I couldn't help but fidget. I was looking at Fluttershy's house from the woods next door, but I didn't feel like going out. It's not something I like to admit, but I felt really sorry to go now. I had let six days go by before coming. Would she have forgotten about me? Would she be watching for my appearance?

I shook my head quickly, clearing my thoughts. I was being irrational and I knew it, but my paranoia was getting the best of me.

I took a deep breath, exhaling all the air in one go, and repeated the process about three more times.

When I finished, I had already calmed down. I wasn't so nervous anymore, just a feeling crawling under my skin. But it wasn't too strong. With enough courage, I started heading towards Fluttershy's house, only to throw myself on the ground.

I fixed my gaze on the sky where I saw something fly directly to Fluttershy's house. Whatever it was, it left a rainbow in the sky that disappeared instantly.

Almost within seconds, it crashed into the door of Fluttershy's house. I don't know how the door took that blow, but I focused more on the fact that it was another Pegasus that crashed into the door. This one was totally light blue, but her mane was really striking, being rainbow-colored. I could see her rubbing her head while looking at the door.

At that, it opened, and Fluttershy came out. Her worried face was seen when she looked at the new pony, practically talking to her constantly. She couldn't hear anything from where she was, but she seemed worried about the blow that had taken place.

The Pegasus just shook his hoof as if to say that he was fine as he spoke. Since I couldn't hear anything, I didn't know what they were saying. I just watched them talk for a few minutes before Fluttershy reached for something inside and gave it to him. It seemed like a small package and had a drawing of a turtle on it.

No, it was definitely a turtle. I could see how they said goodbye, rubbing their heads together before it flew off in one direction. Fluttershy only stared at it for a few seconds before entering her house. I looked where the blue one had gone for a few seconds, making sure he didn't come back.

When I was sure he wouldn't come back, I headed towards the house, standing in front of the door for a few seconds before raising my arm and knocking on the door three times.

I started to hear their hooves against the wood. My anxiety went up to a thousand at this point. I hadn't run away simply because I resisted it. Now that I think about it, being too close to the door could give Fluttershy a scare. Yes, one step to others, no, make it two. Better yet, three. How about four? I think...

I couldn't take my fifth step when Fluttershy opened the door and saw me walking backwards. I couldn't help but look at her like a trapped deer. She just blinked, and recognition crossed her face. "Oh, you came!" Her voice radiated happiness, and her face turned into a cute expression of happiness.

That took away all my nervousness and made me step into reality. I hadn't realized that a memory was settling in reality, and her reaction, so different from her, took me out of it.

A smile appeared on my face, and I approached her. As my greeting to her, I put my hand between her ears and began to caress her. I could see how she relaxed from her and her brain proceeded to restart multiple times. My smile only widened, but it disappeared when she relaxed so much that she fell to the floor.

I looked at her for a few seconds, blinking stupidly as I saw the yellow pony asleep on the floor. I saw how an angel peeked out from the side. She saw Fluttershy and me and greeted us with a paw.

I waved back, "Hello angel, I think my touch has the power to put ponies to sleep," I said while looking at Fluttershy. The angel only snorted, but I could feel that she was half in agreement.

I looked at Fluttershy for a few more seconds before speaking. "Well, I may be socially inept, but I'm not stupid enough to not see that leaving someone lying on the ground in front of their own front door is rude." I said as I reached down and picked Fluttershy up in a bridal fashion with no problem.

Sure, she wasn't light, but for my body, her weight was nothing. If I were to say it, she weighed like 90 kilos, considering her slim figure, it would make sense.

Now, before anyone misunderstands, please don't look at her body like that. Just notice that she seems to have a different figure than the ponies I know, thinner.

I entered Fluttershy's house and closed the door behind me. Although I almost hit my head on entering, I quickly noticed a sofa. I approached and gently laid Fluttershy there. I got up to my full height and turned around, my pupils visibly shrinking at the sight of a fuckyng bear inches from my face.

