This is when the protagonist is supposed to think that everything that happened yesterday was just a dream. Then, I will think about how utterly impossible it is that I’m linked to someone very far away. But I am the protagonist who is fully aware of what’s truly happening in my surrounding, so I know that last night was true because I like it.
Yeah, sure, I am excited. But interrupting someone from sleeping is something I don’t want to do based on my experience as someone who works hard, I said in the previous chapter that I may have overworked. Unless the author doesn’t include it and you don’t know it, basically…
> [If you don’t want to interrupt me from sleeping. Then, keep your thoughts to yourself.]
I was thinking out loud.
> (Did I wake you up?)
>
> [No, but can you look at the time?]
>
> (Sure.)
So, measuring the time difference of our world.
> (By the way, one day is 24 hours. One hour is 60 minutes. One minute is 60 seconds. One second is when the number changes. This is how we measure the time.)
>
> [So, it really is different. Anyway, after 5 seconds speak from one to twenty?]
>
> (Why?)
>
> [Just do it.]
I waited for like 5 seconds.
> (One, two, three… nineteen, twenty. There, finished, so why?)
>
> [What?]
>
> (I mean, what is the reason for me to do that?)
>
> [We speak different language.]
I didn’t think of that before.
> (Translation magic?)
>
> [No, This is a magic is similar to translation magic, but the magic focuses on learning the user’s intention rather than finding the right word that corresponds to the words of the statement. So even if you’re bad at expressing, it really doesn’t matter because the magic does the work itself.]
Basically, translation magic is as bad as the translators found on the internet.
> (Does this mean it is impossible to result to misunderstanding?)
>
> [Yes, nearly. It is a complicated magic, but just think that you conveyed the thoughts that you really wanted to convey. But, it’s main disadvantage than translation magic is its inability to read and translate written symbols.]
It means that I can only use it to communicate with other individuals. It is a problem if I want to read requests or missions coming from the guilds in the future.
> (It is a very serious problem.)
If I truly wanted to live in the other world. It means that I need to learn the language.
> [Don’t worry, I will translate the languages for you and you can use translation magic. All you need to do is teach me the common language there and I will do the rest.]
English. It is my mother language so with the help of that magic, teaching it can be easier.
> (Sure. Let’s do it. By the way, what about earlier?)
>
> [About that, first thing I noticed is the difference of our number, especially the symbols used.]
>
> (What is the difference?)
>
> [It is very different. Due to the magic though, it is unnoticeable. At ten, you use two symbols. Perhaps the 1 and the 0. But our number ten uses only one symbol. It keeps that way until sixteen where we use two symbols. It is the combination of our 1 and 0.]
>
> (Hexadecimal huh. I can do that.)
It brings back memories. The days when my parents are still alive and I am one of the persons who finishes games as fast as possible. I am exposed to it and along with some other stuff, I managed to discover something that put me on top of the rankings. It’s been a long time so someone might have beaten my record already.
Say Author, I suggest that instead of making it complicated for the viewers, convert every number here to what is the norm there. (Author: That is the plan, don’t worry.)
> (What is the second thing?)
>
> [The time per day is very similar. Both of us can be awake at the same time unless we travelled to another country far away. The only difference is how we measure time.]
That world is also 24 hours and we have the same time zone huh. Viewers, it means that you can ignore this. Maybe for now. Author, I know you’ll also convert the time to what is the norm there. (Author: Yes, I will do that.)
> (What’s the next thing?)
>
> [None, that was the last.]
>
> (So, how can we exchange bodies? I am so excited.)
>
> [You can mostly figure it out how to do it, so think about it.]
>
> (Huh?)
Did she expect me to figure it out myself? I know that she knows that I am not familiar with magic. Wait, she said something strange yesterday even though she knew that. I’ll ask her about it later.
> [Just think about it. I believe that you can figure it out. Treat it as if you are facing an enemy and it used an unknown magic. You need to figure out how it works.]
Makes sense.
> (Challenge Accepted!)
>
> [Yes… A challenge.]
