Traveling through Thailand

Chapter 170: Make peace with what you have come

The next day, Jom took Tucha back to the place where they woke up the previous night. There were many people wearing clothes from their time on the river, sitting on boats and rowing towards another place.

Seeing this strange yet familiar scene, and their ancient way of getting around, Jom had a bad feeling. But the thought was too unbelievable, so he consoled himself by thinking that perhaps this was a relatively underdeveloped area. If he could just leave and find the police, maybe he could return to his original city.

So when the three of them sat in this narrow, long boat, Tu Cha's face turned pale. He tensed up, afraid of falling into the river. Although he could swim, he didn't want to fall into the river with a "plop" while sitting in the boat.

"Tu, are you okay?"

He patted her shoulder. Tucha turned her head slightly to glance at Jom who was worried about her and comforted him, "It's okay, it's just that the safety of this ship is too low."

"Can't you swim? Why are you so worried?"

Tucha curled his lips: "Being able to swim doesn't mean I like it." He hated swimming the most. After all, there were all kinds of creatures in the river, and what he feared most was a sudden attack or contact from the creatures in the river. Especially in the river here.

He remembered watching a movie from Country T. It was about a woman who owned a snake, and because of it, every man who came into contact with it was bitten to death. The most terrifying scene in the movie was when the man was leaving on a boat and was attacked and killed by a cobra that followed him. So he was still quite afraid of snakes suddenly appearing in the river.

Finally, I stepped off the boat safely. As my feet touched solid ground, I felt safe. I exhaled and focused my attention on my surroundings.

Seeing the shabby market, Jom's last hope was shattered. No matter how much he refused to believe it, the truth told him—they had traveled through time. Because of this river, they had arrived in ancient times.

Feeling the anxiety and fear in his heart, Tu Cha stood beside him and patted his shoulder: "Now that we are here, we should make the best of it. There will always be a way."

"Ah."

Following Ming's lead, they made their way to the police station. The closer they got, the more the surrounding shops reminded him of the harsh reality, and Jom's heart grew increasingly reluctant to approach. With such reluctance, he pulled Tucha down a deserted alley.

Sitting down at random, Jom hugged himself tightly and cried, "Tu, it seems like we've traveled through time."

Tucha sat beside him, quietly accompanying him. Jom must have been under immense pressure at the moment. His boyfriend had cheated on him, and he'd brought his girlfriend to break up with him. Then, after getting drunk at a bar, a road accident caused their car to drive into a river, sending them traveling through time.

"Cry, cry, just cry out all the unhappiness and sadness."

He just stayed with him while he cried, and when the crying finally subsided, Tom got up from his arms, wiping his red eyes.

"Yes, I'm sorry for getting your clothes wet."

"It's okay." He patted the backpack on his back and said, "I have some clothes to change into. Of course, if you don't mind, I can give you a few too."

Hearing his teasing words, Jom, who had been crying for a while, felt much better. A hint of a smile appeared on her tense face.

"Right, that's how it should be. You've already gotten yourself into this hellhole for a scumbag. If you don't want to be happy again, you'll only damage your body. It's not worth it."

"Yeah, I know." Jom nodded, indicating that he listened.

When I pulled Jom up and prepared to leave, I suddenly heard hurried footsteps, followed by a voice that sounded like someone shouting to catch a thief.

Curious, they instinctively turned their heads and saw a man running towards them with a nervous expression. They were too fast to brake in time, and were about to collide with him. Tucha grabbed Jom's waist, allowing him to pass by the thief.

Jom clutched Tucha's arms, supporting him as he nearly fell. Once he regained his balance, he saw the police officers he had seen earlier. They glanced at the two of them briefly before quickly chasing after the fleeing thief.

Walking out of the alley, the two of them, aimlessly, wanted to wander around, hoping to find a place to stay. Unfortunately, after wandering around for a while, they found no shops for rent. If Jom had just recalled his history studies, he'd have known that renting a place here was difficult. After all, every inch of land here was owned.

"Tu? Jom?"

Hearing someone calling them, they turned around and looked: "Ming? You didn't go back?"

Ming came up quickly: "How about you? Have you found the way back?"

They shook their heads with lost eyes. Ming felt sorry for them and subconsciously said, "Why don't you come back with me? Let's find the way back before leaving?"

Ming did this because he'd sold the snacks Tucha had given him last night. He figured Tu had such a large bag on his back, so there must be a lot of stuff inside. If he could use it to exchange for housing... then maybe he could save enough to live a better life for himself and his mother.

Jom and Tucha agreed without hesitation. One because they really didn't know where to go, and the other because they were worried they might get killed without knowing the area. He was still nervous from the eye contact with the police officers.

The journey back was very quiet. Tucha curled up to keep her balance while Jom observed the surroundings, watching how people in this era were trying to survive.

