Chapter 236
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For the Heaven above the Heavens, in other words, Arthur, Merlin, and Cruze, manifestation was an inefficient use of time and resources. How many minutes did it take to deal with an invading force of Legion or Grotesque? Definitely not 60 minutes. Due to this, even if the Heaven above the Heavens members took care of their responsibilities in a few minutes, the gem points they consumed would be the same as other users who actively used their entire 60 minutes of manifestation; in other words, the three would be spending their precious gem points and also idly waste the majority of their manifestation period.
For the run of the mill Masters, even an hour of manifestation was not enough time to resolve most situations. This was because they couldn’t deal with all the enemy forces at once like the three Heaven above the Heavens users. Moreover, if a manifested Master was killed by the enemy, the country or region the Master was designated to protect would be devastated, so reinforced weapons became an essential item for many Master level users; thus, the market price of reinforced weapons constantly went up.
“Anyway, what’s going on with you? Recently, you’ve only been corresponding with me through mail.”
“This time around, I want you to make something a little special.”
“Something special?”
Merlin held out the bottle that held the liquified Anyform Stone to Aidelin, who looked at the bottle with a puzzled expression. Then, once he looked at the bottle a bit more closely, Aidelin spoke out with a tone of surprise.
“Is it a metal? No, it’s not a metal. Rather… it’s more like a jewel. A liquid jewel? Can something like this happen? What is this?”
“I was curious about that, too. It seems like a great treasure when I see how it’s emanating an unknown type of spiritual qi, but… Why did something like that come out of a user’s body? Is it a new type of spiritual core created by the Golden Pill Immortal Technique?”
Both Quiet Heaven and Aidelin expressed amazement over the liquified Anyform Stone. Although they knew of the existence of mercury, a metal that turned into a liquid at room temperature, they had never heard of a jewel that existed as a liquid at room temperature. However, Merlin was even more surprised when he saw and heard Aidelin’s reaction and response.
“You knew that it was a jewel just by looking at it? You have absolutely no basis to know of such things…”
“What a stupid thing to say. I possess the ability to control and understand minerals. I knew the moment I laid my eyes on it.”
After Aidelin said so, he took the bottle of liquified Anyform Stone that Merlin offered him and measured the amount. There wasn’t that much, at least, not enough to make a complete weapon with. Above all, Aidelin thought, would there be any use in making a weapon from a jewel?
“Please make it into a dagger.”
“A dagger?”
“Yeah. You can use Beast Metal for the pommel and hilt guard and solidify the liquid I gave you to make the blade. How long will it take?”
“As for the handle of a dagger of this size… I just so happen to have just a handle on hand, as I’ve made quite a few mockups before for other uses. But… it’s a jewel blade, will it be useful?”
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Merlin looked at the puzzled Aidelin and nodded his head.
“It’ll be a magic weapon. It won’t be used to hit and break things. However, make sure to make it sharp. It’ll be used more for stabbing than cutting.”
“Well, it won’t be difficult to create such a dagger. There’s nothing in particular that’s taking up my time right now, so by tomorrow…”
After speaking up to here, Aidelin paused. Then, he took out his Beholder from his pocket. Since the Beholder’s whisper notification sound was only audible to him, from Merlin’s point of view, it seemed as though Aidelin had suddenly taken out his Beholder.
“Ugh, things are a mess outside.”
“What’s going on?”
“Arthur is turning Japan upside down. Even their military has been defeated, so, for all intents and purposes, Japan is under Arthur’s control. Moreover, he doesn’t seem to be limited by the manifestation time limit.”
Merlin shrugged his shoulders after hearing Aidelin’s words, which Aidelin mumbled out while looking at his Beholder in amazement.
“Well, of course.”
“Of course?”
“Because Arthur has reached Level 20.”
“What? He’s a transcendent being?!”
Quiet Heaven screamed after hearing Merlin’s calm reply. On the other hand, Aidelin remained silent for a moment before sighing.
“I see… He’s been at Level 19 for quite some time, so I guess it’s not a total surprise that he broke through to become a transcendent.”
“No, wait, what is this old man talking about? What do you mean he’s been in Level 19 for quite a while?! He reached Level 19 not too long ago, you geezer! Even if he is a genius, does it make sense that he’s already become a transcendent?! In such a short period of time?!”
