Chapter 23: Chapter 23

I'm still awake… I have like… 5% concentration left…

–Yeah.

And… I'm being carried…

"Are you sure about this, Iluaster?"

ilu-was-ter?... Hmm, got it. (Note: that's how I imagine everyone should read, or pronounce it.)

I'm probably getting carried in a carriage or something, cause it's bumpy as hell after they found me, and also cause I'm feeling like I'm on top of something made from wood.

"Well Ilya. Eh, it doesn't really matter much anyway… but… what do we do with this? I really just grabbed her on a whim…"

Her?... Oh, this will complicate some things… I'm androgynous, genderless.

–Your entire look is complicated. Don't worry about it. People would just call you he anyway due to the fact that most people just don't like saying you're a she if your gender is unknown. [Most people just call you a he anyway at the end of the day. It's much easier for them.]

"... Stupid brother, you're really quite a fool… what if this girl, or boy, I don't really know it myself, is actually an important person? Won't we get caught and get killed? They are close to the cursed mansion after all…"

That's probably Ilya… should I fake waking up?... No, I don't think I should.

–Just fake sleeping is good enough. Act waking up after 2 hours. Regaining one concentration per 72 seconds… or 1 minute and 12 seconds. Too slow, but it's better than nothing.

4 hours passed by me accidentally actually sleeping…

–...

…

"Nggn…"

I shook my head while slowly trying to stand up… I immediately collapsed as it got bumpy all of the sudden.

"Oh, you woke up?... My name is Ilyaster, the one who is travelling is back to my village. My brother here is Iluaster. Nice to meet you."

I looked at him… hmm… it's a person with cat ears…

"My name is Atleus. Nice to meet nya."

I said while standing up carefully this time and sitting.

"Iluaster here. So, Miss with really exotic clothes. What are you doing on the road, fainted while a man beside you is sleeping?"

…

"It's them. And the reason? Cause I fainted after I fought the person. Also do note that my clothes are because I'm a mage. You can't question a mage's clothing nya."

I said while acting out like I have a wand in my hand. Really, wands aren't needed to use magic, they're just used by beginners in order to use the magic that is embedded in the wand itself. Storing 4 magic spells is what a normal wand can do, but even still, it's a 50% loss in power and concentration efficiency, you would rather learn the spell yourself than use a wand, just using a wand makes it so that you can do it faster, at the cost of efficiency. For all I know, if it doesn't damage, then speed is useless, even then… it caps off at a certain speed, while using the spell yourself doesn't cap it, you can even do it instantaneously, if you can.

"... Hmm guess so. Atleus… doesn't really sound like a good name isn't it?"

Oh, shut up, Iluaster. For all you know, I might named myself just Lea if someone else doesn't have that name.

–Sounds like sarcasm.

Guess… so. {Hah…… you wish it is.}

I suddenly become a little sad, but immediately revert to my normal aloof expression. {... As if I let myself look sad while thinking of a possible future.}

–[... The future is really bleak. But…. Eh, how would I know? It has countless possibilities on the grand end of things.]

"Hello? Hello?"

Iluaster, the person in front of me kept calling me, but I just ignored him. Hmm for now… since I can't really train on a… well, usually you can't train on a carriage.

*Gihik, Gihik. Random goblin noises.*

Well… I chanted some chant or something to make it seem like I was doing something…

And simply made 20 fireballs to kill all of the useless monsters on the road. Don't worry, I burned the body off so that no one has to clean it up for me.

"Troubles that immediately spawns. Annoying."

I just said while we continued our slow, but bumpy ride.

–That was…

1 second in the future, yes. Since I seen it happen, they spawned, so I immediately killed them. Isn't it really fortunate that people can just somehow see the future? Well, it's more that I felt the space fluctuations, but still… who just decides to target me? Like, Riddle me wrong, but if that's another me, I rather just go to them myself and absorb them.

–Oh? Bet. I bet that you won't kill the clone you're talking about and you'll instead absorb it.

… Cheating. I was gonna do that option myself. {I mean, is there any other option I would've done in this current circumstances?... Yeah, like I would think of anything else.}

After some hours of travelling on this really bumpy road…

"Welcome to 'Just green village'. Don't ask the name of the village, I'm not the village chief, alright?"

I immediately used misdirection and as they are normal people, I did it without fail.

–Let's see… what to do?

The target this time is…

I summoned Angel and threw it at the air lightly… swoosh, swoosh, swoosh. I grabbed it and nothing happened.

–... Faint similar concentration energy from the west.

Angel told me where I need to go… hmm… west… how far?

–Not far.

… Great.

I changed to being an Angel and immediately started to accelerate…

10 minutes later…

"And here."

I teleported to stop my momentum and switched to my cat beastman form? Cat form sounds better, although I don't technically become a cat.

"Hmm… yep."

What I'm seeing is a dark castle. A castle that looks ominous, but for some reason, it doesn't really feel deadly from afar. Well… from a second glance, if this place is all around deadly, there wouldn't be people in it. Yep, can't kill the leader here. It would make this place very chaotic if I get caught killing the leader…

"Now… all I had to do is… oh. That's very noticeable."

I looked at the top portion of the castle. There's a powerful person there… might be the leader? Probably the leader, isn't it?

–Well… it does feel similar to your concentration… so it has like 50% chance.

