10 That Explains a Lo (2/2)

Roland was relieved to see that Falken was not angry. After all, Falken had helped him a lot. If he pissed off Falken because of this, it would be too shameful… Roland made up his mind that he would find an empty place for his magic experiments next time.

Falken sat down next to Roland and said slowly, ”Son, your body can't recover so fast. Why don't we chit-chat for a while?”

”That's not a bad idea.” Roland agreed to the proposal, because lying on the ground was too boring. ”What are we going to talk about?”

Looking at the moon in the sky, Falken said, ”Let's talk about your dimension.”

After a brief hesitation, Roland said, ”I can't tell you much. We signed an agreement before we came here. We are not allowed to tell you the details of our dimension.”

At this moment, Roland did not know that there was not only an agreement but also systematic censorship. The names of special entities in reality would be identified and blocked, such as computers or phones.

Falken smiled and said, ”What a shame. But I'm really curious about your world. Why don't I tell you about my adventures when I was young?”

”I'm all ears.”

Roland did not know why Falken was suddenly talking about his youth, but he was rather interested: partly because it could kill time, and partly because Falken's experience might prove useful after he left this town.

With the slow and steady voice of an old man, Falken talked about his childhood, his first crush, his ambitions, his helplessness, his self-reconciliation, and his persistence… The scroll of his life unfolded before Roland's eyes.

Everybody tended to be curious about someone else's life, and Roland was not an exception. While Falken's life was not exactly remarkable, he had his own shining and interesting stories.

One of them talked and the other listened. The night passed quickly, and soon enough it was already dawn. Thanks to Healing, Roland recovered fast and was already able to sit up. Based on the speed of recovery, he would be healthy again soon.

”Just like that, I became a believer of the Life Goddess and came to Red Mountain Town.”

The sun had already half-risen, radiating orange brightness from the east. Since the temple faced the east, it was now gilded by the morning sunlight.

Falken was about to stand up, when he suddenly stopped as if time was frozen. Roland was briefly stunned. Then, he realized that he couldn't move anymore, either. Not just them, the whole world consolidated and turned monochrome.

”The game is over for now. Please wait for the next opening.”

Reading the system notification in his vision, Roland exited the game, though he was not entirely satisfied yet.