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Chapter 99 Confirmation

[Chapter 98 Comments]

[Danx_72: So the weapons of the spirit are like the Irregular guardian but you can't know what weapon is and only weapons, not things like a hand or something like that...?]

[Aryan_Srivastav_3324: It's going to be interesting to see your weapon choices. And since when did you become proficient in using all weapons?]

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[Vanadhi_Lucia: can the spirit grow stronger alongside MC and have more and more different forms?]

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"Yo, you've come," Theo smiled calmly as if he had done nothing wrong. Meanwhile, Aurora was already so tense that she was a bit afraid of taking another step forward.

"T-Teacher," Aurora nodded her head, politely greeting him.

"Just relax. It's not like I'm going to bite you or something. Though, I have guessed what you want to talk about," Theo waved his hand, calling her to come.

Aurora braced herself and approached Theo before sitting in front of him like a docile kid.

"Before we start this, I'm going to ask you this. What is the difference between illusion and reality? What if you wake up to the same reality as you've been seeing every day, not realizing that it's actually an illusion? In the end, reality and illusion only have a thin layer that separates them. That layer is so thin that we can consider this reality as an illusion and vice versa."

Aurora looked down for a moment before asking, "Then, in your chant..."

"You told me to honestly introduce myself, so I did."

Aurora took a deep breath, feeling a bit more pressured. The moment Theo confirmed it, it meant that he was truly the ruler of reality.

More importantly, Theo claimed that he was bound by the world but not restrained by its chains. It meant that he could disregard the world's law. What Aurora didn't know was that Theo was a transmigrator, replacing the original Theo of this world.

He was considered a living being here, but his soul belonged to the original world. This was why Theo mentioned that he wasn't restrained by this world. If he wanted, he could use his clone to return to the original world, and this place couldn't tie him down.

But because Aurora wasn't aware of the real situation, she thought Theo must be a kind of deity related to the Demon Realm. That was the only reason why he wasn't being restricted by the world.

If that was the case, she actually had a God as her teacher. It was incredible and scary at the same time.

"Whatever you have in mind, I'm still your teacher, Theodore Griffith. That's all you need to know."

Aurora trembled for a moment. She had known that Theo was so smart and experienced that he could basically read his students' minds, but in this situation, it made her tense up.

"Then, there are only three remaining questions," Aurora raised three fingers even though her hand was shaking. "The darkness in your heart, is it going to bring calamity to this world?"

"Nope. In fact, the darkness is just a way to express my desire, completely unrelated to the school or this world."

"Then, what about the world's will?"

"I can't answer that question... not to you or anyone else in this world. It's not that I don't want to say it, but I can't."

"Even the reason why you can't say it?"

"Yes," Theo nodded. He remembered how hard it was to get information about the power he wielded in the original world. Talking about it was also taboo to avoid chaos brewing in the world.

"One last question... Though, this is just my personal question. I am not allowed to say anything about this to the others, right?"

"Mia already knows about it since she is my daughter. As for the others, it's better for them not to know. The fact that you know about this is enough to put you in danger... far more dangerous than the current situation we face right now. If you don't want to lose your life, it's better to bury that memory deep into your mind and destroy all records about it."

"I understand." Aurora sighed before bowing to him. "I don't know how to act after this..."

"It's fine to act like usual," Theo nodded. "You should get some rest today and calm yourself a bit."

Aurora agreed without hesitation. The reason why she felt so bad was not the fact that she knew her teacher's true identity. Instead, it was because the reason why her teacher revealed his identity was due to her.

She gritted her teeth and thought it would be best to calm her heart for a bit before thinking about this.

"Are you done? You're not going to ask me about the spirit's ability?" Theo asked.

"No. It's your personal information, so it's inappropriate to ask you about it. We just have to know that it's a Trein Type, and that's all." Aurora rubbed her cheeks as if having a hard time putting the thought into words.

"What's wrong?"

"It's just... I'm a bit envious."

"A bit envious?" Theo tilted his head in confusion.

"Yes. Most of the people in this world can only contract the first three types. After all, the Trein Type is the most unique and rarest among the spirits. Currently, there are two Trein Type Spirit Users in this country: one is my father and the other one is a duke."

"A duke? Is it so powerful?"

"As I explained back then, the Trein Type could actually control weather and could be treated as a natural disaster. Their power was so strong that they could change the balance of the country. And you are the third..."

"I don't belong to the Helvenia Kingdom though."

