Chapter 733: Jacks Thoughts of the Future (2/2)
Sitting on the rooftop of the guild's tallest building, Jack took in the view of the surrounding city. It was breathtaking. Yet Jack had begun to feel desensitized to the view, no longer finding it as awe-inspiring as it had been previously.
”Coin for your thoughts?”
Blinking, Jack looked to his side. He chuckled, ”Can you always sneak up on people, or is it just because I'm weak?”
”Both,” laughed Oli, plopping down beside Jack. ”What's on your mind? You seem disappointed.”
”A little… You know, I was the one who originally created this city, even the country. It started from nothing and looking at how it's grown up till now has always left me feeling accomplished…”
”Okay, so you can no longer stroke your ego with the view, big deal…”
Shaking his head and chuckling, Jack continued, ”That all started when I was on another planet. You said our worlds should've been similar, so did you have computers and videogames?”
”Yeah.”
”Well, that's where I first came to know this world, through a screen. I only arrived here a thousand years after my in-game character built this place… That's why it was always unbelievable to see this city with my own eyes.”
”Ohhh, that makes sense… So you're only slightly egotistical.”
”Nah, I'm always egotistical,” laughed Jack. ”I earned my ticket to come here by being egotistical, so I thought that was just the way to go.”
”At least you can admit it!”
”... What about you? How did you get to a new world?”
”I died.”
”You died? Like, you died and god--”
”No, no, nothing like that,” Oli corrected with a laugh.
”Then it wasn't truck-kun?”
”That… Anyway, in my first life, I was trying to complete an already expired dream, working day to day for no real reason… One thing led to another and I died young, but for some reason my soul drifted through the void. Eventually, I wound up being reborn on a new planet as a baby gorilla…”
”A gorilla?!”
Giving Jack a swift punch to the head, Oli chuckled, ”Yes, a gorilla! But I love my family, so don't you dare joke about them.”
”Sorry, sorry…” Jack rubbed his head while containing his laughter.
”Actually, maybe you should meet my sister,” mentioned Oli. ”Her bloodline's just as strong as mine and should be more compatible.”
”Really?! That would--”
”Of course, that means you'll be taking her as a wife. That way--”
”WHOA! Don't even mention that. I've already got my hands full!”
”What's wrong? Afraid to man up? Daruun has a wife for each of his bodies, something you could manage just fine,” reasoned Oli, still laughing. ”And you're one of the few people I'd trust with her. You should be thanking me for being so generous!”
”That's up to my wives, not me. I've already promised them that…” sighed Oli, trying to change the topic.
”Oh, that's it? I'll make sure to speak with them--”
”Hey!”
Jack never bothered to return to the party. He and Oli spent the rest of the night joking around and recounting each other's stories. It was rare to meet someone coming from similar isekai circ.u.mstances, let alone get to know each other as future partners of the Resolute Enterprise and become a future duo that would rock the void to the Core.