Chapter 4: Surprises

Narration...Satoru Gojo

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I woke up and the first thing I could see was a strange honey-colored ceiling.

I looked back and scanned the room.

It wasn't from my room or the hospital.

Apart from the bed there was only a nightstand and some furniture such as a desk.

a guest room

I got up and walked towards the door.

I opened it and went down the stairs to what was a second floor.

Notice a certain smell of alcohol and also a lot of noise, as if celebrating

When I finished downloading I realized I was in a tavern.

"The child arrived!" They all turned to me and 1 second later they came closer.

A shower of applause fell on me as everyone touched me.

"What's happening?" I asked with clear confusion.

"What are you talking about boy" a dwarf who was possibly the owner of the tavern speaks to me.

"You save the city in front of everyone, make a mess in the sky against a wyvern and hope no one notices" well, yes, it was something striking

"But why do they celebrate?" The dwarf grimaced.

"This city has been destroyed more than three hundred times, there were very few cases where the entire city was saved, if not none" really?

"If they destroy it so often, why don't they leave?" This time everyone looked at me.

I got uncomfortable from so many looks

"You really don't know anything" exactly what is nothingness?

"The reason is that unlike outside, here we don't pay taxes for anything and we have total freedom," I see.

"So, this party is in your honor!"

"You came today and saved everyone in the city and there was no damage to the city"

Jujuju, it really looked

But I don't want to have a whole city full of fanatics with a terrible meaning of money.

"That deserves this celebration"

"Come on, drink and come until you explode, just for today go around the house" a new burst of cheers broke the walls of the tavern.

"Man, that was amazing" an adventurer made his way through the voices of the occupants.

"You come from nowhere, kill all the monsters and then get into hand-to-hand combat with a wyvern, WITH A WYVERN" the man praised me as more people joined in

That night I ate and to my chagrin I didn't drink but I was satisfied with the results of the day.

The next day I left the city while saying goodbye to everyone.

I went up and up floors killing monsters with my fire magic

I had definitely become more proficient with this.

Now he could control it and make it take different forms.

The simplest and the only one I could make was the bow.

It was just a curve with a compressed line of fire simulating the rope.

I would have to practice with this

Once I left the dungeon he told me to change the stones.

"Hey, Satoru, I heard some rumors that a blindfolded teenager did his thing and saved the city in Rivira. A familiar voice spoke to me in a monotone, although I noticed a certain coldness.

When I turned around I found a Rose who had an aura that gave off coldness.

"This, is there something wrong with that?" I definitely shouldn't have answered that.

They dragged me, they dragged me! towards soundproof rooms

The adventurers looked at me curiously while the other receptionists looked at me with pity.

It can't be that bad right?

We spent a few seconds where I continued to crawl on the floor until he opened the door and threw me against the chair.

"Look Satoru, I'm usually very indifferent towards adventurers, but your case is different" I sat down in the chair and looked at her.

"You are a child, you have a lot to live for, losing your life just to be a hero is not right, you have to be selfish" he told me in his monotone tone.

Maybe I could escape this.

"I acted because I knew I would win" she gave me a death glare.

My soul almost leaves my body and begins an astral journey through all dimensions.

"Satoru, you should not underestimate the dungeon, you never know what can happen"

"There are times when the improbable becomes probable, that is the case of irregulars, monsters with intelligence" I saw how he lowered his gaze a little.

"I'm telling you as your advisor, don't trust that you can win, because you may end up like many adventurers who believe that they can donate the dungeon, it must be past experiences.

I scratched the back of my neck as I stood up ready to leave.

"I'm sorry, it won't happen again" I said that, but putting myself in dangerous situations is where I show the most growth.

My only regret is that I didn't have any failures on my trip to Orario.

"Because I don't believe you" I rolled my eyes as she stood up too.

"Ten that into account, okay?" I walked to the door and gave him a smile.

"I will" After saying that, I left the room and left the guild with the reward for the stones.

My entire trip was smooth.

I only met the person who spread the news from below.

