Life Before Becoming an Omniverse Entity-Chapter 87 : Frightening

'Hmm, I thought it was going to be something exaggerated, considering she's the will of the world. But I guess I was wrong,' Renan thought as he continued observing.

The room he entered was just as simple as the rest of the hut. It contained only one bed and nothing else.

"This is the room you'll be staying in for the time you're here," Elaris said with a gentle smile, standing beside him.

Renan nodded, quietly taking in the space.

"And," Elaris added, as if to make sure he knew, "I'll be sleeping in the room next door to you."

"Huh, I see," Renan said, not finding anything particularly good to say in response.

"Hmm," Elaris nodded her head in acknowledgment before speaking again. "If you need anything or want to ask me anything, just speak my name, and I will appear right in front of you," she said, then turned around and walked out of the room, leaving Renan by himself in silence.

When Elaris finally left, Renan slowly walked closer to the door and closed it behind him. His gaze swept around the room as he stood there, deep in thought, 'Hmm, so she can hear me if I speak out loud?' he pondered, 'Is it because she is the world itself that she can hear anything I say, or is her hearing just that good? No… I think it's definitely the first one.' His brows furrowed slightly as he mulled over the idea, and after a few moments, he finally sighed and slowly walked toward the bed.

'I need to be careful,' Renan reminded himself. 'I can't carelessly say anything that could be harmful to me.'

Reaching the bed, he sat down, feeling the softness beneath him. Then, without another thought, he let his body fall backward, his head sinking into the surface as he stared at the ceiling. His mind swirled with thoughts about everything that had happened so far.

'It's not even been a week since I left the empire, and I've already come so close to death,' he reflected, 'But… even with all that, at least I've gained something from it.'

He exhaled slowly before his thoughts took a darker turn.

'But,' he thought, his golden-red eyes dimming slightly, 'I don't want strength that only grows through life-and-death experiences. I don't want to rely on that kind of thing to become stronger. I want to grow through pure training, through hard work and discipline, not just those reckless, near-death moments.'

His mind suddenly went silent as those words settled deep within him.

After a while, his thoughts returned, and he spoke again inwardly.

'I also don't want to experience that feeling again…' His fingers curled slightly into the fabric of the bed. 'It was not pleasant. It was,

His thoughts trailed off for a moment before he finally admitted the word he had been avoiding.

'Frightening.'

With that final realization, his mind drifted further into deep contemplation. As his thoughts wandered through different topics, exhaustion slowly crept up on him. And before he even realized it, he had fallen into a sound, dreamless sleep.

—

While Renan slept peacefully, someone else found herself restless, unable to relax.

Elaris, after leaving Renan in his room, had walked back to her own. She entered and sat down on the bed, crossing her arms as she thought to herself.

'Now, I just need to wait and see…' she mused. 'If he is a man with dignity or a degenerate who would take advantage of a sleeping woman.'

She sat there, waiting, as if expecting something.

An hour passed. Then another. Still, nothing happened.

Finally, she hummed in thought. "Hmmm…" she murmured aloud before nodding slightly to herself. 'So, he is a man with dignity and principles,' she concluded, feeling satisfied with her little test.

She recalled how she had deliberately emphasized the word sleeping when mentioning her room earlier. If Renan had any impure motives, he would have taken the bait by now. Yet, he had done nothing.

That confirms it, she thought, nodding again. 'He's nothing like those disgusting beasts who would force themselves on women. He has passed another requirement.'

Her expression darkened slightly as memories of those kinds of men surfaced in her mind, but she quickly brushed them away. 'No, he is not like them. He is a good man. Definitely someone worthy of being my future partner.'

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A small smile bloomed on her lips.

Then, as another thought entered her mind, a slight blush crept onto her cheeks.

'And I have also confirmed it…' she thought, recalling the image of Renan's naked body from earlier. 'He is a man. And a big one at that.'

Her cheeks darkened even further as indecent thoughts momentarily filled her mind.

"Ahem," she coughed into her hand, quickly shaking her head to clear her thoughts. 'Now, I just need to get closer to him, slowly but surely. I need to make him fall in love with me, and then it's done. We'll be husband and wife, living happily together forever.'

She placed a hand over her chest, feeling her heart flutter slightly at the thought.

Not once did she even consider the possibility that Renan might refuse her. After all, why would he? She knew her worth.

'I may not act arrogantly, but I'm well aware that my beauty surpasses everyone else's. Even my body is flawless, and my personality is kind and loving. I have everything a man like Renan would want in a woman,' she thought confidently. 'There's no way he won't fall for me.'

Still, despite her confidence, she reminded herself to take things slow.

'I shouldn't rush. I'll wait a little longer before making my move and judge him a bit more just in case.'

With that final thought, her body slowly began to dissolve into the air until she completely disappeared from the room.

And just like that, the night passed without incident.

—

"Ugh," Renan grunted slightly as he stirred awake. He turned onto his side before finally sitting up with a sigh.

"Huuu," he yawned, stretching his arms before looking around the room groggily.

His eyes landed on something unexpected.

Sitting on the floor, close to the bed, was a rabbit. Its small red eyes stared at him, unblinking.

Renan blinked back at it, his golden-red eyes meeting its gaze.

"Hmm," he tilted his head slightly before standing up from the bed.

He walked over to the rabbit, bent down, and picked it up with ease. Holding it in his arms, he studied it for a moment before speaking.

"You are quite cute," he admitted. "But still, compared to cats, you are lacking."

As he spoke, he gently ran his fingers over its soft fur, petting it absentmindedly.

Then, as if suddenly remembering something, he called out, "Elaris."

However, contrary to what she had told him before, she did not appear in front of him.

"Huh?" He frowned slightly in confusion.

"Elaris," he called again, this time slightly louder. Still, nothing.

His frown deepened. 'Did something happen to her?' he wondered for a brief moment. But then, he quickly dismissed the thought.

'No, that's absurd. She is the will of the world. If something happened to her, the entire world itself would react. The fact that everything is still normal means she's probably just busy somewhere.'

With that, he shrugged off his concern and carried the rabbit with him as he walked out of the room.

—

Elaris suddenly materialized back into her core.

"Huh, that took longer than I thought," she muttered to herself before turning toward the direction of the hut.

'He should be looking for me by now,' she thought as she started walking.

After a few moments, she spotted Renan sitting outside the hut on a stone.

"Oh, Rena—" she started to greet him, but her words caught in her throat as her gaze fell on the scene before her.

Just a few feet away from Renan, sticks had been arranged in a makeshift barbecue style. And skewered onto them was a rabbit, roasting over an open flame.

"Huh," Elaris muttered, momentarily at a loss for words.