As they were about to pass a dam, Ming, who was rowing behind them, shouted, "Ah! There's a gecko!"

His loud shouting caused Tucha and Jom to turn around and look at him, while the other looked for the gecko on the boat. As a result, the already narrow boat was overturned due to the large angle of the boat, causing all three of them to fall into the water.

Climbing ashore, Tucha squeezed the river water off her body and looked at Ming with resentment. Ming turned around awkwardly and faced the other side.

Turning her attention to Jom, she noticed that he was trembling and frightened to the point of peaking. Tucha frowned at the atmosphere between them, worried that Jom might do something bad after reaching his peak of fear. She reached out and pulled him behind her. She said to the man who had just jumped into the river to save Jom, "Thank you for saving me."

Lala was still dazed and frightened Jom, and Jon, who had come to his senses, saluted with a bad look on his face and expressed his gratitude with a trembling voice.

Ming quickly followed after they expressed their gratitude, and from his lips he learned the name of the person in front of him - Yai. The owner of this courtyard.

When the two of them returned to Ming's house, Tu Cha took out a set of clothes from her bag and gave it to him, and also took one for herself.

Jom held the clothes in his hand but didn't change them immediately. Instead, he was thinking about something.

"Hey, Tu."

"Um?"

"What should I do if someone who often appears in my dreams appears before my eyes?"

Tu Cha changed his clothes and took out a bag of domestic instant noodles to chew. He hadn't eaten anything all day and was already starving.

He pricked up his ears to listen to his questions, and when he didn't understand something, he called the system: "Zero Zero, are you there?"

"Yes, host."

"Then do you know what Jom meant?"

"know."

"Then tell me."

"Past and present lives. The people I keep dreaming about are either my lover or my enemy."

"Which one do you think it is?"

"do not know."

"(⊙o⊙)..."

After finishing a bag of instant noodles and filling his stomach a little, he took out another bag and said to Jom, who hadn't changed his clothes yet, "Aren't you going to change your clothes? You've been wearing soaking wet clothes all this time. Be careful not to catch a cold."

Jom was holding his clothes, looking a little averted. Understanding his shyness immediately, Tucha changed her direction.

"Change it."

Tucha himself wasn't used to changing in front of others, and he'd been keeping an eye on Jom's gaze while changing. He changed quickly, considering he had a boyfriend. Even though he'd traveled through time, he still had to uphold the proper male virtues.

After finishing the other bag of instant noodles, a voice came from behind: "It's changed."

She turned around and took out the packaged eggs and bread from her bag: "Eat it, you haven't eaten in a while. I heard your stomach growling when you were changing clothes just now."

He ate the eggs in small bites, and when he was almost done, he threw all the packaging into his bag. Jom saw this action and knew that his bags were special, but he also knew that it was his secret. Some things should be kept in the heart.

Zero Zero, who had been watching his movements, was so angry that he jumped up and down in the space: "You are so naive to reveal the specialness of Bao in front of outsiders? Aren't you afraid that he will backstab you? What a babbling..."

Hearing a series of curse words from Zero Zero in his mind, he stumbled over several words. In order not to anger Zero Zero, Tu Cha directly threw a comforting punch at him.

"I believe in your ability. I believe you have a way to stop him from saying it, and a way to weaken his memory of this incident."

The redness of Zero Zero, which was about to explode due to the praise, instantly faded and turned pink. "Well, of course. I have a system with countless experiences. This little thing can be easily solved."

After calming the system, Tucha looked at Jom, who was in a daze and said, "I don't know if that dream of yours was a good one or a nightmare. If it was a good one, it means that person and you have a connection from a previous life. If it was a nightmare, it means you should stay away from him because he will bring you danger."

After hearing his explanation, Jom recalled the person he had dreamed about several times, and a blush appeared on his face unconsciously.

Seeing his expression, Tu Cha knew that the dream must have been a good one, but... thinking about this time travel and the news Jom just revealed, he started to tag System Zero Zero again.

"Well, what you said is very likely. If nothing unexpected happened, he might have been the reason why you were able to travel here."

"Does that mean that if I want to travel back in time, I have to look at him."

"Yes, that's true. But..." Zero Zero looked at the slowly rising energy pool: As long as the energy pool is full, no, even if it's only half full, he will have a way to bring the person back. However, this method can only bring one person...

"But what?" After waiting for a long time without any response, Tu Cha tilted her head.

"No, I mean, if I don't have enough energy, everything will be useless."

Even though it was the system, it didn't know the answer to this question, so it made him, who just had the system, even less clear about it. He could only rely on groping in the dark for everything.

After searching the space for the reason for increasing energy, it finally figured it out after unremitting efforts. However, the system didn't immediately inform the host, instead sinking itself into its chair: "Oh no! I forgot to enable mission mode when binding. No wonder it's so hard to increase my energy pool."