Chapter 175: Dannae (1/2)

”What kind of gun is this? It's something I haven't seen in the database.”

I asked the Hermit as I was inspecting the gun that she used.

”Don't touch that! That's the only thing my father left me…”

After taking her down, though our roles from earlier were reversed, I only restrained her arms. I don't know what's her ability so I used the restraining cuffs that were also used to the triplets and Delares to prevent her from activating any abilities. I'd rather interrogate her than have her demonstrate it to me.

Despite her shouts, I acted calmly as I continued to inspect the gun. My Adaptability only told me the function of it that instead of bullets, it's using Meta Energy to shoot a destructive energy-based attack. However, it wasn't supposed to be that strong. In fact, it's force should be only a little higher than my Air Bullet.

Looking at the damage it caused earlier that was still visible, the trees where it passed through all turned to ashes and it reached at least 100 meters from the location where she shot it.

”Your father? Does he have the same skin as you?”

”Why will I answer you?!”

My questions were only met with another question from her that she even shouted it.

Is it hopeless talking to this girl? But her origin was really something I was curious about. The Order might've been working with the Anzeans but there's no mention about a hybrid like her. Also, I don't know what's their real purpose in this world. Colonization or Migration? Then why aren't they building bases or settlement on the places not occupied by the three factions? There's a huge empty land.

Do they also coveted the Regenium? Haa... I don't know. Maybe that Emperor know their purpose given how he could even had them work with the Order.

If I have to guess, this was brought by her parents to hide her from the eyes of common people. Are her parents really dead or not?

”Because I don't have any desire to hurt you. Despite you trying to kill me just now, I still don't.”

”You're lying.”

The girl tried to sit up from her current position, aside from putting that restraint on her, I didn't do anything that would hurt her.

Well. I could hurt her if I want to but if she's really keeping those ethnic tribes safe somewhere, it would look bad on me. I only thought of becoming a Transcendent in this place, encountering this girl was something unexpected.

”Ever since our meeting earlier I never once uttered a lie. It's you who kept on lying. If you keep this up, even my patience will run out.”

Changing the tone of my last sentence, the girl finally showed a bit of a reaction. She looked fearless alright but she's still a bit naive. Is she still young? It's hard to gauge if I consider the biology of a half Anzean.

”… Please give that back first. That's really important to me.”

”No. I saw how you used it and almost died from it. I will be an idiot to give this back to you. I'll hold onto this until I leave this place. If you don't want to answer me then don't. I'll continue my search for the ethnic tribes and leave you here.”

After saying that, I put her gun inside the Necklace and stood up. When she saw me turning around, she also tried standing up from where she was.

”Wait! Don't leave me here, I'll answer you, I'll stop lying and tell you the truth.”

”How will I know you're not lying again?”

”The tribes, I know where they are. I will show you.”

”Alright. Show me. Only by seeing them will I believe you.”

”How can I show you? I wouldn't be able to move fast with this.”

She raised her restrained arms hoping I would remove it from her.

”You don't need to move. I have this”

Taking the Purple Haze, the girl watched as it expanded from a single small sphere to a towering giant of a robot. Unexpectedly, her eyes shined as if it's the first time she was seeing a Metagen.

If she already encountered other people why didn't they use their Metagen? And what's their goal here? Is there some secret in this forest?

Haa… only this girl could probably answer that.

I picked her up despite her resistance and jumped inside the Purple Haze's cockpit.

Upon seeing the interior of the cockpit, her struggle stopped as she started checking out everything that could be seen inside.

”W-what is this thing?”

”A Metagen.”