Reunion
The light is fading
I grabbed something in the dark
It's grass
It's getting brighter and brighter
No
My eyes are starting to recognize the light
"This place..."
It was a familiar sight
The forest.
Birds chirping
A warm breeze
The sun shining
A beautiful blue sky without a cloud in the sky
The beauty of it all.
《[Ore [Jibun {Washi【Watashi] Boku】}] checked the back of my hand.
There's no stone in my hands
There are no hay bracelets either.
"Father?"
Before I knew it, Sedona was right behind me.
"Yukikaze and Tenrei... you're here."
Before I knew it, the two of them were right next to me.
"Where are we?"
We're not at the bottom, that's for sure.
There was no such blue sky in it
"Welcome, four guests."
I hear a very familiar voice
"I never thought I'd see you again..."
"Hihihihi, I was sure we'd see each other again."
It's an old woman
She's here, out of place in the middle of the forest.
Even though we're in the forest, there is a street light.
I don't know where the power is coming from, but it's glowing.
Under the street light, a small table is lit by a candle.
An old woman in black, shady clothes was sitting there.
"Baa-san, are we in a dream here?"
"Hmm… what makes a dream a dream in the first place?"
"I'm bothered when you answer a question with a question, but... a fantasy you have in your sleep?"
"Yes, that's right."
The old woman begins to speak.
"Where is this place? What is this place? Those of you who have arrived here have a duty to know. Let me explain."
"I'd like to ask you to be brief."
"Don't worry, the flow of time is inconsistent here. You can spend hundreds of years here, but in the world from where you came, it's only for a moment."
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A long time ago
There was a god
There was only God in this world
God created many things
Whether it's minerals, plants, animals, or people.
The way it was created was truly the work of God.
God dreams many times
Sleep and wake up, and again, sleep and wake up
Every time, something is created in the world.
Dreams are delusions.
In a dream, you can create anything you want.
Physical laws, order, and logic don't matter.
If you wish for it, it will come into being.
God's work
The power to take matter from dreams into reality at will.
One day.
God began to dream again
Leaving the world to the children he brought forth.
For God, that sleep is a momentary event.
But for the children, it felt like an endlessly long time.
When god wakes up
There was already nothing
The power to extract from dreams
That power was gone
What happened?
It was a person
People uncovered the sleeping God.
Examined, understood, dismantled, used, and robbed.
The people called themselves Elfriade.
And they dreamed freely
They took what they wanted.
Without any cost.
The price for taking from their dreams was life.
Elfriade continued to make wishes come true at the behest of a god called Mother Planet.
God was disappointed
It can't stand its children eating it
So god did the opposite
It put itself in the dream it created
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"Is this the world God made?"
"Well, technically, it was God's world, yes."
"What's the difference?"
"There is no God anymore. It took its last breath in this world."
That's strange.
If this place is a dream, then there must be a dreamer.
"Dreams need owners. For example, Onii-san... you're not Onii-san anymore, right?"
"It's Shiro."
"I see, then Shiro. What do you think happened to the dream you were having that recreated Earth?"
"…It's gone?"
"That's correct. When the dream master wakes up, the dream world will disappear."
"Then why does this world still exist?"
"It's simple. Someone has taken over the dream."
"Is it you?"
"No, I'm also a dream resident. To be exact, my spirit was brought to this world as atonement just before I died, but it's right behind you."
When I heard that, I looked back
Behind
"Nice to meet you again!"
It was the elf I had worked with in the dream world.
"Are you the master of the dream?"
"Yes. I've been waiting for this day for a long, long time, you know?"
"What do you mean?"
The old woman answers.
"Didn't I say that the flow of time is inconsistent here? Just because you've never met the girl before doesn't mean she's never met you before, okay?"
"Then when did I meet her?"
The elf replies.
"I built this forest... hey, doesn't it look like somewhere?"
"Where? In my dream..."
No
There was a village outside the forest.
There was an old woodsman there, a blacksmith.
Yes, it looks just like Bardonacia territory.
It's like the city of Kadaza mixed in there.
"The city of Kadaza…?"
"That's like saying the correct answer, isn't it, Shiro-san?"
The elf's tone changes.
It's a familiar tone.
"...Wince?"
"That's correct. I am the master of this world."
I'm confused, I can't keep up
"Eh? Hmm, eh? Why?"
"When my head fell, my spirit flew here."
The old woman adds that Wince was called to be precise.
By a dying god.
The reason Wince was called was just a coincidence, it seems.
It was just a coincidence that God made contact with Wince just before it died.
"Wince, how long have you been here?"
"I've been here too long to count."
"I see… I'm sorry."
"It's okay. I believed you would come to pick me up."
"Mother!"
Sedona jumps at Wince, who is in her elf form, finally catching on.
"Sedona, we meet at last."
"Yes! Yes!"
The old woman stares at her with a smile.
"Now, my role in this world is over."
With these words, the world turns white.
Wince, Sedona, Yukikaze, and Tenrei disappear.
"Shiro, I have one last favor to ask you."
"What is it?"
"Elfriade is sealed further below the world you live in. You know that, right?"
"Yeah, it was sealed by a dragon, right?"
"Yes, Elfriade must not be revived. When they awaken, they will devour the world again."
"Even though the stars are dead?"
"There are plenty of stars in the sky, aren't there? Most of this galaxy is dead. But the universe is still vast, and if released, it will cause another tragedy. This time, it won't even be in the galaxy."
"That's a problem. I want to spend a peaceful time with my wives."
"Then I'll leave it to you."
My vision fades into darkness.
I forgot to ask something important so I screamed at the old woman.
"Wait! Who are you!"
"Palpatna Dean. A third-rate scenario writer who can only write disgusting stories..."
With that, the old woman disappeared.
This novel is seriously Underrated wtffffff
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