"Aarrgghh!! The pain!"
The sound and pain of his broken bones were still fresh to Crocus.
'I feel like I am losing my mind over the pain. I can feel that it's still piercing my head! I can't take it.'
「 Welcome back, your highness. 」
After hearing about his gaming dimension system, he realized something.
'So I died again.'
Getting up from the pain.
"System, What is my current status?"
「 Answering the owner -
「 Former Prince: Crocus Phereon
「 Level: 0
「 Health Points: 100/100
「 Status: Tired
「 Hearts: 1
「 Spirit: None
「 Magic Power: None
「 Territory: Dust Territory
「「>」
"Ha! I hate the former sh*t and my heart has only one heart left. This is frustrating."
Crocus felt disheartened.
"Tell me, is it okay for me to go out for the time being, right?"
「 You can always do everything as you please, your highness. 」
"Before I go, how did my code create you? Isn't it a little impossible?"
「 You're right, your highness. When I first entered the 'All system' consciousness, the terrible coding and the spatial cracks were fixed by the stored magic of the 'All system. They sent a separate 'All system' with limited mana, which is me. We need to be connected to a soul to be controlled and survive. However, the almighty one who created us didn't have a single soul in this separate, unknown dimension. So, leaving with no option, we chose yours. 」
"That's good. What a relief. What about the games I experienced earlier, the gunslinging game, prehistoric game, witch game, and the one that I didn't experience gaming, yet? Are they from the past? My system code only created instances from it?"
「 Yes, your highness. 」
"Ha... At least, I ain't a system of slave... My system is my slave. Haha!"
「 You're right, your highness. I am your slave. 」
"So, how do I get out of this place for the time being?"
「 You highness, just say 'Game Off!' 」
"Really?"
「 Yes, your highness, I would never lie to you. 」
"That's great. I won't ask you any more questions to avoid the unknown almighty, but do you think I could defeat him?"
「 I cannot answer that, your highness. 」
"How many years you think I could become a King."
「 Depends on what is happening right no, with this survival apocalypse game, but estimating your current condition, it would take at least 24 years for the people to accept you. 」
"Sh*t that's too long."
「 You are right, your highness. Do you plan to give up? 」
"No!"
「 That's fine. 」
"That's fine, Game off!"
Outside the dark part of a park, a stone statue with seven grotesque faces carved in it. Below it, a man who was sleeping soundly suddenly opened his eyes.
"So I'm still at the park,"
Crocus tilts his and looks left to right. He saw the statue but ignored it because he still felt groggy from his dimension.
"Sigh, my eyes... I can still see everything was coated with red. The virus is still affecting me. I need to get spirits, but it's too hard to get one."
Getting up, Crocus walked to find the exit of the park. All of a sudden, he saw an old man feeding a parrot.
"People in the park?... At a time like this?... Why though?"
The old man who was having a good time noticed him, too. He had a look of surprise, but soon he waved his hand at Crocus.
"Me?"
Crocus made a gesture as if he was asking if it was him.
The old man nodded.
Crocus looked at his back and saw no one was there. He knew it was him.
Coming closer, the old man greeted him with a smile.
"Did you also try to get the spirit of seven demons? I tried a lot of times, yet I failed. Now I'm here to honor them before I die, as thanks for making my generation and my brother's life easy and peaceful."
Crocus noticed the envious tone of the old man, but he said nothing about it.
"Old man, what are the seven demon spirits?"
The old man gave him a surprised look.
"You didn't see the statue there?"
Crocus touches his chin as he contemplates.
"I saw, but I don't know what they are."
The old man's look was dumbfounded. A second later, with the ignorant look Crocus was showing, the old man calmed down.
"The seven demon spirits are said to be the most dangerous but most helpful spirits in the world for their influence on the world. If someone had their blessing, they would give them their sinful talents, First carved face can make yourself always feel at peace, in Second carved face is a never-ending determination, the third is a charm, the fourth is an adaptation to everything, the fifth is for money, Sixth is finding new ideas and last is Seventh, the power of health."
With this information, Crocus couldn't help but think of something.
"Where do they come from, though? Are you here to tame one of them as spirits?"
'Hm?'
The old man can feel Crocus's curiosity. Without the slightest bit of hesitation, he answered...
"Yes."
The old man's tone changed and became serious and full of hatred and envy. His silence was noticed by Crocus as the old man tried to calm himself. He tried to dig his old finger points skins that made Crocus feel that the old man's hatred was so deep.
"By the way, what's your name, old man? And why are you without your family?"
He just casually asked the old while thinking of going back for the seven demons' spirits to get them as his spirits. However, soon Crocus shook his head, thinking that it must be a dangerous path with only a one percent survival rate.
"My name is Asmo jos. I don't have a family... never had one and never married."
Crocus was obviously not listening as he tried to think where he could get spirits in his memories. The old man continued...
"I have met a kind and beautiful girl. She was perfect. She is 22 years old while I'm 24 years old. Before we got married, she asked me if her friend could also attend the wedding. The friend was male, also married, and I trusted her and her friend, so I happily accepted.
"However, on the night of the wedding. My wife-to-be was in her wedding dress, looking beautiful, while her friend was looking at her deeply with a smile. My wife-to-be also smiled back at him as they both tried to look left and right. I know they are trying to find me, so I hid before they noticed me.
"I closed my eyes. I told myself that nothing will happen. She won't do it to me on our wedding day and I trusted her... But after a minute I tried to find them both, but I couldn't. I searched for the rooms and the only one left was the Comfort room.
"It's locked, so I waited. After a few minutes, the guy's friend came out first, and the girl followed while I was there waiting. My wife-to-be tried to convince me she just asked her friend to fix her dress, but I don't believe her. She could've asked other female members of our family, and then I asked for an annulment.
"After that, I never married till I grew old."