The Genesis Of A Necromancer-Chapter 153: dealing with time

Jack walked through the team of forest bush, the others following calmly behind him.

He had yet to get the thought out of his mind, as it was still disturbing.

’It can’t possibly be the same. This world has magic, and the previous one didn’t... The two towers look alike, yet one was made purely through technology, while the other was erected through magic,’ Jack convinced himself. Yet something within him was still nagging, telling him how terribly wrong he would have been.

Despite all his convincing thoughts, there were still some questions that he had no answers to in the first place.

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How did the two towers have similar structures? He didn’t pay much attention to the outside, since he wasn’t interested at first.

’...But I’ll definitely go back and check if it gets to that... and I’ll also have to ask Zamazo what the functions of the tower are,’ Jack thought to himself, finally bringing himself inner peace as he tossed the thoughts to the back of his mind.

They didn’t clearly know where they were going, but with Jack’s skill, he could tell the way out of the forest.

「 ✦ Max Perception! ✦ 」

It wasn’t exactly a skill, but the results of his perception being maxed out, at least at the level he was in now, allowed him to sense about a thousand meters away from his body, helping him navigate freely.

However, from time to time, he had to look back for some reason.

That was because of Jena!

Even while his ability was in full usage, let alone sensing her, he couldn’t even tell that she was close by.

He could only tell if she was still there by looking back time to time, as though noticing his worry, Missy walked back, holding Jena by the hand, before walking forward again.

"If you think she’ll disappear, Big Brother can just hold her hands," Missy declared as she pulled Jack’s hands, placing Jena’s hands in his.

Jack was stunned, and even Jena had a flustered look on her face as she watched what happened. Never in her life had someone held her hands like that, and it was something quite new to her.

The entire group didn’t react well to the scene; even Alisha had a slight look of pain on her face as she felt her heart race faster for a moment.

’What is this? What is this strange feeling?’ she thought to herself with a frown. The only person who looked to be happy with the way things were playing out was Missy herself.

Jack looked at Jena’s hands for a moment. He didn’t actually see anything wrong with holding her hands; if anything, it was a good idea.

And it also gave him a strange feeling—a feeling he hadn’t felt in a long time.

"Be going, we don’t have time," Missy urged, pushing Jack forward.

"Alright, I’m going," Jack said as he began moving, holding onto Jena’s hands.

Jena often paused to look at him; however, Jack was lost in his own thoughts, in the long-lost feelings he once used to have in the past.

A memory flashed in his mind as he remembered a certain face.

"Dad! Wait for me!" he could hear his little voice like it was just yesterday. He could picture himself running up to his father and holding his hands tightly, similar to what was happening now.

He wasn’t to blame, it was all Mom’s fault... Jack thought as the painful memories came flooding back to his mind.

Meanwhile, behind him, Alisha had a strange feeling burning up within her. This was the first time she had ever felt so strange in her life before. She couldn’t understand the strange feeling in her heart. She felt the sudden urge to rip the two hands away from each other. She didn’t like it—the way they held themselves—it was unsettling.

By her side, Missy observed what was happening with a grin on her face. She loved the look on Alisha’s face, what more the way she tightened her fist.

"If Big Brother and Big Sister don’t want to confess, then I’ll force them to," Missy thought, determination flashing in her eyes as she tightened her fist.

While the two were busy in their own minds, Jack finally called all their attention to himself.

"We’ve reached the end of the forest," Jack said triumphantly as he stared off into the vast horizon.

As far as his eyes could see, there was nothing but barren land. There was a clear difference between here and the Third Plane. Here, not even a speck of sand could be seen on the ground. It was all hard rocks covering the area.

And here as well, there seemed to be some elements of life. It was surprising to find plants growing in such a droughted place, their lush green leaves shining vibrantly.

A notable feature in the planes was that this time around, there wasn’t just one moon, but two! Hanging on different parts of the land, from the part they were just coming from, there was a deep crimson moon hanging above their heads.

And on the opposite direction, there was a sea-blue moon.

The blue moon gave an enchanting feeling, as though beckoning them to come toward it. The red moon on the other side gave a very strong sense of danger, as though warning people not to come too close.

At the moment, they were standing by the edge of a cliff, giving them the best view of the entire plains from there.

Jack was admiring the natural view, but he knew he couldn’t let his mind trail off with just admiration. He had to get to work.

He finally let his hands free off Jena. Alisha, who had been watching the two hands locked together, felt as though a huge weight had been lifted from her heart as Jack left Jena’s hands.

Jena didn’t say much; however, she just stood, staring at her hands where Jack had touched her. She held it close to her chest.

There was a strange feeling she felt on the inside, but even she didn’t know what it was. But one thing was certain:

I... liked it, she thought to herself, a small smile appearing on the side of her face.

"We should make out a plan about how we’ll do everything. Jena, you’ve been here before, right?" Jack asked, turning his head to Jena, who nodded quietly in response. She pulled out of her daze upon hearing his question.

Jack pretty much knew everything about the planes, since this was the place where Asriel’s journey became truly pitiful.

However, since the descriptions of some places and some characters were vaguely written, he didn’t know too much.

But then, reading to that point, some readers even felt as though the author was a cold-hearted masochist who only wanted to see his main character suffer, reaching nothing in his pathetic life. He didn’t even have any sort of plot armor skill that could make him stand out as the main character.

It appeared as though the author didn’t even want him to progress in the first place.

Asriel was enslaved, bitten, ridiculed, and had a very terrible life in the planes... It was the place with his worst experiences, and the place where most readers had the greatest sympathy for him.

Thankfully, Jack didn’t appear the same way he did, and because of that, things were going to be a lot more different.

"So you know your way around here?" Jack asked again. He didn’t like the fact that she wasn’t talking, but there was nothing he could do about it.

If Zamazo didn’t do a thing all this while, then he too didn’t need to be too bothered about it, so long as she could deliver results appropriately.

Jena nodded again in response.

"Good. I’ll need you to lead us to the first remote village within these planes... I hope you can recognize this place?" Jack further asked, and Jena replied with her usual nod.

He knew that the Never Map could show him all the locations to each place in the plane, but it would take a lot of resources. It was better to use what he had at hand, and then use the map when it would be most necessary.

’...I’ll save it for the next clue to the chapters of time. I’m surprised even you don’t know the whereabouts,’ Jack said inwardly.

"It’s a divine treasure, similar to the map you’re with. Finding it can be considered luck, and besides, did I look like someone who would be interested in items belonging to other gods?" Erebus asked.

’At the very least, you should’ve had an idea where it was, since it’s in your domain as well.’

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"I hate that man. So I have no interest in anything that has to do with him... I would even suggest the same for you... If he returns completely, then I’m afraid you’ll have more than just future problems to handle... you’ll deal with time."