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I Got a New Skill Every Time I Was Exiled, and After 100 Different Worlds, I Was Unmatched (Web Novel) - Chapter 390: ‘Oversleeping’ Won’t Cut It for Important Matters
Chapter 390: ‘Oversleeping’ Won’t Cut It for Important Matters
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“Yoo,……!!!!!?????”It was supposed to be the usual world transfer. The moment I landed in the next parallel world, an excruciating pain struck my body.
“There…… Ed? Ed!?”
“Guh… Ahh… Aaaaaaaah!?”
It felt like every organ in my body was being squeezed tightly. My collapsed body didn’t even register the coldness of the ground beneath it. It felt like a red-hot iron stake was being thrust and twisted inside my head.
“Ed! Ed! What’s wrong!? How!? Why!? Healing potion… No, it’s not an injury, so how… Ed! Get a hold of yourself! Ed!”
Tia’s voice shouting by my ear grows increasingly distant. Whether it’s because my swaying field of vision is being jostled by my body or because my consciousness itself is wavering, I can’t even discern that.
“S-Sor… Tia…”
Struggling to utter just those words, my consciousness sank into darkness…
“Hngh?”
“Ed!”
When I awakened, I found myself inside the familiar tent. Tia, with tears brimming in her emerald eyes, noticed my return to consciousness and rushed to embrace me… only to stop herself just before she touched me.
“Are you okay? Does anything hurt? Are you uncomfortable? Um… can I touch you?”
“Yeah.”
With a smile, I raised both my hands in reassurance. This time, Tia embraced me tightly around my neck.
“Ed! I’m so glad, so glad…! I didn’t know what to do, whether I should bring you to town or keep you out of sight… so I stayed here with you…!”
“Sorry for worrying you.”
I gently returned her embrace as her voice trembled. It was the right decision. Entrusting my current condition to someone else would be frightening. Not so much that I’d be taken care of, but rather that I’d be treated as an incomprehensible being.
“That’s okay, but… what happened all of a sudden?”
“Hmm… I dunno!”
“Huh…?”
Asserting confidently, I saw confusion wash over Tia’s face. I was just as clueless, but there were things that I simply didn’t understand.
“Maybe… it’s like… uh, what’s the word? Something that wasn’t supposed to happen during the world transfer happened, causing a malfunction?”
“Um… So, did it happen because your Body changed? Does this mean the same thing will happen every time we transfer to a different world?”
“Who knows? This might be okay after just this once, or it might happen every time…”
“…I don’t like that.”
Clutching onto my clothes tightly, Tia buried her face in my chest.
“I know it’s selfish of me, but… I don’t want you to go through this every time… I don’t know if it’s something that can’t be helped… but… I don’t want it. I can accept giving up or enduring things, but… I don’t want this feeling of ‘I don’t want it’ to ever change, I’m sure of that.”
“I see… Thanks.”
I gently stroked Tia’s head. As much as I wanted to avoid going through this every time… It’s no good, I don’t know what to do. No, I don’t even know why I suffered in the first place, so it’s impossible to figure out what’s going on.
“Well, for now, let’s spend some time in this world. We can think about it during that time… Oh! Tia, how long has it been? How long have I been unconscious!?”
“Three days.”
“Three days!? Then… Ugh…”
“Don’t push yourself yet! And also…”
“……Yeah.”
Three days had passed, so it was probably already too late… Tia likely understood the situation because it had been explained to her beforehand.
In that case, there was no point in rushing now. I decided to take one more day off, making it the fourth day since arriving in this world… the 58th world. When I went back to town, the scene I had feared was unfolding before me.
“Looks like it’s already decided…”
Casually observing from the shadows, I saw a young man, presumably the hero of this world, accompanied by what seemed to be his party members: a strong-looking man, a nervous one, and another carrying a heavy load with a determined expression. It was the expected sight, and that’s why I couldn’t help but grimace.
“Ah, what should I do…”
The hero of this world was recognized worldwide like Alexis, and he was famous for facing the threat of the Demon King.
However, his party members weren’t fully set yet. So, some might leave due to individual circumstances, and when that happened, the hero might recruit replacements. That was the only opportunity to join the hero’s party… and it happened three days ago, the day after I arrived in this world.
On my first playthrough, I managed to infiltrate the hero’s party. Of course, I intended to do the same this time… but…
(Why did this happen… Could it be that the effect of the [Flag Maker] is gone?)
It wasn’t the remnant power of the banishment skill, but the only divine power tied to my existence. If it was lost along with my body, this result would be understandable…
(If that’s the case, it’s going to be quite tough from now on.)
With the power of the [Flag Maker], which conveniently twists fate, I was able to easily become a companion of the Hero until now. So, if that’s not available, how many strangers would actually accept someone as their companion out of the blue?”
“Well, that’s something that needs to be verified. First, we need to figure out how to deal with the immediate problem.”
“What will you do, Ed? Just approach them normally and ask them to make you a companion?”
“No, I think that’s… impossible.”
The Hero party, which was the hope of the world, was not only the aspiration of many people but also an attractive position for those in power. However, because of that, party members rarely change except when the Hero specifically recruits. Otherwise, you’d have arrogant individuals constantly coming before the Hero and endlessly appealing for acceptance, creating a ridiculous situation.
In a similar situation in World 001, I was accepted despite doing such a stupid thing because I knew Alexis wanted help with carrying luggage… in other words, I appealed before the recruitment process even began. Since the Hero in this world did that just three days ago, if I were to leave now, it would only give the impression that I’m a fool who missed a golden opportunity and is now shamelessly trying to sell myself.
“What will you do then? Surely you won’t spend the next six months following them discreetly and hoping for a vacancy?”
“That would truly be a last resort. We need to somehow become companions… it would be nice if a vacancy conveniently opened up, but it’s wrong to rely on that expectation.”
Aside from the man who likely replaced me for carrying luggage, at least the warrior and the mage were a part of the Hero party until I was ‘expelled’ from this world. Of course, there are countless ways to drive them out, but to eliminate the Hero’s companions and slip into that gap oneself… that’s truly the work of the Demon King, isn’t it?
“…I see, that’s another option, isn’t it?”
“Do you have something in mind?”
To Tia’s question, I grinned and answered.
“Yeah. Listen carefully, Tia. I… will become the Great Demon King!”
“……..Huh?”
Tia’s ears drooped as I proudly declared that.
