What's really happening

"Hah... well it's time for us to go back," David said.

David started to walk out of the cell where Mia was locked up but his steps were halted when Adrian called out to him.

"David"

"Hmm... what's wrong Adrian? "

"I... I was going to ask if we could free all the people being held in this basement."

"Huh... I'm sorry Adrian but we can't do that" David said.

Hearing David's words made Adrian very surprised, he wondered why David did not want to release the prisoners captured by Samuel.

"But... why?"

"I didn't release them because I didn't want to take a risk that could endanger many people"

"Huh?... What do you mean... endangering people? How can people who can't even defend themselves endanger people?"

"Don't you know that Samuel is conducting an illegal experiment here?"

"WHAT!!!!... illegal experiment"

"Yes... Samuel experimented by implanting a magic stone into a human body"

"Magic stone?"

"Magic stone is a stone that contains magic that can make humans who are planted with this stone evolve into terrible monsters. We don't know whether Samuel has implanted the magic stone into the bodies of the prisoners here or not, releasing them would be very risky"

"So what do we do?"

"Don't worry I have taken one of the magic stones to hand over to my father, the father will report this to the King for further action, so let my father and the Malvyn Empire take care of this matter, this whole incident is beyond our responsibility" David said trying to explain to Adrian.

Adrian who understood could only answer by nodding his head, what David said was right. This whole incident is beyond their responsibility, they can't do anything if they interfere further. Surrendering all of this to the Empire was their best option.

After David made Adrian understand, they walked out of the basement. Mia was still in a weakened state and also in shock from this incident. Adrian decided to carry Mia. As soon as they got outside it was already night. Their battle against Samuel took a long time too.

"It turns out that it's already night, we better rest at the inn first. We're all weak from all this, especially Mia and the distance to my house is quite far"

"Yeah... you're probably right David"

"Brother... I'm hungry" said Mia who was in Adrian's arms.

It was true that they hadn't eaten anything from noon to night. David also told Adrian to hurry up and find an inn around here so they could rest, Adrian also said yes to David's words, and they were preparing to leave but before that David installed a magic barrier and also detected magic to prevent strangers from entering Samuel's residence and to anticipate if any members of Samuel's organization came here. After successfully installing the barrier and detection magic David and Adrian immediately ran to find an inn nearby.

5 minutes later they finally managed to find a simple inn around here, David and Adrian immediately entered it.

"Welcome to the inn Kianomi, how can I help you?"

Upon entering, they were greeted by the receptionist in charge of registering guests at the inn. David walked straight up to the receptionist and said.

"Are there any rooms available for our stay?"

"Of course sir, we still have 5 rooms available on the 2nd floor"

"Alright then I'll book three rooms for one day"

"Alright, is there anything else, sir"

"Ah... Is there a hot spring and food?" David said.

He said that since David, Adrian, and Mia's clothes were dirty and covered in blood from the people and monsters they defeated, David wanted to take a bath and change. The receptionist didn't ask much about their blood-stained clothes either. Perhaps it was already a common thing for the receptionist.

"Of course there is sir, the hot spring is downstairs," the receptionist said as she pointed towards two rooms covered only by red and blue cloths. There was also a sign that read women for red cloth and men for blue cloth.

"Good"

"The food will be ready soon, you can go straight to the dining table when you finish bathing. And this is your room key," the receptionist said as she handed over three keys numbered 64, 65, and 66.

"Okay, thank you."

David immediately took the key and gave the other two keys to Adrian and Mia, after which they went straight to the second floor to change their clothes, and after finishing they went back downstairs to go to the bathhouse downstairs. David and Adrian went to the men's bath while Mia went to the women's bath.

Once there David was amazed by the hot springs here, as they seemed natural with a wide open view to the possibility of seeing the beautiful night sky. David was a little hesitant to go to the hot spring because it was his first time. In Indonesia, there is no such thing as a hot spring because Indonesia is a country with a tropical climate. There is no such thing as winter at all. David started to approach the hot spring pool and dipped his feet in to see if the water was too hot or not.