Quiet Heaven couldn’t hide its surprise. Because Quiet Heaven was a practitioner of the Dao, Quiet Heaven knew all too well how difficult it was for one to reach the transcendence realm. Even creatures born with special powers, like the Legendary Serpent, needed to train for a thousand years to become a dragon. But to reach the transcendent realm in a little over half a year, in real time, and less than 10 years in DIO time…
Of course, there was DIO’s training room, but since the training room was a special environment with its own limitations, the development one could obtain from such a space was very limited. At most, one could meditate or conduct repetitive training. To realize the extreme meaning of martial arts by only practicing stabbing for a hundred years seemed like something that could be considered worthwhile, but in reality, such training was absurd and virtually impossible for mortal beings to effectively undertake.
Although Quiet Heaven shouted out in surprise, Aidelin maintained his cool. He soon spoke out.
“Level 20… so, does that mean he’s become an existence as powerful as the Red Dragon I saw before?”
“Perhaps, even if the whole of humanity unites together, they’ll still be helpless against him.”
“Hahaha, this game is really scary. It destroyed all order and rules that exist on Earth. It has created a single man so strong that he can bring an entire nation to its knees.”
With a smile blooming on his face, Aidelin went to go get his equipment. But then, the liquified Anyform Stone in the bottle suddenly disappeared.
Poof! Poof!
It was an instant. The moment the liquified Anyform Stone disappeared, Merlin teleported one meter backwards. The golden liquified Anyform Stone appeared in the space that Merlin had previously occupied. Merlin quickly opened a defensive barrier and grabbed the liquified Anyform Stone.
“Woah! Damn, that was a surprise. If I didn’t react so quickly, I might have needed to go back into the extractor.”
“… Does this thing… is it some sort of jewel that possesses an ego?”
“It’s not like that; it operates under a set of rules that’s set by the DIO system to deal with specific situations and conditions. It seems that it’s not allowed to be away from my body by more than a certain distance. Since this is the case, can I watch you work from the side?”
“The liquified jewel has all sorts of peculiar qualities… Well, it doesn’t matter to me whether you’re beside me or not.”
Aidelin received the liquified Anyform Stone that Merlin held out and moved to his workbench. Then, Aidelin turned on the various functions of his workstation contraption, which had all kinds of complicated devices on it, and poured the rebottled liquified Anyform Stone into a substrate.
Whoosh!
In order to be mixed in with a user’s blood, the Anyform Stone, which had taken the form of a liquid, floated up in the air, as if controlled by an invisible force, and formed into a round ball. After concentrating his mind and opening his chakra, Aidelin asked in passing.
“Anyway, is it okay for you to stay here?”
“Huh? What do you mean?”
“Don’t people expect certain things from you? Right now, even if there’s a difference in level, Arthur and you are tied together as the same kind of user, a Heaven above the Heavens.”
In fact, Merlin had been asked by the Korean government to stop Arthur. In addition, since Arthur proved that it was possible to overthrow a nation state with individual force, the general populace’s vigilance against and expectations for Merlin would become exponentially greater. Merlin himself didn’t know if he’d ever be able to reach Level 20, but since he was one of the three Heaven above the Heavens members in the eyes of the public, who didn’t know very much outside of knowing that Arthur was immensely powerful, wouldn’t they expect Merlin to reach that power level soon, too?
“I don’t care; it’s none of my concern. I have no sense of responsibility to people that I don’t even know, and I’m not a hero who is willing to sacrifice my body in the name of justice. If one makes the only existing hero into a dark hero, one needs to take up that responsibility for oneself.”
“But it would be unfair to Japan. How can one accept death because of the fault of people that one doesn’t even know of?”
At Aidelin’s words, Merlin nodded his head. It was a valid statement, but would the current Arthur be moving and thinking logically? If Merlin spoke logically to Arthur and got in his way, he’d have his head cut off, as Arthur was currently exploding with anger at the pain of losing his mother.
Besides, Merlin felt the situation was more than what it looked like.
“Don’t you think it’s strange?”
“What do you mean?”
“The actions of the Japanese government. Although maddened by rage, Arthur made his goals and objectives crystal clear. He said on the air that he was punishing [those who shouted their loyalty to the Empire of Japan and killed his mother, and everyone who was involved]. However, the Japanese government mobilized their military against Arthur instead of negotiating with him or helping to find the right-wing group in question.”
