“…What was that?”

“Um, shouldn’t there be some kind of announcement?”

“Did I just level up?”

“No. No it can’t be. But a—a Dragon and Goblins and now leveling…this is another world, right? One like Dungeons and Dragons? Or—or a video game?”

“[Mysterious Blue Fruit acquired!] Dun dun dun dun!”

“Right, right. Let’s recap. I’m in another world which is actually a video game. And there are monsters in this world, and I can level up by doing stuff. I even get skills, and when I do, a voice in my head—no, more like a thought appears that tells me I’ve accomplished a task.”

“Seriously? I leveled up? What is this, a game?”

“When you level in dreams, you level in real life?”

“Huh. So people speak English here. Good to know!”