We talked for a moment and continued on my way.

People were simpler in this world than in the old one.

You could say that opening and closing conversations was easier as well as understanding them.

I guess that's what happens when you don't have such an advanced society.

I really missed some things from my previous world.

Things like vehicles or electronic items that were once common were now not even possible to recreate.

After all, he was not a very knowledgeable person.

Although I hate to admit it

Geto was right when he said that he exercised for self-indulgence.

It wasn't much different in this world.

I'm still doing my daily routines.

And now he could be proud of what he had managed to do in this world.

I was still a little far from my original physique, but I was pretty good for my age.

But what was the point of being in shape if you didn't have clothes to show it?

It's part of the reason he stole Touji's style.

I would definitely use that's this world.

oh I'm here

The shape of the very recognizable twilight mansion rose before my gaze.

I sneak between the walls and the entrance

If the news reached the top, everyone definitely already knew about it.

He didn't want to deal with Riveria now.

Although Riveria seemed like my mother more than anything else

A regretful shiver shook my body.

I wouldn't use that word in front of her.

He had seen Loki get brutally beaten after telling Mom.

He didn't want to be the recipient of Riveria's fury.

So I'll hide until the waters calm down.

I will not come into contact with her

"Where are you going?" A strangely sweet voice made my stomach turn.

I turned towards the direction of the voice that was curiously behind me.

The image of a darkened Riveria with two completely circular red eyes entered my brain.

I'm dead

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Narration... Rivera Ljos Alf

He was going back and forth through the office bringing in piles and piles of paperwork.

Finn just watched with a dead look as it seemed like for every page he finished, two more appeared.

Looking at this from the general point of view.

It seems like intense labor exploitation without the possibility of protest

I could only watch as the family's public image sank deeper and deeper into paperwork.

A regretful knock on the door echoed throughout the room.

I placed another stack on the desk and headed for the door.

The image of a black-furred cat appeared behind her.

"Hello!" I greeted with as much energy as I always did.

"You need something, it looks like Finn is going to cease to exist," I said calmly.

The cat looked behind the desk and the mountains built of paper and saw a Finn so pale that he looked as if all his blood had been sucked out of him.

"I have something to tell you, it will be quick-nya- I guess old habits won't go away."

I stepped aside and she walked in as she walked and sat in a chair in front of the desk.

"What are you going to tell us, Anakitty? Seeing that the captain was not in the best condition, I decided to take the situation into my own hands.

"It's about the new recruit-nya-

Just listening to him made any hint of tiredness or stress disappear from Finn's body.

"What would that be?" She responded in a calm voice.

It's like she never did the paperwork.

"These are rumors from someone from Rivira," Anakitty said.

"Rivira?" I replied.

It shouldn't be a floor that Satoru should be on.

"Yeah, some guy was saying that a blindfolded white-haired boy saved the city from a monster attack-nya-

Just by looking at Finn's expression when he saw me I could sense that he had to administer a water-related punishment today.

"Not only that, he also said that he faced a black wyvern in armor," she was definitely choking him to death.

"Was he damaged?" -Finn asked.

"I asked the boy and he told me that he had just fainted."

"Let's go find him" I grabbed my cane and prepared to go find the boy who was causing so much trouble.

"Wait Riveria, leave him alone, if he saved the city then they must be celebrating" he frowned as he returned to my original position.

"Just for today" he replied.

"But nothing will come out of this," I said as my last sentence.

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The next day

It was already getting on my nerves.

He was still in the office finishing delivering the papers.

You know, calculation, taxes, applications, income, preparations, complaints, etc.

I went to the window for a moment to contemplate the horizon with a rising sun while the shadows of the buildings were reflected.

Maybe I should do this more often.

Contemplate the landscape that surrounds us

and get rid of everything

A vein appeared on my forehead when I saw a classic white hair sliding down the walls and cautiously entering the mansion.

You didn't have to be a fortune teller to know what he was doing.

I grabbed my cane and headed towards the door.

