Chapter 58

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“So-Sorry. I need to go, there’s something I need to do.”

I got up from my seat and left the place. 

I just can’t sit still. 

“Ah! Hey!”

Ignoring Alaine’s confused yell, I continued on my way. I left the adventurers’ guild and walked to the main street. I continued to walk and walk, mindlessly. 

I don’t understand. 

I don’t understand. I don’t understand. I don’t understand. I don’t understand. I don’t understand. I don’t understand. I don’t understand. I don’t understand. I don’t understand. I don’t understand. I don’t understand. I don’t understand. I don’t understand. I don’t understand. I don’t understand. I don’t understand. I don’t understand. I don’t understand. I don’t understand. I don’t understand. I don’t understand. I don’t understand. I don’t understand. I don’t understand. I don’t understand. 

I don’t understand. 

I was in an endless cycle of confusion. I continued on walking mindlessly just like that. 

Thud. 

My body hit something. 

“Ah…..”

I bumped into someone. I lost my balance but somehow, I was able to hold myself back from falling on the ground. 

“Ah, Zero-san! I’m sorry for bumping into you!”

The person I had carelessly bumped against, bowed his head apologetically at me. 

“Ah, no. I─────”

I ignored the words that were being thrown at me. Slightly drifting away from the main street, I continued walking until I reached the slum. 

Just for a little bit… I want to go somewhere quiet. I need to cool my head down. 

“Ah….”

I walked mindlessly and arrived at a deserted stall. They only served nothing but a simple soup there. There wasn’t any ingredient in sight and the color of the soup was really pale too. 

“Uncle, one soup….”

I said to the muscular man tending to the stall. 

“You got money?”

“Here it is.”

I gave him the money needed for the soup as displayed on the stall and received a bowl of soup in return. Slightly walking away from the stall, I froze in front of the soup. 

“Haah…. Haah…. Haah….”

I need to make sure I can really taste it. Other than discomfort. Is my taste bud already cured…?

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I’m scared. I’m scared to eat it. But could it be….

“Thank you for the food.”

But if I don’t eat it, nothing will change. 

I took the soup into my mouth. 

“Aah….”

A voice of admiration passed through my lips. The warmth spreaded all over my body and even through my heart. 

“Delicious….”

I could feel something hot running down my cheeks. 

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T/N: Ah… MC definitely can’t get away from this paradise fever dream easily… This is what MC is desperately trying to achieve….