Zongman: The Traveler In Our Dreams

Welcome to the world of humans and monsters.

In the Heian period, Heian-kyō, after a period of crusade, this troubled city has temporarily returned to peace.

And my, our dream will also start from here

──────The story begins──────

In the bustling Heian-kyō, besides the noisy streets, there are also many quiet alleys, where the poor live.

There should be no one here at this time, after all, the poor need to get up early, otherwise they can’t survive.

However, at this time, a young man’s voice came from a bungalow, as if he had just woken up from a dream.

“Well, here is……”

The unfamiliar ceiling, the ancient architectural style, and the simple furniture all indicated that he had left the modern times and entered the past.

Observing everything around him, he remembered the last decision of the two people, and then he understood where this place was and when it was.

“Emmmm, it seems that this is Heian-kyō, the Heian-kyō of the Eastern world.”

His tone was full of expectation, and with a smile on his face, he looked out the window at the busy streets outside.

The noise, the hawking, and the magic flowing in the air all told him that this was not false.

The boy did not get anxious, but quietly felt the environment that was completely different from the original world.

After a moment, the boy spoke

“I can’t stay too long, but before I leave, I’ll start recording. This will be the beginning of everything.”

A book appeared in front of the boy.

“On the first day of the dream, the recorder, emmmm, there is no other life, I have woken up from the dream and came to the Heian period, the story begins here……”

Along with the boy’s gentle voice, words began to appear on the pages, written in Chinese characters, recording everything he saw.

A diary… maybe, but it would be more appropriate to call it a dream, or life.

“That’s all.”

After writing the beginning, Wu Bie nodded in satisfaction as he looked at the words that continued to appear.

This Book of Akasha will automatically record his life and the story of this dream.

He lifted the book, and then the book disappeared into the world and merged into this world.

Quietly looking at the direction where the book disappeared, Wu Bie turned and left the room. There was no place worth staying here.

But before leaving, he left a small piece of silver. Looking at the young couple sleeping soundly on the ground, he said helplessly.

“After all, it is a cuckoo occupying the magpie’s nest, and it has driven its owner to the ground, so it is better to leave some compensation.”

……

Outside the house, Wubie came to the streets of Heian-kyō.

It was early morning, the working people had already gotten up, the shops were open, and the streets were crowded with people.

Everyone was working hard for a new day.

Looking at the people who were constantly working hard for their livelihoods, Wubie also sighed.

“But no matter what era or time, people will work hard to survive. Fortunately, I have already left this stage.”

Wu Bie is not short of money. He automatically inherits the king’s treasure of wealth in various worlds to ensure that he will not worry about money.

And he does not need power. Absolute strength represents absolute power, so he does not need to worry.

After all, if he still has to work hard to survive in his dreams, it would be too miserable.

After observing for a moment, he walked into the crowd and followed them to learn about the city. Of course, he wanted to get more information from them.

People in this era do not have any good ways to kill time. Most of the time they are busy with farm work and have no energy to do those things.

So the most common way for people to kill time is gossip.

“Have you heard? There seems to be a group of new monsters in the Oeyama outside the city. They seem to be man-eating ghosts.”

“I’ve heard that the Onmyoji masters have already issued a ban. It’s better not to go near there until the ban is lifted.”

“I also told my wife and children not to go near there. I heard that ghosts love to eat the flesh of women and children.”

“It’s really scary. I don’t know why these monsters appeared, and I don’t know why there are so many monsters in this world.”

(I remember that the ghosts in the Eastern world were born because of humans, right?)

Wubie thought in his heart.

The ghosts in the Ryukyu mythology of this world have never been born out of thin air. Their origins are all due to human fear and”fear”.

They are the embodiment of human fear of nature and other monsters. After all, they are ghosts living in people’s hearts.

And the ghosts in this world are not as they say.

Of course, there are ghosts that eat people, and there are many, but the ghosts of Oeyama do not eat people, at least this is the case in Oeyama in this world.

After getting the news about the ghosts, Wubie continued to follow them and tried to get more information.

However, the result was that there was no other information except these, and now Heian-kyo is temporarily in peace.

Apart from this immediate threat, these civilians don’t know much other information.

This information is not useless to Wubie, but he is not in a hurry. He doesn’t want to drink with those drunkards so early, and it is his own wine.

After making sure that he could not get more information, Wubie sighed.

“Forget it, let’s go somewhere else.”

He happened to have arrived at the downtown area of the city, and the teahouse in the distance also came into his sight. Looking at the nobles who went in, he had a new plan.

After leaving the crowd, he went into the teahouse, and once he entered, the atmosphere suddenly changed.