"Where are you going?" Finn's voice rang out in a curious tone as he opened the door.

"I have a child to punish," I said dryly.

Finn didn't have time to say anything before he closed the door and prepared to punish a certain white-haired boy.

I guessed the boy's position and just as I predicted, there he was.

lying in a corner

I had not noticed

I approached in silence and

"Where are you going?" I said in a sweet tone, I didn't remember the situation.

I saw him turn and his face filled with understanding.

I grabbed him by the collar of his shirt and dragged him

I watched him get lost in thought for a moment and then he seemed to come to a conclusion.

I ignored him and dragged him halfway into the mansion.

"Why are you doing this?" I heard him say with a shortcut due to the impact of his body with a step.

"You were very irresponsible, you have to reflect on your mistakes" I said in a cold voice.

I would apply the same punishment that I used with Ais.

"You won't let me" "No" I interrupted him so deliberately that he had nothing more to say.

"What will you do to me?" His voice was more curious than scared.

"I'll give you a reason not to make the same mistake again.

"Something you will fear for the rest of your life" he trembled a little in my hold and we finally arrived.

In the middle of a hallway I opened the bedroom door.

I saw how Ais peeked around the corner.

He first saw everything with confusion.

So with understanding

And finally with fear

He quickly returned to the same place he came from. I entered and closed the door for the three of us, for me and for Satoru.

I quickly put some shackles on Satoru's hands and legs and hung some weights at his feet.

An expression of terror took over Satoru's barely visible face once he understood what he would do.

"W-wait, master, we don't need such radical methods" he said with fear in his voice.

"Radical was a hand-to-hand fight with a Wyvern," I said.

I didn't give him a chance to speak and threw him into the pool.

I saw him fluttering in the water like a fish out of this.

He tried to stay afloat but his weights prevented him from doing so.

He tried to swim but the shackles prevented him.

He finally sank

I found it strange that he definitely didn't resign himself so quickly to his fate.

It was then that I saw how the water moved sideways in a sphere that covered it.

"A barrier" I understood what he was doing and smiled a little.

cunning boy

But not in my presence

I grabbed my stick and pushed it hard through the water so fast it created small waves.

crack

I heard the sound of something breaking and I squeezed harder.

This time the barrier broke and water flooded the space inside the sphere.

This time he began to splash around in the water in search of air.

I grabbed my cane, put it on his forehead, and handed it back to him.

"Reflect on your mistakes," I told him.

I felt eyes on my back

I turned and found an Ais and a Lefiya watching the scene.

Each one looked at me while the classic sound of someone coming out of the water in search of air sounded.

Without turning towards the pool.

I submerged the boy's head in the water again.

This action made both girls shudder.

"Do you want too?" My voice came out particularly warm.

Both, listening to the middle of the sentence.

They were already two hallways away when I lowered the boy's head into the water.

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Narration...Satoru Gojo

After being caught by Riveria, I received the most brutal punishment I received in my two lives.

He had definitely learned a thing or two.

"Never make Riveria angry"

"Elves are scary"

At this point I headed to Loki's room to update the status.

I had 2 before

And my ability, coupled with the fact that my upgrades weren't that frequent, meant that every time I upgraded the numbers increased monstrously according to Loki.

"You don't bother me to even take a look."

I didn't need it after all

In my past life I never needed something like a status to be the strongest.

"But, even if you don't want to admit it to a state, it's easier and faster"

"Maybe you don't need such drastic measures as being stabbed in the throat."

I still get chills from the feeling.

I walked a little further and arrived at Loki's room.

When I knocked on the door I received a "pass"

Upon entering via Loki and Riveria.

An idea crossed my mind but I immediately dismissed it.

"I would first make sure that the imitation of infinity was unbreakable before making a joke with a certain word"

"Should I interrupt something?" I asked.

"No, no," Loki responded immediately.

"Oh, okay, I guess you already know why I'm going?" Loki ascended and I approached.

I made sure to send Riveria a warning smile.