“In other words, the Japanese government is behind the murder of his mother?”
“There’s no guarantee that it’s the Japanese government, but it’s common knowledge that there are many lawmakers in Japan who are supported by the extreme right. Of course, this is all just a conjecture on my part.”
While the two conversed, the liquified Anyform Stone bubbled and transformed, taking the appearance of a blade. Aidelin, while observing this transformation, spoke up.
“Special reinforcement will take about three hours from this point. I have to concentrate, so I can’t keep up our small talk.”
“Please, do what you must do.”
“You don’t have to respond so formally…”
Aidelin smiled and closed his eyes, and around him, a heavy and solid force, like a big hunk of reinforced steel, began to descend. Being able to enter a state of high concentration in such a short period of time meant that Aidelin was a very powerful chakra user.
“I’m sorry, master, but can I ask you for a favor?”
Then, as if it had something on his mind, Quiet Heaven, who had been quiet for a while, opened its mouth. Hearing Quiet Heaven’s question, Merlin asked.
“A favor? Do you want some custom-made gear?”
“No, it’s nothing like that. But… if the situation arises, if you ever manifest next to that guy named Arthur, please summon me. There’s something I want to check.”
Merlin asked with an unusually serious expression.
“Why?”
“That’s… uhm, okay. It’s a confidential matter, but I guess it doesn’t matter since you’re not being observed by the Noblesse right now.”
As Quiet Heaven said this, it flapped its wings, and soon, an aura of red light covered Quiet Heaven and Merlin. It was a communication barrier that prevented internal information from leaking out.
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For the Heaven above the Heavens, in other words, Arthur, Merlin, and Cruze, manifestation was an inefficient use of time and resources. How many minutes did it take to deal with an invading force of Legion or Grotesque? Definitely not 60 minutes. Due to this, even if the Heaven above the Heavens members took care of their responsibilities in a few minutes, the gem points they consumed would be the same as other users who actively used their entire 60 minutes of manifestation; in other words, the three would be spending their precious gem points and also idly waste the majority of their manifestation period.
For the run of the mill Masters, even an hour of manifestation was not enough time to resolve most situations. This was because they couldn’t deal with all the enemy forces at once like the three Heaven above the Heavens users. Moreover, if a manifested Master was killed by the enemy, the country or region the Master was designated to protect would be devastated, so reinforced weapons became an essential item for many Master level users; thus, the market price of reinforced weapons constantly went up.
“Anyway, what’s going on with you? Recently, you’ve only been corresponding with me through mail.”
“This time around, I want you to make something a little special.”
“Something special?”
Merlin held out the bottle that held the liquified Anyform Stone to Aidelin, who looked at the bottle with a puzzled expression. Then, once he looked at the bottle a bit more closely, Aidelin spoke out with a tone of surprise.
“Is it a metal? No, it’s not a metal. Rather… it’s more like a jewel. A liquid jewel? Can something like this happen? What is this?”
“I was curious about that, too. It seems like a great treasure when I see how it’s emanating an unknown type of spiritual qi, but… Why did something like that come out of a user’s body? Is it a new type of spiritual core created by the Golden Pill Immortal Technique?”
Both Quiet Heaven and Aidelin expressed amazement over the liquified Anyform Stone. Although they knew of the existence of mercury, a metal that turned into a liquid at room temperature, they had never heard of a jewel that existed as a liquid at room temperature. However, Merlin was even more surprised when he saw and heard Aidelin’s reaction and response.
“You knew that it was a jewel just by looking at it? You have absolutely no basis to know of such things…”
“What a stupid thing to say. I possess the ability to control and understand minerals. I knew the moment I laid my eyes on it.”
After Aidelin said so, he took the bottle of liquified Anyform Stone that Merlin offered him and measured the amount. There wasn’t that much, at least, not enough to make a complete weapon with. Above all, Aidelin thought, would there be any use in making a weapon from a jewel?
“Please make it into a dagger.”
“A dagger?”
“Yeah. You can use Beast Metal for the pommel and hilt guard and solidify the liquid I gave you to make the blade. How long will it take?”
“As for the handle of a dagger of this size… I just so happen to have just a handle on hand, as I’ve made quite a few mockups before for other uses. But… it’s a jewel blade, will it be useful?”
