Chapter 51: Two worlds (I)
I woke up in a bolt and looked around me.
I was in a modern-day hospital room. How did I get here? I wasn't so sure.
The last thing I remembered was fighting head-to-head with the Black Gryphon, buying some time for everyone to get back to the town.
A sharp pain could be felt on the side, and I pulled up my shirt. A thin white line with stitches could be seen.
I was still in my child-like body. It made me sad to know that I was not back in my usual form. Wait, the question is, was there such a place in Torren? I thought there wasn't such technology here. Everything just looks so familiar.
The door opens, and both Don and Phil step in the doorway. They were both in modern-looking clothes, especially Phil, who looked even more stunning than before. I couldn't help but stare. "Berry?" Don was the first one to speak.
"Are you okay?" He was worried as he came over.
"How did we get here? What happened?"
I was completely lost on where we were. Is this modern technology? Did I just dream everything, and I'm finally back on Earth? Was all that a nightmare, and this was a continuation of my modern school journey?
"Phil carried you back heavily injured. The red potion that we had was not strong enough to heal everything. We had to make a drastic decision on the spot and bring you over to the modern world to get you stitched up. You scared us."
"Modern World?" I asked, dumbly still not getting it.
"Yes. We're back on Earth."
"Earth?" It finally hit me. So everything that had happened was not a dream at all.
"Are you out of your mind, pipsqueak!" Phil roared and pulled on my ears sharply.
I yelp out in pain. "Ow. Ow. Ow! I was only trying to help!"
"Your help almost got you killed!" Phil wasn't happy with the decision I had made.
"But everyone is safe now. Azazel is trapped in a crystal!" "Azazel? Who are you talking about?" Phil let go, confused. Then it hit him.
"Are you talking about the Black Gryphon?" I rubbed my ears from the ringing pain.
"Yea. Did you pick him up?"
"No." Phil slowly stated. "All we found was you bleeding out on the ground."
"What?" Bolting up, I let out a cry of pain. The spot where Azazel had left a gaping hole was still throbbing. I silently cursed at him for being the cause of my problem.
"How? It was just a few feet away from me." Tears almost escaped my eyes.
"There was no one there. Though we did find some black feathers, they would make fine materials for weapons." Phill pulled out a black feather from his pocket, showing it off.
I could see a heavy energy permuted from the feather, giving off a chilling feel. "
Also, your scales were gathered up too. I did not think it was wise to leave your scales behind."
"You're already thinking about using them as materials?" I stare with open jaws. Why didn't I think of that? Wait, this is not the time to think such thoughts.
Don's voice was soft with concern. "You've been out for a week." "A week?" I exclaimed.
"Wait, wait, wait. Weren't we only allowed to stay here for three days?"
"Don't worry about that. It seems the Goddess of Light is using her power to allow us to stay longer. The power in the past has not diminished yet." "Oh," I let out a sigh of relief.
"Here, take another Red potion." Don threw me a Red Potion for me to drink.
I opened the cap and drank it. A flash of burning sensation could be felt throughout my body, but it was not as painful. It was warm, almost comforting to me as it told me that I was still alive.
"It doesn't hurt as much." I curiously peered at the half-empty bottle. My mouth smacked my lips as I licked the edge.
"Your world doesn't have powerful magical energy in the air." Phil finally spoke. I couldn't tell if his poker face was angry, upset, or even worried.
"It seems from my understanding of the pollution that Don spoke of caused by your people had drowned out the energy."
That explained quite a bit, but what was more surprising was that the Red Potion worked here. This would cause quite a sensation if we sold this on the market. Such thoughts crossed my mind, even now, I was still thinking about how to earn income, but I knew that wasn't a good idea.
"Where have both of you guys been staying?"
"At a hotel," said Don. "We had to go to the bank and trade in gold for some currencies. I did not expect to be treated like a V.I.P when I brought in the gold. Did you know that the regular one Draconian coins cost over ten thousand dollars, while the one Ancient Draconis coin cost one hundred thousand dollars? I set up a personal account for us so we can pay off the medical bill. Your surgery was quite expensive."
"Wait, we're in America?"
"What? No. I never said that."
"But you just said it in dollar bills."
"I did not; I told you it was in Japanese Currency." I was baffled. What did Phil mean Japanese Currency when I'm for sure hearing it in American Currency. It hit me the language skill that I had been translating everything into words that I could understand.
