Meanwhile, Espen was wandering around the school, exploring its layout and admiring its beauty, until he passed through a corridor separating it from another building. On his left side was a large garden. Espen glanced over to see a hand emerging from the ground near a tree. Espen completely ignored it and continued walking, muttering to himself:
– "I'm not going to check that thing out. I'll explore the school first, then I'll look into this hand."
Later, Espen was walking in a corridor, and there was a hand sticking out from the side of a tree. He said to himself again:
– "I said I wouldn't go to see that thing now. You won't succeed in persuading me to go."
Afterward, Espen was walking in a corridor next to a garden...
Espen said, exasperated, as he jumped over the fence separating him from the garden:
– "Damn you, fine, I'll see what this thing is! The story is trying to make me look into this hand, and I don't know why. I'm sure it's utterly insignificant and completely unimportant!"
Espen approached the hand, looking around. He looked up, examining the tree near the hand and saying to himself:
– "What is this tree? Are these berries? No, no, they look like potatoes! I thought potatoes were supposed to come out of the ground, why are they hanging up there? Wait a minute! These aren't potatoes, they look like something I don't know. Hmm, strange!"
The hand moved and grabbed Espen's foot. Espen looked at the hand and said to himself:
– "Oh right, I have to see the person who's buried here. And it looks like they're alive."
Espen knelt down and started digging. While digging, he reached a point where a large breast appeared, and the person was apparently wearing the school uniform.
Espen said to himself mockingly:
– "Wow, I dig and the first thing that shows up is her chest! Now I'm confused, should I dig from the same spot or dig from the side? Either way, I'll touch her breast! Will the censorship allow this or not?"
Espen decided to dig a little further forward, assuming her face was in that part of the ground. He dug until the girl slowly emerged from the rubble, as if the surrounding light fractured only upon her. She rose, confidently lifting her body with a serene feminine grace, her long, wavy hair, the color of dark, smothered fire strands, cascaded down her shoulders to her lower back. Her dark skin, covered in a deep, bronze hue, reflected the light of the place, giving her a warm shimmer that amplified her presence.
Her wide eyes, a striking violet color, sparkled with a slight hint of sarcasm, framed by light makeup that further emphasized her gaze. Her features were calm, her lips curved into a small smile that resembled a familiar nod she would give when she knew she had control of the situation.
Her school uniform looked as if it were designed to highlight what she was trying to conceal. The dark blue jacket with the white collar clearly embraced her large chest to the extent that the buttons were straining slightly with every movement, while the white shirt beneath remained neat despite everything. The black and brown striped tie had slipped slightly out of place, as if it had lost its patience, but it still gave her a strange disciplined look.
Her short, dark blue, pleated skirt moved with her steps, revealing the contours of her full thighs; her hourglass figure was unmistakable. Dark sheer stockings clung to her strong legs, showing both muscle definition and the weight of feminine movement.
As for her shoes, short ankle boots made of light-colored suede, they struck the ground with steady steps, their thick laces jingling with every stride, as if announcing her arrival before she even spoke.
She stood before Espen, tilting her head slightly, that serene smile never leaving her face, and said in a tone that mixed gentle reproach with slight coquetry:
– "Espen, why did you dig and pull me out? Don't you see that I'm currently sitting and enjoying my time here?"
Espen said, scoffing at this strange situation:
– "Enjoying? Are you trying to turn into a mummy or what?"
She said to him, her voice sounding soft despite its sharpness:
– "It's none of your business! Leave me now and don't dig again. I know you're trying to assault my body, and it will never happen, Espen."
Espen said, looking at her with his mouth slightly open, mocking her:
– "Alright, alright, even though you look like Rias Gremory but with dark skin. I didn't want to come in the first place, the story forced me to. But before you bury yourself again, since you know me, can I know your name? Because I've lost my memory and don't remember any of you."
The girl looked shocked and said:
– "You lost your memory? That's strange! Since when have you had amnesia?"
Espen said to her, standing up:
– "Since yesterday. And how about you stand up instead of sitting in this weird hole?"
She said to him, rising from the hole and dusting the dirt off her skin and clothes:
– "It seems I really must get out. I wouldn't have gotten out if it weren't for your words. It's strange that you lost your memory. Let me introduce myself, my name is Rosaline, the girl you wished to touch but couldn't."
Espen said, looking at her and folding his arms:
– "Wow, now I have two girls bullying Espen, the first is Linda and the second is Rosaline. Anyway, I'm not interested in you at all, even though you look like Rias, with a slight difference in her appearance, but you have the same large chest as hers, with an addition of your large hips, and this makes the author try to make you very seductive for me."
