A Journey Of A Delusional Witch
Chapter 20: The Problem in Another Place

My name is Doragon.

I've been playing Freedom 2 since it was first released. I even played the first Freedom game when I was a kid.

Balancing college and games is hard. But fortunately the campus I entered was not strict or even fairly relaxed. Thanks to that I can play as I please.

Even so, after a year of playing this game, I increasingly doubt that this is a game.

Everything seems real.

Be it the environment, people, even animals (Mobs) that are here seem very real and alive.

If only I hadn't woken up to the VR machine when I Log Out, I would have thought that I was in another world.

Let's put that aside first.

I am currently in my private home. This house I bought with the money I collected from completing the Quest.

My house is not big but comfortable to live in.

It is located close to the Barriere forest.

The Barriere Forest is a natural barrier between the Drakon Kingdom and the Ferox Kingdom.

Different from Drakon Kingdom which is the kingdom of Man. Ferox Kingdom was a kingdom whose main inhabitants were the Beastman race.

The Barriere Forest is huge.

Even if you walk straight though, it will take at least 5 days just to reach Ferox Kingdom. It also does not include the dangerous Mobs who inhabit this forest.

The reason I chose to stay near this forest was because if there was something dangerous that wanted to enter the Drakon Kingdom, I could move quickly and block it if I could.

I owe a lot to this kingdom.

Although this kingdom is not my homeland, but my sense of nationalism towards Drakon Kingdom is much greater than my original country.

There's a reason for this. But since it's too long, I won't tell it.

The Drakon Kingdom is currently at peace. Not with other kingdoms.

Out there, the Narsist Kingdom was flying the war flag against the Sanguine Kingdom.

The reason is also very trivial!

Just because a Player (Otherworlder) has the same look as their King, they become enraged and chase the unfortunate Player to the point of making him run to the Sanguine Kingdom which borders directly with Narsist Kingdom.

After several subsequent events, war flags flew between the two kingdoms.

Even so, I knew that it was just an excuse.

The real cause of the war was because the Narsist Kingdom had long wanted to destroy the Sanguine Kingdom.

The reason...

They are envious of the citizens of the Sanguine Kingdom who have a beautiful/handsome face and have a long life since birth.

Yeah, very silly reason if you ask me.

The Sanguine Kingdom was a kingdom filled with long-lived races such as Vampires, Elves, and Dwarves.

While the Narsist Kingdom is the kingdom of Man just like the Drakon Kingdom. However, in contrast to the Drakon Kingdom who accepted racial differences with open arms, the Narsist Kingdom actually felt that the Human race was the most superior race and the other races were just the fault of God.

Although at this time a large-scale war has not begun, armed conflicts on a small scale have often occurred in their border areas.

It was true that this was a conflict from another country and was not directly related to the Drakon Kingdom.

However, if a major war were to occur, it would affect other countries and eventually a world war would begin.

The thing weighing me down is the fate of the Players.

If this was an Event game, this was too heavy!

The first major event I experienced was a Wave that occurred simultaneously all over the world.

Wave is an Event where all Mobs in an area that usually do not interact with each other gather and together attack a nearby village or town.

It happened during the fifth month I played.

Freedom 2 was extremely unpopular and many players left it. As a result, there were very few players participating.

As a result, many towns and villages were lost from the map and many NPCs (Locals) lost their lives. I know they're just data sets. But my heart still cannot accept it.

The second big event occurred 5 months after the second wave came.

Their number is not much, but help is still help.

Even so, the second event was a natural disaster.

Windstorms, floods, earthquakes, and landslides occur everywhere at the same time. There is nothing we can do but help those affected.

In the end, many lives were lost.

Now, the third wave has arrived. Thanks to our hard work, the number of people playing this game is increasing by leaps and bounds.

Overall, they are much better compared to my generation.

If we all work together, we can definitely cope with the upcoming third Event.

However, looking at the current conditions, the third Event must be a war Event.

This is not very good.

There is nothing good about war.

This event was too much for all of us.

I wish I could have prevented this Event before it was too late. But, what can I do?

"Have it, don't think too much"

Before I realized, there was already a little girl pouring a cup of herbal tea right in front of me.

The girl had silver hair and eyes.

Her cute face and petite body made me unable to take my eyes off her.

He is Winzi, my lover.

We've been together since we were in high school. And now we are studying at the same college.

I know what you're thinking. But let me get something straight.

Race Winzi is a Dwarf. So it was only natural for him to have such a tiny body.

Even so, Winzi actually does have a tiny body even in the real world. Even though our ages were only at odds of a year, Winzi's appearance remained that of a little girl. It was only slightly above 150cm.

Every time we walked together, if not regarded as sisters, people would have looked at us with piercing eyes.

I am rarely called a police officer.

Therefore, while playing this game Winzi chose to play as a Dwarf.

Thanks to that, his body again shrank to less than 140cm.

However, thanks to that piercing view directed at us became drastically reduced. Every time we walked together, what people saw was not a man holding a little girl.

Rather a man walking with his Dwarf lover.

"I know we're on vacation. But I still can't stop thinking about what's going to happen"

Smiling, Winzi leisurely sat down beside me while sipping a cup of her own herbal tea.

Seeing his smile, I was forced to drink my share.

"Just relax, you're not alone, there's a lot of people fighting for the same thing as us"

"Well, you're right. Thank you"

"Either. Also, make sure you finish your tea. It's good for the mind"

"..."

