Ugh... I don't know whether to be embarrassed for her or surprised by her damn determination. Whatever. I wonder what the limits of her powers are.

I ask her, "Can you only transform into other organisms?"

She shakes her head. "Of course not."

She looks at her legendary card and mentions, "There are three categories of transformations: the object path, element path, and organism path."

Transformation? I guess shapeshifting would be the same as transformation if it includes becoming something completely new.

Hessien rubs his chin as he prompts a question, "For objects, could you become a toilet?"

She answers instantly, "You could kill yourself."

"Oh wow. You were the one threatening to piss on me. I wouldn't be surprised if you liked getting on... in?"

She turns towards him, smiling. "You wanted me to piss on you?"

Hessien readies his arm in a threatening manner. "I would literally kill you in your sleep if you did that."

"Yeah, sure. Keep pissing me off, and we will see if that comes into play."

Ghomas jumps into the conversation. "Who the hell uses threats of pee nowadays?"

Vacinay raises her hand. "It gets Hessien off my case, so clearly it works."

Fair point.

Hessien shrugs.

Vacinay then takes another look at her card. "Oh, I technically have six skill options available to me because of those other paths. Hah." She smirks.

I hate the fact that I chose a powerful skill card and now have to deal with the fact that it's going to take me forever to even obtain a single skill.

Looking at my card, I wonder if this thing has a skill upgrade system. I don't have a skill, so I can't check. I ask Hessien, "Can you level up your skill?"

Looking at his card, he nods. "Yeah, but its cost is the same as what I bought it for."

Hm... Let me check the system. I look for a manual. I doubt it has one, but I'm hoping. And bam, I find one.

Focusing on it, a long tab opens with many sections and chapters. It focuses solely on skills, levels, and so on. Nothing much regarding the world, such as politics or geography, only things involving the system.

Skills can be leveled up, but the level-up simply improves the effectiveness of the skill. It can't turn it into something different.

Disappointing...

Hessien asks, "So what now?"

"Not sure. Nothing much right now. We'll have to check out the city or something later." I stretch my arms. I'm tired.

"Nice." Vacinay shows me a thumbs up and then swings herself onto Hessien's thighs, using them as a pillow. "Alright. This will do."

Hessien sighs and lays back on the carpeted floor.

Are they serious? There's a literal bed here.

I ask him, "Can you see the bed here?"

"Yeah, but it is what it is."

"That sounds dumb."

"I know."

Whatever. I take a pillow and place it on the bottom part of the bed. Sleep soon comes.

Four hours later.

What the... I need to pee. I get off the bed but forget I'm at the bottom of it, so I topple down with a light thud.

Ouch... That hurts my head a bit.

A low amount of light is generated from the roof. I wonder if they change the amount based on the number of people asleep.

You might be reading a pirated copy. Look for the official release to support the author.

Ignoring that, I stand up and walk toward the door. Vacinay's head is on his stomach. She's snoring, "Gourrr..."

Best friends my ass. I wonder how long it's going to take for them to start dating. Hessien has a girlfriend back on Earth, but he doesn't even mention her one bit after being summoned here, nor does he show any concern about Earth.

I know he and the others are excited to be transported to another world, but I always thought they didn't mind life on Earth.

It's not like Hessien and his girlfriend had a bad relationship.

I think about it for a second.

His girlfriend would bring up similar concerns, "I didn't like how Vacinay hangs around you."

To which his response usually was, "She? What about her?"

"I didn't like how touchy she was with you; it made me uncomfortable."

Hmmm... Maybe their relationship isn't exactly perfect.

Despite that, he stayed with her. Whenever we went on trips, she never came unless Vacinay couldn't make it.

Oh well. Maybe he misses her and his family but is hiding it?

I gaze at him. He's sleeping peacefully, making dumb expressions.

Yeah... I guess he just doesn't care. His girlfriend did claim she would kill herself if he left—she also made that threat once when Hessien refused to stop being close with Vacinay.

I kid you not, his response was, "Oh." He said nothing more. Heck, after that, he came over so he could play chess with me.

Now that I think about it... maybe their relationship ws actually horrible and unhealthy...

I guess he's free from her shackles now.

Making my way to the door, I open it and walk into the wide hallway. As soon as I leave the room, the ceiling lights up.

I go hunting for the bathroom.

It would have been pretty cool if the doors had signs on them.

I open the nearby door, which is a bedroom. The other one is just an empty room.

Next room, I guess.

Empty.

Empty.

