Picking up Girls With My System

"What is this? A diary written by a mage who came across this place just like me? But what about the rest of these notebooks?" Arthur thought.

Before trying to read the rest of that diary, he glanced at the other diaries and noticed they were also written by other mages who went to that place.

He was not the first to go there, neither the last. A lot of mages went there through the ages, and only a few of them left with their lives.

"I guess this is reading time!"

Arthur believed the people there would not kill him, or else they would have done it already. Also, the first pages of all the diaries mentioned that these tribe men always kept the outsiders alive as they still had hopes of leaving that strange place, yet it never happened.

For him, learning everything that happened with the other mages was really important, but learning the language of those people was important as well!

"This is the only way for me to truly get their help while inside this place."

He spent hours reading all of those diaries, gathering the most information he could about the place. There was a complete guide of how to speak their language, a bestiary about the creatures one could find inside that place, and also about some of its secrets.

For example, one mage who went there was from thousand of years ago. Someone who had ice as its main element, and based on his reports, that place was the best to practice ice related techniques. Though the man never really got his mana unsealed to be sure of that statement.

The mage even wrote his most famous ice spells on the diary, saying that he would never have the chance to get a disciple, but would considerate anyone who read the diary one.

"This is a fantastic timing, as I just increased my ice affinity. Maybe I should focus on this element as my next essence?"

Although these diaries had lots of good information, there was nothing saying how to get out of that place. Well, it made sense. Anyone who got out would not return to write a diary.

Arthur would have to gather all the clues he found in these diaries and found a way out by himself.

He was so focused on reading that he did not notice one of the tribe members go inside his small cabin, placing a bowl of soup above his table, and leaving right after doing that.

Just like that, three entire months passed. Arthur spent most of the time learning their language, trying to merge with the rest of the tribe, and even went out to hunt with them twice.

Another thing that changed was his appearance. Arthur now wore a fur clothing just like the rest of them and even had a beard! It made his baby face look a little older.

"A thick beard means a wise mind."

Everyone from the tribe knew him, and the chief treated him with the utmost respect! The last outsider was from centuries ago, and lots of them had lost the hopes of leaving that strange place, but now everything could change!

Arthur was there, and for them, it meant hope. Another thing that progressed rapidly in these three months was Arthur's spells of the ice element.

He learned most of the spells that mage wrote in his diary, but it was impossible for him to do some practical experiments, as Arthur still did not use his mana inside that place.

Arthur truly wished he could train inside that place to increase his essence conversion, but it did not happen, at least not during the first three months. He had to first use his mana, then he could train properly.

As for his Spiritual Force, which was the key for him to achieve the rank 2 as a mage, it was not progressing that fast! Normal mages needed to first absorb the mana from the atmosphere and then condense it.

Arthur did not have to do these boring stuff, as he gained mana by leveling up and putting points into his attributes, but without his wives there, he could not level up that way!

So now that he had somewhat adjusted to his life inside that strange place, Arthur wanted to find a way of how to use his mana. He had read those diaries countless times, trying to see if there was something in them that would help him, but found nothing!

"It has to have something about this! I don't believe a mage who cannot use mana could leave this place!"

He was not ready to give up just yet. Now that the tribe men were familiar with him, Arthur could leave the tribe and the chief of it would not say a single word.

"Chief, the outsider is leaving again. Should we follow him?"

Two men spoke to the chief inside the biggest house of the tribe.

"No need. Let him do as he wishes. I am sure he is trying to find a way out of this place, so let him."

"But what if he finds it and leaves without helping us?"

"Then that is a shame. We cannot make him do the things he does not want to."

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The dimensional realm Arthur was in was always cold, and its size was big. There were forests, rivers, mountains, and no one could tell it was not the real world.

Now, someone should have built that with a purpose, right? Arthur did not believe it was solely for training, and the mana seal was something strange. He had another guess for that place, and it was not something good.

He went to all parts of the dimensional realm, and there was one particular place that got his attention during the past three months.

It was a mountain. What was weird about it was how quiet it was! Arthur spent days watching it from afar, and not a single animal or magical beast went close to it. Not even the birds flew above it.

Not only that, but on a windy night, Arthur noticed that the trees around that mountain did not move with the wind like all the rest.

"An illusion? But how did no one else notice this?"

The fact was so easy to be detectable that made Arthur question the exploration of the other mages. Were they so stupid or did something change since the last time someone went there?

For him, the only way to find out was to go to that place, so he did. When Arthur got close to that mountain, the whole scenario changed!

It was not a mountain anymore, but an immense... shopping? For a moment Arthur doubted his eyes, as there was no way something like that was possible, but no matter how many times he rubbed them, the shopping center was still there!

What was the most shocking of it was that the small stores were from brands he knew back on Earth, and there were people there, walking, talking, eating and exploring the shopping.

It was like a rift, a portal, a glimpse of another universe!

"Will this bring me back home? I- I don't want to leave my wives alone!"

Then, the whole scenario shattered, now showing an entire city which reminded Arthur of the cities he saw in this world. After some time, the scenario shattered again, and then it showed something else.

"Each scenario is from another planet? Another galaxy? Who built this place?"

Even though it kept changing to all kinds of different places, it was not possible to go there using that place as a portal. It was as if whoever built it could only glance at other galaxies but could not go to them.

Still, what concept was that? A being capable of peeking at other galaxies was something incredible.

The changing of scenarios kept happening for quite some time. Arthur just stood there and watched it, hoping to find a clue of something useful, but then his entire body shivered!

The scenario changed again, but this time it was not a glimpse of another place, but a creature! A bizarre giant black eye with tentacles!

It slowly opened up, looking directly at Arthur. The creature was so immense it felt bigger than the whole dimensional realm Arthur was in!

For a moment, that eye was as big as the sun, and stronger than everything he had ever seen. Arthur stood still, scared of moving, until the mysterious eye finally spoke.

"Another mage came to my realm seeking knowledge. Are you worthy of it? Hum, let me see. Arthur? Someone from Earth? A place without mana? Wait, you are a dragon reborn on Earth without memories? Interesting, interesting."

"Who are you?" Arthur said.

"Me? I am a knowledge seeker. Someone who explored planets and galaxies, adding any bit of knowledge I can." The eye said.

"You are trapped inside this place, just like me, right?"

"Me? Trapped? This is an insult to me! I know all the entrances and exits of this place. The only reason I am here is because the universe will eventually die, and I am seeking a way out."