Chapter 50: Welcome
“Is this a dream?”
I muttered to myself, looking around. This place was the village I had been staying in, but I knew it wasn’t reality. It was clear because I vividly remembered the last time I fell asleep. The dreamlike and ethereal air around me further confirmed that this was not the real world.
Then, a voice came from across the path.
[Hello, uninvited guest. I am Sage Mang-ryang.]
Walking towards me on the small path was a black cat. The cat, introducing itself as Sage Mang-ryang, looked at me intently with its cute face. I was baffled but, knowing this wasn’t reality but a dream, I somewhat accepted it.
“Honorable Sage Mang-ryang? Why are you appearing in my dream?”
The black cat spoke.
[I cannot appear before you in any form other than a lucid dream, as to do so would be too dangerous.]