"No! Stay away from me, you monsters!"
Seeing the little whirlwind getting closer, the remaining five lucky ones were scared and started running away.
However, no one would listen to them and stop.
"Bang"
"Hehe, it's done! Sosi, let's hurry back. Otherwise, Grandpa and the others will start to worry."
Hal was thrilled as he looked around at everything.
"Wow, this is what it feels like to win the game for the first time, but it sure took a lot of energy!"
Hal pouted a little and patted his protesting stomach.
'It's okay, when we return, we can eat a big meal again!'
Hal thought to himself, then waved at Sosi and curled up, starting to roll back toward their village.
"Alright! You go ahead, I'll catch up in a moment."
Sosi replied.
After watching Hal roll away, he picked up the tree trunk that the whirlwind had blown off and threw it toward the edge of the cliff.
Then, the edge of the cliff began to crumble, and a mountain of people tumbled down with it in a thunderous rumble.
Sosi rolled over and looked down.
This way, those bad guys wouldn't be able to bother the valley anymore.
After finishing everything, Sosi curled up as well and went after Hal.
...
'System, you still can't tell me what it is even now?'
Charles asked again, looking like he was getting closer and closer to the Valley of the Living Rock.
[…]
'Fine, you win. You're tough, I'll give you that!'
He secretly gave the system the middle finger in his mind.
"Hehe, I'm back, and I brought the kid with me!"
Karon shouted happily as he got closer to the valley, immediately catching the attention of the trolls.
"You're back? That's wonderful news! But what about the other two little ones?"
A kind troll uncle came up to greet them, "It's such a relief you're back. We were all so worried."
"It's fine. Sosi's still with him, right? I don't think we need to worry about them at all."
Karon said as he held Charles in his arms.
"I think we don't need to worry about them at all. Sosi probably came up with some bad idea again... hahaha, poor unlucky guys."
He didn't seem concerned that they might be in danger.
"Sosi is with him too? huh? Hahaha, we should be worrying about those bad guys instead."
The troll uncle said with ease.
That little rascal Sosi always had a trick up his sleeve, and no one could handle him except Grand Pabbie.
"Alright, come on in! Grand Pabbie is waiting for you."
"Alright. I'll go in and hand this kid over to Grandpa. And don't forget to ask Sosi and Hal how they're doing when they return."
Karon said before stepping into the valley.
The troll uncle waved at him from behind.
"Don't worry, I will."
'System, what should I do? I'm about to meet the Troll King. Will they find out that I'm not from this world?'
Charles could only watch as he was carried away, unable to resist or do anything about it.
He couldn't help but feel scared. He had seen Frozen all the way through, and the Troll King in that story was a mysterious person.
Even though the Troll King didn't have magic, he could change people's memories, heal people hurt by magic, predict the future, and seem to know a lot of things.
No one really knew how long he'd lived… no one knew.
This time, the system didn't remain silent. The voice that echoed in Charles's mind was practically a blessing.
[Don't worry. The system has completely shielded the host's fate. No one can see you, no one can see your past or your future. You're safe!]
'Wow, System, you're finally alive. But if no one can find out about me, why is he still looking for me?'
From the conversation between Karon and the troll, Charles realized that the troll hadn't saved him by chance.
It was the Troll King's orders that had brought them to him.
While Charles was deep in thought, Karon finally met the Grand Pabbie again.
"Grandpa! I'm back! I brought the kid with me."
Karon said excitedly, even though he was calm for his age, he still hoped to be praised by the adults.
Grand Pabbie smiled and praised them, "Haha, I knew you kids wouldn't disappoint me. Well done."
Then, his gaze turned toward the baby in Karon's arms.
At that moment, Charles felt the gaze and opened his eyes. The two of them locked eyes.
Grand Pabbie was stunned.
"This is impossible. I can't see through this child... unless he is..."
"Grandpa! What's wrong?"
Karon, who had just been praised, noticed something seemed off with him and asked with concern.
"It's nothing! Don't worry, child."
Grand Pabbie withdrew his gaze from Charles, stopping his scrutiny.
"Grandpa, I completed the task. You can't take away my snacks now."
"Hurry up! I'm the hero this time! I saved everyone again, heh heh!"
Suddenly, two shouts came from outside the valley. Hal and Sosi had finally returned, rushing back just in time.
"Alright, alright, you're all heroes. I announce that these three little ones will be our future hope and our heroes today."
Grand Pabbie said kindly, looking at the three little ones with a satisfied smile.
Then, cheers erupted from the valley as some trolls had just learned that the three little ones had safely returned.
"Heh heh, Grandpa, since that's the case... my snacks?"
Hal said with embarrassment, rubbing his hands together.
"I finally got to be a hero for once!"
Sosi, on the other hand, excitedly jumped up.
Grand Pabbie looked at the shy young ones before him and couldn't help but smile.
"Alright, go get them yourselves later! And you three little ones must be tired after today. Go rest now."
"Yes!"
After a burst of noise, the valley returned to quiet.
Grand Pabbie, holding the child, suddenly dropped a letter and a pendant.
Charles also felt it and quickly asked the system, 'Is this your early plant for me?'
[Yes, it's to help the host integrate into this world quickly.]
"Grandpa, look at the sky!"
A shout from one of the trolls interrupted Grand Pabbie as he was reading the letter.
They saw a large cloud of white mist slowly gathering above the valley, and even more importantly, a blue mist was also over the king's castle.
"This..."
Grand Pabbie stared in shock at the scene, muttering to himself, "Is this the sign from the heavens?"