What is that reaction? Never mind.
Anyway, the magic ‘Lover’s Bond’ shares senses with each other. All I’ve managed to do is send thoughts by wanting it to happen. I wanted to exchange with her ever since I woke up, but nothing is happening.
She already used the shared sense to see the time using my eyes. Now that I think about it, she can control me but she commanded me to look at it. It means that she does not want to control me yet, maybe. Wait, it means…
> (Why?)
>
> [What is it?]
>
> (Why do you not want to exchange bodies right now? I mean, you wanted to live here, right?)
Well, if Eula is having the intent to exchange bodies. We should have exchanged already.
> [Yes. But, I need to observe how you live your life first. You still have to prepare to go to school. I will do the listening and you’ll translate it for me until I get the better understanding. We’ll exchange place during your free time.]
She really doesn’t know or is she testing me?
> [I can’t play that game and it is a moment for you and your sister. So, we’ll not exchange places during that time.]
No, testing at this point is a nonsense. If she really does know that I have no school today, she could have wanted it in the first place.
> (I have no school today. My part time job is one in the afternoon. My sister’s schedule for playing with me is at night. It means that I am free, which means that we can do that.)
>
> [Hmm…]
That explains why she doesn’t have the intention on doing it in the first place. But now that I’ve clarified that we can do it now, the exchange is still not happening. I need to ask her.
> (What now?)
>
> [Well, it may seem that you understand the concept, except you skipped some steps to do it.]
Skipped steps… Other than having an intention, do I need to do something first?
No, that is the only thing that I did. I need to do something. What is it though?
> [Hurry up and figure it out already. It is very uncomfortable to see your messy room.]
>
> (It’s just this way because I didn’t fixed it when I arrived yesterday. Just stop peeking and don’t worry about… Wait, ignore the thing that I have just said.)
Okay, instead of wanting to exchange bodies. How about wanting to see from her eyes?
Taken from Royal Road, this narrative should be reported if found on Amazon.
> “Woah.”
It feels very weird. I tried to look around, but I am just looking straight, not moving. There are times that it suddenly goes black for a moment which I assume is her just blinking.
> (So, what’s the princess doing here?)
I can only see the ceiling, and it isn’t grand as I expected.
> [I am inside an inn. The town I am going is really far, so I need to stay here. Anyway, please continue. You know what to do.]
Exchange… is not working yet. Maybe all of her senses. Perhaps I really need to feel her first before becoming her. It make sense though. It is like you need to know the feeling of the sports before you become an athlete, if that makes sense.
I will feel all of her.
Now that I feel all of her senses. What’s next? I still can’t exchange bodies with her.
> [So, what do you feel?]
>
> (It is strange that I’m like possessing two bodies but I can only control myself.)
Because of that, the feeling is not very obvious or distinct. Like I know that something should feel missing. But I still possess my body so that feeling is subsided. Well, Author feel free to remove what’s needed to be censored. I’ll minimize it so don’t worry. (Author: Thanks.)
> [Get used to it sooner. It is better for us to have an awareness on both worlds.]
>
> (I understand.)
>
> [Anyway, ‘Lover’s bond’ is really a combination of thought and sense magic.]
Yes! It is my first magic lesson.
> [Thought magic involves manipulating what we think. An example would be the translation magic. It manipulates our brain thinking that we can understand the language and produces the information necessary for it to be true.]
>
> (So, there might be a brainwashing magic. It sounds dangerous.)
>
> [Yes there is. But since it involves other individual, it is a Bi-Magic. We’ll get back on it later. Anyway, Sense magic involves manipulating what we sense. An example would be long sight magic. It manipulates our vision in order to enhance the quality of the image which we can control whether to zoom in or not.]
>
> (Aren’t you giving too much information to the viewers?)
>
> [Why are you obsessed into thinking that our lives is a story to be viewed by others?]
>
> (It’s because I like to break the fourth wall. If not, be the one viewing beyond the fourth wall. It’s very convenient that way. Once I know the teasers or spoilers, I may know the future. Manipulating time or space is too unfair or too overpowered you know.)
