After that fantastic interaction, Miranda quickly leaves the house.
Well, what can I say about this unless the fact that I'm kind of hurt? My confidence that is and even my feelings... No, seriously, what kind of man wouldn’t have their pride/confidence shattered into pieces after getting a reaction like Miranda’s one? I don’t think I was that creepy (maybe a little bit?) and yet, after expressing my gratitude for what she did, she gave me that reaction! She stood there for a few moments, looking at the wardrobe and with both of her hands in front of her? I have no clue what she was doing with them since you know, she was not facing me! She was probably cleaning herself from my “disgusting” reaction or something like that…
“Whatever!”
Moving on! There is no point in me standing still getting depressed all because of what just happened. Yes, time to move on. Going to the bathroom then! I mean, I probably should check it out at the very least and to be honest, the same can be said about the rest of this small house. Alright, with that solid plan in mind I get moving towards the bathroom, a room that is to my left but first a step or so forward from where I am to somewhat close to the wardrobe. Once there I open the door and to my pleasant surprise, not only there is electricity here as I did turn on the light, it’s also extremely clean with a rather soft floral scent to it but one that really is pleasant.
“Hmm, I really enjoy this floral scent although, I have no clue what type of flower it might be from.”
After all, I’m no expert in this field so, no wonder I cannot figure it out. Anyway, the bathroom is rather small but, more than enough for me to be comfortable moving around and even to do all my needs if I want to. Yes, there is a shower, a toilet, a sink where I can brush my teeth for example, a small mirror above the sink and even a small cabinet with several objects inside of the drawers as for example, shower gel, soap and so on. Inside of one of the drawers, there is even a towel, one that is neatly folded but one that tells me that I can use it to clean myself after taking a nice, hot and long shower. Huh, they really did think of everything, didn’t they? However, this further means that I will indeed stay here for a rather long period of time rather than a short one. Argh, while what Miranda told me about the Shadow Calamity did calm my worried heart by quite a bit, my Heroic instincts are still shouting at me to get my beautiful Heroic rear bottom back to the real world so that I can take care of the Shadow Calamity. Dammit, I really can’t shake these feelings off. The Void Queen is powerful, I have no trouble believing that, with so much power in her hears there is no reason for why she couldn’t take care of the Shadow Calamity but until I physically see it, it seems I won’t be able to calm down.
“Sigh... Only time will tell if I’m making the best decision or not.”
Don’t get it wrong, I will save Kiana, I won’t go back on that. I just simply cannot stop my mind from thinking about what’s happening in the real world.
Alright, enough of this charade, let’s keep on exploring the rest of my new and temporary home. Leaving the bathroom, to my left there is the so-called wardrobe, one that is “stuck” into the wall. In front of me, there are a few cabinets with a window right in the middle of the wall. I do have to check the wardrobe but before that, these cabinets in front of me are filled with rather peculiar items. I mean, they really are that peculiar to the point it forces me to express myself out loud.
“What went through their mind when they did this?”
Yep, I do have a perplexed look on my face as I let this out to the world but this time around, to no one as I more than doubt someone is either watching me or listening to me (I hope not). Ahem, inside of the cabinets we have books. Nothing special on this part but the variety on them are rather interesting to say the very least. There are only six of them, three of them are from a novel, one that I have no clue what it is while the other three are diverse. One of them is from wild life, more so curiosities about it, other one is about monsters and the last one is a famous book, “The Hero that slayed the Dragon Lord”. Quite the famous story that quickly made its way to the top however, the author died before he was even able to start writing for the next entry of that series. It’s a shame as it was written quite well not only that, while the Hero did slay the dragon lord, the way the author ended, it more than left the door open for further stories. Ah, but I diverse. The novel one is titled, “Captain Bizarre Adventures”. What an odd name but it did get my interest, if I have time, I should read it. Moving on from this, inside of the other cabinets there are a few games inside of them and this is the part that confused me the most. As there is a small chessboard, a pack of cards, a checkerboard and a few other board games. But why did they bother with these games? All of them are for at least two players, not one…
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“Maybe they want to play with me? Nah! Really? Especially after Miranda's reaction? Yeah, sure, keep fooling yourself.”
