Chapter 69 (1/2)

Ch. 69: Recommending After Listening

“You have some time to tell us about it?”

Al c.o.c.ked his head at Loren’s question.

“I’m not sure. I haven’t achieved my goal yet, and…”

Al’s gaze turned away from Loren.

Klaus was slowly inching towards Al, but he stopped as he turned towards him.

“The prodigy of our school is here as well, so wouldn’t it be a disadvantage to me if I spend too much time talking?”

“Shouldn’t you at least give us a reason why? We’re supposed to be your proctors.”

While saying that, Loren was wondering if he could close the gap between him and Al and cut him down before he could make a move.

But the answer to that thought was a no.

On top of Feim keeping them in check by dangling another scroll from her fingers, Ain and Cloud, who were hypnotized, were standing in a position where it was impossible for him or Klaus to make a move on Al.

“Even if we go back up, we can’t say that we don’t know anything.”

“Do you really think you’re going to be able to return to the surface? Well, whatever.”

Al sighed at Loren’s words, but it didn’t seem like he was going to do something against them without explaining anything.

“It’s nothing much. Although I may be the second born of a n.o.ble household, don’t you think that I won’t be able to succeed even if I became an adventurer?”

“I think that would depend on your att.i.tude.

Loren didn’t think one had to be reborn to be successful as an adventurer.

Of course, he couldn’t deny that talent would play a big part in it, but he couldn’t agree to the idea that Al couldn’t succeed because he was the second born of a n.o.ble house.

“It would’ve been different if I was talented like Klaus.”

“I won’t say that people think in different ways, so go on.”

“Luckily, I had enough knowledge to become a priest, and was able to smuggle many different doc.u.ments when I left my home.”

When Al studied those doc.u.ments, looking for information that could benefit him, he found one that had information on the Volf Adventurer Training School, which he was going to enroll in.

“How much do you know about Volf’s achievements?”

“Just a little.”

Loren forgot most of the things Klaus told him right after he arrived at the school.

It was mostly because he wasn’t interested since it was all useless information to him, but as Al continued his explanation, he wished that he paid better attention.

“Volf achieved many things, but what piqued my interest was the story that he sealed an evil G.o.d and put it here.”

“An evil G.o.d?”

Loren’s brow furrowed at the shady word that popped up, but he had a vague feeling that Klaus had said something like that and tried to recall it.

“I think Klaus mentioned it along with slaying dragons and ancient ruins.”

“You weren’t listening to my explanations, were you…”

Klaus sighed, but Loren didn’t feel the need to follow up, and prompted for Al to continue.

“I’m a priest of the Supreme G.o.d…But what if I were to revive an evil G.o.d and become its priest?”

“Ah?”

“It means that I could become that G.o.d’s high priest.”

Al declared proudly.

Loren looked away from Al, who was standing there pleased with himself, not sure how to respond, and turned towards Lapis and the others who were behind him, looking for help.

Loren understood up to thinking of a different method, since if Al continued to serve one of the most well-known G.o.ds, he would be one priest among many.

But reviving an evil G.o.d that no one worshipped and become its high priest seemed like a good and bad idea at the same time, so he didn’t know what to do.

“Hey Lapis. Can you switch with me?”

“No way Loren. From that conversation, anyone could see that there’s no use talking to him. Please don’t push trouble towards me.”

Lapis made a very unpleasant face, so Loren had to give up on leaving the situation in her hands.

Even Lapis, who was willing to hardships for knowledge, didn’t seem to want to deal with Al at this point, and it was plain that she was going to let Loren finish out the deal.

“Ahh…I want to check, just in case.”

Scratching his head, Loren shifted his gaze away from Al to Feim, who had a nervous looking smile on her face.

“Why are you over there?”

“I mean, I don’t have talent as a magician. Even if I graduate and become an adventurer, I’ll just end up with random adventurers who tell me what to do and work all day, you know? So, I thought maybe it would be worth to bet on Al, who’s trying to make a name for himself right now.”

“He’s talking about an evil G.o.d…but you’re not being threatened?”

“Hmm…But he said he’ll give me money, and it seems that the evil G.o.d sealed in here isn’t seen as an enemy by the other G.o.ds.”

Feim said that if it was a powerful being that could be a threat to the other G.o.ds, there would be records or legends about it in every church.

But there was no church that told of such a being sealed under the training school.

“So, I thought that there wouldn’t be a big deal.”

“If the evil G.o.d isn’t a big deal, there wouldn’t be much good coming out of serving it.”

“Oh, you might be right.”

Loren and the others watched with bored expressions as Feim’s response seemed like she had just realized it, while for some reason Al had a proud look on his face and informed Loren, who didn’t want to deal with them anymore.

“We’ve already found its body.”