Rosaline said, surprised by his strange response:
– "Who is this Rias? You are talking very strangely today, unlike the Espen I know."
Espen said to her, about to leave the spot to continue his exploration:
– "Anyway, see you later, Rosaline. It was a pleasure meeting you."
Rosaline stood, bending her waist and placing her hand on it, and said to herself:
– "Strange, Espen. It seems you didn't lose your memory, but you lost the Espen I knew."
Later, Espen was waiting at the school gate, anticipating Nira's arrival.
Minutes later, Nira appeared, walking towards him, saying with a slight shock:
– "Espen! You actually waited for me! It seems you were honest. Anyway, since you were waiting for me, it's because you don't remember where my house is. Alright, follow me."
Espen walked behind her, thinking:
(Now I'm going to her house. And according to what I've understood about this world, there is a currency called Dexil. And it seems my father is very rich, which is normal because it turns out he is the ruler of this country, named Ralnor. He gives me 10 gold coins every week. And after understanding a little, the ten gold coins are equivalent to $10,000 in my world, meaning one coin is worth $1,000. And there are other coins, like the silver one, which is worth $500, and the copper one, which is worth $100 and is the least valuable.)
Nira looked at Espen in surprise as he was lost in thought and said:
– "Espen, you're unusually quiet. You don't talk about yourself much or even brag, and despite all this, you didn't try to harass me while we were walking."
Espen said, slightly shocked, his mouth slightly open:
– "What's the matter? What a bad boy in everything! I want to see someone say something kind about this stupid person!"
Nira said, laughing and covering her mouth, finally smiling at him:
– "It seems that losing your memory has made you curse yourself because of the many bad things you do to us."
Espen looked at her, shocked, his mouth slightly open, thinking:
(Really! I have to stop opening my mouth from shock, my mouth is starting to hurt a little! What is this amount of shocks raining down on me? Damn this narcissist whose place I took.)
After they arrived at her house, Nira entered, welcoming her siblings. They rushed to her and hugged her, and she knelt down tenderly and hugged them too. They were two boys and a girl, and they looked beautiful and cute.
Espen said, looking at them happily:
– "What a lovely atmosphere! Your siblings are very charming."
Nira said to him, standing up, surprised by his words:
– "Espen, since when do you like children? You always see them as nothing but rabble!"
Espen said to himself:
– "Oh damn! Really, how bad is this person to this extent? Anyway, I like children, they are charming to me."
She said to him, slightly ignoring his words:
– "Anyway, did you bring the money with you?"
He said to her, putting his hand in his pocket:
– "Yes, of course. How much do you want?"
She said to him, raising her hands to take the money from him:
– "Four copper Dexils of the 10 denomination."
Espen said to her, taking out the coins and handing them to her:
– "Alright, here you go."
He placed the money in her hands, and she took it. Then Espen felt a strange aura towards her siblings. He approached them and said:
– "Nira, would you allow me to do something that might help?"
Nira said, skeptically:
– "And what might you do?"
He told her:
– "It seems I can do something to make their health better."
She said to him, slightly shocked:
– "How?"
Espen extended his hand towards the children, and a dark aura came out of his hand, enveloping the three of them together. They felt a strange sensation, as if the burden they had in their hearts suddenly disappeared. One of them said, amazed:
– "I don't feel anything anymore! It's like the pain has completely vanished!"
And their sister said:
– "Me too, my chest pain is completely gone!"
Nira stood, shocked by what had happened; they were completely healed and no longer felt the heaviness that was on their chests.
Espen said to her, analyzing what happened:
– "It seems, Nira, that my ability has a strange healing effect on people. I felt like I could draw out this negative energy that was on their chests. It's like a power or property in my body, or related to the dark energy I have."
Nira said to him, happy and amazed:
– "Espen! I don't know how to thank you! You healed them without needing medicine! Espen, I am truly grateful to you from the bottom of my heart! And I am ready to do whatever you want, anything you might desire to do! You don't know how many days they've been like this. You used to lend me money every time so I could get them medicine, and all the medicine did was relieve their chest pain, but now they feel like they don't feel it at all! And as for the coins you lent me, they are no longer important now, you can have them back."
Espen said, smiling at her:
– "I'm happy that I helped you, in a way I don't understand how I did it. But I don't need the coins, keep them with you, they will help you in the days to come."
Nira said, with joy on her face:
– "Espen, you lent me money and helped my siblings with their illness! I'm ready to do whatever you want now! Just tell me the place you want me to come to so we can do it!"