“Mr. Qingye, how are you these days?”

“Oh, it’s Tono-kun. Thank you for your concern. Business has been pretty good recently. We have also brought in a lot of rare items from the Tang Dynasty.”

“Oh? Then congratulations in advance to Qingye-kun for making a fortune. I’ll pay for the tea today. Let’s go and have some tea.”

“Thank you very much, I will never forget you if there is another chance in the future.”

In the teahouse that could barely be considered quiet, there were many conversations between the two of them.

Although the teahouse was a place for rest, it was more of a space for these businessmen to negotiate. Of course, there were other nobles as well. In this era when most people were not well fed, these were probably the only people who would have the leisure to come to the teahouse.

In short, this teahouse was a place for these upper-class people to communicate, and I believed that I could get some interesting information here.

Sure enough, not long after, in a corner, two people dressed as teachers also started talking.

“Alas, the Saigyouji family has started recruiting teachers again. The last time they recruited teachers was a few days ago. It’s here again so soon.”

“There’s nothing we can do. After all, it’s Saigyouji. Giving birth to a young lady like that is really a disaster.”

“Shut up, don’t say these things carelessly, if the Saigyouji family hears, they will kill you.”

At the same time, the two carefully looked around, fearing that what they just said would be heard by others.

However, seeing the two people’s cautious appearance, Wubie, who was sitting not far away, couldn’t help but complain.

(Hey, brother, your voices are not small, and if you are afraid, don’t discuss it here. Sure enough, this is a tool made up by the author）

「I’m just a tool to push the plot forward. Don’t mind me. Don’t mind me.」

“Hmm? What a strange sound, the author must be busy, never mind him, Saigyouji’s house, it must be that Saigyouji.”

A lazy and innocent pink-haired girl appeared in Wubie’s mind.

“If it was her, emmmm, from what they said, Youyouko should not be very old now, so she should not know Yukari yet.

If that is the case, well, maybe the starting point of this world has been decided.”

Wubie got up and left his seat, leaving a little change and walked towards the direction of Saigyouji’s house.

There is no need to ask, no need to look for, just go forward according to your own ideas.

(Since the author is watching from above, he will definitely lead you in the right direction.)

With Wubie’s departure, our story will officially begin.

But before that, let us turn the world back to the modern era and take a look at the origin of this story, the origin of this dream.

In a home in the heart of China, at this moment, it was midnight.

But someone picked up the phone. He was ready to chat with someone and create a new world.

“First time meeting, never again”

“Hmm? It’s our first meeting, what should I call you?”

“It doesn’t matter if it’s this life or not, after all, we are one. Of course, don’t call me by my real name, after all, it’s embarrassing.”

“So you use my name? Okay, I get it, this life, so let’s talk about what you want from me this late at night.”

“Of course I have something urgent to ask of you. Would you like to dream with me? A dream that I will never wake up from, a wonderful journey”

“Dream? Tell me about it.”

“Do you need to explain? You should know what I am thinking, after all, you are me.”

The young man typed this text very confidently.

“……I admit that this is true. It turns out that I know myself best. So is this dream about the second dimension?”

“Yes, this is our eternal dream, isn’t it?”

“Um, so this will never wake up?”

“‘Cause I’ll never get away from it, I’ll always be stuck in it, it’s a memory I’ll never forget”

“If that’s the case, there’s really no reason for me to refuse. So where is the first world? Is it a place to get started, or the place I long for the most?”

Looking at the text on the screen, the young man fell silent.

This is indeed a very difficult question to decide. There is no doubt that he will go to the last two worlds, but where should he go first?

Is it the fantasy world he longs for, or to meet those heroes he has always wanted to see? This is really difficult.

After a long time, the young man still didn’t give an answer. Just when he felt a headache, a piece of text suddenly appeared on the screen.

“If you don’t know how to choose, just go to Gensokyo. After all, we want to find a home for everyone, right?”

“That’s right, and it’s the only place where everything can be accepted.”

Gensokyo is a place that accepts all weirdness. If you start from there, you don’t have to worry about the future.

After making a decision, the young man no longer hesitated.

“Then let’s go, no other choice but to become a traveler, to explore the world, and take our dreams with us.”

“Okay, so what about my abilities and race?”

“I haven’t decided on this yet. As for your identity, you are a traveler. This is your race. As for your abilities, don’t worry, I won’t let you suffer.”

“I know this. After all, you are me. We both don’t like tragedy. So I’ll leave first.”

「The other party has gone offline.

Looking at the message that the other party has gone offline, the young man smiled slightly, stretched, spit, and then his fingers began to fly on the screen. The first line on it reads:

Welcome to the world of humans and monsters!