Brrr... So cold... there's still no signal too... Just where the hell is this? I mourned while massaging my temple roughly. I was so confused that my head hurts.

My feet are numb already after sitting on a black iron chair near a fountain in an unknown town for some hours.

It is getting dark and I haven't find any clue of where I am now. What should I do now? I have tried several things that should've worked in a normal situation, but show no results

Yeah, the chance is getting bigger. With the scenery in front of me which is familiar with me due to my job as an illustrator, there is really no way it's not the way I think it is now.

Buildings just like in a medieval fantasy story, those colorful hairs, and even the language they are speaking which I never even heard of it before, There is no way... right? That I am not in a fantasy world?

No no... It can't be... but what? Am I inside a movie set or the like? But how did I get to here? Is that shining thing when I was in the park real?

My logical side still refuses that I am in an imaginative world right now. Well, It's literally possible if there is actually different world from ours. If we want to be open about that, there's really a lot of things we don't know yet. It's really possible, but now why? Why does it me? at that very second too?

Aarhh... this is just ruining my mind. I looked around once again and listened to people.

There is a grown-up man entering a crowded building and a woman in a maid dress said something in a sweet tone.

Probably, It's a bar or something like that, and the woman is saying, "Welcome!"

Just what the hell with that language? I swear, It sounds really strange for me, though I still can read the expression of the speaker easily. Yeah, different from Chinese. Really, Chinese is.... everyone sounds like they are mad. They spoke like shooting a minigun : too fast.

It's getting even darker and I am still in the same position. Not only darker, my surroundings are turning quiet.

...Isn't what I did just now is useless? It's like learning Germany in German without any Germany undestands other language. Ah well, human is where you make mistakes.

*kruuk...

Ah, what now? I am starving after not eating anything since morning. My throat hurts too, remembering I haven't drunk a single drop of water too.

Shitt... I wanted to go and do something, but is there really anything that I can do?

While putting together courage left in my soul, I conviced myself for the last time if I am in a fantasy world now.

Especially, because there is magic in this world

Around 7 hours ago

"Hello!!??"

Screaming like that is really not 'me', but I have to try it. Just where is this? A forest near Tokyo? Or don't tell me... I'm back to Indonesia?

Most importantly, some animals followed me since I woke up just now. I haven't see them yet, but judging from their number and size, which means they love to group, maybe they are wolves.

Well, I'm not sure, knowing wolves tend to avoid human, but I must be prepared for the worst case scenario. If I keep walking like this, they will surround me soon.

...Run is my only solution.

Sadly, the speed and stamina of your average lazy person is far behind a wolf. Futhermore, they are actually chasing me through the sidelines of the trees and finally surrounded me.

"Growll..."

Arhhh... just what is happening with me??? At this kind of scenario, I took a defesive stance and focus on incoming attacks. I can do some martial arts, but of course not in the same level as Chinmi (Kungfu Boy), not even close.

Yeah... calm down, Haruya... All you need to do is protect your vital parts.

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I inhaled deeply, then released it slowly as squinting my eyes toward beasts around me.

“$*@&!!!” Someone spoke loudly from above.

I don't know what's the meaning of those words, but I looked up to the source of the voice in reflects. From there, a small object is dropping.

It's... a bean?

That bean bounced on the ground, followed by another voice line from above.

...

I still couldn't digest what just happened, but I am 100% confident to say if the bean expelled a glowing green circle with a star symbol in the midle of it, plus strange alphabets rotating inside it.

If I'm not wrong, it's a magic circle.

Just then, some big roots break out from the ground magically, circling around me.

W-wh-what!?

Not just me, wolves who wanted to hunt me ran away, scared of crazy thing that just happened. Not long, roots which were meant to protect me vanished with no trace, leaving just the small seed I saw earlier.

*Drep

Sound of a heavy thing dropped from a high place.

Just as I expected, someone saved me, somehow. I looked at the figure of my savior, wanted to say thanks.

Eh? W-what!?

Rubbing my eyes didn't help, It's still the same figure : A tall man with blonde long hair, wearing a white and green robe, and what's really catchy is... that sharp long ears he has, plus that damn gorgeous emerald eyes.

There's nothing I can think of other than elves.

Yeah, elves, a creature in fantasy stories, friends of nature. Often known by their ability to shoot arrows, also using magic of the forest to protect, buffs, and support their friends.

Wait... Is this... for real??? ELF!?

"#$*%???"

Crap, I don't understand at all... He is not just an actor acting as elves, right?

"P-pardon?"

...

Now he seems confused as well... He doesn't undestand me too. We are using a very different language.

After staring each other in silence, the elf moves his body, hinting me to do something, then left me alone.

...What? Now he is leaving me?

Also confused, I left the forest, and find a small town where I am right now.

***

Now... what should I do? Not only It's cold, I am also starving and dehydrated...

I am not feeling so good looking at the darkness around me. That's right if the moonlight is so bright, illuminating the scenery, plus there are an oil lamp in front of every house. But still, It's so quiet now.

...

Maybe I will take some walk, roaming around this area.

Then, I walked across the road of the town, aimlessly. I depend on nothing but my luck, which was bad since I was born. I moved my body with intuition, and come to a strange place.

It's a house on the side of the town. Literally, the house looks antisocial. There's a small river, or I may say... ditch, judging from its size, though it's full of clear water.

Who lives there? I think he must be a really special person. Or an antique person.

"@%#$?"

Someone greeted me from behind.

Good night is the meaning. I learned those words back then.

Hahah, now it's a little useful, though still useless. Now, what should I say to respond? Well, for now, I will just turn around and see the person greeting me. From her voice, I can tell if she is a young woman, so there's really nothing I must be scared of.

...

Dit... No... It's not her.

I rub my eyes once, clearing my vision from my imagination. No, not imagination. It's more to a memory. A very distant memory.

Yeah, it's a your girl, in a light blue T-shirt and 3/4 brown shorts, holding a book. She's cute for my first impression. Her violet hairs, tied on one side and stretched in front of her shoulder is somehow catching my heart. Moreover with her glowing purple iris, though still seems strange for me who is still not used to see something like this. In the first sight, she's so charming.

No, I'm just describing her. in the end, it's the character which we need to see, not the looks. At least that's what I learned from my experience.

But still... how charming... those outfits, body posture, hairstyle, even that cute face and book... I can't even see the difference about this girl and her.

She's just standing there with shy face, or maybe even worried of my sudden and suspicious appearance here.

So... Is this house hers?

"...@&$%*^?"

She said something again, which words I haven't learned. Shit, now I'm in a deadend. She seems even worried, even she changed her stance and breathes a little roughly. She must be really scared because I don't say anything, even though she is asking something.

It's getting tense. She just looked at me with a forewarning eyes. As if telling me to not to get closer. I moved a little, and the girl is ready to jump back, becoming more cautious.

She said something quietly, while staring at me with her knife-sharp gaze. Now I am one who is scared after seeing a small flash in her right hand.

This is bad... should I run away now??

I stepped back, but too late. The girl rushed forward, touched my chest with her electrified hand.

There's no pain, it doesn't tickle, or even I really don't feel anything. I just became numb suddenly. The moist sensation from the grass fades, followed by blurred vision, and I lost my conciousness again.