"Sebastian, do you mean something will happen to me if I die while I am in a human body?" Joe Walker asked.
"Yes, you are right," Sebastian replied.
"It's quite scary to think about it, but more importantly, how can I go back to the past now?"
"Are you sure?"
"Huh?"
"If you go now, you will be leaving those two Little girls behind."
"Ah, you're right, what should I do now!? I Don't want do that."
"Relax, I have a suggestion for you. Go to the highest level of that place. The highest level that even surpasses the highest clouds. You will find some important information about that world."
"Will that help me in my journey to the past and change the future?"
"Yes, you're right, turns out you're not as foolish as I thought."
"I wasn't foolish from the beginning!"
"Ahahaha," Sebastian chuckled.
Meanwhile, Joe Walker, feeling frustrated, remembered something and asked again, "Hey Sebastian, in your view right now, what does my physical form look like?"
"It looks like a human, why do you ask that?"
"I know that too! I mean, is my form in the astral body different when I descend to the world?"
"So, you're worried about that. You can be glad because the body you're using in that world right now is already dead. So the body you use in that world reflects the form of your current astral body form."
Joe Walker looked excited, "how do I look? Is my face handsome? I will create a mirror first."
Suddenly, Sebastian shouted, "don't! Don't do that!"
"Eh? What's wrong?" Joe Walker was surprised.
"Don't look in the dream world mirror if you don't know your current astral body form."
"Why?"
"The dream world works according to your current imagination. So everything you see is the result of your imagination. What you feel, what you see, what you touch, everything! Everything here except you and me is the result of your imagination. Therefore, if you look in the mirror now, it will make your astral body shape unstable because you will surely imagine many forms since you don't know your current astral body shape."
"Will that affect when I return to that world?"
"Yes, because you are currently using a body of someone who is already dead."
"Hmm, alright, I will find a mirror myself in that world."
"Okay."
"Then, see you again some other time!"
"Yes."
"..."
"..."
"..."
"..."
Joe Walker was still in that dream world. He began to wonder about it.
"Why can't I leave this dream world yet?"
"Of course, you haven't woken up yet."
"Oh, I see."
"Yes."
"So, do I have to wait until I wake up?"
"You're right."
"..."
"..."
They both started to get bored there, Joe Walker began creating strange things like dinosaurs, pink mountains, giant cats, and other weird things.
Meanwhile, Sebastian, who couldn't do anything, asked Joe Walker to create things he wanted to see.
They spent time together until Joe Walker woke up.
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Slowly, Joe Walker opened his eyes after waking up and found that the sky was still dark.
He woke up and started looking around, finding Alice making a fire to cook.
Ray wanted to approach Alice, but he hesitated at first. But in the end, he still did.
"Hey Alice, how was your sleep? Did you sleep well?"
"...," Alice didn't say anything.
Joe Walker sat down near Alice.
"What are you cooking? Let me help."
"...," once again, Alice remained silent.
"Oh, thank you for the blanket."
"I not the one give you the blanket."
"Oh, you're right, hehe," Joe Walker became even more awkward.
Joe Walker fell silent for a moment while looking at the fire growing. He looked at Alice again, who was throwing some wood as fuel for the fire.
I can't continue like this. I have to make amends with Alice soon. I don't want her to hate me.
Suddenly, Joe Walker asked, "Alice, are you still mad at me?"
"..."
"I'm sorry, that's all I could think of at that time."
"Tha...," Alice wanted to say something but hesitated again.
"Alice, what can I do to make you forgive me?"
Suddenly, Alice shouted, "that's wrong!"
"Eh?"
"I'm not angry with you!"
"So why are you being indifferent to me?"
"T-That's because I feel bad about you."
"Ha?"
"I feel guilty! and I also want to apol-apologize to you for something."
"About what?"
"Fo-forgive me for slapping you back then. I was emotional at that time."
"It's okay, I'm not bothered by that. Besides, I was also wrong at that time."
"No, you're not wrong. You suggested that we shouldn't continue the journey, but I still forced you. At that time, I couldn't do anything. Ahaha, it's so sad, isn't it? All I could do was be angry with you. Even though you did it because of my own desire."
"Hmm, so that's why you've been distant with me?"
"I'm not distant from you! It's just that I don't know what to say. And also, Maria is between us, which makes me even more nervous to express my feelings."
"I understand, so now you can talk to me about the guilt you feel. Because Maria is asleep?"
"Yes, something like that."
"Hmm, I see. So, you don't hate me," Joe Walker smiled, "thank goodness for that."
Alice glanced at Joe Walker and asked, "are you not angry?"
"Me? Angry? Towards whom? Towards you? No way, why would I be angry with you?"
"I thought you felt I had gone too far to the point where you didn't want to continue the journey with us again."
Joe Walker smiled broadly and said, "oh, so Alice wants me to stay with you?"
"Yes."
Joe Walker, who was smiling with the intention of teasing Alice at that moment, was surprised by Alice's answer, which seemed to be said without hesitation. Joe Walker's smile slowly turned into a genuine smile, and he said, "so that's it, thank goodness if that's what you want, because I feel the same way."
Alice began to hide her face by folding both of her legs and hiding behind them. Then suddenly she said, "Joe, I'm sorry."
"It's okay, don't worry about it. I'm fine with your slap. Honestly, it didn't hurt at all."
"Not that, I mean... I'm sorry I can only tell you now."
Joe Walker smiled and then stood up, walking towards Alice and sitting next to her. He gently stroked Alice's head as she removed her headgear, saying, "Alice, you're actually a shy girl, huh? Don't worry, I'm not mad at you about anything."
Alice smiled and said, "thank you, Joe."
Joe Walker smiled back and said, "Yeah, you're welcome."
Alice closed her eyes, enjoying the feeling of Joe Walker stroking her head.
"You're not angry when I touch your head? You don't like others touching your hair, right?"
"It's okay, this time it's an exception as my apology."
"Hmm, I see. In that case, I'll keep doing it until I'm satisfied."
Alice chuckled and said, "don't be too rough with me."
"Yeah, I know."
While they both enjoyed that moment, someone in their vehicle had actually been awake for a while and had been observing Joe Walker and Alice from the beginning. That person was Maria.
Maria suddenly said, "hohoho, it's quite hot in here, isn't it?"
Joe Walker and Alice were immediately startled. Spontaneously, they both felt embarrassed because someone was watching them.
Joe Walker stopped stroking Alice's head and moved away from her.
Maria suddenly said, "what's wrong with you two? Just continue your sweetness, I'm just watching from a distance," Maria smiled teasingly at Alice.
"You!" Alice felt annoyed as she felt she was being played by Maria. She immediately chased after Maria and wanted to hit her.
They both ended up chasing each other.
Meanwhile, Joe Walker started to lose his embarrassment and smiled, happy to see that their group was back on good terms as usual.
But suddenly, Maria shouted, "when are you two getting married? Ahahaha, ahahaha...," she continued laughing even though she was being chased by Alice.
Meanwhile, Joe Walker, hearing this, was a bit surprised and embarrassed, then shouted, "our relationship is not like that!"
"Yes, Joe is right! We don't have that kind of relationship!" Alice said as she continued chasing Maria.
"Hmm, is that so? I wonder... Ahahaha...," Maria seemed to enjoy teasing Alice and Joe Walker.
Meanwhile, the sun slowly began to rise, indicating that their journey would soon continue. Their journey, filled with questions and laughter, would start again.
This was a new beginning for their journey with a clear goal but full of mystery.