260 – Strangers (2)
Ceylon.
Let’s hold off on reporting that to the association for a while.
Lee Hwa-rin and Kim Gyu-hwan reached an agreement like that.
It was not a decision made specifically to be considerate of Ceylon, who did not want his identity to be known.
If you ask me, it was entirely a decision for myself.
To add a bit of exaggeration, it was a judgment for the awakened society and the world as a whole.
That too.
If Ceylon’s existence becomes known to the Hunter Association, the Association will continue to try to control him.
What if Ceylon becomes bored or dissatisfied with the association during the process?
Thus, he comes into conflict with the Association?
There is a high probability that the association will be destroyed.
It was clear that the world would experience chaos incomparable to when the Heavenly Demon Kimlin returned.
So.
Before informing the association of Ceylon’s existence, Lee Hwa-rin and Kim Gyu-hwan decided that it would be right to ask the superiors of their guild for opinions and decide on future policy.
Chariot, the guild master of ‘Cheongseong’, the guild that Hwarin Lee belongs to, learned about ‘Returner Ceylon’ like that.
Along with the fact that Ceylon caused an error in ‘Big Hand’, an unlimited mana meter that was one of his best creations.
-Nonsense.
And, this was Chariot’s reaction to it.
-Gorshon made an error while measuring the returner’s mana. I think it was because the returner’s mana reserves exceeded Gerson’s measurement limit? It can’t happen.
Chariot did not hesitate for a moment and resolutely denied Lee Hwa-rin’s opinion.
-Do you think it’s an unlimited mana meter for no reason?
In fact.
As Chariot confidently boasted, the meter’s mana measurement limit was not truly unlimited.
However.
Chariot was convinced that there was nothing on Earth that the ‘Big Hand’ could not measure.
In that sense, Big Hand’s mana measurement limit was practically unlimited.
-Big Hand’s mana measurement limit is Vigaryen level.
– Let Hwarin Lee explain it in an easy-to-understand way.
-Cheonma, that figure can only be filled by three monster-like b*tches.
Chariot.
The world she was transferred to was a world of magic and myth.
With her magical talent, Chariot ascended to the realm of transcendence, where she encountered countless transcendent beings and placed them all at her feet.
Chariot.
In other words, he is a great sage.
She was the absolute ruler of a world.
And even she was defeated by the Heavenly Demon, Kim Lin.
Cheonma is the peak.
So, the realm that awakened people can ultimately reach is the realm of Heavenly Demon.
This was Chariot’s opinion, and it was also the answer commonly given by her returnees.
They couldn’t imagine anything stronger than the Heavenly Demon.
-So, what Hwarin Lee said.
-That means that the returner has more than three times as much mana as that monster woman.
-What do you think?
-…
A being who can stand alone against the Association and the entire world.
Lee Hwa-rin knew well the weight of the name Cheonma, as she was an awakened person.
When the name of Cheonma was mentioned, Lee Hwa-rin could not speak with as much confidence as before.
Just-
“Then why did the measuring instrument produce an error…?”
Nevertheless, it was undoubtedly true that the measuring instrument failed to measure the mana of the returnee – Ceylon, causing an error.
After Chariot instructed her Lee Hwa-rin to bring her returner before her, she sat in her office looking at her holometer, deep in her thoughts.
Beep.
[Grade: S+]
Beep.
[Grade: S+]
Chariot’s expression became complicated.
She assumed that the error was due to a separate problem occurring in the meter.
However, I have checked it myself now.
The condition of the measuring instrument was fine with no problems.
If this normal meter fails to measure the target’s mana and causes an error.
That is probably only a situation where the target’s mana exceeds the measurement limit of the measuring device.
So, does that really mean that the returner has a power that exceeds the measuring limit of the measuring instrument?
“…No.”
Chariot shook her head.
Chariot.
She and those who returned were all beings who had reached the realm of ‘transcendence’ and escaped human limitations.
When Chariot and other returnees first confirmed the existence of other returnees.
So, when she confirmed the Absolute of another world.
They realized one thing.
The realm of ‘transcendence’ is the ultimate level that a person with mana abilities can reach.
There is no higher realm than the realm of transcendence.
Even if it exists, no one can prove it, so it only exists in theory.
Cheonma was a person who stood at the edge of the realm of transcendence.
But is it a being with power that surpasses that of the Heavenly Demon?
Chariot was unable to accept that fact in the end.
Instead, she looked at why the meter had failed.
Technician’s stubbornness.
Or the stubbornness and unreasonableness of the strong who believe they are the strongest.
“Is that what it was…”
Whatever it was, Chariot eventually succeeded in getting a satisfactory answer for herself.
Mana pollution.
This was a common phenomenon occurring in creatures in worlds where mana was not of high purity.
The returner’s mana is contaminated.
As a result, the function was focused on accurately measuring as much mana as possible, causing errors in the measuring instrument.
Chariot tinkered with the gauge according to her own conclusions.
And now.
“Why don’t you try again?”
