An Extra’s POV

Rey sat on his bed in silence, his gaze directed at the floating Ater who sat in midair.

He hadn't forgotten that his Familiar could do that, but something about seeing him get so comfortable in the air seemed bizarre every single time.

Still, other than a slight smile of amusement, he didn't display any other emotion. His exposed eye simply stared blankly as he made himself comfortable on the luxurious bed that Ater had prepared for him.

'It's just like Esme's bed. How did he know that I prefer this…?'

Right now, Rey was in a black long-sleeve shirt, with dark trousers covering most of his legs. He was barefoot, though, so his feet and hands were exposed as he sat and waited patiently.

"So… you can start now."

Rey had prepared his heart. He made sure to remain calm no matter what news he heard, though he already knew it would be impossible for him to fully suppress everything.

'I just need to try my best to calmly analyze everything I he—'

"Alicia is currently under a coma. She hasn't been able to wake up since she fell asleep due to the Curse."

"Curse?" Rey raised an eyebrow. "Alicia also went into a deep sleep?"

Was it because of her use of the [Divine Beast Summon] Skill? She didn't have enough Mana to pull off summoning an entity like the one that emerged back then.

'That means…'

"She used The Unknown Box that I gave Adonis. As a result, the after-effect of using such an Item—a random curse—befell her."

"A curse? There was a curse attached to it? I didn't see it when I used my Appraisal on the Item, though…" Rey was trying his best not to let his feelings of worry and anxiety overflow.

Of course, he was very concerned about Alicia. If this was indeed a curse, and she had been asleep for so long, then her current condition was beyond worrying.

He was even feeling hints of fright.

swallow the negative emotions and handle things as calmly as

System would do

They apply more

of the KariBlanc Group at the time, even though they would perish if they did not make it

and the Curse began to affect them

in a very distinct manner from Magic, since the more subtle ones

"I see…"

that shouldn't be a problem for you now, Master. I'm certain all of your abilities have been heightened to an incredible degree, so you should be able to perceive things that you were previously unable to." Ater said with a knowing

"Is that so…?"

It wouldn't be surprising if you can finally detect the Curse

Ater brought forth the Unknown Box. His smile broadened

to properly understand what he was looking at before even saying

"It looks… different."

which had incredible power. But now…

giving off

this Item myself, to see the limits of

"You… made it?"

seems this is my limit. The flaw of this tool has far too many downsides to

immune to all Negative Status Conditions and Curses, that means I can use

"Hm? What for, though?"

the question. He already had the Skill of

can't use the Skill any longer. So if I

need this defective thing, Master. Pretty much all of your Skills are already at the maximum level. Besides, it only has a few more tries on it anyway." Ater responded with a nonchalant

some use for it, though, so

you make a similar Item like that,

narrowed his gaze as he looked at

Master waited for his

I deal with Chaos, so it's pretty much impossible for me to possess powers that can positively affect entities…

tongue as he