I Got a New Skill Every Time I Was Exiled, and After 100 Different Worlds, I Was Unmatched (WN)

would be able to find me while I was using it, and I could slip past people and walls as I pleased.

However, it was not a panacea.
In this state, I couldn’t interfere with anything, and I couldn’t slip through … things that were rooted in the world with a certain mass, such as the ground or mountains.
Well, thanks to that, I won’t be falling headfirst to the bottom of the earth, and I could use that property to run on water, but that was not important right now.

“Hah …… Hah …… Hah …………”

I ran, I ran, I ran.
Through the trees, the ruins, and everything in my path, I just ran straight to where Tia was.

I ran, I ran.
Faster than a warhorse, faster than a flying dragon.
I ran over mountains, rivers, and valleys, and when the effective time of the [Mirage Shift] was almost up, …… the needle like an arrowhead finally disappeared from the [Akashic Compass].
Of course, that didn’t mean Tia was dead.
It meant that I had reached my destination.

“Ha … ha … ha ……… here ……?”

After catching my breath, I dispelled [Mirage Shift[.
As soon as I did, the feeling of the wind and the smell of my surroundings came back, and I couldn’t help but frown.

“….
At any rate, it doesn’t look like the situation is as dangerous as it could be.”

I was in a fierce hurry to run, but what surrounded me was a deep forest, not a fort of the Demon King’s army.
And the place in front of me was not a cold prison, but a rather rundown but warm wooden hut.

In other words, there was no need to rush at all.
I mean, if I jumped into someone’s house with that kind of momentum, I’d be a suspicious person.

“Ah, that’s a problem.
Did I get anything suitable…?”

一Feeling calm at once, I put my hand into the Stranger Box,, and rifled through its contents.
I knew I would need at least one souvenir if we were to meet again after 10 years.
Tia was fond of sweet fruits, so something like that ….
might be around the corner.

What I pulled out of the black hole was a bright yellow citrus fruit.
Actually, they were from a different world, but I didn’t care about the details.
I stuffed about five of the citrus fruits into a suitable woven basket and knocked on the door of the house after catching my breath once again.

Knock

“……………………?”

Knock, knock.

“…………………… hmm?”

I repeatedly knocked on the door, but no one seemed to come out.
However, there were definitely signs of human presence in the house, and the fact that the Akashic Compass had disappeared here made it certain that it belonged to Tia.

‘Well, but sometimes you just can’t get out right away.”

I could think of many reasons why she couldn’t answer the door right away, such as she was working on something she couldn’t let go of right away, or she was taking care of something.
So I kept knocking patiently, but it was strange that there was no response after about ten minutes.

No, I thought it was pretty stupid of me to stick around for ten minutes, but I couldn’t really leave a note which said “see you later” in such a remote place, can I? It would be too sad to leave her with just a souvenir after coming all this way, and more than anything, I wanted to at least see her face.

“Hey, Tia? Are you there?”

After giving up on the surprise reunion, I finally called out Tia’s name.
But still there was no response from inside the house.
…. This is not a good sign, right?

“I’m afraid of … dying alone.
Okay, then this is a legitimate action.
It must be.”

After arming myself with theories and good excuses, I gently opened the door.
Fortunately or unfortunately, the door was not locked, and it opened with a squeak.
…… The room, which showed signs of life, was empty, however.

“This way, …?”

Stepping into someone else’s house without permission.
I opened the door that I thought would lead to her private room, fully prepared to get down on my knees at the barbaric act.
……

“……………………”.

“You’re sleeping!?”

I couldn’t help but shout out at the look on Tia’s face as she slept comfortably in the middle of the day.