Chapter 34 - FILLIS WHEREABOUTS (II) (1/2)

WHEN Luo Yan arrived at the East area, he immediately saw the tree house that the Gatekeeper was talking about.  It was built on the branch of the highest tree.  It was made of bamboo, its design very simple and a bit messy.  An obvious sign that it was made by amateurs.

The game designers were really thorough.  Even the fact that this tree house was supposedly made by young elves were taken into account.  The more he experienced this VR version of Arcadia, the more his desire to work at Moonlight Media increased.  He really wanted to work with the people who designed such a game.  That was one of his goals before he died.  Maybe he could continue that in this new life.

Anyway, he was not in a hurry to make any final decision regarding his future.  There's still a lot of time for that.  He's situation now was different from his last life.  Now, he had the means to take any path he wanted.  Whatever that would be, he would make sure that it would bring him happiness.  Not just for him, but also for the 'Luo Yan' who didn't manage to live past the age of 10.  He would definitely live a fulfilling life for the both of them.

Enough of these sappy thoughts.  He should go and talk with those twins first.

Luo Yan raised his head to look at the tree house.  He bent his knees and then jumped.  He landed on one of the branch and went straight to the entrance of the tree house.  The moment he entered, he immediately saw the twins in question.  Probably because the space inside was not really that big.  He looked at the twins.  Like other moon elves, they had white hair and also green eyes.  And being twins, they also looked exactly alike.

The two looked surprised when he suddenly appeared.  One had the name 'Ivo' on top of his head and the other had the name 'Iro'.

”Noctis?  What are you doing here?” said the one named Ivo.

”I want to ask something to the both of you.  What exactly happened on the day that Filli went missing?” Luo Yan said, going straight to the point.

A shocked expression appeared on both twins' expression.  Iro looked guilty while Ivo immediately calmed down.

”We already told everyone what we know.  Filli looked upset that day.  Then he suddenly said that he would go to the forest to kill some monsters so he could prove to his father that he's already strong enough.  We thought he was just joking.  The next thing we knew, he suddenly sneaked out of the village and then ran to the forest,” Ivo said calmly.

What he said was in line with what the Gatekeeper told Luo Yan earlier.  But he still felt that that was not the whole of it.  Luo Yan sighed.  Did he still need to convince these two to tell him the truth?  He stared at Ivo and he couldn't read anything on his face.  Then he glanced at the other twin, Iro, who immediately looked away and did not dare to meet his gaze.

From the looked of it, he wouldn't be able to get anything from this Ivo.  But Iro from the other hand, he would probably get something if he guilt tripped him a bit.  Or if that wouldn't work, then he'll just use violence.

”Will the both of you not really tell me the truth?” he asked.

”We already told you the truth,” Ivo said resolutely.

”I see.  Then don't blame me for doing this.”

After he said that, he dashed forward and attacked Ivo.  Because they didn't expect it, Luo Yan's attack easily connected.  He didn't use too much force but Ivo still fainted.  He raised one of his brows.  He actually didn't expect this NPC to faint after just one attack.  He used his fist to attack so he didn't kill him, did he?  If he did, would he respawn?  Well, whatever.  At least he's out of the way.