I was standing in front of my little brother's grave, and I didn't say anything, just stared into his grave

  I was carrying a small backpack, where all my clothes for the next few days were stuffed inside

  I then took a deep breath before exhaling, trying to calm myself down before speaking

  "Hey. . . I will not be able to visit you for a while. . . My friend is at Aloren, and so I need to go there "

  ". . . "

  ". . . Don't worry, Mom and Dad said that I could go there, they just asked me to take care of myself "

  ". . . "

  "This might be too much for me to ask, but could you ask the constellations above to. . . Let everything go smoothly? "

  I didn't get any answer, but there's a soft wind that brushes past me, as if he heard me

  ". . . Thank you "

  "You should not be too worried, you know? " A familiar voice suddenly spoke beside me

  "---! Tch. . . Syed. . . "

  "What? "

  "You should stop doing that "

  "Doing what? "

  "Stop talking beside someone too suddenly! You didn't even say 'hi' or 'hello' at all! "

  "Not my fault you easily startled, look at Dani. He's casual about it. And don't scream at a graveyard, it's disrespectful "

  "Huff. . . I swear, you can either be the best therapist like Dani or make someone extremely mad "

  "Haha, part of my blessings "

  "What kind of-! You know what, never mind. . . At this point, I'm convinced you have blessings for everything "

  "But as I said, you don't need to worry. You have me after all " He said, smiling softly

  His reassurance makes my lips curve up a little, easing my mind a little bit

  ". . . Yeah, you're right. So, how should we go there? "

  "I was thinking we could go there by running, I could teleport both of us there or we could just get into an airplane "

  ". . . Airplane? Why? "

  "To save our energy. Also to support our country's economy "

  ". . . Heh, that's almost a good joke, not gonna lie "

  "Haha, glad it boosts your mood "

  He then handed me a small golden nameplate, with his name on it

  "Err. . . What's this? " I asked him

  ". . . Nameplate? "

  "You know what I mean "

  "Haha, well, this is basically a free pass, showed this to the border patrol there and they will immediately let you pass, without question "

  "Oh. . . But why? Didn't you with me? "

  "Just in case, take it "

  I then took it carefully before stuffing it inside my pocket

  "That's a nice nameplate, not gonna lie " An unfamiliar voice was heard behind me before I quickly turned my head over

  He was standing there, wearing a black coat with his hands both inside the coat pockets

  However, one thing is certain, I couldn't see his face. Just total darkness

  Who. . . The fuck. . . Is that. . .

  I couldn't move my legs, frozen out of fear of that uncanny being in front of me

  Is that. . . Is that 'him'. . . That they always mentioned. . .?

  As I stared into his face, my mind couldn't think of anything else, except for the horror that kept my thoughts spiraling

  Suddenly, someone patted my shoulder which made me feel that I was being pulled back to reality

  "Wha-. . . What. . . "

  "Keep yourself together " I heard Syed whisper in my ear

  He then gently pulled me onto his back with a steady hand, as if whatever horror in front of his eyes didn't even budge him even a little

  "Well, hello there-"

  "Shut up " Syed cut the entity words coldly

  "S-Syed. . . "

  Before I could finish my sentence, he turned his head slightly to me, and a small smile curved up on his lips

  "Sorry, Adam. Seems like I can't accompany you this time "

  He then touched my chest, and I could feel a warm energy around my surroundings

  As if he were about to teleport me somewhere

  "Find Dani and take care of him, ok? "

  That's the last words I heard from him before I noticed yellow and white particles slowly filling my surroundings, which lifted me slowly

  "Syed-! "

  The last thing I saw was him dash towards the entity, before the yellow and white particles filled my view completely

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  I was at their house after the mother nudged my sleeve to follow them back home

  The mother then smiled softly at me before inviting me to their house

  "Pl??sh?, sh?r. H?z? ? sh??t "

  ("Please, sir. Have a seat ")

  . . . It's better to accept their invitation, or I might seem rude

  After all, there's no need for me to doubt them after what I saw before

  I then nodded my head slightly before calmly walking to the couch and making myself comfortable, before I noticed the mother went to the kitchen

  . . . Alright, back to the first objective. I should focus on how I'm going to survive here first before doing anything else

