it's been a couple of years since the party started, well the only things that have happened is that more anomalies have been spawning, we have no idea why though... we simply just ignored it for the time being.
right now I'm currently with sir Ma'il accompanying him to world Kristoff, similar name to a copy of Earth too...
"Hey, why didn't you let Naoya join Isabelle?"
"he's training in Laplace right now so I don't want to interrupt him"
"ahh is that so... well then"
I'm with him as a way to learn how anomalies work or travel
"naturally you just need to command the system to transport you to a world but thanks to the travel pad it's much easier and doesn't need your ether, although transporting back is still much as pricey and gives a huge toll to your body"
"I see... well if that's what the travel pad I guess... I haven't really used the travel pad that much..."
"also a little bit of info so that you don't get confused, the travel pad transports you to a different world, a dimension pad transports you to a different dimension of said world on the settings, and the time pad transfers you to a different time of said world, also the travel pad can also be said as a world pad since they get mixed up a bit frequently..."
"ahh... I might forget some of it but thanks for the lesson"
right now we're just walking on a paved road, the place looks quite normal compared to the villages here, the beasts are also quite friendly despite their looks, this place looks like a fantasy world but...
"remember... no magic, my original world was also similar so a single hint of magic may just turn you into a target"
"aye aye captain"
he chuckles, he's nice when he's with his teammates... I hope I'm not using him
"Isabelle, want to eat at that restaurant? the menu looks delicious so I thought you'd like it"
"really? thanks! I'd love to experience otherworldy foods"
"... were you sarcastic?"
"did it sound sarcastic?"
"...sorry if I'm a bit pushy..."
?? was I being sarcastic?
"what will you two have?"
"anything you like Isabelle?"
I don't know what to pick... everything looks... I want to say special but...
"I don't know the foods here so could you recommend me something?"
"oh! then I'll recommend the specials today, I assume both of you?"
"ahh no, I'll have the creamed bread and yak stew"
the maid bows and heads to the kitchen...
"so, Isabelle... anything you wanna ask?"
"is this a date?"
he turns red, but immediately reverts back
"hahaha... what made you say that? you could say this is a date but really I have no interest on you, I see you as a sibling I need to take care of"
"hm... is that so... then what was your life like before being an anomaly?"
I still don't know sir Ma'il's life like, I know he's nice but other than that he's a blank slate
"hmm... well I'll tell you what world I was in and what my job was... I was a royal guard of Hirshjo, Lo'amelle was my client and she was a nice princess... unlike-"
"tea?"
"ahh yes, thank you- -anyway, unlike royal guards from other worlds we typically charge people for our services including royalty, you could say that from the past, the term royal guard were a group of mercenaries capable of defeating even the most heinous of criminals.- -Later on, I was tasked to guard the princess to a nation in the middle of a highway, it was in the middle of war but we managed to pave through, after that a report that the nation the princess and I was in was about to be invaded by the Sar'gura nation, the princess was immediately protected and I lead the way, although I wasn't quite lucky, a cannon was shot through the walls taking many innocent including me. I didn't see the Hirshjo until I became an anomaly
that's...
"that's kinda sad... what happened to the princess?"
"executed by the enemy nation, although it wasn't without torture either... I looked at her body and there wasn't any clothing and was even in shackles... that poor princess... I hope she's fine in the afterlife"
"that's horrible... sorry for making you tell that"
"don't be, once your an anomaly emotions like this are a rare thing, anger and hate, pity and despair, the only thing that you'll probably is envy and joy since because once you reach the year 100 of being an anomaly you start to wisen up, smarter, and eventually the urge to destroy, some people like World:Muse are unlike this community though, they want knowledge, most of them haven't even become the harbinger of chaos"
"hmm..."
"here's your order"
"thanks, umm... were can we pay?"
"you can just put it in the tab here"
we left the establishment and began walking the way, he's been talking about anomalies and what kind of job it is to some people and then some people began talking around us
「look at them...」「yeah... some ruffians I believe, they've been terrorizing cities and towns」「shh they'll hear you」
"Ma'il? what's wrong?"
"pay them no mind, plus it's not us, it's the people in front of us"
men with a bulky build, holding maces and swords
"just leave them and stay a good meters away"
I nod in silence, It would be good if we just stay way until some soldiers began intruding in
「HOLD IT!」
「ahh... what is it? we're not even harming any of the civilians here」
「you maybe not but all of you are wanted for disturbing the peace and killing the townsfolk of Yorha you will be punished and sent to the pits」
「everyone arrest them!」
"you too! your coming with us!"
