah?"


"Don't regret it!"


Those eyes were serious


"I'll ask you."


A thick fog enveloped the town.


"Do you want to stay here? Or go back? What do you want to do?"


"I'm afraid of having painful feelings..."


"Okay, so you're going to stay here?"


"......"


"If the fog covers everything, you won't be able to go there anymore. You won't be able to go back."


"Here…"


"Are you running away?"


"No! It's painful! It's painful! I can't stand it! The person I love! The person I thought I could be with forever is now gone!"


"Okay, then I'll tell you something good."


The elf answers with a big smile.


"When you return, you'll be faced with the reality of your failure. But it's still a process."


"…Eh?"


"Go to the center. Jump back into the hole. Then you will get back what you lost."


How the hell does she know that?


No, I can get it back?


"So, have you decided?"


"You… you were planning on sending me back from the beginning, weren’t you?"


"Quit it! You're not going to run away, right?"


"…Yeah!"


Strangely enough, I know where to go


So I ran towards it


"A miracle only happens once! Only once will it be certain! Next time you'll have to figure it out yourself!"


I advanced through the fog


The fog was so thick I couldn't see anything


The forest was already gone


I hear something close behind me


And my consciousness


As if I were at the bottom of the sea


Up


Up


I went up





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