Chapter 4
Sera Is Missing!
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While playing Hide and Seek, a thought suddenly appeared before Sera.
'Wait I can use the hide and seek reason to go out!' He thought grinning madly.
'No one will notice that I went out when we are playing hide and seek'
'They will only think that I am hiding'
Sera glanced at the counting seeker then he glanced at a wall.
'Wait'
'What if they saw me dig and hide myself there? Won't they believe that the next time I disappeared, they will think I'm on a wall somewhere?' He thought as he approached the wall while balancing around.
After making sure no one is looking, Sera bought his pickaxe from inventory then he started to dig.
The seeker is very curious as to why there's a sound of someone digging but still, she didn't dare to check it.
The watchers, which are composed of all the female adults are puzzled on why the child is digging and when did Sera get the pickaxe.
(The males went out to hunt of course)
In just 13 seconds, Sera already made a hole where kids can only fit and he also get 4 dirt blocks.
The watchers are amazed at how fast Sera dug the wall that they even wondered if the child had some innate talent for digging or it is some kind of power.
Note: The adults didn't care if the children wield pickaxes as they also encourage them to become strong.
1 swing and the earth crack.
Another swing made the earth look like it's unable to hold on.
Then the last, which made it disappear.
Wait...
Disappear?!
The 4 female adults' eyes bulge in shock as they stared at the place where the dirt was on before.
Sera ignored the people behind him as he went inside the amazingly rectangular hole that he made.
Then that dawned on him.
'Wait they will see me placing blocks right? Won't they notice it?' He thought while broking in a cold sweat.
Actually, the dirt disappearing can be avoided by playing innocence and Sera are good at that on Earth.
He even made his parents doubt their memories in his past life.
But the dirt suddenly appearing is something else, so he felt conflicted.
Then an idea came on him as he spun to the right, only to be in despair as the hole he made is too narrow that he can't swing his pickaxe.
'I thought that as I can't cover the hole, I will just dig a hole to the right and then hide there'
Note: The Mc is facing the wall on the hole, not the hallway so when it said right it was on the right side of the wall.
'Oh no'
Sera sigh then he hold the pickaxe in its 'head' with 'left hand' and 'near its head' at the handle in 'right hand'.
Then he started to dig.
Luckily the hole had a length of 0.7 meters, so he can still swing his pickaxe on the wall, albeit it didn't have much force.
Note: 0.7 meters = 27.5 inches, a normal human had a leg length of 30-31.
Pak!
Pak!
Pak!
Pak!
Pak!
Sera finally broke the dirt block in his fifth hit as he continue to broke the one underneath what he broke.
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The adults started discussing the prospect of Sera having powers, after all, powers aren't uncommon in this world.
They learn that with their mothers and they passed it to their children.
Elijah is excited that her son is powerful.
She also felt prideful and happiness took over her, she wanted to show off to her sisters how amazing her son is after she learn what her son's power is.
The reason she calls them sisters, even though not blood-related is because they grew up together and they are a whole big family here.
Elijah glance at the seeker and found out that she is already close to being done as her number is already at 84.
The seeker's name is Amelia.
With short yellow hair and blue eyes and cute rosy cheeks, the kid is totally cute.
Her brother is in fact, Aldous.
Aldous and Amelia are siblings and their mother is named Maria, a yellow-haired woman in her 'near' 30s.
Yes near 30s, apparently the childrens here are encouraged to do 'that' at a young age for more offspring but the females didn't heed it so that's the situation the girls face right now, except Maria who gave birth at a young age.
All of them didn't heed it so they give birth in their 20s, unlike Maria who gave birth at the age of 18.
Also, Maria is the youngest mother at the cave.
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Sera after destroying the dirt block for his hiding, destroyed another block below the right.
Surprisingly the dirt at the top of the destroyed block stays there like it's not allowed to fall.
No more like, it was like that ever since earlier and Sera and the others didn't notice it but now Sera know it.
The hole he build didn't have any cave in.
Sera crafted a workbench and placed it underneath the heaven defying dirt, that won't fall no matter what.
His heart thumped in happiness as he crouched and stared at the WorkBench under him.
Surprisingly the WorkBench is actually big.
With the size of 0.7 cubic meter, it has the same size as the blocks Sera had.
0.7 blocks already reach his chest since his height is only 1.2 meters and he is a 10-year-old.
So the WorkBench is pretty big, although not that big as the Table.
But why call it WorkBench if it's small?
How can you even place your item there if that's the case?
So having it big let Sera place his things there.... although he didn't know how to craft items using it.
[Place your items at the WorkBench]
Surprised Sera look around, bending his body only to found nothing.
'Is that a voice of a system?'
Although it surprised him, Sera ignored the matter and continued.
He imagined his options and saw all of them.
Then he turn to look at the block atop the WorkBench, the one defying the gravity.
"I can't place the items if this thing is on the way" He murmured as a pickaxe appeared in his hand.
Pak!
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Meanwhile, outside the hole, Amelia finally found most of the ones hiding.
"Where Ezekiel?" She asked feeling confuse.
Amelia had been finding Sera since earlier when there are only three left.
Of course since there are only three left, you need to know who they are and Sera is still not have been found.
Amelia glance at her mother.
Her mother seeing this, knew what her daughter is asking so she silently move her eyes to the wall.
Amelia curiously look at the walls and saw that there's a hole there.
"Huh? Is there a hole here ever since before?" She mumbled but the others can hear it as the whole place is a cave.
The shoulder-length black-haired boy named Kyle came first and checked the hole only to find nothing.
Amelia arrived at the hole and went in.
She walk only a few times when she found out that it's a dead end.
Then she look to her right and saw another path, although it was dark she still went in, there she found a dead end.
Puzzled, Amelia came back then stand in front of the adults who are watching them.
The adults are also confused since they know Sera created the hole and also went in there.
But Amelia seems like she didn't found Sera.
"Mom, did you see where Sera is?" Amelia asked confused.
The adults look at each other, then Elijah, Sera's mother spoke.
"He is there at the hole he made" She pointed, then with a confused expression, she asked "You didn't found him there?"
Amelia shook her head as she pointed at the childrens who kept coming in and out of the hole with curious expressions.
"Look at them, they are the same" Amelia said pouting.
That Sera.
Next time Amelia won't play with him!
The adults can't hold back their curiosity anymore and decided to check it.
Elijah came first as she is worried about her son.
"Sera!" She yelled as she found a dead end.
Elijah yelled again as her face look like crying.
"My son is missing!" She exclaimed then she hurriedly came out from the hole trying to find Sera everywhere in the cave.
The others, worried also planned to help when a voice responded.
"Mom?"