Volume 1 Chapter 1 Part4 (1/2)

(TL: Chapter is a bit shorter than usual, sorry about that. This was all I could translate in order to meet the deadline. It's past midnight and I want to go to sleep :P)

The long day was finally over as I headed to bed.

Although I had expected it, there were no bathtubs around for me to use. Neither was there anything like a soft wet towel. Instead, I had to make do with a coa.r.s.e and stiff flax cloth. After I used the cloth to wipe my sweaty body, I slipped into bed without putting any clothes on. I was too panicked in the morning to notice the bed I was laying on. Now, however, I could see that the ”bed” was merely some straw spread over the floor with a cloth covering it. The blanket seemed to be stuffed with some kind of wool, because my nose could sense the odor peculiar to animals.

Because of my exhaustion, I didn't really mind sleeping this poor-excuse for a bed. Me eyelids closed and I immediately fell asleep.

All of a sudden, I was wrapped in a s.h.i.+ning white light.

As I watched the inconceivable spectacle, it felt like I was currently having a dream.

I don't think I'll be able to laugh it off if I wake up and find out that everything was actually a dream. At any rate, this light is too bright . . .

My eyes narrowed at the intensity of the white light. However, the light continued to steadily grow stronger. Even when I tightly shut my eyes, I could still sense the dazzling light behind both eyelids.

Although, I pressed my hands over my eyes and waited for the light to subside, there seemed to be no indication that it was going to do so. I was starting to feel slightly irritated.

It's getting bright enough for my eyes to hurt. Knock it off already!

The light gradually lessened. It was as if somebody had heard his thoughts

I uncertainly opened my eyes when it seemed safe to do so. Suddenly, twelve ma.s.sive human shaped bodies were now towering over me.

I had to look up to see them in their entirety. Based on what I see, it seems like they're roughly ten meters tall. Things that looked like heads, arms, torsos and legs could be seen within their hazy outlines, causing them to appear humanoid. There was some kind of attraction to their bodies which appeared to had no substance, like a balloon. Despite that, their figures inspired awe in the viewer.

The pressuring feeling that welled up within me was discomforting.

What kind of dream is this? I sure hope I wake up soon.

Suddenly, one of the humanoid figures spoke, ”Are you able to hear me?”. Wait, no, he didn't actually speak. It was more like he was projecting his thoughts. His words possessed a force similar to the undulating waves of a stormy sea as they struck me. Before I knew it, I fell onto my back.

”Ow! What are you doing all of a sudden!?”

I raised an angry voice at the figure who had released the thought wave at me.

”I apologize. How is it now?”

Instead of the stormy wave from earlier, his words were now more like a ripple in a flowing stream.

”. . . it's much better . . . however, where is this place?”

”Were you not the one who wished to speak with us?”

While feeling befuddled, I replied, ”I wanted to speak with you? What are talking about . . .” My slightly raised voice contained traces of irritation.

”We were the ones who summoned you into this world. Did you not request for an explanation from us?”

I was finally realized what he was talking about.

They summoned me here? They're appeared to respond to what I wanted?

”That's correct. The supervision of this world is undertaken by us. We have a favor to ask of you. In order to prevent the annihilation of this world, we ask that you lend us your strength.”

The supervisors of this world? Basically, a G.o.d right. Why do they want me?

”You can call us G.o.ds if you wish. We summoned you into this world because this was what you desired for. In return for giving you a second life, we hope that you will agree to help us.”

A second life? Zack, no, Zacharias Lockhart's life?

”That's correct. You possessed a strong desire to start over in life. It was that desire that reached us.”

My desire . . . if this is a dream, it wouldn't be strange for some of my desires to leak out. Nevertheless, if they're G.o.ds . . .

Even if they weren't G.o.ds, for the time being, I decided to listen to what they had to say.

”I think I understand what you're trying to say. What do you want me to do?”

”It is likely that this world will be destroyed in the period of hundreds to thousands of years. In order to prevent that, a certain person is going to be sent in . . .”

Surprised by his words, I asked, ”A certain person?”

”He hails from the same world as you. We've detected signs that our enemy has already begun their preparations to eliminate him.”

I completely couldn't understand why these G.o.ds wanted to borrow the power of a mere human.

”Wouldn't it be better if you G.o.ds just fixed the problem directly? An ordinary human like me wouldn't be able to do what you want.”

”We are prohibited from directly interfering with the world. Of course, our enemies are no exception. At best, the only thing we can do is send in a powerful human. The progress of our enemies are a few hundred years ahead of us. In order to overturn their advantage, we have to x.x.x”

I couldn't clearly hear the most crucial part of the conversation and asked, ”I couldn't hear what you said. Could you repeat it?”

”No matter how many times you hear about x.x.x, you won't be able to understand it. As I said earlier, we are unable to strongly interfere with the world. This is an effect of that.”

Eeeh, I wonder what he said . . . oh well, I guess it can't be helped.

I proceeded with our conversation in order to confirm the specifics of what they wanted.

”So, what exactly am I supposed to do?”