Chapter 94: Familiar Space ; How to Train Your Milf Dragon (1/2)
How could this happen to me?
Was I too careless? Unquestionably. So, how do I deal with this? There are various ways of doing so, but I would preferably not resort to them.
”Ayumi,” I say, ”Let's just sleep, alright?”
In response to my proposition, Ayumi nods her head with her hands still covering her face, before moving closer to me.
I hug her body and plan to go to sleep, but all of a sudden, I detect two presences in front of the door.
Checking them out, I perceive Sora and Koneko.
The two of them both get inside the room and walk to the bed. Sora climbs on and lies on my other side, while Koneko directly lies on top of me.
All three of the girls seem to be sleepy as they quickly doze off. I take a look at Ayumi and see that there is still some red hue on her cheeks.
[[Are you going to sleep anytime soon?]]
Hah~ Tia needs to be silenced. I hope there is a method to swiftly improve my bond with her.
The moment that I think so, I feel my vision getting hazy. Then, all of a sudden, my perception blips.
--
I am currently standing somewhere desolate with the only ”living” entities close to me being the grass on the ground as well as a certain dragon.
”Hi, Tia,” I greet the dragon who's currently in her human form.
”That's unexpected,” she says in a thinking posture, ”I didn't expect you to be able to enter this place.”
Shrugging, I say wryly,
”I just found out that I could do so myself.”
Hey, Irene, can you hear me?
Not getting any response, I conclude that she's unable to make contact with me here.
Checking the surroundings out, other than grass and the clear sky, I see nothing else, but I can tell that there is something in the distance.
”Tia, how far have you gone?” I inquire.
”Not far, just a few kilometers. I didn't find anything, so I returned.”
Nodding my head in acknowledgment, I utilize Godspeed before dashing to where I feel the connection.
After a few minutes of constant running, I finally come upon something unusual, both visually and tactually.
In front of me is something akin to a barrier. It's white, opaque, and releasing an oddly familiar yet ominous aura.
Where am I exactly? I deemed this place somewhere assigned to my familiars, but that doesn't seem to be the case.
I'm getting strangely familiar vibes from all around me.
That's especially the case with the ”barrier” in front of me. After careful observation, I can tell that it's possible to pass through it without much issue.
This discovery is too compelling to be left off for later.
Deciding that it's worth it, I walk through the barrier. As expected, I can do so effortlessly.
Once I'm on the other side, I am immediately able to see the changes.
All around me are familiar places. From the looks of it, this is Japan, but if there is a distinction between the two, it's going to be how wrecked this place is.
The whole place looks similar to how Yuno's world looks, except that this place has no amputated dead bodies lying all over the place.
I proceed to fly into the sky and observe the location from a birds-eye viewpoint.
What's that? It's like there is a line dividing the place evenly, with one side being nothing more than ruins and the other being ordinary.
I check the place out for about half an hour before landing on the ground and utilizing Godspeed.
--
After an hour of dashing into the distance, I've yet to come across anything other than divided cities.
On the way to where I am right now, I ran into dozens of cities from all over Earth. All of them were similar to the first one, divided proportionally with one side being wrecked and the other being regular.
It seems like the next barrier isn't as easy to get to as the one earlier, so I will head back for now and return later once my speed has increased.
It's quite unfortunate that I'm unable to use the Boosted Gear here.
And so, I use what's left of my energy to get back to where Tia is, which takes me a little more than an hour.
Letting out a sigh, I declare in an exhausted manner, ”I'm back.”