>
> [I don’t know. It is unheard of.]
>
> (Well, I have some countermeasures if there are some. It is really troublesome though.)
>
> [Be that as it may, you already did a thought magic and a sense magic.]
>
> (Yeah, I am actually surprised that I still have mana.)
>
> [You don’t have mana. ‘Lover’s Bond’ is a magic that only needs mana at activation. All the magic you can use for the moment are the magic included in ‘Lover’s Bond’. So all the magic you’ve been using is just the ‘Lover’s bond’…]
That explains it.
> [Back to the topic, you only know how to cast a Mono-Magic or a magic that only involves the caster. Casting it requires the intention to do it. It is normally hard but you make it seems like it’s easy.]
>
> (Really? Maybe because you are a great teacher.)
>
> [I don’t think so. In any case, exchanging our bodies is a Bi-Magic or magic which involves another person. This time, there are Mono-Magic that needs to be casted before it can be activated…]
Which I fulfilled already, probably.
> […In order to activate it, you must give permission to the other caster along with the intention. The permission is different per magic. The brainwash magic that you said earlier also needed permission to be brainwashed.]
>
> (Isn’t that useless?)
>
> [Not really, it is sometimes used to a person who has a trauma. It is also used to change some criminals who doesn’t want to receive death sentence. All the brainwashed criminals aren’t allowed to wander the public so there is no danger that they will remember their past life.]
The first case just shows that the person is a coward running away rather than facing it. The second case might seem okay on the surface, but it’s still smells fishy. Still, it is still possible for them to remember so that is scary.
> [So, what permission do you think this magic needed? I already gave my permission. If there’s no problem, we’ll swap automatically.]
We are exchanging our bodies. Of course, the permission is probably like…
I will let Eula control my body.
…
> [You did it! I’ll clean your room first. It is heart breaking for me to live in this mess. You never really did a good job cleaning.]
I am now controlling Eula’s body. I noticed this indescribable feeling inside me which I think is the mana, or just a girl’s thing. Her hands are smaller than mine for sure. I can’t believe this hand ever existed. It is very beautiful. Her skin is very white and smooth…
Ugh, my sense of balance is really off when I tried to walk. Maybe it is because of her height and ‘that thing’. But her golden hair is very long that it reaches her knees while standing straight.
> [Feel free to explore my body. It will cause trouble in the future if you get embarrassed feeling my body. We’ll just keep this for ourselves.]
>
> (Are you sure?)
>
> [We agreed that we want to live in each other life. Right? Then, there is no reason to restrict ourselves with having full control of each other’s body. Although, tell me if you want to control my mana. I still need to teach you that.]
>
> (Okay. Is there mirror or something similar? I want to see myself.)
>
> [Let me think.]
...
> [For now let me control my eyes and my mana.]
>
> (So that indescribable feeling is really the mana.)
>
> [Now, see from my eyes and feel my mana.]
I did it. The sensation of when she controls her mana is different when I am in control.
> (What now?)
>
> [This time, I’ll teach you to utilize mana in order to activate magic. You might notice that despite the fact that you and I controlled the same mana. The feeling is different.]
>
> (Yes, it’s like a lot of wo…)
>
> [WATER! RIGHT! LIKE THE FLOW OF WATER IS DIFFERENT!]
She is afraid. Is there really a reason for her to be disgusted just by me saying worms?
> (Yeah… Water… Right.)
>
> [I don’t care about the insects. But, saying how it exists inside us is disgusting.]
>
> (You said it though. Besides, how did you assume that I will say it?)
>
> [I heard a lot of individual who described it as disgusting as that. Let’s just forget about this matter.]
Truly, that’s how I would describe it to her. It is better shut my mouth on this one.
> [In any case, I want you to first imitate my mana utilization.]
>
> (Sure.)
So, she demonstrated to me this awesome feeling. That mana utilization is refreshing and complicated at the same time. I can’t really describe it but by the time that she uses her eyes to activate some magic. I am surprised.
