Chapter 556 The Changes He Missed [Pt 2]

Chapter 556 The Changes He Missed [Pt 2]

"I don't understand..." Rey murmured, stroking his chin as his narrowed eye depicted hints of disbelief.

"Adonis would never bail on the group."

Rey knew he was very cynical and distrusting most of the time. He found it difficult to trust most people—especially after all he had experienced. But, there were a few people who managed to break through that wall of his.

Adonis Levi was one of those people.

'He genuinely wanted to help this world. He's always had that personality since we were in school, and he still hasn't changed... at least, not by much.'

Sure, he was dealing with some issues of inadequacies, but Rey always knew he would overcome them. No matter what, it made no sense for him to escape.

"Perhaps I ought to inform you of the incidents that led up to your battle and eventual collapse in the Capital." Ater offered. "That way, you can get the full perspective on everything."

Right now, Rey was extremely limited by the information he had.

He didn't know anything about the struggles of his classmates before his arrival, or the aftermath of his battle with the strongest foe he had ever faced.

This absence of sufficient information was bound to skew his understanding of the current situation; hence, influencing his judgment on them. New novel chapters are published on

Since Ater had been taking care of things for nearly three months, he would have gotten the full story, making him the perfect person to inform him of the details.

"I think that would be good." Rey nodded.

And so, without any further tangents, the Familiar began to divulge everything.

... The calamity that befell the Capital.

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'The hell?'

With a bulging eye that seemed like it would explode at any given moment, Rey listened very attentively until the conclusion of Ater's exposition.

'I knew Billy was dead, and I suspected that Snow died too. But Eric? Him too?'

Just like with most of his classmates, Rey wasn't particularly close with Eric. They hardly spoke to each other, though they had a few things in common.

'We both loved this world. I liked that about him.' Rey cast a sad smile as he sighed, finding yet another reason to blame himself.

'Unlike me, he was a very smart guy too. Even when we were in school, he usually got near perfect grades.' Sure, he acted smug a lot of times, but Rey never really disliked him. Eric wasn't among the people who mocked him, and while they were completely different, they had very similar sets of ideals.

For that alone, his death seemed a little more impactful than the demise of Billy and Snow.

If that was all, then perhaps Rey could rest easy.

Unfortunately... that wasn't the case.

'Nearly twelve percent of the population died in the entire incident. Thirty nine percent were badly injured, with a good number of them in critical state.'

Some Capital denizens died after the calamity was over, which extended the number of casualties to a whooping twenty-three percent of the population.

'That's tens of thousands of people... all of them dead.' Rey couldn't allow himself to feel guilty, even if he wanted to. Still, he found it disrespectful to the dead that he couldn't even cry for their sake.

Sure, he could manipulate the glands in his eyes to secrete tears, but that would not be genuine.

"... But would you win?" The question echoed once again.

"I would." The tension evaporated in the air as Rey nodded as he stared at Ater.

"I could tell somehow. After all, now that my perception of everything has changed, you look entirely different in my eyes now." "Oh? How do I look to you, Master?" Ater asked with a brilliant smile.

"Well..." Rey's narrowed eye glowed brightly as information about Ater popped up in an instant.

[STATUS WINDOW] - Name: Ater (LQ#i&3r)

- Race: Bakeneko (Unknown)

- Class: Absolute Summon (S-Tier)

- Level: 101 (09.12% EXP) - Life Force: 1,000 (500) [insert]

- Mana Level: 1,500 (750) [insert]

- Combat Ability: 2,500 (1,250) [insert]

- Stat Points: 10,000

- Skills (Exclusive): [Shapeshift]

- Skills (Non-Exclusive): [Dark Magic]. [Magic Supremacy]. [Possession]. [Compulsion]. [Illusion]. [Undead Summon] [A$!!?¥\>.€£\K].

- Alignment: Chaotic Evil

[Additional Information]

An unknown entity whose true form remains a mystery, but takes the form of a cat. It is a great trickster with malevolent desires. It is a wicked entity.

Stay away from it.

[End Of Information]

"... I don't understand it myself."

'I can now see the glitches that Esme was mentioning back then. I guess it's because of my upgraded Appraisal, but what about Esme's case?' Rey wondered to himself.

Before he could fully process things, however, Ater interrupted his thoughts.

"Well... I did tell you, Master, that I was the only Familiar you really need." He puffed his chest out and smiled proudly. "And I still mean that!"

"Without those two Summons I would have died, though..."

"A-ah, well... they're exceptions." The floating Familiar chuckled nervously.

Upon bringing up the Phoenixes, Rey swiftly remembered something else—the final Familiar that he summoned back then.

"Now that I think about it, the purple egg should have hatched now, ri—?"

"Master, with all due respect... We should stick to the topic at hand. One thing at a time, right?" Ater swiftly interrupted, smiling as sweetly as possible.

Rey felt an awkward tingle on his skin, and he could see the slight unease that twinkled in Ater's eyes as he stared at his face.

"Fine then... let's go back to Adonis." He sighed, his thoughts on the other things mellowing out as he focused on the Hero's disappearance.

"What's this you say about a letter?"