The man who was drawing the weapon wakes up while suspended in a liquid inside a fully tiled room. The liquid is completely clear, almost like air. As he slowly opens his eyes, the walls begin to crack. Suddenly, he starts getting pulled down by the current.
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The sun's rays hit his face, and he feels the coldness on his body. Looking around, he realizes he is in an unfamiliar room with rough brick walls. A girl wearing what looks like some kind of animal costume wipes his body with a piece of white cloth.
"This whole setup feels a bit sketchy."
The man stands up and, seeing that he is naked, quickly grabs the bed cover to hide himself.
"Before you cut me open, I have to tell you that my lungs are bad. I smoked all my life, my liver is a mess because I got drunk almost every day, and I used to be overweight. I also have heart problems, so I'm not worth cutting open."
The man pleads with the girl.
"Human, you are fine. The kingdoms' greatest healers have already examined your body. You were summoned by the God of Reincarnation to help us discover and put an end to the being causing misfortune to our kingdom. The neighboring kingdoms have also summoned people, so you no longer have those problems with your body."
The girl answers calmly, almost emotionlessly.
I was sure that would get her, not me. Did they do a check on me? Wait... she said something about kingdoms. What a weird thing to say.i should get another lie before I am killed.
"Human, stay here. I will inform the king of your awakening. From one week of sleep, be sure to rest."
The girl leaves, leaving the confused man alone in the room. He sighs a sigh of relief. The girl come back scaring the man.
"Oh, I almost forgot. Human, your clothes are on that chair."
The girl leaves once again, closing the door behind her.
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The man puts on the clothes. Then he walks to the only window in the small room. Looking down, he sees that he is on top of a very tall building. He sees small houses, unlike the ones he saw every time he woke up and went to sleep.
As the girl silently moves through the castle corridors, she sees most of the other people. Upon seeing her, they quickly move out of her way.
"Has he at least... you've been hearing about how she has attacked the king and other stuff. Stay away from her," one person tells a newcomer to the castle.
Even after hearing all of this, the girl doesn't react.
Reaching the throne room door, she stops, hearing the king talking to someone.
"Here. Tell the king the human is awake. That man has no blessing from any divine being in the Upper Circle because of the evils he did to millions of people. They have decided that you are needed to take that man to a radius of 63.781 km from this castle. If not, your kingdom will face great destruction and divine retribution."
"Oh, and that beast girl—she is outside the door. Yes, you also need to get her out of here. Next time she sees you, you might not survive. But this time it is safe."
"They don't care what you do. Kill him, send him to the Abyss, or even give him citizenship—they don't care. But if it is citizenship, they must be exactly in a radius of 63.71 km away from this place for at least a few months. Like six months."
"Fine. Do it now, girl. You can enter."
The mysterious man says this while the king remains completely silent. This is not the first time the girl has heard his voice.
The girl opens the door but doesn't see anyone except the king.
"You may speak, servant. What brought you here?" the king asks.The girl looks up at the king on his throne.
"The human has woken up," the girl answers, then gets ready to leave.
But as she reaches the door, something changes in her eyes. The eyes that were once dark and lifeless suddenly become angry and fiery.
Looking back at the king, the king sees the girl's once black eyes turn blue and immediately becomes frightened.
"Guards! Guards! Get this girl away from me!"
When the guards rush into the throne room, they see the girl's claws wrapped around the king's neck. Then she suddenly stops, looking around at the guards. Her eyes turn black once again, and she quietly leaves.
The king holds his neck, then looks at his hand, which has begun to turn red.
"I need to get rid of those two... But I can't kill them. They're still living beings."
The king leans back on his throne.
"That girl's contract is no longer able to hold back her anger against humans. So if she sees a human next time, it will be instant death."
He sighs.
"Tomorrow... I still need to plan where they will go."
The king orders for a map.
The map shows several kingdoms with their borders clearly marked, but parts of it have been covered by a strange black substance.
The king unfolds the map to show only his kingdom, parts of the neighboring kingdoms, and several lakes that do not belong to any kingdom.
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