The only reason I didn't throw a right hook was because I saw Angel on his shoulder. Considering that, I just raised my hand and rested it on the bear's head. "There, chill buddy, she's just asleep." The bear relaxed from my touch and returned my affection with a lick of my hand.

A small smile appeared on my face. I fixed my gaze on Angel, who was looking enviously at the bear. I simply shook my head and caressed his chin. His gaze quickly went blank, staring at nothing, only concentrating on the pleasure of my fingers... that sounded bad, especially because it's an animal, outside society, I'm not zoophilic... Heh.

A little giggle escaped me, waking Angel up, but he didn't shy away from the caresses. He just looked away embarrassed, but still leaning on my hands.

I took my hands off both animals, "Well, I'm just visiting, and I don't want to leave Fluttershy asleep there. Do you have any way to wake her up gently?" The bear and the rabbit looked at each other for a few seconds before looking back at me and nodding simultaneously.

I gave them a smile and stepped back, watching as the bear approached Fluttershy and began to rub against her side, while Angel rubbed against the side of her muzzle, which I assumed was her cheek.

I noticed Fluttershy's eyelids twitching, and she murmured sleepily, "I'm coming." Both the bear and the rabbit walked away, and Fluttershy turned around, only to fall face down on the floor. "Ow, I wasn't in my bed this time", she muttered through the floor.

I covered my mouth to stifle a laugh, but I couldn't hold it in, and a giggle escaped, drawing Fluttershy's attention instantly. She raised her head and fixed her gaze on me, and I just gave her an amused smile. I could see her cheeks turning red with embarrassment.

I reached over and offered her a hand. She looked at it and put her hoof on it, and with a jerk, she was lifted off the ground. "When did I fall asleep?" she wondered. I gave her a sheepish smile and waited, and she blinked and started to blush. "Oh," was all I needed to know that she remembered.

Besides the embarrassment that was written all over her face, and I mean all over her face, she was so red I don't know how she didn't turn into a tomato.

"Yes, sorry about that. I don't know why the strong reaction to caresses, but I'm not going to comment on it," she looked away but said nothing about my words. "Sit down, I'll make the tea," I nodded and walked over to the table. I instantly noticed that it was too small for me, but I sat in the lotus position, allowing myself to be a good height above the table.

I waited a bit, mainly seeing Angel and Bear talk? I guess? If they were making noises to each other, they seemed to be having a conversation, even though I understood absolutely nothing of what they were saying.

I focused on Fluttershy as she came out of what I guessed was the kitchen. Honestly, I wondered how a pony would bring the tea. I couldn't see it. I got confused at that moment, but the next second, I noticed a detail. On her back, there was a teapot and two cups. I couldn't help but blink stupidly. They were very well balanced. Heck, it almost looked like the cups followed her movements.

As she got to the table, simply with a movement of her hips and a little help from her wings, she perfectly placed the cups on the table. I stared at my cup before moving my gaze to Fluttershy's cup, and then resting my gaze on the kettle.

I didn't know what to think... Although it made some sense. Otherwise, how the hell do they carry teacups? Or any other object? I supposed they have things adapted to them, but there is a limit.

Although I wondered why the cup had a handle, considering that they don't have fingers to grip. In fact, how do they grip it?

I instantly fixed on Fluttershy, seeing that she was finishing her tea, deciding to bring up some topic of conversation until I could see her raise her cup, I spoke, "Considering the amount of animal stuff you have, besides a bear, I guess that you take care of animals?”, she hummed affirmatively.

"Yes, I take care of all kinds of animals", I looked at her curiously, "So are you a veterinarian?", she thought for a second, "I think you can say that, anyone who brings their pet, or calls me because they have a problem , I'll help”, I shook my head, “Do you get paid?”, she huffed.

“No, why would they want me to be paid to help a poor little animal?”, I shook my head, “So what do you live for? How do you get food for each of the animals? How do you get your medicines? Wood for their homes? Among other things”, she looked at me for a few seconds.

He looked away and began to pour tea as he spoke, “Well, I get paid by the town to keep some animals out of there, to prevent food theft, or widespread destruction, I also make sure nothing happens to Everfree Forest without let us find out”, I stared at her in confusion, “Everfree Forest?”, she blinked, “The forest where we met, where you seem to live”.

