"Yuriy…Better yet, Henry… I have waited so long to see you again…"
Hearing my name from Earth, I paused for a moment. During this whole time, I never mentioned my name, but only the names of my wife and children. Confused by how she knew my Earthly name, I stared at Ivy dumbfounded. To which she laughed and continued in English,
"Giggle… No matter how many times I see that face, I can't help but laugh. To think, My husband has never stopped dreaming of me. He even cries in his sleep about me. I gotta say, my p**** got him actin' foolish even after living 49 other lives."
"Giggle… I don't know if I should call you whipped, or a faithful little lost puppy…giggle! Come here, lost puppy… giggle" Ivy said as she wrapped her arms around my neck. In response, I cussed at her in English,
"Damnit woman! What game are you playin' at? Are you fucking telling me your Jocelyn!? How the fuck can that even be possible!? Why didn't you say something instead of watching me ball my eyes out every single night!?"
"Hold your horses, dumbass! Let's say you meet someone who acts like you lover from a past life. Then they approach you saying "It's me your lover from millions of years ago! Come love me! Would you think that person is bat shit crazy or no? This ain't the M**my, and you sure as hell ain't A***d *os**o, no matter how sexy you think you are… hmph!"
Ivy replied. (The fuck? Did she just compare me to the actor who played Imhotep? Damn you!! I liked those movies! I even dressed up as him with Jocelyn as his secret lover for Halloween in Miami. We look so fucking sexy together! However, I seemed to mess things up which caused us to got kicked out of our hotel. The reason... I bought in a fuck ton of sand and left a trail of it all over the room and hotel hallways. I mean, I can't act the part without sand, you know.)
Anyway, only Jocelyn would know all this and here I am speaking to Ivy about this. I mean she makes a fair point. A woman who randomly followed me around while I am still (technically) a child and says I'm past you past lover is incredibly odd. As a matter of fact, I would have said that woman was one crazy ass bitch! Yea… it was smart to not say anything yet. Still why didn't she say anything sooner.
"I know that look on your face. Your thinking, "but why didn't I say anything sooner," right?"
Damnit, I forgot, Jocelyn had a 6th sense when it came to understanding the way I think and analyze a situation. That shit always annoyed the fuck out of me and she knew it. She also knew that's what attracted me to her since I never had to beat around the bush with her. Instead when we first met in that open air bathhouse in Italy, I went straight to eating the fruit under the bush…wink! Before I could say another word, she place her finger on my lips and continued,
"Shh… The reason why I didn't say anything was cause I wasn't 100% sure. Sure, your name just so happened to be the same as your uncle's back on Earth. Sure, the way you spoke English with Anansi the first time seemed rather odd, but that was not enough."
"I knew it was you after hearing you pray for me that night before we headed down to the 2nd floor. You should really be mindful of when you are projecting your thoughts to others, or thinking to yourself. Also stop monologuing about everything as if someone is hearing or reading what you're saying."
Ivy said. I could have sworn I didn't say anything out loud, but that would explain her weird response. Damn, I really need to figure out a way to turn Thought Speech on and off.
"As for how I am here… I don't even know. To be honest, everything felt like I was dreaming. I can only consciously remember the moment leading to my death. But after that, everything was like a long dream as it felt like I was watching over our children and you."
"At one moment, I saw our youngest grow up to be a fine young man, and the next I was a tiny existence staring at an unknown figure. When I became fully aware of my surroundings, it had already been 10,000 sols here on Ohmdorra… Even now it is difficult to recall anything prior to then."
I see, Jocelyn was directly reincarnated here as a mandrake, and lived her new life as such. Until she eventually came to the dark elf settlement here in Duxley. Here, I coincidentally was born and would eventually head to the same settlement. (That's some unlike bullshit!! Somebody wanted us to meet, but who?)
All coincidences aside, how did she get here? There's no way she's with the Nexus like me or uncle. Uncle started life here on this planet, in this galaxy and universe, but later reincarnated on Earth. I doubt Ivy has the same situation, or it would have come up. (The fuck is going on with this random isekai business! Truck-kun! You better not have sent my wife here!!)
Anyway, I gazed into Ivy's eyes, seeing the love of my life inside them. Now, it seems I get to be with her again in this world. Although I am confused, I will not worry about that now.
"I believe you, Ivy or should I call you Jozy for old times' sake?"
"Oh god! Please… you know I hate that. Ivy will do just fine. Now, about my meat hungry wap…"
"Say less!"
-End of Chapter