Then Rudeus was dragged into playing all night by Radeus, who had said he was going to train hard.
By now, Rudeus had lost every last bit of strength and lay fast asleep in bed.
His consciousness once again entered the Dream Space, the same pure-white space shrouded in mist.
Hitogami?!
The sight of this space immediately snapped Rudeus alert.
It had been over half a year since Hitogami last offered him advice. Had he appeared again now to deliver a new prophecy?
While Rudeus was still letting his thoughts wander, Hitogami's pixelated figure suddenly appeared before him.
Hitogami opened with a familiar greeting, raising a hand like an old friend.
"Yo, Rudeus! Long time no see! How have you been?"
Seeing Hitogami acting all familiar, Rudeus played along.
"Long time no see! So, can I ask what exactly your last piece of advice was good for?"
"Other than feeling like I wasted some time, I didn't get anything out of it."
Rudeus complained about that inexplicable pet-searching incident last time.
"Now, now, don't say that. Didn't it help you raise your Adventurer Rank quickly?"
As if embarrassed, Hitogami covered his face and squirmed around like an idiot, making Rudeus sick to watch.
It felt like watching a middle-aged woman imitate a beautiful young woman by doing a sexy dance. One glance could leave you throwing up all day.
Even an ugly woman imitating a beauty was easier to stomach than Hitogami.
"Enough, enough. You came to give me some advice today too, right? Hurry up and spit it out!"
Rudeus fought back the urge to beat Hitogami to death and told him to get on with this round of advice.
"Yes, yes. How heartless, Rudeus!"
Far from toning it down, Hitogami became even more disgusting.
"Don't make me hit