Season: 1 191: Turbulence (5)

Book 1 Chapter 191: Turbulence (5)

Translator: Seven

Editors: Ana_Banana, Yahiko

It was dawn when Frey finished talking to Nix.

He lay on the bed looking down at the peaceful expression of Nix, who had fallen asleep, before subconsciously brushing her hair away from her face.

He was happy that she looked comfortable.

‘You’ve had a hard day.’

Since they separated, she had hardly gotten the opportunity to take a break.

She’d had a very hard time in the past. It was to the extent that she even tried to kill herself to force Agni into hibernation.

When he first heard it, he thought it was an extreme option, but after thinking about it, he realised it wasn’t.

Instead, it was a judgement that was quite admirable considering the situation, level of knowledge, and experience that Nix had.

Of course, that didn’t mean he wanted to compliment her for it.

Frey pondered for a while before placing the other half of Agni’s crystal on the table.

Afterwards, he blew out the candle and left the room.

And so, a long and exhausting day had passed.

Nevertheless, Frey didn’t feel very tired.

It wasn’t just that.

‘My hunger has disappeared, and I don’t feel thirsty either.’

A feeling of fullness filled his entire body. As if he could stay in his optimal condition indefinitely.

It was as though he’d returned to his mental world.

Frey realised once again that he had moved even further from being human.

Of course, he could guess the reason.

Divine magic power.

This formidable energy was constantly energising Frey’s body. It seemed that he would never need to replenish his food, water, or sleep unless he exhausted his mental power to the limit.

Frey shook his head.

He might have transcended humanity, but he was still human.

This was something that could never be forgotten or blurred. It was a crucial problem, and it was very important for Frey’s identity.

Therefore, he didn’t think about it too deeply. Instead, he thought about the plan at hand.

Currently, they had clues to two Apostles.

Shadow King Jenta and the high rank Demon, Kaltud.

Sheryl was in charge of tracking the latter. If she had any clues, she would contact him personally.

As for Jenta?

The Lucid Swords were responsible for tracking him, including the Circle Master, Jekid Deosis.

He’d said that Jenta was from a small island country called ‘Hitume Ikar’. He’d also said that there was a branch of the Lucid Swords located in Hitume Ikar, which allowed them to track his whereabouts.

‘I hope it works out.’

He decided to meet Jekid first.

Shuk.

Frey moved to the Jun family residence, the place where the last Circle meeting had been held.

Because it was dawn, the mansion appeared quite dim. But Frey didn’t seem to notice this as he headed to Shepard’s room on the third floor of the mansion.

“Do you have any idea why we haven’t gotten any word from them?”

“It’s possible that it’s black magic.” (Note: Do you guys prefer black magic or sorcery?)

“...black magic.”

Frey muttered in a soft voice.

Black Magic.

This was a power used primarily by countries on the eastern side of the continent, and although it was different from magic in nature, the concept was the same...

That was all Frey knew about it.

And it was just a piece of knowledge that anyone could obtain by opening a book in a library. He didn’t know more than that.

This was because black magic didn’t exist 4,000 years ago.

This wasn’t surprising.

The races on the eastern side of the continent had developed their own unique and individual culture since the past. And thousands of years had passed since then.

So it was only natural that they would have developed their own techniques and technologies that matched their preferences.

‘How uncomfortable.’

This was how it felt when one encountered the unknown.

“There are a few ways to enter Hitume Ikar listed in those scrolls.”

“As long as I have the coordinates, I can use Warp.”

“Rounder Frey is certainly strong enough to do so. However, please don’t. If you were spotted by someone, things would only get more troublesome.”

“...”

Frey accepted Shepard’s quiet warning.

He certainly had the confidence to get in without being spotted. However, the real problem followed.

Frey wasn’t moving alone. In addition to Jekid, he planned to take Ivan, Snow, or Nix, who were now all working hard to train themselves.

If such a large group of outsiders was to appear in such a closed off place, there would certainly be traces.

‘If it’s found that we entered illegally later...’

As Shepard said, things would become more troublesome.

Of course, there was also the extreme method.

This meant entering Hitume Ikar and threatening the country’s senior officials to extract all the information about Jenta. Even if they didn’t want to answer, he could directly look into their minds for what he wanted.

It was an extreme but also incredibly efficient method.

Nevertheless, there was only one reason why Frey didn’t make such a choice.

‘Then I’d be no different from the Demigods.’

It was unethical and barbaric.

He would become the same as Lord, who infiltrated the palace of the Imperial family and forcibly obtained their obedience.

They weren’t the enemy.

This made it even worse to force them to surrender and submit.

Rather, what he needed was their cooperation.

‘...however.’

There were a few things that bothered him.

Hitume Ikar was a strange place where the Demigods’ evil influence had not managed to reach even now. The only way such a thing would be possible was if they struck a deal with the Demigods.

If this wasn’t by intimidation or forced surrender. If the country’s leaders turned out to be corrupt and rotten.

“...”

Then, Frey’s obligation to treat them like humans would disappear.