This language cheat skill truly was an awesome skill that I never thought possible could even work in this world too.
"So, where are we?"
"Tokyo, Japan."
It felt like I was hit by a bolt of lighting from complete shock. I never understood how we were able to come to Japan of all places.
"How?"
"That would be me." Don raised his hands.
"If I understood correctly, whoever has the strongest desire of where they want to go, they would be taken there."
"Oh." I thought over what he said. It made sense, Don was thinking about his hometown, while I was unconscious, so I had no say whatsoever, while Phil did not know where even to go.
"Did you get to contact your parents?"
"Well, yes. They were happy to hear my voice."
"Did you also go visit them?" Don shook his head.
"I wasn't able to, though Phil and I did enjoy our sightseeing. You wouldn't believe how excited Phil got when he saw so many new things." He was laughing, patting him on the back.
"Phil's like a child that just saw a new toy, every direction he saw."
"I was not." Phil flatly denied. "Sure."
"I was just experiencing the unique culture your city has to offer." He bluntly replied.
"If you say so." Don shrugged it off. "Now that you are awake, we need to make sure that you can travel back." He rummaged through his pants and pulled out a bracelet and handed it to me.
"This is?"
"This is our ticket back. Each stone represents how many days we can stay here on Earth, and the soft glow that it's radiating on one of the stones means only three more days by sundown."
"So soon?" Don nodded. "At first it was another week, but when you woke up, the number of stones being lit up decreased by a lot. That's how we knew that you were awake."
"Oh." I couldn't help but feel like it was my fault that their stay on Earth was cut short.
"Don't worry about it. Just being back here makes me very happy. All good things do come to an end."
"Then let's check out. I don't think I can stay here any longer." I replied.
Pulling away the blanket, I got up. My legs felt wobbly, and I almost collapsed. If it weren't for Phil, I would've fallen.
"You alright?" Phil asked, holding me up just enough for me to get my legs in order.
"Yea, it feels like it's been a long time since I walked on my own two legs." It took a couple of trial and error to get where I needed to go. We headed towards the front desk.
A lot of females were whispering out loud as they stared at Phil. Each one seemed to blush or excitedly point out a foreigner was present. We finally made it to the front desk, and Don pulled out his card to pay.
"Look. Look. It's that hot looking guy. He came to pick up his younger sister."
"Did you get his number?" The nurses squealed as they whispered to one another.
"No. He didn't even seem to want to talk with me."
"Maybe it's because he doesn't understand our language."
"I wish I had a boyfriend like him."
I couldn't help but look up at Phil and then shook my head in disapproval. His looks can make any female fall for him in seconds. The trait of an elf does not compare to the regular humans that are out there. Even models and actors would pale in comparison.
"What is it?" Phil asked. He could feel the intensity of my stare.
"The girls are talking about you."
"I assume as much."
"They say that you look amazing and wish you were their boyfriend."
"I'm going to have to decline," Phil replied, not phased by what I had said.
"Really? Why?"
"What do you mean why? I already have enough on my plate as it is. I must go back home and make sure my grandfather and mother are doing well."
Sometimes the things that come out of Phil's mouth surprises even me to this day. He had no interest in females as of right now.
"Wait, does that mean you swing the other way?" I couldn't help but ask him out loud. Phil scowled at me.
"I do not. I enjoy a woman's presence."
"Oh,"
"Why, do you want to be in my strike zone?"
"Hardly." I let out an indifferent answer with a slight hiccup. What the hell? Why did I even hiccup in the first place? I quickly covered it up with an answer to his question.
"You're too beautiful for a guy, so it grates on my nerves."
Phil barked out laughing.
"Don't worry, chibi. I don't swing that way either."
"Oh no, you didn't." I glared at him. Did he just call me small? I turned towards Don and kicked him.
"Owwww!" Don was hopping on his leg in pain.
"Why did you do that?"
"You taught him an unnecessary word. Now he'll be calling me that for the rest of my life!" I peeved.
"I didn't teach him anything. He just picked it up with the locals!"
I growled.
Lies! People don't just suddenly spout out words like that without reason. He must have watched some kind of drama, anime, or something to even hear such words. Don was the one who probably taught him the meaning because he was the closest that understood the Japanese language.
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