I find myself again in the same place as when I went through the portal for the first time, it is still dark, but you can notice that there are a few hours left before dawn, but that does not matter. I want to observe what they gave me as a reward for completing the dungeon.

I opened the inventory to notice a new object and a new section called ARTEFACTS. It is in the shape of a white hypercube. On the outside, you can see 1 and 0 of blue appearing and disappearing, while inside, there is a kind of liquid that is constantly changing.

[ARTEFACT (Weapon Type)]

[Description: A hypercube of dubious origin capable of violating the laws of time and space and bringing to this reality almost any weapon of video games, depending on its power, the time will vary from 10 seconds to 120 seconds, the energy of the sun in the palm of your hand].

[To activate it, you must say the weapon you want and break the hypercube].

[Cannot use ARTEFACTS in populated areas (towns - cities) unless the "αβΩ SYSTEM" allows it]

[Soul bound - cannot be traded, sold, or dropped]

I stared at the hypercube for a few seconds. Its appearance is so hypnotic that you can easily watch it for hours and not get bored.

I never thought that after looting the dungeon, I would also get an additional reward after finishing it. Still, I believe there are more ways to get them, maybe by defeating secret bosses, exploring hidden areas, or opening mysterious boxes. At least now I have something to protect myself.

Now I have to get out of here. I was in that dungeon for 6 hours, so it must be 2 am, it's 4 hours to dawn, so I have to get out of here before that adventurer comes back and finds out that his efforts were in vain.

First, let's call Kawaii and get out of here.

Kawaii, where are you? KII (ᕗ ͠° ਊ ͠° )ᕗ Sorry, Kawaii, it took longer than I thought. When we get to Fanfer City, I'll buy you something delicious as an apology. Kii (˶‾᷄ -̫ ‾᷅˵)

Now that I pick up Kawaii and the dark egg, a problem arises: the body of the [Devourer of Life - Ysiti] is taking up space in my bag. I didn't remember that the egg took up a lot of space, and I don't think Kawaii could share his spot with a raid boss body.

With that said, I was planning to buy a backpack to carry the body of the [Devourer of Life - Ysiti], but then a crazy idea popped into my head.

Can this body be stored in the inventory? I remember that you can't keep living things in there, but if you look closely, this body is in a state of "False Death," so it's dead until you remove that state. Therefore, it should store in the inventory.

I try to take advantage of this technicality and take the "corpse" of the [Devourer of Life - Ysiti] to place it in the inventory.

When I try this, it disappears and is automatically placed in the materials box. When I'm surprised that it worked, a new notification appears.

[Congratulations, you have completed the Achievement - Crafty Dog].

[You get the Title: Crafty Dog]

Another title? Why does it look like, instead of congratulating me, it's insulting me? Let's check this out.

Status

[Name: Marco Diaz - Adventurer]

[HP: 500/500]

[MP:220/280]

[Stamina: 200/290]

[Strength: 24]

[Dexterity: 22]

[Agility: 23]

[Intelligence: 30]

[Profession: None]

[Active Abilities: Focused Slash]

[Passive Skills: Cold Mind]

[Pet: Floral Hedgehog]

[Titles: Novice Herbal Seeker - Ruthless - Crafty Dog]

[Title: Crafty Dog]

[Description: You found something that not many people know. what an intelligent dog, but don't think you're so bright, if you were smart, you wouldn't have died, MUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA]

[Effect: Increases your MP+50 and Intelligence+10]

What the hell? This is worse than the title Merciless! What have I done to deserve this scorn! Who the fuck puts these descriptions! I want to complain to him about it!

That's what I'd like to shout, but it's useless to complain about something that doesn't have a physical body.

After reading this, I place Kawaii and the dark egg in the bags, and we leave here.

I met several monsters on the way, but I don't attack them for fear of leaving any traces or even stopping to get some herbs. I'm even taking a long way until I find the road heading to the city of Fanfer.

After an hour of walking and taking detours, I finally reach the main road, I check the map, and it is indeed the right way to Fanfer.

Now I have to walk until I reach the city. At times like this, I would like to have a vehicle to travel or at least a donkey to drag me because I'm too tired to keep going.

