Chapter 444: True Nature of the Orbs (1/2)

The true nature of the Orbs…

Ever since I first got the Orb of Concealment from Zerina, I was immediately made aware that there was still a secret about it through the System.

The name it registered had question marks that were enclosed by parenthesis at the end.

I tried to pry on its secret not just once or twice. However, every attempt I made resulted in a wasted effort.

Ah, not really fruitless since every time I would go to a new world, a new Orb would show up and find its way to me. It's not noticeable during the first time but when it happened in three consecutive worlds, I started doubting that no matter what I do, the Orbs would one way or another fall into my hands.

And when I got the fifth Orb and met Sofiel, new revelations about its origin and the holder who eventually became my Companions came to light.

Unfortunately, the true secret of the Orbs still eluded me after all that.

I thought this would be the key to awakening the World's Will but now that I think of it, no matter how formidable these Orbs are, it wouldn't be enough to awaken a Level 3 Natural World like Earth.

Now that this sly old man mentioned its true nature, I finally realized why I couldn't unearth its secrets by myself.

Because… It's not supposed to be only me who will unlock it.

”Zerina, Avelin, Jayna, Nysia and Sofiel… I thought you're coming with them to tour the place.” I wryly smiled upon seeing the Orb Holders gathered inside the Pocket Dimension.

They were all sitting in lotus position while their Energy was being expended in front of them.

In front of Zerina, her System-type Energy was being poured on a gray rose-like flower, nourishing it.

The same as Zerina, in front of the other four Orb Holders, were flowers in different colors that were being nourished by specific types of Source Energy.

Upon hearing my voice, all five looked up and copied my wry smile before apologizing.

”That's what we planned to do but…”

”That hateful fortune teller brought all of us here.”

Sofiel and Nysia answered as all of their eyes rested upon the old man who came with me.

So… he kidnapped all of them, huh?

”Don't look at me like I am some kind of villain, Kuramoto-kun. I asked all of them nicely.” The Principal coughed to clear the awkwardness that was building up when I threw him an interrogative look. ”As I said. We're here to awaken the true Nature of those Orbs. For your information, the Orbs and the Orb Holders weren't picked randomly. You're already aware of their identities, am I right?”

”I am. They're my wives from my previous life.”

”Correct and although it's obvious, Yuko-chan is also one of them.”

”Are there more like them that I haven't met yet?”

To test if he also knew about Illiana, I tried asking without letting out any clue. His Clairvoyance wasn't omnipotent. I bet he's also unaware of my trip to the Dark World.

”I'm afraid I'm not aware of that information.”

The Principal shook his head.

I tried to observe him to check if he was lying or not but considering he's a Transcendent a lot stronger than me, it's impossible to get a clear answer.

For now, I could only take his answer at face value.

”I see. It's fine. If there's more, we'll just look for them after we're done here.” I shrugged and stepped forward to check on the five girls.

Seeing the clear sweat forming from their foreheads because of what they're doing, my feet instantly brought me next to them and wiped the sweat off before throwing another interrogative look towards the Principal.

Is he getting rusty?

He should've started explaining things to me as soon as we arrived here.

Or is he waiting for me to answer the question myself?

After another cough, the Principal composed himself and started on his explanation.

”The Orb Holders are crucial to the awakening of the true nature of each Orb. Well then, without further ado, let us start.”

Waving his hand, the Psyche Energy surrounding the five women parted as a clear Energy Screen could be seen preventing the Energy from entering the immediate vicinity.

I understood why he had to do that.

With five pure Source Energy being poured onto the flowers in front of the five women, if the Psyche Energy continued to exist nearby, it would spoil the pureness of the Energy.

”Un. It's time to make the flower bloom. Kuramoto-kun, please take out all of the five Orbs and place each of them inside their respective flowers as soon as they bloom.”

Upon hearing the Principal, the five women's eyes flashed a hint of determination as they all completely focused on pouring more units of a specific type of Energy into the flower in front of them.