Death... and me

"When will it happen?" Rean asked, who was obviously interested as well.

"Who knows?" Unfortunately, Cynthia didn't know either. "Usually, it happens between one to two weeks, but it isn't guaranteed. By the way, we have already been waiting for five days. As for how long this Divine Stream Lake has been here, we don't know. It could have been an hour, or it could have been an entire week."

Roan, on the other hand, was more interested in the information regarding this region. "Can you tell us a bit more about the Yukirrom Region?"

Cynthia found it strange, saying in response, "Wait, you don't even know that? Just where have you been living until now? Even if you lived in the neighboring regions, you should at least have heard about us."

Roan shook his head in response, coming up with a quick excuse. "Because of some circumstances, we were teleported away from our own region. Perhaps you know the direction for us to go back. Have you heard about the Turis Region?"

Hearing Roan's words, Rean couldn't help but ask him through their soul connection, 'Turis Region? What's that?'

Roan snorted in response, replying, 'There's no such thing as Turis Region, idiot. However, considering the size of the Realm of Gods, I doubt she knows all regions in existence. This is just an excuse.'

Sure enough, Cynthia shook her head. "No, I don't. But if you really got teleported away, then you might have come from somewhere extremely far away. Well, if you want to find more about it, you better go to Cosec City. It just so happens that we're heading there as well. If you want, you can join us. I will only just ask you to help protect the caravan in case something happens."

Rean and Roan didn't find an issue with that. "Sure, that will help us out a lot."

"By the way, is it okay if I let our demon beast and tree friends enter the caravan's range?" Rean asked as he looked at the excited Celis in the Distance. "Don't worry. They won't cause any trouble."

Cynthia nodded, telling Rean, "As long as you keep them under control, I don't mind."

Rean then turned around and waved to those two to come in.

Cynthia was curious about one thing, though. "Then again, I'm surprised you can keep demon beasts of that level so close. Aren't you worried about them going berserk during the night before trying to attack you? I have to say, you must have some very good taming skills."

Kentucky, who had just arrived, couldn't help but ask, "Going berserk? Why would that happen to us?"

Celis agreed. "Indeed. Maybe there's some kind of force that can make us go berserk or something. If that's the case, please let us know more about it."

That was the same question in Rean and Roan's minds. However, at the very moment Kentucky and Celis opened their mouths to talk, all the cultivators around them looked at the two with eyes wide open. That also included Cynthia, who seemed to not believe what she was seeing. "Th-th-they talked?!!!"

Obviously, Rean's group noticed the problem as soon as Cynthia asked that question.

"Could it be you have never seen a demon beast or tree talk before?" Rean asked in response. By now, it would be impossible to hide the fact that Kentucky and Celis were sentient since they've already shown it.

Cynthia tried to calm down as she nodded. "Obviously! No, to be more precise, I've never seen a demon beast at Stage Five talk before. Shouldn't only demon beasts at the Transition Realm be able to talk and gain sentience?" One must remember that only eight stages existed for the demon beasts. Stage Nine was basically a name the demon beasts of the Realm of Mortals used instead of saying Transition Realm. After all, talking about this realm down there would end up in punishment from the heavens. Both demon beasts and all the other races must pass by the Transition Realm.

Rean couldn't help but contact Sister Orb in the Soul Gem Dimensional Realm, 'Did you know about that?'

[Ahem...I might have let it slip off my mind for a moment. Rean, Roan, demon beasts don't have sentience before the Transition Realm. Be careful when traveling with Kentucky and Celis.]

Rean and Roan's mouths twitched in response. 'Can an AI be any more useless than that? No, I refuse to believe that!'

Rean then looked at Cynthia before giving an excuse, saying with a light cough, "Ahem...we're the surprised ones. Demon beasts in the Turis Region already have sentience at Stage Four and can already talk at Stage Five. It's the first time we've heard of demon beasts not talking before the Transition Realm."

Cynthia narrowed her eyes in response. Then again, she couldn't find fault with Rean's words. "Well, the Realm of Gods is just too big. No one knows all its wonders. Still, I can at least confirm that you two aren't from anywhere close to Yukirrom Region. Otherwise, I would definitely have heard of demon beasts talking at Stage Five."

Rean sighed in relief in his mind before asking, before asking, "Should we keep it a secret or something like that? As we mentioned, we were teleported to this place because of the circumstances back in Turis Region. We know nothing about this area."

Cynthia then looked at the guards and other cultivators around them before saying, "Well, I wouldn't say it's some kind of huge issue. Even if they have sentience or can talk, in the end, that's just it. Their cultivations are still Stage Five, so it's the same as those at the Nascent Soul Realm, nothing that people would feel afraid of."

Cynthia then added, "However, it's also not something I would go around showing to everyone. Who knows, some people might think of using them as an attraction or whatever. Then again, I'm very interested in this situation of yours. Just what kind of teleport formation could send you two this far away? Were you inside some expert's inheritance or something like that?"

Rean scratched the back of his head in response. "Not quite..."

Cynthia also understood that everyone had their own secrets, so she didn't insist. "Anyways, as long as you keep your part of the deal and help protect the caravan, I will do the same."

"Understood," Rean's group answered in unison.