The bunch was concerned about the pixy elf. Since he had clutched his head in pain, he went into a coma for a whole day.
When he woke up, he was muddle-headed and confused. And as soon as he saw Sen in his Fanalis form, wings appeared on his back as he flew and hugged him while shouting 'Licht'.
Sen was taken by surprise. "Um…Mister Pixy?"
The pixy also sensed something was not wrong, he took a closer look at Sen and frowned afterward. Wrinkling his brows, he spat insults, "who are you? How dare you hug me? You're not Licht!"
"…"
'You hugged me though…"
Dust heard the words he said and tilted his head in confusion while mumbling, "Who's Licht? Why did I react like that?"
He was still thinking hard when Shieda grabbed him. The pixy didn't even notice.
"His memories are all over the place. That long duration locked up in that cage affected his brain negatively."
"Will he be okay? Can he think clearly?" Risa felt sorry for the cute little thing and she almost grabbed him from Shieda's hands.
"He should be. He just needs a few days to recuperate and organize his thoughts. Although I doubt he will completely recover his memories."
"What should we do in the meantime?" Sen asked. He was really eager to get the Sistema. It was a special item even to the goblin king, it must be valuable. Right now, he has many enemies that can eradicate him with a flick of a finger.
Last time, he had Fatima and grandma Ying who helped him. What about the next time?
"Meanwhile, go prepare for your journey. We'll see how it goes if this guy agrees to help us." Shieda said and threw the pixy to Risa who caught and cuddled him. Even Nivera was a bit jealous.
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Two days later, Sen strolled around the Zacharias mansion. Shieda still hasn't said anything about how he would take action, but he did manage the former slaves well. The dotas; that's what humans of this world call the nonhumans.
First, the stonefolk were strongly built. They were the ones who suffered the most grievance since because of their appealing appearance to humans, they were captured and taken as sex slaves. They were the ones with the most hate in them and Shieda had them take that hateful energy and turn it into something productive such as weight lifting under the guise of training their bodies.
So now, Sen saw stone folk at every turn carrying boulders, wine barrels…
All of a sudden, Sen felt a tug from behind. He turned around and saw a little boy from the stone folk. It was the boy he met before. The one that killed Lander Zacharias.
"Hey there," he was happy to see this kid. Although, he did feel guilty about making him kill lander personally. But Sen knew that this kid needed it. After all, he cannot apply the same standards from the earth of people of this cruel world.
The kid turned around and fished out something from his small backpack. It was the dagger Sen had given him. He now returned it.
Sen thought for a moment before shaking his head. "You keep it."
In fact, Sen was quite surprised that this little boy can handle one of the items he brought from the game. Since Risa, and Leonas who were surely stronger than him were only able to handle one weapon. Should they try to wear other items of his, it would feel as heavy as a boulder to hold.
But this kid here, despite his age and lack of cultivation was able to hold a high-level dagger.
"Thank you." He murmured in a voice barely audible.
He then had the little boy accompany him for a walk around the mansion.
From what he saw, it was clear that Shieda communicated his plans to overthrow the Grandor kingdom to these people. He also had them chose someone to speak for them and be beside him.
This person is called Asome Daji. He is a stone folk that looks to be in his twenties. But since dotas age slower than humans, his actual age is thirty-five years old.
This person is efficient and dependable. He managed all the people here in a resourceful manner with the help of Uncle Sama'l who had a knock for logistical management.
The two walked for a while before arriving at a lake behind the mansion. Several kids were playing there as if the tragedy that befell them before didn't happen.
"…and then, he made his hands like this, and green fire came out. The bad person went like pouf!"
"Woooow"
"What else, what else?"
"He has this delicious cake, he called it bread but it's soooo delicious. I keep dreaming about it every night. It's like eating soft, shiny clouds"
Sen turned his head to the conversation and saw a circle of small radish heads (children) surrounding Nivel and Romeo as the two recounted his deeds in a heroic manner as if they're the ones who did it
"Big brother Sen!" the two noticed Sen and ran to his side. The other kids also followed behind. They weren't scared in the least from his Fanalis form.
