Chapter 132 - Chapter 23: Cross #2 (1/2)

Chapter 132 – Chapter 23: Cross #2

“This is the dream setup stage. Are you sure you want to create a dream?”

Just like every time he levelled up, a woman’s voice was heard off-screen. It was a soft, warm voice, but after experimenting a few times, he came to the conclusion that a personality didn’t exist with it.

It was like the voice of an in-game NPC which repeated predefined words.

‘Well, it is understandable.’

If the voice had a personality, it would be like a woman was peeping into his dream. If there was a peeper, people wouldn’t want to dream.

‘Embarrassment.’

Of course, the voice was only present in the dream, so it couldn’t go and tell others about the dream. However, it was still embarrassing.

‘Yes, embarrassing.’

He didn’t want to show his dream to others. It would be like revealing his secret desires to them.

In-gong calmed himself by taking a deep breath and looked straight ahead. Just like all the classic movies scenes he had seen in the past, the whole world was white. Furthermore, it was a wide space without walls, so there was no distinction between the sky and the earth.

It felt like a blank canvas which hadn’t been touched.

‘Okay, then the background.’

This wasn’t actually his first time using the Lucid Dream Pillow.

The first time had been while pursuing the barbarian king from the second base. Another feature of the Lucid Dream Pillow was giving a good night’s sleep, so he had used it during the repeated marches.

‘I only tried a few settings.’

The Lucid Dream Pillow was comparable to a game with a save slot. So, he set up a new game by leaving the first slot paused and opening a second slot.

“Please imagine the background you want in your mind.”

“The guide voice can be activated or deactivated at any time.”

The voice was heard in succession. In-gong closed his eyes and concentrated. Due to the nature of dreams, the first thing which came to mind was In-gong’s room.

It wasn’t his bedroom in his mansion at the Demon King’s Palace.

What he pictured was his room before he came to this world—the place where Joo In-gong, not Shutra, stayed. In-gong’s room had a bed, a closet and a bookcase. There was no need to retouch anything with his imagination. He was able to see it clearly like it had been taken with a photograph.

However, In-gong’s eyes didn’t open. He quickly erased the thoughts in his head. If he opened his eyes to see his room, it felt like something in In-gong’s mind would collapse. He had to forget those things in order to survive. So, he buried thoughts of the past in order to live in the current present.

In-gong took deep breaths. He emptied his head and thought of a new background, using his imagination to create the dream.

It was now a garden in the Demon King’s Palace, but it wasn’t exactly the same. It was much wider, and it wasn’t just his mansion that surrounded the garden. There was the mansion where Felicia and Silvan stayed as well as Caitlin’s and Chris’ mansion beside In-gong’s. There was also a blacksmith’s forge in the corner where Amita was playing around.

‘Amita is in the background.’

In-gong laughed as he glanced up at the sky. The sky… It was the lofty, blue sky that In-gong liked.

It was also possible to control the weather. He made it sunny and warm, but the cold wind made it feel refreshing.

‘I felt it last time, but I can understand why there are separate slots.’

Once he started making the settings, there was no limit. It was interesting to play around while setting up the dream.

It wasn’t just the background setting.

“The placement of people is the same as setting the background.”

“The characters are just figures in the dream. They aren’t the actual people. Therefore, both the personality and abilities are created by the owner. Please note this point.”

In-gong nodded while listening to the voice. It was impossible to create all the secrets and past histories of the people included in the dream. When he thought about it, In-gong didn’t have confidence to create them.

‘But still…’

He should at least attempt it once. In-gong closed his eyes and imagined it:

The person who had always been with him since entering this world… A voice which spoke up every time In-gong was in danger.

In-gong opened his eyes. A woman with white hair stood before him. She was wearing white clothes reminiscent of clergy attire and had a gold crown on her head. She had one red eye and one blue eye. The light in her eyes were friendly but lonely.

This was still the setup stage, so she couldn’t speak yet. In-gong closed his eyes again and imagined another person.

This time, he thought about Watcher Ainkel. As soon as he opened his eyes, In-gong was overwhelmed.

A gigantic creature was looking down at In-gong from a very high place. Ainkel’s body was a huge green dragon; this was the appearance he had seen when he conquered her dragon heart on Enger Plains. In-gong quickly changed the setting. Then Ainkel, who was bigger than a mountain, became the smaller Green Wind.

‘Ohh.’

Deer horns sprouted from amidst long green hair, and leaves and stems weaved together to form natural clothes. She was a sacred, elegant and noble existence, and her green eyes were full of mystery.

It was the Green Wind he had first seen on Enger Plains.

The next moment, another Green Wind appeared next to Ainkel. She was the cute and charming Green Wind.

Their faces were the same, but the atmosphere they gave off was different. Unlike Ainkel, who stood calmly, Green Wind seemed like she wanted to rush toward In-gong. He was forced to think of a puppy eager to follow her master’s command.

It was at that moment that a tail formed from between Green Wind’s hips, and a dog snack appeared in front of her.

In-gong tried to hold in his laughter. It was cute, but somehow, he felt sorry. The Green Wind before him was the way that In-gong thought of her. Still, wasn’t it quite an exaggeration?

‘Anyway, this is fun.’

This time, In-gong imagined Felicia. She was dressed in a woman’s suit and wearing black framed glasses, so she looked as good as expected. Although Felicia was the age of a high school student, In-gong’s image of Felicia was closer to a teacher or career woman.

Carack wore a black suit and sunglasses. It looked good since he had a great physique.

In-gong summoned Nayatra and looked around reflexively. Although he felt like the gazes of Conquest and Ainkel were somewhat judging, he changed Nayatra into a nurse outfit. Indeed, it worked well.

It was difficult to stop once he starting playing with them like dolls. Except for the white woman and Ainkel, In-gong erased the rest of the characters.

In the first place, the Lucid Dream Pillow was being used today in order to prepare for the fight against Vandal. In-gong imagined the barbarian king and Vandal, and the barbarian king and Vandal were now standing side by side.

‘Next is to limit their abilities.’

If he changed everything using his thoughts, it wouldn’t be proper training. In-gong added additional settings so their abilities matched his current stats.