… What's happening here
Annan was startled suddenly.
He immediately stopped his movements, and the five fingers of his slender and flexible right hand flew up and down like a magician. A silver coin was pulled out from the cuff without a sound, and caught between Annan's fingers, ready to go—
Seeing Annan trying to launch an attack, "Evelyn" in the lake did not respond at all.
She just smiled lightly, as if she was listening intently.
It was supposed to be a very gentle smile.
But when it appeared on her face covered with terrifying scars, it looked a little scary.
… what is happening
Just when Annan was a little confused, he saw "Evelyn" in the reflection slightly turned her head, and seemed to be saying something to someone.
Although Annan couldn't hear what she was saying at all... But seeing this scene, Annan's heart suddenly became clear——
With an attitude of experimenting, Annan bent down and touched the surface of the lake with his good right hand.
Obviously, at a glance, there was only less than half an cubit of lake water, but Annan's hand couldn't reach the bottom of the lake. Even if the whole arm is stuck in, it is still far from reaching the bottom.
... Sure enough
Annan didn't hesitate any longer, took a deep breath - a fierce one got into the lake.
The strong, icy lake water drilled into Annan's mind, and the increasingly obvious singing voice echoed in his mind. Bigger and bigger—
Suddenly, Annan instantly lost consciousness.
But soon, he felt someone patting his shoulder lightly.
"... Evelyn? Evelyn?"
It was the panicked voice of a teenager.
And the ubiquitous voice of singing in the ear has completely disappeared.
Annan opened his eyes, feeling dizzy in his head. He turned sideways, vomited a few times facing the lake, coughed for a long time, and then slowly recovered.
Only then did he realize that he was lying by the lake... drenched.
A terrified young man circled around him anxiously, like a puppy whose owner has suddenly passed out.
It wasn't until "Evelyn" woke up that he breathed a sigh of relief: "Great... Why did you suddenly fall into the lake just now? It surprised me."
Annan did not respond immediately.
Because he was worried that if he responded, it might constitute a dialogue...
Annan looked at the somewhat familiar weak boy with light brown hair beside him, and always felt that he should have seen him somewhere.
The skin is a little pale, but the balls of the fingers are a little rough. He shouldn't be of noble origin, at least he shouldn't be a son-in-law, because he seems to have to do some rough work, but his voice is very standard, not like the militiamen in Frozen Water Harbor with a little taste of dialect... or It is said that, like Kafni, he speaks with a little standard Wangdu accent.
… It seems to be, Benjamin Foster!
Is this near the capital
Annan subconsciously opened the task panel.
Immediately, his pupils trembled for a moment—
His mission has changed!
[Main task: Return to the dream]
Immediately, a brand new branch mission appeared below the line:
[Get Benjamin's Trust]
[Successfully complete the sacrificial ceremony]
[Do not go home]
Annan paused.
He was even a little confused... Annan had never seen such a strange main quest—a completely opposite side quest.
Was my previous self in another world
Dream world
Or... the world in reflection
Which side... is the main task that Annan really wants to do
Annan hesitated for a while, and decided to take a gamble.
Sitting on the ground, trying to use a more helpless tone, he hesitated to say a name: "Benjamin..."
"I am here."
The brown-haired teenager—or rather, Benjamin Foster was unsuspecting, sitting next to Annan, holding "Evelyn"'s left hand, and making a questioning voice: "What's the matter, Evelyn?"
"... No, it's fine."
Annan shook his head.
no problem. There were no failure prompts for his mission... nor was he kicked out of the nightmare.
And Annan was keenly aware that, at least in this world, his left hand was not injured. There are no traces of being scratched by the blade.
... Could this be the real world
strangeness…
But the introduction of the plot said that after waking up, I thought I was kidnapped...
Annan paused.
He realized the problem.
Introducing the quest doesn't say that the other world is the real world—it just says, "After Evelyn woke up, she realized she was in a dungeon."
Is there another possibility... After Evelyn saw the moon dancer dancing, she passed out and entered another world
Annan thought of this, and subconsciously looked back.
He wanted to see if he could return to the interior of the church by following the position where he jumped off...
But at this moment, his pupils shrank slightly.
The church behind this, where is the new splendor like before!
This is simply a dilapidated ruin!
Not to mention the people coming and going inside... Annan could even clearly see that there were spider webs attached to the edge of the window. I'm afraid there isn't even a dust sweeper inside.
"... what are you looking at, Evelyn?"
Benjamin in his youth looked at Annan curiously.
Annan retracted his eyes without any trace, showing a pensive expression: "I'm thinking about it."
— I don't know what it is, but I'm thinking about it anyway.
How about you guess
"...Are you still thinking about Princess Pale?"
Benjamin's expression was a bit complicated: "Are you still going to find Him..."
"how about you?"
Annan asked back: "What would you... think?"
"I'm willing to accompany you here, that's my attitude."
Benjamin said firmly: "In the church of the Pale Princess, there must be clues...but it's too dangerous for you to come by yourself.
"Look at me! I'm carrying a weapon!"
He said, patting his waist proudly.
Annan was a little surprised to notice that there was actually a gun hanging there.
... How do you say this
"Let me tell you Salvatore, this thing is better than a magic wand. jpg"
Annan suddenly reacted.
At this time, Benjamin was only about twelve or thirteen years old. He's still a bit naive, not like an old fox in the future... and at this time, he probably hasn't embarked on the path of transcendence.
but…
Benjamin, would he fall in love with Evelyn
Annan clearly saw the familiar and undisguised ignorance and affection in the eyes of the young Benjamin.
This is really rare.
People in this age group are often still in the juvenile impulsive stage of judging people by their appearance. It is very rare to be able to fall in love with an unrecognizable opposite sex who has been burned.
"Come on, I'll take you in to see..."
Obviously, Benjamin himself was a little afraid.
But he paused, and repeated firmly: "I'll take you in!
"Don't worry, I have a gun!"