Since coming to this island, Lucifer had encountered many strange events, but he decided to not pay attention to them because he always had to focus on survival. Survival was his priority.
Therefore, Lucifer was not too concerned about finding answers to those questions, for Lucifer, his life was more important than the questions that kept popping up in his mind. Even if he found the answer to his question, nothing would change.
But this time, Lucifer could no longer ignore it.
Ever since setting foot on this island, he had often lost a bit of his memory, unable to remember what just happened a few seconds ago.
The time around him also seemed to have passed faster without him knowing.
Furthermore, every time he opened his eyes, Lucifer realized that he was in a strange place, such as when he realized that he was standing in front of a beautiful flower field but could not remember how he got there.
The last thing was the description of the Unknown Ring he had bought last time from a man named Noah.
[Unknown Ring Description: Unknown Function. 400/1000]
The last time he checked the description of the Unknown Ring was yesterday, and it was still showing 217/1000 or 218/1000. Lucifer couldn't remember it anymore.
'I have a theory…'
Lucifer had a theory to explain the strange events that kept happening to him, but he couldn't be sure if what he thought was right. He had no evidence to prove his theory.
But in front of him now was Half Horse Half Wolf, and what caught his attention the most was that its body was covered in stab wounds, stab wounds that were made by daggers.
But why was the monster stabbed so many times? Lucifer only stabbed it once?
In addition, the stab wounds on the monster's body seemed to have been burned, and the only weapon that could have done this could only be Dagger Of The Night.
But Lucifer only stabbed it once? How could there be so many stab wounds on the monster's body?
The only answer that Lucifer could think of right now was that he had died and resurrected many times, and every time he died and resurrected, Lucifer tried to stab the monster's body once.
That's why it became so weakened that it died like this after being stabbed by Lucifer with a single stab.
Lucifer knew that this wasn't the only hypothesis and that there were many other hypotheses, but this was the most likely answer.
Lucifer slowly turned his suspicious gaze towards Nothing, who was joyfully tearing apart the flesh of the recently dead monster. He looked like a child, but who knew what he was thinking behind that innocent smile?
Realizing that he was being noticed by Lucifer, Nothing said:
"What the hell are you looking at? You love me? But you'll never be able to receive my love from me even if you're my master. You're so fucking disgusting."
This guy was as rude as ever. It was unknown if he was truly rude or just trying to lighten the mood.
However, Lucifer guessed that Nothing was truly a rude, impudent, and disrespectful person.
"Hey Nothing, why did you tell me to buy this Unknown Ring? Do you know what its function is? Who are you anyway?" Lucifer asked in a serious tone, without a hint of joking in his question.
Nothing stared at Lucifer for a moment, then turned back to look at the corpse of that special monster, not answering Lucifer's question. It wasn't that he didn't hear the question, but that Nothing didn't want to answer it.
Lucifer didn't ask any more questions. If he could get an answer from Nothing, he would have gotten it when they were still living at Owen's house.
Lucifer looked up at the peaceful, clear, and cool sky after a heavy rain, and thought:
'If I really died 400 times in just a few days, wouldn't I be the one who's useless? Am I really that weak and trashy? Even if I trained a lot with Owen and Reina, I still wouldn't be able to get any better.'
***
For the rest of the day, Lucifer just sat quietly in his and Nothing's base, not saying or doing anything. He had no interest in doing anything.
This was partly because of the doubts still lingering in his mind, and partly because Lucifer felt extremely weak and useless.
Seeing his companion in such a state, Nothing didn't know what to do and just sat silently in front of Lucifer. The two of them maintained an uncomfortable silence without saying anything to each other for a long time.
That night, Lucifer couldn't sleep at all, he didn't want to sleep.
Lucifer silently looked at the night sky, although he had looked at the night sky many times, every time he was surprised by its majesty, mystery, and beauty.
Looking at the night sky made him feel so peaceful.
For many people, the night was the time they feared the most because monsters would usually be more active during this period of time, but for Lucifer, this was a wonderful time for him.
Lucifer enjoyed the sky in peace while Nothing slept soundly next to him, his snoring was also very loud and annoying.
Nevertheless, they didn't know that a certain creature was still watching them from afar. That creature wasn't that special monster but something else.
That creature could be something dangerous that could kill them easily, or it could be something friendly and harmless, ready to accompany them.
***
Lucifer woke up in a refreshing mood, a good night's sleep, the melodious chirping of birds and the cozy sunlight from the sun had made Lucifer's mood much better.
He was no longer the same as yesterday, he tried to push the negative thoughts out of his mind because he had to focus on surviving first.
It didn't matter if Lucifer had died multiple times, right? It didn't matter if he was a useless weakling. What matters was that Lucifer was still alive and would continue to survive.
"You're awake? It seems like your mood is much better today than yesterday?" Nothing asked while cooking the meat of the monster they hunted yesterday, or rather, the monster that Lucifer hunted yesterday.
"Yeah. By the way, the meat smells really good. Is it almost ready to eat?"
"It's almost done, just wait a few more minutes for it to be cooked perfectly. I don't know if monster meat can be eaten rare like beef, so let's grill it a little longer just to be sure."
At that moment, the bush near Lucifer and Nothing's base shook a little, attracting the attention of both of them. There was something lurking inside that bush.
Lucifer quickly grabbed Dagger Of The Night while Nothing grabbed the wooden spear beside him, they were ready to fight.
But surprisingly, the thing that came out from the bushes was not a scary monster. It was still a monster but its appearance was quite cute, lovable and harmless.
It was a lava red slime, the size of a soccer ball and was continuously making adorable sounds. Seeing Lucifer and Nothing, the creature jumped up and down happily, as if it had been looking for them for a long time.
For now, Lucifer would call it Volcanic Slime.