The strange skeleton paid no attention to any of the male wizard's explanations. Golden flames surged in its eye sockets as it strode toward him, raised one hand, and slammed it down.
The male wizard's body tensed as he prepared to cast a spell in resistance, but almost the instant the thought formed, the strange skeleton's hand had reached him with unbelievable speed. Then it crashed down, blocking his entire field of vision.
"Smack!"
The male wizard heard a sharp crack, then everything went black, and he lost consciousness again in a strangely familiar way.
Who knew how much time passed.
In the darkness, light erupted like blazing fire. The male wizard jolted awake as though he had been scalded.
"Hu—hah—"
"Hu—hah—"
After waking, the male wizard gasped sharply. His neck hurt terribly, his face hurt terribly, and his skull hurt even worse—the crown of his head felt as if it were about to split apart.
Terror filled the male wizard's face. At that moment, he somewhat understood: everything he had experienced before had not been a dream.
So the question was: what kind of place had he come to? When he had gone outside before, he had seen neither the sun nor the moon. There had only been some strange lighting objects, though he had no idea what they were. Then he had encountered two strange lifeforms. One looked exactly like an ordinary old man, yet possessed strength that completely overwhelmed him. The other had only a few more arms than an ordinary skeleton, yet could knock him unconscious with a casual blow.
Could this really not be the world he had lived in before? The male wizard thought, half suspicious and half convinced. His temples throbbed wildly, his skull ached fiercely, and his mind was on the