Another: Memory of Another World

Ch. 2 By Night

(has been revised)

After a small fight that was certainly won by Steve, Antares finally entered the cabin. His words were like, "you're 100 years too fast to defeat me? Ahhaha!" A little upset Antares, to the point that he wanted to hit the old man with all the power he had. Antares immediately went into the wooden cabin. There are some armor made of iron and animal skins, weapons that have been repaired, as well as various equipment.

"The stuff just arrived, if you're coming sooner, you might have to help us move it." Said one of the guards.

"However, I guess the village chief still forgot to buy protective clothing for you. After all, aren't you slow growing? You really are like your name, Ant." Said another man who was busy ruffling Antares' hair. The boy let the grown man ruffle his hair which could not be styled. For some reason, it slightly increases dopamine Antares

"Well, I don't need anything like that. I can use [Mana Burst] anyway."

"You know, Steve almost died after saying something similar?"

It doesn't matter if I die anyway, // said Antares in his heart.

A few days ago we still had to use a rusty and blunt sword due to the absence of blacksmiths who could repair the equipment used. So, one had to go to the city to make repairs at any given time interval. For their own protection, they usually use animal skin protection, because the material is abundant and easy to use.

Antares picked up one of the 90 cm long swords that was still sparkling. Mana slowly flowed into the blade of the sword, making the sword more sparkling in bright red. The sword has now become a magical sword. When he put it into the pool, the water inside will immediately boil.

"But, isn't your [Where Burst] much stronger than Grandpa's? How could you lose to him?" Ask one of the men.

"Hm~ isn't that obvious? I don't feel good about beating up old man~" Antares replied with a wide grin. Then he saw the tip of the man's mouth twitch slightly.

Ah, speaking of skills, usually an ordinary sword will be destroyed if the [Mana Burst] user is too strong. The only reason why Antares had never experienced such a thing was his other unique skill, named [Variabell Collapse]. This one skill is also a Support type skill, which is to change the variables of an object, be it inanimate objects or living things. To be clear, Antares himself did not know that much. The skill made him feel like he was living in the Matrix.

"Don't swing it here!"

One of the men shouted when he saw Antares start raising his sword. For some reason, Antares felt the tip of my mouth twitch a little.

"All right, all right, don't worry about it. Am I not very understanding?"

"Not at all."

"Sad..."

"So you came here just to see your friends punished?"

"I'm thinking the same thing, after all, you won't approach this place when it's noon or if there's something urgent."

"Hey, I'm not that cruel to know. I'm just a little bored at home. My entire plant also thrives like weeds. So I have a lot of free time to spend" Antares said still researching weapons one by one.

without Anatres knowing, the corners of the two men's mouths twitched indiscriminately.like someone who wanted to choke a small child for being too anxious. The reaction would be even worse if there was a farmer among them.

Although they live on fertile peat soils, it does not mean they have an easy time in farming. Starting from planting seedlings, weeds, to eradicating pests requires time, effort, and tears. The only reason why Antares was able to harvest large amounts of wheat with minimal effort was the [Regeneration] skill that made his plants have a terrifying regeneration rate. Where the effect is much more compounded with the support of the [Variabell Collapse].

No matter the weather conditions, pest infestation, or even any type of natural disaster that struck, the plants taken care of by Antares will still survive. Lucky there's a lot of sparrows eating back around here. The rodents are controlled by wild cats and snakes. Antares' farm is more like a mini-forest.

Another problem is only wild boars who often visit accompanied by a friend of starving goblins. It becomes the duty of the guard to be taken care of.

"Ah, I think it's all, isn't it?"

"If you don't pay attention to the armor, that's everything."

"Well, Steve's gonna check it out. He knew more about it than I did." saying so, Antares stepped out.

"Little boy holding a gun."

"Ironically it's real. And he's much stronger than we are."

The cry of the children and the cry of Steve was accompanying the view this afternoon. I decided to go home to prepare for the night.

Arriving home, Antares immediately took a bath with a bucket of cold water that pierced the pores. Stepping out of the bathroom, she felt like she was reborn. Perhaps out of habit, Antares simply dries his head, while water droplets still stick all over his body. Well, he didn't feel cold at all. He also rarely gets the flu. I don't know, maybe because of the [Dragon Blood] skill that made one possess the physical Attributes of the dragon race, [***-Drive] which increased one's various attributes, including stamina and dopamine, or [Regeneration] that can passively eliminate viruses, diseases, and wounds. Or [Heat Force] which has a body temperature stabilizing effect as a passive effect.

Magic is something that works with the law of uncertainty, and skill is one of the applications of magic. However, when uncertainty becomes too often experienced, then it will become normal.

Modern man with science would regard a supernatural force capable of curing all sorts of diseases as a miracle, likewise, humans accustomed to magic will be amazed by the fact that pieces of iron can fly across continents quickly, or the fact that everyone can connect with each other through wireless media.

Of course, nothing is perfect. Magic has its own advantages and disadvantages, as well as science.

