There was some kind of white fog all the way up to my knees.
Even when I walked, I couldnât see anything ahead of me.
I didnât even know if there was an end to any of this.
âDonât tell me that this is the afterlife.â
Had I lost the fight?
I tried to think back on it, but had no memories of my final moments.
Yes, I was quite sure that I was fighting a powerful enemy. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});
But that was it. It was as if there was a lock on the rest of it.
As I continued to walk, a figure appeared in the distance.
âHey! Wait. Tell me where I am!â
I said as I ran towards it. It turned out to be an Ogre youth, just like me.
And he was familiar as well. But I couldnât recall any names.
I should know it. Who was this person?
But the feeling was not mutual, and the Ogre stared at me suspiciously.
âWhat? Who are you?â
âMe? Golan. An Ogre.â
It was probably someone from my village. I couldnât remember his name, but the face was familiar.
âDonât be stupid. Iâm Golan. In the first place, youâre not even an Ogre. Just look at that sickly body of yours.â\n
âWhat? Do you want me to bash your head in?â
It had been a while since an Ogre last picked a fight with me.
Didnât he know this?
âHow interesting. No one has challenged me for so long. Youâre an odd one, you are.â
He was talking like me now⊠No, wait. Something was strange.
âYou⊠I thought you looked familiar! Do you look like me?â
âWhat? What do you mean⊠No, you do look like me. What the hellâŠâ
We looked at each other closely.
I thought he looked like me, but there were slight differences. Apparently, he felt the same way.
âIâm Golan.â
âIâm also Golan.â
ââŠâ
ââŠâ
âSo, youâre me?â
âIâm me. âŠSo, youâre me?â
I finally understood it.
That was why we looked alike.
And apparently, my body was no longer that of an Ogre.
I looked down as it hit me. This was the body I had as a human.
âHey, you. Letâs talk.â \nâAye. Iâve always wanted to talk to you.â
ââŠIn other words, Iâm the soul that was fished out from the pot, and you are the Ogre whose soul I was stuck to. âŠAnd then we reincarnated as an Ogre. Do you understand?â
After we talked, we tried to organize all of the information we had.
âWhy is it you, and not me who is usually on the surface?â
It was a good question.
It was an Ogre body, so it was strange that the human soul should be the one with control.
However, I was sure that there was a reason for it.
âI believe itâs because the âsize of the soulâ was too big for the body. That had nearly caused our death during childhood. After all, it was two souls when the body hadnât been fully formed yet. Back then, our body had been screaming. While we were saved by slowly increasing the capacity of the soul, we would have died otherwise.â
âI see. So the body would not have been able to stand it if I was out there first.â
âExactly. It must have been some kind of defensive instinct in the body. I think that if you had come out while we were a child, our body would have exploded. It wonât happen anymore, but even still, the body was not enough for two souls.â
âI see. I understand what you are saying. âŠSo, what is happening to us now?â
âThatâs what I want to know⊠But weâre probably just souls? Considering where we are, perhaps this is inside of the body?â
âI see. It feels strange, but Iâm glad that I was able to talk to you.â
âMe too. Weâre two people using the same body. Weâre not strangers, but not family either⊠What is our relationship, I wonder?â
âItâs too complicated for me to understand.â
âThatâs true. Regardless, I just thought of the perfect name.â
âWhat?â
âSoul brothers. What do you think?â
âSoul brothers, huh? Itâs not bad. Alright, from today, you and I are soul brothers.â
âLetâs shake on it, soul brother.â
\nâLesser Demon King Yunusâs army is retreating.â
That was unexpected news.
âRetreating? Whatâs the situation?â
âWe do not know. It was so sudden.â
âWhatâs happening in the country?â
âIt must be something big for them to call back their troops.â
âIndeedâŠâ
Halm was listening next to her and agreed.
âWell, nevermind. If Yunusâs army is not around, then we should prioritize the stability of the surrounding area. Go and tell that to Oake.â
Surely Oake would be able to deal with it.
It had been the most vicious of battles, but the situation would be quite different with Yunusâs retreat.
âWhere will you be headed?â
âRalf is the closest. I will go there.â
âUnderstood.â
We would change directions and head to a different battlefield.
Ahead of usâŠ
âI bring news, General. Lesser Demon King Monin has started to retreat.â