  I need to be fluent in their language, if I want to avoid any miscommunication, I'd better learn how to speak properly

  Then, I navigate around-

  As my mind wandered around, the boy who had a seat in front of me talked to me timidly

  ". . . Thank you, sir " I heard the boy say to me in my language

  I then instantly turned my focus to him, a little bit surprised that he could speak fluently

  "Oh, you know my language? " I said to him calmly

  "I-I. . . I use translation magic. . . And I guess that you're not from here. . . "

  Huh, wish I could learn that magic rather than needing to learn the language from scratch

  ". . . Yes, I'm a foreigner from Eloimas. Guess my speaking is that bad, huh? "

  "Err. . . Just a little bit. . . I heard worse "

  ". . . What's your name? "

  ". . . Henrik "

  "Hmm, nice name. So how do you guess my language anyway? "

  "Err. . . The way you speak sounds somewhat similar. . . So I just take a guess "

  As I thought, he must have guessed that. But I must say, he's kinda smart to guess it just from the way I sound

  ". . . Sir-"

  "Please don't call me 'sir', I'm not even past 20 yet "

  "W-Wait. . . You're not?! H-How old are you?! "

  "17. About to reach 18 soon "

  "17. . . You are just 2 years older than me. . . " He whispered to himself softly before he fell slumped on the couch

  "Surprise, surprise. Plot twist of the day, don't you think? Anyway, just call me Dani " I said calmly

  Just then, his mother approached us, carrying a tray of tea with a soft smile on her face

  "Sh?rrye ph?r th? wy??t. Th? t?? t?khesh t?m? t? vr?wy "

  ("Sorry for the wait. The tea takes time to brew ")

  "T. . . Thaenkh. . . Yeou. . . " I said calmly before pouring myself a cup of tea

  Hmm, I'm getting there with the basic speaking, just need to refine it more

  As I sipped the tea, I took a glance around the living room and noticed how solemn the surroundings were

  My eyes then landed on the family photos for a second and I noticed a photo of a male figure beside it

  That must be the father. . .

  They placed his picture next to their family photo, as if trying to keep him in their memories. . .

  So he's dead huh? No wonder I didn't see any other males around here

  She then sat beside her son before asking me a question softly

  "?ph ye?? dh?nt m?ndh m? ?shkh?ng, wyh?t'sh ye??r n?m? sh?r? "

  ("If you don't mind me asking, what's your name sir? ")

  . . . It's easy to understand what they were trying to say after you hear the way they're talking a few times over

  . . . However, the part of speaking was a different story

  "Hey, Henrik "

  "Y-Yes? "

  "Translate what I said to your mom will you? "

  "Sure "

  "You can just call me Dani, miss "

  She then tilted her head slightly, as she didn't understand what I was saying before her son translated it to her

  "H? sh??dh ye?? k?n zh?sht k?ll h?m Dh?n?, M?m "

  ("He said you can just call him Dani, Mom ")

  "?h, ?-?sh h? ? ph?r??gn?r??! "

  ("Eh, i-is he a foreigner??! ")

  " Ye??h "

  ("Yeah ")

  "?hhh???!! H-H?n, pl??sh? sh?ye th?t ?'m sh?rrye! ? dh?dhn't khn?wy-"

  ("Ehhh???!! H-Hen, please say that I'm sorry! I didn't know-")

  "Actually, I understand what you're saying, Miss "

  "H? sh??dh h? ?dh?rsht?ndhsh ye?? wy?ll, M?m. Sh? z?sht shp??kh l?kh? ?sh??l "

  ("He said he understands you well, Mom. So just speak like usual ")

  "R-R??llye? "

  ("R-Really? ")

  "Ye?h, M?m. G? ?n ?ndh shp??kh "

  ("Yeah, Mom. Go on and speak ")

  "?-?kay. Ehem---Dh?n?, ? wy??ldh l?kh? t? ?shkh ?ph th?r?'sh ?nyeth?ng th?t wy? k?n dh? t? r?p?ye ye??? "

  ("O-Okay. Ehem---Dani, I would like to ask if there's anything that we can do to repay you? ")

  . . . Repay me huh?

