Chapter 227: Reflection

Desire and Jarina left the tavern and went back to the Lord's mansion.

Nothing much happened on their journey back as they just focused on getting back.

It didn't take them a long time to return, but when they arrived in the Lord's mansion, Jarina immediately told Desire that she would like to be left alone first and that she would rest in some room in the Lord's mansion.

It was quite weird for Jarina to ask something like this as she can just do it right away without asking.

It's not like Desire would prevent her from doing her own things, but well, Desire just allowed it since it seems that was what Jarina wanted.

As soon as Desire allowed her, Jarina took her leave.

Well, they...didn't really separate from one another as Desire...walked alongside her.

There was a reason why Desire came back here, and that was to sort his thoughts out regarding the Monster's Way.

And for him to do that, he wanted a quiet place, which is the room that he slept in earlier.

And Jarina's destination was in the same direction as him so they didn't really part ways.

This made the atmosphere between the two awkward and embarrassing for Jarina, but well.

It's not that big of a deal, so she was able to recover from it quickly.

It didn't take long for the two to reach their destination, and it seems that their rooms were just right in front of each other.

Right...it was just right in front of each other, and it didn't look like that special as well.

The door was normal, and there was no special mechanism going on.

However, it seems that was enough for the both of them as they both went inside in their respective rooms after saying goodbye to each other.

And now, Desire was back in this room, lying on the bed as he willed for the Unknown to appear in front of him.

Of course, it was about the Monster's Way. To be exact, how to awaken the Monster's Way.

[How to awaken the Monster's Way(PROPERLY)]

-Eat a Monster Lord and become a Monster Lord.

-Form a Mana Heart and become a Monster.

It was these two things that Desire needed to do so that the Monster's Way wouldn't be awakened by the unknown powers.

However, Desire didn't really care about it right now.

He could feel that, even if the Monster's Way become awakened by the unknown powers, it would still be fine.

There would be some injuries, but Desire could feel that he would be able to recover from it pretty fast.

That was why Desire wasn't really that concerned about it.

Of course, that doesn't mean that he's going to ignore it, but...there was something more important for Desire right now.

And that is...

"Aerith and her daughter...Aeri, was that her name...said that I feel like a monster."

"I asked Jarina about that, too, and she said I do feel like a monster."

"If they were not lying about their identities, Aerith and Aeri are the royal family of the Elves - a whole monster race."

"And if I think about Jarina, she's also the royal family of the Suckus - a whole monster race as well."

"And now...they both said that I feel like a monster."

"That's really...interesting."

Desire said all those words with a smile on his face. Well, two royal families said that Desire feels like a monster.

For someone who loves monsters so much, Desire was definitely happy to hear this news.

However, that was not all the important points that Desire had right now.

"Aerith said that if one is a monster, one naturally got the Monster's Way..."

"Does that mean...that I am naturally a monster?"

"With the royal families of two monster race saying that I am and the 'facts' about the Monster's Way supporting that, it seems...that I really am a monster."

And what Desire said was right. No...it would be more correct to say that it was only natural for him to end up thinking that way since both opinions and facts are saying that he is a monster.

After all, Desire wouldn't have the Monster's Way if he wasn't a monster.

And he wouldn't feel like a monster if he wasn't one.

Although some humans act and are worse than monsters, that doesn't mean they are like Desire, who genuinely feels like a monster from Aerith and Jarina's perspective.

It was then that Desire willed for the Unknown to show another screen.

It was the part where the Unknown shows Desire's race.

[Race: Human, Quarter God]

Desire had his eyes glued to those words as he murmured.

"The Unknown never told me that I am a Quarter God until Gaud told me."

"That means...there is a chance that the Unknown just isn't showing that I am a monster because some kind of trigger still hasn't happened."

Right, the Unknown only became 'updated' when Desire learned that he was a Quarter God.

It was only then that Desire officially had two races; human and Quarter God.

And since that only happened when Gaud told him, Desire speculated that it should be the same with the monster part.

"I also have the Monster Rank as well...this basically settles that I am a monster, no?"

Right...all of the information that Desire got right now...points to him being a monster.

That was why Desire was so interested in this situation that he just had to take his time to reflect on the information that he got right now.

"Hmmm...anyway, I just need to form a Mana Heart and eat a Monster Lord."

"As far as I know, a Dungeon that was already conquered no longer have its Monster Lord, so the Dungeon of the Dead doesn't have a Monster Lord."

"I need to find one, but...I'll focus on this Mana Heart first." Desire said as he decided on what he would do from now on.

"Hmm...let's see..." Desire murmured as he willed for the Unknown to give more information about the Mana Heart.