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Merlin looked at the puzzled Aidelin and nodded his head.
“It’ll be a magic weapon. It won’t be used to hit and break things. However, make sure to make it sharp. It’ll be used more for stabbing than cutting.”
“Well, it won’t be difficult to create such a dagger. There’s nothing in particular that’s taking up my time right now, so by tomorrow…”
After speaking up to here, Aidelin paused. Then, he took out his Beholder from his pocket. Since the Beholder’s whisper notification sound was only audible to him, from Merlin’s point of view, it seemed as though Aidelin had suddenly taken out his Beholder.
“Ugh, things are a mess outside.”
“What’s going on?”
“Arthur is turning Japan upside down. Even their military has been defeated, so, for all intents and purposes, Japan is under Arthur’s control. Moreover, he doesn’t seem to be limited by the manifestation time limit.”
Merlin shrugged his shoulders after hearing Aidelin’s words, which Aidelin mumbled out while looking at his Beholder in amazement.
“Well, of course.”
“Of course?”
“Because Arthur has reached Level 20.”
“What? He’s a transcendent being?!”
Quiet Heaven screamed after hearing Merlin’s calm reply. On the other hand, Aidelin remained silent for a moment before sighing.
“I see… He’s been at Level 19 for quite some time, so I guess it’s not a total surprise that he broke through to become a transcendent.”
“No, wait, what is this old man talking about? What do you mean he’s been in Level 19 for quite a while?! He reached Level 19 not too long ago, you geezer! Even if he is a genius, does it make sense that he’s already become a transcendent?! In such a short period of time?!”
Quiet Heaven couldn’t hide its surprise. Because Quiet Heaven was a practitioner of the Dao, Quiet Heaven knew all too well how difficult it was for one to reach the transcendence realm. Even creatures born with special powers, like the Legendary Serpent, needed to train for a thousand years to become a dragon. But to reach the transcendent realm in a little over half a year, in real time, and less than 10 years in DIO time…
Of course, there was DIO’s training room, but since the training room was a special environment with its own limitations, the development one could obtain from such a space was very limited. At most, one could meditate or conduct repetitive training. To realize the extreme meaning of martial arts by only practicing stabbing for a hundred years seemed like something that could be considered worthwhile, but in reality, such training was absurd and virtually impossible for mortal beings to effectively undertake.
Although Quiet Heaven shouted out in surprise, Aidelin maintained his cool. He soon spoke out.
“Level 20… so, does that mean he’s become an existence as powerful as the Red Dragon I saw before?”
“Perhaps, even if the whole of humanity unites together, they’ll still be helpless against him.”
“Hahaha, this game is really scary. It destroyed all order and rules that exist on Earth. It has created a single man so strong that he can bring an entire nation to its knees.”
With a smile blooming on his face, Aidelin went to go get his equipment. But then, the liquified Anyform Stone in the bottle suddenly disappeared.
Poof! Poof!
It was an instant. The moment the liquified Anyform Stone disappeared, Merlin teleported one meter backwards. The golden liquified Anyform Stone appeared in the space that Merlin had previously occupied. Merlin quickly opened a defensive barrier and grabbed the liquified Anyform Stone.
“Woah! Damn, that was a surprise. If I didn’t react so quickly, I might have needed to go back into the extractor.”
“… Does this thing… is it some sort of jewel that possesses an ego?”
“It’s not like that; it operates under a set of rules that’s set by the DIO system to deal with specific situations and conditions. It seems that it’s not allowed to be away from my body by more than a certain distance. Since this is the case, can I watch you work from the side?”
“The liquified jewel has all sorts of peculiar qualities… Well, it doesn’t matter to me whether you’re beside me or not.”
Aidelin received the liquified Anyform Stone that Merlin held out and moved to his workbench. Then, Aidelin turned on the various functions of his workstation contraption, which had all kinds of complicated devices on it, and poured the rebottled liquified Anyform Stone into a substrate.
Whoosh!
In order to be mixed in with a user’s blood, the Anyform Stone, which had taken the form of a liquid, floated up in the air, as if controlled by an invisible force, and formed into a round ball. After concentrating his mind and opening his chakra, Aidelin asked in passing.
“Anyway, is it okay for you to stay here?”
“Huh? What do you mean?”
