My name is Amelia. I am Rika's mother. It's been almost two months since Rika and Rio were trapped in another world. I've tried many ways to find information about the other world on earth but to not avail.
My older brother said that the other world slightly changed their behavior and perspective. Rika didn't even feel any fear when she was there as if it was a normal thing. Even so, the change in behavior was fortunately not a bad thing.
"Amel, are you ready?"
It was my husband Rudy. Today, we planned to head to the old area of my brother's house. We wanted to see what results the scientists had gotten there.
"Just a bit more, I'm putting on my makeup"
Women are creatures who value their appearance so it was normal for me to take care of my appearance even though the purpose of our trip was not to party.
I finished applying my makeup and we quickly set off towards the old area of big brother's house. On the way, it was obvious that Rudy was looking forward to this visit. He became enthusiastic especially after hearing information from my older brother about elves and other fantasy creatures.
"Are you that enthusiastic because of the chance of meeting Rika or because of your fantasies?"
I asked Rudy that and now he just smiled wryly. I've known that since we first met. He really likes things like novels, games, and manga with fantasy themes. On the outside he'll look cool but in reality he's like a kid.
Finally we arrived at the old area of my brother's house. There were already some researchers working there.
"Good morning, Mrs. Martha"
I greeted one of the researchers there. Her name is Martha, 53 years old. If mom was still alive, she would be the same age as Mrs. Martha.Maybe that's why I'm closer to Mrs. Martha.
"Oh, Amel. Good morning. How are you doing?"
"I'm fine. Mrs. Martha, has your research progressed?"
I answered and asked about the progress of the research. By the way, right now Rudy is going to each neighbor's house to give them a little gift.
"Hmm, we just got some clues. As I've said before, from the types of plants and trees, they are not all plants that exist on this earth.
A while ago, we just got a clue that the hardness of this wood is the same as steel here but somehow it's very difficult to cut. It's like it has an additional layer that we can't detect."
Mrs. Martha said that with a sigh. They were quite troubled by this.
"Ah, that's right, ma'am, as my elder brother who asked the residents there said, the trees there are indeed very difficult to cut down and only dwarven equipment can cut them. Dwarven tools are known to be very sharp because they will absorb mana and increase sharpness. So chances are, the layer you're referring to is probably the mana layer"
I told Mrs. Martha About that. It would also help their research so that they could get a lead soon. Mrs. Martha immediately recorded all the information that came from me.
"Hmm, that should be it. Then, are there any other clues, Amel?"
Mrs. Martha immediately asked me happily.
"Hmm, brother gave me a lot of information. First is about themselves. It turns out that they weren't the first people to travel to another world. There is another possibility besides suddenly being thrown into another world by itself, which is being summoned to another world with a ritual."
I began to recount what my older brother had told me. About rituals, otherworldly legends, race issues, monsters and various other things. I hid some things like skills for fear that my older brother and Rika would be researched as guinea pigs if they returned to this world.
"Hmm, light magic, rituals, this is very useful information. Thank you, Amel. This clue is huge. It might be relevant to the theory of quantum teleportation only it's much more advanced. Technologically we may be winning with the other world but magically, we are far behind."
Mrs. Martha told me that but I couldn't understand her statement. It was all too complicated for my brain. I hope they can get a clue about it soon.
I then asked Mrs. Martha for permission to look around the site. The towering trees, the creepy-looking bushes. I thought about how Rika had survived there.
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After wandering around, I decided to go back with Rudy. There weren't enough clues to go to the other world yet. Let's wait for the results from big brother and the scientists.
I also kept looking for information on various forums on the internet that talked about other worlds.
"Are you guys talking this much nonsense?"
I was getting annoyed with the forums whose contents were so vague. Their discussions didn't stray far from my brother's explanation but somehow they sounded like lies.
"Honey, calm down. Don't make this a burden on your mind. I'm sure there must be a way. Have faith in your older brother. He can definitely find a way either back to this world or call us there."
Rudy said that to me. I calmed down a bit after listening to him speak. Rudy really believed in my older brother. I don't know how he could believe in my elder brother so much because neither Rudy nor elder brother told him anything.
"Um, I see, honey."
I then refocused myself on finding more information. Rudy also helped me by reading many stories about other worlds. It might seem like he was spending time carelessly but in reality he had sorted out many possible things.
However, after we researched the authors, we found out that the authors of the books Rudy had sorted so far were not authors who had been directly to the other world.
"Cheer up, Amel!!!"
I said that to encourage myself. It's all for the sake of my child. I'm ready to do everything I can to reunite with Rika.