I came back to the dojo and summoned everyone. I told Hiromi to keep silent about what I said in the cemetery. This is something that I should accomplish alone.
"Everyone listen. I have a plan for tonight, we'll split into two groups." I stated as everyone lined up sitting in the right of the dim room.
"The objective is to gather as much information as possible just like what father said." I glanced at my father.
"I suggest to also look for another kendoka or any survivors." Father lifted his right hand, still with his eyes closed.
"Yeah, I agree with this plan. So how are we gonna split the group?" Alessio asked.
"I'll go with Hiromi and look for information, while father and Alessio group are looking for survivors." I answered.
"I agree, but before that. Where should we start our plan?" Hiromi asked and looked at me.
I wonder if there are maps from the system. Since this is something similar to smartphones and games. System, do you have a map?
The system didn't answer but began sorting a layer of the screen and merged them into one. Displayed a whole earth map on the floor and automatically zoomed to our location, which is Indonesia.
"That's!?" Alessio with his eyes widened.
"Huh. You can see this map?" I asked.
"Yeah, I think we can see them very clear." Hiromi said while she tried to zoom in on the exact location.
Once again, the map zoomed and showed more detailed information, what lacks is that they are displayed on an empty terrain of a blue translucent screen. But we can still see the height of the ground.
It looks like maps are the exception because everyone can see my maps.
Our location is tagged with Depok and near our position is Jakarta and other detailed information. Four white dots represent us.
"Try to open your maps, everyone." I asked.
"Maps." The three said together.
Their maps opened on top of my map and integrated into one. The maps didn't look any different.
[ Malevlusk mana energy added to the maps, and marked every possible whereabout the said monster nearby the user location. ]|
Some small red dots appeared on everyone's maps along with five kilometers and hazard text labels on each dot.
Is this Malevlusk the monster that killed my mother? That's interesting.
We can prevent any unnecessary danger. The maps also encompassed a distance of more than five kilometers. I can still see world wide maps, but they are just empty land without any data or mark.
I glimpsed an unusual mark, this one is bigger than the monster's mark.
"System, what is this mark?" I pointed my finger at the big orange dot.
[ That's a portal connected to another random portal. ]|
The prompt from the system can be seen by everyone. Well, it seems like we got our next objective for now.
"It's clear. I and Hiromi will go to this mark." I pointed at the orange dot.
"Jakarta? That's far from here, you can use my car. I parked it behind the dojo and it still seems usable." Father taking out a key from his kimono.
"But how about you two?" I asked while taking the key.
"I'm sure another kendoka isn't far from here. We'll search the nearby areas with Alessio's bike for now." Father glanced at Alessio.
"How about our meeting point after this?" Asked Alessio.
He's right. We are going to the portal but I still don't know how it works. The portal is also teleporting us to another random portal, or is this some joke from the system again?
Nevertheless. Our rendezvous point is most likely nowhere to be found, but I do think of one place.
"Alessio, can you contact your family?" I asked.
"I've tried all the communication devices we have, but none of them worked." Alessio answered.
"If that's the case, how about Italy as our meeting point?" I zoomed Italy on the map and continued. "Your family probably has found a lot of information about this world and the system."
"Yeah, they are also probably trying their best to look for you now." Hiromi responded.
"Hmm, I agree. Your father can also meet our old man there, right?" Alessio winked at me and continued. "My sister will also be surprised seeing our Kyuushi become a woman!"
"Well, it can't be helped." Father reacted with a little sigh.
This has been bothering me. When I turned into a woman, my father didn't look surprised, rather he gave me a relieved face as if he was seeing somebody he knew from the past.
It couldn't be my mother, my face is really different and only my brown hair that stays with me.
"Alright! everything is settled, you also know where the portal is. I'll go prepare in a car." I replied.
"Let's go Hiromi." I threw the key to her.
"Yes. I'll go change first, I also prepared for you in the storage room." Hiromi with her bag and prepared clothes goes to the parking lot.
"Thank you." I looked into the weapon room in the same storage room.
I decided not to change my clothes, just in case for later.
I took my previous kodachi, one medium curved sword that was a bit longer than my kodachi, and also an odachi. This one is over a hundred centimeters, I'll be having a hard time stuffing this into the car.
"Kyuushi!" Alessio shouted and continued. "About the thing you asked. Health potion to recover your health, just like human recovery, but in instant. Mana potion to recover your mana."
"Ah alright, thank you." I replied.
That's all, I'm going to the parking lot and leaving the two guys behind.
After some stroll to the parking lot. I glimpsed an elegant car, as a non-enthusiast of cars. This looks like a sports car. The first car that my father bought in Japan.
Well. Father is such an enthusiast of cars. A long time ago, he owned some sports cars but our economy went downhill and forced us to sell them. If someone were to offer me a sum of money, I would buy a car for my father.
Hiromi changed her clothes in the car. My current body may be a female but I should wait outside. I'll take this opportunity to learn the system.
System, when did the bet appear?
[ As long as the higher beings offered a bet and someone want to take them. ]|
Does it mean, Altrich is some sort of family? Because there are two censored names. Forget it, I'll just ask it. System, who are Altrich?
[ Heh. I can't give you classified information but what if I say they are people who ruled over worlds similar to your Earth? ]|
Well well well. So, you say I'm opposing some kind of God? What a load of bullshit.
[ Yeah, what a load of bullshit. They don't care about your revenge though. ]|
Trying to taunt me, huh? I'll fight you later when I become strong enough, alright?!
[ Sure, sure. If your world didn't get destroyed first. ]|
They are right, we should survive first.
"I'm done with changing, we can go now." Hiromi said as she exited from the back door and moved to the front seat with a yellowish shirt and black short skirts.
"Father! Alessio! We'll go first and let's meet in Italy later!" I waved my right hands at both in the storage room.
They replied with a thumbs up. I drove the car, and we departed from the parking lot.
"I'll go sleep, wake me up when we arrive." Hiromi sleeps in the front seat covered with her coat.
"Alright." I replied.
System. I've been wondering, but what is happening to my world, why did you suddenly appear in our life and what is the purpose of all this apocalypse?
[ Heh, so many questions. First of all, we performed this to maintain your world. Your Earth specifically is on a brink of her death for some reason. ]|
Huh, for some reason?
[ We consolidated your world with another identical and compatible world to transfer some of the mana and keep your world alive. ]|
This is so confusing, can you make it short?
[ It is already short, you are just too idiot. ]|
Fine. So those people and monsters who have been attacking me are creatures from another world?
[ Nice, at least you can figure that out. They are called otherworlders for both the human and the monster to make it simple. ]|
I see, I get the gist of it. Our world merged with another world to save my side, does it mean the other side is at a loss?
But looking at it again. We are dwelling in the same sky now. I still can't come to a conclusion, I should take the system words with a pinch of salt.
It's only been some minutes, and the surroundings never change.
The skyscrapers and houses around us are all burned for eternity for unknown reasons. I hope no monster could do that.
After taking the fastest route possible, we arrived at the station in less than twenty minutes. I'm afraid that some roads are blocked, so from here I'll take the tolls.
If there is nothing out of the ordinary, it should take one and half hours to get to the portal or national monument in Jakarta to be exact.
After I'm taking a turn. Suddenly a girl appeared in front of the car. I reflexively stepped on the brake and woke up Hiromi.
Who might this girl be?