Another World

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"… Jane, where is it?" Hela asked with a confused expression. "Is it, a dungeon?"

"Wait, let me think." I closed my eyes and held my forehead while talking to the demon.

'Are you sure?'

[You can see it yourself. Dungeons are just a kind of spatial pocket. How big must it be for it to have a sun in it?]

My expression darkened.

"We are in deep shit." I involuntarily spoke out loud, startling Hela.

[We are.]

'How in the hell did this happen? Is it that easy to be transported to another world?'

[I can only say that several coincidences overlapped to produce this result.] The demon sighed. [When the mental energy of your sister and the celer clashed, they created a special kind of fluctuation that resonated with one of the worlds connected to your planet. The result was the sudden formation of a spatial fault that transported all the nearby people to this world.]

'Is something like that even possible?' I asked stunned.

[The chances are extremely low. I'd said that one in a trillion or lower.]

I was speechless.

Am I that unlucky?

[No, you are not.] The demon stated with a grave expression. [When such unlikely coincidences overlap this way, it means it must not be a coincidence.]

I furrowed my brows.

'Do you mean that it was planned by someone? But who is so powerful?'

[I can only think of an entity that could cause this using this kind of method.] The demon chuckled coldly. [The Will of the World.]

I fell silent.

I know a bit about the will of the world. The demon explained it to me when he explained what a hero is.

But I never expected to experience its interference like this.

'Why?' I asked the demon. 'Is it related to Andrew?'

[I'm afraid not. In fact, he may be a victim too.]

'What do you mean?'

[The actions of the will of the world this time are very odd.] The demon spoke with a thoughtful tone. [Boy, the will of the world can only interfere in the world it presides over. Outside it, it's powerless.]

[However, during the formation of the spatial fault, I noticed that Andrew also fell into it. It doesn't make sense. Heroes are the world's most powerful weapon, but they can only exert their full potential under the protection of the will of the world. Outside it, a hero is just another prodigy.] The demon explained.

I understood immediately.

'But Andrew also fell into this world, meaning he lost the protection of the will of the world. Something is odd.'

[You understand quickly. For some reason, the will of the world orchestrated this phenomenon even though it could put the hero in danger. It means that it concluded that the safety of the hero was of less importance than the purpose behind the spatial fault.]

'… What do you think the purpose is?' I asked.

[It's just a guess, but I think it was trying to get rid of something. Something so dangerous that the world used this method to exile it out of this world.]

'Could it have been you?' I asked concerned.

[No. Right now I'm so weak that the world doesn't have any reason to concern itself with me. Even though I somehow affected its plans when I made a contract with you, that is not enough for such a drastic action. There is something else.]

I exhaled a long breath.

'The eblors or the celers, huh.'

[Indeed. My guess is that the problem is with the celers.]

'Why?'

[Because the celers are too normal. I can feel that two of the eblors are hiding their true strength, but I feel nothing like that from the celers, and that in itself is suspicious.]

I was surprised, but after one second, I understood.

The eblors and celers are here as exchange students, but this is still enemy territory. It's illogical to send them without any means of protection.

The two eblors hiding their strength must be here to protect their group, but the demon can't feel anything like that from the celers.

That means one of two things.

Either the celers did not care about protecting them, which is already suspicious.

Or their means to hide are so sophisticated that even the demon can't detect them easily.

[Of course, we can't rule out the eblors yet, but the celers are definitely more suspicious.]

I took a deep breath.

The demon's explanation was shocking, but honestly, it didn't help much in this situation.

Right now, I'm stranded in another world. This is the most dangerous crisis I have been in ever since I died in my first dungeon.

Our world is spatially connected to four different worlds, and all of these worlds are hostile to humans.

Eblors, celers, orcs, and specters.

The races inhabiting these worlds won't hesitate to kill us.

Regardless of which world we fell into, it's a fact that we are in grave danger.

If we are discovered by the races inhabiting this planet, we could face a fate worse than death.

I need to find a way to return to our world as soon as possible.

That is easier said than done, though. How easy can it be to find a spatial passage back to our world?

'Do you have any ideas, demon?'

[I have two.] The demon stated reliably. [The first is to meet with your hero friend. The hero is very valuable for the will of the world. It must have left a countermeasure on him to bring him back.]

[Alternatively, you could opt to meet Sylvia. That girl's family is exceptional. I believe they will come to rescue her soon enough. I think this option has a higher chance of success.]

I nodded.

In other words, I need to meet with either Andrew or Sylvia, preferably Sylvia.

Furthermore, I also need to find Ley. There is no way I'm leaving without her.

That is my main priority.

The problem is, where do I start to search?

If we were transported randomly, they could be thousands of kilometers away.

[You don't need to worry about that. Although you were separated during the teleportation, they should be nearby. I don't think you were separated further than a couple of kilometers.]

What a relief.

That is the first piece of good news I have heard since we fell here.