Stuck In An Adventuring World!? Part 4

7

The endless flower garden. The silence is not only in the place, but also in his heart.

In the 'room' in the form of a flower garden, Aspa cannot move, speak, breathe, smell, or feel anything he touches. He just lay in a pile of foreign flowers and remained silent looking at the clean blue sky.

He had full consciousness there, but couldn't move an inch. It made him feel a little uncomfortable in his situation..

Untill...

“Human...”

The footsteps of a creature approached him. It was a large sheep with deer horns dozens of meters long. The horns looked more like large tree branches than horns.

From above Aspa's view as he lay down, the sheep showed its face and spoke.

“O human who has killed my beloved child.”

“...”

There was no response from Aspa. More precisely, he couldn't respond. Even so, he felt nothing but a thick emptiness in his heart.

“Live in exchange for my son's death. His curse will continue to accompany your endless adventures. That way... your body will be his.”

“In that case..."

Surprise made the creature's eyes widen.

Aspa speaking was something the creature had not expected at all.

“Just give me all your curses! It won’t affect my life at all! Not… even a little bit…”

“Arrogant ... Human ... Arrogant...”

Slowly the creature disappeared into dust, and all the scenery there also disappeared instantly.

8

“That's the point. I'm cursed.”

Everyone who heard it there, including Randa, the village head, and the owner of the field were immediately left speechless by the flat statement that Aspa made after waking up from his fainting.

In that world, curses are one of the most common causes of death and are feared by the natives. The effect is not only death, but also unexpected suffering that still ends in death.

Seeing someone who should be a guest and welcomed well, those who were the villagers felt very bad for Aspa. However, They had refused to save the missing children and let Aspa, who was a stranger, handle it.

The village chief approached Aspa with a guilty feeling. Then, with his head bowed, he apologized.

“Sorry... Sorry for not being able to do anything for you.”

“just relax.”

“...?”

“I said relax. My thinking is rational enough to believe that the curse exists. Someone I know in my world also said that if curses really exist, then the only way to get rid of them is to not believe in them.”

“But your world and our world are different. Curses are part of the strongest magic that is also the most important 'pattern' in life in this world. Without curses there would be no magic, and without magic there would be no life. Maybe you will understand if I say it...”

Before the priest could finish his explanation, Aspa had already completed it first.

“It’s like oxygen, right? Without the curse, there would be no magic. And that magic is what allows you to live in this world.”

“That's right. Magic, or as we commonly call it 'mana', envelops the entire world like air that spreads everywhere. And if you are unlucky, then there is a 'dark' mana that can enter your body and have a bad effect on you. That is what we call a curse. However, such unfortunate cases are rare even though some have experienced it. Most people in this world who are cursed are caused by their own actions,” the priest explained..

Aspa began to remember how he had finished off the lump of meat with a goat's head with great difficulty while protecting a little girl named Gretel..

“If that's the cause of the curse...”

There was nothing Aspa could do. His mind was numbed by the fatigue in his body.

“I-I've heard...”

In the midst of the brief silence, Randa began to speak with some hesitation.

“I've heard that there are many great magicians and alchemists in the center of the adventurer city. Some of them work as adventurers, but there are also those who open shops or work in the Helio Kingdom.”

“Well! We'll just-”

“I don't agree.”

“huh...”

“...”

A loud knock was heard from the field owner's stick.

"You intend to go there, right, Randa?"

Aspa only realized the situation after seeing the expression of trying to be firm on Randa's face.

I see... this kid.

Aspa touched Randa's shoulder, and said, “Say it if you really want it.”

The encouragement has increased Randa's confidence in his determination to achieve something. That's right, determination. With Randa's strong stance, he no longer needs to hold back what he thinks about his future.

“Father, I said that my dream is to become a hero, right? Therefore, in order to achieve it... I can't stay in this village. While fighting the witch in the forest, There wasn't much I could do to defeat him. I almost did something despicable. I got carried away by my emotions and almost killed the wizard in a fit of rage.. But, that is not the nature of a hero. Therefore Bang Aspa replaced the role of killing for me. From that alone it is clear how weak I am. I want to be strong! Not physically but mentally too! I want to be a real hero!”

The father, the owner of the field, was pensive with sadness written on his face..

“But you... are my only child.”

“Yes, precisely because I am your only child, I am the only person who will make you proud.”

“There is no point in leaving without the sincerity of parents. I understand that because I am a child of migrants," said Aspa.

“Can I ask you to look after him, Mr. Aspa?”

“If I want to be honest, there is nothing I can guarantee. The steps your child will take will be very difficult. However, there is only one thing I can do...”

What Aspa told was the realistic reality that there was no guarantee that Randa would return alive. Even so, he convinced the farm owner with his sincerity.

“... I will walk in the same steps as him. I will make sure that he does not take the wrong path.”

The owner of the field understood. More precisely, he tried to understand and comprehend his son's wishes.

“Then go.........Go and come back here as a hero.”

“Thank you … father!!”

Everyone in the room had come to the same decision, to let Randa leave the village and become an adventurer. Meanwhile, Aspa will also go to find out how to remove his curse, as well as return to his original world.

Their adventure will only begin tomorrow morning.

9

“I'm going on an adventure, father..”

In the morning, when all the supplies that the village donated to Aspa and Randa were ready. Their journey to the center of the adventurer city, the Kingdom of Helio began.

Before they left, the villagers sent them off warmly, giving them words of encouragement and good luck for their journey.

“Hey, that girl over there seems like he wants to tell you something. Come closer!”

“A-What are you talking about, brother!?”

“Hah! What a bunch of kids!.”

What Aspa and Randa stocked up on during the trip were some bread and fruit, cheap potions that could be bought at herbal shops, and ordinary 'weapons' that could actually only be used to fight against lower class monsters.. For now, Randa only brought a hoe, and Aspa brought the same axe as before. The two objects called 'weapons' were what would protect them... maybe.

And so begins... their tale of mediocre adventures!