Chapter 128 (2/2)

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It was a few days after returning to Earth that the Audit team of the Union contacted us.

Adam was banned from entering Earth from the moment they landed on our dimension and reached out to me. I wasn’t really that surprised because it was all as I had expected.

I thought they might come into contact in a deserted desert or a hill, but surprisingly, they chose a very humane method.

“Welcome.”

“I have a reservation under the name ‘the auditor.'”

“Oh! Your company has already arrived before you. Please come this way.”

Despite my expectations, they booked a restaurant in Seoul and called me.

When the door of the room opened, three people, who looked like ordinary humans, were sitting on chairs waiting for me. I couldn’t help but be nervous as I could vividly see Mana fluttering and seething even from beyond the wall.

The staff who guided me closed the door again and left without recommending the menu or taking orders.

The tallest of the three men spoke. A clear language that went through interpretation magic flowed from him.

“You don’t have to worry about that human coming back. Even if we sit here for hours, that door won’t open again, so sit back and relax.”

It meant that they had already taken a lot of measures to keep any intruders out.

The man sitting right next to him smiled and spoke afterward.

“To ensure the psychological relaxedness of the subject, we are going to continue our queries while maintaining the appearance of a species like you. We also chose a place where you can feel comfortable. We could have proceeded with it at Mr. Seo Jin-Wook’s residence if you wanted to…”

“No, I didn’t want that.”

“It is as they said so.”

I calmly threw my glance at the Mana Cores, curled up in the hearts of the three.

‘They are powerful beings leaps and bounds beyond Adam and the observer we met in China!’

The system determined the ranking of dungeons, items, and skills, but it followed humanity’s standards to let the people know which humans were of SS-Class hunters or SSS-Class hunters.

The minimum standard for SS-Class hunters was at least 30,000 Mana because that was enough to be the top 0.1% of humans.

However, what if we expanded the scope to a non-human species?

‘Even if ten Earth-standard SSS-Class hunters rush in on them, they wouldn’t be able to beat even a single one of them.’

I ran a simulation in my head. What if I was dealing with them all at once with my pure power?

‘Maybe I deal with one of them, but I’m definitely going to die in the hands of the other two. It’s a sure loss.’

I calmly reviewed the plan I discussed with Adam.

I had to do my best to prevent my opponents from noticing that I was the successor.

“As you may have heard in advance… we would like to hear what happened between you and ‘Mercadius.’ Don’t be too nervous and speak comfortably. The Union is not a group that exists to harm the tutorial dimension. Rather, it exists for the exact opposite of that notion.”

Maybe the Union was like that.

However, the members who composed it, the grudge that the ‘Albanos’ carried, were a different dimension.

“That’s what I heard from Adam. I’ll give you as much detail as I can about what I’ve experienced.”

I adapted the story and told them all the details I could, leaving out contents about the skill, [The Successor’s Eyes], that I had and about the regression. According to my report, an unidentified person came into contact with the Celestial Dragon Guild people and tormented them with his unique skill.

I also took out the part that I was under a curse.

After hearing all the explanations, the auditors were lost in thought for a moment. They then finally brought up the main subject.

“Thank you for your cooperation. Then… I’d like to ask you about one last thing.”

“What is it?”

“According to a report sent to the federation headquarters by an observer that died here, it said the observer had an experience of using the [Observer’s Eye] skill against Mr. Seo Jin-Wook and failing.”

“…”

Finally, the thing that I had been waiting for had arrived.

The observer, who died, might not have known about the successor, but it was surprisingly easy to determine the successor if someone knew about the information in advance.

The skill [Observer’s Eyes] could never work on the successor. Therefore, the being would be unconditionally considered a successor until it was proved that other skills had similar effects.

Albanos were said to be the ones that could pour out their hatred and grudge of their species based on charges alone. By exploiting the audit team’s status, they used creative means to finish me without them being reprimanded.

“To determine the authenticity of your testimony so far, scanning you with [Observer’s Eyes] is the most conclusive way. So, to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings… I don’t know what means you’ve taken, but can you put it down for a while?”

“What? I don’t understand.”

“The key to blocking the [Observer’s Eyes] skill. Whether it’s an item or skill… please deactivate it for a while.”

“…”

I made an expression that showed that it was complicated.

Then they exchanged glances with each other. He asked me a question with a wicked smile around his mouth.

“What’s wrong? It’s not that difficult….”

I shook my head and said.

“No, it’s very difficult.”

There was a strange light in his eyes.

“Why is it so difficult?”

“As you said, I know why [Observer’s Eyes] doesn’t work for me. But it’s impossible to stop it at will or temporarily disable it.”

“… Hmm.”

The Albanos species, covered in human shells, spoke as if they wanted to hasten my confession.

“Can you tell me why?”

I purposely made an expression wherein my pupils were shaking and looking thirsty.

In that manner, as I let the silence flow as if I was dragging on-

I finally spoke in a way that told them I had made up my mind.

“It is because the power that is protecting me originates from a great being that continues to exist for a very long time.”

“… For example?”

Their faces were full of expectations as if I was finally revealing the answer they wanted to hear.

Their expression froze instantly afterward due to the words that followed.

“The power that protects me from the [Observer’s Eyes] comes from the great being that oversees magic.”

“…?”

“Please keep this a secret. The one that protects me is the reciter of the forgotten spell and the original wizard.”

“… Could it be?”

“Yes. That is right. I am destined to be the incarnation of the magic god, Igras-Sho.”

I spoke confidently with a face full of reverence.

“I think the reason why the observer’s skill didn’t work is because of the divine power within me.”

Then, the man who had been silent so far replied with a frustrated voice.

“Lies! There’s no way that a divine being would pay such keen attention to the native of a dimension still in the tutorial stage…!”

I replied hastily, cutting his words.

“This is the proof!”

I extended my fist in front of them.

“What do you mean– No way!”

He hesitated, then spit out the words I was expecting to hear.

“Sacred scars?!”

At that moment-

With perfect timing, blood started to drip from the three scars, laid side by side on my hand.