My Alter Ego’s Path to Greatness - Chapter 193

#193

Settlers (4)

Outerica was a fantasy world full of all kinds of fantastic elements, including magic, but overall it had an appearance close to the Western Middle Ages.

Even in this world, mysteries such as magic and aurors were considered advanced knowledge in their own way, so it was not easy for ordinary people to access them.

Unless you were lucky enough to discover outstanding talent and become someone’s disciple, or risk your life and eat a knife, it was impossible.

Since it was such an environment, of course the security wasn’t that good.

In addition, monsters that even wild beasts avoid roam the mountains and fields, so is there any need to say more about the danger?

What if ‘madness’ has spread across the continent now?

In this world, losing one’s life due to unexpected events was not that rare.

Also, there was a tragedy that naturally followed such a death.

It was the fact that children who had lost their guardians and were neglected had to live on their own from now on.

Unfortunately, this is something that is happening frequently all over the continent at this very moment.

However, such circumstances were an exception here.

“hey! That’s mine! “Give it to me!”

“Ebebebe~ Catch me~!”

“Guys, be careful! And then you get hurt!”

Chehai’s daycare center is filled with the noisy sound of children playing.

It was a sight not easily seen elsewhere, but here it was just everyday life, no different from usual.

And on one side of the terrace of the courtyard where the children were gathered.

“I heard you came from the city?”

“and! How big is the city? Are there a lot of people? There was a festival in our village not long ago, and there were a lot of people. “Is there more than that?”

Se-ah Lee, surrounded by young girls whose eyes sparkled with curiosity, smiled awkwardly.

She seemed to be the youngest among the foreigners who visited this time, so she seemed to be accepted more comfortably by the children.

However, there was someone who was attracting the children’s attention in a completely opposite way…

“Oh!”

“Waaa—!”

“Whoa whoa—I did it? I really did it! Now whose turn is next?”

The boy’s triumphant voice, accompanied by heavy breathing, rang out among the cheers of the boys gathered in the courtyard.

“…Aren’t you Billy? It definitely seemed like that…”

“What do you mean? It’s your turn, Hans! “Are you really scared?”

“Woo~ Hans is a coward!”

“Oh no! I just forgot! “Isn’t it okay to go?”

A boy of about ten years old named Hans swallowed his saliva, held a piece of beef jerky in one hand, and walked slowly toward the corner where the garden trees were growing thickly.

And as if to explore dangerous areas, careful steps continued ….

“Uhhhh!”

The boy, who had barely completed his goal, screamed and ran hastily towards his friends.

I was in deep contemplation as if I was facing a monster.

A shady place in the corner of the garden that the boy went to.

“Hmm! “These children show the qualities of great warriors.”

Muttering—

Harley, who was sitting leaning against a tree, nodded happily and chewed the beef jerky that was in her mouth.

The beef jerky that a boy named Hans just gave me.

What the boys were doing now was a kind of game of courage.

Even though he was in a state of calming down as much as possible, the ferocity that seeped deep into his cells and leaked out implicitly was still a burdensome level for children to face.

So, I was hiding in a corner like this on purpose, but they came back and used it as a toy…

“Hahaha! Facing your weakness head on is the fastest way to become stronger! Now that you have learned how to overcome your fears, you will be a good warrior in the future! Hahaha!”

Harley burst into laughter at that proud feeling.

Of course, that was from his perspective; to the children outside, it was just a strange sound coming from the gloomy shadows of the trees.

The child who was next in line was in tears… but I guess that could also be seen as an ordeal to become stronger.

Also, they weren’t the only ones hanging out with the children at the orphanage like this.

Geos, who was already acquainted with the children, was having serious conversations with the children who had now grown up and needed to find jobs outside.

Heinrich was standing in the middle of the children like a totem, stroking their heads one by one with a gentle smile.

And finally, Hesperon….

“Now, take this first.”

“oh my! thank you!”

While receiving a one-on-one lecture from Chehai, he greeted his wife who came up with a tray full of snacks and quickly took it.

A middle-aged woman with healthy bronze skin and soft eyes.

She was Chehai’s wife, the hostess of this orphanage, and the mother of all the children here.

‘This person is also a great person.’

In fact, money was probably not a big problem since Chehai had saved up a lot of money while working as a mercenary and had received a lot of support from Geos, but taking care of so many children couldn’t have been that easy.

However, rather than saying anything displeasing for 20 years, he actually took the initiative to take care of the children every day….

Indeed, Chehai’s personality was such that one would think that he did well in getting married.

“Hmm then let’s take a break for a while. “I’m going to go check on the kids for a while, so please rest comfortably.”

“Ah yes! All right.”

When he had some free time, Chehai jumped up from his seat, left him alone, and headed towards where the children were.

Since Hesperon cannot take care of the children while he is being educated, the other party members decided to take on that role in his place.

It seemed like he was a little anxious about leaving the work he had been doing to only someone else.

“Hmm, it’s a unique skill.”

Hesperon, who was left alone in the room, sipped his drink and recalled the system phrase that came to mind a moment ago.

‘Now that I think about it, it’s been a long time since my “Avatar” skill grew like this without karma. Certainly, recently I just used what was given to me and didn’t have much to worry about.’

There were two ways to strengthen unique skills.

Gradual growth through deep consideration and consistent skill, and immediate evolution using the karma store.

Until now, he had only focused on the latter method based on the overwhelming supply and demand of karma, but with this incident, his understanding of unique skills increased and he seemed to have achieved the conditions for strengthening.

