Watching Amivy’s face, as she devoured the fruits, gradually turn from white to green, then from green to purple, and finally to black, Ian couldn’t help but ask:
“Highness, do you feel any discomfort?”
“Huh? Kevin, why do you ask?” (Chew, chew, chew).
“…Huh? Kevin, why are you glowing? And you’ve turned into so many… so… many… how… you… you and Xiao Bai are both spinning…”
Amivy: (X﹃X)
Ian: “……”
Watching Amivy faint dead away without finishing her words, Ian wondered.
‘Is this person really the plot protagonist?’
‘Is he even human?’
‘The dog that could finish both of their dry rations only ate a few and stopped. Why?’
‘Sigh… System, can I quit? This plot protagonist doesn’t seem human at all…’
[According to the Contract Agreement, the host cannot withdraw midway. You must complete the correction of the five heroines to finish the Plot Correction and fulfill the Reincarnation Agreement.]
Ian: ‘…………’
Alright fine.
No choice.
He had to grit his teeth and carry on.
After all, he signed the contract.
Sure enough, anything you once liked turns sour once it becomes a job.
Ian checked on Amivy and the white dog.
It seemed they were just unconscious—nothing too serious.
At worst, they’d wake up feeling like they’d been through a torrential flood.
After tossing them onto the grassy bed, Ian pushed aside the vines that served as the shelter’s curtain.
“As I thought, this ‘sun’ doesn’t move.”
He stared at the faintly glowing ‘sun’ still hovering in the same spot, pondered for a moment, then left the shelter.
Though the ‘night’ in this world was extremely dangerous, understanding it was the only way to find a way out.
For now, the biggest difference between this world and the original was the motionless ‘sun’ hanging in the sky.
Maybe the key to getting Amivy out had something to do with that ‘sun’.
But since the ‘sun’ was in the ‘sky’, it was hard to observe anything from the ground with just human eyesight.
To see what that ‘sun’ really was, he needed to get higher.
Conveniently, when they chose the shelter location, there was a moderately tall peak not far behind it.
Moreover, based on his day-and-night observations, the peak was surrounded by barren rocks, with few dangerous monsters approaching.
It was relatively safe.
Once decided, Ian didn’t hesitate.
After preparing properly, he took a deep breath and set off toward the peak, following the relatively safe route he’d noted earlier.
The first half of the journey went smoothly.
But when Ian stepped into that barren desert littered with jagged rocks and barely any plants,
the ground before him suddenly swelled.
A ripple, like something swimming under the sand, shot toward him at terrifying speed.
Fortunately, Ian stayed vigilant.
The moment he sensed the disturbance, he held his breath and retreated behind a large boulder.
The next second, a gigantic annelid creature with rows of razor-sharp teeth burst from the ground exactly where he’d been standing.
After biting down on a nearby dwarf tree, it shrank back underground.
Then everything fell silent, as if nothing had happened.
No wonder this area had almost no monsters nearby.
It was the territory of this giant worm.
After the giant worm sank underground, Ian waited and watched for a long time, but the creature made no further moves.
Left with no choice, Ian temporarily gave up on climbing the peak tonight to observe the sun.
He returned to the shelter the way he came.
Back at the shelter, Ian frowned deeply.
Near the shelter, the best and safest place to observe the sun was undoubtedly that peak.
But now the peak was infested with a giant worm.
Under their current magic-sealed state, neither he nor Amivy stood a chance against it.
If he switched to another peak, he’d have to spend time and effort slowly exploring this world.
That would take far too long.
While Ian weighed the pros and cons of both options, his eyes inadvertently swept over the unknown fruits Amivy and Xiao Bai had brought back.
Looking at the dark-purple fruits on the ground, still bearing teeth marks, and the dozen or so other gaudy fruits nearby, Ian’s eyes narrowed slightly.
A plan began to form in his mind.
He picked up a fruit, brought it to his nose, and sniffed.
Except for a faint sweet fragrance, there was nothing unusual.
But Amivy and Xiao Bai’s symptoms had fully demonstrated these things’ ‘power’.
“If these can knock out even a ‘hero’, they should work on that giant worm too…”
Amivy had collapsed after eating just four or five.
By size ratio, the dose needed to take down that monster—the size of two buses—would have to be substantial.
But besides the dosage, there was another important matter.
He needed to test whether it was a mix of different fruits that caused unconsciousness, or just one specific type.
Thinking this, Ian glanced at Amivy, who had just regained a bit of color in her face but was still sleeping like a log.
She was the plot protagonist, a ‘hero’ after all…
With such an awesome identity, her constitution and poison resistance must be incredible!
Holding onto that belief, Ian started preparing his grand scheme.
Then, Ian sorted and put aside all the leftover fruits. He crushed the ones Amivy had bitten into, mixed the juices on different leaves, and marked them.
After that, he wiped his sweat.
“Huh… That should do.”
Everything was ready.
Now all he had to do was wait for the ‘hero’ to wake up.
Killing time, Ian leaned against the rock wall and rested.
The night passed without incident, and soon it was ‘day’ again.
“Ugh… My head hurts… What happened to me…”
After a night of unconscious sleep, the hero finally groaned awake in the early morning.
Just recovering, Amivy felt like her head had exploded—a mess.
“Oh! My god! Your Highness Arthur, you’re finally awake! Are you okay? Thirsty? Here, have some water…”
The moment Amivy woke, she heard Ian’s ‘very concerned’ voice.
“Kevin? What…”
“It’s me, Your Highness. Don’t say anything yet. Drink some water first.”
Amivy’s thoughts were still fuzzy.
Not sure what was happening, she was coaxed by Ian’s ‘thoughtful care’ into drowsily drinking the ‘water’ he handed her.
Having been raised by her king father with a free hand since childhood, Amivy had only ever seen the ugly side of men.
This ‘sincere concern’ was her first experience of its kind.
It made her feel warm inside.
The taste of this ‘water’ was ‘a lot sweeter’ too…
But why did this ‘water’ taste so familiar?