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It was terrifying.
The vividness of the sensation was what I feared most.
Crunch, crunch, crunch—
Someone tore off an arm.
Someone cut off a leg.
Someone ripped open a belly.
Someone gouged out an eye.
Someone carved out a chest.
Someone pulled out a spine.
Someone crushed bones.
Someone dipped it in something hot.
Someone poisoned it.
Someone put bugs into the holes in its face.
Someone. Someone. Someone….
Crunch, crunch, crunch—
It hurt so much.
I cried so much.
I screamed so, so much.
My vocal cords were severed for being too loud.
Crunch, crunch, crunch—
Every day was hell.
I felt like I was losing my mind.
I’d rather die.
I wanted to be at peace.
Crunch, crunch, crunch—
No. Don’t heal.
Stop. Let me faint.
It hurts. It hurts. It hurts. It hurts. It hurts.
Crunch, crunch, crunch—
Trembling, trembling, trembling.
Cold. Cold. Cold. Cold.
Hungry. Hungry. Hungry.
Crunch, crunch—Screech—
“Found itttttt.”
Chomp, chomp, chomp.
The crunching sound stopped.
Something was dug out of my head, put into my mouth, and chewed thoroughly.
Hehe. Heeheehee.
“What is this now?”
A different voice.
My body stiffened at the sound of another presence, heard for the first time in years.
“I came because I smelled my kin, but there’s just some beast cub here?”
A sharp, clear tone.
A gentle scent I had never smelled before.
“Hey, should I take you out of there?”
A long-awaited salvation readily approached.
–Drifting in another world for XX years. One cold winter day. The day warmth arrived–
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“Ugh. My head.”
Why am I lying down?
I clutched my head and sat up.
I felt incredibly dizzy and nauseous.
“Ugh!”
Throwing up blood made me feel much better.
My scrambled senses were also returning to normal.
“But why is there such a strong smell of blood, huh?”
I covered my nose at the terrible stench of blood, then was startled.
I had unconsciously opened my eyes, and everything was clearly visible.
“…..Ah, damn it.”
That’s right.
I drank the elixir and cured [Blindness].
The subsequent events slowly began to resurface.
“Ah.”
“Aah.”
“Aaaaaaaah!!”
My head grew hot again.
A rage, having lost its target, slowly crept up.
The blood in my entire body boiled.
Rather….
“If only I hadn’t known.”
Rip, rip—
“If only I hadn’t cured my eyes.”
My hands, cupping my face, tore at my skin and dug in.
Deeply, as if to pierce the bone and rip off my lower jaw.
Should I just blow my head off like this?
Would it get better if I gave up thinking? Huh?
“Gulp. That’s enough, Master.”
A familiar voice.
My hands abruptly stopped.
Through the spreading blood, I saw my familiar walking towards me.
Slit eyes. Bright yellow pupils. Green skin and a small stature.
The familiar’s appearance, with whom I had spent decades, now seemed vividly detailed.
“G-Gobura.”
“It’s not Gobura. It’s Gobura.”
The ugly face, demanding correction, scrunched up.
The familiar crossed its arms, giving me its usual exasperated look.
“Can you hear Gobura now? Then start acting moderately. I don’t know why you’re throwing such a tantrum, but it’s not like you’ll die from it. Do you know how many days you’ve been doing this? Master is a vampire, not a Dullahan. Stop blowing your head off. It’s unsightly.”
The familiar, having said that, gestured with its chin as if to tell me to look around.
I blankly turned my head.
“…..”
The temple had vanished.
Even its very foundation had disappeared without a trace.
All that remained was a massive crater, and I was in its center.
Scattered flesh. Traces of self-harm. Everywhere was a sea of blood.
“This time, you went too far. You even opened the eyes you longed for. Why are you so angry, anyway?”
“….Eyes.”
“Gulp. They’re like the pebbles Gobura played with when he was little. Colorful and pretty.”
The familiar squelched closer.
It pulled out the greatsword from its back and plunged it into the ground before me.
A strange face reflected in the transparent blade.
Silvery white hair.
Pale skin stained with blood.
Odd eyes, one a vivid crimson and the other gold.
The two eyes, flickering emptily, were mysterious.
“Is this, me?”
“That is Master.”
I already knew what I looked like.
Like a polygon mass, formed by lines in deep darkness.
I only remembered the overall shape.
My appearance with such diverse colors was unfamiliar yet novel.
And, it was beautiful.
Enough to instantly cool my head, which had been burning with fever.
“….Damn, I’m pretty.”
“I agree. Master’s eyes have a very warm color, uncharacteristic of Master.”
“I meant I was pretty, not just my eyes?”
“???”
‘I thought it was strange when the Demon Lord kept trying to take my virginity instead of Master’s.’