Sen smiled but put on a stern expression, "are you slacking off your training again?���
Romeo guiltily stuck his tongue out. "We were just telling these new brothers and sisters about the hero Sen."
Sen really couldn't bear to tease the kids anymore, he smiled and gave the kids each a Frostiz bread as well as some HP-regenerating candy from his space. He tasted it before and it was delicious.
The kids salivated and almost couldn't bear to eat the delicious bread. Sen assured them that it's okay and only then did they ravish the food.
He then beckoned Romeo and Nivel to his side. He crouched down and placed a hand next to the stonefolk boy's back. "This is Perrin. He is your new brother. Make sure to treat him right okay?"
Romeo and Nivel looked at the boy who was a bot taller than them and happily nodded. To them who lived in small villages since birth, all these kids were brothers and sisters. But this one was especially introduced by Sen so he is a special brother.
Perrin had a flushed face. He looked between Sen and the two children. When Sen nodded at him. He smiled for the first time and let Romeo and Nivel drag him to the pond to catch fish.
Sen resumed his tour alone for a few hours. He met various people and made some acquaintances. There was this one group of beastmen who were performing some sort of ritual to honor their dead. Sen found it intriguing so he kept watching to understand one more thing about this world.
Soon, as the group started singing while circling a huge pyre, Sen felt melancholy all of a sudden.
'Pram, Sarah, little Adam, are you guys fine?' he absentmindedly murmured. He is now fighting for his life in this world, and his brother pram and his wife and kid are doing the same back on earth. Mathrim said that the earth is dying. He now really hopes that will not be the case.
Now another reason was added for Sen to grow stronger. He is a key! A key to move between realms. He will certainly control his fused energy and figure out how to use his key power. He will go back to earth and bring his brother and his family back��. Maybe even his parents and sister.
'I hope the apocalypse has thought them a lesson or two' he bemusedly said.
Oddly enough, he really missed his whole family.
"Sen"
His thoughts were disrupted when Leonas came from behind him and called.
"The pixy regained consciousness and wants to talk. Shieda said to call you over."
Leonas led Sen to the room assigned to the pixy elf. It was nothing fancy since the pixy's size made it convenient to not care about the room's size. But there were comfortable pillows and silk quilts.
When they entered, Nivera and Risa were already there with Shieda.
Unlike before when the pixy had a confused and dumbfounded disposition, he now has a sunny and cheerful one. He laughed at being teased by Shieda and said how delicious the snacks Risa gave him were.
"Haha…ah Sen, you're here." Shieda beckoned Sen over, "this is Dust. A real funny fellow. I've explained to him your situation and he agreed to help"
Sen looked at Dust and bowed his head, "thank you so much for your help. My name is Sen" he extended a finger and Dust clasped it with a hand and they awkwardly shook them in greetings.
"Are you well now? Are your memories all intact?"
Dust answered in his high pitched - but still pleasant to hear - voice. "No, all I can recall are fragments, like my name and a few other stuff. But with time, I feel that I'll get all of them back."
Dust smiled brightly this time, "but don't worry, Shieda here explained to me the situation with your fused energy and how to solve it. Although I can't remember what my powers are exactly, I can feel what Shieda said to be my bloodline memories. It's instinctive but I think I can do it."
Sen finally heaved a sigh of relief. The congress of magic is a must in his next step. Now, he has new goals and would stop at nothing to achieve them.
Dust seemed to remember something. He flew in front of Sen's face and bowed his head the same way Sen did before. 'Thank you for freeing me. Although I do not remember much of my memories, I do know how to repay favors."
"Um…don't mention it. Although I was planning on opening the cage, I did it for my own benefit. So you really don't have to…"
"Nevertheless, that does not change the fact that you freed me. Thank you Sen. I hope we can be friends" Dust smiled brightly and his smile filled the room with radiance.
"…of course" Sen spoke. He too was taken aback by the sudden smile. Anyway, he now made a new friend. His previous sorrows weakened a bit…