Surviving a Cruel Fairy Tale

3 – Act 0. Failed Fairy Tale Writer (3)

After that, he continued to accompany Rumpelstiltschen.

He promised to stay by my side until I got used to this world for a while, and he followed me around and gave me various information.

For example, a mysterious existence.

“Yeah, that’s it. Concentrate on your body like that. Raise the senses that are not felt in modern times as much as possible. What? Don’t you know? Then die.”

Like a way to use mysteries to make use of my abilities.

“That is a ritual. It’s as natural as breathing. So, um. Did you try to breathe properly?”

There are things I have heard, learned, and thought about.

Actually, aren’t these words very helpful?

“Ugh, excuse me.”

“Your explanation is too sensational.”

“Can’t you help it? It’s as natural as breathing for me. Still, it’s okay because you’ve gotten used to it, right?”

Can you say that you have mastered this?

I realized the existence of the mystery itself to some extent, and I also knew that it was strengthening my current body.

The depth of mystery in the world of fairy tales symbolizes the strength of existence.

Assuming that the output varies greatly depending on how much it is indwelled, the mystery that dwells in my body now has definitely made my body into something completely different from that of today.

However, utilizing this ability is another matter.

The only thing I could do with the mystery accumulated in my body was to slightly twist things or change the flow.

In the first place, Rumpelstiltschen explained that it would be difficult to handle unless it was a fairly mysterious power because it was so out of standard.

In this way, I walked the long road where the sun rose and the moon set seven times, listening to and learning various things of this world.

So when I first found a human village.

Rumpel Stiltschen finally nodded and shook his hand.

“I’m here.”

“Are you going?”

“Unfortunately, I am not your babysitter. Borrowing my power to go around can’t be said to be your own history, right?”

I said that the ending I want to see is the completion that was brought about by one individual, and it flew far into the sky.

“If you want to find me, come to Gosan. One day, when I think you have left a significant footprint in this fairy tale world, I will be prepared to judge it.”

“If I pass, will you bring me back to life?”

“Rumpelstiltschen doesn’t lie. This is an absolute world rule.”

Where is the guarantee to believe that?

Such a question lingered at the tip of my throat, but I tried to hold it in.

If I deny that in the first place, everything I do from now on will turn into meaningless, so there is no other way than to believe.

For now, let’s just think that we have a new opportunity.

“Then I hope we will have a chance to meet again next time. I sincerely wish you hope on your journey, my squire.”

After watching them leave for a while, I then turned my gaze to the village in front of me.

A small village.

Even if the architectural style is good, is it from the Middle Ages to the Modern Age? There are also several stone buildings, but it would be more accurate to say that they are closer to the Middle Ages in that they are not modern concrete-based architecture.

First, let’s meet people.

Whether it’s gathering information or stocking up on supplies to survive in this world, it’s impossible to get started without first interacting with the inhabitants of this world.

With that in mind, for the first time in a week, I met other sentient beings other than Rumpelstiltschen, but they weren’t very friendly to me.

To be precise, would it be correct to say that they are not friendly towards outsiders?

I was at least close enough to say hello to a few people, but few people approached me in a friendly way, as all I had was my body.

In such a place, he helps with chores during the day and stays at the stable at night, collecting coins and information about this fairy tale world.

That’s how I managed to hold on for a week, and with that, today is the last day.

There was nothing that could be solved by staying here, and since I finally got my hands on a clue to the mystery, I moved on to the last shop I knew.

“Kihe, keuh ki heh.”

The shop owner greets me with a grotesque smile as always.

“Are you going?”

“Uh.”

“You idiot! Foolish! Outside is death!”

That must be dangerous.

This was a village built in a mysterious area that had nothing to do with fairy tales.

It goes without saying that at the time the fairy tale itself becomes malicious, the area or person related to it is more dangerous than anything else.

But I can’t hide it because I’m afraid of it.

If you’re going to settle down in a place like this, you probably wouldn’t have to wander around this world in the first place.

“Enough. Is everything ready?”

