The door opened wide and four men entered: Eric, Kyle, John and the village chief. I recognized them by their voices, except the last one that was unknown to me.
"Mister village chief, you see there are all my books on the floor! It's all messed up! There must have been a thief!" said Eric very angry.
"Calm down Eric! , it's up to me to assess the seriousness of the situation. And then it seems that nothing has been stolen here." the village chief interrupted him.
"No! Chief. They stole the most precious thing of all! The book of magical creatures. I personally wrote that book. And it contained all my life's notes on monsters and magical creatures that I encountered in my adventures as an adventurer. It's vital! I have to get it back!" Eric replied anxiously.
"But where do you want to find it again!? It's night and by now the culprit will be far away you would never reach it in time! said the village chief. unaware that the culprit was less than ten feet from him.
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ACHOO!!.... *sniff*...who is speaking ill of me?? *sniff. *.. *sniff* (*´台｀*)
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"And then if you wrote it, you can write another one. Where's the problem?" the village chief kept talking.
"Mister village chief not to be rude, but to rewrite that book will take me at least a year before I can complete it!" said Eric annoyed by the idea.
"Kyle and John were on the scene long before you, Eric. Have you noticed something when you walked in.? the mess or any sign of the culprit?" the village chief asked.
"No, sir, we didn't notice anything. Except for a strange smell in the room. Like the smell of something..... Like the smell of roses and soil. Yes! It was just that smell.!" Kyle said, John nodded to his statements.
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OH! No! I have to get out of here as soon as possible! Σ(ﾟДﾟ;≡;ﾟдﾟ)
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"Roses? But I don't have flowers in my room." Eric said perplexed.
"Maybe it's from the flowers in the garden or the thief. After all, you left the window open, they might have come through there, we might find traces of the thief." explained the village chief.
"I didn't plant any flowers in the garden. I'm not a botanist. I have no interest in such things." Said Eric shaking his head at the village chief.
"Let's go to the garden so we can confirm whether or not it is a plant or something to do with the thief." the village chief concluded.
The four left the house and went into the garden next door. There they found a solitary rose plant planted near the wall of Eric's house.
"But it's impossible!I didn't plant that rose Neither is my wife. I'm not even married!" Eric denied.
"Well...it could have been planted by someone? it can't just grow a pair of legs and plant itself!" joked the village chief.
In fact, the chief discovered the truth, but it was impossible for him to believe such a statement.
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Ahhhhh! What do I do now!? I'm in front of me! They're staring at me! I have to stand still. Stone still! ヾ(;ﾟ;Д;ﾟ;)ﾉﾞ
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"I don't know anyone who might have put it there. Maybe it's a wild rose. It must have popped up by itself". Eric explained to the others.
"Going back to the speech before. Eric, I'm sorry. But the book is no longer retrievable. You have to resign yourself." said the village chief.
"All right." said Eric disappointed by the result.
"It's late! It's time to go home, my wife is waiting for me at home! John, I'll see you tomorrow morning, don't forget to stop by my house and pick up the knife you ordered. Good evening everyone." Said this kyle nodded his hand and headed towards his home. Soon after, John left, saying that his wife was also waiting for him at home, worried, said goodbye to Eric, then the chief, and he also left.
Only the village chief and Eric remained.
"Eric I have to go too Elise will be waiting for me. I'll see you tomorrow morning at the town hall. See you tomorrow. " And the village chief also left. Leaving Eric staring into space.
Eric came home. He collected all the books on the floor and put them on the bookcase. Then he lit a candle and left it on the bedside table to light the room and went to sleep without even saying a word.
In all this our rose was listening to every single sound and word of the whole speech.
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Ummm...system?
[YES HOST? ]
Could I put the book back on? I feel guilty for taking it. (–˛ — °)
[NO IT IS NOT POSSIBLE. THE BOOK SERVES THE HOST FOR THE NEXT MISSION. ]
*Uff* Ah! Right!.... YOU HAVE NO COMPASSION!! (๑•̀д•́๑)
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System, how much longer do I have to stay here.? My feet hurt.
[YOU CAN REUSE THE SKILL "STAY OUT OF THE GROUND FOR MAX 10h (Lv 1)" ]
Was it already possible to leave before? WHY DID YOU NOT WARN ME!!? YOU KNOW HOW SCARED I WAS!!! I COULD LOSE ALL MY PETALS AND GO BALD FROM THE STRESS YOU PUT ME THROUGH!!! (ﾉಥ益ಥ)ﾉ
*ding*
[THE HOST DID NOT ASK QUESTIONS]
Ahhhh..... I can't ask you everything! We are a team remember!?. A family! Just you and me in this unknown world. You will never abandon the family.!!! you would never do it right?. You would never abandon me system, right? (இдஇ; )
*ding*
[NO COMMON DNA WAS FOUND]
IT'S JUST SAYING, OKAY....!! ヽ(`д´;)/
I CAN'T EVEN JOKE WITHOUT YOU TAKING IT SERIOUSLY!! *uff*. (𓌻‸𓌻)
System activate the skill"STAY OUT OF THE GROUND", it's time for me to get out of this place!
[SKILL "STAY OUT OF THE GROUND FOR MAX 10h (Lv 1)" ACTIVATED]
[COUNTDOWN STARTS: 9h 59m 59s]
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Once my feet were freed from the ground, I resumed my journey to discover this world....