Chapter 9: Helping Vesha
How can she speak Latin? Adyr felt the conflict stir within him.
In the Twelve Cities, only a single language was spoken—and it wasn't anything remotely close to Latin.
Also, throughout all the history classes he had attended at the university, he had never once encountered a language that even remotely resembled those from his old world.
Sure, countless tongues were spoken across this world—endless dialects and accents—but every single one was utterly alien to him, none bearing even the faintest trace of the languages he once knew.
Also, it couldn't just be a coincidence, could it? They had wanted to create a new language for the game, and somehow ended up creating Latin? It was simply not believable.
While Adyr's thoughts surged, the girl seemed to realize that her choice of words had sounded absurd, and she quickly spoke again.
"Um... sorry," she said, hoping to clear up any misunderstanding. After a brief pause, she added, "Can I ask... who are you?"
As Adyr heard more of her speech, his certainty grew—she was speaking Latin.
"I'm Adyr. Just a player," he replied in Latin as well.
He was fluent in Latin; it was one of the many languages he had picked up in his previous world.
Due to his former profession, he had moved through countless countries, adopting new identities as easily as changing clothes. One of those identities—requiring him to blend into a very specific environment—had forced him to learn Latin.