Chapter 3 Still A Long Way To Go, Eh?  

"Thus, you… who are from the world where these zombies come from,. Before the nine-month period, must do something and save this world, got it!"

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That's how easy she said it. But, I who now lost all my magical abilities, what do they think I can do?

I woke up in the morning, still without clothes. Even though they gave me a blanket to warm myself, on this long chair they call sofa.

What a strange culture in this world, it's not in bed but in chairs that people in this world sleep. It's not like the hero girl said...

Whereas a male I have to sleep on chairs downstairs and they both seem to be sleeping on chairs upstairs.

Is the chair above more comfortable than the one on the ground floor?

I shivered a little when the morning breeze hit me. Snot that was a little dripping from my nose ... even though last night they offered me clothes, but how could I wear the clothes they offered!!

Which is the clothes they offer, unlike the plaid shirts with collars around the neck, they use. Instead, it was a pink shirt with a hole in the center of the chest, and the belly that was not covered all the way down. I didn't think a dress like that would save me from the flu.

Also, the trousers that look so tight on the thighs and calves that like they're wearing. How can they move in comfort in those pants?

Oh yeah, they finally introduced themselves. Who's the blond girl with a ponytail behind his head named Joesselyn. And redheads with braid hair to shoulder named Rita.

They came down from the stairs while yawning.

"Morning, geeky boy!!"

"Yo,… can you sleep last night? Isn't it cold?"

" Of course it's cold, I'm not wearing clothes, remember!! Also, my name is Magnus, not a geek!!"

"Your fault, right? For rejecting to wear the clothes we offer"

"How could I wear that clothes!!"

"Eh?? It's cute though if you want."

"How could I want!!"

How could they joke in a situation like this!

But, it's unexpected in a world full chaotic because of this undead plague. They can still enjoy a cheerful morning.

Well, at least I'll gratefully for that ...

The two of them sat on the other sofa in front of me, while each of them held a cup of warm drink which they enjoyed in slow.

A sip after a sip, right in front of my face.

As if the drink is absolutely delicious, they drank saying 'mmm ...' after each sip.

"... um,... for me, do I get it?"

"Do you get what ... ?"

Rita in slight, tilted her face as she smiled.

"I-I mean that… t-the one that you guys are holding, for example?"

"..., 'for example?'"

As if pretending to be confused, Joesselyn tilted her face, but that faint smile was on the corner of her lips!!!

Damn, they're prank on me, aren't they!!!

"Oh, you mean this? ... this tea?

If you want to, make your own there! While the water is just boiling... "

That's what Joesselyn said while pointing her thumb behind them. Where there was a place that looked like a small kitchen with a teapot still on top of the fire-tool thing.

I walked over to it and took the empty glass next to the fireplace.

Looks like they've prepared it for me too, even though they didn't fill this empty glass ... is that's some kind of rule here, to prepare your own treat?

"Um, ... the tea powder, where should I get it?"

"Oh that, in the top drawer number two from the left side! Open it, there are two jars, one contains tea and the other contains sugar."

'Jar?' if I'm not mistaken it's a kind of light jug, isn't it?

I opened the drawer, and from it, I took two small, light, and transparent containers. However, ...

"Um,… the contents seem empty…"

"Eh~, you sure? …Joe, it looks like the jar is empty!"

"Ah yes, it seems that when I made my tea, the tea and sugar were the last remaining spoonful"

So they said it, but the faces of holding back laughter were clearly etched behind their smiles...

I sat down holding my glass. Looking at the two girls in front of me who were starting to have a hard time hiding their laughter.

At least I can still warm myself with this warm water.

"Pfftt!! ... I can't take it anymore!

Here, take this thermos bottle, in it is the tea we made this morning before you woke up"

As I thought, they prank on me!!

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"Hei, forgive us okay, ... pfft!!"

What's that!! is she laughing? While apologizing she was holding back laughter??

"... yeah, don't mind, it's not a big deal anyway!"

"But, I didn't think you would show such a face!"

Actually, I don't care about things like this, but for some reason, their laughter gets very annoying.

Anyway, ... at least I can still enjoy this...

I stopped my gaze at the oval glass they call this thermos. Which is not flowing the tea from it, but another warm water that is no different from the warm water I drank earlier.

"GWAHAHAHA!!! WHAT FACE IS THAT?! … YOU SEE RITA, HE WAS SO EXPECTING IT!!"

"NO, NO, NO… I CAN'T HANDLE THIS ANYMORE, JOE!! MY STOMACH HURTS!! ... Pfft!! BWUAH HAHAHAHA!!"

Oh, man ...

While cooling it with a puff, I drank the warm water in my glass sip by sip. Which I did to distract myself from the happy laughter of these two very annoying girls.