If I’m this beautiful, I guess I can’t help but accept it?
“Seeing as you’re spouting nonsense, it seems you’ve finally regained your sanity. That’s a relief.”
“What, you punk? Hey! I’m quite popular, you know?”
“Gobura cannot understand it. I don’t know what part of Master makes them lust.”
“My head, chest, stomach, and butt, you idiot.”
“Gulp. Everyone must be blind.”
This impotent goblin bastard?
Suddenly, power surged into my eyes.
Immediately after, I instinctively covered my face.
“Ack! My eyes!”
“What’s with the tantrum now?”
“I didn’t want to see a goblin’s pores!”
“Gulp? What are pores?”
“Your face, you punk!”
“Kuh-hek!?”
I kicked the familiar, sending it flying out of my sight.
As I continued to cover my eyes, it gradually started to improve.
“Damn it.”
Curing [Blindness] and being able to see is good, but I can’t control it well.
The culprit was undoubtedly [Hypersense].
It was a sense I hadn’t used my entire life since becoming this body.
There’s no way even I could adapt to it in an instant.
It seems I’ll have to pay a lot of attention to it for a while.
“So, Master.”
“What?”
The familiar, having returned to normal, asked.
“Why did you cause all this chaos? What did you see after opening your eyes?”
“……”
The sudden question left me speechless.
My throat tightened. A suffocating feeling, unlike thirst, constricted my chest.
When I removed my hands from my face, many things became visible again.
Softly falling snowflakes landed on the blood-stained red ground.
The goblin, clad in impressive white armor, tilted its head and slung its greatsword onto its back.
Within that landscape, anomalous things kept blinking, asserting their presence.
[Status Window]. [Achievements]. [Warning]. [Inventory]. [Shop].
And.
“Return.”
“Gulp?”
Return to Earth.
Had I ever thought that was possible?
I was too busy trying to survive to afford such a luxury.
After the long war ended.
Until I finally survived and could boast of being quite strong.
Decades had passed.
I had lived so long that this world felt more like home than Earth.
Memories from when I was human blurred and faded like watercolors in water, no longer surfacing clearly.
But.
Nevertheless.
Old emotions stirred.
A surge of longing, intertwined with the hope that appeared before my eyes, welled up.
Tears streamed down.
“M-Master. Why are you crying again?”
“….Hey. I, I can go back.”
“Gulp. What do you mean? Go back, where to?”
“Earth.”
If I’m crazy. No, I *am* already crazy, but.
Anyway, if the return button in front of me isn’t an illusion or a lie.
I can go back.
To Earth.
And, to my home.
“Earth? The place you called your hometown?”
“Yeah. There.”
“But why are you angry? Isn’t it a joyous occasion if you can return to your hometown?”
“Because I found out too….late.”
Yes. It was too late. Everything. All of it.
“Gulp. So, you’re not going back?”
“…..”
“Go back.”
“What?”
Surprised by the resolute voice, I looked at the familiar.
Its ugly face met my gaze with its usual sulky eyes.
“Home is a good thing. It’s a blessing to have a home to return to.”
“Gobura…”
“It’s not Gobura. It’s Gobura.”
Its bright yellow, goat-like eyes were shadowed with a faint longing.
I felt like I understood what it was thinking.
And why it was saying this.
“Anyway, Master has lost your job, haven’t you? It’s not good to just freeload off that eccentric True Ancestor and waste time doing nothing, like you are now. Aren’t you ashamed at your age?”
My sympathy vanished in an instant.
“Hey, is it my fault the Demon Lord’s army was disbanded? The Demon Lord said he didn’t need us anymore since the war ended! And a disciple can get help from their Master, you punk!”
“That’s only for a day or two. It’s truly shameful to loaf around for years without doing anything productive. Didn’t the True Ancestor’s face look more and more rotten every time she saw Master?”
“Master always looked like that when she saw me.”
“Is that something to be proud of?”
A pitying gaze fell upon me.
This disrespectful goblin bastard. That’s certainly not the look one should give a respected Master.
“Gulp. What Gobura wants to say is simple. There’s nothing left for Master to do here. So, stop messing around and bothering others, and quietly go back to your hometown.”
“….Go back and cause trouble?”
“Yes.”
“You heartless bastard.”
“Kuh-hok!”
I kicked the familiar, sending it flying out of my sight.
My head was still dizzy and my stomach upset, but my mood swings, which had been erratic like a metronome, had significantly improved.
I don’t want to admit it, but the familiar is definitely helpful in times like these.
It probably kept talking to me like that while I was causing this mess and blowing my head off multiple times.
The familiar knows well that I’m a crazy b*tch.
It’s not like this was the first or second time this happened, so it seemed to handle it with familiarity.
