Chapter Five: The Peaceful Forest

Mina walked in the forest, looking around as he walked, hoping to find any human or a way to help him get out of the forest, but he found nothing. But he noticed that there were no predators, and the animals present were domestic animals such as rabbits and birds.

But he didn't think much about it as he continued walking in the forest. Four hours had passed, and he was searching for a way out of the forest.

Mina began to lose hope of getting out of the forest anytime soon, but luck seemed to be on his side as he heard the sound of running water.

Mina ran towards the direction of the sound and found that it was the sound of a river. Mina rejoiced and, without thinking, jumped into the river.

"Hahaha, finally I found a way out of the forest! By following the river, I will get out of the forest!"

Mina cleaned his body from the traces of the fight before he was transported to this world, but he suddenly stopped and looked at his reflection in the water in amazement, closing and opening his eyes more than once and starting to touch his face to make sure what he was seeing was correct or not.

His face and body had changed. His height had increased from 160 centimeters to 180 or 185 centimeters, and his non-athletic body, which contained some fat, had turned into an athletic body with small muscles.

His black hair became soft and reached his shoulders, his skin became as smooth as a child's, his eyes were deep brown, his nose was straight, and his mouth was sharp.

Mina got out of the river and started walking along the river. After 10 hours, the sun began to set. Mina became worried and began to think that he was walking in the wrong direction and that this direction would lead him to the sea, and that he should walk in the opposite direction. But what if this direction was the correct one and if he walked just a little further, he would reach a city?

After an hour, darkness fell and visibility became difficult. Mina sighed, and the thoughts that the direction he was walking in was wrong returned to him, and a new idea appeared: what if this world was just a forest and there were no humans

"Calm down, Mina, take a deep breath and calm down, there is nothing to worry about. Although this forest is strange, as its trees are larger than those on Earth, and there are no predators, but there are peaceful animals and different fruits, so maybe this forest is not dangerous and you didn't die of hunger. And even if this world is just a forest, you will be returned to Earth after a while, so calm down and control yourself."

Mina calmed himself down and found that there were lights ahead of him that he hadn't noticed. He stood surprised for several seconds, and the negative thoughts disappeared after he realized that he might have found a city. He ran towards the lights happily.

When he approached the lights, he found a white wall and vines hanging from the top of the wall to the bottom. The lights came from the top of the wall, and in the middle of the wall was a giant wooden gate.

Mina approached the gate, happy that this world was not just a forest and that he had found a city. But he hadn't taken a few steps when he heard a voice from above the wall: "Stay where you are and don't move." Five knights came out of the gate, moved quickly, and surrounded Mina, and a group of people carrying bows and arrows aimed them at him while standing on the wall.

"If you make any move, we will attack. Tie him up, bring him in, and put him in prison."

Mina stood still, not knowing what to do. Should he run away? But he didn't know if there was another city nearby, and this forest was strangely very peaceful, so he didn't want to go back to it. So he decided to let them tie him up, and he also felt that he could escape from the city using his strength.

One of the soldiers approached to tie him up, while the other four soldiers and the people on the wall stood ready in case Mina made any move. The soldier tied Mina with a small piece of wood. When he placed it on his hands, it extended and tied his hands. Mina was surprised, but he didn't feel any different, and this increased his confidence in his strength. So the soldiers took Mina and led him through the gate.