'The Mystery Dimension, that's the word he spoke to me after he'd gone on at length in explaining what place I had just stepped into, the many things I and him had to pay attention to, and including the movement of the maze bushes'
"I know, you must feel that I am a strange person, but believe me… whatever I say about this place is real!" Philip explained to Yama who was now heavily nodding his head. Seeing that, Philip laughed out loud and then shook his head.
"No need to force yourself, if you don't believe me yet fully, I will explain first which later you will understand and believe ... so be honest if at this time you do not fully trust me "explained Philip to Yama who now nodded his head and then said,
"Then, what are you going to explain to me about this place?" Yama asked Philip who now seemed to clear his throat to think, before finally saying,
"All I know about this place, this place might be a punishment, a punishment to those who have done something wrong, but that's all still my perception… I don't know exactly why they took you too, but… I feel that we are here to in law." Philip explained to Yama who was now frowning after hearing that statement.
"Let's say bring them to bring you with your strength, whatever brings you here is your strength, just like me... Oobleck is my strength because I was taken by them when I was about to do something after my class's class was over." Philip explained to Yama which finally raised a big question mark to him.
"What are you going to do after class is over? are you a teacher?" Yama asked Philip who was now smiling and nodding his head,
"Yes… I am a teacher for underprivileged children." Philip explained to Yama who then nodded his head in understanding with that, without further asking what he was going to do beforehand.
"Um… if it was Oocbleck that brought you along and that's also your power, then the pebbles are my strength, right??" Yama asked Philip who was now smiling, and nodded his head confirming that.
"But… why do we have such power in the game world?? are we going to beat up the monsters?" Yama asked innocently to Philip who now seemed to be holding his breath before exhaling loudly.
"You see Yama, there are some things you should know, you should remember and you should be aware of, and this you really have to memorize and keep in your memory, you understand?" said Philip to Yama, the atmosphere immediately turned serious, which finally made Yama nodded his head earnestly and tried to listen to Philip's words as best he could.
"The first thing you should know, this place isn't the world… it's a dimension we don't know where it is. You must know this because here there is no sun, no moon, and no stars ..." said Philip to Yama, making Yama spontaneously look up to look for the sun and Philip's words were right, there was no sun in the sky where they were standing at that time, which made Yama to be surprised by it.
He looked back at Philip who was now explaining again, "The time of light and darkness in this labyrinth is uncertain ... maybe a second later this moment can be dark, and another second it will be light, so I hope you will get used to it and not be surprised by it." Philip continued to him who was now starting to nod his head rapidly, trying to understand that.
"The things you have to watch out for are bushes, dark time, and also other elements apart from your strength," said Philip adding, and his explanation at that time made Yama's forehead frown as he asked him,
"Why should we be wary of those three things??" Yama asked Philip who was now turning his eyes to the right and left when they came to an intersection and then turned left with Yama who continued to follow in his footsteps on his right.
"The bushes are the first thing we should watch out for, for they move on their own, and we must be careful that we do not get lost and are not brought together by our enemies and foes," Philip explained to Yama who frowned at Philip's words enemy and foe, which finally made Yama think that this place was almost like a VR game that he and his friends always played.
"Okay… then what about the dark time??" Yama asked Philip who was now sitting not far from there because he was tired, which made Yama also sit beside him to rest by leaning against one of the walls of the labyrinth.
He opened Philip's backpack and took out a water bottle for himself and he also shared it with Yama.
"Thank You," Yama said to Philip who was now nodding in response,
"For dark times, it is the perfect time for them to attack the weak, and that would be very dangerous for you… so, when it is dark, you must immediately go find a place to hide and never come out until it is light again." Philip explained to Yama who was now nodding his head to understand and remember that.
"Then, what do you mean by other elements?? What is it like?" Yama asked Philip who was now turning right and left to check the surroundings again.
"I'll give you an example of another element, for example, if you see a puddle of water among the grass or you feel the wind blowing against your body, then you must leave immediately. The other elements are the most dangerous because they might be a trap for us, so if you see any other elements besides the bushes, the first thing you should do is run as far as possible and hide from there." Philip explained to Yama who was now starting to think.
"If that element is someone else's strength, then they are our enemy, right?" Yama asked Philip,
"There is one last thing that you must remember and bear in mind ... Never too easily trust others because in fact, they are real enemies," Philip explained to Yama who was now starting to tense up and was feeling anxious and panicked.
"Actually, why am I here?? and what are we looking for? Because usually in games, if there is a battle or an opponent, it means we have something to fight for, right?" Yama asked Philip who was now nodding his head in response,
"The key to returning, Yama… that is what we seek and fight for in this dimension," Philip replied to Yama who was now exhaling quite heavily as if understanding that the future would not be easy.
"Is if we die here, we won't be able to return to the world?" Yama asked which then made Philip nod his head and made Yama even more worried about it all.
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