White ceiling, with a big fancy chandelier lamp hanging on it, there were around more than 30 candles on it, which was the main light source of this room as it brightens the room, for it was already nighttime.

There were also other unnecessary amounts of small candles that stuck on the wall, each supported by a golden stand with a beautiful design, it was as if their purpose for being was to make the room fancier and royal.

Besides the candles, there were also various expensive-looking things placed in this room, statues of an old man, a big wooden wardrobe, flowers placed in big vases and an oversized bed, the one sleeping on the bed was none other than Xiao.

Xiao opened his eyes and found himself sleeping on a big bed, he looked around and found all these fancy decorations around him, he then placed his hand over his head to refresh his last memory before he ended up in this room.

(Where am I? I remember I got knocked out by Hatta and....gosh my head feels dizzy.)

Xiao assumes that someone must have carried him to this room after the duel to heal him, considering that he didn't get locked in a cell, and he must have passed out for quite some time to feel such dizziness after he woke up.

Xiao moved the blanket away and was trying to sit up until he felt stinging pain throughout his body by doing so.

(Damn it, my whole body hurts like hell.)

He realized that it must be from the injury he received from Hatta while checking his body, thinking back how he got blown away like a ragged doll and crashed into the ground instantly gave him a frightening chill.

(How the hell am I still alive from that god killing blow? But I did survive from the zombie wolf before that, I wonder how effective this not dying skill of mine can be, let's just call it the skill of undying for now.)

Deciding not to think too much about the terrifying experience he just had, Xiao looks at the huge window, which he realized that it was already night time.

Xiao slowly climbs out from the bed while enduring the sore pain of his muscle, he decides to walk out from the room and find out where he is right now.

As Xiao opened the door and took a peek outside, it was a big corridor outside, with one guardsman guarding his room. The guardsman was startled by Xiao as he jumped a bit as if he was sleeping as he was standing the whole time.

"Oh! You finally awake, please wait inside while I fetch Pope Baton to you, as it was instructed by him," greeted the guardsman. He hurried to somewhere else, leaving Xiao who didn't get the chance to ask anything yet.

(Well, guess I should wait inside then.)

Following the instructions of the guardsman, Xiao goes back into the room and sits on the bed while waiting for Pope Baton to come.

After a few minutes passed, the door was opened by the guardsman just now, he then escorted Pope Baton into the room.

"It's okay, I can take it from here," said Pope Baton to the guardsman.

The guardsman took a bow and closed the door, leaving only Pope Baton and Xiao in the room.

"Thank goodness you are finally awake, how are you feeling now?" asked worriedly by Pope Baton to Xiao as he walked closer to him.

"Still recovering, but I will manage," replied Xiao with a smile while slowly exercising his arm.

"I see, well, take all the time you need, the fact that you have finally awakened has lessened my worry."

Pope Baton took a chair nearby and placed it near Xiao, he then sat on it while listening to Xiao's question.

"Wait....how long was I asleep?" asked Xiao as he started to look worried.

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"You've been staying unconscious for 3 days."

"3 DAYS?! Seriously that long?!" shouted Xiao as he jumped out from the bed, the sudden movement instantly triggered his muscle pain as he quickly sat down again and tightened his mouth so as to not to shout out from the pain he is feeling right now.

"Are you okay? Your body is still recovering, you should lay down first for now" asked Pope Baton while quickly coming to aid Xiao to lay on the bed.

"It's okay, I don't feel like laying down anymore, not when I had slept for 3 days straight," replied Xiao as he politely rejects Pope Baton aid.

Seeing as Xiao is doing fine, Pope Baton returned to his seat and explained to Xiao:

"The royal physician has diagnosed that your body was not getting enough rest as it has undergone drastic changes, for your origin was not from this world, your body lacked what we called it the Mana Volume," Pope Baton paused his explanation as he noticed Xiao was curious on the subject he mentioned.

"Mana Volume?" asked Xiao.