  "Why? "

  ". . . H? ?shkh?dh ye?? wyhye, M?m "

  (". . . He asked you why, Mom ")

  She then fell silent for a while, before leaning her son's head to her shoulder, her voice cracking slightly and her eyes starting to tear up a little

  "? ?nlye h?z? mye sh?n l?pht. ?ndh ?ph ?t wy?shn't ph?r ye?? h?lp?ng ?sh. . . ? dh?nt't khn?wy wyh?t th?ye wy??ldh dh? t? h?m "

  ("I only have my son left. And if it wasn't for you helping us. . . I don't know what they would do to him ")

  . . . Usually, I will refuse. It makes me uncomfortable to depend on someone's help

  But, in this case. . . I have nothing on me, not even any spare money

  Also. . .

  I then looked at both of them. His mother wiped her tears while her son gave her a small smile, trying to calm her down

  "M?m, ?'m ph?n?. Dh?n't krye ?n phr?nt ?f ??r g??sht "

  ("Mom, I'm fine. Don't cry in front of our guest ")

  "S-Sh?rrye, H?n. ?'m z?sht shk?r?dh ?ph ?nyeth?ng h?pp?n?ng t? ye?? "

  ("S-Sorry, Hen. I'm just scared of anything happening to you ")

  . . . It will be disrespectful for me to refuse

  "Miss? "

  "M?m, h?'sh k?ll?ng ph?r ye?? "

  ("Mom, he's calling for you ")

  "Ye-Ye?sh, Dh?n?? "

  ("Y-Yes, Dani? ")

  ". . . Can I stay here for a while? "

  "H? sh??dh th?t h? wy?ntsh t? sht?ye h?r? ph?r ? wyh?l? "

  ("He said that he wants to stay here for a while ")

  "?-?h, ?vsh?l?t?lye! ?'ll kl??n th? g??sht r??m ph?r ? v?t. H?n, pl??sh? t?k? k?r? ?ph ??r g??sht, ?kh?ye? "

  ("O-Oh, absolutely! I'll clean the guest room for a bit. Hen, please take care of our guest, okay? ")

  "?lr?ght M?m "

  ("Alright Mom ")

  As I watched his mother walk upstairs, he then sat down beside me before deciding to ask me in an awkward tone

  "S-So. . . Erm. . . Dani. . . "

  "You want to ask how I arrived here, aren't you? "

  "H-How the hell did you know?! "

  "Random guess. Usually, that's the first question people ask a stranger. So am I right? "

  "Y-Yeah. . . So, how do you get here? "

  ". . . I'm actually a victim of bad luck "

  "A victim? "

  "Hmm, you know that Eloimas is the wildest country, right? "

  "I. . . I heard on the news there's a dragon that attacked one of the cities there just because it was hungry once "

  "Yeah, it's true. I'm one of the survivors "

  "W-Wait, you are?! How did you even survive a fucking dragon?! "

  "Long story. So, I'm here because I got teleported "

  "Teleported? "

  "Yeah, I don't even know how the hell it happened. I just know that I'm here all of a sudden "

  "I. . . See "

  "What? You didn't believe me? "

  "I mean. . . With how wild your country is, it sounds believable at this point "

  . . . Well, technically I didn't lie, I was just making him believe in a layered truth

  Give him the truth first then a reasonable lie, so he would believe it without suspicion

  I mean, if I told him that a fucking entity teleported me here, he wouldn't believe me. Or worse, he will start to suspect me

  ". . . Why did you help us earlier, Dani? " He suddenly asked me

  "Huh? "

  ". . . You're a foreigner, and you didn't even know us. . . So, why? "

  . . . To be honest, I don't know

  It's just like when I decided to help that little girl before. I did it because. . . Just because

  "It's a gamble, actually. I did that so I could get some help for the return. And my gamble work " I lied calmly

  "I. . . I see. . . "

  ". . . I hope you understand that I wasn't entirely a good person "

  He then went silent for a moment before letting out a small laugh

  "Haha. . . Don't worry, if I were you, I probably demanded something as well. . . The fact that you just want a place to stay is actually pretty modest of you "

  I then let the silence fill the surroundings for a while before I decided to ask him

  "So, mind telling me why you got caught earlier? "

  He then looked down at the floor, clenching both his hands

  ". . . My father was a protester. . . So, they thought that all of us are part of it "

  "I see. . . "

  He then gritted his teeth before slamming his fist on his thigh, trying his hardest not to burst into anger as he didn't want to worry her mother

  Sudden anger, means his trauma got triggered

  . . . That means they must have killed his father, huh?

