A Guide for Mortals Traveling in Parallel Worlds (3)
When Evan tried to touch it, it melted away as if it hadnât been there in the first place. Evan stared blankly at the sight of it leaving the earth and heading to somewhere he knew.
âAnd soâŠâ
Yeo Ban-Min was Evanâs fragment. It was naturally understandable. If it wasnât like a past life, it was just a personality formed by the separation of Evanâs fragments. If Evanâs visit to Earth triggered the destruction of Yeo Ban-Min, and the fragment returned to find his masterâŠ
âI donât know why it flew to me in the past and not me now.â
He decided not to think deeply about it. Perhaps the shrapnel was planned to be that way from the start, so it only moved as planned. Originally, Evan recalled Yeo Ban-Minâs memory at nine, so the fragments also moved accordingly.
âLetâs check it out more accurately.â
He approached the desk and sat down in a chair. There were only two things he wanted to confirm. Now was precisely the time. How many episodes of the Yo-Ma Great War series had been released? And the result was as Evan expected, something that was entirely consistent with the last moment of his previous life. Even the recent release of the DLC of Yo-Ma Great War 4 was the same.
âWhoaâŠâ
In an indescribable mood, he stared at the monitor for a long time. The Yo-Ma Great War 3 client had long been terminated. Soon after, they realized that the party was still thrown into an unfamiliar environment, and they stepped back on the ground to bring them.
* * *
âThis is the smell!â
âWow, it was so far away. How did you get here in five minutes?â
Twenty minutes after that, EvanâŠor rather, Yeo Ban-Min was getting Black Bean Noodles, and Jjamppong delivered from a Chinese restaurant that Yeo Ban-Min frequently visited. He had already collected the others and brought them inside. Cattleya was incredibly excited; when she first came to the world and smelled something tasty, it was the smell of Chinese Black Bean Noodles. She was crazy-hungry.
âOriginally, whatever you order, itâll be delivered in 10 minutesâŠthey say theyâll do it.â
âThere must be a very quick-handed cook. I donât think theyâre the ones who work under the control of a familyâŠâ
âWhat do you mean? Iâm sure theyâre taking thousands of peopleâs orders.â
âDis is Yummy!â
âCattleya, donât talk while eating.â
-Mewooooooooooooo!
Chinese cuisine and delivery culture alone were enough to convey the specialty of the world. Fayna picked up the black bean noodles with a fork and glowed interestingly.
[We can build such a great civilization without magic. The buildingâs architecture is unique and excitingâŠEvan, have you figured out the structure of this world in such a short time?]
âWell, roughly.â
[You thought you had something to learn in this world, too. Thatâs why Iâm trying to stay in this acrid air-filled place.]
âJust remember this recipe, Master! Just make sure!â
Seeing her face in front of him without knowing that there was an onion on her cheek, Maybell seemed to have fallen into the cooking of a new world. Evan nodded and decided to secure many recipes for food ingredients on Earth, including pepper paste. Initially, Sherden didnât feel the need to move Earthâs cuisine because of the development of Sherdenâs food culture, but eating Chinese cuisine after a long time; he could see that he had indeed missed it.
âIt feels weird.â
It was good to know clearly about the connection between Evan and Yeo Ban-Min, and because of that, the world and this space were approaching with too much realism. It felt like he found a haven where he could sit down and rest as much as he wanted while traveling back home. But knowing that it wasnât so good to be in this mood, he quickly came to his senses.
âYou guys continue to eat. Iâll go get your clothes.â
âIs that money at your disposal?â
âYes. No one will say anything, so donât worry.â
[You changed your clothes. Thatâs cool.]
Evan, dressed in jeans and a shirt that fit him among Yeo Ban-Minâs clothes, finally lifted his hiding spell by taking to the streets. At that moment, the eyes of the people around him were on him.
âHey, there, there.â
âForeign model?â
âIs that a woman or a man?â
âOf course, heâs a man; heâs tall.â
âLook at his face; itâs truly artâŠâ
He had already gotten used to it, but he couldnât believe the environment felt strange just because it was Earth. Evan smiled bitterly and headed straight to the clothing store. It was the same that eyes were focused on him there, but no one was brave enough to talk to him first, even after seeing his eyes shining purple.
âI want to pay for these items.â
â!?â
It took half an hour for him to secure clothes and come back home. In the meantime, Evan didnât talk to anyone, but the photos taken of him in the meantime quickly spread online. He didnât even know he was becoming famous on the Internet.
âMaster, what are the images from this machine?â
âWow, the waterâs coming out! Waterâs coming out of here!â
[The box that keeps the coldâŠinteresting. I feel the electricity, but no magicâŠso how is this electricity generating cold air?]
âEveryone, sit down. Iâll tell you what to watch out for in this world.â
After a short trip, he gathered his companions who had been completely messed up the inside of the house and gave them primary education about Earth. He declared, telling them the characteristics of the people here and what to be careful about.