I nodded in her direction, it was good to know the name of the forest, “Uh, I didn't know its name, I always called it forest for simplicity”, I shrugged, “How did you find out that you like animals so much? Up to this point?", she blinked, "The story of my mana mark?", I blinked in confusion, "mana mark?", she pointed at her butt, I had never bothered to look. .

I could see immediately that there was some kind of marking on her, three butterflies with pink wings and a blue body. I was really confused. "Hmm, I've never noticed that before," I said. She looked at me confused. "Don't you pay attention to mana marks?" I shook my head. "I didn't know what they were. Besides, in my culture, that area is considered private, and looking at it can be seen as disrespectful, especially when it comes to women." She blinked. "Women?"

Right, she's a pony. I think the correct term is "mares". "Looking at mares in that area can be considered offensive," I clarified. She looked at her own marking and then at me again, blushing a little. "Well... looking at mana marks is no problem, but staring without comment, or ignoring them, can be considered rude."

I nodded, and mentally noted this fact. She finished serving both of us and sat down in front of me. Before she went for her own cup, she asked, "You don't know about mana marks. Why is that?" My hand went to my neck, and I started rubbing it. "Where I come from, we don't have them." She tilted her head. "Where do you come from?" I stared at the ceiling. "Well... I don't know. I ended up here because of a multicolored ball that absorbed me. I don't know if I'm on the same planet, in another dimension, or in the past or future. Heck, none of those options may be correct." I shook my head with a sigh.

She seemed worried when I mentioned the multicolored ball, but I didn't care. I picked up the teacup and took a small sip. I'd never liked tea, so I wasn't expecting much, but when I tasted it, my eyes widened.

I put the cup down and stared at her, "Is there something wrong with the tea?" I looked up to see her constantly changing her gaze from the tea to me, looking worried. I shook my head, "No... just that you make delicious tea, Fluttershy," I said as I got back up and took another sip.

I wasn't lying, it was the first time I had a tea that I actually liked a lot. She looked relieved before picking up the tea and taking a sip. I stared at her, completely confused. She had grabbed the tea with her hoof, but it didn't get caught on anything, and she lifted it without any problems...

I made a mental note to ask her about it later. There were more important things to talk about. "Well, although I have questions, you probably have some too, so let's do something. You ask me a question, and then I'll ask you one in return." She nodded in agreement and thought for a second.

"Uhm, why are you living in Everfree?" she asked. I shrugged, "That's where I ended up when I got here. I found a shelter and settled there. I've been fishing and eating forest fruit to survive, and I also find some vegetables from time to time." She blinked, "Do you eat meat?" I nodded, mentally hitting myself for forgetting that ponies are herbivores.

She looked at me for a bit before speaking, "Um, have you eaten any small animals?" I shook my head, "Not since I got here," I said. "Just fish." She nodded, seeming relieved. I thought for a few seconds about the rabbit, looking at it from the side.

"Angel, can you come over?" I called to him. He raised his head and looked at me, seeming to consider it before nodding and coming closer. I picked him up and rested him on my chest. "Fluttershy," I called, making her pay attention to me. "When I arrived, I was going to eat an animal that I found. It was the first I had found, and it was drinking water in a river," she tilted her head, curious, I think. It seemed different, but I am a social pariah. I did not know how to differentiate what she felt, not perfectly at least.

"That animal was Angel," I said, raising her arms under his arms. She seemed perturbed for a few seconds, but then she looked at Angel and then back at me, considering. He was alive. I didn't speak and just waited.

"I was really going to. I even raised a sword to decapitate him instantly and not let him suffer," I said weakly. Angel looked at me and leaned on me strongly.

I didn't continue instantly. She looked at me and then at Angel before speaking, "So... why didn't you? Although I'm glad you didn't." I sighed and ignored the rest of her words.

