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Huh?

Something felt off. It wasn’t a feeling nor intuition. Everything simply felt uncanny.

The weight of his body. The glasses that lay on his nose. The darkly lit room. Trash. Trash everywhere. The scent of beer. This miserably familiar scenery. EVERYTHING.

“Huh?”

“Why am I back here?”

“No, wait, this can’t be right! I was finally able to resolve the issue with Sylphie! I was finally marrying Roxy!!”

“WHY? WHYY?? THIS CAN’T BE RIGHT!”

“SO WHY AM I BACK HERE??!!”

The man’s voice grew weak. It’s as if he knew all along. I mean, who could blame him? Suddenly transporting to a different world? Given a new beginning at life? Marrying two beautiful girls? It all sounded surreal.

Deep down he knew that it was all an illusion. A long dream that he’s finally finally awakened from.

“Someone tell me…”

“What’s the point of everything?”

“Just what did I work so hard for in all those years…?”

Silence filled the air. It was the only comforting thing in his situation. He didn’t know how to process his thoughts in situations like these. 17 years just suddenly gone like that? Where does OM even start?

Suddenly, a memory flashed in his head.

A traumatic experience that he’s buried deep inside.

He could still feel it vividly.

His near death experience—

Rudeus jolts awake from his sleep. He’s returned to his body, or should he say he’s awakened from a nightmare? Honestly, he did not care. This felt like his reality. The only reality that he will accept.

Rudeus gets up from his spot, a wave of relief washing down his body.

He turns to open the… window? But there’s no window. No house. No Sylphie nor Roxy. Not Norn. Not Aisha. Everything that consists of a loving household is simply not there. He was outside. All alone and sleeping in a dirt path.

He was forced to start from zero.

Is this… another teleportation incident?