> (THIRD PERSON VIEW! Isn’t this too awesome? This is like I am playing a game except I am the controller.)
>
> [Don’t get distracted. I am not finished showing you everything.]
That third person view. She is showing me how to move the perspective from one place to another.
> [If you’ve noticed. Its only limitation is that the perspective cannot be far away from the caster and its focus can only be the caster.]
It is true. Despite shifting the perspective up, down, left, right, backward and forward, the point of focus was always her body. It means that at third person view, she will never leave my sight.
> [Having personally experienced my demonstration and with your sense. I believed you might’ve grasped how to do it already.]
>
> (I don’t know. You put so much trust in me.)
>
> [Well, take back its control and do what you have to do. Just don’t leave the room yet. Never forget that I am always watching.]
>
> (Same to you.)
This will be the first time I will control…
> (Say Eula, should I say that the mana is yours, mine, or ours?)
>
> [Mana is unique because of different things. One of these involves the personality of the caster. Basically, right now that mana is yours.]
>
> (Thanks.)
As I was saying, this will be the first time I will control my own mana. My very own mana. I really can’t believe it. I really have mana! MANA!
> “Hahaha…”
Her voice is so cute. I can’t deny that I am surely blushing.
> [Nathan, I know that you are delighted at your situation. But please be quiet there and don’t gather attention, otherwise you’ll have to do it later.]
>
> (I understand.)
Nathan, don’t get distracted. Focus.
*Inhale*
*Exhale*
> “Hehe…”
That breathing is very sexy though…
NO! No! Nathan, put away those desires. Just start controlling your mana.
*Inhale*
*Exhale*
First, I need to grasp how to really move my mana.
…
It seems easy enough. It may be comparable on how babies tend to have a hard time walking at the beginning, but it becomes natural for them as time goes by. Except I am mature.
I will start casting it once controlling my mana feels comfortably easy.
…
It is starting to get easier. It might take a little longer for me to control it perfectly. But, it may be okay for now to cast that magic.
…
I managed to cast that magic. Earlier, I actually focused on how did Eula used her magic to shift the perspective, so I just noticed her appearance.
She is truly incredibly beautiful. I actually expected something more normal appearance than this even if she is a princess. Although I saw her appearance when we just connected, it happens so fast and I am confused that I only noticed her eyes.
We really have the same color of eyes. I don’t know if it is rare in her world, but in our world it is very rare.
I am wearing a green robe, a red one piece dress, a knee high boots, 2 rings and a pair of earrings. I never checked the underwear. I don’t have to. It might be troublesome to check for those. It is also troublesome to explain more specific details about what I am wearing. I am a guy.
I am really Eula right now. My new identity. My new life. I have to keep Eula and her appearance safe until we meet.
> (Eula, is what you’re wearing okay for travelling?)
>
> [Of course, right now that is the most optimal clothing for a mage like me. I prepared myself to travel earlier while you are sleeping so you don’t have to worry about any preparation to go out for the mean time.]
This is the first time I am wearing a skirt. It is at least long enough for me to not overly conscious about it, but the feeling is really weird.
*RAAWWRR!*
> (Eula, did you hear that?)
>
> [Yes, if I am right, it is just a bear. Check the situation outside from the windows just to be sure. It might just being hunted by the villagers.]
>
> (Alright.)
So, I opened the windows. It is made of wood like the rest of the inn.
…
Yeah, I see from far away that the bear is hunted by several person.
> [NATHAN! Run towards that place! Let me take control of my mana.]
>
> (What?)
>
> [DO IT! Ask questions later.]
So, I started running towards there like she said.
I feel like my body is lighter now. It is because she casted some magic to me.
> (What is the problem?)
>
> [There are two bears. The other one is not an ordinary bear. If it comes, the village is done for.]
>
> (How dangerous is that bear anyway?)
>
> [Hmm…]
A battle already! Nice.
> [You could say that it is twelve normal bears compressed into one. It can also use magic.]
Oh come on. There might be a boss battle already. This will not end well.