"Because... I couldn't," I said as I picked up Angel and turned him to stare at us. "I saw a lot of intelligence in those eyes. I didn't see a stupid animal like I can see with fish. I saw a living being with a certain level of consciousness and intelligence, and I couldn't do it," I said as I put Angel on my legs and started to caress him.

With the other hand, I raised the tea and drank some. The tea was really good. If it weren't for the fact that I know how to drink tea, I would be drinking it like it was water.

I looked at Fluttershy and said, "The favor that Angel did for me in the forest was to show me what meat I could eat without killing any intelligent animal. He pointed out the fish, and then I started to eat it." Fluttershy looked at me, then at Angel, and back at me before shaking her head. "That doesn't matter," she said, and I became confused.

"Why doesn't it matter?" I asked. I had just mentioned that I almost killed her pet, and now she was telling me that it didn't matter? She quickly followed up with her response.

"In the end, nothing happened. So, there's nothing to worry about. Just don't eat anything intelligent, and you'll never have a problem with me. I understand that carnivorous creatures need to eat," she said weakly as she took a sip of tea.

I could see the sadness in her eyes. As an animal keeper, she had likely seen many of them not return or be eaten by other animals that she cares for. It's the natural cycle and a necessary evil. If all carnivores were to disappear, herbivores would eat and reproduce endlessly, eventually killing all plant life by eating it, leaving it dry and without food, causing its death, and the extinction of all life on the planet.

I gave her a sad smile, showing all my teeth, including my fangs. She noticed them but didn't flinch or comment. She just wrote it down to herself. "Well, let's move on to happier topics, or at least, not such bad ones," I said as I lowered Angel, who went over to Fluttershy.

"Considering that you asked three questions, I would have to ask you three. But, since they were related and an important topic for you, I'm not going to mention them and I will leave them as one," I said while nodding to myself. "Going back in time, how did you discover that you would like to take care of animals? How did you get your mana mark like you said?" She nodded and replied.

"Well, I was supporting a race between my friend and... an acquaintance. My wings were never very strong or balanced, so with the wind generated at the beginning of the race, I fell out of the clouds," I blinked. "Wait, clouds?" She nodded. "Yes, being a Pegasus, we have the ability to step on clouds as if they were solid ground." I looked at her. "Then they can also manipulate them," im said it as a fact.

She nodded, "Yes, Pegasi can control the weather." I shook my head. "Pick up where you left off." She nodded. "Well, the thing is, I barely caught my fall. I caught myself before I hit the ground, but I still hit it hard. It made me a little dizzy and I couldn't get back up." I nodded. It looked like she had a mild concussion.

"The animals began to get closer. At first, I wanted to push them away, but I quickly began to get along with them. I realized that I understood them very easily. I got along so well that without realizing it, I had found my destiny, causing the appearance of my mana mark," she cocked her head. "How does the mark appear?" She shrugged. "I don't know. It only appears when someone has found their destiny, their vocation, what they enjoy doing and are good at it." I nodded, taking in the explanation.

She blinked and said, "Sorry if my final answer is a bit confusing... I didn't learn it myself. A friend of mine told me. She's very intellectual," I chuckled, "You mean a bookworm?" She snorted a little, "Well, yes. I didn't mean it like that." I shook my head, "Don't worry, I'm a bit like that too. Many times, people don't understand what I'm explaining because I'm very technical and assume that everyone knows what I know, leaving gaps." Fluttershy only nodded, although I could feel her strange look.

I nodded, "Your turn to ask." She blinked and thought for a few seconds. She turned her gaze back to me and spoke, "Did you have a pet?" I gave her a smile. I knew she would ask that sooner or later. "I had two in the past, at different times - a male cat and a female cat," I said with a nostalgic smile. It was one of the few things that left my life as it should have.

She gave me a sad smile, "Did they have a good life?" I nodded as I kept looking into space, remembering my cats, remembering how many problems each one gave me, especially the female. Yes, the male was much calmer in every way.

The one that I miss the most was the male, since he was there the longest, and he was there for me during my worst moments. Thinking about it, it almost seemed that they had much higher consciousness and intelligence.

