Second Life's Revenge

Laura got out of the bathroom, barefooted, stepping on the rough wooden floor as she tried her hair with a bath cloth. She sat on the bed, feeling refreshed, and laid on the bed. 

Just remembering what happened earlier surprised her. She was in the same room as Erwin not long ago not until an old lady entered the room pushing her out and brought her to another room.

Not only that, the old lady did not say speak or made any noises but instead kept giving a smile. The smile made Laura uncomfortable. The old lady could have just spoken, but she didn't, not a single word was uttered. It was weird.

But in the end, Laura was thankful for the old lady bringing her to another room to wash up. She didn't like the rustic smell of blood, which continued sticking onto her clothes or on her skin. 

Laura sighed and looking up the wooden ceiling. Just where was she? Looking out the window earlier it didn't seem like they were in a village with open lands and farms. But rather they were in a place surrounded by trees.

With their surroundings filled with trees, it would be harder for them to make their way back to the underground market and find Angelo or Zeke. It was nerve-wracking to think that they might even be dead by now.

What can they expect from the underground market? No one never comes out unharmed. It was the same story as Count Harrison's. One of the men was severely wounded and didn't make it out alive. This is why Count Harrison was so opposed to Laura to go there alone.

But remembering what had happened last night it was weird. She was just holding Erwin's wound when a golden light appeared, surrounded her hands, and when the light faded, the wound was healed. It was as if she had the power to heal. 

Laura thought that it was just a coincidence as she had no mana at all. That's what she had thought, but neither did she know that her mana was still not fully blooded. It was unstable.

Upon hearing a knock on the door, Laura sat back on the bed, and the old lady entered the room, smiling as she held a tray filled with different kinds of food. The tray was filled with a plate of salad, a price of bread, and a bowl of mushroom soup.

The savory smell of the mushroom soup filled the room, making Laura's stomach grumble. She laughed embarrassingly, rubbing the back of her head.

The old lady's shoulder went up and down, hearing the grumble, and placed the tray on the table. Laura's eyes eyed for the tray, smacking her lips together. It was as if she had not eaten for a week.

The doctor and the old lady, which Laura assumed to be the doctor's wife, allowed them to stay in their cottage and even provided them food.

Even if it were a doctor's job to save people's lives, Laura was sure that no one would go as far as this. Especially when they are people who just came out of the underground market. 

But as what it was stated earlier, Laura didn't even know where she was. It was as if they moved to another place all of a sudden.

The old lady walked towards Laura, signing with her hands to eat. Laura nodded her head and walked towards the tray. At the same time, Laura folded her towel, hanging it on the chair that she was about to sit on. She looked at the food and turned her head, looking at the old lady who stood flashing a smile.

The old lady signed, "Go ahead and eat."

Laura didn't understand what the lady was trying to say and didn't understand why she used her hands to communicate. Is there a problem with the old lady? Frustrating as it could get, the old lady sighed and pointed at her ears and shook her hands.

Finally, understanding what the old lady was signing, Larua quickly nodded her head and thanked her. She never expected to meet a deaf person, especially in a situation like this, and of all people, it was an old lady. The world is indeed full of unexpected. things

Laura gulped as she held the spoon, and just from the smell of it, she knew for sure that it would taste delicious. She took a sip of the warm mushroom soup and her face lit up.

It was so delicious to the point an image of heaven popped into her head. The soup was incomparable to Sister Abby's, and it interested Laura to know what the ingredients were. 

Within five minutes, Laura finished all the food on the tray and rubbed her stomach as she leaned back on the chair. But she didn't realize that that the old lady was still there, standing on the corner, smiling.

When Laura turned her head and saw the lady just standing there, she shrieked out loud and touched her chest. 'Was the old lady here to whole time?' Laura thought. Then that must mean that she witnessed the unladylike actions.

Laura mouthed, "Sorry, and thank you for the food."

Unexpectedly the old lady understood what Laura mouthed and got the tray on the table and left Laura alone in the room. Laura was speechless and covered her face feeling embarrassed.

Laura placed her hands on her lap and sighed. 'Now what?' There was nothing to do but to worry all day long. The food was delicious, but it wasn't enough for Laura to forget her problems.

Erwin was still unconscious, and if he doesn't wake up soon, they wouldn't be able to go back home. Laura didn't know what to do and didn't want to think any further. It would be for the best if she took some rest, but her body isn't letting her do so.

Reminding herself that she needed to nurse Erwin, she walked out of the room and entered another room beside where she was just in. Without any thoughts, Laura walked inside the room, and her eyes immediately met Erwin's face.

As Laura walked closer to the chair, she felt something moving behind her. She turned around and looked around, but there wasn't anyone at all. Then suddenly, Laura noticed something moving under the blanket.

Laura pressed her lips together, and slowly she lifted the blanket. Before Laura could react, she blinked twice and saw a small person, or to be more specific, it was an elf. Who was somewhat familiar looking.

Laura called out and said, "Are you alright?"

The elf turned around with his tears at bay and called out for Laura. To Laura's surprise, she saw Re, and without any hesitation, Laura lifted Re onto her palms and asked, "Why are you here?"

"I-I-I," Re sniffled, rubbing his eyes and continued, "I was in the forest yesterday night, and as I was getting food I felt your mana, but I never expected to meet him again."

Laura looked at Erwin and bit her lip. Seeing Re crying over Erwin tempted her to cry. But this was her fault, and she knew it. She didn't care anymore what others say to her. If he ever dies, she wouldn't be able to forgive herself. Ever.

Thinking about it more in-depth, how did Re know about Erwin? It's not like they have met before was what she had thought.

Neither did she know that Erwin was the one who saved her that night when she was in the forest. She did speculate that Erwin had saved her, but Laura brushed it off since she was left without enough evidence to support it.

"That night in the forest. He was the one who saved you. Silver hair, it's definitely him, but why is he like this, Laura?" Re asked while Laura lowered her head and sat on the chair.

"Will you listen, Re?" Laura sincerely asked as she continued to blame herself internally.

Re's face darkened after hearing the story of what had happened. But after hearing everything, he still didn't think that Laura was at fault; instead, it was the men who tried killing them. If only he could do something, Re thought, wiggling his fingers.

"If you're here, then does that mean we're near your place, the elf village?" Laura asked, placing Re down onto her lap.

"This is the elf village," Re answered as his face brightens up.

"How?" Laura asked as her eyes trembled.

"I don't know," Re tilted his head.

Re didn't know anything, but he was sure that they were in the elf village. Laura furrowed her brow and thought about her situation. They were just in the underground market grounds yesterday night, and now they were in the elf village?

How is this possible? It didn't make any sense at all unless someone brought them here. 

To confirm once more, Laura asked, "Are you sure we're in the elf village?" 

"I'm not joking," Re huffed, crossing arms together.

That all explains why there weren't any farmlands surrounding them, and only trees were the ones around. But still, how was this possible? Simultaneously, transporting two people isn't an easy thing as it consumes a large amount of mana.

This means that whoever did teleport them was someone they should not make an enemy off. Still, who would be so willing to use a significant amount of mana just to save them?

It wasn't like Laura had connections aside from the high priest who had an immense amount of mana. Just what was happening here?