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Joesselyn folded her arms which were stained with red blood from the undead they had slashed. Likewise, Rita rested her chin on Joesselyn's folded legs, after getting tired of swinging her ax.

And that's all because their own laughter was so loud earlier. That it invited undead to approach this house. Before a bloody massacre scene that was uncomfortable to look at, happen.

Yet, putting all that aside. I'm starting to think these two are too extraordinary, for two ordinary young girls. Who doesn't know magic and chanting body-strengthening spells!

"So… what are your plans?"

"...About that, I was actually thinking of returning to the location where I arrived in this world."

"You mean ... a large stone where you surrounded by zombies?"

"Yeah, … and they're also 'undead', not 'zombies'! Undead!! The magic resurrected corpse, you got it!

What kind of strange language is a 'zombie'?"

"Not strange!!"

... of sudden, Rita straightened herself. While in slight she putting on a red face under the two dipped eyebrows.

"Hmm, why are you angry?"

Rita jumped up in instant and tugged at my cheeks. Which for some reason she was so angry about trivial things called 'zombies' and 'undead'.

"Listen, you geeky boy!! Zombies are cool!!!"

'Cool'? So what does that have to do with this?

What is this girl talking about?!

"Ouch, ouch, ouch!! Alright, I got it!! Call them whatever name you like, it won't change the fact that they're not zombies, but undead…"

Rita paused for a moment, but her face burns red...

So once again Rita pinched my cheeks until they were both red and it hurt when I spoke.

"Alright, then let's call it zombies from now on…"

Are you serious, what exactly are 'zombies'? That makes she was so offended when I didn't admit it!!

What's the real deal with calling it 'undead '?

Rita returned to her chair. Even though the sullen face she was wearing at the moment could only calm by Joesselyn's warm hug.

"So, back to the conversation earlier… I want you to go with me back to where I first arrived in this world!"

"…mmm, go with? You mean to protect?"

... they still want to make it clear? What's the deal?

"Yeah, protect … most important thing here, I want you to take me there because I have a theory I want to prove!!"

At first, it was obvious that they were very doubtful of my words. Especially Joesselyn who was now looking at me with unmotivated dead fish eyes. Yet, without waiting for their response, I immediately put forward my theory.

"Dimensional fold!! …" The two of them started to pay a little attention after I said that. "The reason why I was able to transfer from my world to this world. Is actually because my world and this world are two worlds that are on parallel dimension lines. Which is the two overlapped to one another.

To be simple, if the dimensional space is like a pile of paper. The transfer between worlds is only possible if the stacked paper is in a parallel state!"

"Hmm,…is this science? Joe, do you understand?"

Could it be that my language is too difficult for them to grasp?

No, ...that face that Joesselyn showed, seems like she got it!

"So what do you mean is, this world and your world are a line to each other?"

"Hmm, that's more or less the case if we look at it from the fourth dimension. … Then, when things move from one world to another parallel world. They will sometimes pass through several layers of empty dimensions. That exists between this world and the destination world. … that's what was called by the dimensional fold!"

"Is that so? ...then, what does that dimensional fold have to do with saving this world from the zombie plague?"

"Well, that's where the main problem lies!

I mean look at me, arriving in this world of yours with no clothes on and only a pant… don't you think that's weird?"

"Yeah, weird..."

"We thought you were a pervert! "

"Geh...!!"

Frankly and straight to the chest ... why did they even think that way?

"No, ... I'm not a pervert, ... and that's not what I meant!

I mean, when I came to this world… some of my belongings and clothes got separated from my body. Which I suspect was the influence of the dimensional folds that I hit!

So some of my stuff might arrive at a separate time from when I arrived!

And among those things… "

"There is an item that can save this world from destruction?"

Before I could finish my word, Joesselyn completes the rest of my word.

Oh, Joe, you understand!!!

"Right!! ..., a magic stone that I can use to reverse the curse in this world, which should stick to the tip of my wand.

...it might come off as I pass through the dimensional folds, and because of that, maybe the magic stone will arrive in this world after ..."

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We immediately departed from the wooden house. And arrived at the place where I first arrived in this world.

Yet, it was beyond what I could imagine from the theory I presented earlier.

We who could only be stunned under the scorching sun ... instead of finding the magic stone I was looking for, instead, the boulder that had saved me from the crowd of undead, ... disappeared without a trace and replaced with my honorary green robe. Which become tattered and crushed by something unknown.

"My cloak ..."

"THAT'S YOUR CLOTHING?!" The girls shook.

Then, two of my fingers lifted to the wrinkles on my forehead, before then I said to myself...

What logic is going on here???