I shook my head. It wasn't time to remember the past. I fixed my gaze on Fluttershy, "Well, it's my turn again." I scratched my chin, thinking of what I could ask. Something occurred to me. "How does your society work?" Fluttershy tilted her head. "In what way?" I sighed.

I knew it was a complicated question, so I would ask more specific things. "You know, what kind of money they use, what the ponies are like, who rules, etc." I said, waving my hand to highlight each part.

She nodded and thought for a few seconds, "Well, money is bits, like a gold coin," she said, putting her hoof on her hair and rummaging around a bit. She pulled out a small bag, untied it with her teeth, and tossed a coin at me. I caught it and examined it. I instantly noticed what looked like four ponies: two flying and two on the ground. The flying ones were crossed, and behind each one, there was a sun and a moon.

The other two ponies below were noticeably smaller with a mark on the back of each one. The one on the left had a star with four smaller stars around it, and the one on the right was a big heart with two strange things. I had no idea what they were.

I turned the coin and on the other side were simply the four symbols: the moon, the sun, the star, and the heart, all surrounding a number. I think it was a 1, But I'm not sure why another language appears.

I turned my gaze to the other side and took a good look at the ponies. I frowned when I noticed something. They were different from Fluttershy. Although the four of them had wings, they also had horns. Winged unicorns? The Pegacorn, also called Alicorns, do they exist here? What a coincidence.

I nodded and tossed the coin back to Fluttershy, fitting it into her coin sack. me made a fist under the table in celebration. She looked at the sack and back at me for a few seconds before shaking her head.

“They look like some interesting coins,” I said without mentioning the Alicorns yet. She nodded and tucked the sack back into her mane. “What else was it?” she asked me. I kindly replied, “It's, how ponies are and who rules.” She felt and thought a little.

"Well... I'm not sure if I'm the best example to talk about what ponies are like, but from my experience, I would say that everyone is friendly. However, customs vary a lot from town to town. For example, the ponies here and those from Canterlot have different customs," she said, I gestured for him to continue.

"The ponies here are much more relaxed. Almost everyone knows each other, and they don't worry much about anything other than finding a partner, making a good amount of bits, and living their lives," I agreed. That's how most humans were.

"In Canterlot, things are different. The majority of those who live there are nobles or someone important in a certain way. They are very wealthy ponies, and they almost always wear clothes. There are many glamorous parties, but it's also the most xenophobic city there is," she said, shaking her head as she remembered past experiences.

I was very curious and asked, "What do you mean by xenophobic?" She sighed and said, "Most of the nobles and citizens of the city are unicorns. That's why they come to despise the other two types of ponies there are, the Pegasi like me, but mainly Earth ponies."

I cocked my head and asked, "What difference does it make if they have horns? I find it much more interesting that you can control the weather."

She sighed and said, "Unicorns can use magic." I blinked in confusion. Real magic? "What do you mean by magic?" I asked.

She looked surprised, but then she blinked in understanding and replied, "Well, you know, magic. Lifting objects from a distance, teleporting, turning one thing into another, or summoning things out of thin air with the use of mana." I stared at her, stunned.

I processed everything she said at a slow pace, trying to understand it. Slowly, I came to a consensus. 'Well... that's unfair. Great, but unfair', I thought, shaking my head to clear my thoughts.

"You mentioned three types of ponies in total, the terrestrial ones, the Pegasi and the unicorns, but the bit contained one more species, one that had wings and a horn," she agreed, "Yes, they are called Alicorns and they are the princesses of the nation,” I blinked, “Princesses, so who's the king and queen?”

She blinked, "None, it's the princesses who reign, mainly Princess Celestia and her sister, Princess Luna, being co-rulers, they are also the two who reside in Canterlot." I looked at her, trying to comprehend, "So... there are no kings or queens, and there are four princesses who rule, with two being the main rulers and two being secondary?"

She shook her head, "Two main ones, one secondary, and the other rules in the Crystal Kingdom," she blinked before sighing and shaking her head, "It's very complicated."