"wait wait wait! we're not with them!"
"likely story, now come with us or else!"
[sir Ma'il... what do we do?]
[haahhh... this was supposed to be a good vacation for me...]
"sorry guards but I'm not gonna follow orders"
he whips out some knives in his sleeves... wait wasn't that empty? since when?
"RESISTANCE! everyone arrest them!"
「go boys, create chaos」
"Isabelle, run I'll hold them off!"
"gotcha!" I'm sorry sir Ma'il.
"halt! stay where you are!"
"eek!"
where can I go... where can I go!...
「hap! don't think you can go arresting a girl right now」
a man with a hood and dark skin blocked the two guards
"oyy! you'll face punishment if you help that criminal!"
「run now! I can give them enough time!」
"thank you!" I ran as fast as I can, I'm sorry that I can't fight...
I finally found a place to hide... the town center seems populated enough to hide me... I wonder how sir Ma'il is doing...
"hey lady, why don't you try one of our product?"
"ehh?! ahh... sorry I can't pay..."
"no need, a pretty lady like you can get one for free!"
"ahh... thanks."
it was like balls... what's this? it's delicious
"you like it? it's called fishballs, no one knows where it came from or who made it but it's popular here in this area. there's also sauces for it too, try it"
"do I just dip it here?"
delicious! the sauce made it better!
"hehe, that sauce can't be found anywhere else! it's a family secret"
as we were talking some guards went in the center I panicked and tried to hide behind the counter the merchant was
"I'm sorry, once my friend comes I'll pay you"
he was confused but he took a glance from the guards and realized why I was hiding
「have you seen a woman with weird clothing and a man with a cloak?」
「hm.... can't say I have... the girl I saw but I don't know about the man」
「can you tell me where she is right now?」
「she ran to where the gate was」
「I see... then thank you for your patronage, as for the man if you see a guy with a big body, a bit muscular and a cloak then please report it to us」
「sure, have a nice day」
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"they're gone now, you can come out"
I look around and sigh in relief...
"But why did you help me?"
"well... I can hardly say that you didn't do anything wrong. if you did then you would've just run away rather than hiding here"
... there's a lot of holes in that...
"but if they're searching for him too..."
"I have a question for you lady... why were you being searched?"
"ahh... we were simply in a vacation here, the other one was my friend... or rather boss, and the guards misunderstood us for being one of the bandits in town"
"ah... then why didn't you comply with them?"
"I don't know... he just asked me to run..."
"hahaha, seems like he wants this vacation huh? what are you to your boss anyway? lover?"
"w-what? no! we're just like friends!"
"jeez you didn't need to defend it that much, you should probably wait in the fountain over there I doubt the guards are going to search you here anytime soon"
like what he said I waited around the fountain, some children were friendly towards me and even sometimes gives me flowers... they're sweet..
"Isabelle! finally found you!"
"sir Ma'il! you're finally back, I've been waiting for quite a while"
"haha sorry, sorry. anyway, have you behaved yourself? (no magic yet?)"
"Nope, still haven't used it"
"whew... anyway why do you have so many flowers and flower crowns? you look like a dryad"
"the children here are giving me these, doesn't it look great?"
"it looks great on you! why don't we stroll around some more? we still have the day to ourselves"
we walk around the city some more, I feel like I'll be visiting this place some more
"hey, sir Ma'il what's the name of this world again?"
"Kristoff, why?"
"I'll be visiting this place again, don't worry I won't create chaos here, I just like the place"
"no I'm not worried about you bringing chaos rather give them a chance to use you, remember that this place has no Magic, only unusable ether from the beasts and humans here"
"oh right... then I'll be a bit careful"
the places and stores here sell great things! from clothing to food, it's like the best place to shop! granted we still hide from the guards but all is fine
"time's up, the system just alarmed so we'll be returning back to Laplace"
"that was fun, but I want some sleep..."
"hmm? weird for you to say that but if you want some rest sure"
what? did I say something wrong?
well that was a fun break from everything... well I haven't really done anything that could be called productive... but it was still fun, I'm about 2-3 years old from this anomaly thing but I'm getting better... who would've thought that the world has this different dimensions that has amazing places... but I did found this book too, I can't read it though, I found this in the center of the city where the fountain I was resting at. I gave this to Mei and said that I should give it to Nick since he's probably the author of this, which I did but he didn't write this, he said if he did then he would've understood what the front book said although it did pique Mei and Nick's curiosity since every alphabet in the entire world/dimension could be understood thanks for the system... I gave it to miss Mei for the time being since I have no use of it. I'm glad I found something probably useful though.