Later that night, Léōn appeared…
"Child, I want to tell you a story," Léōn said.
Alright.
"Before time began, there were two powerful angels that you could say were brothers. They were both good in God's eyes until the one called Morningstar caught a glimpse of his own beauty and decided to lead a rebellion against God. Michael led the other angels to cast Morningstar and his followers out of heaven, and Morningstar fell to Earth. Morningstar wasn't defeated when Michael cast him out of heaven; he was defeated the moment he thought he could be equal to The Absolute," Léōn said.
"Don't let power corrupt you, child," Léōn added.
I won't, but I have a question. How powerful is Michael?
"Powerful enough to destroy all of existence, including the heavens, and shake the realm above," Léōn replied.
There is a realm above the three heavens?
"There is. That is where my father sits on his throne. Enough story time for now. Get some rest, my child, you are going to have a very busy day tomorrow," Léōn said as he disappeared.
And there he goes… what did he mean by I'll be busy tomorrow?
Ehh, when tomorrow comes, I'll find out.
Then Aerin went back to sleep…
The next day…
Yawn! Alright guys, it's a new day. Let's get started clearing portals.
"Yeah!" Lyra yelled enthusiastically.
Let's go.
As soon as Aerin walked out the door…
"Aerin, you need to come with us," a mysterious man wearing a black suit and sunglasses said.
Alright.
You guys stay here. I'll be back in a bit.
"Alright," Lyra said.
On the 15th floor of the Adventurers Association building, inside the director's office…
"Nice to meet you, Aerin. My name is John, and I am the director of the Adventurers Association," John explained.
Nice to meet you too, now let's cut to the chase. I know you wouldn't invite me here just to congratulate me on becoming an adventurer. So, what do you need to discuss with me?
"Hahaha, I like you! No need for small talk, I see. Alright, I've invited you here today because I want to know what happened in the dungeon yesterday," John said, amused.
Alright, if that's all you want to know.
A few minutes passed…
"Do you really expect me to believe that an A-Rank adventurer really beat an SSS-Rank Orc Mage?" John said in a serious tone.
That's what happened. You can believe it or not.
"Hmm, you will take the evaluation test again. If I don't see SSS-Rank stats, I'm afraid I'll have to revoke your license and have the authorities get involved. Do you understand?" John said in a very serious tone.
Alright, alright, don't get all bent out of shape.
I'll take the test and use my full power. Good grief.
Now I understand what Léōn was talking about.
To be continued…