Chapter 286 Ater’s Proposal

Chapter 286 Ater’s Proposal

Emerging from the darkness was a man in a black hooded cloak, shrouded in a mostly blackened attire.

He had a dark mask on, and he appeared just like the famed Dark Adventurer.

No... he really was him!

The one who stood before Rey was none other than Ralyks.

Then, he knelt before the seated boy.

"Master..."

As those words echoed in the room, Rey shrugged slightly as a small smile formed on his face.

"You should transform back to your normal form." He said. This chapter is updated by nov(e)(l)biin.com

"You mean as a ca—?"

"No! You know fully well what I mean." Rey swiftly interjected.

This completely broke his cool vibes.

"Understood, master."

Instantly, a swirling surge of energy circled around the Ralyks that knelt before Rey, and in no time at all, it had become a handsome young man with red hair and ebony skin.

His crimson eyes shone brightly in the room, and his lips curled up to form a devilish grin.

"That's more like it." Rey nodded, staring at his Familiar—Ater.

"You may rise."

Ater rose to his feet, his tall figure looming over Rey who sat comfortably on his bed.

"You can sit down if you like. We have quite a bit to discuss, after all."

Upon hearing that, Ater began to float in midair and crossed both legs together as he sat on nothing but empty space.

Rey noticed this, and a spark of curiosity appeared in his eyes.

"How are you able to do that? Float, I mean."

Ater didn't have any Skill related to flying, yet he had displayed the ability to fly a few times—both as Ralyks and in his normal form.

How was that possible? Some kind of Magic Spell he had?

"Ahh... I think it just comes naturally to me. Sort of like how walking is to humans—maybe even running or crawling."

Once he heard this, Rey's eyes widened considerably.

'Oho! So that's how it is.'

Just the same way humans didn't have a Skill for walking or running, he didn't need a Skill for flying.

'It must come naturally to his race.'

'That is my intention. I want to make them strong enough to actually stand against the Dragons.

And it wasn't impossible!

'Just by looking at their growth today, and how their Stats have advanced so far, I honestly think it's only a matter of time that they reach Level 100.'

It was possible that they would arrive at that Level once the entire Dungeon Raid was concluded.

Rey couldn't even imagine what Level Adonis would reach once the entire thing was over.

'They're currently being polished. Given enough time, I'm sure Ater will see their value.'

Besides...

"Utility isn't the only reason I make such decisions." Rey smiled in response to Ater's questions.

Perhaps he was just being sentimental, but he genuinely wanted to see those eight grow strong too.

'In this world, it's better to be strong rather than weak. They all stayed because they wanted to protect this world and stop the Dragons. The least I can do for them is give them the opportunity to become strong.'

One could perhaps describe it as an act of benevolence. Others could call it selfless, or even patronizing.

But for Rey, none of those mattered much.

'Most of what we do as humans isn't fully logical.' He sighed and rubbed his head.

Even now, he couldn't help but wonder if Ater was right—and if there weren't any better ways to go about what he wanted.

However, since his current arrangement was working well, there was no need to change anything.

"I guess there are reasons that you just can't recognize." Rey finally said to Ater, who had been waiting for an answer.

The moment he heard this, his eyes widened in surprise.

He instantly bowed his head in respect.

"I understand, Master!"

Whatever Rey meant by those words could have been misinterpreted by Ater, but the boy didn't notice any of that at all.

He was just happy that Ater wasn't asking him the question any longer.

"Now then... on to the real issues."

*

*

*

[A/N]

Thanks for reading!

What do you all think? Is Ater right? Should Rey just ditch everyone and focus on his own grind?