And when he could feel that the water was not too hot, David without hesitation began to put his whole body into the pool.

"Hah... it turns out that hot springs aren't so bad," David said as he sat himself down in the pool which wasn't too deep.

"Hmm... this is your first time in a hot spring, David," said Adrian who was sitting next to David.

David was confused about what to answer, he had never been to this bath for the first time but as Roy Wijaya. Not as David Hilbert. He began to think about saying that he had already been to the hot spring.

"Hahaha... I have, but this is my first time in a public bath. Usually, I always bathe in private places"

"Ah... I see"

"What about you, is this your first time at this hot spring too?"

"Hmm... yes... because I don't have the money to go to a public bath, so usually when winter comes, we always cook hot water first and then mix it into regular water for bathing"

"Hmm... I see."

After that David and Adrian fell silent again, not knowing what to talk about. But when David remembered that he could suddenly be here, David thought maybe the system knew something that could be a clue for him to return home.

'System'

[Yes, master]

'I'd like to ask you something'

[What's wrong, master]

'Do you know how I came to be in David Hilbert's body and whether I can return to my original body'

[You won't be able to go back to your old body again, Master]

'What!? But why?'

[Because the master in the previous life is dead]

'HAH... what are you talking about the system, How could I possibly die? I still remember when I finished reading a novel and then decided to sleep, how could I die? YOU MUST BE JOKING'

David was a little upset with the system, how could he be dead, he still remembered all the events before reincarnating into this world. Did he die of a heart attack? .... No, that's not possible, David has always taken care of his health. Even though he worked as an office worker with a busy schedule, he always made time to exercise when he had free time. He also always checks his health at the nearest clinic to ensure his health condition.

[I'm not joking at all sir, you did die in a previous life]

'Did I die of a heart attack while sleeping or something'

[No... you died because of an incident, master]

'Huh... what incident was it'

[I can't tell you, Master]

'Why?'

[Most of the data from the incident can't be accessed because it's locked, master]

'WHAT'

[I can only access a small part, which is the master's death data and the master's agreement data]

'WHAT!!!!... What agreement are you referring to'

[It is the agreement data that the master has agreed to reincarnate as David Hilbert]

'HUH... I... AGREED TO REINCARNATE AS DAVID HILBERT'

[Yes master, the data states that the master made an agreement with someone and it was the master who proposed to reincarnate as David Hilbert]

'WHAT!!!... WHAT DOES THIS SYSTEM MEAN, IS IT ALL REAL, I MADE A PACT WITH SOMEONE... WHO WAS IT AND HOW CAN I NOT REMEMBER ANYTHING'

[I don't know either master, all my data is locked and can only be opened if the system admin allows it]

'WHO IS THE SYSTEM ADMIN, DO YOU KNOW'

[I don't know master, there seems to be a slight mistake when transferring the master's soul to a new body that makes master not remember anything]

'Can't you try to open it forcibly'

[Sorry master I can't do that]

David who found out about all this was shocked, knowing the fact that he was dead and his agreement with someone he didn't even know. David tried to remember what had happened but it was all in vain. He wondered how the deal was made, what that person wanted from him. Was he nice or did he have ulterior motives? David's head began to spin thinking about all these things until he was surprised by Adrian who tapped him on the shoulder.

"Hi... are you okay, your face looks pale. Is there a problem?" Adrian said worriedly.

"Ahh... there's nothing wrong, I just have a little something on my mind."

"Oh... alright"

'Take it easy David, there's no point in you thinking about anything right now. I just have to be patient and gather information slowly, I can't be rash'

After he had won himself over David rushed out of the hot tub and put his clothes back on, after which David, Adrian, and Mia gathered at the dining table for dinner before they went back to their rooms to rest.