Espen said to her, with a slight look of distress on his face, looking at the ground:
– "There's no need, Nira. I didn't do this for a reward. It's enough for me that you are relieved from the pain of seeing your siblings suffer. And about the money, there's no need, I take more than this every week. You need it more than I do."
Espen left the house. Nira's siblings looked on with wonder at their incomprehensible conversation, and Nira looked shocked by his words, which she had never heard before. Then she said in a quiet voice:
– "Espen, did you really lose your memory, or did you lose your old personality? The old Espen seems to have died in his old memories, and now another person is born, whom I do not know."
Meanwhile, Espen was wandering through the city, admiring its beautiful appearance, on his way back home. He entered the door to find Melda sitting at her desk. He approached her and asked:
– "Miss Melda, may I ask a question?"
Melda said, staring at him in surprise:
– "Mr. Espen asks permission before asking! Of course, go ahead and ask."
Espen said in a voice that suggested remorse:
– "Would you tell me about my personality that I forgot? Because I'm starting to feel like I'm a bad person by all standards."
Melda said to him, standing up from her chair and leaning her arm on the desk:
– "Your personality? It seems you've changed more than you've lost your memory! But in short, you are a very bad and narcissistic person. To be more frank, you exploit girls for your sexual interests in exchange for money, and you harass girls without caring, and you know they won't do anything to you because they benefit from you first. And second, you are supposedly the son of the most powerful person in this kingdom and its ruler too, so you have many authorities to do whatever you want. One more thing, you exploit boys by humiliating them or treating them with very dirty behavior, and they keep quiet because you give them financial compensation and anything else."
Espen said, feeling distressed by her words:
– "Miss Melda, do you think I can change this idea in the minds of the people around me? Because I feel a very bad feeling about this matter. And it seems that doing this will be very difficult, won't it?"
Melda said to him, giving a slight smile and folding her arms across her chest:
– "Honestly, Mr. Espen, the matter will be more difficult than you imagine and almost impossible. After all, I know almost everything about you, and you used to talk about these matters with me as if they were a source of pride for you when I was protecting you. And of course, you used to harass me during your bath every time, and the idea that you had sex with many girls for money, and ridiculed many boys for money too, the matter is extremely difficult. I don't know how to tell you, but if you've changed more than you've lost your memory, I'm happy! I've started to feel comfortable for the first time talking to you, as if I'm talking about someone else who does all these bad things, not you."
Espen said to her, putting his hands in his pockets and heading for the stairs up to his room:
– "Alright, until I see what I'll do about this, I'll deal with my new personality. Either they accept me or the bad person named Espen will remain in their minds."
Melda said to him before he went up:
– "Espen! Wait!"
Suddenly, she covered her mouth with her hands, then bowed apologetically and said:
– "I'm sorry, Mr. Espen, I forgot and called you by your name without formalities."
Espen said to her, completely unconcerned:
– "Miss Melda, there's no need to apologize, and no need for formalities. After all, I'm a child to you, so don't worry about it too much, and raise your head."
Melda said, raising her body, more shocked than she could imagine:
– "Because I'm so shocked by your behavior and reaction, I called you by your name only. And when I apologized, you didn't care and told me you didn't mind! I don't understand you anymore. I thought you were pretending, but the idea of it reaching your name, it's impossible for you to keep quiet about this!"
Espen said, in a hurry:
– "Miss Melda, tell me what you want before I go up."
Melda said to him, slightly flustered, gathering papers from her desk:
– "I'm sorry, Mr. Espen. It seems you don't remember that you go on missions; you're an adventurer after all. You won't be going up today. You can go to your room to prepare for these missions. You have three missions today, choose one and go to execute it..."
Melda said, looking upwards:
– "Alright, Miss Melda, I'll come down as soon as I finish changing my clothes."
Espen went up the stairs in front of Melda, who watched him until he disappeared from her sight, then she said, muttering to herself:
– "If only I hadn't noticed that he's been calling me 'Miss' since he arrived. Strange! For the first time, Espen talks to me very respectfully, and with a look of distress on her face. Truly, these days seem charged with strange things."
After Espen went up, he entered and changed his clothes into adventurer attire in black and dark brown colors with a long, dark purple coat, saying to himself:
– "Espen the wretched, Espen the stupid, Espen the scum. This Espen contains all the terrible qualities! How can I correct all these mistakes he made? It seems I've come into the body of a person to correct his catastrophic errors."
I looked in the mirror and saw a handsome young man standing before me, with dark purple hair scattered untidily over his forehead, yet enhancing his beauty. His half-closed black eyes hinted at a deep weariness inhabiting his features, while his fair skin glowed under the soft light of the room.