"How do they manage to make it work?" I muttered aloud. Fluttershy heard me and decided to drop another bomb on me, "Well, they've been working for more than two thousand years or so." My head turned slowly, staring at her, "Two thousand," I muttered weakly.

I think my head just exploded. I stared at Fluttershy, "Is there anything else important about the princesses that I need to know?" She thought about it for a bit and nodded, "Yes, Princess Celestia is in charge of controlling the sun, Princess Luna is in charge of controlling the moon, Princess Cadance is the princess of love, and Princess Twilight is the princess of magic and friendship.” I stared at the yellow pony who decided to blow my brains out into a thousand pieces.

Honestly... I didn't know what to think.

At first, I wanted to blow it all up as a blatant lie, but on the other hand, the events that have happened to me lead me to believe that magic is real, and if magic is anything like what I know, NOTHING is impossible with her.

Maybe he can even take me home… Nope, I don't feel like going back to that hell of a home. I may be living in the jungle with far fewer comforts, but it's better than a run-down apartment, not being able to buy things, not finding a job or being fired the next day, not being able to relate to other human beings. Yes, honestly, the only thing that is transferred here is not being able to relate to other human beings.

But there are still beings with intelligence and conscience. I could relate to them without problem. I don't know if finding a partner is not an option I want, especially because of their resemblance to the silly animals in my home, but I don't rule out the option. Finally and after all, love encompasses much more than appearance.

I sighed and looked back at Fluttershy, who seemed to be talking to the bear. "Mr. Bear, do you really have to go now?" He shook his head and made a sound again. "Well… be careful." I sighed and finished my tea before getting up.

"I think I'm going for now too, Fluttershy." She looked at me sadly. "Already?" "Yes, it will be very dangerous at night. I prefer not to risk it," I said as I got up and stretched to my maximum height. My hands touched the ceiling, but I ignored that fact.

"Don't be sad. I'll be back tomorrow or the day after. I really enjoyed this talk and I learned a lot," I walked towards the bear and patted him on the shoulder. He nodded at me. I directed my gaze to Fluttershy, "Also, your tea itself, I should bring back here", I said with a giggle at the end.

His tea was really good , considering that I never liked them. That's something to say, or it could be something of this world. I don't know.

"Well, if that's the case, I'll see you soon Nathaniel." I nodded in her direction with a smile. She was too adorable for her own good.

"See you, Fluttershy. Have a nice night," I said as I left her house in the direction of the forest. "See you," I heard in the background, but I didn't respond to that. I just continued on my way with the bear.

Once far enough away, I couldn't stop a sigh from escaping my mouth. "Damn you, Fluttershy, really drop big bombs," I mentioned in a whisper. The bear half looked at me but didn't make a sound.

I gave him a look, "Tell me, buddy, which way are you going?" He pointed in one direction with his claw. "Mm, it's pretty much the same for me," I said while nodding. We continued walking in silence. There was not a lot to talk about when one couldn't answer with words. Besides, it was the Everfree at night, something dangerous if you ignore your surroundings, and the bear knew it by the way he looked around.

The time came to separate us because I had to take a detour to go to my cave. I went to the bear, "Well, here I took a detour. Make sure you arrive safe and sound," I began to walk on a separate path but stopped for a moment. "If at any time you have problems with the timber wolves, just let me know. I won't have any problem helping you," I said without turning around before continuing walking.

We may be on the edge of Everfree, but timber wolves are bastards that have no limits. I sighed and cleared my thoughts. I was in the woods, and I couldn't afford to be distracted.

[Months later]

'Faster,' I urged, my fists heating up from the friction of the air. 'FASTER,' I tripled my speed, my eyes burning as I followed my own fists. "FASTER!" I roared loudly, my fists became so fast that they burst into flames.

I completely ignored the flames as I continued at the same speed, unaffected by their heat.

I kept up that speed for a while as I worked to improve my perception ability. I could feel the tension in my head from the effort of following my own fists, but it only stopped after a while.

When I stopped, I double-punched to the front, scattering the flames from the sudden stop. Although I was very hot, I was untouched.