Empty.

...

What is this?! Where is the goddamn bathroom?! Is this some bad joke? I need to pee, for real! I refuse to pee on myself!

Wait... what if they don't have toilets?! I refuse to dig up the soil and then cover it.

Damn it! Nothing!

"Scre..." What the hell?! It came from afar!

I rush back into the bedroom and shake Hessien.

With a drowsy expression, he's bothered and asks with aggression, "What the hell do you want?"

"Bathroom."

"What?"

"I want to find the bathroom."

He stares at me, flabbergasted. "You woke me up for that?"

"Well, not exactly. I heard some scary snake sounds."

He moans in annoyance. "Why didn't you wake Ghomas? He's the one who isn't afraid of those snakes."

He makes a good point. Counterpoint, "Because you're you. Now hurry up!"

He bashes his head back and soon after, gently pushes Vacinay's head aside, and then stands up.

"Let's go, pussy."

"Hell with you."

He raises an eyebrow. "Uh-huh."

He strolls forth. Walking in the hallway, he just moves forth. I follow him.

"Scree..."

Immediately, he stops in his movement and then turns back towards me. "Did you hear that too...?"

I nod. "Yes."

He crosses his arms. "Shit. I hoped this place wasn't cursed."

I hoped too! The last thing I want is a place filled with damn ghosts!

He faces the wall and crouches low. "Okay. Stick to my back so we can watch each other's sides." He directs me.

I do so.

We move slowly, walking in an awkward manner, similar to a crab. There is no new sound. As we move, we open the other doors, hoping to find a bathroom.

We go through ten doors. Then finally we find a golden door. We push it open and behold, it's a bathroom.

They even have a shower too, though the surrounding walls are high. It's like a shower with the concept of a tub, or is it the other way around?

I look at the wall. It's a "toilet." To be frank, it's a cylindrical object that has absolutely no seat!

Am I supposed to stand above it? What a backward-ass country.

Whatever, I have no choice in the matter. I move away as Hessien enters the bathroom, but before I close the door, I tell him, "OI. Wait for me outside."

He gives a light nod. "Yea... You make it fast, my stomach is a bit upset too."

Okay. As soon as I go near the toilet and am about to pull down my undergarments, I hear a strange sound.

"Screee..." It's coming from it too.

What the hell...? What's in this thing?

I look at the "toilet" and lower my head, trying to get a view of what could be in it.

Then I see something.

...

A monstrous, huge wet, red and twirling tongue meets my eyes.

WHAT THE HELL IS THIS SHIT?!

IS THIS A HORRIBLE HENTAI JOKE?! THIS ISN'T EVEN A JOKE! THIS IS A CRIME!

I'd rather kill myself! Whichever weirdo planted that there is going to die! Them, their children, their parents, their grandkids, dead!

I launch at the door and swing it open.

Hessien notices my panic and asks, "What is it?!"

Panting, I point inside the bathroom. "There! There's some freaking freak! I—"

He rests his hands on my shoulder. "You don't have to say anymore."

Wait, what?

He looks at me with compassion. "I will make sure they pay."

"What? Huh? Wait, I think you're misunderstanding."

He rushes inside, shouting, "Where are you?! I'm going to beat you to a pulp!"

He checks every corner of the bathroom.

I respect the bravery and all, but he should have waited for me to finish.

"Oi, Hessien, there is no one there. It's the toilet, or what's in it, rather."

He's deeply confused and then annoyed. "What, did the smell of your fluids break your nose? Either way, I smell nothing and now I feel like I want to take a shit."

Oh shit. "No, no! There is a monster in there!"

He laughs as he kicks the door shut. "You took a monster shit? Why the hell would you tell me that?!"

Damn him!

"That's not the case. I am serious!"

***

POV: Hessien

I pull my pants down to my ankles and ignore her weird pleas.

"I am serious about a monster! Giant tongue!"

The tongue part is weird. Is that a new reference? Either way, I'm not falling for that trick again. The number of times she tried that on me when we were younger was insane.

I stand over the cylindrical toilet.

...

After doing my business, I feel kinda free! Ah... then...

Splash.

... Huh... why did my ass just get splashed with liquid?

"Spreee!"

What the hell! It's like a stream of slimy liquids is being blasted at my ass!

I immediately leap forward. A slimy saliva-like liquid poured off me. No, no, no!

...

SHE WAS SERIOUS!

I run toward the door, swing it open and run out in panic.

"There is a sexual predator in the damn toilet!"