Then Espen went downstairs to see which mission he would choose; he was in an adventure world, after all. He stood in front of Melda, taking the papers from her and looking at them, then looked at her again and asked:
– "Miss Melda, what do you think I should choose? I don't know which mission to select."
Melda said spontaneously and differently from her reaction since the first time he arrived:
– "Of course, Mr. Espen, given today's missions, you can go on this one; it's simple and not very dangerous. All it requires is for you to capture three One-horned Goblins and retrieve the crystal stone from their stomachs."
Espen said with a feeling of some disgust:
– "Oh, that sounds gross! That I have to take a stone out of a Goblin's stomach! And since when do Goblins have horns?"
Melda said, smiling at him:
– "Mr. Espen, this is a species in this world called the One-horned Goblin, and it is well known across the vast land of Orbisfera."
Espen thought for a moment:
(Aha, it seems this world is called Orbisfera.)
Espen said to her, wondering:
– "And what about the other missions? What do they say?"
Melda said to him, pointing to the missions with her finger:
– "The second mission is from a merchant who wants Hell Wolf hide, specifically 26 pieces of its hide. And the third mission requires Aether Crystals from a crypt in the Goblin Forests. And if you ask why it's called the Goblin Forest and not another name, it's simply because it's charged with many Goblin monsters walking on the ground, and there are many crypts that appear and disappear depending on the location and time in the land of Orbisfera."
Espen said to her, looking intently at the missions:
– "Alright, and now who will come with me, or will I go alone?"
Espen told him:
– "Certainly not. There are many students here, I can ask them to come, or you can contact them. After all, you know them, and you've certainly met them at school and told them you lost your memory."
Espen said:
– "Yes, I've met two so far. The first is Nira and the second is Rosaline. I don't know if they will agree to come with me. Did they agree when I asked them?"
Melda said to him, covering her mouth with her hands so no one could hear her:
– "Yes, Mr. Espen, I told you before that everyone here cannot refuse a request from you, except for two: Linda and Rosaline."
Espen said, placing his hand on his chin:
– "Alright then, it seems I will ask Nira for help on this mission."
Suddenly, Rosaline appeared behind him, saying in a low voice:
– "Espen, I'm here."
Espen suddenly turned around to see her standing behind him, as if she had just emerged from a colorful dream. She was wearing different clothes, a very bold and revealing outfit designed to skillfully emphasize her curves with seductive feminine prowess.
From the top, the cropped top boldly wrapped around her body. In a dark apricot color, it featured an asymmetrical cut that wrapped around her neck like a silk scarf and exposed one shoulder completely, while the other half elegantly draped. The tight fabric clearly revealed a large part of her chest and the entire arm area, leaving a narrow strip of her stomach visible beneath the short hem of the top.
As for the bottom, she was wearing very short, dark black shorts with a high-waisted cut, highlighting the exciting contrast between her slender waist and boldly full thighs. The shorts looked as if they were made of light leather, adorned with mysterious fantasy engravings carved on the sides, almost disappearing into the shadow. Fine, crossed straps at the waist added an extra touch of fighting excitement.
The outfit was completed with high-heeled, fire-crimson red boots that reached the ankle with a sharp, winged cut, reminiscent of warrior attire in fantasy worlds. This entire outfit was a luxurious blend of attractiveness and power, a fantasy and seductive outfit that made it hard to look away. She stood with the confidence of a warrior and the charm of a siren.
Then he said:
– "Rosaline, welcome."
She said to him with a smile on her face:
– "How about I accompany you on your first mission after losing your memory?"
And before he could answer, Nira appeared in front of them. She was a living example of combat elegance, wearing an outfit that looked as if it were sculpted from sky-blue ice. Dark and shimmering colors dominated her look, giving her an aura of strength and sophistication.
The upper part of her outfit was a dark blue corset, designed with a bold cut that revealed her shoulders and arms, featuring a high, shield-like collar adorned with a glittering blue diamond piece in the center, reflecting light with a cold sparkle.
A short skirt, split at the front, draped around her waist, with transparent edges that had a color gradient mixing light gray and calm turquoise blue, looking like enchanting mist. The side parts of the skirt were decorated with bright blue diamonds fixed on light silver shields, giving a sense of movement and fluidity.
As for her legs, they were encased in tight, dark blue combat pants, topped with graceful armor on the thighs and knees, taking the form of ornate silver embellishments with glowing patterns, and focused on additional diamond pieces that simulated ice crystal reflections. The outfit was completed with long boots with a hidden heel, wrapped around the ankle with a sharp, geometric design and also decorated with diamonds.