I handed the measuring instrument to the returnee – Ceylon, confident that the measuring instrument would work without problems this time.
Chariot’s attitude toward Ceylon was rude at best, and friendly at best.
It was Chariot’s own sign of friendliness.
“Oops, look at my mind. I’m late in introducing myself. I’m Chariot. To be exact, it’s Chariot me dian ridomaxion ka fien midos – I know. It’s unnecessarily long, right? Please understand. This is the norm in the places I’ve been to. . So just call me Chariot. For your information, I am a returnee like you. Let’s get along well from now on as we are in the same situation.”
Lee Hwa-rin, who seems to be the owner of the gate that turned Ceylon upside down in Korea yesterday, carefully expressed her opinion.
Chariot thought it was absurd.
There was no way such a huge gate was an emission gate.
Perhaps it is a new gate or an abnormal phenomenon such as a hallucination or mirage.
Ceylon is not the owner of the gate.
He is not the owner of ridiculous power that exceeds the limit of the measuring instrument.
Of course.
Apart from that, it seemed clear that he was a being of similar status to the returnees.
If you look at the fact that he easily subdued the villains belonging to Wrong Choice who raided the scene at the time, including Black Dog.
This was the reason why Chariot expressed friendliness toward Ceylon.
He was one of the few returnees in the same situation as himself in this world.
Chariot was interested in what Ceylon went through.
I was interested in the different world he experienced.
More than anything, I was interested in the power he possessed.
Bring Ceylon to your side?
The balance of power in hunter society is tightly maintained.
It will lean towards you.
That is.
Chariot presenting a measuring instrument to Ceylon was part of the paving work.
You have to accurately understand the amount of power he has, so that you can treat him appropriately.
“I heard from Hwarin Lee. You measured with my measuring device, but the measuring device made an error? After hearing that story, I guessed the problem in my own way and tried to improve it. So, try measuring again? You? “You’re curious, right? How much value does the power you brought from another world have in this world – the changed Earth?”
The returnees were basically transcendents who had stepped into the realm of transcendence.
If we were to translate it into a grade, it would be S+ grade.
Is this the same for Ceylon?
‘…’
Chariot shook her head inwardly.
-Heesilheesil.
I could not sense the unique presence of a strong man who had stepped into the realm of transcendence.
On the contrary, its presence is almost light.
Ceylon may be hiding its power, but-
‘You have to play well to get to S level.’
Even taking that into account, Chariot thought it would be best not to expect too much from Ceylon.
At that time, Ceylon accepted the measuring instrument that Chariot gave him.
“Oh, I guess the meter has been fixed?”
“Rather than saying that I fixed it, it would be more correct to say that I added a minor variable that was not taken into account.”
Chariot’s eyes were somewhat tense.
Although she was smiling on the outside, she was quite humiliated by the fact that her meter was not working properly.
If Ceylon had not been a returnee, he would have been chewing, tearing, tasting, and enjoying him by now as if he were an experiment in a test tube.
“Now it will work without any problems, so check it out quickly.”
Cheriot searched Ceylon as he wanted to quickly confirm that there were no problems with his work or thoughts.
“hahahaha, then I’d be happy to-“
Like that.
Silence came to the place.
Ceylon focused his mind on the measuring instrument in his hand.
Cheriot and Lee Hwa-rin, who were quietly lined up next to her, quietly watched the scene.
Beep.
[Class: Not measurable]
“Why!”
Cheriot shouted nervously.
“Give it to me!”
It was Chariot, a celestial magician and magic engineer.
She forgot to show her friendly side to win over Ceylon, and she forcibly retrieved her meter from him. Did.
Beep.
[Grade: S+ grade]
Beep.
[Grade: S+ grade]
Next to her, Lee Hwa-rin was cowering and quietly holding her breath.
This was my first time seeing Master Cheriot so excited.
“Why on earth are you doing this!?”
Cherryot looked closely at her machine, but she couldn’t find anything wrong.
Her expression became increasingly red due to frustration.
“…”
Then suddenly.
As Cheriot flinched, she caught the sight of Ceylon looking at her.
Cheriot reflexively looked down at her nerves and paused.
Is it because of my mood?
That innocent smile seemed like he was happy to see himself feeling frustrated.
Then, the narrowed eyes that seemed so light look different.
It’s extremely suspicious.
More insidious.
The light atmosphere without any heaviness from before had disappeared without a trace.
Now that I think about it.
Chariot realized too late that Lee Hwa-rin did not ask Ceylon the most important question.
Chariot unknowingly took a step back from Ceylon.
At the same time, she asked questions very carefully, as if they were explosives.
“Ceylon. Is that you who came out of that gate?”
This was Ceylon’s answer to that.
He raised his index finger as if to show off, then slowly moved it and placed it on his lips.
“It’s a secret.”
It was in fact an affirmation.
“…”
Then.
Is there really a reason why my meter gave an error?
Chariot stumbled as if her legs gave out and fell, leaning her body against the sofa nearby.
