CH 79.4

Dropped Into Another World Extra2

Chapter 2

I have woken up several times since then.

Each time I woke up, those little guys called “one eye” were by my side.

When they notice that I’m awake, they’ll wave their hands to me or put their hands on my face.

For some reason, I’m happy.

Maybe it was because I had been alone in the dark for so long.

I don’t know where I am and I don’t know what will happen to me but I’m happy.

Little by little, I began to be able to move my body.

First, I could only move my hands, then my shoulders.

When I tried to raise my body, two one eyes helped me.

It was at this point that I realized that I was lying on a neatly arranged bed.

I looked around me and saw a strange space.

It’s a bright room, completely different from that dark, scary room.

However, it is also different from the hospital I know of.

「………..?」

『Where am I?』I thought I had said that out loud.

And yet, I wasn’t able to hear my voice.

I tried it again but my mouth only flapped repeatedly.

And all I heard was a hissing sound.

I got scared and clenched my hand tightly.

「Are you okay? His lordship is on his way.」

「Are you hurting somewhere?」

The two one eyes squeeze my hand from both sides.

I thought they were like rock but I was surprised that they were conscious.

And they really were rocks.

They feel ragged and cold yet warm.

「It’s good that you can get up now. Hnn? What’s wrong? Do you feel anything?」

A man came and I was wrapped in a warm breeze.

I wanted to talk.

But I couldn’t.

I tried to move my mouth but all I could do was hiss air out.

「Could it be that you have lost your voice?」

I nodded at the man’s question.

「I see. Let me check your body for a second.」

The man gently places his hand on my head.

Then, I felt something pass through my body softly.

「Hmmm. Nothing seems to be wrong. So I guess it’s psychological.」

I’m not sure but it sounds like he found the cause.

What’s going to happen to me?

Since he found out that I can’t speak, am I going to be discarded?

I stare at the man.

「Even if you can’t talk, there are many ways for you to express your feelings. Almost everyone here has done that for me before. That caused them to mistook me for a perfect being but, yeah, don’t mind it.」

What do you mean?

What do you mean by mistook?

In any case, it looks like he won’t discard me yet.

「Your heart needs to be healed but there’s no need to rush. Once you are healed, you’ll be able to talk again. Even I was in a state where I wasn’t able to communicate with anyone for a year.」

You weren’t able to speak too?

Is that what you mean by not being able to communicate?

Then, you are not going to discard me?

I grip the man’s hand firmly.

「Hnn? Is something worrying you?」

「Is he awake?」

「Your lordship, I heard he was awake.」

「Hey, don’t pressure him too much. Calm down, you guys!」

What?

I looked in the direction where the man came from but I wasn’t able to see anyone.

I look at the man curiously and see that he’s looking up.

I looked up too and in an instant, I was drained of all my blood.

Big spiders were on the ceiling.

Scary.

I cajoled the man’s hand that I was gripping and put more strength into it.

Could I be their food?

「Hnn? Ah, it’s okay. They’re friends.」

Am I going to be killed?

This place is scary too after all!

「It’s okay.」

My arms are pulled and I am hugged tightly.

Then, I feel a gentle pat on my back in a steady phase.

「I’m sorry for scaring you. They are my companions. Don’t worry, they won’t do anything to you.」

「I’m sorry for scaring you. I heard you were awake so we wanted to check on you. We were all worried about you.」

「Don’t be so scared.」

「Don’t be scared. Let’s play together when you get better.」

The spiders are hanging from the ceiling.

Frankly speaking, I’m scared.

However, looking at them closely, my fear fades away.

As I’m wondering why, I notice that the spiders have kind eyes.

They are scary because they are big spiders but their eyes are not scary.

They are mysterious beings.

「They are spiderlings.」

Spiderlings?

Why do they have “lings” on them?

Are you saying they are still children?

「Hnn? What’s wrong?」

Well, how can I say it?

I point to the spiders and try to tell him how big they are by spreading my hands.

「Ah, their size?」

He got the message!

I nodded many times.

How can I tell him next?

Let’s see, “lings” means they are still “children”, right? How do I say that?

「Are you asking about their size? Yes, parent spiders are gigantic. Some of the parent spiders are more than five times bigger than a spiderling. When you get better, you can ride them and go for a walk in the forest.」

Parent spider?

So, it really means they are still children?

Also, five times bigger?

That big?

「Areh? I don’t know what’s you’re trying to ask but, did I answer your question?」

I nod many times.

「Well, good.」

I look at the spiderlings.

They are playing around in the ceiling.

Yeah, not scary.

「Hmm, it’s really hard to communicate with gestures as expected! How about we communicate heart to heart?」

Heart to heart?

「What’s wrong? Don’t you understand what heart to heart means? It should be….communicating by thinking what’s in your heart. Areh? Is my description wrong? Anyway, it’s heart to heart. Yeah, it will be fine.」

Communicate by thinking?

Then, even if I can’t speak, does that mean he’ll be able to get what I’m trying to say?

「Can I cast a spell?」

Magic?

You’re going to use magic on me?

Honestly speaking, I’m scared.

However, it is indeed troublesome if I can’t get my point across.

「Your lordship, didn’t you just cast a spell on him earlier?」

That’s right.

He casted a spell on me earlier to check my body.

「Earlier? That was just magic passing through one’s body. That can’t be considered as a spell.」

「Is that so?」

So, it will be a bit different from that magic earlier?

I nodded and squeezed his hand.

I hope it doesn’t hurt.

「Then, here I go. Let’s see, try to imagine a string phone….okay! Heart to heart!」

I felt something come from the man toward me.

I wonder if this is magic.

Earlier, it just passed through my body. This one is coming into my body.

Scary!

「Areh?」

At the sound of the man’s puzzled voice, I opened my tightly closed eyelids.

「Ehto, can you think of something and try to tell me about it?」

Think of something and tell you?

『Thank you』

Get the message, get the message.

How is it?

When I look at him, the man is tilting his head.

「It looks like I failed.」

Eh, failed.

It’s my fault.

I should have tried better. This time, I shut my eyes harder and think harder.

I felt a warm heat inside my head.

When I opened my closed eyelids, I saw the man with a gentle smile.

「I’m sorry, I seem to have made a mistake. When I cast a spell earlier, I didn’t feel any response.」

It was the man’s fault?

Not me?

「It’s not your fault. Don’t be so tearful.」

「Are you okay? Are you hurting anywhere?」

「If there’s anything we can do, let us know. We’ll help you!」

The spiderlings that are hanging on the ceiling look at me with concern.

The one eyes stare at me too, looking worried.

My vision blurs.

「「「Ah」」」

I don’t know what it is but I can feel everyone’s panic.

However, I wonder why.

I can’t see clearly because everything’s blurred.

Are my eyes getting worse?

「You did your best. It’s okay. Cry all you want.」

Ah, yeah, I’m crying.

The man hugged me a little tighter.

Tears pour out more and more.

I felt a slight chill on my back.

It must be the one eyes.

My breathing becomes heavier given how long I’ve been crying.

「Take your time. Take a deep breath. Breathe in, breathe out. In, out.」

I followed the instructions and repeatedly breathed deeply.

After a while, I felt my consciousness fade away.

「Rest easy. When you wake up, I’ll introduce you to my companions. They are a bit unique but they are all very kind.」

I have friends.

I look forward to meeting them.