Chapter 62: What Do I Really Know About Them?
"But what was I even supposed to expect, really? Like, seriously, what do I actually know about fairies?" Fai pondered, a slight frown creasing his brow.
Ever since he had acquired this mysterious system, his life had accelerated at an astonishing pace. Initially, he had suspected it might be a mutation.
However, the comprehensive explanations he had later received about how mutations were acquired — for instance, through the absorption of Mutation Pills — quickly disabused him of that notion.
He realized he knew next to nothing about them.
'The last time I checked online about fairies, there wasn't really much to go by,' Fai mused. 'And if I were to compare some of the information I found to what we actually have here, it would even turn out that the information was completely wrong.'
Fairies. What did anyone truly know about them? There were countless tales and legends, but all of them seemed to be nothing more than myths, fictional narratives, or pure fantasy.
Nothing could be definitively proven real. What people generally understood about fairies was that they were tiny creatures, incredibly small, with delicate wings.
They were believed to reside only in specific, bound locations, unable to venture beyond those confines.
An example might be Water Fairies — a type of fairy that lived exclusively in watery, perpetually damp areas.
Furthermore, different types of fairies were thought to exist, each possessing a unique ability or specialization, yet all shared one common characteristic: wings.
All this information was what Fai had managed to get from online sources during his free time at the city's local cyber café.
But what if that wasn't the full extent of what there was to know about fairies? Could it be that the computers in the cities he was familiar with were so outdated in their information that they didn't possess a complete understanding of fairies? That would certainly explain everything.
In fact, looking at himself, Fai could see that he possessed none of the characteristics he had encountered online.
So, he questioned himself — did people truly know nothing about fairies, or were his city's computers simply lagging behind in information?
Lost in his deep contemplation, Fai didn't even sense Sarah's approach.
She quietly found a spot close to him and sat down.
It was only then that he became aware of her presence.
"Having a nightmare?" Fai asked, turning to look at her.
She was sitting uncomfortably close — closer than any girl had ever sat with him before.
His heart began to pound a little faster, and his mind raced with a flurry of thoughts.
The fact that he had to look at her to speak only compounded the situation. Every time his gaze met her face, his eyes inexplicably drifted down to her lips.
He noticed how beautiful they truly were: perfectly curved, pink, and slightly moist. They seemed to draw him closer, almost as if beckoning for a kiss. I wonder what they taste like? he mused.
"No, not really," she replied, immediately pulling Fai from his reverie.
Realizing the direction of his thoughts, his face instantly flushed red.
He quickly turned in the other direction, hoping Sarah wouldn't notice.
Fortunately, Sarah, witnessing his sudden movement, didn't suspect a thing.
"Hey, there's no reason for you to be mad. It's not your fault, either," Sarah said, assuming Fai was taking blame for something.
"Then what is it?" he asked, choosing not to correct her mistaken assumption. After all, why would he, especially when it worked in his favor?
"It's just… lately I've been thinking too much," she confessed.
"Thinking? About what?" Fai probed. The truth was, he wasn't adept at conversing with girls, and sustaining a conversation was particularly challenging for him.
However, he recalled a piece of advice he'd once overheard someone giving their friends: "If you don't know what to say to them, make them talk the most. They'll feel like they're really having a conversation with you. Girls like it when they're given a listening ear; for some reason, it makes them feel special."
That was precisely what Fai was doing now. He was ensuring Sarah did most of the talking, hoping it would make her feel special, even if only for a few minutes.
"It's my mom," she finally said. "Lately, I've been having dreams about her. I feel like these dreams are trying to convey a message, but I just don't know what it is."
"So, you did have a nightmare," Fai stated again.
"Yes, I mean… if you see it that way," she admitted softly.
"Well, I'm not an expert. I don't really believe in these types of things," Fai said.
When Sarah heard this, she gave Fai a strange look.
'Damn it, stupid me! I should have just stuck to asking questions,' Fai inwardly chastised himself.
"Don't get me wrong," he quickly added. "What I mean is, I don't really understand dreams, and even if there was a message somehow in your dreams, I don't think it would be found in a nightmare."
That clarification seemed to make sense to Sarah.
"Well, you're right," she said, sighing. "But it doesn't help. I've been having this same dream for over a month now."
She held her head and pushed her hair back behind her ears, which only served to highlight her pretty face.
"Do you mind telling me about the dream?" Fai asked. It was true he knew nothing about dreams, but perhaps if she shared it, it would ease the stress from her shoulders.
"Well, I'd like to keep it to myself at the moment, if you don't mind," Sarah said, feeling a little shy as she spoke.
Her face turned red, as if she were embarrassed about something.
What kind of dream did she have? Fai wondered.
As he did, at that very moment, he received a notification from his system.
[Ding!]
[WOULD YOU LIKE TO VIEW THIS PERSON'S MIND?]
[YES] [NO]
"What the—"
What would he choose…
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