MUSHOKU TENSEI: the beginning after the end

It was all very confusing....

The last thing I remember was fighting the manatite hydra, we finally found Zenith but she was trapped in a crystal, Paul moved forward and that almost got him killed

After regrouping and creating a new strategy we headed out to fight the hydra again, everything went smoothly until the last head remained.

-Rudyyyyyyy!- Those were the last words I heard from Paul before he tackled me out of the path of the hydra's attack.

In a moment of desperation I hit the hydra's eye with my left hand, bursting it in the process and conjuring a stone cannon that pierced its head.

The hydra closed its eye in pain and like a guillotine its eyelid closed and amputated my arm.

...

-W-what? What happened?-

I felt like I woke up from a very deep sleep and looked around in confusion.

I looked around and I was lying next to a mountain in the middle of the desert, I had both my arms and all my equipment when I was in the labyrinth, Aqua hertia was lying next to me

After a quick inspection I saw my situation

I was in the middle of the Lapam desert in what seemed to be the outskirts of the teleportation labyrinth, only with the peculiarity that the entrance was sealed.

Many questions went through my mind

¿What happened?, ¿How did I get here? Are Paul and the others okay? Why is the entrance is sealed?

After about 2 hours of wandering around the place, I saw a group in the distance

I quickly approached them and they noticed my presence.

Not to be boastful but they looked like a bunch of rookies.

There were 3 of them, 2 girls and a boy, approximately my age or a little older.

The boy looked very well built, with defined muscles but his face betrayed his age, his hair was dark brown

The two girls also looked well formed but not as much as the boy, a blonde-haired girl with big breasts and a blue-haired girl, somewhat short without curves...hmmm maybe she's a migurd?....

God, I need to find my teacher and my team

-who are you?!And what the hell do you want?-The boy asked with some hostility.

-I...-

-Come on Nolan, don't be so rude, this boy is surely lost- Said The girl with big breasts

-forgive his manners, he is somewhat immature, my name is Hilda and yours?-

Hilda huh? That brings back memories, although she doesn't look anything like the Hilda I knew or Eris, so I immediately dismissed the idea of a relative.

-My name is Rudeus Greyrath, I was in the teleportation labyrinth with my team But when we faced the hydra, I don't know if I was knocked unconscious or what happened, but I woke up out here.

-Rudeus Greyrat?!- the 3 boys said in unison with obvious surprise

Hilda looked at me with some confusion and Nolan looked at me as if I were a mythomaniac.

-The teleportation labyrinth? Hah!, don't be idiota!, that labyrinth was conquered 63 years ago by the fangs of the black wolf!- Nolan said with an obvious tone of mockery

-wait what?!, 63 yea..?!

-Nolan!-Hilda said with annoyance

-hmm..... Sorry Rudeus but we need to talk. I'm Romira by the way.-Said the Migurd girl who had remained silent until now.

I waited for about 10 minutes while the small group had a discussion and occasionally glanced inspectingly at me, especially Nolan.

-You're crazy Hilda?!, it's obvious that he's a fraud, don't you remember that we met at his funeral?-

-That's enough Nolan, there's no doubt about it but that boy is lost, and by his clothes it's clear that he's a noble, if we escort him to the city maybe they'll give us a good reward!.

-hmmm....- Romira simply limited herself to thinking while her companions argued.

-It's obvious that that boy is a fraud but it's clear that he's also a magician, and his imitation of Aqua hertia It's very good, almost and I think it was the original if we hadn't seen the real cane with Miss Lara in the great forest- Romira said

-Romira is right, very well team we will escort this boy to the city but not before asking for a reward-Hilda said

-Fine!, but we're not going to give that guy any of our mana potions, those things are expensive, you know?!-Nolan Said

While I waited in silence for the group, many thoughts were running through my mind, 63 years?, How is that even possible?

¿ I got caught in a teleportation circle that somehow healed my arm and sent me to the future right outside the labyrinth?!

¿What happened to the others?

¿Did they manage to rescue Zenith?

¿Is Paul okay?,Is Roxy okay? The thought of any of them getting hurt made me more and more anxious. I needed to get to the city right away And find out what the hell happened

-Hey greyrat!-

Nolan brought me out of my reverie and while he spoke to me hostilely

-We will help you get back to the city but you will have to pay us, consider it as a tour- Nolan told me while he was analyzing me With the look

-huh? O-okay....-

It was the only thing I could answer.

An hour had passed and I found myself being escorted by this small group

-And tell me guys... What is the name of your group?..-

I said to break the awkward silence

-Hmm?, What is our group name? Hmm, we are The dead End!- Nolan said with a hint of pride

Dead End huh?, my group's influence reached this far?, well I can only be glad, it's one step closer to clearing the reputation of the Superd Race and Ruigerd

-Dead End huh?, what a curious name, That was the name of my group when I was a kid with Ruigerd and Eris- I said with a touch of nostalgia and sadness

-I see...- was the only thing Nolan limited himself to saying while Hilda and Romira looked at me with complicated faces.

-Well..."rudeus greyrath"- said Nolan highlighting my name with quotation marks to my surprise

-Tell us about your adventures with Dead End- Nolan said with a face that analyzed me

-Well, where do I start?- I limited myself to saying.

-From the beginning "Rudeus" - Nolan Said

he highlighted my name again? What's wrong with this idiot?

(sigh), -well it all started with the Mana disaster, at that time I was 10 years old and...