I open my eyes. A spear is pointed at me, it's golden glimmer shimmers in the sun as I look up, frozen in the presence of its sharpness.
Holding the spear is a girl with short, wavy blond hair. She grips the spear in a way that makes me think she is not ready for battle, but she has an anger in her eyes nonetheless. Her hands look worn, her face appears tired. But I don't move, because she appears on edge and I don't want to make any sudden movements which could lead to a spear being plunged into my chest.
"Tell me the truth" she said, her eyes narrowing on me fiercely. "Where's my brother."
"I—I don't know, if I did I would have told you" I said.
"If you try anything, just know that I know how to use this spear and 'm not afraid of using it" She said.
Her voice was harsh, and I knew she wasn't playing around. She inched it closer until it was barely pricking my chest. "I don't know what I did to you," I said. I didn't move a muscle, I didn't blink. I was holding my breath. She looked like a scared little girl as the spear shook in her hand. This was not a good situation to be in; she was unstable, and I was her target of anger.
I took this time to grab the spear , now I had the upperhand—I didn't want to point the spear at this girl like she had threatned me, I kept it close, looking back at the girl,she looked more shooken than me, something about her that innocent look, makes me wanna help her in anyway possible, She reminds me of my little sister in some ways and so maybe that's why I feel this way.
"DO it, go ahead then—put me out of my misery" She said.
"No, it's not gonna be that easy, life isn't that easy—is it" I said.
"Why were you trying to kill me?" I asked looking intently at the girl who's wavy hair then now looks like disheveled twirls of hair.
"Are you going to answer or are you just going to sit there and look sorry for yourself" I siad.
I took a moment and stepped back, maybe I shouldn't have said that, that sounds kinda harsh—I hope she doesn';t run away or nothing then I'll have no answers—of this place, the people and where am I"
She looked back up at me, there was not a frown but there wasn't a smile, she looked like one of those porcelain dolls that had that sorta expression on their face.
"DO you always greet someone new by pointing a sharp spear at them?" I half-heartily joked.
"Not always" She said, pausing, "Just maybe you"
"I came all the way here to find you and now I failed, and if you're not going to give me back my brother at least let me know if he's still alive, please that's all I ask" SHe said.
"The truth is maybe this was fate" I said, almost regretting speaking those words.
"Fate, you mean a cruel fate?>" She asked.
"No, not that kinda fate, if you listen to me I'll tell you what I know, but you have to be willing to accept what you hear no matter what it is, got it?" I asked her.
She didn't take long to think about it and nodded her head, "Mhmm, tell me" She said.
"There's a way I can help you, but you won't like it" I said.
"Is he alive?" She asked impatiently.
"I can't tell you that, but I can tell you I'll come along and help you find him" I said.
"I'd rather run away then have you trick me to going somewhere with you" SHe said.
"I own't let you run away, you're going to tlel me what happened and why we're in the middle of nowhere and you're trying to kill me and I don't even know who you are" I said.
"YOu're the one who kidnpaped him," her voiced raised in volume and her fists balled up as she stood back up" do you really think I'm stupid?"
"LIke I would give you more information" she looked away then pointed directly at me, "Who do you take me for?"
"Where I come from a greeting of hello suffices" I said.
"Where I come from people don't kidnap a good man who did nothing wrong" She said.
"I don't even know where I am or how I even got here" I said.
"I don't believe anything you're telling me, I was told you're good at lying and it seems like they were right" She said.
"So if I wasn't telling the truth, tell me who am I?" I asked.
"I have nothing to hide" I said.
"You have everything to hide, you're the most dangerous rogue this land has ever seen" She said.
"I don't believe you have amnesia" She said.
"Then again, you only give you're name when you're going to kill someone, is something that everyone has said, and is why your wanted poster has no name, just a face" She said.
"Huh, that's news to me" I said scratching y head.
"I don't come from here," I said.
""You don't come from Alderon, I know that already" She said.
"You do?" I asked.
"You come from Zellaria, at least is what I've been told, isn't that right?" She asked.
"Zellaria? Huh-umm, no actually I come from Tokyo"
This almost feels like a strange dream...
""NO matter how much you lie I'm not going to believe you" She said.
"You may have fooled others in the past but you're not going to be fooling me" She said.
"You haven't told me your name" I said.
"Hmphm, why should I give my name to someone who kidnapped my brother in the first place?"
"Because it's the honourable thing to do" I said.