“Are you going back now?”
The familiar, having calmly returned, hovered nearby and asked.
I slowly nodded my heavy head.
My heart felt like it was weeping tears of blood from the injustice of the past years.
But regardless, since I now knew I could return to Earth, I intended to go back.
As the familiar said, there was nothing left for me to do here.
And lately, there weren’t just one or two people who considered me a thorn in their side.
What exactly was this ‘politics’ thing?
Humans or demons, only their races were different, but their actions were similar.
They just wouldn’t leave a vampire who wanted to live a life of leisure alone.
Coming to this cold northern region, supposedly to find the elixir, was really just an excuse.
It was closer to a temporary escape, driven by a long-standing survival instinct.
“Gulp. Master’s hometown, you say. Gobura’s heart is pounding.”
“I don’t know. Will you be able to cross over with me?”
“What do you mean? Gobura is Master’s familiar, isn’t he?”
“I don’t know either.”
In the past, when I crossed over to the Demon Realm, I could summon him normally.
Considering that, even if I dimension-shifted to Earth, I should be able to summon my familiar.
But this time, the premise is different.
‘Dimensional travel involving the System.’
This is the crux of it.
What will happen to me if I return to Earth?
Will I return in this current form? Or as the ordinary man I was before falling into this world? A memory reset?
What about time?
I’ve spent over a hundred years here.
So, how much time has passed on Earth now?
Everything is unclear.
“Master. Why are you worrying so uncharacteristically? Just do as you always do.”
“As I always do?”
“If you’ve decided to do something, just do it. Just go for it first. Worrying is a luxury, and you can regret it later.”
For once, the familiar said something reasonable.
“You’re right. Since when did I ever overthink things?”
“Exactly. You lived more recklessly than a beast.”
“You punk?”
I’ll let it slide just this once, since this might truly be the last time.
“Hey, Gobura.”
“It’s not Gobura. It’s Gobura.”
“Are you really sure about this?”
“Gulp. Don’t be so mushy.”
“You’re complaining even when I’m worried about you, you punk.”
Seriously, there’s no end to its unpleasantness.
Even if I return and turn back into a normal human, the familiar would be doomed to a disappearance ending.
This guy is definitely not normal either.
I took a deep breath and turned my eyes to the system prompt.
It was so chaotic that I couldn’t even begin to sort it out.
Fortunately, the return button was on the edge, making it easy to find.
“I’m going.”
“Gulp.”
[Would you like to return to Earth?]
[YES ■/ NO □]
I lightly touched it with my index finger.
Recognizing the system’s presence seemed to enable interaction.
[Settlement begins.]
[Achievement: ‘The Last One Standing’ achieved]
[Achievement: ‘Transcended Humanity’ achieved]
[Achievement: ‘Betrayer of Humanity’ achieved]
[Achievement: ‘Kin Eater’ achieved]
[Achievement: ‘8th Rank of the Demon Realm’ achieved]
.
.
.
.
.
.
[Achievement: ‘Farthest Survival’ achieved]
[Achievement: ‘System Cripple’ achieved]
[Achievement: ‘Overcame Disability’ achieved]
[Total of 215 achievements confirmed.]
There were an awful lot.
My already cluttered vision was filled with translucent windows.
[The user meets all conditions.]
[Final special benefits will be granted according to principles.]
[Upon return, all current can be retained.]
[However, Karma Points are a resource belonging to this world and will be reset.]
“What?!”
Karma Points? You mean the insane amount I had accumulated?
As I watched with dumbfounded eyes, hundreds of millions of Karma Points vanished to 0.
The processing was incredibly swift.
[Settlement complete.]
[Proceeding to return procedure.]
“Gulp. Master. Your body is disappearing.”
At the familiar’s words, I raised my hand.
It was gradually fading away.
“Hey.”
“Gulp?”
“See you there.”
“Understood.”
Reading the system message, it seemed I would return in this exact body.
If so, I should be able to summon my familiar too.
I gazed at the familiar standing silently, then closed my eyes.
Familiar darkness enveloped me.
How long had I been there?
‘Ugh!’
Suddenly, my senses were overwhelmed.
It was only for a very short time, but my head felt like it would explode from the sudden influx of information overload.
I clutched my head, suffering from a headache, for a moment.
Slowly, I opened my closed eyes.
“Huh?”
I let out a somewhat dazed sound at the sight before me.
A deep bleakness, visible as brightly as midday even in the pitch-black darkness.
I stood bewildered in the cramped space, then slowly walked forward.
I reached out my hand.
The rough, cold sensation of iron clearly met my palm.
“Damn it. I’m getting serious PTSD.”
My hand, gripping the iron bars, turned pale.
I was trapped in some kind of cage.
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