Chapter 16: I am Back
My head's aching… I guess the sleep was not enough for me. But I had to wake up early and get ready. So, after doing so, someone knocked on my door. *TAK* *TAK*
I opened the door, and of course, it was Ms. Enya as she was the one responsible for taking me to the meeting.
"Did you rest well?" She asked me.
"Yes, I did." Well, not really, though.
"Then shall we go?"
Then I started following Ms Enya to the meeting place. I wonder where it is? And what will happen? I hope they believe what I am about to say to them.
Soon we reached the room. So, the meeting is held here in the administrative room. Ms Enya and I entered the room.
"Art, take any seat you are comfortable with." She said to me as we entered the room.
"Hey, is that the kid who luckily came back alive from the Dimensional-dungeon?" A tall guy wearing casual clothes with a sword sarcastically said.
Aye, don't go off killing me. I want to long enough to witness everything until the end.
"Brayden, you shut your mouth." Ms. Enya said to that guy. Do they know each other?
"Yeah, yeah, fine."
That guy Brayden, he is strong, super strong. Even though I could not see his mana core, I could tell it by looking at him. He is not to be underestimated at all.
~ One Hour Later ~
"Thanks for the cooperation, Art. You can now go back to your room."
Finally, I am free.
"Ms. Enya, umm… did you tell this incident to my family?" I asked her before she left the room.
She turned around, and with a smile, she replied, "No, I haven't yet."
"Then can I tell them about this by myself."
"Sure. And if you ever need my help, then don't hesitate to ask me."
"Yes, will do that. Thanks, Ms. Enya." I thanked her. And so, she left the room, and I decided to walk back to my room.
I am relieved that they believed what I said. And as Lucia said, the time flowed differently inside the cave and thanks to that, I was gone for 9-10 hours. And what I told them is that when I got teleported, I was inside a forest where a few goblins attacked me and soon after, I took shelter. And before I knew it, I was back here.
Wait! My door isn't locked? Did I forget? Well, whatever… And I opened the door.
"Welcome back, Art." They all said together.
"Eh? What?" I was confused to see all of them in my room.
"Come inside, Art. It's your room. And thank god for your alive." Daniel said.
"I know it's my room," I sighed. "And also, don't go on jinxing my life." Saying that, I entered the room. Sat beside Layla along with Daniel, Chloe, and James in a circle.
"First of all, Art, Thanks a lot for saving us and we are sorry that we couldn't help you. Especially me, who is the leader of this party, couldn't even do anything in that situation." James said.
"Me too, No, in fact, we are all sorry for that time," Daniel said, and others nodded.
"You don't need to be sorry, to be honest. It was all of a sudden, and the only thing I could do was that. But again, didn't I tell you that I will be back here and don't worry about me." I said with a smile.
"But--"
I interrupted Layla and said, "Things happened, but right here I am there in front of guys, and that's more than enough, right?"
"Indeed. Again, for this last time, accept our apology." James said
"Fine, I forgave you," I replied with a smug face. A brief moment of pause, and everyone started laughing.
They once again welcomed me altogether, "Welcome back home, Art."
"Yes, I am back home."
We are laughing and enjoying our time together. I looked at their laughing and smiling faces. I remembered the time when we were also laughing and smiling, though it was not the right time to enjoy ourselves, but we all did.
All we could do was smile and enjoy the time we had left so that we didn't regret anything. And I want these guys smiles and laughs to be genuine, unlike I had in my past life. I want to protect it. And for that, I need to keep going, right?
My friends stayed here for a long time and later returned to their own rooms.
~ The Next Day ~
The next day, I continued training my aura and Dragon's aura. After doing it for an hour or so. I had my lunch and took a power nap. After the nap, I decided to write a letter.
Alright! First, I need to write a letter to my family about this incident. To be honest, I don't want to write one. But then again, if I don't write this and if they find it out in the near future. Then I am doomed for sure, so it's better to write one saying about this incident.
Oh, by the way, I have been writing letters once a week telling them about my work, ranks, etc. And I do get one in reply to that. And that reply will always contain words like praising me and all. And at the end of the letter, there would always be a line, "We are always with you and take care."
This line fills me up with nostalgic feelings.
Well, then I need to carefully write this letter so that they don't worry about me.
Minutes later,
Finally, I am done with the letter. I folded it, put it inside the envelope, and kept it on the table.
It's the 20th of December, and 11 days remain to end this year.
I stretched my body and took the letter with me to the mailbox.
{It takes around two days for the letter to reach Occident City from Rex City, but from here, it will take approximately 3-4 days for the letter to arrive.}
I also want to thank Ms Enya for everything she did for me and even ask her if I can go back to Rex City with others as they are going back in two days. But I am not allowed to do any Adventurer's mission or mission-related to Guildhall for two weeks. I have been told not to do so. I guess it's because of the dimensional dungeon.
~ Two Days Passed ~
I got permission to go back to Rex City though I was still not allowed to do any missions. We reached Rex City by night, and we all went back to our home. I was too back at the Inn and laid on the bed.
"Sigh"
For the next two whole weeks, I cannot do anything. If nothing, I will at least continue my own training and kill some time here and there.