Chapter 2 (1/2)

The other world’s residence has a European smell

Should I go? Or should I not go. That is the problem.

I groaned as I stood in front of the mirror. Even if I knew that this mirror is connected to another place, I didn’t need to force myself to go. There are no guarantees that I will be able to return and if I ended up breaking the mirror by accident, it will definitely be the end of me. Either way, I will not be able to travel back and forth between the two places anymore.

…Even so, if I were to buy this mirror without doing anything with it…..

If I did not at least check where this mirror is connected to, I am not able to sell it. Should I sell it to the potential buyers by telling them this?

“Super rare! A magic mirror that is connected to someplace! It’s for sale for¥100,000,000 just for now!”

I don’t think anyone will buy it. I don’t think anyone will even take me seriously. No matter how you look at it, the mirror looks just like a normal item for display purposes only….

Thus, I decided to explore the world inside the mirror.

The mirror is connected to a mysterious room built with stone. Where the wooden door leads to outside still remains to be seen. After further thoughts, I thought I will just explore within certain range first so I will first make a quick preparation before returning.

I brought my high laced boots from the entrance and put them on. After that, I entered the other world inside the mirror with a flashlight in my hand. I didn’t feel much sensation when I move between the world. It was really strange. Anyway it is time for the exploration now. In my opinion, no matter how much people tried examining this mirror, they would not be able to understand anything at all.

I released the bolt on the door and opened the door slightly to check out the surrounding outside. I wonder if the stone room is supposed to be a cellar. On the other side of the door was a similar stone staircase leading upstairs somewhere. A ray of light s.h.i.+ned through from a gap, rendering poor visibility of the steps ahead. To be honest, my heart was already pounding rapidly. At any rate, I could only advance from here on. In all honesty, I was quite scared.

As I climbed up the stairs timidly, I finally found myself in a western style room in this seemingly abandoned residence. The light was s.h.i.+ning through the window, illuminating the room faintly.

The size of this place is around 3LDK I guess. A Western style residence with slight modernize look. The entire building that was built with stone looks slightly on the rough side. The huge oak table and mahogany made cupboard that were left here was as if in remembrance of the former residents’ life.

(3LDK : 3 individual rooms along with a room for Living, Dining and Kitchen)

Is this place connected to France or England……….? As I thought of that, I searched around for any tools left behind here. There were furniture such as tables and cupboards but I couldn’t find any smaller items left behind. I wonder if all the former residents moved leaving behind only the bigger items? Although if I could make use of all these, they might sell well in the net auction……….

Well the cupboard and table are quite nice items so I might make a considerably good amount of money if I sell them but I wasn’t sure if it is a good idea to sell off someone else’s furniture without permission.

Apparently the mirror seemed to be connected to a foreign country.

I decided to go try going outside. It was embarra.s.sing to say but I was initially hoping that the mirror was actually connected to some kind of fantasy world. Though the mirror itself is already a fantasy to me.

The outside of the house looked completely desolated. It was at the level whereby even weeding the entire area will not be able to clean up the area. Anyway isn’t this a tree? It was giving me the feeling of a house deep in the forest. If this were a j.a.panese house, it would’ve collapse long time ago.

Even so, this house didn’t look like a place originally built in an open s.p.a.ce in the middle of the forest, surrounded by tall broadleaf trees around. Somehow I managed to discover a path that might originally used to be a road. After walking for a while I went to the gra.s.sland.

There didn’t seem to be a sign of anyone at all. Or rather, this place gave of a feeling that no one has ever stepped into here before.

I continued on walking without feeling discouraged. After some time, I found a small village in the vicinity.

Compared to the house with mirror where I came from, the stone houses here were more modestly built. I hid myself in the forest to observe the first villagers that I found.

The majority of the farmers here are middle-aged western men. As I expected, this is a foreign country……In other words, I have arrived at some place on earth without any proof of identification and doesn’t speak the same language as them so I am basically helpless here.

So, what should I do now…..

Just as I thought of ending my exploration and returning, a woman who looked like one of the farmer’s wife on the opposite of the field cried out.

“Dear~ I have brought your lunch!”

One of the farmers stopped working after noticing her and headed straight to her without answering.