We spent our time relaxing in the living room while chatting casually. Yeah, we live together. Although this is just a game, it can be an exercise for the future.

If only I hadn't had to drink this cursed liquid, my life would have been perfect.

Ring♪ Ring♪

As we were relaxing, a deep blue crystal on the table rang.

In no hurry, I touched the crystal surface.

"Hallo, am I interrupting?"

As you might expect, the crystal is an Item that has the same function as a home phone.

The item's name is that I got it as a gift from the Union after playing a big role during the first Event.

Even so, there were two flaws of this Item.

First, you can't tell who's on the other side except for the sound.

Secondly, you can only speak for a maximum of 5 minutes and cannot be extended in any way. Therefore, this item is only used to send important and short messages.

If simplified, it is a telegram capable of delivering sound.

I know who I'm talking to now.

Her name is Weise. He was a member of one Party with us and a Lecturer from our campus.

It's rare that you can play with a Lecturer like him. Moreover, Weise is a young lecturer who is friendly and attentive to the students who participate in his subjects. By the way the subject is History.

"Just calm down, we're just relaxing. Is there a problem?"

"Fortunately there is no problem at the moment. I called you just to let you know that the cat's breeding season is over. So deck Feline says she's gonna be visiting you in 2 days' time"

"Oh, then I should immediately provide a comfortable room for her"

The news was welcomed by Winzi.

Naturally, because Winzi and Feline are good friends and classmates in college. Feline is also a member of our party.

Please note that the Feline race is a mixed-blooded Beastman with a black cat-like appearance.

Moreover, Feline was included in the category of Players who received his [Animal Instinct] with great pleasure. As a result, his personality became similar to that of a cat rather than a human.

Although as a mixed blood [Animal Instinct] it should not be as severe as pure-blooded ones. But either by chance or by some means, Feline's original personality fits perfectly with her current race.

Thanks to that, he always behaved like a cat.

For example, he always chose seafood when eating. During the day he is often caught sleeping in any place and staying up all night. According to Winzi, her bathing time was reduced from the first two times a day to the most three times a week.

The worst thing, all of the above to get carried away to the real world and create quite a lot of problems.

I don't know if this is a side effect of a VR machine that connects to the brains of its users directly or indeed because Feline is too carried away by the role of the character.

But at least he could still think sanely and not get carried away by lust when his mating season had arrived and chose to hide somewhere secluded.

After a short conversation with Weise, he closed his call.

After that there is nothing important to tell. I just relaxed with Winzi before she decided to immediately prepare a room for the upcoming Feline visit.

Well, I'm sure the room will be useless because Feline would prefer to sleep on the sofa or roof of the house rather than on a soft bed.

...

My name is Allucard.

I work as a Bounty Hunter to quell evil and punish those who are guilty.

The reason I chose this Occupation was to channel my hobbies and dreams since childhood. However, after being in this job long enough I became carried away and began to assume that this was no longer a hobby but my real job.

"I ask you once again, what is the true purpose of your King that he wants to start a war?!"

Weepy! "Fuck up!"

I am currently interrogating a spy from the Narsist Kingdom who is trying to infiltrate the Sanguine Kingdom where I live.

Their uncooperative reactions are often what I get.

But take it easy, [Interrogation] and [Torture Knowledge] had just leveled up to become [Interrogator] and [Torture Mastery].

So you can expect satisfactory results... Or don't.

"Tch, so still useless well"

As expected of a disposable tumble. They don't even know who hired them.

Licking my bloodied hands, I decided to go and look for information somewhere else.

Unlike in the beginning, now I was no longer disgusted when I drank blood. I even started to have a favorite blood that I used to drink while celebrating something or just because I wanted to drink it.

I forgot to say, my race is Vampires.

Honestly, being a Vampire isn't as easy as you might think. Aside from having to endure [Bloodlust] that made me have to drink blood to stay sane, the sunlight felt much more painful than you could imagine.

It took me 6 months of game time just to get [Sun Resistance] and it was still a long time for me before leveling up to the level where I could walk in the sun freely.

Fortunately the Sanguine Kingdom was in a plateau area which made it often shrouded by a thick fog.

Thanks to that a weak race of suns like myself can walk during the day as long as the fog is still thick.

The architectural style in this kingdom is very similar to the architectural style in England during the Victorian era.

It is very compatible with the race and the clothes I wear now.

While wearing a neat suit complete with Trench Coat, Monocle, and a high hat. I walked firmly on the streets that were shrouded by the damp mist.

Other than Vampires like myself, the streets in the Sanguine Kingdom were also filled with other long-lived races like Elves, Dwarves, and Spirits.

There is hardly a visible human being.

The reason is quite simple, no Human can survive long in this kingdom where the environment is too harsh and dangerous for those who are weak.

It didn't take me long to get to my destination.

It was a shabby bar in a remote alley that people rarely went to.

At the time of entering, the first thing that greeted me was the piercing aroma of alcohol mixed with the delicious scent of blood.

One of the hallmarks of the Vampire race is its sharp sight and smell.

Thanks to that I became tormented every time I visited a place like this.

Ignoring the drunks who filled every seat, I walked towards the bartender and sat on the very end seat that was not occupied by anyone else.

"Regular"

Without saying anything, the bartender who came from the Elf race casually prepared a glass filled with dark red liquid that was inviting to taste.

In addition, I also received a piece of paper containing the information I needed.

Without having to rush, I casually drank while listening to the conversations of those around me.

Like that, I spent the whole day sitting inside the bar before I finally left after paying for my drink and a little tip.