“ Wow Azure, you’re quite talented at handling those horses and tying their reins to the carriage.”

“ It’s my job,” sighed Azure.

Azure didn’t sound happy to be complimented. The maids don’t like me at all. Please dream… why are you treating me like trash? I want these women and girls to respect me at least. Well, no matters. Once I wake up from this dream, everything will be back to normal. At least this carriage ride feels real and fun.

“ Hey let’s go over to that village over there.”

“ Yes my lord,” obeyed Azure.

Sitting beside Azure while she drove the carriage down the dirt road to the village. Feeling the gentle breeze brushed against my face. Hehehe, this is one hell of a realistic dream. Even though it is a very simple thing. I always wanted to ride in one of these horse-drawn carriages.

Azure looks quite pissed at me for sitting beside her, even though I am trying not to take up too much space on the front. I think she wants me to sit inside the carriage instead of beside her. I wouldn’t be able to enjoy the view if I sat inside. The land around us was full of plain grass with some hills. There is a forest off to the distance. Fun dream, but making me be an enemy to women is tearing my heart.

We passed by some villagers working on the farm, they all gave me a light bow before returning to their work. I noticed that the villagers were quite scrawny.

“ Why are the villagers quite scrawny Azure?”

“ Have you forgotten? You have placed a very high tax on this village,” explained Azure.

Please don’t look at me like I’m an idiot for the 3rd time.

“ ...Oh right, are any of them dying from hunger?”

“ Just look around Lord Crow,” said Azure.

The picture in my head is starting to make sense now. This lord or me was a massive scumbag to the people, and most likely a pedophile. That scumbag ain’t me anymore.

“ Let’s turn back to the manor, I want to redistribute my food to the villagers”

“ Of course,” agreed Azure.

It only has taken us a few minutes to get back to the manor. Azure and I grabbed the food supplies from the kitchen storeroom. I thought about calling the other maids for help but my strength felt 10 times stronger in this new body of mine.

Azure was also easily carrying a large amount of supply and we both were still able to move swiftly. It didn’t take long for us to fill up the carriage, although Azure seriously went overboard with it. This newfound strength and speed made me happy. Being 10 times stronger and faster than the average person was very exciting.

I wondered if I can run faster than the horses or maybe how heavy I can lift? I was never this fast or strong in my life before. So it was quite fun. We went back to the village to hand out the food supplies. The villagers were all giving me praise. The feeling of people finally acknowledging you in this nightmare of a dream was a nice contrast from the glares from my maids.

As we were handling the food supply, I noticed that if I focus on my hearing, I can hear quite a good distance away. This body is incredible. I soon found out I am hearing an uglier side to the villagers.

“ That bastard crow should rot in hell,” said a little boy.

His mother chastised “ Tommy shut your mouth. The lord is still here and if he hears you bad-mouthing him. We will all be executed.”

“ But mother he can’t hear us and he killed father!” complained Tommy.

“ You will do as I say, and don’t let your father’s sacrifice go to waste,” his mother ordered.

“ Fine,” whimpered Tommy.

The young boy has said something quietly under his breath so his mother wouldn’t hear him.

“ I swore to avenge you father. I won’t let that bastard Crow hurt us anymore,” said Tommy.

There were several other villagers bad mouthing me while I was here. It was eerie thinking about how much the villagers hated me. My heart was torn apart from the start of this dream. I thought I was able to heal it from the villagers but this time my heart has completely shattered. Tears were running down my face as I ran away from the village and the manor. I ran away to the forest.

For some dumb reason, I thought punching myself in the face would wake me up. But it left me with painful soreness. I wanted to escape this nightmare of being ostracized from everyone around me but it looks like the nightmare continues. In my normal life, I was a white-collar worker and kept a low profile. I mostly kept to myself and indulge in fantasy books in my quiet apartment. The only social interactions I had were with my internet group of friends who shared the same hobby as me.

I took a stroll through the forest, not caring about anything anymore. There was a lake here. I might as well go for a nice relaxing swim. For the first time in this world, I saw my reflection in the water. It was somewhat different from my real face. I still had the same black hair but my face is more handsome. At least this nightmare gave me a handsome face. Taking my clothes off, my body was quite lean and muscular.

So I get a handsome face and a hot body but everyone hates my guts in this nightmare.

After swimming around with a speed faster than an Olympian, I finally emotionally recovered from my social interactions. This world ain’t bad at all, spending time alone is the best. Suddenly I realized… isn’t this world fantasy? Shouldn’t there be magic, monsters, and elves? I wonder how I have forgotten that this was a dream. It felt too real to be a dream that I had mistaken it to be the real world. Let’s see if I can cast magic or maybe find some cool magic in this world.