That young man was about 180cm tall, he had short black hair, and a somewhat skinny body but his eyes were as bright as two stars.
In those eyes, Lathel could see determination and a terrifying will to fight.
He wore normal clothes like Lathel, however, he wore a black cloak over it.
The most special thing about him was that he carried a large black sword on his back.
Lathel: "…"
He frowned because he realized that the appearance of the young man in front of him was a bit... similar to the motifs about the main character he had read in novels.
When that young man saw Lathel, he was immediately alert. He frowned and shouted: "Who are you?"
Lathel: "…"
He felt that the young man seemed a bit... stupid. You met a stranger in the forest but you ask who he is.
Has your minimum human courtesy been eaten by dogs?
Lathel sighed and said: "I'm just an ordinary person passing through this place. Don't pay attention to me, goodbye."
After he finished speaking, he turned around and left. Although he didn't know whether that young man was the main character of this world or not, however, with his appearance, the odds of him being the main character were very high.
"Wait!" That person suddenly shouted.
Lathel stopped walking, and he turned his head to look at the young man.
The young man gave a friendly smile, he then clasped his hands in front of him and said: "Sorry, I was chased by someone so my attitude just now was a bit... excessive. Hope you can forgive me."
"My name is Alec, I guess you're also traveling alone, right? If you don't mind, I'd like to go with you."
"Anyway, in a dangerous place like this forest, having friends is better than being alone."
When Lathel heard what Alec said, he frowned in thought.
'Hm… Alec is right. I also have no ability to defend myself in this forest, if a monster appears I will definitely die.'
'If I go with him, I don't need to worry about my safety because he looks quite strong.'
'Even if he is the main character, if I don't cause any trouble or confront him, he can't kill me for no reason.'
Lathel thought for a moment, then nodded and said: "I'm Lathel nice to meet you."
…
The two walked together in the forest.
Alec spoke up: "Lathel, where are you planning to go?"
"Me?" Lathel thought for a moment and then said: "I plan to go to the Karol Empire, but I don't have money, so I don't know where to go for now."
"Heh?! Do you really have no money?" Alec felt a bit surprised.
"That's right." Lathel sighed.
"Excuse me, may I know where you come from?"
Lathel was startled as he appeared in this world without any personal identity or background.
It could be said that he was an illegal immigrant, so he didn't know how to answer that question.
Lathel frowned, and bowed his head in thought.
'No OK. I need to come up with a plausible origin for my appearance.'
'Even if Alec didn't ask me, after entering the Karol Empire, the guards there would definitely investigate me.'
He thought for a moment, then sighed: "Sigh, I really don't want to mention this, but..."
"Actually, I come from a small village in the East. I'm just an orphan there. If nothing had happened, I wouldn't have left that village for the rest of my life."
"However, two years ago, my village was attacked by monsters, and everyone fled. I also left the village and wandered around for two years."
Hearing that, Alec was a bit surprised: "Sorry, I reminded you of your sad past."
Lathel shook his head and said: "Sigh, it's okay, everything is over. After all, I am an orphan. If I didn't live in that village, I can still find another place to live."
"The world is so big, so there is definitely a place for me."
Alec's eyes shone brightly, he then excitedly said: "That's right. We are boys who travel everywhere, the night is our blanket, and the ground is our pillow, it's such a wonderful life, right?
Lathel smiled and nodded.
'My God, this idiot completely believes what he says without a doubt.'
Alec sighed then said: "In fact, I am just like you. I come from a village very far away. My village was also attacked by monsters, and I was the only survivor."
"At that time, I swore that I would become stronger and return to kill those monsters."
Alec's eyes seemed to be shooting sparks of anger.
Lathel glanced at Alec, at this moment, he was completely sure that Alec was the main character of this world.
'Ehm… let me guess… After Alec becomes stronger, he will come back to take revenge, and kill the monsters that killed the people in his village.'
'Then he will realize that someone was controlling the monsters to attack innocent people.'
'Next, he will confront dark forces, and horrifying existences.'
'After that, he will kill the person behind the darkness, and become the person who saves this world from darkness.'
'Finally, he will live happily with his harem. At that time, his strength would be enough to help him stand on top of this world.'
'Ahhh… a perfect ending…'
PA!
Suddenly, Alec patted Lathel's shoulder so hard that he almost fell on the ground.
"Lathel, let's work together to become stronger, kill those monsters, and avenge the innocent deaths."
"Fighting!"
Alec looked at Lathel with eyes filled with fighting spirit and hope.
Lathel: ( ￣ ￣ |||)
"F…F…Fighting…" Lathel said hesitantly.
"Great!" Alec smiled extremely brightly, he happily said: "Let's go, I know the way out of this forest. It will just take a day for us to get out of this place."
Lathel saw Alec happily walking in front of him and He sighed, as he started feeling an extremely sore headache.
'Sigh, luckily I'm just a supporting character. If I were the villain, I probably would have been killed by him the moment we first met.'
'It's good... since the main character is by my side, at least I'll be safe for now.'
Lathel then followed behind Alec.
At this moment, As Alec happily walked in front of Lathel, a voice rang in his head: "Alec, Lathel's talent seems to be only Rank F, moreover his Talent is that of an Earth Elemental so you don't need to Waste of time with him."
"Heh?! Do you know what his talent is?" Alec used his thoughts to communicate with that voice.
"Huh! Don't underestimate your master. I can clearly see Lathel's talent, I even see that his energy level is pitifully low and dirty."
"Even if he can enter a magic academy or become a disciple of a magician, his future will be extremely bleak."
"Hahaha…" Alec laughed loudly in his heart: "Master, don't worry. I don't care about his potential either."
"In the near future, when we go to the Karol empire, we will have many things to do. That's why I need a dog, a loyal servant who can help me do chores."
"Hm… what if he doesn't work for you?"
"Don't worry. For a weak person like Lathel, as long as I give him a little benefit, he will be like my dog, as he would be wagging his tail at me."
"Ah! It seems… you already have your plan, so I don't need to advise you anymore."
Alec smiled, as he felt extremely confident in his own plan.
Alec had a secret that he never told anyone, including the master who was hiding in the necklace he was wearing.
It was that he was not from this world.
That's right, he came from Earth. There, he was a man with social anxiety, and anxiety disorder so he could only lock himself in his room.
From the time he graduated from college until he was 35 years old, his father and mother still had to provide money for his living expenses because he could not go out, much less find a stable job.
When he just turned 36 years old, because of lack of exercise and constantly eating fast food for a long time, his weight reached 130kg.
After that, he died because his heart and organs could not withstand his own weight.
Moments before he died, he hated that God was unfair and didn't give him the life he wanted.
It seems that God compensated him so he let him live again in the Fantasy world.
His father and mother in this world were killed by monsters. His entire clan and the villagers were also killed by some monsters.
He was lucky to escape. On the way, he picked up a strange necklace.
After wearing it, he realized that inside this necklace there was a soul residing in it.
That soul claimed to be an ancient existence, and it promised to help Alec become the lord of this world.
At that moment, Alec knew that he was the main character of this world. He also knew that a harem with countless beauties was waiting for him in the future.
'Looks like I'm very lucky...' Alec thought to himself: 'I just came to this forest and I already met an idiot.'
'Hahaha… Lathel, you will have the honor of becoming my first dog. My faithful servant.'