章 104: An Unexpected Encounter (I)

The sound of the world was neutral. Despite being back in the world of the living, the sensations of death permeated my body. It had been ten years without any positive or negative feelings, just my thoughts, which were not fueled by real emotions, only speculations. Despite that, I was okay now.

At least I pretended to be as I explored the dark forest at night. Unfortunately, I had no time for games, so I pressed on. It was around three in the morning; I could tell by Valentina's teachings on reading the time by the curvature of the Moon. Fortunately, it was just one moon; that meant I was in Umbral.

Umbral was said to be the human world, but it wasn't quite like that. It was governed by humans, but not solely made up of humans. Various beings lived here; in fact, most of the population, besides humans, consisted of other races, including the Beasts.