Chapter 60: There Are Problems Even Inside Me
I always wondered what was inside the human mind.
I am not a fan of literature and I only read articles and research that can help me at some point in my life such as medical books or historical analysis of politics, it is always useful to study the tricks of officials who got rich at the expense of others.
Despite not enjoying classical and modern novels, I have still read the works of important authors as they learned new teachings and perspectives.
Among the authors I have read, there is one in particular that I like. He is not a really skilled writer since his style is confusing and messy but the feelings of desolation and confusion that his works convey are something that I enjoy, that says a lot about my personality.
Anyway, Howard Phillips Lovecraft is one of my favorite authors, among the universe that he formed there is a concept that I found really interesting.
The Dream Kingdom, an abstract construction of reality where the laws of reality work in an incomprehensible way.
Although I am not sure if the Dream Realm exists in any region of the multiverse, what I am seeing seems quite close, if this is really my mind then something is really wrong with my head.
The sky was covered in an endless ocean of crimson blood, instead of stars, there were shapeless spots of ink black.
The ground was made of what looked like blue ice with light blue flames dancing in a spiral.
The same landscape was repeated to the endless horizon, the only thing in the place was a gigantic golden heart with a silver pearl attached in the center, the heart was wrapped in vines with a grotesque green color that was also covered with purple thorns.
Looking at the vines I felt a sense of disgust, and rage for no reason that made me feel sick.
"Hey! Listen! Welcome to your core of existence!" - Navi showed up out of nowhere and began to fly around me.
"My core of existence? Most importantly, how are you here? "- I looked at the annoyed fly with doubt.
I understand that I was knocked unconscious after saving Sayo's life so it would not be strange to be in a coma and have a hallucination, but there is also the possibility that I entered another realm or a stupid mysticism that I do not understand.
"Hey! Listen! I am your traveling companion and I will follow you on any adventure, be it in another world, to the depths of hell, the desolation of limbo, the darkness of death, or the depravity of your own mind! You can't even escape from me by taking refuge in your core of existence muahahahahaha! "- Navi started laughing like an idiot so I had to hit him.
"Whatever, why are we here?" - I asked the cheerful idiot.
"Your mind entered a calm state, for the first time in your life you are sleeping soundly so you managed to access this space thanks to your mental meditation training! If it weren't for your insomnia then you would have walked into this place a long time ago! "- Navi was flying in circles.
"And what is that thing?" -I ignored my sleep disorder and pointed to a black slime that moved as if it had a mind of its own.
"He's my new friend!" - Navi flew over the black slime.
"Hello" -The black slime stirred as if she were greeting.
"Are you Madness?" - I looked at the slime.
It's weird, but at least her voice no longer sounds like a decayed radio static voice.
"Yes" - Madness gave a short answer as always.
"Your voice is less annoying here" - My words made the black slime shake.
"Why does it look like you have ears?" -The slime was literally a pile of black, tar-like liquid, it looked like an alien organism with no specific shape, but on top of what looked like her head was a pair of triangular spikes resembling husky dog ears.
"Woof" - Madness just barked?
"Hey! Listen! He wants to be a dog since you like dogs and he thinks that if he becomes one then you will stop hating him!" - Navi's explanation makes me look like the bad guy.
"Even if he turns into a dog I'll still hate him." I shook my head. - "I hate you too, Navi" Ñøv€l--ß1n hosted the premiere release of this chapter.
"You're just being a tsundere but that's okay, I understand that you are ashamed to admit our friendship since you have no friends!" -Navi sounded cheerful while Madness nodded as if he agreed.
This pair of idiots give me a headache.
"Today you are showing an intellect that I did not expect" - I looked at the flying idiot with surprise, if Navi can be smart it means that this day has been a disaster.
"Muahahaha, I'm an absolute genius! I learned all this after some tests with the system and the curse, there were some accidents, but in the end, I got this valuable information! " - Navi sounded more narcissistic than usual.
Accidents?
"What accidents?" - I frowned.
"Since there was no instruction manual I had to improvise so I accidentally screwed up the reward system and that's why most of the quest rewards are clothing!" - Navi spoke with pride.
"GIGA DRILL BREAK!" - I hit Navi with all my fury.
"Muahahahaha give up, I'm inevitable!" - Navi kept laughing as I hit him on the ground over and over again.
"I'm going to kill you son of a bitch !!" - I don't know if in this place I can use my skills, but I didn't care, I kept hitting Navi.
"Muahahahaha I don't even know if I have parents, I only remember waking up together with you since you were born, I couldn't speak and I could only get out of your core of existence when the system was activated!" - I stopped hitting him.
"Were you here all this time?" - Navi flew again as if nothing had happened.
"Yes! Since I had nothing to do I started to play with the system! The system was originally set up to make you the perfect warrior, but that's stupid! A real man does not seek power but rather to dominate the beautiful women of the multiverse! The King of the Harem is the true way! Stealing the wives and daughters of idiots is your destiny muahahahahahaha! " - I hit Navi again.
"Fucking bastard! Why did you have to change the system?! " - I kept hitting Navi.
"Muahahaha if I didn't then the system would consume your will to turn you into a slave that only obeys orders! Originally the system had a punishment option if you failed a mission, but I removed that shit! Nobody tells a Harem King what to do! " - I stopped hitting Navi and sighed.
"I'll let it go this time, although I value the benefits, my freedom is more important than power ..." - I sighed again.
Power is a tool and not an end, although I can lower my head and act like a subordinate in order to get my pay, that does not mean that I will sacrifice my free will.
I hate Madness because the idiot keeps trying to force my way, although in many ways I think the same as Madness, I will not let someone else mark the path that I will take, even if that path is the right one.
Feelings over morals, benefits over feelings, survival over benefits, but above all and even my own life is my freedom.
Even if that freedom ends up killing me, I will not give up going my own way, one way forward and without stopping.
"Whatever, let's follow your plan, plus having a powerful weapon will help me get over the shit I got into in this world, even though I want to go back to Kenichi's world to see Shigure and my other lovers first I have to recover and seek more power or I will not be able to deal with the experts of Yami and the Ryozanpaku "- I sighed once more.
The gray-skinned monster was a terrifying enemy, if that thing had knowledge of martial arts then it would have killed me.
Even though I am at the Master level, I still have a long way to go before I can face a Super Master, not to mention an Advanced Super Master like Jenazad.
"We are going to fix this whole damn problem" - I looked at the heart that represents my soul.
I don't care who the person or entity was that put that damn vine in my soul, I'm going to kill him in a horrible and painful way.
"Muahahaha look for whoever put the curse on you! If he is a man then you fucks all the beautiful women in his life in front of him! If she is a woman and she is beautiful then you sodomize her until you break her mind! Shows the dominance of a Harem King! " - Navi started laughing like a psychopath.
"By the way Navi, doesn't my soul have some curse related to little girls or crazy women?" - I asked since it is abnormal how fast I am surrounding myself with brats.
"No, you are just a natural lolicon and have a fetish for troublesome women!" - I hit Navi again.
"I will kill whoever put the curse on me!" - I screamed furiously as I saw the vines.
"It is not a curse, it is your destiny!" - Navi floated in front of me, but I didn't see it, it's non-existent.
"I will destroy the curse!" - My words were filled with conviction.
"It is not a curse!" - Navi didn't say anything, it's non-existent.
I will be free from this curse!