87 Spirit

When Ars opened his eyes, he found himself lying in a small and old wooden hut.

By his side was simple and plain furniture. A rusty, speckled pot lay on the table as it emitted steam.

"Looks like I survived..."

"Ugh."

Pain coursed through his body painfully as he fell back onto the bed helplessly.

Ars realized that his whole body was wrapped like a mummy. A sharp and unpleasant medicinal smell wafted from inside the packet.

"Wait a minute, why hasn't my wound healed yet?"

He was surprised to find that the wounds on his body had not healed. After all, he is Idaten, he has been immortal since birth. This was the first time his wound didn't heal immediately.

He tried to use [Divine Sense] to check his condition, but he was shocked that he couldn't use it.

"Uh, what happened to me?"

Ars tried several times to activate [Divine Sense], but failed.

"[Water Balls]."

Nothing happens.

"[Fire Arrows]."

"[Ice Hammer]."

"[Light of Saber]."

He tried to use some magic and ended up failing.

"I see... There's a foreign energy in my body that's preventing me from using my boundless energy. Before I dispelled that foreign energy, not only did I lose my magical power, but the Healing Factor couldn't work properly."

Ars has lived for more than a millennium. He wouldn't panic just because he lost his strength.

His chest radiated pure light, and his Inner Physique appeared.

Seeing the Inner Physique covered in cracks everywhere as if it could shatter at a single touch, Ars smiled wryly.

"My cultivation base is almost destroyed, how long will it take to restore it to how it was? Let it be, the most important thing is that I'm still alive even in a bad condition, that's the most important thing."

Putting the Inner Physique back into his chest, Ars didn't really care. Then he surveyed the room and determined that the owner of this house was a poor man.

Of course he would not look down on the other party that had helped him.

"There is not a single electronic device. Either the owner of the house is too poor or the civilization of this world is not very advanced."

Ars couldn't come to a conclusion before looking at other places.

The door creaked open as a petite figure walked through it.

"Uh, you're awake?"

The sweet and melodious voice of a girl speaking flowed through his ears.

Ars looked up to get a better look.

The petite girl standing before him was beautiful. Her skin was fair and smooth, her brilliant golden hair fell lightly on her shoulders. Her round eyes radiated innocence and clarity.

(So pretty... She looks 11 to 12 years old.)

Even for Ars who had seen many beauties throughout his life, he was captivated by the petite girl's simple beauty for a few seconds.

Seeing that Ars had been awake, the corner of the petite girl's mouth revealed an angelic smile.

"So you finally woke up. Yesterday, I went to the pasture to bring back the goats and saw that you were unconscious on the ground, and your whole body was covered in blood."

"Thank you for helping me. I'm Ars, what's your name." Ars thanked her.

"My name is Areishia Idriss. Just call Areishia. Is big brother Ars doing well?"

The petite girl named Areishia observed Ars' condition with a worried look.

"My wound has started to close, but I can't sit up yet."

This was the first time Ars was called big brother, and he felt comfortable. From Areishia's point of view, he was in his 20s, so it wasn't wrong to call him big brother.

"Ah, how careless I was. Big brother Ars has been unconscious for three days. Wait a moment, I will prepare food."

Areishia patted her forehead, then hurriedly took food from the kitchen.

"Areishia Idriss... That's a name I've never heard of. I don't know what kind of world I'm in."

After trying to determine the origin of this world, Ars gave up due to a lack of information.

Not long after, Areishia returned to the room, and in her hand was a bowl of porridge and a glass of milk.

"Can big brother Ars eat alone?"

"Can."

Ars endured the pain while trying to sit up. As a result, his wound was opened, and the bandages on his body were red with blood.

"Don't push yourself, but brother Ars, your wounds haven't healed yet. The doctor said it would take at least a month for your wounds to heal."

"It's okay, it's just a small wound."

"This isn't a small wound at all!"

Areishia helped Ars sit up, she didn't care that the stairs were dirty.

"Let me feed big brother Ars."

"No need, I can eat myself."

"It's fine, brother Ars, open your mouth."

Ignoring his refusal, Areishia blew on the spoon filled with porridge, then started feeding him.

Seeing her stubbornness, Ars gave up and let Areishia feed him.

"Why can big brother Ars be in the meadow with such injuries?"

"If I said I was a Traveler from another world and accidentally arrived in this world, would you believe it? Areishia."

"Fufufu... Big brother Ars is a terrible liar. It's fine if you don't want to say."

Since Areishia didn't believe him, Ars didn't explain any further.

Moreover, he discovered the fact that Areishia was speaking in an unknown language. It's not Japanese, English or any earthly language.

So Ars deduced he was in an anime world not based on Earth.

It was fortunate that he did not have a language barrier as Idaten had the innate ability to understand all human languages. As long as it was human, Ars would understand their language.

During his conversation with Areishia, not much information was obtained because she lived in a nameless village on the border.

Ars was in no rush to gather information. His main priority now is getting his mobility first.

"Big brother Ars wants more?" Areishia asked while wiping Ars' lips with her sleeve.

"No, I'm full. Thank you, Areishia. Your food is delicious."

Actually Ars wasn't full yet, but he didn't say it. He didn't want to burden Areishia.

"I have to bring back the goat, big brother Ars rest."

Seeing that it would soon be dusk, Areishia prepared to pick up her goat.

"Be careful, Areishia."

"En. I go first."

Showing a sweet smile, she took the dirty dishes and left the room.

"Haaa... Poor girl, she has to live alone at such a young age. It seems that this world is not that simple."

Through the conversation just now, Ars knew Areishia was 12 years old. She was orphaned at the age of 9. The death of her parents was caused by the Revolting Spirits.

To make a living, Areishia becomes a herder and takes care of the villagers' goats.

Then Ars asked what a Revolting Spirit was and received Areishia's strange look.

In this world, there are other races apart from humans, namely Dragons, Giants, and Spirits.

Spirits live in Astral Zero, and in order to come to the human world, they must pass through the Astral Gate.

Each Spirit has unique powers and properties related to a particular element, such as fire, water, wind, or earth.

Humans can form contracts with Spirits and use their powers. Those people were called Elementalists.

What left Ars speechless the most, only women could become Elementalists.

As a result, the position of men in this world is very low and adheres to a matriarchal system.

As for why only women could contract with spirits, the reason was unknown. However, women consider men to be dirty and despicable, so they are not accepted by the Spirit.

This ideology spread throughout the world, ignoring social inequalities for men. Few women treat men well. For example, Areishia.

Most women feel contempt for men and see them only as a means of reproduction.

Returning to the main topic, what Revolting Spirit refers to are wild Spirits that have not entered into a contract with Elementalists, and they come to the human world to cause mischief.

"A world where males are discriminated against by females, huh. It looks like I came to an interesting world." Ars smiled slightly.