âLetâs stay for another week or so. A break would be good.â
âSo, can I go out and look around the world now?â
âIf itâs on the condition that magic is banned in places where people can see it, thatâs fine.â
[Itâs a secret trip. As an apostle of a God, this mission isnât strange. Leave it to me.]
âThere was a sweet smell somewhere else on the way; go ahead.â
[SweetâŠ!]
The group changed into the clothes he handed out and ran away excitedly. Frankly, he couldnât help but feel worried, but now there was something more troubling than that.
âThereâs probably another fragment here.â
Why would a game called Yo-Ma Great War be born? All because his memory flowed into the world in the form of fragments. A fragment separate from Yeo Ban-Min existed on Earth, perhaps in the form of someone in the development team or an item associated with them.
âFinally, Iâm going to see the faces of the damn crew.â
Sitting in front of the computer again, Evan hummed casually and coughed in vain as soon as he searched for the address of the Yo-Ma Great War crew. His search for the production team was never to relieve his anger; it was only to retrieve his fragment. It was essential to retrieve the fragments, and he thought he couldnât help it even if it looked like bullying the production team a little bit in the process.
âI never thought Iâd be back on the computer. Itâs a very surreal sight for myself.â
He tried to close the window after checking all the addresses, but he saw something strange in the leading portalâs search term ranking.
[No.1: XX Dong Incubus]
[No.3: XX Dong Elf]
[No.4: XXX Lookalike]
[No.5: XX Dong Elf Girl Instagram]
[No.7: XX Dong]
ââŠâ
He felt a chill down his spine. XXdong was the name of the neighborhood where Yeo Ban-Min lived and where they were staying now. Evan, who hesitatingly clicked on the top search term, was speechless when he saw a picture of himself popping up on the screen.
âIf this happens, this elf girlâŠâ
Of course, this meant Maybellâs party. Evan grabbed his forehead without a word when he saw a picture of a group of people walking around with their eyes sparkling with hot dogs and fresh fruit juice in one hand on the street. Even though they were wearing clothes that he had randomly bought, the groupâs appearance showing off a force that even models couldnât reach was strangely beautiful.
It was his fault that he had forgotten the perception of modern people on having memories of his past life. Anyway, if people in this world see something unique, they picture it and post it on social media.
âWell, thatâs enough.â
They didnât have to keep living in this world anyway, and getting a little attention wouldnât mean anything. The only thing that worried him was their appearance. He was worried that some people might say that they look like the characters in the Yo-Ma Great War series in articles related to Evan, Maybell, and Fayna (Cattleya never appeared in the game, so there was nothing to worry about).
Indeed, no matter how famous Yo-Ma Great War is, it wasnât mainstream culture, and the characters who had always been seen in 2D appeared in 3D, and it would be strange if someone recognized them.
âWeâre going to need a long talk when they get back.â
[Wow, Master! There are a lot of people here! I think they follow us every time we move, what should we do? Do you want me to put some away?]
Maybell reported directly to Evan. He sighed.
âDonât touch people for no reason.â
After completing the communication, Evan quickly gave up and stood. Now that it was this way, it was better to hurry up and recover the fragments.
âWhereâŠaround here.â
Evan moved straight. The headquarters of Yo-Ma Great War Development Company was located in Seoul, South Korea. At first, he thought about who to visit, but he thought it would be best to find a scenario writer. And the screenwriter of the Yo-Ma Great War series was a man who concurrently served as the principal director, and it was no exaggeration to say that everything from Yo-Ma Great War 1 to Yo-Ma Great War 4 was made by his hands.
ââŠBy the way, why canât we even have a conversation?â
Evan murmured in vain as he saw the fragment in front of him. He stormed straight into the main directorâs office, but surprisingly, only Evanâs fragments were left in the manâs office. Since he was meeting with the producer of the Yo-Ma Great War series, he wanted to get an autograph, shake hands (with Heavenâs Press), and tap his shoulder (also with Heavenâs Press)âŠ
âDirector! Director! Are you okay?â
âI donât know, he suddenly collapsed!â
âDarn it; the most important project is in full swingâŠ!â
It was noisy outside. Perhaps the director wasnât a single fragment like Yeo Ban-Min, but a human being who only harbored Evanâs fragment. In short, he created a game called Yo-Ma Great War because he had Evanâs fragment, and as soon as Evan came to this world, he seemed to have collapsed due to the shock as the fragment popped out.
âIâm sorry I couldnât hit you myself, but I canât help it.â
Evan picked up the fragment, smacking his lips. At that moment, nearly decades of memories stored in the fragment flowed in, and countless scenes related to the development of the Yo-Ma Great War series filled Evanâs mind. He was going to explore why he was given future information that he didnât know based on the memories of Yo-Ma Great War 5, which was certain when Default was coming out as the protagonistâŠ
ââŠNo, wait a minute. This canât beâŠâ
While searching through his memory, Evan found himself facing a problem he had never consideredâŠ