I took a deep breath, held it for a few seconds, and relaxed as much as possible. After making sure there was no danger, I went to the lake and got in at once. I was naked and needed to cool down. There was a hiss when I entered the water, likely produced by the heat from my body meeting the cool water, but I ignored it as I sank to the bottom.

As I relaxed at the bottom with the current and passing fish, I closed my eyes and focused on my thoughts. The first thing that came to me was my achievement. I had managed to move so fast that my arms burst into flames. I even tried it with my sword, but it melted after so much use. Can you guess why?

Yes, fire is very effective against timber wolves as it prevents their regeneration, making the fight easier, as their injuries become permanent.

If my sword melted, let alone my spear, it was due to their lack of flexibility and hardness to keep up with my speed. Eventually, I got used to simply using my body as a weapon.

Something hit my face, and as I frowned and opened my eyes, I saw a fish staring at me. With that, I remembered that I was still underwater. 'You don't really notice things when you don't need your basic necessities anymore.' Oxygen was the third thing that became less of a necessity over time.

I didn't need to urinate or defecate anymore. A week later, I barely needed to breathe, and eventually, I reached the point where I didn't need to breathe at all. From what I discovered during my tea parties with Fluttershy, it was that a very strong magic continuously improves the body to better suit it.

All things considered, I obviously have magic. I still haven't figured out how to make super speed, stamina, or strength work, but sooner or later, I will.

It turns out that meditating was very efficient. I came to feel very in sync with my body. I don't know how it works, but it almost seems like the time it takes me to think has decreased drastically. I understand that the brain processes 400 billion bits of information in a second, and I'm sure I've multiplied that figure a few times.

It was strange, but I am not going to complain about an improvement in my brain. It is something very delicate and difficult to strengthen.

Although it was conflicting at first, I came to accept it as something I'll be forced to go through. So I decided to ignore all of that and move on. I'm not among humans anymore, just among a bunch of different species. I don't have to conform to human standards.

In the talks I had with Fluttershy, discovering the existence of minotaurs, the intelligence of cows, or the griffins themselves was not as surprising as the fact of princesses. But the number of intelligent species is still a surprise. Nothing surprised me more than the abilities of the princesses.

Even the dragons did not surprise me more than that. Yes, I met one in the Everfree forest. It turns out that he had his cave in the forest, and I crossed it by accident when running from a hydra. He was going to react badly to my intrusion, but when he saw that I cared very little about his treasure, he simply ignored me.

This continued for a few hours since I couldn't go out with a damn hydra waiting outside. In the end, boredom killed me and I ended up making small talk. We talked for a couple of hours, and he even gave me a bag full of bits. I counted about three thousand. I thanked him and visit him from time to time. Although a week ago, he went to wherever the dragons go in what I call "Dragon Immigration."

I didn't give it much importance. He mentioned to me that sooner or later we would meet again. So, I won't let the fact that a friend of mine who is leaving affect me.

I sighed underwater, and a few air bubbles escaped, but I didn't think much of it. Although I no longer needed to breathe, I still did because I couldn't speak without air.

After deciding that it was enough, I climbed out of the water and looked around for any danger. Finding nothing, I proceeded to find the clothes I made for myself out of cotton.

This forest was very dangerous, but it had all kinds of plants. The clothes were not the best, but they were better than walking around naked.

Once dressed, I went to my cave where I had the only few healthy things I had left, such as my backpack. Oh, and of course, my sunglasses that I had forgotten to leave it in the backpack the first night.

I checked my backpack, and it was still intact. I nodded to myself and left everything where it was before heading towards Fluttershy's house.

As I looked up, I noticed that it was already getting dark. With that in mind, I started running in the direction of Fluttershy's house, but I had to go a little slow to avoid the trees.

Despite the obstacles, I got to Fluttershy's house fairly quickly. I stopped behind the trees and surveyed the area. Once I was sure it was safe, I approached the door and knocked.

It didn't take long for someone to open it, but I noticed a detail that made me jump to the roof. I grabbed the pillars to ensure I didn't fall.

All this, because Fluttershy was not the one who had opened the door.

