“Hah!”
Kael’s eyes shot open as he woke up from the Vision.
His breathing quickened as he processed what he saw.
The Vision was… overwhelming…
Too much information was given to him in a very limited time.
Igni being able to speak, his allies, that woman who was right next to him, using <Draconic Awakening> on a Wolf, and finally…
All those strange messages he saw.
All this time, every time Kael saw the System Screen, it was a simple, bluish translucent screen that showed him what he wanted but…
For the first time, he saw a red screen.
Those countless messages—honestly, Kael could only read the word ‘Error’ because of how overwhelmed he was.
Something had happened. The Vision wanted to tell him something, something he missed…
‘I need to see that Vision again.’
Kael muttered inwardly.
He looked outside, and seeing the sun’s position, he could tell that he had slept for a few hours even though the Vision he saw was much shorter.
Right now, however, he couldn’t care less about how that worked. He looked at the woman who was riding a Magic Beast and called out,
“Aria.”
The Mage turned around.
“Lord Kael, is there something you need?”
She questioned, and as Kael nodded, Aria came close to the carriage.
“Do you know some magic that can put me to sleep?”
“Are you having trouble sleeping?”
Aria questioned with a frown on her face, and Kael nodded.
“This isn’t good for your health. You didn’t sleep last night either. Do you want us to stop? We will pass through a big city in a few hours. The inns there would be much more comfortable than the carriage or the tents we set up. Do you want me to stop there?”
“I would like to sleep right now.”
Kael answered, and a frown appeared on Aria’s face.
“A magic to put you to sleep…”
She muttered.
Aria was only a Third Circle Mage. The number of spells she knew was limited, and while there were indeed some Third Circle Spells that could put someone to sleep, she didn’t bother learning them.
Now, however, she felt regretful.
The Hero asked her one thing, and she couldn’t help him with that…
She felt…
Useless…
But then,
“I have a way.”
Lyra came to the rescue.
She passed a dark brown pill to Kael and,
“Eat this. You will sleep like a log in an instant. It lasts a few hours and it doesn’t have any side effects, so it is completely safe.”
She spoke.
“…”
“…”
And both Kael and Aria looked at the archer with strange looks on their faces.
“Why do you even have that…?”
Kael couldn’t help but question.
“I use it when I have trouble sleeping.”
Lyra answered.
“You… of all people have trouble sleeping?”
Kael raised his eyebrow.
He had seen how quickly the woman fell asleep.
The archer just closes her eyes, and in a few seconds, she’s out.
How is someone like her having trouble sleeping?
Lyra, however, nodded at Kael’s words with a solemn look on her face.
“Every time I sleep too much, I have trouble falling asleep again, so I use this.”
“…”
“…”
Once again, Kael and Aria turned silent.
They exchanged glances, and this time, even the Mage shook her head. It was as if she was saying,
‘Don’t look at me, I did not know that.’
Lyra stared at the two in silence, then, as if somewhat annoyed, she questioned,
“Do you want it or not?”
“I need it. Yes, I need it.”
Kael nodded as he grabbed the pill and,
“Thank you.”
He showed his gratitude.
“…do you need my pillow as well?”
Lyra offered, and the moment she did, Aria raised her eyebrow in surprise.
“Wow, to think you would offer him your pillow yourself. I remember how you didn’t give it to me even when I threatened to break our years of friendship.
Those words you said that day still ring in my mind:
‘Friends come and go, but a pillow is a human’s eternal partner.’
I was so hurt that d—Mmmhmmphh!”
Before the Mage could complete, Lyra pulled her away, her hand grabbing her mouth.
She stared at Kael with an emotionless look on her face and,
“You had your chance. You didn’t claim it fast enough.
Use your own pillow now.”
She spoke before she turned around, taking Aria away.
“MMhjmmphh!”
The Mage continued to resist, but compared to the Archer, her strength was much lower.
“…”
Kael saw the two women move away, and it placed a smile on his face. He still didn’t know if he could trust these women or not…
But in his heart,
He really wanted to.
‘Hah, I am hopeless.’
He sighed inwardly, then closed the window and took the pill Lyra had given him.
What if it was poison?
Well, for starters, basic poison didn’t work on him, and… if Lyra and the others wanted to kill him, they had countless opportunities to do it.
In the end, Kael decided it was best not to think too much about it and gulped it down.
The moment the pill entered his body, it released an energy. It worked almost instantly as Kael felt his eyes get heavy. Honestly, he wasn’t even sure if he would see the Vision again or not. He just hoped he would.
‘From doing everything in my power to try and avoid seeing these visions to wanting to see them again…
What a roller-coaster of a life…’
Kael laughed inwardly as he then closed his eyes, entering the dreamland again.
“Kayden, what are—”
BOOOOOOM
Once again, the Vision started.
Kael sighed in relief, glad that it worked.
‘Alright, I need to focus.’
With that thought in his mind, he decided to focus on what was important.
He waited for Future Kael to move. He memorized how he changed the energy flow in his body, injected the energy into Frost, and finally, the system messages.
This time, he read and memorized them all.