‘Now that I think about it, was the last time my skills grew to the point where the system phrase came to mind was right after Harley’s body modification was completed?’

Since then, there have been small improvements such as increased efficiency and freer distribution of mental power between avatars, but this was the first and last time that the system was strengthened to the extent that it was declared.

‘It’s been quite a long time since I created Hubert and started raising him as a merchant.’

Any other awakened person would have naturally delved into skills and repeated their growth in order to save even a penny of points, but he, who had plenty of karma, was simply buried in the convenience.

Without considering skills, I simply relied on strengthening through the store.

‘But it would also be a problem to deliberately not use cards that can be used. Well, I guess I just need to pay more attention in the future. Let us become bourgeois who work hard.’

What happened in the past can’t be helped, and wouldn’t it be okay if we realized it now?

The know-how that Chehai gave me was not something that could be called ingenious, but it went over details that he would not have thought of on his own.

Rather than the sensation you get when using magic or divine power, something special that resides within you and helps you activate the skill.

The gist of the teaching was to become more clearly aware of it, understand the mechanism for activating the ability, and move more efficiently and only as much as necessary.

Since each person’s abilities were different in the first place, it was closer to advice than a specific technique, but that alone was enough to significantly change his thoughts.

‘First of all, this alone is beneficial. The next enhancement point for the unique skill was a whopping 1.2 million.’

Of course, it may not be completely the same as the effect of strengthening it by investing karma, but the increase in the number of avatars alone was a big gain.

Actually, I still felt like there was a lot of it, but…

‘the more the more the better—if there’s anything, there’s probably a use for it somewhere.’

He was stroking his chin and nodded heavily.

Also, Chehai’s teachings did not stop with advice on unique skills.

After seeing Hesperon’s “Avatar Cloud”, he probably thought it was a unique skill in a space system similar to his own, and he also explained in detail the vision he created using his “Phase Refraction”.

He was truly a generous teacher who seemed to have decided to give everything he had already started.

Of course, since he had reconstructed the technology himself as a technique using Aurors, it was difficult for the wizard Hesperon to use it directly.

However, there was room for application of the underlying principles to other fields as well.

‘Such a high-level theory alone…’

This was a part that showed how much he devoted himself to his unique skills after the system disappeared.

In the process of forcibly reproducing it, many restrictions arose, and the versatility and freedom it had before became completely bound by the framework of ‘technology’… but that is probably an unavoidable problem.

‘Could it be possible to use this as Harley’s “Biological Aura”?’

“Biological Aura”, created by processing the biological power of monsters, is similar in nature to general Aura, but its mechanism of action is completely different.

Still, it was worth a try since it was the most similar energy.

‘Other members of the party are allowed to use it, so even if you can’t learn it all now, you can always ask Geos.’

Although Chehai was the one who established the theory, Geos’s skill level would not have been so lacking as he would have inherited it and further refined his skills through countless practical trials.

That was the moment when Hesperon was lost in thought, thinking about what he had achieved so far and what he would gain in the future.

“Good job Heron.”

“Ah, Master.”

Isea, who was in the courtyard, opened the door and came into the room.

As expected, she also had a faint smile on her face, as if she had earned something.

As an archmage, her senses and thinking abilities were at a level that far exceeded the criminal’s imagination.

While talking to the kids in the courtyard, listening to all the conversations going on in this room and organizing them in your head is not a tidy job.

“Indeed, age cannot be ignored. “I also put our heads together with Riley and told her that I was working hard, but I felt like I was still lacking a lot.”

At her self-deprecating words, Hesperon slowly turned his head and looked into the distance.

Instead of experiencing deep agony, he was busy simply gorging himself on the fruit that had been opened.

“…But Master? When will Master reveal…”

“Keuhum hmmm!”

Isea clears her throat, cutting off Hesperon’s question.

Just as she could, others could easily hear the conversation in this room if they wanted to.

You can’t just use magic in someone else’s house to create a soundproof barrier like you normally would.

‘Well, isn’t it time to reveal it soon?’

Hesperon grunted inwardly, looking away from her gaze glaring at him.

Now she might have revealed to the party that she was from another world, but she was still keeping it a secret from everyone else.

Actually, I once hinted at a question about it, but

the answer I got back then was quite astounding.

‘What do you mean by missing the right time to speak?’

It might have been different if he had said it right after Hesperon appeared, but now that so much time has passed, it is embarrassing to reveal it later.

She said that she had come this far because she kept ignoring it like that. Of course, she had no intention of hiding it all the time, so she only said that she would find an opportunity sooner or later to speak up.

‘…Well, I guess that’s not the only real reason. That’s probably just a rough guess.’

In the first place, it was something that was kept a secret from everyone except Princess Riley for the long eight years that she stayed here.

It is natural to have an instinctive resistance to confiding in people you have only just met.

‘To put it simply, you need time to mentally prepare.’

Hesperon was an exception because Riley intervened and he was the first to reveal his identity.

‘Well, at least everyone in the group already knows this except Geos.’

No, actually, it wasn’t just a level of knowledge.

Rather, compared to the secret this side has, her secret is just cute.

In fact, everyone except Geos is from another world… compared to the shocking truth!

Although it was cute that she was worried alone without even knowing that, Hesperon just smiled without saying anything and didn’t say anything.

Because it was fun to watch this little teacher worry and struggle alone.

When Hesperon and the warrior party arrived at Zios’ home village and achieved various achievements with the help of Chehai, a settler from Earth.

There was already less than a week left until the second continental summit.