“Don’t people expect certain things from you? Right now, even if there’s a difference in level, Arthur and you are tied together as the same kind of user, a Heaven above the Heavens.”
In fact, Merlin had been asked by the Korean government to stop Arthur. In addition, since Arthur proved that it was possible to overthrow a nation state with individual force, the general populace’s vigilance against and expectations for Merlin would become exponentially greater. Merlin himself didn’t know if he’d ever be able to reach Level 20, but since he was one of the three Heaven above the Heavens members in the eyes of the public, who didn’t know very much outside of knowing that Arthur was immensely powerful, wouldn’t they expect Merlin to reach that power level soon, too?
“I don’t care; it’s none of my concern. I have no sense of responsibility to people that I don’t even know, and I’m not a hero who is willing to sacrifice my body in the name of justice. If one makes the only existing hero into a dark hero, one needs to take up that responsibility for oneself.”
“But it would be unfair to Japan. How can one accept death because of the fault of people that one doesn’t even know of?”
At Aidelin’s words, Merlin nodded his head. It was a valid statement, but would the current Arthur be moving and thinking logically? If Merlin spoke logically to Arthur and got in his way, he’d have his head cut off, as Arthur was currently exploding with anger at the pain of losing his mother.
Besides, Merlin felt the situation was more than what it looked like.
“Don’t you think it’s strange?”
“What do you mean?”
“The actions of the Japanese government. Although maddened by rage, Arthur made his goals and objectives crystal clear. He said on the air that he was punishing [those who shouted their loyalty to the Empire of Japan and killed his mother, and everyone who was involved]. However, the Japanese government mobilized their military against Arthur instead of negotiating with him or helping to find the right-wing group in question.”
“In other words, the Japanese government is behind the murder of his mother?”
“There’s no guarantee that it’s the Japanese government, but it’s common knowledge that there are many lawmakers in Japan who are supported by the extreme right. Of course, this is all just a conjecture on my part.”
While the two conversed, the liquified Anyform Stone bubbled and transformed, taking the appearance of a blade. Aidelin, while observing this transformation, spoke up.
“Special reinforcement will take about three hours from this point. I have to concentrate, so I can’t keep up our small talk.”
“Please, do what you must do.”
“You don’t have to respond so formally…”
Aidelin smiled and closed his eyes, and around him, a heavy and solid force, like a big hunk of reinforced steel, began to descend. Being able to enter a state of high concentration in such a short period of time meant that Aidelin was a very powerful chakra user.
“I’m sorry, master, but can I ask you for a favor?”
Then, as if it had something on his mind, Quiet Heaven, who had been quiet for a while, opened its mouth. Hearing Quiet Heaven’s question, Merlin asked.
“A favor? Do you want some custom-made gear?”
“No, it’s nothing like that. But… if the situation arises, if you ever manifest next to that guy named Arthur, please summon me. There’s something I want to check.”
Merlin asked with an unusually serious expression.
“Why?”
“That’s… uhm, okay. It’s a confidential matter, but I guess it doesn’t matter since you’re not being observed by the Noblesse right now.”
As Quiet Heaven said this, it flapped its wings, and soon, an aura of red light covered Quiet Heaven and Merlin. It was a communication barrier that prevented internal information from leaking out.
