My Husband Was the Master of the Magic Tower Chapter 110

 

At first glance, it was an extremely unrealistic sight, with holes dotted in the air on an open field, as if it were something out of a storybook.

 

The hole was above my head, very high up, and even near the bottom.

 

The only thing that the randomly created holes had in common was that they were located close to the building that was now completely collapsed.

 

“These are things that were created when the glass space suddenly collapsed.”

 

Dante calmly explained next to me.

 

“A discrepancy occurred when something that was far from reality was translated into reality. I don’t know why that space suddenly collapsed, but those holes will naturally disappear over time.”

 

“…Really?”

 

Actually, I didn’t really understand what he was saying. Seeing the person explaining it so calmly made me think it was nothing to worry about.

 

Nevertheless, the anxiety that suddenly soared didn’t go away.

 

As I stared into the darkness, a memory kept coming back to me. I think I’ve seen an abyss like this at some point. I just can’t think of it.

 

Obviously, a long time ago… It was so long ago that I had to look back on my memories like this…

 

Before I even came to this dimension.

 

Wait, what?

 

“Ei!”

 

Just before something vague became clear in my mind, my thoughts were interrupted by the sound of my name being called.

 

When I turned my head in the direction of the sound, I saw Masha running from far away.

 

“Masha!”

 

I called out to Masha with a smile on my face, and Masha arrived in front of me faster than ever and immediately grabbed my arm.

 

The moment I flinched from the force, a high, sharp voice that seemed to rip the eardrums pierced my ears.

 

“Are you okay? Are you hurt anywhere? Did you land safely? Why did you fall here? What about the back of your hand?”

 

“Wait, wait. I’m fine.”

 

“It’s not that you’ve gotten better, it’s that you’ve been fine from the beginning, right?”

 

As if it were natural, suspicion followed. Both Dante and Masha seemed to have lost their trust in me.

 

Now that I feel unfair, I brought it all on myself. Secretly reflecting once more, I accepted Masha’s questioning under the pretense of examining my body.

 

And there was someone watching the scolding that wasn’t scolding from behind Masha.

 

A person who doesn’t even say hello to me even though I make eye contact with him.

 

“Sir Kade.”

 

“…”

 

Dante’s words that Masha would be back soon must have been because Kade went there. I still don’t know why, but it seemed like the two people from the Magic Tower had all come here.

 

Kade, whom I hadn’t seen in a very long time, seemed to have a somewhat tired face. If you look at his face, he looks like a person who has suffered emotionally, but that can’t be possible… The reason for being tired must lie elsewhere.

 

Kade, who must have sensed my gaze, glanced at me for a moment and frowned slightly.

 

“Are you looking for the spirit?”

 

“No. Didn’t you send it back?”

 

While I was talking with Dante earlier, I felt like something was missing. Kade had told me before that the imprint would disappear just by sending the spirit back, and he was hoping to do so because the timing was just right.

 

Still, I feel like he sent it back a bit hastily. I turned my eyes once and then asked Kade.

 

“Was it very difficult to maintain the summons?”

 

“Yes. It was a good experience to learn that there are many different types of fatigue.”

 

I thought he had almost cured his sarcastic tone, but it seems to come back when he gets more irritable. However, instead of fighting back like I always did, I just bowed my head slightly.

 

“Thanks to Sir Kade, it ended without anyone getting hurt. Thank you so much.”

 

“…”

 

“I’m indebted to you… If you have anything to ask for later, please feel free to ask.”

 

Of course, he doesn’t have anything to ask of me, but wouldn’t it be for Dante, not me? I thought it was a bit embarrassing, but Kade slowly blinked his eyes and then opened his mouth.

 

No, to be exact, he was trying to.

 

It certainly would have if the hole above his head hadn’t suddenly grown in size as if it were tearing open.

 

“…Uh.”

 

It quickly grew larger like a beast opening its maw, and rushed at the nearest Kade as if it were going to devour him.

 

The question of the fact that the hole moved as if it were alive, or the fact that it was really black as hell, didn’t even enter my mind.

 

All I could do was push Kade to the side before he was completely swallowed by the hole.

 

As soon as I heard the sound of someone falling, something blackened my vision.

 

It felt as if my entire body was collapsing. Not only was it not enough to not be able to see, the ground I had been stepping on until just now collapsed, and a familiar yet unfamiliar premonition of falling passed through my mind.

 

…I felt this way when I jumped off the building earlier. Feeling like my heart is going to jump out of my mouth.

 

I was taking a deep breath due to the tension that paralyzed my reason, and at that moment, a word passed through my head.

 

[How will the dimension react if there’s an opportunity to send you back to your original dimension, even if it’s very small and minute?]

 

Ah, is that what he meant?

 

Now that I think about it, how did I get into this dimension?

 

…like now…

 

Falling into a deep and distant hole…

 

***

 

That body is only preparing for the day you return.

 

So that when the missing components return to where they should be, there’s no sense of incongruity.

 

***

 

I flinched and opened my eyes.

 

The sound of gasping and breathing rushed in. My vision suddenly became brighter, illuminating the unclear scenery, and my heart beat rapidly as if it was ringing in my ears.

 

I instinctively tried to figure out what situation I was in, yet my thoughts stopped as if they were following the unstable state of my body.

 

What’s going on? I can’t remember what I did last. I fell into the hole. I fell, and.

 

Even without looking, I could feel that my whole body was wet with cold sweat. I was twisting and shaking without realizing it, but someone grabbed my hand from next to me.

 

I reflexively tried to shake off that hand and barely stopped.

 

“…Dante.”

 

“…”

 

Dante’s face was vaguely caught through the blurry focus. I couldn’t tell his expression, but the tension slowly disappeared from the strength of his hand holding my hand and the warmth coming from him.

 

Dante stayed right next to me and waited for me to calm down. When Dante’s hand and mine became the same temperature, I was finally able to return to my normal breathing.

 

When time has finally passed enough for my mind to function properly.

 

“Dante, where are we…”

 

As I lifted up my heavy body, I was speechless and had no choice but to freeze on the spot.

 

My eyes suddenly became clearer then I engraved each and every scene in my mind.

 

This place isn’t unfamiliar to me. No, it wasn’t so unfamiliar, it was even familiar. This scenery was once my daily life. Just saying it’s been a while isn’t enough… I believed I would never come back.

 

Memories buried deep in the depths were quickly rewound, and as the sense of discomfort disappeared, a startling realization came.

 

At that moment, I noticed many things and at the same time understood nothing.

 

There were many possibilities that could come to my mind. Maybe this place was a dream, a hallucination, or a trap. But the air hitting my skin interrupted those thoughts. It couldn’t be anywhere else.

 

I couldn’t bear to deny it.

 

A place I tried to forget, had forgotten, yet couldn’t forget in the end.

 

The dimension I was originally in.

 

“…”

 

The artificial light coming from next to the bed illuminated my face.

 

Long ago, there was a time when I endlessly ruminated on the memories of my hometown. However, despite my efforts, I was unable to completely remember every detail, and it was only when I actually saw it, not an illusion, that I realized it.

 

But those days are long gone, so why now?

 

Amid the dizziness that seemed to come as if it had been waiting, I felt a deep sense of nostalgia at the scenery I hadn’t seen in a very long time.

 

Also, a headache stronger than that perfume.

 

“How are you here…”

 

Even if I didn’t try, my voice came out like a moan. I guessed I could hear Dante’s answer behind my faint words, or not. Even if I had heard the answer properly during this time, nothing would have changed.

 

So, I ‘returned’ to where I originally lived.

 

With someone I never expected to come with.