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Alberu urgently asked.

“Raon-nim, what about any other power? Maybe the shield-”

“None! None at all! I don’t feel any others!”

Raon pulled at the hems of Eruhaben's clothes.

“Goldie gramps! Go with me to confirm! Let’s also figure out where Choi Han, Rosalyn, Mary, and that crazy Clopeh are as well!”

“…Okay.”

Eruhaben, who moved closer to the orb as Raon wanted, soon frowned.

“I don’t feel anything.”

He could not sense anything from the orb.

“This is weird!”

Raon pointed to the yellow piece.

“I don’t feel anything from the other pieces that are not our human’s. I don’t feel the human’s presence from earlier either.”

Eruhaben did not dare to put his hand on the orb and could only glare at it as he started speaking.

“I don’t feel anything at all.”

Raon also could not touch the orb and just shook his head side to side.

“This is weird! The human’s presence, mm… I don’t feel it right now! But I'm sure I felt it a moment ago! It was the power that makes him seem strong! The power that uses when he's trying to scam people!”

Raon said that as he put one of his front paws over his chest.

One thing…

There was one thing Raon had not told Eruhaben about yet. He had ignored it for now because he thought that he should immediately tell the others about sensing Cale’s presence.

Boom. Boom. Boom.

His heart had settled down again.

‘That’s weird!’

Raon had felt his heart beating faster than usual when he felt Cale’s power earlier. Eruhaben was looking at Raon for a bit before he asked.

“Raon, your attribute was the present, right?”

“That’s right!”

Eruhaben frowned.

It was highly likely that Raon was not lying about sensing Cale’s power earlier. In that case, how was Raon capable of doing that? And why was it Cale of all people?

“Mm, it probably has nothing to do with your attribute.”

The present.

Raon's attribute had not manifested yet, but…

‘It is likely to be related to the present instance in time since it is called the present. But that should have nothing to do with sensing Cale's power from that piece.’

Eruhaben flew over to Raon who was still roaming around the orb and told him that they should go back down.

Alberu watched the two Dragons for a bit before turning toward the closed temple door.

“At least we know that Cale Henituse is currently in that test using an ancient power?”

It was also a power that had nothing to do with battle.

Alberu found it a bit odd that Cale was the last one remaining in the sloth test but he was certain about one thing.

‘I guess he’s doing something.’

That meant that Alberu could worry less about him.

* * *

5 Days.

That was how long Cale had spent in this place.

“What are you doing?”

He closed his notebook as he responded to the voice next to him.

“Nothing much.”

“Really?”

"Why?”

Cale finally turned to look at his classmate who smiled at him.

“You look more relaxed lately.”

are you

brushed the question aside. However, his friend

Rok Soo's

really was nice and

in a long while and, although he was still feeble, his youth meant that

also nobody messing with him nor any sort

was peaceful, quiet,

think that this was what it would be

‘It’s also fun.’

was now Friday. The book club he had joined during this time was the

Choi Jung Gun is

meet Choi Jung Gun on Saturday and that was just one day away, but they only had a few simple conversations and

is first period math today? I'm

his friend’s grumbling

for

the Cafeteria before he leisurely

Shhhhhhh-

him, no,

his nose and being absorbed into his body every time Cale took a

he flipped a page in his notebook and moved his

after school studying

“Rok Soo.”

“Hello, ma'am.”

the orphanage warmly welcomed Cale. They were not very close

before speaking to

“Rok Soo.”

“Yes, ma’am.”

puts me at

“Excuse me?”

stopped walking to look at her. She smiled brightly and looked not at

good

“…Really?”

more relaxed than before. It makes me so relieved to see that

seem as if he was annoyed at everything was

was really nice

think that I have adjusted well too,

me

“Yes, ma’am.”

in. I'm sure

gestured for him to go inside. To be more

Click.

closed the door and looked

could not see it, but the room was not just covered in yellow dust, no, it was full of it. Cale had no idea

spring breeze came in and circulated the

changed clothes, and

yellow dust did not move despite

breeze sure

backpack that he had put on the ground and put it on

Ziiiiiiiiiiip.

opened and Cale pulled out a reference

“It’s so nice.”

notes

Tang, tang.

orb split into two that would have been a sphere when it was

Cale’s mouth opened.

still just

he looked down at the two pieces

Shaaaaaaaaaaa-

his notebook flipped from

Shhh-

page it stopped on… There were a lot of things written

Crossman, Rosalyn, Choi Han, Henituse territory, father, mother, Basen,

were numerous people's names, people’s

these things during the five days

while looking

you forget about

contents of this so-called sloth test… Cale had

get out of this test and move onto the next stage

still stayed in this place

“Pffft.”

smile appeared

reached toward the bookshelf on the desk. He opened his

Choi Han, Roan. Flynn Merchant

might approach in

getting past the White

have one

sealed god. He also wanted to finish the White Star off.

of doing all of this was to get peace for the

needed information for

“Choi Jung Gun.”

would have information about

the Flynn Merchant Guild, the Orsena Duchy, and their relationship to the Hunters because this was the Choi Jung

However…

to loot

down

then unclenched his

Crackle.