118 An Overseer and A Foreseer!

"What do you mean?" Faunia asked. She frowned and stared at Pedro.

"I planned to start clearing the monsters around the Naga Kingdom. Then, slowly move from there to other parts of the continent." He explained. "But... It would take a lot of time."

"Human! You fear that by that time, our force would be overwhelmed by the monsters?" She asked.

Pedro glanced at her as if asking 'Did you seriously say that yourself?'. Then, he simply returned his attention back to the fight of Beatrice, Yojiro, and Yuson.

"Overwhelmed? Nah... I would benefit from this event, no matter what happens." He chuckled, "But... Humans in this continent might go extinct. Besides... How can I even take a step at the Dark Continent if I can't even handle monsters in this continent?"

"Then... What do you plan to do, human?" Faunia asked.

"Feed those 'unusual' humans to the monster, then farm them." He smirked, "At the same time... Use this event to gain the favor of the Kingdoms and Villages while recruiting people with potential."

"Using humans as meat shields? Are you even human?" Faunia mocked with a smile.

"Of course, I am!" He said, "But those 'unusual' ones... I can only see nothing but trouble from their existence."

Faunia laughed in response, enough to get the attention of Beatrice, Yojiro, and Yuson.

Pedro waved to them as if saying 'Continue your training! Don't mind us!'. Beatrice gripped her sword tightly and stared towards Pedro; she seemingly wanted to fight him.

But before she could provoke him, Yojiro and Yuson launched an attack that forced her to shift her attention back to them. Even Yuson shouted 'You dare take your attention away from your enemy!'.

Fortunately, Beatrice was able to dodge and was able to return back the course of the fight into a stalemate.

After a few seconds, Pedro broke the silence in the [Battle Arena, Viewer's Area] and he said, "Based on your response, you haven't found a potential inheritor of being the [god of Beasts]. Why don't you just pass it to me?"

"You?" She asked. At that moment, she remembered something she was 'asked' to do.

Faunia took a sigh before saying, coldly, "Human, don't think about it. I would never consider you as the inheritor!"

"Oho-- Why is that so?" He asked, "I think I am a good fit to become a god's inheritor, though. Don't you think?"

"I did not say that you are not fit to become one." She explained. "It's just that someone already had eyes on you. And... It is someone whom I won't dare offend."

"Eyes on me?" Pedro forced out a smile and had a bad feeling with what he just heard.

"Your name is 'Death' right?" Faunia asked, "If you are the one that elder brother Death asked me to give his regards, then it means that he already had his eyes on you."

"The god of Death." She said. "In any case... I don't want to get on the elder brother's bad side. So... Whether you are the one he was referring to or not, I won't dare take the risk and 'steal' his potential inheritor. That said, I doubt that elder brother Death would even choose a human as his inheritor."

"Wait!" Pedro shouted as he stared towards Faunia with a frown.

This made Faunia frown in response and ask, "What?"

"What do you mean by not choosing humans as inheritors? Are there other races than humans?"

"You don't know?" Faunia asked in response due to her astonishment.

"Would I ask if I know?" Pedro said as he calmed his self. Then, he added. "We can talk about this later on. Let's get ready first before we head back to the land. We'd be gone from the ship for a long time after all."

Faunia remained silent in response. Pedro didn't expect her to respond, after all. Hence, they just quietly watched the battle between Beatrice, Yojiro, and Yuson come to an end.

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In an unknown place, darkness spans as far as the eyes could see. There were two beings seated in front of a table, playing a game similar to chess. The board was black. At the same time, there were 'wood pieces' atop of it.

On one side is a being whose eyes were white and it is the only thing that could be seen from him. Opposite of him was another being whose eyes were colored yellow; into which his eyes 'barely' illuminated the board and the 'wood pieces'. (wood pieces are like pieces in chess. But like personally crafted figures.)

"I like your older brother better..." The white-eyed being said.

The yellow-eyed being laughed in response and said, "Hahaha! Old D... That one, we were not even blood-related. We just happen to have similar-sounding names."

The white-eyed being didn't respond. Instead, he took one of the two 'wood pieces' on his side of the board. In turn, The yellow-eyed being gazed towards the 'wood piece' the white-eyed being was holding.

"Hahaha! Old D... Don't you think it is time for us to meet him?" The yellow-eyed being asked.

"You sure talk a lot, young Fate." The white-eyed being said, coldly. "Is this related to a demon from the house of envy?"

The yellow-eyed being burst into laughter once again. Then, he said, "Hahaha! Old D! How did ya know?"

"So... I was right!" Old D, the white-eyed being, said, "How? Did you even need to ask when you know the answer?"

"Eeeeh? Nevermind that..." Fate smirked and said, "Hahaha! I am more interested in that 'piece' you are holding, Old D!"

"Ohoh~" Old D chuckled, "Even you, young Fate, was intrigued by my candidate."

Fate laughed and said, "Hahaha! I didn't know that you are planning to retire, old D!"

"Stop with your nonsense." Old D retorted, coldly. "Your master already told me of my fate! That aside... Let's go and meet this young man."

"Finally! Finally! Hahahaha!" Fate celebrated as the two of them stood.

A portal appeared a few meters away from them that had an opening that was filled with a silvery-black fluid, which was reflecting even the weak light from the two being's eyes. Then, after they went past through it, the portal vanished leaving the dark place with an eerie silence.

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In the forest near the Naga Kingdom, a portal appeared.

Then, a man around his 50s to 60s walked out with a black cane. He wore a plain black overcoat with a collar that extends up to half of his neck, like a detective. Behind his overcoat was the word "Overseers" written in it, in an unusual font. At the same time, It was paired by his black pants and black gloves. While his white eyes paired with his cane made him resemble a blind but rich person.

Following behind him is a young man around his early 20s. He wore the same set of clothing but the word written on the back of his overcoat was "Foreseers", in the same unusual font. Instead of a cane, he had a black and white colored dice as big as a Rubik's cube.

"Hahaha! Old D, I am excited! It's my first time visiting a human stronghold." Fate said whilst tossing his dice up in the air, like someone who was playing with an apple.

"Don't mess too much with their fate." He said, "It would be troublesome if Destiny and Justice come after us. You don't want to be exiled, do you?"

"Hahaha! Of course! Of course, Old D!"

"Then, control yourself!"

"Hahaha! I will! I will!"