They say that dreaming is good, but to what extent?

A silly dream, where unicorns appear, can be good for anyone. Sometimes, a wet dream can also be good, within a certain limit. As for nightmares ... Better not even mention them, so that nobody has one today.

But how about a very, very realistic dream? Do not confuse this with a lucid dream. A lucid dream may be realistic, but it does not change reality.

Anyway, I never had one ... until last night.

Someone asked me while I was wandering on a crystal road, in fact, the road was stunning.

"Welcome to Paradise of Dreams. Here, you can wish for anything except eternal life and the resurrection of a human soul. ''

The voice was definitely that of a girl, and by the tone it was quite young. She had shoulder-length black hair and a lilac Gothic dress, but there was a thick haze covering her face.

For her to have appeared in my dream, do I know her or will I meet her? Is it a sign? But ... she's not much to my taste ...

"Um, excuse me. By 'paradise of dreams' do you mean a paradise where everyone dreams of being or ..."

Before I could finish speaking, I could feel pressure coming from the girl, a brief feeling of fear and anxiety came from inside me.

'Damn, me and my stupid questions.'

When I stopped talking, the pressure and bad feelings gradually passed.

Perhaps she wasn't done talking.

"Cough, you can go on."

I couldn't see her eyes, but I'm sure they glowed red. No, wait, they are actually glowing red!

Terminator? Will she let out a laser through her eyes?

"So, what will be your wish?"

Huh? Was it just my impression that she was mad?

"A wish ... well, I don't think I have one- wait a minute, actually I have one. Can I change my name?"

Change my name, how long have I waited for this?

But it doesn't matter, this is still a dream.

"If I want to change my name, I want a cool one. Enough with Alzhair Dellatore! Hmmm ... I can't think of one, do you have any to recommend?"

"To recommend?"

Oh, I forgot that it's just a dream, there's no way she can recommend one.

"How about% # $% #? It's a very popular name today."

Oh, she really gave me a recommendation. But I never saw anyone using that name, is it from another country?

"This one has a rather difficult pronunciation. Do you have any other in mind?"

At that point I was already talking to her as if she were a real person.

...

"Okay, this one wasn't too bad. It's easy to say, and hard to forget. I'll take this one."

After fifteen minutes of speaking strange names one after the other, she finally said one that I like.

"Will your surname be the same?"

"Sure, it's my family's name, how could I change it?"

The Dellatore family was very famous in the region for its rich and ancient tradition.

"Very well, now I will invoke the spirits of space-time to conduct high-level magic, so that your old name will be erased from the history and the minds of the people who know you."

"Okay.''

What a strange dream, her lines have been good so far, apart from the recommendations of names. Luckily, this is not real.

"Ah yes, I forgot to mention that since everything has its price, you have to pay a price for the desire."

"Huh? But wasn't that a wish? As far as I can remember, wishes are fulfilled without a price, right?"

How absurd! How can she asks me to ask for a wish and then fulfill it before saying the price? I should have asked her first ...

"You need to do thirty thousand push-ups, run fifteen thousand kilometers and do twenty-five thousand pull-ups."

"..."

You've got to be kidding...

"I don't think I can do it all ... Besides, why am I paying with physical exercise? Wouldn't it be better money, or even-"

Lifetime.

I almost said the latter, it would be better not to mention it.

"I have no way of using money at Paradise of Dreams. As for your lifetime, you have no way to give me much."

How can you say this so casually ?!

My life is running out and you don't want it? Why am I mad? I'm lucky she doesn't want that!

"Don't worry, times have changed, and Paradise of Dreams also changes over time. You can split your debt. How's that?"

Should I be angry or relieved?

"I want to pay in installments, there is no way I can do it all now."

"Very well. Portions of 3000 push-ups, 1500 kilometers of running and 2500 pull-ups a day, is it good for you?"

"..." I want to die.

"So how about just 3000 push-ups a day? It's a good deal."

"Couldn't you decrease the number a little?"

"2999, take it or leave it."

…

"Huff, huff…"

"12, 13, 14…"

After a few minutes, I finally got to the 50th push-up. My arms are sore, my shirt soaked with sweat and a girl counting, in the eyes of others it would be a totally normal gym scene.

To run away? Of course I tried, but tell me, how do I get out of a realistic dream? Do I try to kill myself, or do I pinch myself?

Anyway, the girl, whose eyes were covered by fog, started talking to me a little.

Ah yes, her name is Freya. A different name.

And the more she spoke, the more my despair increased.

"Your identity has been changed, everyone around you has forgotten your old name, and now they'll call you Ryuuma Lin Young Dellatore."

Yes, I have a small passion for Asian culture. I love Japanese anime, Korean dramas and Chinese novels. If I want a little excitement, I go to anime, if I want to cry, I go to watch the dramas, and if I want to philosophize, I read Chinese novels.

"It's a good name, don't you think?" at least I thought it was good.

"... It was difficult, as I had to change history a little, so your debt is huge."

"..."

Change the story?

"Can you tell me how you changed the story?"

Now my despair is about to leave my body, and flood everyone around me.

"Well, I made your grandparents on the father side Chinese, your grandparents on the mother side were Japanese, and I made your parents know each other in South Korea and quickly gave birth to you. In general, the process was simple."

"..."

Get me out of here for god's sake!

"Wait, how can such a dream be so detailed? Did I always want to have these three names?"

"I don't know, but it was you who chose it. And let me warn you, this is not a dream, don't confuse just because of the name of this place, Paradise of Dreams."

Oh God, no! I can't imagine my acquaintances calling me by one of the names ...

'Hi, Ryuuma!' this is fucking cringy!

Imagine a Caucasian kid with a name like that?

"Well, it's no use crying over spilled milk. You still need to do another 2949 push-ups, after that I can transport you to the real world."

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