"As a message in case Loki tries to say something"

I started to undress my torso.

"Pam heard a dull noise coming from the contact of a cane with a head"

"-I didn't even say anything!!-" Loki screamed and Riveria gave him a look that calmed her.

"Well, actually he warned her, I guess because of what she might do."

"Punishments I never want to know"

"It only took a few seconds and it was all over."

"I didn't bother looking back"

"I didn't give it any importance"

I was about to put my clothes back on but Loki interrupted me.

"-err, wait, you already have more than enough to level up-" Loki spoke.

"Actually?" I asked.

"From my point of view, it took me a long time to level up."

"But others don't think that way"

"-Y-yes, your growth is incredibly fast-" This time it was Riveria who said it.

"-Did you just need to increase your stats to level up?-" I asked curiously.

"In these types of topics I am no longer the teacher, now I am the student"

"Thinking about that makes me remember all the moments I lived when I was a student"

"-To level up you need two requirements, 500 stat points and an action recognized by the gods-" Loki spoke with a proud pose.

"-Usually it is defeating a monster above your level, in your case, you defeated a black armored Wyvern-"

"Hmm, can I level up now?" I asked.

"-Of course, your magic is already above a thousand points and the rest is not far behind, the lowest is a B in agility-" Loki said with a strange face.

"I suppose he is thinking of methods to infect other gods."

"-But no matter how you say it, that ability is very suspicious-" I also thought the same

"But otherwise I couldn't have positioned myself so quickly."

"I guess they're one of those things that will work out over time."

"It doesn't matter, let's do this." Loki had stars in his eyes.

He quickly climbed onto my back and this time he shone brighter as Loki became excited.

After the glow, Loki began to read my status.

I saw a thoughtful face before grabbing a leaf.

I passed my status to the sheet and I saw it

Removing all stats to zero the rest was normal but there was a new ability

"Space kingdom?" I asked confused when I saw the new ability.

"It's a movement ability, something like teleportation," Loki spoke.

He would continue talking if it weren't for Riveria's interruption.

"But it would be classified as magical, right?"

"Yeah, that's why I'm confused too," they both turned to me.

"Do you notice anything different?" Riveria asked, waiting for an answer.

"I guess she's really interested in this skill."

"Hmm," concentrating on my body, I try to find an abnormality or something different.

"But I did not find anything".

"Use some elements and neither."

I looked at my teacher to give her my point of view but noticed a glow behind her.

"Good?" -Loki asked.

"Wait, I see something," I stood up and started walking towards the glow.

"Wait, can you see!?" I turned to her and raised an eyebrow.

"Did not I told?" I asked as she turned around.

"Never!" I sigh "And here I am thinking about not asking."

"But can you see why you wear the blindfold?" Not wanting to answer, I turned to Riveria.

She understood the message and explained to Loki.

"Who knows?" She asked Loki with a disgusted face.

"Getting rid of me, Finn, and Lefiya," Riveria replied.

Loki almost exploded

Riveria touched it

Loki wanted to refute

Riveria touched it

Seeing that Loki did nothing, I casually approached the purple glow.

"Can you see this?" We asked the two as she pointed to the glow.

"Although I already knew the answer."

Riveria shook her head and Loki only opened his eyes slightly before shaking his head as well.

I move even closer to the glow and they are right in front of my face.

"His was in the corner of the room and looked like a slightly open crack.

Placing four fingers on each hand she began to widen the crack.

Watching space tear apart, the more strength I put into my grip, I continued.

I continued like this until the crack reached the ground and was the thickness of a door.

Turning I saw Loki's crimson eyes and Riveria's jade eyes.

Clearly surprised.

The crack was large enough for an average adult to pass through.

Deep purple at the ends and in the middle of everything it was a deep black.

It seemed like an abyss that had never seen the light.

Without waiting any longer I put my head in.

Due to the regretful movement they both got scared and tried to stop me.

But I was past the crack far enough that my face was inside.

It took me less than 3 seconds to look at what was undoubtedly the sky.

