Chapter 58

About an hour later, Shien returned to Lamegion and re-entered the town.

However, Shien looked a little guilty as he walked along the streets of the town.

People passed by in twos and threes around Shien, bringing along such conversations.

"Haven't the Knights and Adventurers Guild investigated what the anomaly was about yet?"

"They've been back for so long."

"Looking at how panicked they were when they came back, something big must have happened, right?"

"Could it be that the Devil Race is up to something?"

"Don't say that. Even the Demons maintain a peaceful relationship with us humans and the Protoss. Although the problem children have caused a lot of trouble, it's said that many of the leaders of the Demons have been working hard for the sake of peace among the three races. It's better not to ostracize the Demons for no reason."

"That's true, but other than the Demons, who else could have caused such a huge commotion?"

"Could it be the problem children of the Demons doing something troublesome again?"

"Or maybe it's just a natural phenomenon?"

"Then the Knights and Adventurers Guild wouldn't be so panicked, right?"

"That's really worrying."

Conversations like these constantly entered Shien's ears. Shien could only lower his head and shrink his neck like a suspicious person. If he was seen by the patrolling soldiers in the town, he might be interrogated.

Or rather, when he entered the town, Shien was already interrogated by the guards.

"You're an adventurer who came back from that direction, right?"

"Yes."

"Then you should have seen some strange phenomenon, right?"

"What … what is this strange phenomenon?"

"It's a strange earthquake and loud noise. If you saw anything with your own eyes, please tell us. This is also a request from the higher-ups. We hope that all adventurers can cooperate with us and investigate the cause of the phenomenon."

"Is … is that so?"

"Yes. So did you see anything strange?"

"… No."

"Alright, then please enter the town first."

"… Thank you."

This was the conversation Shien had with the guards at the city gate before he entered Lamegion.

With this experience, Sean, who was the culprit of all this, felt that it was better for him to lower his head as low as possible when he saw the entire town that seemed to be in a state of unease and panic, as well as the worried faces of the surrounding citizens who were constantly chatting about the same topic.

"In the end, I was just training my skill. I didn't do anything scary on purpose."

How did this happen?

Shien looked up at the sky and let out a long sigh.

"I clearly didn't use the Holy Sword. I used this skill as a level 10 novice adventurer. Even if I 'accidentally' poured too much mana into it because of [Magitek] and [Mana Regeneration], and 'accidentally' raised the skill's level too high, it shouldn't have turned out like this, right?"

Shien felt wronged.

In other novels, the protagonists would destroy the heavens and the earth at the slightest provocation, and the destruction they caused would be many times more terrifying than his. In the end, they would only receive respect and worship from passersby. Why did he have to be treated like this when it was his turn?

"This is the real reality, isn't it?"

Think about it. When faced with a real calamity, even if the calamity was in human form, people wouldn't feel respect and admiration just because of the terrifying destructive power it displayed, right?

People only respected and admired heroes who used great power to protect themselves and the order of the world. If this power couldn't be used by the world, then to the common people, they wouldn't be any better than the Demon King.

Just like now, when faced with an incomprehensible phenomenon and power, people would only show fear and anxiety.

If they wanted to be like the protagonists in the novels, disobeying everything and going against the heavens, the earth, and the universe, and yet they still wanted to be respected and admired, that was just wishful thinking.

Rather, if one of his actions really made the people around him feel so uneasy and panicked, what was there for the so-called protagonists to be proud of?

In any case, as for Shien himself, he felt rather apologetic when he saw the expressions of the innocent people who felt uneasy because of his "carelessness".

No matter what, he couldn't hurt the innocent, right?

"I should restrain myself in the future."

In order to prevent today's situation from happening again, Shien felt that he had to first study the [Demon Sword] skill.

Although Sean could freely control the power of the [Demon Sword] after it was upgraded to the maximum level, he still had to study how strong the [Demon Sword] could be with the amount of mana he injected into it.

Otherwise, if he infused a little more mana like today, it would be a tragedy again.

At the thought of the earth and mountains that he had split open, Shien felt his heart sink.

"I'm only at level 10, and I've already become like that. Now that my level has almost doubled, what will happen if I use the [Demon Sword] with all my might?"

Furthermore, if he were to use the Holy Sword, what would happen?

Although the Holy Sword could not increase Shien's mana, it could still increase the level of the skill by ten levels.

And the [Demon Sword] at level 10 was already that powerful. If this skill was increased by another ten levels …

"Spare me."

Shien did not dare to think about it.

"Hmm?"

At this moment, Shien suddenly came to his senses and turned in a direction as if he was surprised.

Because the [Mana Sense] skill that Shien had learned and upgraded to the maximum level suddenly gave him a very shocking reaction.

"What powerful mana."

This level of mana did not seem to be at the level that a human could possess.

"Is there such a powerful person in Ramjion?"

Shien stared in that direction.

He could sense that an individual with powerful magic power was approaching.

Then, not long after, the person appeared.

It was a tall, skinny man with long limbs, wearing a cloak, and a very feminine face.

The man walked over slowly, his face expressionless. His gaze did not stop on anyone, not even on anything. It was as if everything around him was not worthy of his attention.

His attitude was not arrogant, nor was it disdain, but disgust.

Yes.

The man seemed to hate everything here, or rather, he hated everything in this world. He didn't even want to look at his surroundings.

The man brushed past Shien.

Finally, he stopped.

"Is that you?"

The man stared at Sean, but his pupils were extremely dim as if Sean's figure was not imprinted in them at all.

It was as if he was talking to an animal that walked on two feet rather than a human being.

Shien squinted his eyes and did not say a word.

The man did not seem to mind either. He stared coldly at Shien and took out a piece of parchment from his pocket.

On the parchment, there was a drawing of a person.

Sean glanced at the person in the portrait, and then his pupils constricted.

"Have you seen this person before?"

The man asked coldly.

On the drawing, there was indeed a person that Shien was familiar with.