I stayed with Mom and Emma for at least a month, during which I learned that Leon had gone to the capital. After a month had passed, I packed my belongings and set out for the capital. I lied to Mom, saying I had found a job there and had only come home to inform them. She was suspicious, especially since I claimed to have come from the capital and knew nothing about the revolution or current events. Nevertheless, she let me go, urging me to be careful.

You must be wondering, where is Grandma? Grandma's house without Grandma? Actually, she was there when I first arrived; however, I chose to ignore her because she treats me like a child. Imagine meeting after thirty-seven years and being given a candy—me, a fifty-nine-year-old man! Come on, Grandma! By the way, my Grandma is so cute you would think she is thirteen years old. I am no lolicon, yet she is undeniably adorable. Maybe I should give that candy to her instead, although I am not ready to reincarnate again.

Wasn't Eleanor supposed to be a villainess or something? I went into the mines and nearly died, man. I drank water I was not even sure was clean, and I subsisted on meat for an entire year. Although it tasted good at first, as time went by, I ate just to survive. Now that I think about it, how am I still healthy? I want my time back; she owes me.

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When I finally asked my mother about Eleanor, this is the explanation I got. Firstly, Eleanor is fifty years older than me, and Mom was her nanny. She loves her like her own daughter. When Eleanor lost her right to succeed as the family head, Mom felt sorry for her. So, all this was just a misunderstanding? Who said I want to be the third husband of some one-hundred-year-old hag? Wait, now that I think about it, Mom must be behind the marriage saga, and Dad was just used as a tool.

We arrived in Rize, the capital of Elzaran. Dominating the center of the city is a colossal tree known as Yggdrasil. They say its fruits can cure any sickness, yet it has been a thousand years since it last bore fruit. The houses here are a far cry from the idyllic scenery of Eldorado—some look like oversized treehouses we built as kids on Earth. Despite Eldorado being in the countryside, the air there is purer than here. Is it because of the dense population and lack of proper sewage control?

**{31 days left before dungeon reset}**