Future Sight.
It’s one of the powers that can intervene in ‘time,’ possessed only by a select few among the Celestial and Demon Races.
This power can only be awakened by those who are ‘born’ with it, with the prime examples being ‘prophecy’ and ‘foreknowledge.’
Celestials have prophecy, while Demons have foreknowledge.
Though the direction and strength of the power differ slightly, their commonality lies in seeing the ‘future.’
Those born with Future Sight begin to see the future as soon as they open their eyes and feel the divine and magical energies within their bodies.
With visions of the future, they are faced with a choice.
‘Will I change it, or will I leave it as is?’
Historically, Celestials and Demons with Future Sight have strived to either change the countless futures they’ve seen or ensure that futures become concrete.
However, Future Sight is merely one of the useful ‘powers.’
The ability to see the future only extends to their own future and that of beings at a similar or lower level.
For beings of higher rank, the accuracy diminishes, and the futures they can see are extremely fragmented.
The most notable examples are the Celestial ‘Eight Seats’ and the Demon ‘Six Demon Kings.’
These beings possess the power to twist all common sense and laws just by existing.
For them, a predetermined future held no meaning whatsoever.
None at all.
“It’s complicated.”
The Celestials and Demons have all vanished.
With high-ranking beings erased, the future foreknowledge has shifted to ‘absoluteness,’ and now Drak’s future predictions hold 99% accuracy.
How many variables must I create for Drak to appear before me?
What if I summon a meteor? I thought, but that probably wouldn’t work.
No matter how I summon a meteor, I doubt it would fall upon the capital where numerous people live.
Or rather, if I had even just been seen at all, wouldn’t they know it already?
‘There’s absolutely no way I could do that.’
Unless I lose my mind and go bonkers, it’ll never happen.
[So what’s so complicated?]
[Spill it!]
[So what was that all about?]
[???]
[LOL]
[Is there a need for a crisis, though?]
[The reason I asked Lily is because there needs to be a crisis; apparently, only then will Drak show up.]
[Huh?]
[This is difficult.]
[If I create a crisis, wouldn’t Drak show up? LOL]
[For real, LOL.]
“Let’s head back for now.”
I personally relayed information about the Ice Dragon we’d be tackling in three weeks to Black before returning to the mansion.
I returned.
The raid party composed of rankers, including Black, is planning an assault in three weeks.
The reason is obviously due to the Hatchling Sugarado.
Of course, there were people who rebelled and those who wanted to strike gold who targeted me and Sugarado on the first and second days, but they all turned into experience fodder for Sugarado.
“Whoa!”
Flap.
As soon as he saw me, Sugarado jumped into my arms.
Now he’s big enough that it might be getting a bit hard to carry him around.
“Did you do well?”
“Uuuh!”
Sugarado’s short fingers point at the wall.
Just like I saw before, it’s a messy pile of debris stuck and stacked together.
Yet, perhaps because he was scolded last time for breaking the wall, he hesitates a little.
I chuckled and waved my hand once.
As the pure white light covered the debris, the wall was revealed, looking pristine without a single scratch.
[?]
[Restoration is great]
[? What’s with this one-second restoration?]
[LOL]
[Not even shocking anymore]
[Anyway, restored by magic LOL]
[Ah, it’s magic]
[I’m going to be like, ‘Whatever’ if Lily resurrects someone now]
[Real LOL]
[Just absurd]
[But honestly, it’s getting a bit uncomfortable with you always clinging to me]
Carrying Sugarado, I exited the mansion and walked through the Letess territory.
The street has changed a lot in just a week.
In the distance, there’s a menacing aura coming from the snowy mountain, and numerous people are watching me.
I’m used to this kind of gaze, but it’s even more focused because of Sugarado in my arms.
From people who find him cute like a pet to those who feel fear because he’s a dragon.
There are even those who occasionally try to launch techniques out of greed but end up getting caught by the guard soldiers.
“Over here, over here!”
“Uuuh?”
“So cute!”
“Eat this too!”
In particular, the female users present in Letess are absolutely infatuated with Sugarado.
As soon as I let him go for a moment, they rush in, sharing food from all kinds of places without holding back.
Sugarado keeps eating without refusal every time.
Dragons eat just about anything well, so it’s not a problem, but isn’t he eating too much?
‘He looks like he’s eating nearly double his weight.’
I might have to carry him back separately at this rate.
[LOL]
[He’s more popular than Lily]
[He is cute]
[For real]
[But does he know that he’s a monthly report?]
