Inside the quarter in the library, there is a young man taking a bath in the bathroom. He was lying in the bathtub while staring in the air murmuring “Why did I feel like that? I even thought of something inappropriate with my dearest aunt.”
He remembered what happened earlier and blushed again before shaking his head and saying “I don’t like Incest! forget it, forget it.” then he shook his head again and buried the thing on his mind feeling ashamed of himself.
He calmed his mind and enjoyed the hot bath. He stood up after sometime and dried his body and put on robe while looking at the mirror, before blushing and shaking his head again. He then took his toothbrush and brushed his teeth before going out of the bath room.
In the quarter, there is only one bathroom, which is why after going out of the room he saw her Aunt on her way to take a bath too.
“What took you so long? I wanna go have a bath too, so sticky because of sweat” She said while pulling the cloth on her nape as an evidence.
He blushed then looked away from her before saying “Sorry, I was a bit absentminded and forgot about time. Have a nice bath, I’ll go sleep now.” Then he walked away as fast as he can.
Ysabele look at him walking so hurriedly and giggle while covering her mouth with her hands, “Ehh, my Deus is acting like a little boy. hihi” She stared in the direction he fled for a moment before entering the bathroom with a smile.
Inside Deus’ room
He was lying in his bed getting ready for sleep when he remembered the scene near the bathroom and blushed. “Damn Aunt Ysabele, you’re doing this purposely.” he sighed and buried the things his mind and relaxed. After no more than quarter-hour, he was already asleep.
“Oohh Deus you’re here, what took you so long? It is kinda late now. Let’s go.” An old man in a robe said. He looks old with wrinkles here and there but doesn’t look weak but instead full of energy and noble aura.
“Sorry Granpa!” he blushed before continuing “Something weird happened earlier”. Then he made his way tailing the old man inside a place that looks so old but full of vitality and ancient feeling.
It turns out that the old man was his dead grandfather but here he is talking with him and even guiding him in a place that looks like sacred and holy. He followed his grandpa through the gate then walked through a long and wide hallway where nobody exists except him and his grandpa.
They continued to walk for half an hour before his grandpa stopped and looked over the wall. The wall looks like it is going to crumble with marks here and there except that the wall is harder than diamond and those marks is an old language that looks sacred but unreadable.
“Deus, my grandson, I hope that you will learn how to read this sooner rather than later. I know it is hard and you already tried a lot but you have to do so. It is not that I am pushing you but it is your mission, your fate and your destiny. You already understood some but that is not enough. The time is limited so I hope you put more effort” He smiled and started to walk away.
Deus looked at the wall, confused and excited. Then he heard “Remember, don’t use just your eyes and your mind. You should also put every letter in your heart.”
He closed his eyes and calmed his mind before opening it and staring at the wall. At first there seems to be nothing he can understand and the wall looks like it has scratches here and there but then, after a while, the wall started to shine and he felt like he was being swallowed by something and his sight became blank. He can’t see anything. He tried calling out to his grandfather but no one answered. He was starting to get confused and scared but he felt something warm inside him, accurately inside his heart. He began to calm down and closed his eyes. After a while he felt like his body was flying and he saw mountains, oceans, forests and different sceneries. He travelled all over an unknown world for so long until he suddenly heard a knock.
“Deus, you young man, since when did I taught you to be lazy. It is already late and you will miss the class if you still don’t wake up.” A voice of a girl echoed through his room.
He opened his eyes and stared blankly in the air before murmuring “It’s that weird dream again.” he knitted his brow and thought deeply for a moment before sighing and said “Yes, yes. Give me a moment, I’ll prepare now.”
He stand up and change his clothes before looking in the mirror to check if he looks presentable before walking out of the room.
He went to the dining area where his aunt already started eating breakfast.
“Good morning Aunt Ysabele!” He said while taking his seat to start eating.
“Good morning, go and start eating now. We only have quarter an hour before the class starts.” She said before sipping her tea.
He started eating although a bit hurried but still graceful which made Ysabele giggle. Then she asked “What made you wake up so late? You usually wake up before me and start reading books”.
“I had that strange dream again and this time grandpa is pushing me to put more effort learning to read those scribbles in the wall.” he paused and knitted his brows before continuing “I wonder what those scribbles are. It is so weird to have this dream again and again but I still can’t control what is happening. Like I am watching myself having a talk with my grandpa and watching myself stare at that wall for so long. So weird!” He then continued to eat looking afraid of not eating enough before the class starts.
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“Ohh, that strange dream again.” She said with a gleam in her eyes but cannot be seen outside. She then murmured softly “Need more time huh” she then shook her head and sip her tea again. She stood up and waved her hand to clean her dine ware and utensils before saying “I will go out first, see you in the library later.”
“Okay Aunt Ysabele, see ya!” he said before drinking his coffee with milk.
“Don’t take too long or I will not let you in!” she glared at him before going out of the room.
He continued eating till he filled his stomach before standing up and said “Thanks for the food” The he waved his hand to clean his dine ware and utensil like her aunt did before going out of the room.
When he arrived at the central part of the library, almost all the students are already in so he picked a chair and wore the same expression he had yesterday to try look as friendly as possible.
The class started only a moment after he arrived.
Days passed like always, going to class having dinner and breakfast with his aunt while chatting with her. Sometimes, he would have that dream again. There are days where he will have no choice but to gain enlightenment because of her aunt.