I decent conclusion if I say it myself but one that both worries me and saddens me… Just how long will I stay here if they felt the need to add some form of entertainment? Are they afraid that I will be bored and therefore leave? Whatever, let’s just check the wardrobe. Yeah, moving on to the next target and smoothly at that. Nice one me. Well, I open the wardrobe and it's empty. Well, part of me was not expecting it or is it better to say that, I didn’t want it to be that way. But, why though? Actually, now that I’ve opened this drawer, there is something here… A few bed sheets, blankets if I’m cold and even another towel. Oh, wait a second, if I do take a shower, what type of clothes am I supposed to wear then? I mean, I can clean them up but until that point, I will be… You know… exposing myself to the world like a true caveman would. Or should I say man of culture that is mere moments from being arrested? Huh, I don’t know any creation magic or anything of that sort and to be honest, I’m more than embarrassed to ask The Void Queen to create some underwear for me to use as I wait for my usual clothes to dry... Awawa ?>w
“Sigh, the troubles of a man…”
Actually, I don’t think a woman would have any easier time but, moving on! Enough of my unnecessary yapping! I close the wardrobe and walk up to the “bedroom” and once again to my pleasant surprise, the floral scent is present here. It really smells nice but something tells me that, neither Miranda nor The Void Queen are the “culprits” as their scent is not like this one at all-ah crap, this sounds creepy… It’s not like I’m a dog sniffing them but, I can’t simply ignore it either. The bed is to my right, leaning towards the wall, two of them to be precise, the one further down and the one in the right as the bed is on the corner. This bed is a single bed, nothing special in that regard but, the blanket on top of it, it does look quite nice. In the wall in front of me, a few centimetres from the bed but without touching the left wall, there is a window there, one that starts at ground level and ends just a bit shy of the ceiling. Walking up to the window, the view I have from it is rather uneventful, disappointing me for a few moments as I eagerly look towards the outside. To my left, there is the lobby, the walls in this case and the “island” that the lobby is at top of it, while further down the horizon, I can only see the empty and vast sky. There are no islands in sight, no other buildings, monsters, hell, even the Crystal Whale is nowhere to be seen. It’s not like it will make any difference but, it would be quite nice to have a decent view. Anyway, I have no clue what time it is as either time here does not pass at all or, it does so quite slowly. Well, I’m actually wrong when I say that time does not pass, I think it’s more correct to say that, there is no day and night cycle.
“Hmm, since I haven’t unlocked any other areas, there is not much that I can do.”
Ah, now I understand why they bothered to add all of those board games and even books. To be honest, I’m not in the mood for any of them so, I might as well “rest my eyes” to pass the time. One of the perks of being an adventurer is the fact that you learn how-to sleep-in demand. Not because you want to but more so because you are forced to. I’m not going to go way too deep on the reasons for why this is the case as I do have the tendency to yap. For example, sleeping in the middle of a forest, one packed with monsters, not only is it dangerous, it’s also quite hard to do as well, you are wary of the threats out there. All of those sounds, the growls, the leaves dancing away with the soft breeze and all of that jazz, I believe anyone can imagine just how hard it’s to relax in a place like that but more so in a situation like that one. If there wasn’t any threat lurking in the shadows then, it wouldn’t be that hard to sleep inside of a forest. There are times where you can go without sleeping but if you are doing a quest that requires multiple days to complete, you are more than forced to sleep as otherwise, the consequences of not resting will be dire if not deadly. However, if you are in a party, all of this becomes easier as you will have a fellow party member by your side keeping things in check and if danger does arrive, he will warn you and the rest of the party, allowing all of you to act quickly and even in union. But when you are by yourself? Nah man, good luck not getting eaten alive. I’m exaggerating and not at the same time, with the skill Magic Sense active while you sleep, you can easily sense any type of magic signature that is getting closer to you and in the case that, it gets rather close to you and you really are in danger because of, the skill will send a signal and your body will naturally respond to it, forcing you to wake up in an instant. Though, now that I’m talking about this, I do remember a few times when that happened to me but in all of those occasions, it was while I had someone else with me… How did that happen?
And I’ve yapped for god knows how long… Let’s just get on the bed and relax.
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