'Forget it.'
Orion sighed. There were some things he couldn't control and there were still things he had to do right now so he focused his thoughts on these things instead of brooding over this news.
Although he felt a little sad, it wasn't something that could make him lose sight of what's ahead.
Though he had a little doubt about Elyn, He had seen another Elyn on planet Sadola with that strange old man. If that old man turned out to be someone so powerful that he could make the demon race run away, then his granddaughter had to be an amazingly strong person.
But he didn't know her strength nor was he sure whether she was the same Elyn as the Divine Fairy.
'Maybe she is, maybe she isn't. I guess, I will know that eventually.'
He thought and again looked at his universal bracelet.
'Let's see what else is in the news.'
Swiping left with his finger, the hologram switched to a new one and Orion was surprised to see the title of this news.
« Curse Lord—the hero of Starforge. »
'They made me the hero!'
He looked down and saw a picture of himself wearing the mask, his right hand engulfed in bright red flames and his left hand cloaked in icy blue frost.
'Damn, does everyone take mirror crystal with them when they travel around?'
Orion wondered when he saw a picture of himself on the article.
Only mirror crystal could record a picture of someone and store it inside for later use.
Moving down, he saw there were more things written about the Curse Lord.
« He single-handedly killed the silver rank and golden rank demons from the demon race, making their attack on the Starforge a failure. People from all over the world started calling him a hero but we don't know who he really is as he wears a mask. Is Curse Lord from one of the seven Magi families? Is he a Zenithan? Why haven't we seen him before or heard about someone so stronger in our world?
Stay tuned for more related information about the hero—Curse Lore. »
« Just now we also received news that Hyperion Tower gave Curse Lord the 3rd ranking in the elite rankings, making him one of the strongest young lords of the Magus Kingdom just behind Astral Voidwalker and Elyn Ravenclaw. »
« First was the legend of the Divine Fairy and then this Curse Lord. A lot of youngsters are rising just before the kingdom's biggest occasion. Who will rise at the end and who will drown in the sea of geniuses? Stay tuned for more updates. »
"No, it's impossible. This shouldn't have happened. How did this happen? Why did this happen?"
She then suddenly muttered to herself as she looked at Orion; her eyes only reflected shock.
Meanwhile, Orion came back to his senses, hearing the murmurs, and saw the lady in front of him.
He became excited to see her, in contrast to the guy from earlier.
"Big Sister Emily, when did you come back?" He asked, his face blooming with happiness as the gloom from before disappeared, seeing the lady in front of him.
"No, no. There is definitely something wrong here. I will have to inform others about this."
She muttered a few more words before suddenly disappearing, leaving Orion confused about what had happened to her.
'What happened to her?' He thought. 'Maybe she remembered some unfinished work and had to go quickly.'
He then broke through the earth barrier that had restrained him and continued walking towards his original destination.
'It's good that big sister came back. I will show her how strong I have become tomorrow.'
He thought happily as he walked.
The destination he had in mind was a forest near the palace called Tocola Forest.
He remembered his mother telling him stories about how this forest was the oldest entity in Morse. Even before their family settled here, the forest existed. Countless generations had passed, yet the forest still stood tall.
Over time, it became a hunting ground for generations and generations of their lineage.
Even the people from all the districts came to this forest to hunt monsters and level up.
However, being the oldest entity on the planet Morse, the forest was home to monsters with incomprehensible strength. These creatures lived in the deepest parts of the forest, leading to a family rule: no one was to venture beyond the twenty-kilometre mark.
And Orion was no exception to this rule. He was only going there with the intention of increasing his stat points.
In the news earlier, he noticed the article mentioned something about the biggest occasion in the Magus Kingdom and he knew what the biggest occasion meant.
In fact, there was only one event that could be called the biggest occasion in the Magus Kingdom: the Stellar Prodigy Tournament. However, what made this tournament truly special was that it coincided with the emperor's centennial birthday. This combination made it a once-in-a-century event for the people of the Magus Kingdom.
Therefore, Orion had a feeling that he would face some strong opponents in the tournament. Even though he was confident in defeating any gold-ranked experts, he wanted to be at his best.
As for not participating in the tournament, It was not his decision to make. He would represent his family in that tournament if he won tomorrow's assessment, which he definitely wouldn't lose, so he would have to participate in the tournament whether he liked it or not.