"But I'm still your student and I've been tasked to observe you. In fact, my aunt should be reporting about your Trein Type Spirit sooner or later, and by that time, there is a chance that you will be mixed into the politics of this world and..." Aurora shook her head, unable to finish her words.

Theo looked up, understanding her concern. In fact, she must want to say that her father might use this chance to marry her to him. In his original world, his talent was so bright that the enemy either tried to kill him or marry their daughter to form a beneficial relationship.

In fact, Theo's existence was enough to protect her, especially with the importance of her power. So, he could understand why Aurora didn't want to talk about it.

Mia was a good friend and classmate. His wife was also still alive. That was why if she completed those words, it felt like a betrayal to her own friend. And all this happened because she insisted on bringing Theo to this world.

Theo smiled while patting Aurora's head. "You don't have to worry about that. I'm not planning to join this kingdom or whatever, but I don't plan to harm it either. And you are my student and will always be regarded as such... If you have any problem, then feel free to come to me. I'll help you to the best of my ability."

Theo had given the answer that indirectly implied that he would always remain as her teacher and never crossed the line past that.

While she was a bit disappointed that Theo didn't hesitate to say it, she also felt relieved.

"Thank you, Teacher." Aurora smiled. "I'm thinking about going back right now, but I think you should know a bit about the Trein Type Spirit. As I said earlier, their power is so unimaginable that it can change the balance of a country. However, it doesn't mean that they are invincible."

"Not invincible?" Theo raised his eyebrows. He remembered that he felt the immeasurable power coming from his bow earlier, so he thought it was quite powerful.

"Yes. The spirits might not be able to evolve, but the person can. They learn one trick after another, and train their control over the spirit. Basically, the spirits are the bridge to channel the power while you are the source of that power."

"So, if I'm incompetent, the spirit won't be able to utilize its full power?"

"I know that Teacher is very competent and I have no doubt that you will be able to utilize your power. It's just... according to my aunt, you are still lacking in essence, especially if you have to maintain your illusion at the same time. So, not only do you have to build up your essence, but you also have to familiarize yourself with the spirit."

"I understand the gist of it." Theo nodded. In the Demon Realm, the essence wasn't that important because the Demon was offering most of the power due to the contract. The humans paid in physical form most of the time, so it worked out somehow.

But due to that, Theo didn't have much essence to spare. This was also the reason why he was easily exhausted when the Marei chased him in the previous mission.

Just like how he had taken advantage of the talismans from Haruka's world and the Inscription from Lancelot's world, he had gotten a new trick from this world. In addition to his demon, he had power from four worlds now.

He couldn't help but wonder if there was a reason why the author put ten worlds together for him.

And when he thought about it, his thought wandered to the possibility of him learning everything and mixing a part of each world's power system and integrating them inside him.

'I can probably find a way to increase the essence from this place, but I guess it's better to learn from the best one, which is the cultivator world. Maybe I should visit Li Wei's world next? There is also mutation or evolution in the apocalyptic world or even weird potions in the Witch World. It seems that I know what I'm going to do next.'

With that thought in mind, Theo smiled and said, "You don't have to worry about my essence right now. It's not enough, but it's not small either, so I can utilize the spirit's power just fine for the time being."

"Alright then. I only need to say this one last thing. Even though we can block the news for some time, it will be spread sooner or later, considering you have shared your intention in getting a spirit. So, to avoid all the problems, I believe that we should follow our original mission and return to the academy as soon as possible. My aunt will be the guarantee of the mission."

"I don't have a problem with that arrangement. It's a shame that I can't meet your father as a teacher, but I think it's best to approach it this way. Even if they knew about my spirit, I would have gone back to the academy, and they can't do anything about it." Theo pointed at her. "We'll depart tomorrow. You should sort out your thoughts for today, and I also want to familiarize myself with this power first."

"I understand. In that case, I will also prepare the details of the mission and brief everyone about it tomorrow."

Theo nodded while waving his hand until Aurora left the room. After that, he checked the comments and started replying to them.

"You could say they are similar, but there is one big difference. Irregular Guardian is an ability where I shape my essence to form a weapon while this spirit has formed that physical object. Do you understand the difference? The fact that I have the physical object means that I can use the essence that I was supposed to use on forming the weapon to empower it."

"Also, I'm not proficient in all weapons. There are numerous types, shapes, and sizes of weapons, so it's close to impossible to master all of them. But I have mastered about fifteen weapons and just selected ten out of them, which I think are good for my journey."

"Lastly, I think the question has been answered. The spirit can't grow, but I can. With more and more essence, the way I can utilize the spirit also improves."