A dangerous monster capable of killing everyone I know in a second. Even worse, this guy could probably win against all of humanity with one hand tied.
I'm sure that anyone who knows the true extent of his strength would be filled with fright at the re thought of confronting him.
As I ca to expect of him though, his words don't actually reflect any of that.
From talking about how he pranked a general, to how one ti he made his girl pretty mad after ssing up a teleport with her, the rchant goes from story to story, sotis not even finishing one before starting another due to a tangent he felt he should explain.
He feels like an old man...
Well, the stories are interesting, and it's definitely good to be on his good side considering what he's capable of, but I was expecting sothing else when he said that we should talk business.
rchant: "...And even still, this place makes less sense to ."
Miwen: "Yeah, yeah, it's what most people think. As I told you, I don't understand it well either. I'm just accepting it as it is for now."
Eventually, he started to talk about his friends, a group he calls "The Caravan".
He says they all possess incredible powers, and so are capable of equalling him in a fight if not outright defeating him, which is terrifying.
His group is always in hiding, using his ability to move from world to world, all the while trading items and selling their service, which mostly seems to include giving a hand in wars...
At least that fits what I was expecting.
What does not, however...
Miwen: "So why exactly are you going after the Gods?"
He doesn't strike
as an edgy teenager who would say sothing like that thanks to a rebellious attitude, and if what he says is to be believed, it's not only that he desires to kill the Gods, but quite a few have already t their fate at his hands.
rchant: "Hm... I don't know if I should tell you that... you seem to believe one of their lies after all... What's more, if you were to know the fate that awaits, I'm quite sure you'd be filled with despair as you realize your own powerlessness."
Well, he certainly did lean into the bit more than I expected.
If there's an inescapable fate waiting ahead, I agree that knowing about it is aningless if I can't do anything about it, even more so if after knowing it, I lose the will to challenge it due to hopelessness.
As it stands, as long as I keep walking forward, it doesn't matter if I know about it or not, I'll at least keep the will to improve until I can win.
What catches my interest though, is the whole deal about believing the lies of a God.
I know that he's talking about Catherine here, but I have no idea what is the lie he is referring to.
Whatever it is, I at least know that it's not enough to make him see
as an enemy at the very least... Due to that, I thought it was sothing minor, but his next words proved naive.
rchant: "Seems you got a bit confused there... alright, it's usually pretty expensive, but I'll throw you a discount if you want to know."
I feel like my tab at the end of this is gonna be unpayable, but I won't question the value of listening to soone capable of going toe-to-toe against a God, even if he doesn't look like it, I'm almost sure his knowledge is invaluable.
rchant: "You said that a Goddess ca, blessed the world, and gave Gifts to the people, right? Sorry to break it to you, but that's bullshit."
Miwen: "It's a pretty well-docunted event so... can you back up what you're saying?"
rchant: "Well, yeah. I'm the living proof. While talking about my age is not sothing I'm fond of, I'll tell you that I'm almost as old as the oldest God, I'm a being of the sa caliber, born to the sa race that outranks them. And I... have a Gift."
I can see where he's coming from... but since I'm already paying, it's worth to try and get the most out of it.
Miwen: "Well, and couldn't that God have been the one to bless you with a Gift?"
rchant: "Impossible, there was no divinity at the ti."
I have no clue about the chanisms, so I can only take his word and believe that divinity is necessary to bless soone with a Gift for now.
But if that's the case, there's at least one question that everyone would reach.
Miwen: "If divinity is necessary to bless soone with a Gift and there was none of it at the ti... then how did you get your Gift in the first place?"
rchant: "You're misunderstanding... the Gods aren't the ones creating or giving your Gifts. Everyone is born with them... it's just that it takes a lot of energy for them to bloom, so inferior creatures like you have to either live in a world with a high mana density that allows your Gift to manifest naturally, or you expend divinity to forcefully do it.
There are plenty of worlds that are so dense with mana that Gifts bloom as soon as the baby is born."
Miwen: "... since you aren't an 'inferior creature', you got yours without needing divinity, is that correct?"
rchant: "Yep!"
He agrees and signals to
with both hands, completely ignoring the fact that he just called
an "inferior creature
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