CH 79.3

Dropped Into Another World Extra1

Chapter 1

TN: Yeah, it doesn’t even have a title. This is a 5 chapter arc about a new character.

Thud.

「Argh」

What the heck?

What happened?

My whole body hurts.

And I can’t move.

「Another failure! What went wrong? Why can’t I make a new power!」

What is he saying? I’m scared.

Something terrifying is coming to me.

「Ugh」

My whole body screams.

I open my eyes and see a beautiful, blue-haired man dressed in white staring at me.

Scary, very scary.

「Tsk」

They must have thrown me.

And I was knocked to the ground.

「Guhhh」

The pain makes me feel dazed.

「Tasu….」

「What are you going to do with that?」

「Use it for the experiment as usual. It will die soon anyway. No, do you want to try that magic? If that works, we can keep using it forever.」

I don’t understand the words I’m hearing.

I wonder what happened.

Today should be….yes, today is my 14th birthday.

This was supposed to be a good day.

---Scene Change---

I don’t know how many months have passed since I was brought to this place.

Somewhere along the line, my body stopped needing sleep.

And I can no longer lose consciousness.

I’m fully aware when an experiment is being conducted.

My whole body aches, my consciousness wobbles, and then, something will pull me back.

And then, it will be another experiment.

I am already tired.

With a thud, I felt an intense pain running through my body.

I want to curl my body but I don’t have the strength to do so.

I just wait for the next experiment to start.

I can’t move any part of my body.

I have no strength to move even a finger.

A creaking sound reaches my ears.

It seems like that’s it for today.

The door in front of me has been closed and there’s nothing but darkness.

That sound is the only thing that gives me peace of mind.

I’m tired. I want to die.

Someone, please kill me.

I hear the door open with a click.

I still didn’t die today.

And hell will begin again.

A loud bang resounded.

Then, a lot of footsteps.

This is different from usual.

「What the hell is this? Get those guys, quick! Don’t let anyone escape!」

Something touches me.

And pain comes from there.

The grip is tight and my arm is burning hot.

It hurts, it hurts.

I wonder if the experiment is going to start again.

Somebody, kill me!

I heard the sound of something breaking.

The next moment, I felt myself slipping out of consciousness.

Areh?

Am I dying?

Finally, it’s over.

---Scene Change---

What’s this, it’s warm.

A warmth I haven’t felt for a long time.

It feels good.

Am I dead?

I’d be happy if I were.

「That’s so f*cked up! Why?」

Whose voice is that?

He sounds very angry and cold.

Could it be that I’m still alive?

I want to die.

「I was looking into the gods we had captured and obtained a piece of information about a magical experiment called “Magic Circle for Gaining New Powers”. I found out that it has been ongoing for a hundred years or so. It was confirmed that it had already been tried a number of times and there were a lot of victims. We finally located and caught the god who was making that magic. This kid was a victim and was trapped in the basement of the place where he was working.」

「Is it just this boy?」

「All the other children are dead.」

「I see. How old is he?」

「He was 14 years old as far as the data from the paper I found in that child’s place is concerned. However, decades have passed since he became an experiment subject. His strength is unstable and unsteady. We tried our best to do something about it but using divine power doesn’t work. We couldn’t even remove that magic that had been placed on him.」

「It’s not magic. It’s a curse.」

「Do you know what it is?」

「No, I don’t know what kind of magic it is. However, that’s the feeling it gave me when I came in contact.」

「Is that so?」

「Since this is a curse, I think I will be able to solve it but it will take time.」

「Are you sure?」

「No, but I want to try. Speaking of which, what happened to the guy you caught?」

「Imprisoned.」

What are they talking about?

I don’t really know but I can feel that the angry person’s anger is not aimed at me.

「You’re not going to execute him?」

「No, we won’t. We’re going to let this kid decide.」

Are they trying to touch me?

I felt it, which means I have to endure pain again.

Areh?

No pain.

Why?

「Eh?」

「We think that the victim has all the rights to decide. Thus, we’re not going to do anything to him now. However, we will keep him in check.」

「Alright, if he’s already in prison, I have nothing to say. Make sure to seal his power too.」

「Of course. Thanks. Just take care of him here.」

I feel a soft breeze.

I felt that my whole body was wrapped in warmth.

It feels good.