For the Heaven above the Heavens, in other words, Arthur, Merlin, and Cruze, manifestation was an inefficient use of time and resources. How many minutes did it take to deal with an invading force of Legion or Grotesque? Definitely not 60 minutes. Due to this, even if the Heaven above the Heavens members took care of their responsibilities in a few minutes, the gem points they consumed would be the same as other users who actively used their entire 60 minutes of manifestation; in other words, the three would be spending their precious gem points and also idly waste the majority of their manifestation period.For the run of the mill Masters, even an hour of manifestation was not enough time to resolve most situations. This was because they couldn't deal with all the enemy forces at once like the three Heaven above the Heavens users. Moreover, if a manifested Master was killed by the enemy, the country or region the Master was designated to protect would be devastated, so reinforced weapons became an essential item for many Master level users; thus, the market price of reinforced weapons constantly went up.Anyway, what's going on with you? Recently, you've only been corresponding with me through mail.This time around, I want you to make something a little special.Something special?Merlin held out the bottle that held the liquified Anyform Stone to Aidelin, who looked at the bottle with a puzzled expression. Then, once he looked at the bottle a bit more closely, Aidelin spoke out with a tone of surprise.Is it a metal? No, it's not a metal. Rather it's more like a jewel. A liquid jewel? Can something like this happen? What is this?I was curious about that, too. It seems like a great treasure when I see how it's emanating an unknown type of spiritual qi, but Why did something like that come out of a user's body? Is it a new type of spiritual core created by the Golden Pill Immortal Technique?Both Quiet Heaven and Aidelin expressed amazement over the liquified Anyform Stone. Although they knew of the existence of mercury, a metal that turned into a liquid at room temperature, they had never heard of a jewel that existed as a liquid at room temperature. However, Merlin was even more surprised when he saw and heard Aidelin's reaction and response.You knew that it was a jewel just by looking at it? You have absolutely no basis to know of such thingsWhat a stupid thing to say. I possess the ability to control and understand minerals. I knew the moment I laid my eyes on it.After Aidelin said so, he took the bottle of liquified Anyform Stone that Merlin offered him and measured the amount. There wasn't that much, at least, not enough to make a complete weapon with. Above all, Aidelin thought, would there be any use in making a weapon from a jewel?Please make it into a dagger.A dagger?Yeah. You can use Beast Metal for the pommel and hilt guard and solidify the liquid I gave you to make the blade. How long will it take?As for the handle of a dagger of this size I just so happen to have just a handle on hand, as I've made quite a few mockups before for other uses. But it's a jewel blade, will it be useful?A quick look at tinyurl.com/2p9emv8w will leave you more fulfilled.Merlin looked at the puzzled Aidelin and nodded his head.It'll be a magic weapon. It won't be used to hit and break things. However, make sure to make it sharp. It'll be used more for stabbing than cutting.Well, it won't be difficult to create such a dagger. There's nothing in particular that's taking up my time right now, so by tomorrowAfter speaking up to here, Aidelin paused. Then, he took out his Beholder from his pocket. Since the Beholder's whisper notification sound was only audible to him, from Merlin's point of view, it seemed as though Aidelin had suddenly taken out his Beholder.Ugh, things are a mess outside.What's going on?Arthur is turning Japan upside down. Even their military has been defeated, so, for all intents and purposes, Japan is under Arthur's control. Moreover, he doesn't seem to be limited by the manifestation time limit.Merlin shrugged his shoulders after hearing Aidelin's words, which Aidelin mumbled out while looking at his Beholder in amazement.Well, of course.Of course?Because Arthur has reached Level 20.What? He's a transcendent being?!Quiet Heaven screamed after hearing Merlin's calm reply. On the other hand, Aidelin remained silent for a moment before sighing.I see He's been at Level 19 for quite some time, so I guess it's not a total surprise that he broke through to become a transcendent.No, wait, what is this old man talking about? What do you mean he's been in Level 19 for quite a while?! He reached Level 19 not too long ago, you geezer! Even if he is a genius, does it make sense that he's already become a transcendent?! In such a short period of time?!Quiet Heaven couldn't hide its surprise. Because Quiet Heaven was a practitioner of the Dao, Quiet Heaven knew all too well how difficult it was for one to reach the transcendence realm. Even creatures born with special powers, like the Legendary Serpent, needed to train for a thousand years to become a dragon. But to reach the transcendent realm in a little over half a year, in real time, and less than 10 years in DIO timeOf course, there was DIO's training room, but since the training room was a special environment with its own limitations, the development one could obtain from such a space was very limited. At most, one could meditate or conduct repetitive training. To realize the extreme meaning of martial arts by only practicing stabbing for a hundred years seemed like something that could be considered worthwhile, but in reality, such training was absurd and virtually impossible for mortal beings to effectively undertake.Although Quiet Heaven