After a while, Idan and Arabel left the building, having partially completed the negotiations. They had almost reached an agreement on all issues, except for one that did not depend on either them or Geminia.
When they reached the campfire, they saw that it was already burning down.
After breakfast, Eulalia decided to rest for a while, and Liam and his master Alois practiced swordsmanship near the camp.
"Let's sit down and talk," Idan Arabel suggested, sitting down by the dying campfire.
Idan had a lot of questions he wanted to discuss with Arabel.
The main one is: what she decided to do after they return to their world.
Arabel agreed with him and sat down next to him.
"Have you thought about what you're going to do when we return to our world? Will you go back to your family?" Idan finally asked after a moment of silence.
Arabel didn't answer immediately. She still couldn't make up her mind. After yesterday's incident, her desire to return to her family has weakened significantly.
"That's what I thought. We've been here for about two months, and it's been over a year in our world. I think many people, not just your family and mine, already think we're dead, since we haven't been back for so long. Most likely, only my sister Irene and your brother Arslan do not lose hope, because their system, by and large, should have captured the uniqueness of our system."
Idan came to this conclusion by remembering what he had learned about the systems from their own system.
"I suggest we lay low when we get back, for a while, at least until we find out what changes have taken place in our world and the state of our families."
After hearing Idan's suggestions, Arabel became interested in his suggestion.
He was right, they should be considered dead or missing.
There must have been even more awakened ones this year. Since they had heard before their transfer to this world that the second wave of the awakening serum was about to take place.
These awakened ones, along with the first awakened ones, should have already appeared in this world many times. They might have already searched for information about the two of them, but they couldn't find it. At least Idan's sister and her younger brother must have been trying to find them.
"Besides, you have to understand that our system is unique in its own way, and too much attention would not be a good idea for the two of us."
With each of Idan's arguments, Arabel's uncertainty about the future when they would return began to fade, and she began to listen to his words.
She didn't really want to go back to her family.
"You know, I'm a little afraid of meeting your older sister," Arabel suddenly confessed to Idan. "The last time I saw her, her look scared me a lot, and sometimes I dream of her looking at me."
"Ha ha ha," Idan couldn't help but laugh after hearing Arabel's confession. He knew his sister very well, at least before she became an awakened one. He was sure that despite all the trials, she shouldn't have changed much.
"Don't worry about her, I'll talk to her and sort it out. You'll like her," Idan assured Arabel with a smile.
Then he continued, "You know, Irene hates not only you, but everyone who belongs to high society. And all this is just because of our father."
Idan briefly talked about what happened to their father: about the betrayal, about the long period of recovery and job search. And that was the reason for Irene's hatred.
Arabel, after listening to Idan, could understand Irene to some extent. Having grown up in high society, she understood their thinking very well. They were very different from the mindset of an ordinary family, where Idan and her older sister grew up.
It was this kind of upbringing that prevented her from making important decisions on her own. The values of the Morgan family always tried to interfere with her thoughts. It's only recently that she's largely gotten rid of these prejudices.
"Well, have it your way, I will follow you and your decision," Arabel said to Idan after making her final decision.
Idan was glad to hear Arabel's agreement.
"In the one year since the disaster, our world has undergone significant changes and recovered quickly. When we get back, we'll need to assess the situation. I am sure that the world has changed a lot since the second disaster. And, probably, the new awakened ones played a significant role in this," Idan shared his thoughts with Arabel without a shadow of doubt.
She also roughly understood this, and she had her own assumptions, but she listened to him carefully.
"The first awakened ones were about a hundred. I assume that after the second wave, their number should have increased several times. And even the Federation itself will find it difficult to control them. After all, there were already hints that the Federation could not fully cope with the first hundred," Idan continued.
Arabel agreed with his guess: "My family and others are already actively trying to attract the awakened ones to their ranks."
Idan was confident: "Based on this, it can be assumed that over the past year, separate forces or organizations have probably appeared in our world, led by top families and other influential personalities. If we take into account novels and games, then perhaps guilds or something similar have already appeared in our world."
Arabel had already begun to understand what Idan was getting at.
"Do you want to create your own guild or organization?" Arabel herself was also interested in this.
"Not your, but ours!" — corrected her words Idan.
Arabel was still not fully used to the fact that they had become a real couple. But the way Idan was already considering her didn't annoy her, but rather pleased her.
"Let's continue later!" said Idan suddenly, getting up and heading towards the tents. Arabel was at a loss, she wanted to ask him a lot of questions, but Idan suddenly changed his mind.
Only then did Arabel notice Nemo coming out of the tent. When she saw him, she beamed. The fact that he came out so early could only mean one of two things: either he had achieved his goal or he had failed. But Arabel was sure he'd done it.
As they approached Nemo, Idan and Arabel both noticed not only Nemo, but also the little beast Nemo was supposed to contract with.
But what surprised the couple was that the beast climbed up Nemo's clothes and climbed onto his shoulder, and then looked towards Idan and Arabel with its golden eyes.
They couldn't see Nemo's expression behind the mask, but the way he looked, they guessed what had happened. As they had guessed, they heard the monotonous voice of the system at that moment.
[Ding! The task "To penetrate into the central layer of the Forest of Doppelgangers and help the descendant of the Rain clan to tame a unique creature" is completed! Reward – the new System's Function - "Beasts Taming" has been unlocked!]
After hearing the system's words, Idan and Arabel did not have time to rejoice, when suddenly they felt severe pain all over their bodies, as if something huge had crashed into them.
Everything happened so suddenly and unexpectedly that the couple wasn't ready at all, and from the unbearable pain and everything, they didn't even have time to scream, as they lost consciousness and fell like puppets whose thread was cut, scaring Nemo and a small beast that almost peed on Nemo's shoulder.