"Yes, Mana Volume, a spiritual organ in all living being in this world, it functions as a tank to store mana, and I'm sure you know that mana is the source for casting magic, right?" asked politely by Pope Baton as he wants to be sure that Xiao was following what he was saying so far.

"Yeah, I know that part at least, Lars was....not a good guide, so I only learned a little about this world," answered honesty by Xiao as he thinks back to the time he asked Lars for information, which ended up getting vague or sometimes nonsense responses.

"Ahaha, then I'll be sure to fill you with all the details and information you need to know about our world," Pope Baton chuckled lightly and extend a helping hand to Xiao in terms helping him to learn about this world, which gave Xiao a warm and happy feeling about it.

"Thank you, Pope Baton, it REALLY meant a lot to me," said Xiao with full gratitude towards Pope Baton, as he was one of the few people who treated him nicely ever since the tragedy of his family.

Pope Baton smiles warmly in return for Xiao's answer, he then proceeds to resume his explanation on Xiao's current condition.

"Alright, let's get back to your body condition, we assumed that Lars didn't make any preparation for you before coming to our world, that's why the moment you entered our world, your body had subconsciously absorbed the mana in the air, and without the Mana Volume to manage it, the mana had flowed to all parts of your body, which will make you feel tired and sluggish, you should be feeling like you got tied to a heavy tree log," said Pope Baton while Xiao confirm the symptoms mention by him.

"I see, that's why I've been feeling super tired and sluggish as if I didn't get enough sleep, even though I had my sleep, so how am I going to do it? Am I going to be feeling like this for the rest of my life? Seeing that I'm not born in this world," asked worriedly by Xiao.

"Not to worry, you will form your Mana Volume soon enough, it's made out of the mana that had flowed in your body for quite some time, the royal physician estimated another one week for your Mana Volume to be fully developed, and you will be back to your usual self again," Pope Baton reassure Xiao by a good news, which put Xiao in ease as he lets out a relieved sigh.

"But still, it was such a risky move from Lars, blindly bringing you into this world and expose you to mana might risk causing permanent damage to your body, it's a fortune that your body was strong enough to adapt the changes, though your body was barely hanging there from getting stress out by the burden of the overflowing mana in your body," said Pope Baton as he shakes his head while thinking the daring action taken by Lars, while also showing relieve as nothing serious happened for the consequences.

(That goddamn lunatic!!!)

Xiao clung his fist hard as he was furious at Lars for trying something stupid and extremely risky on him.

"And receiving such a devastating attack from the Hero of Fire deals the final blow to your body as it shuts down temporarily, for your body can't handle any more impact," said Pope Baton.

"I see, well I guess I'm quite lucky to be still talking right now, considering that my body was in dire of breaking apart up until now, hahaha!" Xiao laughed lightly, as he thought that although so many things had happened, in the end, he was still alive and talking right now, and he should be free from the doubt of others from being the minion of the Demon God, right?

"Oh! right, about my trial, did I prove myself for having no connection with the Demon God?" asked curiously by Xiao for the result of his trial.

"No worries, you have proved more than enough to us that you're not our enemy. And in return, I would like to apologize to you for forcing you in such an unfair duel," Pope Baton quickly bowed down in apology to Xiao.

"It's okay, what's done is done, and I'm now free from being a suspect, that is already a big win for me," said Xiao as he quickly picks Pope Baton up from his bow.

"Thank you, Xiao, for understanding, and through the duel, I had assumed that you're clueless about our world, the heroes, the Demon God and the connection between our world to your world," said Pope Baton as he returned to his seat.

"Yes, aside from knowing a tiny bit of everything, and knowing that the murderer of my family is from this world, I have absolutely no idea what is what or who is who in this world," answered honesty by Xiao while thinking back on all the vague information given by Lars.

"If you're still feeling well, I would like to tell you more about our world, the Heroes Band, our enemy the Demon God and its army, and of course, your brother, the prophecy candidate for the Light Hero."