“Did you say Master Chariot?”
“hehehe…!”
Before she knew it, Ceylon was sitting next to Chariot and looking at her.
“Oh, Master Chariot…!?”
Chariot left her position and hid behind Lee Hwa-rin’s back.
Ceylon continued speaking regardless.
“It may be sudden, but can I ask you a favor?”
Gate.
Can you tell me everything you know about it?
It was the moment when Ceylon was about to make a request to Chariot.
“…?”
His eyes suddenly moved towards the window.
“What?”
His mood, which had created an insidious appearance like a snake, became lighter again.
As if you are happy to receive a sudden gift.
Jiying-
“…?”
At the same time, Lee Hwa-rin’s cell phone vibrated.
“…!”
Lee Hwa-rin took out her cell phone and checked it, then spoke to Chariot in an urgent tone.
“Master Chariot! The appearance of an unexpected gate has been confirmed in a nearby city!”
“…What is your grade?”
Chariot immediately turned serious and asked.
“It’s A!”
“Holy sh*t. What’s the damage?”
“Fortunately, they say there were no casualties.”
“…?”
Sudden crash gates occur in the city, even though they are rated A.
No casualties?
“It is said that an unidentified awakener nearby has completely subdued the monsters!”
“Unidentified ability? Is it an outerwear?”
“That’s-“
“No.”
At that time, Ceylon suddenly joined the conversation between the two.
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“It’s not like outerwear.”
Ceylon seemed to know something about her, gesturing towards her door and speaking to them.
“Please, can you guide me?”
***
It was a sudden incident.
And it was a welcome event.
I felt the presence of my friend, who I thought hadn’t gotten out of the gate yet.
It looks like our friend arrived on Earth a while ago.
Why did I only realize it now?
Let’s put those questions aside for a moment.
I received guidance from Lee Hwa-rin and Chariot and headed to the scene where the ‘unidentified awakened person’ had subdued a class A monster.
Sure enough.
“Miss Kasha!”
The unidentified awakener was none other than our friend, Miss Kasha.
I thought it would take longer than this and that I would have to go through a lot of trouble before we could meet again.
I was happy to see her and went straight to Ms. Kasha.
“Hmm?”
But wait.
Looking back, the atmosphere of the scene was somehow strange.
Let’s hear it.
It is said that Miss Kasha achieved a heroic feat of preventing casualties by eliminating monsters that came out of an explosion gate.
However, the citizens were looking at our Miss Kasha as if she were a villain, not a hero.
“Everyone – everyone, be careful! That awakened person is an outer who has not been registered in the association!”
And on the other side of our Miss Kasha, a group of awakened people were shouting that to the citizens.
“Hmm…”
I felt like I knew roughly how the situation was going.
“Teacher!?”
“Why are we here…”
Lee Hwa-rin and Chariot got out of the car one beat slower than me and stood near me.
I compared those two people with the awakened people who are confronting Miss Kasha over there.
If you play well, you can see that she is similar to Lee Hwa-rin.
Compared to Chariot, she was sorely lacking.
I grinned at Chariot.
“Master Chariot. When you saw me just now, you said that we should get along well as people in the same situation from now on, right?”
“…?”
Suddenly?
I continued to speak to Chariot, who had that expression on her face.
“So we’re friends now, right?”
“What?”
Before I could hear Chariot’s answer, I intervened between Miss Kasha and the group of awakened people who were confronting each other.
“Uh, you!”
Miss Kasha found me and gave me a greeting that was truly Miss Kasha.
I wanted to have a heart-warming reunion with Kasha, but-
“What are you?”
The group of awakened people who confronted Miss Kasha glared at me intimidatingly.
I ignored them and asked Miss Kasha.
“Miss Kasha, what happened?”
Miss Kasha distorted her expression and spat out as if chewing.
Damn.
Sorry.
“Wow…! Miss Kasha of the world is apologizing…!”
“…”
Tingling.
“hahahahaha, just kidding. Just kidding. Anyway, what’s going on?”
“As you can see, I got involved with troublesome people and got caught up in troublesome things.”
Even though she looked like this, Ms. Kasha was a dignified and cultured person.
Even in this situation where it was clear that she had been wronged, she seemed to be thinking about how to resolve the situation amicably.
Like when she subdued the monster at the gate.
If I could just use the power I lent them, subduing them would be as simple as eating cake.
“You were thinking rudely just now.”
“How did you know? I don’t know! I don’t know what you’re talking about! By the way, Ms. Kasha. Now, put that worry away! I know a neat way to resolve this annoying situation.”
“Are you really planning on using your power against those bastards?”
“Oh no – Miss Kasha! How do you look at people!”
“Otherwise, how do we resolve this situation? Even if I reveal that I am from the Hanan family. Even if I say that you are the true head of Harasin. I don’t think they will even listen.”
“But what if I say you’re a friend of someone powerful?”
“What?”
I said, proudly sticking out my chest.
“But right now, I’ve just made friendships with powerful friends in this world who can help me in this situation.”