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I Got Transported to Another World, but Who Even Summoned Me? Chapter 16 Things Tenma Didn’t Know

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Series: I Got Transported to Another World, but Who Even Summoned Me? ~ Abandoned and Alone, I Use My Cheat Skills to Live Freely ~  

Chapter: 16 Things Tenma Didn’t Know
Translated by: MTLing
Tags: Isekai, Cheat Skills, Abandoned Protagonist, Fantasy, ZapNovel


When Tenma asked his question, the three others froze, stunned. A heavy silence fell over the group. To Tenma, it felt suffocating.

Did I say something I wasn’t supposed to? he wondered uneasily.

Finally, Alf broke the silence.

“Ah… So you're not from around here, huh, Tenma? That explains it.” He let out a sigh. “Beyond the thicket where you came out, there’s a place called the Sea of Demonic Trees. And just before that is what we call the Plain of No Return.”

“The Plain of No Return got that name because about forty or fifty years ago, a military subjugation force went in—and never came back. Not a single one.”

“Beyond that plain lies the Sea of Demonic Trees. It’s said to unleash a monster rampage once every two hundred years. The subjugation force is believed to have been wiped out by one of those outbreaks.”

“But get this—according to an old man who’s lived in Gomera since that time, the town never suffered any damage. None.”

“If the monsters were wiped out, then some soldiers should’ve returned. If the monsters won, Gomera shouldn’t still be standing. But no one knows what really happened. That whole area was declared a ‘Forbidden Zone’ by the kingdom, and entry’s restricted.”

“That’s why no one in their right mind would head into that thicket. People usually go around, from the other side. But you… you walked right out of it. Tell me that’s not suspicious. Do you get it now?”

Alf’s explanation made sense.

Tenma could see it clearly—if someone emerged from a place with that kind of history, he’d be suspicious too. Alf hadn’t been overly cautious; he’d made the right call.

What shocked Tenma more was realizing that the place he’d been summoned to was that place. It also explained the corpses and the wounds he’d seen when he first arrived.

“I… I didn’t know. I’m not really sure what to say—sorry, I guess.”

“Why are you apologizing, Tenma?” Alf said with a laugh. “Anyway, let’s get moving. I want to reach Gomera before nightfall. Camping outside the city walls sucks.”

At his words, Leaf and Mario moved to the back of the wagon. Alf placed his greatsword beside the driver’s seat and took his place. Tenma followed, climbing up onto the seat and holding his own sword.

“All aboard? Then let’s go.”

After checking that everyone was ready, Alf flicked the reins.

The wagon slowly rumbled forward, heading toward Gomera.


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