"ANd what do you know about honour?"
"I know enough from video games that a night values honour above all else" I said.
"Video games? I don't know what you speak of" She said.
"FIne, I'll tell you my name, Yume Kawasaki", that is my name" She said.
"So you said this place is called, Alderon?" I asked.
""Yes, it is" She said she said with slight annoyance.
I must've died after I went off the high dive of that pool, it was a stupid thing to do at the time knowing I'm not that good at swimming.
And then reborn into the rpg-like world.
And these clothes, a cloak of shrouds it's called-white and black tattered cloak, black flame boots, and the crimson cross.
All these items are all S-Class rare.
"Can you answer a question for me?" I asked.
"Does magic exist here?" I asked.
"Magic's everywhere, take a look around and you'll see" She said.
"I never dreamed to see the day when magic is real" I said.
"What are you talking about, man you're strange, but I won't let your lies change how I feel about finding my brother" Yume said.
"I'm just happy I found you like this, saves me the trouble looking everywhere for you" She said.
Damn, I didn't bring anything back with me, wait my phone it's in my pocket.
I took it out and immediately Yume pointed her spear back at me.
"Put the weapon down" She said.
Looks like only the camera works and the video as well.
I quickly take a selfie and the flash goes off,
"What kind of magic is this, so bright" She said.
"See it's a picture of you , and me"
"Y-you could of ran away, but you didn't?" She said.
"See? I got nothing to hide, so I don't need to run away form you" I said.
"What kinda place is Alderon like?" I asked/
"Well, it's full of tall trees, green grass, paved roads leading to the city, it's the nicest place to live compared to any other kingdom, the princess rules in absence of her father and mother kindly" SHe said.
"Why am I telling you this? You just want to destroy all that" She said.
"Actually I come form a land where peace is something that is hard to find" I said/
"And I know you won't believe me, but I"ll do whatever I can to show you I'm not the man you think I am" I said.
"You're going to tell me where my brother is" She said-"That's all I want to here from you"
"By the looks of it, if I wanted to kill you right now I could" I said.
"THe armour rating of my cloak of shrouds would make your gilden spear nothing but an idle threat" I said.
"I'll tell you and keep reminding you, I'm not from ALderon, I"m from Tokyo, Japan"
"I guess you're right, if you wanted to kill me you could but that's why I went to find you even if it was against the princesses wishes" She said.
"You don't understand-my brother is the only family I have left" Yume said with tears about to fall she wiped them off with her sleeve-"And you can't take that away from me! Not when he's all I have left" She said.
"I understand, it must be how my family is feeling right now, about me" I said.
"What do you mean?" She asked.
"OH, it's nothing," I said with a smile.
"You're a terrible liar, you know that right?" She said.
"I suppose we should get moving" She said.
"There's no point trying to threaten me with that spear now, you should put it down, I can walk on my own without it" I said.
"Where are we heading?" I asked.
"I can't tell you" Said Yume.
"LIke a secret?" I asked.
"No, but I don't want you to know where you're going" She said.
Rocks were faceted throughout this place, with mounting green hills and the greenest of grass.
"I followed her along as we finally started passing by ordinary people, we reached a bridge where men rode on dragons which bodies where set on fire through several of the three bridges that connected into a cross at the middle.
"Everyone looked into fear when they seen my face, to afraid to question what she was doing in the company of mme.
It seemed this unnamed rogue has garnered quite the fearful reputation.
The bridge went on an on with people maintaining their uttermost distance between them and myself.
"Tell me more about yourself" I said as I caught up closer to Yume.
She was wearing partial armour, fancy looking while not too ornate, what armour designs there was it was roses, thorns and dragons encircling the plate mail.
"I don't have to tell anything to someone like you" She said.
"NOt even a little?-come on you're boring me to death here" I said.
"Good, I wish that was the case, except then I wouldn't know where my brother is" SHe sighed as we reached the end of the bridge buildings came forth out of the blur.
Tall, magnificent buildings in the background and in the foreground even then, you couldn't call it modest.
Flags were strung up like lanterns across the walk ways in between buildings.
"We've reached it, the city of Dragaan" She said.
"Didn't you tell me you were supposed to keep me in the dark about where we're going?" I asked.
"I-I did that on purpose, and since we're already here, there's no point hiding the destination" Said Yume.
Flowers were decorated on the edges of the buildings, some buildings were shaped liked octagons, while others came in all sorts of shapes, the architecture is amazing.