Let's forget about that.

Antares was only wearing roughly stitched clothes, as the villagers used to wear. Plus a vest of animal skins to add a little defense. And shorts of similar material. Unfortunately, there was no mirror in the village, so he could not see his own appearance.

Before leaving the house, Antares had a pair of knives lodged in the animal skin protection on his waist. There was nothing so special about these two blades, except having been with him for a long time. Antares was still not interested in obtaining a similar item that was much more powerful.

"Urghs!"

When his hand was about to reach for the doorknob, Antares' neck suddenly burned. The hot taste was like red iron freshly removed from the furnace directly affixed to his skin! Every defensive skill that Abtares possessed was active by itself, yet it would not mean much.

"Argh! Stop that!! R-REN!" a voice came out from his throat with great difficulty. Shouting someone's name trembling.

The sound of a child who had not yet broken echoed beside my ear along with a warm breath.

"But..ter...hent..ka...nnnn.....!!"

He knows the nature of how his master is, and at times like this, it would be much better if Antares played as he wished... he was unable to finish his sentence because of the much more intense pain than usual!

"Again, shout louder, Throw even stronger.Let me see your suffering face." The typical sounds of the children were accompanied by a strange tenderness. That would make anyone fascinated to hear it.

"YARGH !!!"

What happened to her?! More than this and I'm gonna die, you know!! I should be able to get out of the crisis safely, despite having to sacrifice my neck!! // In retrospect, it was impossible to do. It was impossible for him to die in such an easy way.

*few moments later*

stopit! justjust please! stop this madness! forgive me, please! justjust please! justjust please! please! ....!!

Seeing the state of Antares that was almost destroyed, Ren smiled sweetly. No matter how much Antares saw that smile, he still could not stop to be dazzled and admire it. For a moment, the pain that almost drove him crazy disappeared just like that. Antares knew it was only his imagination, because events like this had happened too often. But the fact that the demonic charm radiated by Ren would hypnotize him, still did not change.

Ren brought his body closer to Antares, who was lying on the floor. Half shattered, with empty eyes, and a messy condition. Antares could hear the heavy sigh that came with the warm breath at the end of his neck with a clear "ha. At that moment, warm air seemed to tickle his skin, as if waking up something buried deep within Antares. However, that feeling was only present for a moment.

"Good meal."

"Hnn~n."

As soon as Ren recalled Antares' neck, all of his emotions would slowly fade away.

Antares did not know what Ren was absorbing from him, but the feeling that something disappeared in my body was completely real. At first Antares thought that Ren absorbed the mana, but it seemed more towards the energy of life. At least half. For an entity as powerful as Ren, Antares doesn't know the reason behind his behavior like this. The greatest possibility is a fad, torturing people and making it his service just because the fad is really suitable for Ren that he knew all along.

True, Antares is also one of the servants - pets - of the figure named Ren Marik.

In contrast to ordinary entities, Ren is one of two entities that Antares cannot copy with [World Memory]. He was also the one who gave Antares [Variabell Collapse]. The skill itself was taken from the [Variable Uncertainty] that Ren possessed. I don't know what the difference between the two skills is, which is certain Ren is very strong.His unique behavior, is the only reason why this world is not yet in his grasp. He would rather play with his pets than rule the world.

"Fuu...." Ren was finally done with his affairs, as well as the seal that was active from that moment went silent.

Now leaving only a child who was lying helpless on the floor with a beautiful child lying on it. Fortunately Ren came up with a male appearance, otherwise, then everything will be much more draining. Right, she could turn out to be the prettiest woman Antares has ever seen in both of her lives.

"So it was delicious." Ren finally wakes up, sitting on top of Antares.

It didn't take long until Antares finally had the energy to move his limbs. "Urgh, the pain is still burning" he said as he touched the area of the neck that still continues to throb strongly.

"You satisfied, master? I hope you can give me a warning before doing something like that next time."

Ren frowned slightly, then asked, "Hm, why?"

Wh why? I don't know, why? // Ren himself never showed himself when there were other people here.

"After all, there doesn't seem to be anyone here to worry about, or to worry about you." Said Ren with a dazzling smile once again.

Because it hurts so much! Yeah, let's use that line! // Actually, Ren never cared about Antares' privacy unless it was about his feelings.

As if he could read Antares' mind, Ren returned a gentle smile that would make anyone fall for him. Honestly speaking, Antares had never seen someone as handsome and beautiful as Ren. He thought that Ren could make the world go awry just because someone noble wanted him. And Antares believes it must have happened. Such events have happened far too often in history.

Ren again charged his head to the Antares neck area once again. Then he whispered in a soft voice. "You can try it, if you want. And.. I thought you'd really like it~"

(glup)

Those were very alluring words, even for someone who was the same kind as him.

(to be continue)

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Name: Ren Marik

race : ???

age : ??? (appearance: 11 years)

title: He Who Observes from the Underworld

Level : Uncertain

Attribute: Immeasurable

skill: unknown

variable Uncertainty (currently known)