“This is the only gift for a person who wants to commit suicide. Stupid guy It would have been more comfortable to just listen to the comedies of the village idiots here.”

“Better than sitting still and waiting to die.”

Anyway, apart from the man’s sarcasm, I confirmed that the items I ordered were packed into the backpack.

Rations, some water, and simple camping gear.

Anyway, since I had to walk alone, I couldn’t prepare anything grandiose, but I was able to endure it to some extent.

“Then do your best.”

I got all the information I needed, and I also got the necessary items.

I had no reason to stay in this town anymore, so I shook my hands and turned my back, when the shop owner whispered in a small voice behind my back.

“You won’t die gracefully.”

“…… I’m sorry about that.”

In reality, it didn’t really touch me because I was already dead.

* * *

After leaving the village, I headed to the place where the biggest mysteries gather in the neighborhood.

The basis of fairy tales is mystery.

It is said that the bigger it is, the stronger its power or influence, but based on all the news from the area, I heard that Surim, which is located on the west side of the road, is exactly that.

First of all, no matter what you do, you have to face the mystery.

In the first place, the purpose was to encounter various fairy tales and solve them independently, but it was indispensable to create the means.

Rumpelstiltschen said.

This body is said to be able to make it mine by touching the mystery.

The power to reshape the world.

I heard that this power given to this world can increase its potential even more if it has a strong mystery.

Currently, it was only an ability to slightly twist things or flow, but if you develop it well in the future, you might be able to change the providence of reality.

There’s still nothing certain, but it’s the work of the stupid to sit on the floor and pass the time blankly.

So, based on what the village prepared, they walk and walk again.

I heard that it takes about a week to walk to Shurim.

Certainly, no matter how far I moved, I couldn’t see the end, let alone a desolate wasteland and fairies occasionally flying through the air.

“Kyaa! Human, human!”

“What happened up to this point? What’s the matter?”

They fly around me and chatter.

This was also quite difficult at first.

Well, since it’s a fairy tale world, it’s no wonder that there are fairies, but these little girls, or boys who look like them, are very chatty.

It wasn’t until the next day that I realized how to deal with it.

“Is this person unable to speak?”

“Stupid human!”

If you keep ignoring the words of the fairies, they will become exhausted and fall out.

It’s too noisy to be a talker.

Besides, even if they mix their words, they just talk loudly and laugh loudly and repeatedly about what they want to say, so it’s better not to have a friend like that.

I wonder if it’s been a week since I ignored the fairies, walking during the day and camping at night.

Finally, I was able to arrive near the forest that the villagers were talking about.

“Ahahahaha! It’s a forest, a forest!!”

“A lot of wolves! Wolves live in the forest!”

Certainly it’s because they arrived in a forest where mysteries lurk.

A greater number of fairies flew around than on a normal road, and among them, those that found me flocked to the surroundings, each raising their voice and talking.

“Humans die! Humans die! Prey, prey!”

“Noisy.”

“Aha? Are you mad? Human, are you angry?”

She clicked her tongue and turned her head away.

The forest is so dark that you can’t see inside.

The dense trees stretched so wide that it was difficult to capture them all with these two eyes, and reached several meters in height.

Wolves live in places like that.

There is no guarantee that everything the fairies say is true, but in the forest, you can’t help but be wary of wild animals.

First, wrap a piece of cloth around a suitable piece of wood and feed it with rosin.

Just lighting a fire here and using it as a torch could make it a bit of a threat, but nothing was certain until we went into that gloomy forest.

“Are you going? Huh? Are you leaving?”

“It’s dangerous over there. Do wolves live there?”

I shook off the chattering fairies until the end and took a step toward the forest.

The talkative ones didn’t follow the forest.

But far away, at a distance from me, looking at this side from the outside of the forest, laughing, laughing and shouting again.

“The stupid man is going to die!”

“Dangerous! That forest is dangerous!”

“Kyahahahaha! Kyahahahaha!!”

The fairies were just noisy until the end.