But since I don't have any of that, I continue walking. If someone saw me right now, they would think I was a zombie instead of a human.

And I couldn't refute that because I'm walking in only one direction, like a zombie walking towards its food. Ok, let's leave that aside. Since I can now follow a fixed path without looking around, it's time to think about my next target.

That special dungeon made me realize that I must increase my strength. My Slash indeed evolved into Focused Slash, but if that hadn't happened, I would be dead, and I would have lost a great opportunity, so I need other skills. Now the big question is what to choose?

The problem I see is that I don't have any knowledge about the skills, except that they are divided into Attack - Defense - Buff - Debuff, but something that catches my attention is the control skills. The "Ysiti" file mentioned that he had a control skill called dominance and that his mere presence affected everyone around him. This is something that helps a lot if the battle is prolonged.

I doubt it is something you can learn just because you want to. Maybe it is an ability that arises unconsciously, like people who awaken the famous sixth sense.

In any case, I require information about the skills and how I can learn them. There is also the issue of class change. I want to know the advantages and disadvantages of each class or if there are rare classes that can obtain in a specific place.

Another issue is the dark egg. At first, I thought of hatching it to have a mount that can also protect Kawaii when I'm not around, but the snake fails in the aspect of using it as a mount because it can't go on floors with stones. After all, it might hurt his abdomen.

Gosh, the goals pile up and pile up, although looking on the bright side, I don't have a particular goal. I don't want to look for my birth parents or have a harem, I didn't even have a dream when I was on Earth, but I did what I wanted, so I was happy, right?

Thinking about that, I stop in the middle of the road as the darkness of the night surrounds me, and only the dim moonlight illuminates the surroundings.

..... was......happy...... wasn't I? Ki? <('.'<) Kawaii, I am happy? KI? (⊙_☉) No matter how much I think about it, I had so many things to do on Earth that I didn't have time to think about it. I couldn't even fall in love because I was busy working, and when I was a student, people only approached me to ask me for something. They never came to me to tell me something. KI ( ✜︵✜ ) Ah? Sorry, Kawaii, I think that since I didn't have a dream when I was alive on Earth, maybe I can pursue some goal here. What do you think, Kawaii? KI! (≧︿≦) Then, let's aim to be the Adventurer and the strongest Pet in this world. KIIIII!!! ψ(｀∇')ψ

Now that I have a final goal in mind, it's time to continue our journey. Being the adventurer and the most powerful pet takes time, plus I'm sure to encounter many strong and dangerous people on my journey.

It's funny, even though the world of AETHER is a place where they only accept good people, what I saw in that special dungeon and the fact that that adventurer endangered many people to open the dungeon makes me question if everyone in this world is good people.

Maybe they were, but as the years went by, people in this world started to suffer a change in their personality and started to desire what they didn't have.

This may be it. In the history books, the rulers of great empires desperately sought eternal life because they already had absolute power. Now it is the opposite. Everyone has eternal life but not absolute power.

I will also have to watch out for people, as you never know what someone is thinking.

After an hour of walking along the road, I managed to spot the entrance to the city of Fanfer. Curiously I didn't meet any monsters on the road, so the trip was less tiring.

But when I try to enter through the gates, I am stopped by the guard on duty.

Who are you? Well, an adventurer, here is my ID.

The guard takes my ID but still looks a bit skeptical.

Why are you arriving at this hour? I wanted to get out of town as fast as I could because I was carrying an essential package, so I thought I should travel at night. But at night, it's more dangerous. If it's important, why take that risk? Because the package contains the venom and the bile gland of two two-headed snakes, those things are used to create crucial antibiotics.

I take out the Torata's guild's package, and I show it to the guard.

I see, those things are indeed very precious. I'm glad that there are adventurers who care about other people coming in. Thank you very much, by the way, which is the way to the guild and also could you tell me where there is an inn. It's simple, go straight ahead until you reach the center. When you get to the central square, you will see a sign that will tell you where the guild is and the inn you are looking for. Understood, thank you, have a good time. You're welcome and welcome to the Fanfer.