Chapter 105: Again In Nothingness
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Before beginning the chapter, I'd like to thank [Tresor mazimpaka] and [James Smith] for their support on "P a t r e o n".
-Thank you, it's really appreciated!
---Chapter---
Silently disappearing from the 'Highschool of the Dead' world, Lorien appeared in nothingness.
Looking around, everything looked the same as he previously remembered.
The beautiful dotted 'sky', eerie silence, and the foreboding sense of doom as one looked at the unknown.
Everything was the same.
Being here, He felt a bit uncomfortable as he remembered his previous bad encounter.
But after a moment, he shook this feeling off as he turned his attention to the world he had just exited.
This world is small, even when compared to the 'Demon Slayer' world, but its scarlet color gave a strange and dreadful feel to it.
'So this is what this world looks like from the outside...'
'It's very small...'
But then, just as Lorien was observing his surroundings, the golden barrier surrounding him suddenly 'shook' as it shot into the distance turning into a golden beam of light 'illuminating' the surrounding 'darkness'.
Looking around him, world after world passed by, some large, some small, some looked evil while others looked pure.
Even though he had already experienced this scene once before, he still felt amazed.
'Which world will it be...'
Looking at the worlds around him, Lorien kept trying to guess which one he'll enter to pass the time.
But he didn't have to do this for long as the golden sphere he was sitting in suddenly changed its direction and moved toward a sizeable silver-colored World in the 'Distance'.
Seeing this, Lorien unconsciously released a sigh of relief as his face visibly relaxed.
'This should be my destination.'
'Thankfully, nothing happened this time, I can't handle another "surprise" like the last one.'
'This world looks much bigger than the previous ones I went to, I hope there are new things I can learn there.'
Just as Lorien's thoughts were turning, the golden barrier carrying him had already made it to the world barrier, also called the World's Crystal Wall.
*Puff*
*Pierce*
The moment it touched it, This golden sphere went through it without a hitch, not a single resistance was felt.
It was like a knife through butter.
.
.
.
"Huh??"
By the time he was able to react, Lorien had already found himself in the middle of a crowded street.
"AH!!"
"What??!"
His abrupt appearance caused a commotion as those who were close to him started screaming in fright.
'Shit!'
Seeing this, He quickly reacted as he moved away from his spot at an incredible speed.
*Swish*
In the eyes of those watching, One moment he was standing there, and the next, he disappeared.
"What happened?" Asked a man curiously as he walked in their direction.
He was a bit far away when everything happened so he didn't know what had just transpired.
"I don't know! A man suddenly appeared out of thin air, but he quickly disappeared soon after." Responded a woman as she lowered her body to pick up the phone she had just dropped.
"FUCK!! The screen is broken!" She cursed under her breath.
Seeing this, the man knew better than to continue talking to her so he turned to one of the other people present.
"Are you guys sure?"
"I don't know, maybe it was just an illusion..."
"Maybe..."
Just as people were looking around, Lorien observed them from a distance with a speechless look on his face.
'This travel is truly random...'
'This time I was thrown in the middle of a crowd of people, god knows where I'll be thrown next time.'
But looking at the barrier still around him, Lorien felt slightly better.
'At least I have this layer of protection...'
Shaking his head, Lorien then refocused his attention again on the crowd of people.
'What language are they speaking, I can't understand anything...'
'It's not Japanese or English...'
'Moreover...'
Looking around, Lorien started silently observing his surroundings.
'Unmaintained and unkempt streets, old buildings, and those cars...'
'OH RIGHT!! Cars!'
Remembering something, Lorien quickly turned his eyes to the license plate of one of the cars that passed by.
Written on it were those exact numbers [74 TN 1562]
The word [TN] wasn't actually written in English or Japanese, they were actually written in Arabic.
Even though he didn't speak the language, he could still recognize it which is similar to how most people don't understand Chinese but can recognize it at a glance.
'So it's an Arabic-speaking country...'
Realizing this, Lorine didn't waste any time as he immediately began using his power to learn the language.
[Dream/Reality: Language]
With his current strength, it is very easy for him to learn a language in an instant, it doesn't consume much of his energy reserves.
Closing his eyes, Lorien silently digested the waves of information that kept appearing in his mind.
His knowledge of this language went from zero to a hundred at an unbelievable speed.
And it wasn't only that, as different dialects also appeared in his mind which is very helpful.
Without them, it would be very hard to understand anything as each region has its own dialect.
"Ughh"
Rubbing his temples, Lorien felt astonished, this is truly the 'vastest' language he had ever 'learned' so far.
'More than 12 million words...'
'Truly insane!'
Shaking his head, He decided to throw those messy thoughts aside as those minor details weren't that important.
What he needs to do now is to gather as much information as possible to determine what world he is currently in; If he even knows it that is.
'I need to find what world I am in before planning anything further.
Determining this, Lorien made his way toward a small newspaper vendor nearby.
Using his power, He made sure that no one was able to see him or discover his presence.
Doing this, he took one of the newspapers and was about to start reading it, but as he did, he suddenly paused again as he discovered something unexpected which caused his mouth to twitch.
'Really...'
'Why isn't the newspaper in Arabic...'
The newspaper Lorien is currently holding is written in Latin alphabet so he isn't able to recognize it as easily as he did with Arabic.
'From what I could tell, it should be either French or Spanish.'
Not wanting to waste any more time, Lorien then started using his power again to learn both of them.
[Dream/Reality: Language]
Closing his eyes for a couple of moments, Lorien then opened them again as a speechless look appeared on his face.
'Didn't know that this would be the day I go on a language learning spree...'
'The more you know I guess...'
Shaking his head, He finally turned his head again towards the newspaper.
'So it's french huh...'
[24 January 2016]
This is the date written on it, moreover, after skimming through it, He was also able to determine where he currently was.
'So I'm currently in Tunisia...'
'The most northern point of Africa, near Algeria and close to Italy.'
Determining his position, Lorien then placed the newspaper back and started walking away.
'A weird place to start...'
'Moreover, what sort of supernatural powers there are.'
'I am sure that they exist in this world considering its size.'
"HUH??"
Suddenly, as if feeling something, Lorien turned his attention to one of the passerby's as a puzzled look appeared on his face.
"What is that...."
---Note---
The first 18 or so chapters of this volume will be in the JJK world, but not in Japan, I want to expand the world a bit, make the MC gain something from here, and then go and have fun with the story.
I don't want him to be so focused on the gains as he did in the previous worlds, so he'll be getting a lot of it before starting the plot.
I also want to test my writing a bit with it so enjoy! and don't worry he'll be going to japan (Chapter 127 Exactly) ^^
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