"And then, they took credit for the whole damned thing! I didn’t feel like it was worth arguing over, so I let it slide, but it was still really frustrating!" Vented Celestia with a huff, as she munched on so berries.
"Yeah, sounds rough."
A couple of weeks had passed, and she was still here. And she was growing more talkative with each passing day, she’d completely let her guard down around at this point.
Has she forgotten that I’m a Monster? I haven’t told her anything about my past, and she hasn’t asked, so as far as she knows, I’m a Monster both inside and out.
I guess she’s been pretty starved for company, I doubt she’s ever had a chance to vent like this before. Based on everything she’s told , she had a pretty rough ti before this, most of the other Adventurers treating her like dirt, or ignoring her at best.
"Thanks for listening, sorry for ranting so much. It’s just, once I start, it’s hard to stop," She replied sheepishly, before holding out a handful of berries towards .
"It’s fine, don’t worry about it," I responded, as I took a couple of berries from her and tossed one up, catching it in my mouth.
"Oh, hey, can we continue that thing now? Uh, the ana...ani..."
"Ani? Yeah, sure," I nodded, before opening up the Entertainnt tab on my System.
My System is usually invisible to others, but it does have an option to turn it visible. A couple of days after she showed up here, I was gaming on my System, and it must have looked pretty weird to her, so she asked what I was doing.
Considering that this world has no concept of modern technology, naturally, she couldn’t quite wrap her head around my explanation of it. So, I figured it’d be easier to show than tell.
She was pretty stunned by it, understandably so. And once I demonstrated how it worked, she tried it for herself and got hooked pretty much right away.
Fortunately, I can open multiple screens of my System at the sa ti, so I don’t have to worry about her hogging it.
She got really into fighting gas, it seed like those were helping her let off so steam and relieve her built-up frustrations.
I also showed her so movies, shows and ani. And she really got into ani in particular, though she was puzzled by Japanese. This world’s language, both spoken and written, seems to be solely English, the sa as in my previous world.
Huh...actually, now that I think about it, it’s really weird that she hasn’t questioned any of this. She did ask about my System, I just told her that I got it when I beco a Unique Monster, and she didn’t really question it any further.
It’s known in this world that the Monsters co from another dinsion through the Dungeons, so maybe she just assud that this is entertainnt from the Monster realm or whatever?
"So, uh...I’ve been wondering, why haven’t you questioned, like, any of this?" I inquired, deciding to just blurt it out directly.
"Huh? What do you an?"
"Well, my System and everything in it, it shouldn’t make any sense in this world, but you’ve kinda just taken it in stride after your initial shock."
"Hm? I an, I was really curious at first, but then I got it. It’s, like, the thing in so of those ani you showed . Uh, what was it called...isekai? Yeah, that’s what it was. Like, reincarnation and other worlds, I don’t know the details, but it’s basically that, right?" She surmised in response.
Huh? Ohh, I get it...she’s been taking everything I’ve shown her as fact instead of fiction. Well, it does make sense that she’d co to that conclusion, considering she’s from a dieval world of Magic and Monsters.
"You’re not wrong, but...fine, I suppose I might as well explain. All the entertainnt in my System cos from another world-...two different worlds, actually. I died in one world and then got reincarnated into a different world, then I died there and got reincarnated here. I had a pretty shitty death in my second world, so when I reincarnated here, this System was given to to sowhat make up for that," I explained.
"Yeah, I figured as much. That you’re reincarnated, I an. Since you never brought it up, I thought maybe you didn’t want to talk about it, so I didn’t ask. So, were you human before?" She asked .
"Mhm, I was human in both my last two lives. My first world didn’t have Magic or Monsters, I was just a normal human. My second world did have Magic, but it was a lot different to this world."
"Huh, so your first world was like the worlds in those slice of life anis you showed ?"
"Pretty much, yeah. Sa with a lot of the movies and shows I showed you too. Also, ani is both singular and plural, just FYI."
"Uh...I don’t know what that ans."
"For your information."
"Ohh, that makes sense."
"Also, most of the entertainnt I’ve shown you is fictional. So, don’t take what you see as fact, it’s just fantasy made purely for entertainnt."
"Right, if Magic didn’t exist in your first world, then yeah, all the entertainnt you’ve shown where they have Magic would be fictional," She nodded in fascination.
"Yeah, exactly. Gotta say, I’m surprised at how easily you’re accepting all this," I replied in bemusent.
"Don’t get wrong, it is all pretty shocking, I feel like my whole world has been turned upside down. But since I already figured out so of it over these last couple of weeks and had ti to process it, the rest of what you explained is less bewildering than it otherwise would’ve been. I didn’t realize that you were human before, but that was probably the least surprising part. It certainly explains why you saved , and-...wait, does this an that all Unique Monsters are human on the inside?"
"No, not all, but I was told that so are," I inford her.
"Told by who?"
"The Goddess who reincarnated ."
"Huh, cool. By the way, your na, Larrk, is that from one of your previous worlds, or is it a new one you picked for yourself?"
"It was my na in my second world, my full na’s Larrk Stryker. My current appearance is also the sa as in my second world, minus the tail and wings. I an, I can retract them, but it feels more comfortable to leave them out," I replied with a shrug.
"So, what do you plan to do in this world? Is there anything in particular you want to accomplish?" She inquired curiously.
"No, not particularly. Across all three of my lives, my ultimate goal has stayed the sa, to have a peaceful life. I almost had it in my second world, but then I died. And it’s only been about three or four months since I ca to this world."
"I see...yeah, it’d be pretty tough to live peacefully as a Monster, unless you live in hiding like you’ve been doing."
"Well, there’s no real rush. I’m functionally immortal, so maybe in a few centuries or so, things will change and I’ll be able to live out in the open," I mused in response.
"Yeah, maybe. I certainly don’t see such drastic changes happening anyti soon. Immortality, huh? Sounds nice," She replied with a wry smile.
"I guess, but it does an that I’ll be alone unless I find another immortal. And based on what you’ve told , all other Unique Monsters that have appeared tend to be violent and aggressive, right?" I sighed.
"Well, that’s what I’ve heard, anyway. It’s possible that friendly ones like you have appeared, but no one was willing to hear them out," She pointed out objectively.
Oh, yeah, I didn’t think about that...it’s certainly a possibility, that’s pretty much exactly what happened to in the Dungeon.
"I’ll just have to hope that one cos along soday."
"Yeah, I hope it works out. But, until then, I’ll keep you company. If you don’t mind, that is," She offered with a smile.
Huh...I suppose I wouldn’t mind that. I haven’t really thought about persuading her to leave lately. Actually, it’s been kinda nice to have soone to talk to.
She’s a bit spacey and off in her own world at tis, but she’s nice and friendly, I don’t mind having her around. And, well, she’s pretty easy on the eyes too.
"Sure, I don’t mind. Guess that ans you’re okay with living in a cave for the foreseeable future?"
"Oh, I have no problem with that at all. Actually, I’d say it’s more comfortable here. Although, I do kinda want to see what living in those fancy hos in the worlds of the entertainnt you’ve shown would be like. Those otherworldly bathrooms especially caught my attention."
Yeah, I’m real glad my new body doesn’t need to use the bathroom.
"If you’re given the option to reincarnate after you die, you could try requesting-...," I began, before trailing off as I heard a sound coming from the forest, my ears perking up.
"Hm? Sothing wrong, Larrk?"
"Possibly...I’m hearing so movent outside. Monsters usually avoid this area, so it might be people. Let’s hope they don’t co in here," I muttered warily.
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