shouted out in surprise, Aidelin maintained his cool. He soon spoke out.Level 20 so, does that mean he's become an existence as powerful as the Red Dragon I saw before?Perhaps, even if the whole of humanity unites together, they'll still be helpless against him.Hahaha, this game is really scary. It destroyed all order and rules that exist on Earth. It has created a single man so strong that he can bring an entire nation to its knees.With a smile blooming on his face, Aidelin went to go get his equipment. But then, the liquified Anyform Stone in the bottle suddenly disappeared.Poof! Poof!It was an instant. The moment the liquified Anyform Stone disappeared, Merlin teleported one meter backwards. The golden liquified Anyform Stone appeared in the space that Merlin had previously occupied. Merlin quickly opened a defensive barrier and grabbed the liquified Anyform Stone.Woah! Damn, that was a surprise. If I didn't react so quickly, I might have needed to go back into the extractor. Does this thing is it some sort of jewel that possesses an ego?It's not like that; it operates under a set of rules that's set by the DIO system to deal with specific situations and conditions. It seems that it's not allowed to be away from my body by more than a certain distance. Since this is the case, can I watch you work from the side?The liquified jewel has all sorts of peculiar qualities Well, it doesn't matter to me whether you're beside me or not.Aidelin received the liquified Anyform Stone that Merlin held out and moved to his workbench. Then, Aidelin turned on the various functions of his workstation contraption, which had all kinds of complicated devices on it, and poured the rebottled liquified Anyform Stone into a substrate.Whoosh!In order to be mixed in with a user's blood, the Anyform Stone, which had taken the form of a liquid, floated up in the air, as if controlled by an invisible force, and formed into a round ball. After concentrating his mind and opening his chakra, Aidelin asked in passing.Anyway, is it okay for you to stay here?Huh? What do you mean?Don't people expect certain things from you? Right now, even if there's a difference in level, Arthur and you are tied together as the same kind of user, a Heaven above the Heavens.In fact, Merlin had been asked by the Korean government to stop Arthur. In addition, since Arthur proved that it was possible to overthrow a nation state with individual force, the general populace's vigilance against and expectations for Merlin would become exponentially greater. Merlin himself didn't know if he'd ever be able to reach Level 20, but since he was one of the three Heaven above the Heavens members in the eyes of the public, who didn't know very much outside of knowing that Arthur was immensely powerful, wouldn't they expect Merlin to reach that power level soon, too?I don't care; it's none of my concern. I have no sense of responsibility to people that I don't even know, and I'm not a hero who is willing to sacrifice my body in the name of justice. If one makes the only existing hero into a dark hero, one needs to take up that responsibility for oneself.But it would be unfair to Japan. How can one accept death because of the fault of people that one doesn't even know of?At Aidelin's words, Merlin nodded his head. It was a valid statement, but would the current Arthur be moving and thinking logically? If Merlin spoke logically to Arthur and got in his way, he'd have his head cut off, as Arthur was currently exploding with anger at the pain of losing his mother.Besides, Merlin felt the situation was more than what it looked like.Don't you think it's strange?What do you mean?The actions of the Japanese government. Although maddened by rage, Arthur made his goals and objectives crystal clear. He said on the air that he was punishing those who shouted their loyalty to the Empire of Japan and killed his mother, and everyone who was involved. However, the Japanese government mobilized their military against Arthur instead of negotiating with him or helping to find the right-wing group in question.In other words, the Japanese government is behind the murder of his mother?There's no guarantee that it's the Japanese government, but it's common knowledge that there are many lawmakers in Japan who are supported by the extreme right. Of course, this is all just a conjecture on my part.While the two conversed, the liquified Anyform Stone bubbled and transformed, taking the appearance of a blade. Aidelin, while observing this transformation, spoke up.Special reinforcement will take about three hours from this point. I have to concentrate, so I can't keep up our small talk.Please, do what you must do.You don't have to respond so formallyAidelin smiled and closed his eyes, and around him, a heavy and solid force, like a big hunk of reinforced steel, began to descend. Being able to enter a state of high concentration in such a short period of time meant that Aidelin was a very powerful chakra user.I'm sorry, master, but can I ask you for a favor?Then, as if it had something on his mind, Quiet Heaven, who had been quiet for a while, opened its mouth. Hearing Quiet Heaven's question, Merlin asked.A favor? Do you want some custom-made gear?No, it's nothing like that. But if the situation arises, if you ever manifest next to that guy named Arthur, please summon me. There's something I want to check.Merlin asked with an unusually serious expression.Why?That's uhm, okay. It's a confidential matter, but I guess it doesn't matter since you're not being observed by the Noblesse right now.As Quiet Heaven said this, it flapped its wings, and soon, an aura of red light covered Quiet Heaven and Merlin. It was a communication barrier that prevented internal information from leaking out.