I could see purple fur and a head peeking out and looking around. That head had a horn. "Uh, that's weird," he said to the air. "I swear I heard someone knock on the door," he said as he turned his head inside. "Fluttershy, were you expecting guests?" A bead of sweat began to trickle down my face.

I nervously looked at the drop, avoiding sweating with all my might so as not to force its fall. "Uhm, no... why do you ask?" I could hear the nervousness in she voice, before seeing how Fluttershy leaned out of the window. She saw me instantly but said nothing.

The pony below me spoke, "I thought I heard someone knocking on the door, but there's no one here. It could be somepony's joke." The bead of sweat moved to the side of my lip. I could practically see it about to fall. Without hesitation, I opened my mouth and grabbed the drop of sweat with my tongue before quickly closing my mouth.

A sigh of relief heaved, but I didn't let it get away. "Maybe... why don't you go back inside Twilight? We need to continue our conversation with the group." Thank you, Fluttershy, you are a lifesaver. "Okay," she said as she entered the house, closing the door behind her.

I sighed in relief, glancing quickly at Fluttershy, who was still looking at me. I gave her a nod and climbed down from the roof, quickly running into the woods, hiding.

She continued looking at where I had hidden. "Fluttershy, what are you looking at?" Another voice spoke, one that wasn't from the purple pony. Her voice was very similar to southern women. "Uh, nothing, I wanted to confirm something," she said as she walked away from the window.

I sighed in relief. They hadn't discovered me, but they almost did. I'll have to be careful when I come here and make sure there's no one in the house other than Fluttershy before knocking on the door.

It looks like I won't be able to chat with Fluttershy today. I'll just come back tomorrow or another day.

I started heading to my cave.

As I walked, I had the luxury of thinking. I was already strong enough to detect any attack, even if I'm not paying attention. 'Too bad. I wanted to discuss an idea with Fluttershy. I'm already getting tired of the forest, and I wish I had a bed.' I sighed and continued my thoughts.

'On the other hand, this idea would require me to reveal one or more ponies. But with Fluttershy on my side, it shouldn't cause too much trouble. The thing is, I need a job, and I can't get one from another pony, That would cause a lot of trouble.' I dodged a carnivorous plant and with a punch, I destroyed it. I just went on my way, stepping on its remains. 'So, what jobs can I do that other ponies don't do and don't require them to see me?'. I scratched my chin, thinking deeply. 'Well...I can work designing clothes. I'm not very good, but I made my own clothes first.' I jumped, dodging a poisonous plant. 'Although ponies hardly wear clothes, so I don't know if it's a good idea.'

I landed softly on a branch, looked around, confirmed the lack of danger, and continued on my way. 'There's also the smithy. They ask me for a hammer, and I just make it. They come looking for it, and through a curtain so they don't see me, I give it to them.' That was a good idea. I wrote it down mentally.

'I could also work as a private investigator. With my physical abilities, I could sneak around all the ponies and investigate whatever they ask for, including Everfree stuff, which would make everything easier.' I nodded to myself, looking to the side and greeting a particular Manticore. It lifted its bloody head from the carcass of a deer and waved back.

I continued on my way while thinking again. 'Another job is like a car repairer. They bring it to me, I repair it, and take it away the next day. They don't need to see me.' I had many ideas going around in my head, but I already saw my waterfall with my cave, and I was sleepy.

So, with nothing else to do, I went to sleep.

Author's Note

Ah, I think that the 4 hours of work in translation and grammar correction will remain for all the chapters.
In another fact, I liked working on this chapter, but I'm still going to need a break, I had to think too much for many parts of the scenes, the only ones that came instantly while I was writing, was the first Meeting with Fluttershy, the rest was a boredom of constantly rewriting.
But I'm not going to complain, we're finally getting closer to what I want to happen, a human actively interacting with the ponies, even if the ponies don't know he's a human... for now.
I hope you enjoy the chapter and don't forget to leave your comment, don't be afraid to point out grammatical problems, or any problems you see, I've had enough of reading this several times, so it will be a while before I review it again.
Have a nice day/afternoon/night