The 'crack' or rather 'portal' was at least 500 meters from the ground.

Looking in the distance was the ocean.

And there was a city with several ports near the beach.

I couldn't keep watching before they pulled me out.

My head came out and my hands left the edges of the portal.

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It closed in less than a second, but the crack was still there.

Before he could say anything he would receive a blow to the head.

"Auauaua, why is that?" I met Riveria's angry expression.

"That was very reckless!" "She told me disapprovingly.

"It was the only way to know what was inside." Riveria grunted and turned her head to the side.

"So what did you see inside?" She asked Loki curiously.

"Not much, that was a portal, I was in the sky and on the horizon I could see the ocean and a city with ports," I said as I looked at my goddess.

"Seriously, open it again, I want to see," stepping forward as he walked towards the portal.

I turned my head towards Riveria.

She looked cautiously at the portal site.

"We're not sure it works with the others, we added something," we repeated the opening process.

I should find a way to keep it open just in case.

He crumpled up a piece of paper and threw it at the door.

I ran my head over this one and there it was.

Going down very fast.

I left the portal and nodded.

Loki crawled into my arms.

First I put my finger in and then I take it out.

Seeing that everything was fine, he stuck his head out.

I shared a "look" with Riveria and turned forward.

Stepping out of the portal, Loki spoke.

"This city is definitely Melen," he said as he looked at Riveria.

"I want to see," Riveria said.

"Good," I responded and stretched my arms as far as I could.

There wasn't much space but there was enough for him to enter.

Riveria walked over and went under my right arm, stood between my arms and turned to face me.

She was a little taller than me.

Using mana from nature and being in puberty helped my growth to be somewhat accelerated, very accelerated.

How I had to put only my head in, she had to bend me over, then the rest of her body would bend a little so that my crotch was quite close to her butt.

She looked at me and as if she read my thoughts she blushed a little.

"She doesn't try anything," I laughed a little at the joint thought of both of us.

"Hehehe, I will, but I can't say the same for her," he turned his head towards Loki.

Riveria looked at her very penetratingly.

As if telling her that she would never be able to walk again if she did something.

I shuddered at the thought.

"Okay, well, I won't do anything, I swear," she spoke so naturally it seemed like a lie.

Riveria gave him one last word and entered the portal.

As I predicted, the situation was compromising.

I mentally laughed at the thought, but I began to feel the portal closing.

I applied more force but it continued to close.

I began to sweat from the force applied.

"Loki, get her out of there!" I asked him my tone but when he saw the sweat on my face and the portal closing he acted.

"She couldn't think of anything else but to wrap her arms around my stomach and hold Riveria by the hips."

I watched as Riveria's body trembled but Loki pulled her back.

The inevitable happened.

Riveria collided with my crotch and I stopped holding the portal as the three of us fell.

The portal was closed.

I fell on Loki and Riveria sat on me.

At that moment I couldn't feel anything but process everything, I felt softness, then hardness, then pain.

"Mmmmmmmmmmmmm!!!" I managed to close my mouth so as not to scream so loudly.

Riveria saw the position and turned red.

I instantly started spinning on the floor as she grabbed my crotch.

in the process I crushed Loki.

I mean it literally.

It looked like a leaf.

After a while I could bear the pain and got up, although my legs were shaking.

I looked at Riveria, she found what was causing the pain, her cane.

Then I looked at her angry expression even though she was blushing.

"I-I'm sorry, the portal started to close and I asked Loki to get you out, not like that of course," I stammered, not wanting to be tortured by the elf.

She hesitated and turned to Loki, looking at him as if he were a dakimakura photo.

"Loki, get up," Riveria spoke.

He didn't move.

"Get up."

There is still no answer.

She became suspicious and walked towards the door.

"Oh, Ais, what brings you here?" Loki immediately inflated like a balloon.

"Ais-tan, where—" Loki looked around the room and was disappointed to not find her.

"Satoru, you need to train this skill," I understood the message and nodded.

