"Shaun get some rest." Shin said as he took over watching his mother.
"Mm-mmmm..." Shaun said with eyes half closed. Shin helped him up and made him lie down on the couch prepared by the hospital.
Since their mother fell into a comatose, Shaun didn't go to school. It was about 3 weeks now. In this time, Shin told the system to gather information as much as it can. About the country. About the world. But most importantly, about the whereabouts of his friends.
Jay Ouroboros and Zii Rodriguez...
In these three weeks, Shin woke up everyday early in the morning. He realized that with his body's current state, he was no different from a dead man inside those dungeons. Just by the information that the system provided him. An E rank dungeon was 90% dangerous for the current him. He lacked the ability to fight or knowledge on martial arts. He lacked the physique. He lacked the mental fortitude.
Once he stepped inside that dungeon. He will surely die.
He went to Zii's and Jay's house. Zii's house was deserted. The house wasn't occupied any longer.
Shin sighed. But he felt it to be normal.
'Why wouldn't someone leave after the dungeon break in the cementery?'
'I just hope he's okay'
He then went to Jay's house.
"Shin?..." Jay's mother greeted him.
"Hello Tita." Shin greeted with a smile.
"Shin.. Oh son..." Jay's mother hugged his tight and tears fell down his face.
"Come inside son..." Jay's mother said.
Shin, Jay and Zii were like brothers. They and their families were very close.
Contrary to what usually happens when there's an accident, Shin wasn't blamed by Jay's parents because they knew how much Jay loved Shin and cared for him.
Shin sat on the chair and said, "Tita. How are you?"
"We're managing." Jay's mom smiled but there was no doubt, sadness in her eyes.
The room went silent after that.
"Any news of him tita?" Shin asked.
Jay's mom shook her head.
Shin's eyes became teary.
He went down on his knees and said, "I'm sorry Tita. It's my fault that this happened! I shouldn't have agreed for the three of us to go to that meteor site! It's my fault that Jay is missing!"
Shin's face was filled with regret.
'Zii's nowhere to be found. Now Jay is missing.'
"Son... Don't say that." Jay's mom held him and raised him up.
Jay's mom explained and told him the findings from the recent years.After the meteor crashed and they found it. Only the two of them were found. That means something odd was involved in Jay's disappearance.
"When the both of you lost consciousness, did Jay also lose consciousness?" Jay's mom asked.
"Yes! He was the first one to lose consciousness! He couldn't have been awake!" Shin's face distorted.
"Oh my..." Jay's mom said. Excitement was in her voice. This was an unsolved question in her mind. Nobody knew what had happened that day except for the three of them. Only theories were formed.
"Don't worry Tita. Your son is very smart. He wouldn't die so easily" Shin said with a smile.
Now that he knew what happened. He heaved a sigh of relief. A chance! Jay might be alive! Shin looked at Jay's mom and then said in a decisive tone.
"Tita, I am an SMB... I will find Jay. I promise you that." Shin said with a serious expression. His eyes glowed orange.
'Orange eyes!?' Jay's mom thought in surprise. Now that she thought about it, weren't this little boy's eyes the normal black?'
"You... Are you serious?? Please. Find my boy!" She said in anticipation and in shock. She never expected that Shin would be an SMB since SMBs were pretty rare.
Shin nodded. "He's my brother. It's the least I can do for him. He smiled and said.
He left and then finally after some thought, he went to visit his father's grave. Due to the portal appearing in the cemetery, his father was buried in their rest house in the Silihan Mountains. Shin activated his Purple God Eyes and travelled to their rest house.
...
He finally arrived. It didn't take that long. Maybe about 40 seconds since the distance was quite far.
Shin was gradually getting used to using the Purple God Eyes. The fatigue that he received wasn't as much as the first few times that he used this innate ability of his.