Exploring the Dimension After Reincarnation: Academic

Go to the Place of Cause of Problem

Last night passed in the woods and now the day has changed.

The boy they found yesterday woke up and looked around him. He was amazed at where and what happened to him. But before he did anything more, Peruru walked into the tent and looked up to him.

“You're up? It's breakfast this morning.” He offered soup in a bowl.

“Thank you.” The boy did not talk much and accepted. He was already starving.

He picked up the Peruru bowl and started eating voraciously. The peruru who saw that asked, “By the way, what happened? Really, your condition is pretty bad. A few days in that condition, and you're gonna die. Can you tell me what happened?”

The boy finished his meal quickly, then replied, “I-That,... I don't know what happened myself either. Suddenly our village was experiencing drought. The water receded and the farm became dry. We sent people out of the village and reported this to the Trainer Association, but none of them returned.”

“So yes...” Peruvian smile. He hides his worries. ‘No news of drought-stricken village on bulletin board. This sort of thing should turn up as an article. Since there are none, most likely they...’.

Szest get into the tent. He saw the boy he helped yesterday. “Good you're awake. You had breakfast too, right? Come on, we go to the village!”

“Tu-Wait first! Is it a way to treat someone who is near death!” peruru Benthic.

“Ck, you're too noisy,” grumbled.

“Sister, is sister a Trainer?” ask the boy.

“Yes, that's it. I won't consider myself the strongest, but I'm pretty confident in my strength.”

“Then, can Brother help me?”

“What? Wh why? First of all I want to go to the village to find information.” Szec.

“I've never said this to the villagers, but.. I found a penther figure that might be the cause of all this!”

“Hou. But still, we go to the village first. I need to look around her condition further.” Szees.

“Good...”.

The three of them headed to the village. The conditions there are exactly what the boy was rumored about and talked about. “Very bad.” The word seemed to be suitable to describe the situation of the village. The ground they were poking on had cracked with huge cracks. Empty lands, if they contain, are dead weeds and rocks. Many of the villagers there have dry bodies.

There were some of them who were trying to leave the village, but that had instead accelerated the loss of their lives. Inside the forest surrounding the village was inhabited by wild penthers. Beginner trainers or ordinary people just send their lives rather than so-called escape attempts.

Walking on the path, Szec has a flat expression. Unlike the Peruru who are very concerned about their condition. But even so, in his mind Szec really felt pity and pain when he knew this sad condition.

“Can you send me to a place where people know about this situation?” pinta Sze.

“Other than me, there is only my sister who likes to play in the forest and see the figure of the creature. Does Brother want to meet him?” answer the boy.

Actually what Szesas wanted to find was a more trustworthy adult on the matter. But given the poor condition of the village and the boy did not say anything about his parents, he felt the need to visit the younger brother. He imagined if the condition of children like them would be worse because it is not in the supervision of adults.

And that's true. Inside a hut that was left behind, lay the figure of a little girl on a fragile bed. The mattress used is also thin and rough. The body of the girl was very dry as the other villagers, but at the same time it was also worse.

“H-Hey, a-are you okay? I met a kind brother who wanted to give us food.” The boy looked at his sister worriedly.

The girl did not answer. He remained silent on the bed. His eyes remained closed with heavy breathing.

“Soak. Conditions are worse than you can see.” Szec put away the boy and stood beside the bed. He noticed the girl's body which was very severe. ‘Not eating for days makes it very severe. I've seen little children starve to death, but seeing someone who suffers is so stifling!’

“Is he okay?” ask the boy worried.

“Very bad. But he's lucky enough. At this level I can still heal him. You just cook the food, Peruru.”

Szec put his hand on the girl's belly. Shortly after, a yellowish light emanated and spread over the body of the little girl lying limp. Instantly the breath of the little girl sounded better, heavier.

‘You still have a conscience, huh?’ Shoggoth.

‘Looki-so I'm still human. What do you think of me?’

‘I thought you were a heartless human who caught a penther wildly no matter what the impact. I thought you'd do anything to meet your goals.’

‘You're too much looking at me, Shoggoth. I am still an ordinary man. When someone is dying and I can help him, I will try my best to help him. I'm not a maniac who likes penther cute.’

She turned to the boy with a smile. “You just calm down. His condition is fine. Soon he will realize. Let's just wait for Peruru to finish heating up breakfast and feeding him.”

“Really?” The boy said in disbelief.

“True, lho~. Hence, you can come with me to meet the creature that caused all this?”

Szec did say that with a smile. But in his mind he was very angry. Right now he wants to get to where whoever caused it and hold him accountable. Of course he'll kill and slaughter whoever it is that's bothering him. It was just that for now he could still control his emotions. He was still able to make a friendly face and ignore the turbulent anger within him.

From that, Szec was guided by the boy to go somewhere. Heading to the place where all these root causes come from. The goal is clear, eliminate anyone or anything and save the village.

“So this is the place? Very different from others,” muttered Sze.

Different from other dry places, Szec up to the swamps. Below it is a slippery wet ground. Plants grow too thick here. Some that block the road greatly interfere with travel and provide adverse terrain.

“You're back, ya~. You are the same Peruru who is taking care of your sister. From here let me continue the journey.”