"How old is this city?" I asked while leaning myself on a wall, I looked everywhere and it was quite the city to see.
"Watch out, those are traveling stones" Said YUme.
One second later and the stones began to separate and a girl and a boy walked out from the brick.
"Ah, thanks" I said.
"SO how old is this place?" I asked.
"2300 years old" YUme said.
"The city of Dragaan huh, I never would've guessed it'd be called that" I said.
So many dragons everywhere on everything, in the statues, carved into the buildings yeah this was the city of Dragaan right.
"This is just the main city, you should hide your face with that cloak of yours-you're attracting unnecessary attention to yourself" She said.
"Aye aye, captain" I said following her orders and pulling up the shrouded cloak.
She was displeased at that statement but we kept going along.
As we went further past the city square and marketplace, elaborate decorations of brick were everywhere, "This way" Said Yume.
"Everyone's so happy" I said in awe.
"All thanks to princess Ayumi" She said.
"But people like you are threatening the peace of this great Kingdom" She said.
"You will have to speak to the princess herself" Said YUme.
This way to the royal gardens," She said.
"I'm going to tie this blindfold around your head only so you don't know the secret location to the secret entrance" Said Yume.
"Fine, if you insist" I said.
I walked for a while till I had the blindfold off and I could rest myself on the banister of the stairs.
"Princess!" Said Yume.
"There you are, I found him" Said Yume.
"Is this really him? Are you sure Yume?" She asked.
The princess had a doll like appearance, a pink blush to her face, twin tails and a bandana which both complimented her brown hair colour and her red eyes.
"He says he's not the guy but look at the wanted poster! It';s identicle.
"You're right, this looks just like me" I said.
"So you admit your guilt then?" She asked.
"NO, not at all, I'm not the guy you're looking for" I said.
"He also claims he's from another world" Said Yume.
"They did say he's good at lying and making up stories so I wonder if this is tone of these cases" Said the princess.
"Let me come with you and I'll help you find this guy who kidnapped your brother" I said.
"Maybe he's telling the truth..." Said Ayumi.
"Don't let him fool you princess Ayumi" She said as she drew out her arm in front of her.
"YOu can choose to belive me if you want-but that doesn't change that I am telling the truth" I said.
"Then why're you dressed in such rare clothing?" The princess has asked.
"I was reborn into this world like this-I can't really explain it myself"
I looked around the place to find out the chandeliers were spider webs holding some sort of crystal that shined effervescently.
"Reborn?" She looked perplexed.
"Man, things here sure are different" I said as I went to scratch my head.
"We can't get rid of him, if he really is the man we're looking for he needs to stay alive" Said princess.
"Princess you know how dangerous he is" Said Yume.
"Please be careful" She said.
"I may look like a princess, Yume but that doesn't mean I don't know how to fight, princesses can fight too, Yume" Said Ayumi.
"Wait a minute, this Ayumi girl looks just like my childhood friend Karin.
I wonder if she's some kind of ancestor to her...hmm.
"WIf he has amnesia, why does he remember things for another world?" She asked.
"I'm going to come along with you two if you can prove to me you're not the man we're looking for" Said the princess.
What exactly could show that I am not that terrible rogue guy...hmm... oh that's it!
Check my equipment quality and then its level, I have on me S-Rare equipment but with level 1" I said.
"He's right, he can't be that rogue and there's no way to degrade levels" Said princess Ayumi.
"And I thought we had him!" Said Yume.
"Wait, you're coming with us? You need to stay and hold down the Kingdom" Said YUme.
"I'm letting my royal guard Scarla to rule and make decisions in my place, surely you have no right to object, Yume" Said Ayumi.
"I can';t be fighting in this dress" " Said the princess as she changed into something more battle ready and fashionable with goad and silver .
She skipped down the stairs, she had an impressive assortment of equipment but nothing as rare as the equipment I was wearing.
"What do you think about my equipment?" Asked the princess.
"Their quality isn't what I thought a princess would have" I said.
"That's because rather than get things like equipment handed to me I chose to find my equipment on my own means" Said Ayumi.
"We won't leave today as it's getting late and I'd rather travel early day" Said princess Ayumi.
"I was worried about you when I heard you went off to find the man who kidnapped your brother"
The princess then slapped her lightly in the face-don't do anything so stupid ever again, at least not without your best friend, okay?" Said Ayumi.
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