[He’s really eating well]
[Seriously, if he uses Breath once, 90% of these guys would be wiped out LOL]
[This is hilarious LOL]
[He’s eating so greedily]
“That crab is eating!”
“Is it seriously a vacuum cleaner? LOL”
“Ugh.”
If I let it keep eating, it feels like there’s no end, so I picked it up again.
It seems to have grown about 1.3 times larger than when it came out.
Its mouth is all shiny.
“Um, can I touch it?”
At that moment, a man who had been observing Sugarado approached and asked.
He was so nervous that he swallowed hard, his hands trembling.
On top of that, he was purposely hiding his left hand.
I thought for a moment and nodded.
“Sure.”
“Woo?”
“……”
Swish. The man’s left hand touched Sugarado’s scales.
Bam!
“What?!”
“Teleportation?”
“The man disappeared! And the hatchling too!”
“Is he a mage? What happened…?”
In the blink of an eye, a yellow light engulfed the man and the hatchling.
All that was left here were numerous people watching and me, who had lost Sugarado.
[¿]
[What is this?]
[Abduction?]
[This is madness.]
[Abduction?]
[In front of Lily?]
[??????]
[Is this a death wish?]
[LOL]
[Crossing the line.]
[But Lily seems super calm?]
[But is Lily someone who would let herself be abducted right in front of her?]
[?]
I briefly looked down at my empty arms, then raised my head.
“…This can’t be. Sugarado has been kidnapped!”
“Is it the Banded?”
“I’ll report it to the guards!”
“Did anyone see the man’s face?”
“The face was… pretty ordinary?”
“It must be a disguise item. An item that makes you look plain without any distinct features. The Banded usually use those…”
The users were worried as if it were their own business.
Meanwhile, I sensed a familiar yellow aura covering Sugarado.
Woom…
The residue of the aura resonated with a masterpiece.
Especially the gloves that seemed like they would emit heat at any moment, the Red Guide.
[The Red Guide frowns.]
[The Red Guide wants to lead the way.]
‘There it is.’
Having confirmed its location, I raised my voice as if to engrave this fact in everyone’s minds.
“This is bad! We need to find Sugarado right now.”
How absurd is it for something like this to happen right in the middle of the street?
I felt the sinister world for myself, my gaze still fixed on that spot.
[? LOL]
[What the…?]
[?]
[What’s with the acting tone? LOL]
[If it’s brown, is that it?]
If it’s colorful, is that it?
[?]
[LOL]
[It’s like something, something]
[Big? Trouble]
Anyway, a big problem has arisen.
I quickly moved my feet.
■
Ugh! Ugh!
“You actually caught it. Good job.”
Somewhere in the outskirts, where people rarely visit, a trembling man with his hands outstretched bowed his head in the middle of a building where a magic scroll for cognitive disruption was activated.
Clank clank!
Next to him, a pure white hatchling was trapped in an iron cage with its mouth bound, and no matter how much it struggled, it couldn’t escape the restraints made of yellow rings.
“But you know…”
And the man wielding the yellow scythe who led all of this.
The great masterpiece, the owner of the Yellow Raider, and the Guild Master of Banded ‘Darkness’, the Grim Reaper, fiddled with his scythe while alternating his gaze between the hatchling and the guild member.
“Isn’t it a bit too easy?”
“Excuse me?”
“No. Since Lily is strong and a direct confrontation is difficult, you’re just lurking around waiting for a chance to nab the hatchling.”
Ugh!
“It’s easy to say, but it’s hard to actually do, you know?”
“Uh… hasn’t it worked out?”
“It has, but it feels damn sketchy.”
Could it be that Lily really couldn’t stop the hatchling from being kidnapped right in front of her?
Was Leo the one who suppressed her?
The Grim Reaper, ranked number one in Banded, is an unofficial ranker who has never been registered in the official ranks.
He actually possesses strength comparable to single-digit rankers, but Leo is a wall that cannot be surpassed.
An invincible strongman.
After suppressing Leo, you mean to tell me he missed catching just some worthless low-level user?
The guild member, who heard the remark about the worthless low-level user, lowered his head a bit in protest.
“Isn’t it terrifying to be careless? No matter how strong you are, they probably didn’t think someone would get kidnapped in the middle of the road.”
“Does an elephant get killed by an ant just because it is careless? Think about it.”
“……”
“Well… whatever. It’s done.”
Just kill them before you come.
Ugh!
As the iron cage opened, the hatchling, gritting its teeth, glared at the Grim Reaper.
The Grim Reaper raised his yellow scythe as if it was amusing.
“Then you shouldn’t have given me a reason to take you.”
Farewell.
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