*Creak*
The door opened and a charming young lady entered the room with a panicked expression. Another beautiful young woman walked slightly behind her, her brilliant black eyes contained a mix of concern and worry.
They both looked at the young man in front of them with a deep frown.
They were none other than Arya and Cecilia!
"Cecilia, do you think something wrong happened?" Arya asked with concern.
"I-I don't think so, other blind or paralyzed people were able to play normally. So young master should also be able to comfortably play." Cecilia answered.
There was complete silence in the room as they looked at Kai.
Arya turned around and spoke. "I am going to call a doct-"
"A-Arya!!" A soft and fearful voice suddenly called out.
The next moment Kai could hear rushed footsteps coming towards him. Arya wrapped her arms around Kai and tightly hugged him.
Cecilia also walked close with a relieved smile.
Although Kai couldn't feel anything he could hear muffled cries close to him and could guess how worried she must have been without his other senses.
He felt guilty for making her worry so much!
He hated himself for being so useless!
He is disgusted on being such a burden!
"Arya…" He called out in a gentle tone.
Arya's face blossomed with a beautiful smile as she wiped her tears and looked up at Kai. Her face then instantly turned serious. "Brother! Did the g-game… work? It didn't cause any trouble, right? Should I call a doctor?" She asked with concern.
"I am completely fine my cute little sister; there's no need to call a doctor."
A gentle smile crept onto his face as he continued. "Thank you! Thank you so much for getting me this game, you two. I would never even dream of these things much less think about it. But today I experienced it first-hand! All thanks to you two!" Kai's voice was filled with pure gratitude, small beads of tears started falling from his motionless and closed eyes.
Both Arya and Cecilia smiled brightly before starting to giggle with joy. Their eyes moistened as well.
"I am glad it worked brother!" Arya said.
She then continued. "But you still owe us an explanation for being so late. Even if you were enjoying yourself, you shouldn't just skip lunch and continuously play for 10 whole hours!!" Arya lashed out on Kai. Even Cecilia nodded in agreement with a serious look.
Before Kai could reply. "Young miss, we should first feed and clean the young master, we can listen to his explanation while we clean him." Cecilia interrupted.
Arya lightly smacked her head. "Ah, you are completely right! Quickly! Let's do this." She said as they both left the room.
Kai internally sighed and accepted his fate. Besides, he was feeling happy knowing they worried about him so much.
They then came after a while, dragging along a table filled with dishes and cleaning material.
They cautiously helped him sit. After they finished feeding him, they stripped Kai and listened attentively as they slowly cleaned him.
Kai smiled wryly. He proceeded to tell them about the events that he experienced, excluding some parts like falling unconscious and that extremely painful experience. Both Arya and Cecilia listened with interest like children obediently listening to their parents.
At the end both of them had their mouth slightly open, totally immersed in the story and enjoying it. They sat quietly, even forgetting about washing him.
"So that's that, after I completed the first trial I immediately logged off and came back." Kai finished.
"Wow brother, your luck is really something! From what I could tell it might be a unique area that you entered due to those hellhounds." Arya said.
"Unique areas? What are those?" Kai curiously asked.
"Only 1 or 2 other unique areas are found yet, so there's not much information yet, some players enquired with NPC's and also read some books in the libraries and they found that these are extremely dangerous areas, but they contain many priceless items as well."
"As the saying goes opportunities are always accompanied by danger. The bigger the opportunity the higher the danger level. This is also why many players want to go in these areas, in fact many have already started moving towards these areas." Arya explained.
"Looks like I really lucked out this time." Kai chuckled with joy.
After some more small talk. They quickly finished cleaning him and dressed him back up and followingly made him lie down the bed.
"Good night brother, see you tomorrow!" Arya says and walks out the door.
"Good night, Arya, sleep well!" Kai said.
Cecilia and Kai exchanged some words before she also left the room.
Kai was left alone in his world of darkness where all he could see was an infinite abyss, he couldn't sense his surroundings or his body like he did in the game.
"I wonder what the real world looks like." He muttered in a low tone.
As Kai recalled his memories of the day and smiled happily. He thought about Lilith the lone world spirit he met and how similar they seemed. He also remembered about the trial and the hellish pain he went through.
"I wonder what she is doing." He muttered. He then bitterly smiled at himself. The next moment… he fell asleep.
...
The next morning after breakfast Kai asked Arya to put on the gear again to which she happily compiled after getting his assurance that he will be back by lunch time.
In the game. Kai returned back to the small wooden room he logged off in.
"Let's complete this trial now!" Kai said as a glint of determination flashed through his eyes.