Versatile: Alternate World



Revealing the plan to my parents at first was something I thought would fail but after the little discussions we had, we actually gained into an agreement with them.

"Finding the Tree of Life first huh? This is some kind of race against time kind of theme. I like that," my father grinned. With how he likes to go on adventures, the sound of going into a hunt for the Tree of Life against a competitor is something that he likes to do.

"I am already familiar with the world of Alternate World. If staying in Alternate World for a long time and living there like a normal denizen of that world is something I dream about sometimes so doing that plan of yours Son, is something I would like to participate in," my mother smiled and everyone also become happy after the reveal.

"Then that settles it, it seems we are going to make this plan into motion."

I am happy as I recruited my parents to my cause even though I am hesitant that it won't end well. All that is left is perhaps to convince Janus about it though lately, I can't get a hold of and contact him, making matters a bit troublesome.

Just as we are about to end the topic, the ghost inside the Teddy bear, the person I call Kigurumi nowadays stood up and asked Pandora to borrow the marker and sketchbook she had. Pandora was a bit confused at first but she still lend the sketchbook and marker to him and he started writing something on it. After writing something, he then put it out to reveal what he has written.

"Hey, it seems I have known you guys in the Alternate World as well. I am Mr. Teddy and I am sure you all know me."

Everyone went full shock and even I couldn't believe it. After all, this guy is a ghost possessing a teddy bear and he managed to enter the Alternate World and earn a body? I think it is possible after the knowledge of how revival works in Alternate World for us "players" but this application to him just made it a bit shocking. He gained a body in Alternate World and a muscular body at that.

"Woah there, matey. You really are Mr. Teddy? The muscular guy that never removes his teddy bear mask like how Manato does as Bladeheart?!" Riko couldn't believe it and immediately jumps to him and tried to remove the head of the Teddy Bear to reveal who was inside.

However, she soon finds out the truth.

"Huh? It's attached to the body and this feeling, it's all soft and I don't feel anyone is inside this body... It's like it was just some kind of teddy bear..." Riko continues to squish on the teddy bear and the poor guy tried to break free from Riko.

"Hey, that's enough. You might be hurting him in the process..." Rika pulled Riko away from him, allowing him to recover.

"What is going on? Not only does his suit come off, but his whole body is made of foam and whatever components a plushie toy has! I don't feel a single human being inside this bear!" Riko looked at the teddy bear with a big frown on her face as she doesn't believe that there is no one inside it.

"Well, you are right, Riko. No one is indeed inside that teddy bear. That was just a big toy without anything in it besides its usual foam to stuff the bear," I shrugged.

"Huh? What do you mean by that Manato?"

I looked at the teddy bear and it nodded, giving me a signal about it. Alright, you see, the guy here is a ghost that I managed to befriend..."

"Ey, ey, ey! Wait a minute there, Manato. I know we have experienced multiple instances of evidence that magic does exist but saying ghosts are also really is a bit..." Riko had shivers in her body. Well, she hates horror stories and I think she doesn't like it when I mentioned ghosts there.

"Believe what you believe, as I am telling the truth. Mr. Teddy here is a ghost that haunts this mansion before. I bought this mansion before because it was a lot cheaper than most mansions available and it's not in bad shape despite the price and it's not that old either. That's when I found out this place was haunted by a ghost and that ghost was none other than this guy."

Everyone looked at Mr. Teddy and he pull out the sketchbook with the words "IT'S TRUE" written on it while nodding.

"At that time, I already awakened my mana and I have already familiarized myself with it, allowing me to combat his haunting at first and fought to submission. I thought he was a malevolent spirit at first but he was not and he is ghost bound in this place. Because I finally know that he was not a threat, I didn't eliminate him and let him live. At one point, I bought a teddy bear to use as a display here on some of the plushie stands here but this guy here decided to use it as something he will possess. In the end, he is now like this, a teddy bear that moves on its own, possessed by a ghost," I continued.

"I didn't have an idea about this. I thought he had just a bad fashion sense or he likes to wear the teddy bear suit a lot but never in my life would have thought this was actually a real ghost possessing a life-sized teddy bear," Mother couldn't believe it either. She decided to approach Mr. Teddy, grab his arms and body, and started to hug and squeeze him. She frowned at first and then shook her head. My father looked at her trying to learn an answer and she shook her head.

"If he was a ghost, how come he managed to get a body in the Alternate World? And how does the Nexus even get activated if it was only applied to the Teddy bear?" Riko frowned as she continues to check the anomalies on Mr. Teddy.

Alena who was keeping herself quiet throughout the conversation decided to step in.

"Looks like it is my turn to explain as I have now fully understood what is going on with him and how he can access the Alternate World with a corporeal body despite being a ghost here in this world. Like what Labo said before about the way the resurrection works for you who has access to the Nexus, this also applies to him who also got access to it. And since he doesn't have an established body in the first place and was just a ghost, this detects immediately as him already dead which is why he will gain a body that he can use around once he spawns in. The only difference is that he does not spawn in the Cathedral like what you guys do when you die. Because he doesn't have a body the moment he tried to cross, this becomes an error to the magic system performing it allowing the user to manifest normally like how everyone does."

"Then, there comes the Nexus being attached to this toy you guys call a teddy bear. Although it is not directly attached to the user who doesn't possess a body to call aside from this teddy bear, the Nexus marked on the teddy bear acts as his body instead, but instead of transporting the whole teddy bear as well, only the soul is being carried over. In short, the Nexus identifies the possessed toy to be a body. Just that simple to be honest," Alena explained I immediately understood everything.

If he is in the Alternate World, he regains the body he no longer possesses here in the real world, allowing him to live once more like a normal man. He doesn't have to be an incorporeal existence anymore due to this but someone who can now move and live like a normal person.

"So in short... if he remains in the Alternate World, he is counted as a living person instead of a ghost?" Rika tilted her head while trying to comprehend everything.

"Basically, yes. He already experienced living again the moment he was transported to the Alternate World. So if he wanted to go back and resurrect himself, staying in the Alternate World doesn't sound so bad, to be honest."

"Oh, then you want to join into this plan as well? We will be living in the Alternate World for quite some time as escaping the people who will be tracking us will also be tracking you down especially since you are also being monitored as well. Are you ready to live once again? Experience how to become a human once more?"

Mr. Teddy is not sure of what to do but soon enough, he nodded and pulled out the sketchbook.

"Count me in."