Chapter 64 - What? (1/2)

”Eh?” Aurus was at a loss for words, this being the only sound that made it out of his nonexistent mouth. He then took a few deep breaths as he tried to take in the absurdness of the situation. Noticing that his emotions were now calm when compared to before, he then asked the old human, ”Are you serious?”

”Dead serious,” the old human walk towards Aurus and sat down on the green floor. He then started Aurus as if he could through all of Aurus' secrets. ”Do you want me to prove it?”

”Go ahead.” Aurus still held some doubts as to what the old human, hence this was a good way to prove if whether or not the old human was the creator of the inheritance.

”Your first trial was the Endurance trial, getting a score grade of A. Your second trial was the Speed trial, getting a score grade of A as well. As for the third trial, the Illusion trial, you got the score grades of A, A, A, S, and X respectively. Don't you still believe me after telling you this?” The old human could feel that Aurus still held some doubt to his words.

”How do I know that you just didn't listen to the disembodied voice that announced my results after the trials?” Aurus could not help but say. He could not help but feel dangerous vibes from the old human in front of him.

Letting out a sigh, the old human rubbed his chin for a bit before lightly smiling. ”Do you want to know the results of your branch friend?”

”Herellia?” At this time, Aurus was slightly surprised. If he was able to answer this question, Aurus would then wholeheartedly believe that the old human was definitely the creator of the inheritance.

Of course, the change in opinion within Aurus was not left unobserved by the old human, maintaining the smile on his face as he replied, ”Your friend...Herellia was it? The first trial she faced was the Illusion trial that consisted of 10 worlds, getting a score grade of S at the end.”

”The second trial, Endurance, she completed that with a score grade of S as well.”

”The third trial, Speed, she got a score grade of S.”

”The fourth trial, Strength, she got a score grade of S on that, just like the previous three trials.”

”The fifth, and sixth trial, whose names are Power and Tactics respectively, she completed those trials with a score grade of S as well.”

”Eh?” Aurus felt that something was off. Speaking his mind out, he asked, ”Why did I only have to clear 4 trials while she has to clear 6?”

”Oh, that.” The old human understood Aurus' problems. The fact that Aurus finished faster than his friend would mean that Aurus would have to wait for a long time before she got out. ”Remember the preliminary examination that happened before you started the trial?”

After hearing this, Aurus tried to recall before he started the inheritance and gave an affirmative aura. ”I do. The disembodied voice told me that I had 4 Wind related skills, upgrading the difficulty of my trial from G grade to B grade.”

”Now, have you ever wondered how much Wind related skills your friend has?” the old human asked.

”Around double as much as I have, at the very least.” Aurus was very certain as he knew that it was hard to obtain skills unless obtained from an inheritance or a special event.

The old human shook his head and replied, ”That number is pretty conservative. She has 14 Wind related skills, plus the difficulty of her trials are SS grade.”

From these words, Aurus was dumbfounded, not only because of the difficulty of Herellia's trial and the amount of skills she had, but the fact that she had cleared 6 trials at the same amount of time he used to clear 3.

”Oh, and also, she has to clear 7 trials, not 6,” the old human added.

Letting out a sigh, he knew his chances of fully clearing the inheritance was close to nil. He now understood the purpose of this fourth and final trial.

It was to choose the inheritor of the old human's experiences, memories, and skills.

At this moment, Aurus could not help but laugh at himself as he asked, ”Since Herellia is almost done with her trials, does that mean she'll inherit you have in this inheritance?”

The old human remained silent for a bit before answering Aurus' question which ended up shocking him. ”No, she won't get the full inheritance. In fact, her last trial wouldn't allow her to see me. The fact that you can see me means that you'll become the full inheritor of this inheritance.”

”Eh?” Aurus has uttered this sound multiple times already throughout his conversation but it seemed that he wouldn't stop using it. ”Why is that so?”

The old human then slightly chuckled at Aurus' question. ”Isn't that obvious? Your body exudes the Wind element while her body doesn't!”

Aurus went silent for a bit as he tried to understand the meaning behind the old human's words. After a while, he couldn't help but blurt out, ”Is it because of our species?”

”Bingo,” the old man said. ”Your species is a Wind Walnut Spiritas, and hers is of a Branch Grandius Forminosus, with hints of the Blood element. Do you see any word that is related to Wind in her species?”

Aurus gave a negative aura, which meant that he didn't see anything. He then inferred from the old human's words the requirements of the inheritor to fully inherit the inheritance.