Chapter 36: Twenty-Two Days

Ah, I’m still growing, I’m still growing, I keep comforting myself.

After eating, we continued on our way.

I was still riding the unicorn, feeling pleased with myself!

“General Cloud, what date is it today?” I asked softly from in front of the horse.

“By the count of our departure, today… should be June 9th,” he replied.

When I heard the date, my heart darkened.

“May has 31 days?” I asked coldly, my eyes turning bad again.

“Mm, yes,” he confirmed.

“Heh, hehehe.” I laughed quietly, feeling hollow, unable to feel my own emotions. I could only giggle stupidly as I calculated: “Today is the 9th, so yesterday was the 8th, so… from the 17th to the 8th. Heh, a whole, heh, 22 days? Heh.”

“It would be strange if I wasn’t broken… heh,” I muttered to myself. My eyes lost their light, the world turned dark. I had no idea so many days had passed since I became a meat s*ave. I thought it had only been a little over a week, maybe ten days or so, but it had actually been 22 days.

‘Heh, that’s right,’ I smiled in despair, unsure what expression to make. ‘At that time, how could I have been thinking about time…’

I couldn’t believe it, couldn’t admit it, and didn’t want to recall it.

A rage of despair toward myself made me clench my fists tightly. Might as well die!

“Ahh, damn it…”

I opened my eyes wide, staring blankly at the scenery ahead that no longer mattered.

“Hehehe…”

I felt like I was going crazy! 22 days of being toyed with by that demon. I… this filthy body of mine, does it even have meaning to live?

‘I didn’t come to this world to be a meat s*ave. Why…’

Tears fell again, the third time today.

“Heh… so dirty, so disgusting…” I said vacantly. I spoke by instinct… spoke through my other personalities…

I despaired once more at my powerlessness, but actually, the sequela that remained made me even more uncomfortable.

I didn’t know what to do. I felt like my brain was about to shut down again.

But just then, I heard General Cloud make a faint clicking sound with his tongue, and at the same time, his arm around me tightened.

“It’s okay, everything will be fine. No one will blame you.” He seemed to be saying this with tears in his eyes.

‘Why is he… reacting so strongly? Could he really be the male lead? The kind who would cry for others and empathize?’

I didn’t understand why he was like this, and I didn’t want to check if he was really crying. At that moment, I just wanted to lean into his embrace.

‘As long as I have someone to rely on… that’s enough…’

‘Just a little while will do… just a moment.’

I hid in his arms, tears flowing continuously.

We galloped through the forest, and before we knew it, we had passed through it.

The view suddenly opened up, and the sunlight became bright. Terraced fields and red-haired farmers appeared in the distance, and further off, there seemed to be a small city.

“That is our royal city: Huaying City.” The general’s tone had returned to normal by now.

Because the gauze was soaked with tears, I couldn’t see far, so I took it off.

The azure blue city walls were very conspicuous.

“Mn…” My mood was still somewhat unsettled. But I still had many things to ask about this world…

‘Forget it, I don’t want to ask…’

“We’re almost there. Jiushi, take a look at our country. How is it?”

“Mn…” I was stirred by this open, rich scenery.

In the distance, terraced fields, blue sky and white clouds, an endless sky.

The air was filled with the fragrance of grass, a grassland scent completely different from the damp plant aroma in the forest just now.

Tears hung in my eyes. My mood hadn’t been good just now, but the scenery here was really, too beautiful!

I had never seen such open scenery, and the fresh air…

‘Heh, so this is what this world is really like…’

“Mood point plus one! Hehehe.” I smiled.

Before entering the city, I wrung out the gauze and put it back on.

I saw the city gate! General Cloud slowed our pace considerably.

We moved forward slowly. The moment we entered the tall city gate, I felt a slight coolness, but after coming out, it felt even hotter.

The general had returned, and many commoners on the road gathered to watch the excitement.

I could hear people in the crowd shouting soldiers’ names.

I looked at the surrounding buildings. They were medieval-style with a slight magical feel, and many houses were colorful.

There was also a lot of greenery. Besides the roadside trees, almost every windowsill was filled with flowers and plants.

The stone bricks on the ground were also patterned, and the streetlamps were very medieval in design, except instead of candles, they contained crystals.

On the road, besides the red-haired Red Demon race, I also saw many Beastman races with animal ears and tails, and of course, many Ancient species.

‘Oh, there are Ancient species.’ I also saw some Ancient species wearing mage robes, and even some with armor. Weren’t Ancient species said to have no magic? Could those people not be Ancient species?

“Can Ancient species become mages?” I asked with slight curiosity. Everything here was wonderful. The scenery, the people, it was all so satisfying.

But precisely because it was so lively, I felt a bit nervous.

“It’s possible. Through awakening, even Ancient species without magical ability can become mages,” Yun Feibai explained.

“Hey hey, can I also?” I asked in a cute way.

“Of course. And you’re not an Ancient species, are you?” It was only then that I noticed that besides horse-drawn carriages, there were also dragon carriages in the city. The dragons pulling them were especially cool!

“Is that a dragon carriage?” I asked, pointing at a creature that looked like a dinosaur. My voice was a bit soft because I wasn’t sure.

“Hehe, you seem to know nothing,” the general said with a kind smile.

“Sorry, I woke up in the castle dungeon. I don’t even know who I am, or why I was there. I have no memories of the past, so I don’t recognize many things,” I said sadly. Although it was a lie that I had no past memories, I thought this would help him understand.

“You don’t need to apologize to me!” The general’s voice suddenly rose a bit.

His sudden loud voice stunned me. “Uh-oh, okay, sorry.”

“Why do you keep apologizing! Ah… sorry for yelling at you.” The general got flustered again for some reason.

I nodded stupidly again.

‘Why is the general treating me like this today? I haven’t done anything to raise his affection. Why does he seem to value me so much today?’

At that moment, the general said softly in my ear, “That is called a ‘jia che’, and the animal pulling it is called a ‘jia beast’. Never call it a dragon carriage again. Although the jia dragon is a type of dragon, the term ‘dragon carriage’ is not to be used carelessly. The dragon race and saint race are not to be trifled with.”

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