NEETS
Chapter 42: Recovery

I didn't feel like I was lost and I didn't know the direction for a year.I'm grateful that Lana found me. And I was also very guilty to Thena's family and the people in her town king of Ares at that time.

well, depression and nightmares still loom over me for a month now, but Lana keeps giving me suggestions and remedies that are getting a little more relief from my depression.

oh yeah after finding me in the rain forest. Lana took me to a small village on the demon continent.

the village is the village of the Goblins and also a mixture of various other monsters.The villagers here are very friendly.even they are seen to accept Lana as she is.

most people in this NEET world will be very frightened when they see the original figure of Lana.

but the residents here look ordinary with Lana and even they like Lana and are not afraid at all. and that made me feel even more strange when I found out that the demon continent had changed after the last time I saw it.

now this place becomes more fertile and a lot of food and fruits that grow.

today Lana and I were looking for food at a market near the village. around here many sell fruits and meat such as wild boar and also small rodents in the desert.

but Lana and I only buy fruit and vegetables and basic food items such as rice and bread, because even though this is in the game but I do not want to eat meat like that. somehow Lana is also the same as me she also does not eat pork and rodent meat in the desert.

and yes, today Momo I asked to wait in our inn alone.even though at that time she was in her human form whining to be invited. but since I have something important that I want to discuss with Lana, I don't want her to come along.

as usual, when I came home Lana always invited me to sit on a park bench under a fairly shady tree. these few days and weeks I just fell silent looking at Lana here because my body had not fully recovered.

but this time it was different, it was time I had to chat and say it to Lana.

my heart was pounding at the moment, and my mouth was heavy when I wanted to say words.I don't know what I was thinking but I had a great deal of trouble speaking.

"let R not be like that. The pounding of your heart and your awkward nature is very disturbing me. Just say it. come on!"

someone said in my mind, yes, he is Azazel, a creature called the god of destruction that I managed to absorb.

"yes I know Azazel but what should I do? and where to start? I was so awkward today" I said in thought

"yes what cake can start from talking about the weather today or whatever is up to you."

suddenly in the middle of a feud in my mind with Azazel. Lana turned her head towards me. She let out a small smile and looked at my face closely.

"why again R? your face looks confused?" ask Lana

"i'm eee. I just emm.."

"yes, just say R"

"this is how Lana was when I was with you on the demon continent at this time.it seems like the people here now are no longer afraid of you. Has something happened to them?"

actually that's not what I want to talk about but because Lana answered yes already.

so Lana said that she had successfully activated all four elemental crystals in the demon continent in less than 1 month.

he could do that after finishing the training with the Astrea fairy king within 10 days.

it sounds crazy anyway.the guard around the element crystal is very strong. let alone the training of the fairy king Astrea according to me the training is very heavy and Lana managed to survive for 10 days.

but it gives a very satisfying result to Lana. the person in the demon continent who previously hated him. now considers him a hero.

all right now say what I have to say.

"eehhh... Lana"

at that time Lana's hand was beside me and I immediately grasped tightly.

Lana looked shocked as I held her hand and her face turned red.

"be, look at Lana. eee how do you say it. I. eeee...."

I haven't had the chance to say my words, Azazel suddenly shouted at me.

"R. beware!! behind you!!"

suddenly a Goblin carried a dagger out of the bushes behind where I was sitting.

The goblin jumped up and immediately launched its attack towards me and Lana. I who had noticed the warning from Azazel immediately pulled Lana's hand that I held before and immediately avoided the attack.

soon the Goblins appeared and surrounded us. Lana and I were confused because they did not know what was happening and that caused them to attack us.

we also started to avoid the fight

but it was not only the Goblins who attacked us. The other citizens also attacked us.

"Lana, you know what's going on?"

"no R, I don't know why they suddenly attacked us."

we kept running but ended up being surrounded as well. Because we were cornered I finally pulled out my light sword.

I prepared to attack the monsters by raising my sword, but when my sword was lifted suddenly a lightning sting struck my head and I had to change dimensions.

my mind seemed to move to another dimension where in that dimension there was only a dark sky and sand that stretched.

there I heard someone's voice too.

"welcome, everyone, to your deepest thoughts.My name is Hart. I am the king of all kings."

that voice is the voice of someone I hate the most in this world.The voice of the most annoying leader in this NEET world.

"as you know, I am the owner of this world, and I control it. right now I've programmed all of you in the world to kill two people who always get in the way of my plans. You have to find both of them and have to kill them."

I went back to the previous dimension.If Hart thought again he said he programmed all the NPCs in this world to attack the two people who were blocking him. Could it be me and Lana?

it's only fitting that all the NPCs around here attack us for no reason.

"Lana, did you hear Hart's voice?" ask me to Lana while avoiding the attacks of the citizens in this city.

"yes, it looks like King Hart has already started moving."

lana and I tried to avoid and did not want to hurt these innocent citizens.

fortunately, Momo was suddenly in a giant lion mode coming to me. She immediately grabbed us and took us away from the village.

we tried to escape from one place to another, but all the citizens attacked us, both monsters and humans we met, as if all hated us.

there is no hiding place for us anymore and we have to keep running because of all this.