Conquering The Novel

Aegis and Helena finally calmed down after a few moments, and Aegis spoke after sighing loudly.

"Are you the type of protagonist who brings complication with them wherever they go?"

"I agree with Aegis, and I'm not sure how you're going to deal with all of these problems, especially since Mika is no longer in any shape to guard you.

I'm not saying I won't be by your side, but as you well know, I'm neither an ascended being nor a chosen one.

So, there are only a few things I could do" Helena expressed her concern.

"Ares, what are your plans now? Now that Mika is injured, I'm sure the organization will move in on you as well" With a worried tone, Aegis inquired.

"Yeah, even I can't stop them now, because your brother is paying too much for your assassination for them to now disregard his request," Helena stated helplessly.

"I'm leaving for the academy today, so I don't have to worry about them for the time being," I explained.

"Hmm Certainly, they won't dare to attack you recklessly if you stay in the academy, because 'that' monstrous being dwells there,"

As Helena mentioned that, while contemplating the vision of that disastrous entity whose furious eyes turned crimson red and she was encircled by immense fire capable of engulfing a small Kingdom in its whole, gave her chills and goosebumps all over.

"Isn't the monstrous being you're referring to Ivica Livingstone? I know she is strong, but what gives you such confidence in her when no one has ever seen her fight?" Aegis questioned Helena.

"If you think that's the case, you're still too naive Aegis, believe me, you don't want to face her wrath," Helena paused for a moment before continuing.

"She is a monster I've never seen before in my entire life and I won't want to see her furious ever again, Mika's fury is like child's play in front of her rage," Helena gasped as she remarked.

'I've never heard Helena speak in this way before, but one thing is certain: I will be safe staying at the academy since Ivica is not only an ascended being, but also a chosen one, and, more significantly, a dragon.

But there is one problem: I have no idea how long Ivica will survive, as her health deteriorates on a daily basis until I can obtain a strengthening fruit.

She was supposed to survive at least a year or so, but now that the timeline has been changed, I can't say much about it, and she was also supposed to become a chosen one after obtaining the strengthening fruit.

But now she is already a chosen one, and I'm not sure how that happened, as I didn't interfere with anything involving her.

However, there is nothing I can do about it now, and I don't think the dungeon where the strengthening fruit will appear has emerged yet.

As I was pondering, I heard Aegis speak out.

"Is Ivica truly as strong as you say she is? I still don't believe your previous assertion, but I don't have any other options right now, so I'll choose to believe you."

Helena simply gave Aegis a blank expression, knowing that Aegis was dismissing her statements.

"I've often wondered, Helena, why aren't you still a transcended being? Are there any prerequisites that will help you Transcend?" Aegis questioned Helena.

"I don't know much about that as well, but I heard that if you could comprehend all of your powers and achieve a certain level of strength, that is how we can transcend," Helena stated.

"Does this mean you still don't understand something about your own abilities?" Aegis was perplexed.

"Yeah, I guess I'm still lacking a single key piece concerning my affinity and don't seem to understand it; I attempted to read about them in many books, but there weren't many electricity affinity users who transcended, so I couldn't find anything beneficial," Helena said with an uncomfortable smile.

"Hmm, then why don't you debate it with our so-called genius Ares, who also has electricity as his affinity? Perhaps geniuses view things differently than us peasants?" Aegis smirked and pointed to me, and I immediately became the focus of their attention.

I can't believe they got over a vampire and a demon so quickly and are now back on me.

'Give me a break, will you?' I shook my head and thought to myself.

But I'm really mystified as to why they didn't condemn me and accepted my decisions so easily, even after all this mess I've created.

Do they believe in me that much? or they just don't give a damn about whatever I do?

"Oh, why hadn't I thought of that before? Hearing from a genius who shares my interest could be beneficial in some ways, right?" Helena murmured, her eyes twinkling as she looked at me.

"Your words are misleading Helena, she simply meant to say that they share the same affinity Silvia, so relax," Aegis reassured Silvia.

"B-But I didn't say anything though?" Silvia spoke quickly because she felt wronged.

"Yeah, you didn't say anything out loud, but I could tell by the way you glared at Helena after hearing her," Aegis stated with a smile.

"Eh?" Silvia felt embarrassed as if her mind had been read.

"No, I can't read your mind; I have just seen a lot of girls like you in anime," Aegis explained.

"A-Anime?" Silvia was baffled.

"Oh, you've never heard of anime? There's always a first time for everything, so let's watch it with Ares and Mika when Mika recovers." As stated by Aegis.

Helena approached me, ignoring Aegis and Silvia's chat.

"Why don't we discuss our affinity with electricity and where it originates from, Ares?" Helena smirked as she spoke.

"...."

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And I continued my brief conversation with Helena about our affinity for electricity; I'm not sure if it helped Helena in any way, but it was quite beneficial for me to understand about my affinity from the views of others.

"Lightning is simply a massive, intense explosion of static electricity. It is formed naturally by the accumulation of static electricity within a thundercloud." Helena came up with that conclusion after glimpsing at my skill static electricity, her eyes flashing with lightning as she repeated that statement again and again.

"...."

'Is this what they call enlightenment?' I was thinking to myself as I kept my focus on Helena with a curious look.

Soon after, ...nothing happened as I still remained concentrated on Helena, but then Helena rose from the sofa we were sitting on and spoke up.

"Ahh, I am exhausted I think we should stop here; Aegis, I will return to visit Mika when she awakens; Ares, you too take care of yourself, and little vamp; someone from the organization will pay you a visit as well, so you may decide what you wanted to do until then,"

Helena vanished as soon as she finished her speech, leaving only the blue trail.

"...."

"What the heck, I assumed she'd be enlightened and become a transcendent person right now," I grumbled.

"Do you truly believe it's that simple to become a transcended being?" Irethiel remarked while giggling.

"...."

'Well, whatever,' I opted to dismiss the thought.

"How is Tania doing, Aegis?" Then asked Aegis, who was still talking to Silvia, acting oblivious to the fact that Silvia is a vampire.

"Oh, Tania is alright; she's just tired and will wake up in a day or two," Aegis responded.

"Well, then, I'll be returning to the academy now," I informed.

"All right, I'll call you when Mika wakes up so you can cheer her up," Aegis said.

"I'll make arrangements for your transportation to the academy then," Silvia stated.

"Thank you, I will appreciate it," I smiled back at Silvia.

"Get a room already," Aegis whispered, giggling seeing Silvia caring for me.

"...."

Silvia and I both heard her, and Silvia's face flushed with embarrassment.

Meanwhile, Aegis seemed to be amused by Silvia's reaction.

"It's exactly how anime girls react," Aegis muttered and nodded continuously as if her research study had been a success.

"...."

"There is no shortage of crazy people in this world," I shook my head and thought to myself.

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