Day 1
14:26
The watch on my wrist ticks away, and I immediately get out of bed.
It’s my first time in this body, but it’s not my first time seeing this scenario.
This dungeon is a mix of interference and scenario dungeons, allowing me to observe Young Lily like a ghost.
At this point, I can “intervene” like in an interference dungeon, but Young Lily must act like a child at all times.
I can’t suddenly swing a spear or cast magic like I would.
In short, Young Lily’s “plausibility” must be maintained.
At first, I moved Lily, who was just 7 AM Lily, around to gather information and eventually reach her hometown to play with her friends.
Then, I came back late in the evening to have a feast prepared by Lily’s parents, but exhausted Lily ignored my intervention and went to sleep.
And thus…
[Failed.]
[Returning to Day 1.]
Back to Day 1 again.
I woke up once more in the same situation, knowing nothing about the conditions.
Given the peculiar method, even the viewers didn’t really get it, so I devised a plan with the little information I had.
First, there’s the condition that a “disaster” comes if the time point from the tip chat is exceeded.
In an instant, I was in my second round, using the time wasted in the first to create a floating time.
Since I value time, if there’s empty time, something must happen.
And the result is… this situation.
“Well, I did succeed as planned.”
Little fingers are wiggling.
With my intervention, I’ve taken control of Young Lily’s body.
[Return Lily;;]
[Round 2 Lily is a little fresh.]
[Ooooh.]
[Simple in just 2 hours, haha.]
[Looks like I fail once I hit Day 2.]
[Lily is so kawaii!]
[Waaaah, Lily!]
[Lily is seriously huge cute!]
[Rejuvenation Lily, what’s up with that?]
[Soft and squishy Lily, LOL!]
[Farming Lily, whoa!]
[Wow, just wow!]
[?]
[Chat window is such a mess, haha!]
[It’s hard to believe this is really one person.]
“…Is this form really that liked?”
I shot a glare at the camera.
The chat is filled with reactions saying “aww” and cute, along with some hate from other users.
I shook my head and stretched out my arm to open the window.
I succeeded in taking over the body, but there’s a time limit, and above all, I can’t compromise Young Lily’s “plausibility.”
“All that people ever see is the 12-year-old Young Lily.”
“First, we need to make it look convincing so we won’t be detected.”
With my Small Hand, I manipulated Mana to fluff up the bed.
The blankets and mattress were curved so intricately that no one would ever notice unless they flipped them over.
Fortunately, using a small bit of magic that was only invisible to others was acceptable.
“Still, I shouldn’t use Holy.”
While I could let these villagers wake up a little, Holy was something I couldn’t mess with.
Something special might sense me beyond just people’s gazes, and it could send me right back immediately.
After casting an invisibility spell with my limited Mana, I slipped out the window.
Looking down from the roof, the panoramic view of the port city… No, the village was laid out before me.
A port of modest size and a reasonable number of People.
So far, there wasn’t anything particularly strange to be discovered.
I contemplated Lily’s Body.
It wasn’t exceptionally strong, but sturdier than the average children my age.
“This should be enough to avoid serious injury.”
Slowing my body’s gravity, I gently jumped to the ground.
Thud!
“Um?”
“What’s wrong?”
“No, something fell…”
“There’s nothing here! Come on, we’re busy organizing all the cargo.”
“Seriously… was it a cat?”
Two men with impressive mustaches chatted as they moved on.
I had cast an invisibility spell, but that didn’t mean I was completely hidden. Making noise would definitely draw attention.
Still, I quickly hid behind a Wall, so I was lucky; I almost got spotted.
[Lily peeking out is also cute]
[So adorable, lol]
[Please show some aegyo]
[Wow]
[No way, no way, no way]
“Lets… find something.”
[Ah]
I check the Clock.
14:36
Only 2 hours and 14 minutes left.
I need to find some clues within this time.
Time to move quickly.
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Day 1
15:36
It’s been an hour since I started the search.
With Young Lily’s short legs, I wandered all around the harbor, but nothing stood out easily.
“Ahahaha~
What came in today…
Hey! I wanted to see you since before…!
Why is there so much cargo?
Oh ho ho~ take this…”
Just the village residents and the endless Sea, and the wooden Buildings of the village.
