CLA.S.S NEUTRAL: Stranger Is Coming

Conversation with the fox. Farewell to Downhill. Little problem.

"I want you to help me." Reena squinted after my words. "The royal gatekeeper and his people, as well as Att Khalar's priests, threaten these girls."

"What? The tormentor god?"

"Well, I sent one of his priests to the Gardens of Death alive and took his dagger," I showed the defiled blade. "So…"

"Wait," Reena shook her head. "Repeat the bit about the Gardens of Death. I haven't caught what you've just said." I repeated it, and the fox fell down on her fluffy tail. "But that is impossible."

"I want to remind you that there was already a similar person in the forest."

"It seems to me, everything was a little different with him. But you're right, he returned from there. Okay, show me the dagger." She glanced at the artifact and sighed. "You're very unusual: you immediately stumbled upon a legendary dagger. A powerful divine curse was imposed on it."

"Reena, let's discuss the Gardens of Death and legendary artifacts later. The best time is after my return to the Areen Forest. Now, could you accompany these girls to Narylna? I think she won't be against these guests. She has a big house, so there will be enough space for all of them," I said and added in a whisper, "Keep an eye on them, please."

"If you ask, I will. But don't forget that I still have many questions."

"I won't forget." I nodded with gratitude, then I said to the girls, "Now you have the best guide, and you'll definitely get to Narylna's house.

Eleya, Eveletta, don't be afraid of your abilities. I've seen what werewolves, who can control their powers, are capable of, so practice. I'm sure that Reena and the Forest Keeper will help you in this difficult task.

Katta, I think you can master the sword. The village chief Gromvald and the innkeeper Morm will help you with this. Listen to Narylna. She'll be in charge.

Oh, and I think you need this more than me." I handed the girls the bag with fifty gold coins, surprising them greatly because they hadn't seen even one gold coin before.

"Okay, that's enough for them. I still need to train them. Let's go," Reena said and slowly walked along the road, wagging her pretty tail. Apparently, she liked my compliments.

"Thank you!" the girls said in unison and bowed—it was probably just customary here.

"Take care of yourself," I waved my hand and went to the village.

Still, I liked some game conventions. The girls had packed all their things that they had: three bags and a couple of bales. If it had been as easy to carry things in the real life, it would have been really cool.

Reputation with Reena increases by 100 points!

Reputation with Katta increases by 300 points!

Reputation with Eleya increases by 300 points!

Reputation with Eveletta increases by 300 points!

How popular am I! The girls really like me. However, there is no time to think about it. I had still about two hours left, so I didn't even know what to do with myself.

Should I get out of the capsule and drink a cup of tea? Why not? I want to watch the news to know if anything interesting has happened during these one and a half weeks. I opened the menu, quickly found the exit icon, and clicked on it… Nothing happened.

What? Stop! Don't joke like that, developers. I kept cl.i.c.k.i.n.g the icon again and again and again. After the hundredth click, I flopped to the ground.

Everything was clear: I'd undergone the so-called Phenomenon of Consciousness Transference. All people who used virtual reality underwent a partial consciousness transfer, but such 'lucky ones', like me, experienced it fully, leaving their body in the capsules.

However, the most interesting thing was that the body didn't die. It turned into an empty shell, and the brain got formatted.

What should I do now? I can't connect with my real life. Although there is a forum—which is of no use. If I remember correctly, the admins don't deal with such problems, and I need to contact a special service, which didn't respond to my messages. Hmm, I don't have any ideas.

What am I worried about? As a matter of fact, externally I haven't changed much, and internally... well, I can do a little magic, he-he. I can get out of almost any situation alive.

The severe pain is a great disadvantage, of course. However, it's still much better here than in that world. I regret only about my body, and the things that remind me about my relatives.

I continued to sit still and ponder the situation I was in. The main thing that I realized was that I had to meet other players with PCT and ask them about everything.

There must be at least several hundred thousand of them, if not more. Well, there are surely some of them in Kavarnak. I needed to learn how to get in touch with the reality, as there was no the Internet access.

Okay, stop thinking, or I'll waste the time and have to walk there. It doesn't suit such a great stranger as I am. After all, not everything is so bad. Maybe it happened even for the better.