When Rom was about to pick the fruit, he suddenly had second thoughts so his hand stopped reaching for it. He remembered the old story in their place.
Rom mumbled in his mind, 'Wait! According to the old folks that when the spirits take you to their world, do not just eat the food offered to you because it may contain a curse so that you will not be able to return to your original world.'
It still never left his mind to doubt that an evil spirit might have brought him into this world. Perhaps this talking magical tree in front of him was the suspect why he arrived here.
Honestly, he wasn't too surprised to see it because maybe his brain has been affected by the shows he watched before. Also in the stories he has read, there are elements like this tree. So, even though it was surprising in fact, in his situation, it didn't have such a strong effect on him.
It could also be just a dream. It was hard for him to tell which because things happened in an instant without leaving a clue. It seemed like he just blinked his eyes then 'BAM!'— the scenery changed and he arrived here.
He needed to analyze his situation well. If it was really just a dream, the scene must have already changed earlier like a commercial on the television. But in his situation things just continue. So he had a strong feeling that it was not a dream.
Rom first looked at the magical tree. He can't rush because it might be a trap. Maybe the Wisdom Tree was planning something bad for him. He could not say what could happen if he followed it.
Rom bit his lip hard, but not enough to make it bleed. He needs to make the right decision. He needs to weigh the situation carefully.
There was a reason why he bit his lip. This was to confirm that this was not indeed a dream. When he bit his lip, he felt pain and the scene around him did not change. Now he's 99 percent sure it's not really a dream.
This is a reality!
Then, the next question was what kind of reality he was in. Did the evil spirit take him to another world or did he transmigrate to another world like the MCs in the fantasy stories he read?
Rom's analysis of his situation continued without a pause.
By comparison, Rom could say that the two worlds were too close. He needed to think carefully about the difference between them. The two worlds were both mysterious and could be inhabited by strange creatures that even modern sciences could not explain.
Rom thought carefully. Maybe he just forgot something that could be a clue to help him decide.
In front of him, the tree looked at him in wonder. He saw the kid suddenly stop reaching for the fruit like time stopped on him.
Seeing that the young man seemed hesitant to pick the fruit, the Wisdom Tree asked him, "Don't you want the Fruit of Intelligence, kid?" This question to Rom. The tree went on to say, "I'm sorry but I can't give you the Spiritual Sapling because you haven't completely defeated me yet. In fact, I also won against you in our match earlier so we're even— eh!"
The Wisdom Tree suddenly stopped talking before it could finish. The reason for its sudden stop was because Rom suddenly snatched away the fruit without a warning.
"I see, I see. You were just acting a moment ago, but in truth you were eager for that fruit. Hmn… well, that's to be expected because most people would do everything just to get such a fruit."
Without minding the talking tree in front of him, Rom grinned as he examined the magical fruit in his hand.
'I don't even have to think about which world I am in now because either of the two is fine. All I need right now is to communicate with this magical tree. Aside from that…' he glanced above before continuing his thought. 'This world has a beautiful sky…' After saying that in his mind, he bit the Fruit of Intelligence without any other thoughts.
Reflected in his azure eyes were the blue and white skies.
After biting the fruit and swallowing, he immediately felt a strange sensation that seemed to flow through every different part of his body. His eyes widened slightly at the strange feeling. However, the feeling he felt was not bad. Instead, he seemed to feel relieved. It was a kind feeling.
"Woah!? What is this? Rom asked himself because of the inexplicable feeling."
And because those questions came out of Rom's mouth, the Wisdom Tree heard it. In front of him, the Wisdom Tree looked at him obviously shocked for whatever reason. It suddenly became silent as well.
A moment after a brief silence, "It already took effect?!" The Wisdom Tree opened its mouth and asked. Its voice and expression show great shock.
From its exclamation alone, it was easy to say that this was not what usually happens when a person eats the Fruit of Intelligence.
"Do you understand me now, Old Tree?" Rom tried to ask it to figure out the authenticity of that fruit.
"Eh? Uh, ahem! Yes, yes. I understand you very clearly, kid," the tree was caught off guard by his sudden question. Before it knew it, the young man in front was already stable.
The process of absorbing all the knowledge of the language was done in a blink of an eye that even the Wisdom Tree could not comprehend how it happened.
Often, the process of successfully acquiring the ability from the fruit takes three days as the shortest. For most, it will even take a week.
And yet, the young man in front of him, less than a day had passed when he ate the fruit, but— uhm, wait, forget that one day because it wasn't even an hour since he ate the fruit and now he already acquired the ability called Wisdom of Language.
Rom's eyes slightly widened upon hearing the magical tree's words, but not because he was surprised. His eyes widened out of joy because finally, he could ask this magical tree all the questions in his mind.
Later on, Rom learned everything about his current situation and the kind of world he was in at the moment.