11 months passed and today is his birthday. He and her aunt is having a dinner with a special meal to celebrate his birthday.
“This dish is so good! Is this your new creation Aunt Ysabele?” He said happily
“Yes, I did experiment for many months to perfect it. Do you like it?” She said so proudly with a loving smile.
“Yes, Yes! I like it so much! I love you Aunt Ysabele!” He said sincerely and innocently.
“Hhmm, you’re always welcome. I especially dedicate it for your 18th birthday.” She said with a cute smile while blushing before saying “Anyway I also have a gift for you for reaching peak-Foundational Wiseman, I know you can do even better if you want to but here accept it” She put her hands in her purse to get a small pouch and an envelope.
“Here, this pouch is an extra-dimension pouch that has a 100 cubic meter space that can store any inanimate object. Everything that is stored inside will have a slower deterioration, for example; if you put medicine or a plant that can be used to make pills, they will still slowly wither but will take long enough for you to be able to use them all.” She explained carefully.
Deus was shock to hear what she said. He was in trance for a moment before coming back to his self and asked “Isn’t this made using space enlightenment? and the maker has to have a very high skill to make something like this with only 1 cubic meter space, and your saying this one has 100 cubic meter? You aren’t fun of me, are you?” He looked at his aunt with a flabbergasted face.
She covered his mouth with her right hand and giggle before saying “While would I lie to my dearest nephew? Oh boy, it wasn’t easy finding one. Don’t tell me you don’t like it?” the she made a sulking face with a teasing smile.
“Nnn-noo, I like it very much! I was just shock to see and was hard for me to believe this is true” He hurriedly said while reaching out his hand to grab the pouch from her aunt. But before he can do so…
Ysabele reached out her hand and caught his before putting it over the pouch. She first gently touched his hand before saying with love and care. “Deus, I will give you this pouch not just to store your items. You are not young anymore, later on, there will be times that you will not able to depend to me or to anyone. I want you to remember that it is not being ignorant in what happens in your surroundings but that is not the case for all the time.”
She hesitated before continuing “There are times that your life will be on danger” Ysabele gently stared at him and said “You should always be ready for any mishaps that might happen so putting your important items and daily needs inside this pouch is a must.” she then smile before putting her hand away.
“Enough of saying sad things, taday is your birthday so we should happily celebrate it” She smiled again but didn’t continue speaking.
Deus was loss of what to say for a while before sincerely answering. “I will always remember Aunt Ysabele!” He said with a big smile on his face.
“Sure you are. Anyway, I know that you already had a bit of enlightenment about space magic that is enough to open this pouch so come here and let aunt tell you what to do.” She said while grabbing his hand and pulling him closer to her.
“Every Extra-Dimension pouches has different chant to open but this one doesn’t have. All you need to do is focus on thinking of going inside the pouch and you will feel like the pouch is swallowing you. When you felt that you should think of what you want to get inside the pouch. and when you want to put something inside, all you need to do is be within 1 meter of the item and think of putting it inside the pouch.” Ysabele explained slowly.
“Here, try it. It is easier to understand if you experience it yourself.” She said before putting the pouch in his hand.
He grabbed the pouch and tried putting the plates they used for eating. He stared at the plate for a sec before it disappeared. His face is full of excitement before thanking her aunt again. He then closed his eyes before a plate appeared in the same place it disappeared from. He laughed excitedly before calming down and saying “it really is like that. It use a bit of mental energy but only an insignificant amount.”
“Yes it does use insignificant amount when you use it in small thing like that plate but it does use significant amount when you want to store a big item. So you should start having enlightenment from time to time to have better quality and quantity of mental energy.” Ysabele answered.
“That is my gift for you” she said while grabbing the envelope in her other hand before placing it on his hand. “This is a letter written by your grandfather for you. If only you put more effort in enlightenment I would have given you this letter already. Your grandfather told me that you can only read this when you reach peak-foundational wiseman so don’t blame me for delaying it for so long.”
Deus haven’t recovered from his shock in receiving the extra-dimension pouch only to hear her say that his grandfather left a letter for him. he could help but become much more excited because after his grandfather died, he didn’t receive any warning nor did he know what happen and his grandfather was gone just like that. So when he heard he left a letter for him, he was much happier than when he received the pouch.
He was about to open it when Ysabele suddenly said “Open it later before you sleep. Aren’t you embarrassed to receive my gift just to suddenly leave me in the air?” She said so while pouting cutely.
He blushed from losing his manners and said “Sorry Aunt Ysabele, I didn’t mean it!” He then kept the letter before giving her aunt a hug while saying “Thank you Aunt for being here with me everytime!” He went back to his sit after releasing Ysabele.
Ysabele was shocked for a moment before realizing what happened and then she bushed before answering “You naughty boy. Of course Aunty will all ways be here for you” she smile then for some reason her eyes looked blank for a bit like she thought of something bitter.
The two of them chatted happily while eating their meal until they had their fill. Deus excused his self, saying he will have a bath before going out of the room.
Ysabele stood quietly after he left before sighing murmuring something only she could hear. She cleaned everything before going out of the room too.
An hour later, Ysabele just got out from the bathroom with her robe on walking in the hallway, absentmindedly thinking of something. “I hope I had more time.” murmuring to herself before reaching her room. She then sighed and reached out to open the door before she heard a rustle inside the room.
“Who’s there?!” Ysabele shouted angrily while hurriedly opening the door.