The ornamentation was not limited to her body; her left arm was covered with an elegant and detailed silver arm guard, completing her armored look that combined beauty and strength in preparation for any mission. She said:
– "Espen, are you going out on a mission today? I am ready to come with you."
Espen said, placing his hand on his chest:
– "I would be very grateful for your company."
The three of them looked at him with a strange and slightly shocked look, and they burst into laughter, so much so that Rosaline held her stomach from laughing so hard.
Melda said:
– "Espen, you are so funny! This is the first time you say 'I thank you' like that. You really can't imagine how shocked we are."
Melda suddenly stood up, lost in her thoughts for a moment:
(Oh damn, I called him by his name again without formalities! Will he say something?)
Nira said to him, trying to stop her laughter and placing her hands on his shoulders:
– "Espen, there's no need to thank us, I am the one thanking you for your help. And this is a debt I must repay you."
Rosaline said, crossing her arms and smiling:
– "Honestly, I want to see your new personality in an adventure setting. I feel it will be the most beautiful experience in my life because I will see the new Espen in you."
Espen said with his mocking tone again:
– "Ha ha, I suddenly became the center of attention, and from whom? From two girls I just met today! Anyway, let's go and complete the mission together, folks."
The three of them moved together: Rosaline, Nira, and Espen, heading towards their adventures in the Goblin Forests.
Melda said to herself, mocking:
– "Will I be wrong, or will Espen make those who saw him as contemptible a good person? I don't know what the future holds for him."
Meanwhile, the three were searching for the One-horned Goblins to hunt them. Upon arrival, Rosaline sensed the ground and knew where the One-horned Goblins were and said:
– "Espen, just a reminder, my ability is related to nature, and I can feel them now. They are close to us, so prepare to face them; you are the strongest among us, if you didn't know that."
Espen thought about Rosaline's words:
(Yes, yes, of course, I am the hero here, it's natural that I'm the strongest among you. I just hope this strange story goes well, the author has inserted me into the body of a very notorious person.)
Goblins emerged, attacking their team. Rosaline used her nature power, tied one of them, and crushed it until it ended its life. As for Nira, she brought out her crystal power from the ground and stabilized it until she cut off its lower part and it fell to the ground. And Espen used his dark power, grabbed it, and cut off its four limbs in one move.
Espen thought, mocking himself:
(If you think I did this by sheer luck, I didn't tell you that I was training behind the scenes without the author seeing me, because I was afraid he would do something bad to me. It's good that I did this. I don't think I was ready to face these terrifying creatures. They look very nasty up close, unlike in anime.)
Rosaline said to Espen, amazed:
– "Amazing! Even though you lost your memory, you fought well against the One-horned Goblin. And for your information, you are strong enough to face a Gulb, which is a type of Red-eyed Gulb, but it's a bit colossal and about twice your size, around the size of your father or slightly bigger."
Espen said to her, mocking:
– "Great! There's a creature bigger than the giant who is supposed to be my father."
Nira said, staring at Espen:
– "Anyway, we completed the mission very quickly, that's a good thing. All we have to do now is get the crystals from their stomachs."
Each of them moved to extract the crystals.
Espen said to himself:
– "So gross! Why did I have to do this? Rosaline and Nira are doing it as if they are playing. They look like charming girls, but they are doing very disgusting things."
After this, the team returned to receive their rewards, which were three copper coins of the 5 denomination. Espen divided the coins, and each person took one. Then Rosaline said:
– "Alright, Espen, the fight with you today was very nice. If you need me, I'm available anytime." Then she left the place.
Then Nira said:
– "Thank you, Espen, for your generosity that I will not forget. See you tomorrow at school." Then she also left the place.
And Espen remained standing at Melda's desk. Melda said with a wicked smile:
– "It seems you broke what I called impossible, Espen."
Espen said to her, mocking:
– "I don't think so, but it seems I was just lucky. And anyway, after this day of being crammed with so many girls, which I don't know if there are boys in this strange story or what? Since the day I arrived, I've only seen girls everywhere!"
Melda said seriously:
– "Espen, don't say that, you met your father, and he was a man, Espen!"
Espen said, mocking her words, heading up the stairs:
– "Yes, yes, that creature who escaped from Isayama. Anyway, I'm going up now to rest."
Espen went up the stairs. And when he opened his room, he saw what he feared, the Priest sitting on a chair, waiting for Espen's arrival.
He said in his hoarse voice:
– "Welcome, Espen. May I speak with you for a little while?"
Espen quietly moved the door behind him until he closed it.