Chapter 362: Discouraging Her (2/2)

”Irja, what do you think about the Mortal Worlds?” Instead of answering, I posed a question.

”Where did this question come from?”

”Just answer me.”

Noticing the seriousness in my voice, she bit her lips before answering. ”Before I got sent to the Irreverent Dungeon, I got sent in one to conquer it. The people there are weak. After dealing with their Transcendents, it's over.”

”I asked what you think of one, not your experience in one.”

”What's with you? I have no strong opinion about it. I treated being sent there as a duty. Our world needs to conquer and assimilate more for us to grow stronger, it's a necessity.” ”Ember, no, Daisuke, are you asking this because you're from a Mortal World?”

”That's right and I'm going back to it, that's why there's a 'but'. I can make you one of my Companions but I don't know if you can pass through the Portal.”

Irja correctly guessing it is within my expectation, if she really wanted to come with me, I want to know what's on her mind and her opinion about someone from a Mortal World. If her interest waned because of that then… our fates are probably only up to here.

”Huh… Going back? Isn't your world already assimilated to us? What world are you going back to?” This time, Irja turned her head towards me, there's confusion in her eyes.

Ah. Right. I forgot that point.

Because of my Adaptability, I'm no different than a native or someone whose Source Energy is the Dark Energy if someone scanned me.

That's the reason why she's not surprised at knowing that I'm from a Mortal World. She thought I'm just going back to my tribe within the Dark World.

”Not really, I'm not from an assimilated world. I infiltrated this world instead. This is the real reason I have to leave. I have to stop it from being assimilated.”

Telling her about this, it's proof that I want to make her my Companion like Remilia. However, unlike Remilia who's aware of my origin, this woman, how will she take this?

Will her interest really flip? Will she try to kill me?

Upon hearing my answer, her body froze. I have no mind-reading ability but she's surely thinking about every possibility at this moment.

Instead of moving away, I kept my hold on her and waited until she made up her mind.

In case that she turns on me and attacks me at this point, I will defend myself and that will be the end of my connection with her.

I know there's that choice of not telling her anything else about me and reject her request. There's a possibility of reuniting with her in the future anyway.

However, I didn't want that when I already decided to make her my Companion.

After a few minutes of silence, Irja's lips finally moved.

There's no violent reaction and instead, she put all her focus on me.

”I understand now. Why your identity is sensitive. Why you don't want to join the Dafirae tribe. I hadn't thought of that possibility. But if that's the case, the Great One Illiana is also aware of your identity of being not from this world. She did that for you. What are you to her?”

I see, so her mind reached that point, huh?

”I'm not sure what I am to her. And even if I have a guess I couldn't tell you about it. I actually expected you to attack me but this… Now I don't know what to think.”

”I'm also expecting to know about your shocking identity like a love child of the Great One or something along those lines. But not this….”

Love child, huh? It's not wrong to assume that, given that the Illiana was already living for who knows how long.

”I understand. It's unacceptable, right? Well then, if you changed your mind, it's time to—”

As I was about to release her in my arms, Irja interrupted me.

”Huh? Who told you about me changing my mind? It's truly unexpected but if it's only that, it's not enough to change my mind. What do you think of my interest in you, so small that it will flip out with these revelations? Aren't I originally here to know more about your identity? Is it really about me changing my mind or it's you who don't want to take me with you?”

This woman…

Haa. I guess she's right. I'm just trying to see if she will be discouraged after knowing about it but look at her… even after telling her that kind of secret, she hasn't changed.