"If there is one of those portals here, it means there must be many more places."

"I think the reason it was closed has to do with the portal, before I expanded it it looked like a crack," Riveria took a thoughtful pose.

"I know what it is," Loki spoke suddenly.

We both look at him.

"This rift is a glitch in space or reality. The fact that you saw it and were able to interact with it is due to your ability," I realized.

"But doesn't that mean I can only use the cracks to make portals?" I asked deceptively.

Having a restriction on a skill like that was not pleasant.

"Not necessarily. If you train this skill enough, you will be able to create your own difficulties," Loki said.

"Hmm, I guess I'll see what cracks there are around here in the mansion first," I said contemplatively.

"Do some research on cracks first before trying to create one."

"I will go with you. I also want to investigate these divisions," Riveria said.

"Me too. The fact that you can interact with the rifts means you'll be able to create them and transport us," Loki joined in.

"Okay," I walked towards the door and opened it.

There was Lefiya.

"Hello," I greeted with a raised hand.

"Hmm," he made a strange gesture.

"Riveria-sama?" I nodded slightly and moved to the side.

"What do you need, Lefiya?" Riveria said as she approached the elf.

"I wanted to ask about something."

"Come with us. I'll answer everything on the way," Lefiya nodded and the four of us walked through the mansion toward the exit.

Apparently it was better to look outside the mansion.

There were no cracks inside, or at least in accessible places.

We left the mansion, wandered around a bit, and arrived at the training area.

There were some people training.

They looked at us before returning to their own activities.

But he was focused on something else.

A crack, larger than the one in Loki's room, was in the center of the entire field.

"There's one, in the center," I pointed to the spot.

"Good," Riveria wrote down in a notebook she had in her hands.

"We have to know where it takes us," Loki interrupted.

"Here, in the middle of everyone?" I asked, confused.

"Because if you say so, we are family, and sooner or later they will know. After all, we will use your transportation ability," Loki said shamelessly.

I didn't really care though.

I watched everyone train and smiled a little.

"Yes, we are family," I walked towards the crevice.

There was a cat girl fighting with a man, both with black hair.

They were clearly high level.

"Excuse me," the boy was distracted and the girl nudged him.

After a few seconds, the boy stood up and looked at me.

"I need you to stop for a second," I spoke politely to avoid disturbing them further.

Although he had already broken off his fight.

"Uh, why?" I sighed, not wanting to explain.

"I have to do something here, it will be quick, I promise" the boy had no problem.

The cat girl was reluctant, but in the end she stepped aside.

This interaction caught everyone's attention.

I felt a lot of stares but I didn't give it any importance.

I turned to Loki and Riveria and saw them nod.

I walked towards the fault and prepared myself.

It is very uncomfortable to work in front of many eyes.

But the former occupants looked at me interested.

Riveria approached me, touched my shoulder and prepared her notebook and his pen.

I stuck my fingers into the crack and expanded it.

The space was torn and the crack became much wider than the other.

I didn't waste time and put my head in.

As I passed by, I noticed fog everywhere along with dead trees.

I recognized the place as the tenth floor of the dungeon.

Just look at the place for a few seconds before a group of orcs arrive.

I shook my head and let go of the guilt.

"Where are you going?" Loki asked.

"The size was bigger," I sighed.

"To the dungeon, to the tenth floor," they both looked at me.

"Then there is also the path to the dungeon," Riveria spoke.

"Yes, that will help me get there faster," I said and started walking.

"Everything is ready, you can continue," I said in the direction of the black-haired men from before.

We left in front of everyone's surprised faces.

I learned a lot about how my skill works with that problem.

And finally we left the place walking towards the next crevice.

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Thank you for reading.

Sorry for the delay in updating, but I had a slight hiccup (it crashed through my monitor while playing Dark Souls Randomizer). Like I said, a little inconvenience, now that I have a new one I'll update the story again and maybe bring another one. Now with nothing more to say goodbye.

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Credits to Gege Akutami and Fujino ōmori.