Nothing particularly eye-catching.
There’s nothing particularly noticeable.
“Hmm…”
[Let’s just fly around and look for it, Lily]
[Invisibility flight, right?]
[Can’t I use the Red Guide?]
[I want to kill them all, haha]
[The guide is with Yena]
[Magic, let’s go]
[It’s short and cute, but it takes too long]
[I feel like skipping]
The reason this dungeon seems to mix interference dungeons and scenario dungeons.
Just like in the first round, I can quickly skip time spent on repetitive actions like sleeping or playing at my discretion.
In reality, although several hours have passed while advancing in the dungeon, only about 4 actual hours have gone by.
However, the moment I gain ownership of the body, skipping becomes impossible.
“There’s no reason to skip in the first place.”
“…It’s a bit risky to fly.”
If I get spotted even once, I’ll go right back to the start.
I didn’t fluff the blankets and sneak out through the window for nothing instead of using a clone or special measures.
All of these are actions a child ‘would likely’ take, and even if young Lily remembers this, it’s reasonable enough.
The recognition interference isn’t meant to completely hide; it’s more of a casual thing.
But if I fly or completely ignore people’s gazes, that changes the story.
“…So, one might question this nonsensical phenomenon. Naturally, this would break the plausibility and send me back to the start.”
[Is that so?]
[Hmm…]
[Aren’t you thinking of it as just sleeping anyway? If you think of it as a dream, it’s fine]
[It probably won’t matter]
“Dream, huh?”
[Yeah, yeah]
[You know how in dreams, even if there’s a lot of chaos, you just go along with it]
“……”
A dream.
If it’s indeed a dream, then that changes things.
Strange things often happen outside a person’s perception in dreams, so flying or acting weird doesn’t pose a huge problem.
‘As long as it’s not too bizarre.’
At least, the kind of things young Lily might fantasize about, or things that have been slightly altered, might be acceptable.
“That’s a good thought.”
I immediately infused more mana into Lily’s body.
My own body became faster, allowing me to move at three times my previous speed.
‘Still, it’s not nearly as fast as a knight or a low-ranker.’
But it was enough to navigate around this small village.
After what took an hour to traverse, I confidently completed it in just 5 minutes.
“I can’t find it just by looking.”
Even though I’ve improved my eyesight, it was useless.
Now the only option left is to directly touch and judge.
I immediately moved towards the port.
The ship I arrived on is docked, and there are so many items that they’re still unloading cargo.
[Why here?]
[Didn’t you see earlier?]
“I’m sure they didn’t give me useless time.”
In a situation where time is always emphasized, they wouldn’t give me meaningless time.
Especially since the beginning of this loop, Day 1 at 7:15 AM, starts on the deck.
In the first round, I couldn’t control the ship myself and missed it, but it’s different now.
‘There might be something among the items.’
“Move this over here!”
“Just wait a second…”
“Be careful there!”
Even without cognitive interference, I’m in a state so dazed that I can’t notice.
I dodged their gazes and headed behind the pile of piled-up items.
There are enough goods stacked high that it would take me five of my younger self to manage.
I lightly placed my hand on a box and channeled a bit of mana to grasp its structure.
‘Round objects… Is it fruit?’
There’s nothing particularly strange.
Let’s check the other boxes.
Having inspected all the boxes in the first row, there was nothing special aside from daily necessities or food.
Now I need to check the items stacked on top…
“Ugh.”
[So small]
[Lily is adorable, lol]
[Hahahahahahahaha]
[Little Lily]
Normally, this height would be easily reachable but now it feels completely out of reach.
I’ve shrunk by about 50 cm, so it’s only natural, but it feels quite strange.
Rather than sending mana from a distance, it would make more sense to reach it myself, so I’ll need to either fly or step on something to get up.
I picked up a box that was floating nearby to use as a stepping stool.
It was quite heavy for Young Lily to move, but I easily dragged it over with magic.
Since it’s a dream, this much should be okay.
‘Let’s see… nothing special here─’
“What are you looking for?”
“?”
I froze.
I immediately stopped my hand and turned my head.
“…Uncle?”
Uncle.
My uncle, holding a large leather pouch in one hand, was looking at me.
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