「Great. And…」

「Haa, is there something else?」

「If I find other children, I’ll ask for your help.」

「You haven’t forgotten that’s you’ve already sent seven children here earlier, haven’t you?」

「Of course, sorry.」

「It can’t be helped. And you owe me for taking care of all eight of them.」

「I owe you?」

「Yeah, you owe me. So, you’ll have to pay me back someday.」

「I understand. Let me know if you need my help.」

「Don’t forget that.」

I’m getting sleepy.

I want to be wrapped in something warm like this and sleep forever.

Is this a dream?

When I wake up, will those painful times begin again?

「Sleep tight. You are safe here.」

I’m safe?

Are you sure?

No, I won’t be fooled.

Once I wake up, it will start again.

I don’t want to wake up.

I want to die in this pleasant dream.

「It’s going to be okay. We’ll protect you.」

I feel as if I woke up many times.

Each time, I felt that something warm was close to me.

「Let’s get rid of what you don’t need.」

Something is slowly disappearing from me.

And each time, I feel lighter.

I wonder what is happening.

Ah, there’s something warm nearby again.

I like it.

「Are you awake?」

Who is it?

Ah, that warm thing.

My favorite.

「Is he still sleeping?」

「Ah, he’s been trapped for decades so I guess we can’t get rid of fatigue easily. There are also some psychological things to consider too.」

「That’s terrible. Have you said something?」

I heard a new voice.

It’s strange.

The voice is low and a little scary but I’m not scared.

「About what?」

「You didn’t ask the goddess anything, right? You should have asked her something.」

「Eh?」

Goddess?

What goddess?

「Earth Dragon, of course, I asked her for something. She owes me now.」

「Is that so?」

「Of course. I’m going to use it if something goes wrong and we can’t solve it. And she can’t say no.」

「I see. I had thought you had forgiven her for everything.」

「I don’t need to forgive her since she never did anything wrong. However, the god who hurt this kid is another story.」

「I see.」

I’m not sure.

However, I feel like the warm breeze intensified.

I wonder what’s here?

It’s warm and fluffy.

I wonder if this dream will last forever.

Then, I won’t be hurt anymore.

「You should wake up early and think about your future. And there are friends I want to introduce you to. Yes, you’re the eldest kid when you wake up so get well soon. The younger children are….all healthy kids.」

「Recently, they learned to attack using fire magic and are happily trying it out in the garden.」

「Earth Dragon, what are you teaching them? Those kids are only as old as eight years old.」

「Your lordship, I think the word “too late” is more appropriate.」

「Of course!」

Sounds like fun.

When I wake up, will I be able to join that circle?

However, I’m sure when I wake up, they’ll be gone.

That’s why I don’t want to wake up yet.

If I stay like this and wake up, I can keep dreaming.

How long have I been asleep?

I woke up unexpectedly.

….I’m not dead.

I just woke up.

What should I do, what should I do?

It will start again.

「Hnn?」

My blurry vision becomes clearer after a few blinks.

And as expected, I still can’t move my body.

Ah, but I can move my arms a little.

「Ugh」

A big eye suddenly appeared in my clear vision.

And it’s staring at me.

For a moment, I was scared but something was different.

I’m being watched but I’m not afraid.

「Are you awake?」

Eh?

It can talk?

What is this creature with rock-like body and one eye?

It doesn’t look that big.

「Areh? One eye, why are you here?」

This voice, this is the voice I heard when I was wrapped with something warm.

Who’s talking?

I can’t move so I can only move my eyes.

However, where am I?

「Areh? Are you awake?」

「He woke up a little while ago. I was about to report it to your lordship.」

「Oh, thanks for that.」

「Ehhhh, was I useful?」

「Of course. You’re a good boy.」

This place is warm.

There’s some kind of nice breeze.

「Are you okay?」

I feel a little fear in my hand as he gently touches me and I squeeze my eyes shut.

My body may have shaken a little.

As I will be in pain and scared, I felt a soft, gentle pat on my head.

「…………」

The pain that should have run through my body did not come.

I gently opened my eyes and saw a man.

As I stared at him, I felt a gentle, warm breeze envelop me.

「You’re awake. That’s great. Good morning.」

My vision became cloudy as I looked at the person in front of me who was smiling gently.

「You can cry. You did well.」