VIP Chapter 537: “Are You a God-Attuned?”
“In summary, although I still have many complex tasks to handle and the royal family on Treya’s side needs my attention, reaching the deepest part takes priority over all of that. For now… I’ll set those aside.”
Tenth Demon City.
Three days had passed since the funeral, which had already caused a “stir” throughout Entak.
Naturally, Will had also become a legendary figure whispered about by the locals.
Over the past three days, Will had organized various miscellaneous matters for the Adventurer’s Guild and handed them over to his more reliable subordinates, such as…
Miss Peflan.
After much thought, although he hadn’t interacted with her much, Iaar and Shuna seemed to trust her character, so she should be fine.
For some reason, her evaluation of him didn’t seem very high. She always felt he was the type to run away and abandon his responsibilities.
And now, in the greatly expanded conference room…
An important meeting slowly began.
“So, our goal is to clear the Death Hall and have Zeroth Heaven directly open the deepest part of the dungeon.”
He spread his hands, sitting in the very center of the conference room. The whiteboard behind him, meant for writing, was blank.
“With this, we begin our meeting. Does anyone have any objections?”
“…”
A long silence fell over the room.
“Hmm… Are there no questions? This matter is quite urgent, as we don’t know who Daisianwei will bring or when she will attack.”
“No, that’s not the problem.”
Iaar was the first to stand up—though her standing or not standing made little difference.
Wearing a large magic hat, Iaar first rested her chin in her hand, thinking for a moment, then raised her head and looked at Will.
“Will, take off all your clothes and let me see.”
“Huh?”
“???”
The ladies present looked at Iaar with extremely suspicious eyes.
“Old witch, what are you trying to do?”
Treya, not familiar with Iaar, asked first.
“Um… Senior, is there some misunderstanding?”
Liya, though a little strange, still spoke up for Iaar, with whom she was relatively familiar.
“Are you also harboring some ill intentions?!”
“Stop, stop, stop! So… why… why do you want me to strip?”
Huh?
What?
Did Iaar, who had always acted as a senior mentor, also harbor some unspeakable romantic feelings?
“Why… why are you all making that face? I just want to confirm if Will is ‘God-Attuned’.”
—Well, it seemed Will had overthought things.
—Isn’t this still the attitude of a meticulous staff member?!
“Why confirm that?” Treya asked sternly.
“Yeah, you never even thought about this problem before!” Iaar pouted.
“Senior, do you perhaps think… Will’s sudden desire to explore the deepest part of the dungeon is too abrupt?”
Liya, who understood Iaar better, asked cautiously.
“Yes.”
Iaar calmly admitted.
“After confirming that reaching the deepest part of the dungeon might lead to a world reset, I don’t think seeking that outcome now is a good idea. Especially… now that we’ve gathered so much information.”
She was very cautious, even looking at Will with a hint of apprehension.
“Therefore, I want to know. Is this behavior caused by some pre-determined ‘engraving’ that restricts you? If so, I probably won’t help anymore.”
“…”
“I already clearly told you from that book that the ‘deepest part of the dungeon’ is a ‘scam’.”
Although Iaar’s tone was always inclined towards “seriousness,” when she said this, her tone was more solemn than when she was “describing a rigorous scientific phenomenon.”
There was even a hint of…
anger within it.
“Because it’s a ‘scam’, an existence whose meaning is only found in its ‘meaninglessness,’ as I’ve said. So I don’t understand… You’re someone who, once knowing the ‘rules,’ wouldn’t push forward. Unless you…”
Piercing the entire table, Iaar’s red eyes fixed on Will.
“Unless you are also one of those ‘madmen’ bound by the rules—a member of the God-Attuned.”
Will understood Iaar’s concern.
She seemed worried that he had been deceiving her all along.
For example, perhaps up to this point, Will’s only goal had always been the deepest part… and so on?
Could it be that even in the eyes of someone as “long-lived and intelligent” as Iaar, he was capable of deceiving her?
Merely on this point, Will felt quite happy.
“About that…”
Will pondered how to explain.
But…
Before he could finish speaking, Treya interjected—
“If you’re asking about that ring-shaped mark of the God-Attuned. Will definitely doesn’t have that strange mark. I’ve checked everything.”
She uttered a rather explosive statement in a very calm tone.
“…Wait? Treya, are you listening to yourself…”
“Huh?! When did you check? No one has had the chance since we returned…”
Liya immediately reacted explosively to Treya’s statement.
“Hmm? The first time he came to the Royal Palace and was hypnotized, I was the one who changed his clothes. Entering the Royal Palace requires a full-body inspection… It’s normal, right?”
After speaking, Treya didn’t forget to turn her head and smile at Will, narrowing her eyes.
She seemed genuinely happy.
“Will, you’re very healthy. I really checked everything.”
To be able to say such a thing and still smile like that, Will felt that Treya had indeed maintained a certain aspect of herself, unchanged in some ways.
“That mark sometimes appears in very hidden places, you need to be sure…”
Iaar’s words were cut off by another person—
“I, I, I, I… I’m sure!”
“Iaar, wait, this time you should…”
“Hmm… Whether it’s under the armpit, in the mouth, or in some other hidden areas, I’ve checked! There really isn’t the mark you mentioned!”
“Then… then I will too!”
Liya’s face turned red. Compared to the other two, she was the most reluctant to discuss this matter.
But in the competition among the three, she couldn’t lose.
Although she didn’t know where this baseless sense of rivalry came from, she still raised her hand.
“Senior. You might not believe the words of the other two, but I guarantee you… it’s not just the marks on his body. The academy also researched this before; the magic circuits of God-Attuned are different to accommodate Reviers’ magic, and I…”
She extended her hand and pointed at Will.
“My magic circuit and Will’s magic circuit are even in a state of fusion. He is absolutely not God-Attuned.”
Iaar folded her arms and slowly sat down, acknowledging the three people’s statements.
“Oh~ I see, so Mr. Will really plays that well.”
Finally, Lucifer, who had been a bystander, spoke up with a rather theatrical, detached tone.
“Uh… I’m very grateful that you all stood up to defend my innocence…”
Will felt as if he was becoming even less innocent.
“However, Senior Iaar, what you want is probably a reason, not evidence, right?”
“Since you’re not acting out of a purpose ‘engraved in your soul since birth,’ and you understand that the deepest part of the dungeon doesn’t exist, you need to give me a reason.”
“A reason…”
As for why he wanted to go to a place that no one in this world had ever been to, a place that originally only had symbolic meaning…
He did have the most reasonable explanation.
“Because… after learning about the deepest part from Carver’s memory, I thought that his method, and Reviers’ method, were both wrong.”
He paused, avoiding Iaar’s gaze, and looked at his own palm.
“In fact, for the humans here, the exploration of the dungeon must never stop, right?”