{I either find the leader, or I don't.}

I immediately made an invisible platform made from concentration. I controlled the platform to quickly and silently made me reach the top floor, if I had used my wings to climb, it would be heard.

*Faint thud*

I stepped on the highest room at this mansion… and immediately…

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*Rain noises*

… Getting back would be a pain. I should ask Lea to teleport me back.

*Tzzt, tzzt*

_hmm… make sure to steal some materials there. There's probably a rare material there. If you do give me the material, I would teleport you back, even after you made me wait for days to absorb someone._

…

Sounds reasonable.

–[No it isn't.]... Guess so.

Suddenly, I felt like I stayed here for too long as I felt a certain presense similar to mine.

"Who's in my chamber? An assassin? A Dark knight?"

A sword is pointed behind me while she is asking…

I immediately turned around and summoned Angel…

*Thunder sounds*

The window which I used to enter showed my face in this dark night… she looked at me with a confused look, before realizing and putting the sword he has on his scabbard.

"Oh. Hello there, my name is Leon. Well, that doesn't matter. For now… you will probably explain to me as to what am I, but I won't even bother to listen to you. Also don't question my name."

She said while looking at me with a gaze that feels like she knew what would happen.

"Well, guess so. So… would you accept?"

I asked while putting Angel back into his respective ring.

"... Hahahahahahahahahahaha… you're-, as if!!"

She immediately drew her sword from her scabbard and dashed towards me quickly. Getting caught off-guard, I summoned Angel again and used him to block her attacks… tch, a demon… so the next thing will…

Taking a precaution, I made a dome to protect me from all attacks…

Her sword suddenly became covered in mana as she slashed at my dome and destroyed it, seeing it was destroyed, I threw an invisible knife towards her and she blocked it… tch, I can't win this fight… so, all I have to do is…

"Blade mode."

I muttered as a crown colored in royal yellow appeared on top of my head, although it doesn't matter if you can see it or not as it's dark here.

–You can only use this mode for 20 seconds before fainting. Concentration before using Blade mode, 85%.

"Installs? Make sure it's worth-"

I immediately threw Angel towards her. She blocked it and Angel flew off towards a wall.

"..."

She now temporarily can't sense me as I used misdirection. I summoned Time slower while she can't sense me… I should be able to slow down time a little with this… no, I don't think I should be able to do that…

*Fwoosh*

A time stone immediately appeared… thanks, Lea.

I inserted the time stone into it's respected place and put 3% of my concentration into it… Time dilation. Time suddenly slowed time and everyone else other than me is moving 1/100 as slow in this room.

"Hmm…"

I silently walked towards her and touched her hand… soft hands… but, that doesn't matter.

"Initiating Merging process. Both users would have to accept in order for the process to happen."

Time being slowed time ended and she looked at me, surprised and immediately said…

"... Yes? Ah…"

"Will start the process."

We both fainted on the spot… the crown in my head vanished as Blade mode was automatically over.

(Change POV)

*Fwoosh*

"And here."

I said while looking at two clones hugging each as they sleep. I gotta say, merging is weird… but I won't question it.

I walked towards the sword Atleus had on his hand. From the check-up I did, I learned that he was genderless, but I will just say that he's a he, as it's kinda hard to get use to calling him it, they, or them.

I took the time stone and walked towards Angel.

"You have that ability, don't you? Shared abilities. Now, help me find materials for myself."

–... Just remember your promise. [Otherwise, I did this for nothing.]

"Sure."

I said on clear conviction while teleporting into the lowest area this castle has.

"And we're here."

I teleported myself and this telepathic sword to this Castle's treasure room. How did I know this was the treasure room? Cause instincts, and a bunch of logical conclusions from analysing this castle using the time stone and Atleus in seconds.

–... Oh, I found it. It's this one? Just in your left.

I followed what he said and analyzed the material… Angel crystal?... And many of them? What?... This is the demon continent. So I'm a bit confused, but there isn't a demon crystal here?... Hmm that's a bit suspicious.

I grabbed at least 20 Angel crystals. Might be helpful later. And I scavenged for the other myself…

…

Well, this was expected.

I grabbed many materials and a single demon crystal to my dimensional bag, before teleporting away from here and going back to the highest room in this castle.

I put some concentration into the time stone and started to slow down time…

"Following my promise."

I said while putting the two people we need to wait for days on a bed in this room… they're really hugging each other tightly for weird reasons… even their legs are intertwining… merging sure is weird…

"..."

–I won't question what I'm seeing… I just… don't think this is normal for our Atleus.

"Yeah. Normally, he's aloof, doing whatever he wants, will faint after a serious fight."

I said, agreeing with Angel while continuing to slow down time… I'm using Real concentration, so I don't have a problem with this. I mean… why would I have a problem with it? I'm a Sage, technically, I just don't have enough magic spells, although I have lots of knowledge being a mage, researching and living hundreds of years using the time stone does that to you. And I have a single secret that I don't want to be known yet… hehehe.

–Such a nice night… seeing people who are very similar in face, even in height, hugging each other while their legs are intertwining… which is kinda weird if you think about it, but… let's not ask the real questions and just let this situation be. It will be like this for days, after all, questioning it is as it is… although it isn't like it's outside, it probably… is… "out of the question"… [I should learn better jokes.]

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