Why am I here?
This is a dark passage, and I don''t remember when I entered here...
Oh? There''s a light at the end of it in that direction.
Nothing to do, let''s just walk towards it...
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I don''t know how much time passed here, but probably more than half an hour and it doesn''t seem I am advancing toward it...
Also, it''s strange... I can''t use my skills here...
Also my passive of is not working... what is going on?
Oh, right. Why didn''t I done that before?
''System, what is going on? Where am I?''
...
Eh? Neither my skills not the System is working here.
Let''s quicken the pace...
MH?
Swoooooosh~
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Really, I don''t know anymore.
First that dark tunnel, and now a nighttime sea...
But this time there''s actually someone in the shore...
Better go talk to him.
Jean: Excuse me...
The old man turns his face towards me.
???: Oh? What rare occurrence for someone arrive here...
The old man has a really long brown beard and also long hair of the same color. Her irises are of a somewhat shiny blue.
From what I see, as he is topless, his body is really well-toned with really well-shaped abs, but her face is emanating an air of a wise man that lived a really long life...
???: Oi boy. I probably know what you want to know, but before that can I make a question?
Jean: Yes, please go ahead.
???: What do you think the stars are?
Jean: The stars? I am not completely sure, but I remember that is an enormous reactor where the Hydrogen is fused together and form Helium, well almost all of that is something like that.
???: Oooh, an approach from a scientific perspective.
Jean: Yeah.
???: But do you think that''s all?
Jean: ...What do you mean?
???: Mmmh, let me ask you another question. Why some stars and constellation have a name?
Jean: Why? Because they... resemble something?
Why do I think that something is not right?
???: Hahaha, so you think that someone knows about the people or anything that is mentioned?
Jean: Surely not...
???: Then, what about achievements?
Jean: Achievement?
??? Yes, somewhat that the universe itself would remember for eternity... a real Achievement.
Jean: So all the stars and the constellations that I see are all achievements of someone?
???: Not all, we can only see a very microscopic part of those...
???: In the point of view you call ''scientific'', the stars are born, they grow and at the end, they die and leave something to give birth to another one, right?
???: But if you see from my perspective, they are only waiting to shine another time.
Jean: ...Old man, you sure thought it really hard...
???: Hahaha, it is only the tip of the iceberg.
???: Then, what do you think about that?
Jean: ...That''s really cool and romantic. I mean, who doesn''t want a sign of herself imprinted in the universe?
???: Right? And, if it is really that, how would you want to be imprinted?
Jean: I''ll make an achievement so great that will make anyone envious. It will be so great that even the universe will have a problem of space with how big and beautiful will be.
???: Hahaha, that''s the spirit, boy!
Jean: By the way, I''m Jean. Who are you?
???: Me? I''m *****a***.
Jean: Sorry, it seems my ears are a bit pressurized. Can you repeat?
And a burning sensation came from my heart.
Improvise and too much strong
Jean: HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!
Ah... it is too much... At this rate, I''ll probably pass out.
???: Bye********** ***** ****** *****.
The old man said something, but I could not comprehend anything of that...
And as I was closing my eyes, he turned his sight to the night sky.
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Jean: HAAAA... HAAaaa.
[****** Quest ****** added]
I woke up panting a lot.
What type of nightmare had I to have a reaction like that?
I don''t remember anything apart from... the stars...?
Why would have I to dream about stars?
Haruhime: Jean, are you ok? Your face seems pale...
Jean: Don''t worry, it was only a nightmare... give me five minutes and I''ll recover.
Haruhime: Ok... but for today, don''t exert yourself too much, and remember that I and our goddess are here if you need anything, ok?
Jean: Yeah... I''ll make sure to talk with you if anything happens...
Jean: I''ll wash my face meanwhile you start to prepare breakfast... I''ll need a lot of energy at the start of the day!
Haruhime: Yeah!
Today I have to train a bit with Haru before heading to the dungeon with her. I am sure that a dream, and a nightmare at that, is really important, but if I don''t remember anything, trying to remember it will only make it worse...
*Slap*
Jean: This is not the moment, I''ll train with Haru, and in the afternoon I''ll read the Lemegeton and start to plan to forge my weapon!
A day is in front of me, and there isn''t time to lose!
Let''s work for the future!
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Meantime in a beach under the night sky...
???: Hahaha, an achievement too great for the universe... those words are really the words of a man...
The old man lay down in the sand, with the eye fixed in a particular spot of the sky...
???: But, these words might be a bit too much for yourself right now.
???: As one that saw a bit in the future, I really don''t know what will be for you, but I''ll cheer for you... baby strange star...
And he starts to sleep...