Chapter 75

Chapter 75: The Incident (3)

“…”

Rambling while reading the thesis, I shut my mouth at some point. However, I kept revising it.

[This has a lot of wrong and inefficient parts. Keep the idea, but…]

Drent had an unfortunate incident during his first thesis defense, but to the original Deculein, he was a talent that he couldn’t even dare think of recruiting. It was an unexpected harvest for me, considering I thought only Epherene would fall under my command.

That put me in an unintentional good mood, which probably was what made me talk to myself out loud.

It wasn’t like me… No.

I didn’t even know what it meant to be me at this point.

“… Hmm.”

Deculein’s personality was “authoritarian.” The better the opponent was, the more he desired to make them bow down to him. Hence, when a genius became my underling, I felt a certain joy rise within me.

However, that joy was quickly replaced by something entirely different.

My [Iron Man] characteristic made my body develop hypersensitive senses, allowing me to recognize Allen’s secret. Those very same senses now emitted a similar sensation at the corner of my mind.

Whoever was holding the steering wheel…

It wasn’t Jeff.

“…”

However, I refrained from acting rashly.

Looking around the car’s interior, I found no danger perceived by [The Villain’s Fate], which was as I expected. After all, if it were a risk to get on this car in the first place, this attribute’s radar would’ve already caught it.

However, it did have a blind spot.

[The Villain’s Fate] indicated leading to death, not all danger.

I opened the window.

The passing scenery was nothing out of the ordinary, but when the wind that accompanied it came in, it was swiftly engulfed by a bright red hue, covering the entire road with it.

Beyond my eyes stretched a lifeless zone. The safest place, at least in this seemingly desolated area, was inside the car.

The moment I became aware of the current situation, a message popped up.

[Unexpected Quest: Encounter]

◆ Store Currency +1

A quest had been issued.

“An encounter.”

Unknowingly, I smiled.