  I then tapped his shoulder a few times, but I didn't say anything for a while, just letting the anger subside by itself

  I believe that in this moment, what he needs the most is just silence. And the fact that someone is here besides him

  ". . . Sorry, I didn't mean to let out my anger just like that "

  "I'm sorry for your loss "

  ". . . "

  "Honestly, your father is a great man "

  He then instantly turned his head and looked at me, as he was surprised I would say that

  ". . . You. . . You sure? "

  "I see what those officers did to you and your mother, and from that alone, I could tell that the government here is corrupted as fuck. So, I said that your father did the right thing "

  ". . . Thanks. . . That means a lot "

  "No need to thank me, I'm just saying the fact that I saw. Also, you can be angry, it just means you love your father "

  His lips then curved up to a small smile, before I calmly interrupted his moment

  "As much as I like to see you calm down, I need to know why there are protesters here "

  "R-Right. . . So, as you guessed earlier, the government here is corrupted as hell "

  "Figure. But how corrupted are we talking about? "

  ". . . A murderer only got 2 years in prison while someone who stole only as much as a chicken got 7 years in prison. All because the murderer is a minister's son "

  . . . What a pathetic country this is

  "There's also another reason right? "

  "Hmm " He nodded his head slightly

  "Let me guess, they also protest because of the heroes system "

  "Yeah, most of the heroes here are arrogant, sometimes break the laws all they want. But most of the people here are too blind to realize that "

  Just like that fucking Frost Diamond, huh. . .?

  . . . If what he said is true, I could gain their trust and work together with them. . . Great, that will be part of my plan

  . . . But, from what I heard, it seems like these heroes got a free pass to break the laws all they want, probably because they're rich enough to bribe anyone they want

  And the government didn't even care, which means most of the people there accepted the bribe. . . Fucking greedy pigs

  Henrik also said that most people didn't realize this, which means they must be so dumb, or the news altered some information to make the government look good

  . . . That means if I blatantly kill Frost Diamond, I will become not only a criminal, but also hated by the public

  And if they ever find out I was from another country, it will cause hatred between nations. The worst-case scenario is Aloren declaring war against Eloimas

  If that ever happened, another world war would happen, and my friends would never live peacefully ever again, all because of me killing that fucking guy

  . . . Damn it, this thing is much more complicated than I thought

  As I was deep in my thoughts, I was suddenly interrupted by Henrik's words

  "Also, there's another reason why they're protesting " He said

  ". . . Huh, I thought those two were the only reasons "

  "No, there's a third one. They're protesting because most people have gone missing "

  ". . . Missing? "

  "Well, most poor people to be exact "

  "Huh. . . The news didn't broadcast it? Or talking about it? "

  "They do. But the news said that the government had already taken them to a charity house "

  ". . . Sounds bullshit "

  "I know, but nobody had enough proof to prove it wrong. Even if they do, they don't have the balls to say it to the public "

  If what he said is true. . . Then my assumptions about the news might possibly be altered is correct

  Suddenly, we both heard the sound of something falling in the back of the house

  "What the-! "

  Just as Henrik was about to get up and check, I calmly put my hand on his shoulder before getting up.

  "Stay here. I'll go check "

  "A-Alright. . . "

  I then walked out of the house and walked to the sound source, before I noticed someone lying on the ground unconscious, carrying his backpack

  But, it wasn't just anyone

  The clothes, the back of his head, and even his body are someone I have known for years

  "Adam. . . "

  I then quickly rushed to him before turning his body and shaking him a bit

  "Oi, Adam. Wake up, you stupid " I said before lightly slapping him and checking his pulse

  Huff. . . Still alive, lucky me

  But. . . How the hell are you here. . .

  As I sense his surroundings, I can feel the same warmth as Syed's presence, although it is faint

  . . . Did Syed teleport you here?

  I then quickly carried him on my back before walking back to the house

  ". . . Guess you must have worried about me, huh? That's why you're here "

  "Huff. . . But now, I'm the one who's carrying you. So I must say that you totally failed at the role you were supposed to do "

  ". . . "

  "But still, thanks for the worry, idiot "