I do know. If I confessed, ‘I attempted to steer clear of you as a result of I didn’t wish to go on the curse,’ what could be the response.

I don’t care in regards to the curse.

“…I need you to love me nonetheless.”

No, perhaps that is what I wish to say to him.

After saying out loud what I’ve been considering all alongside, I giggle. In my anguish, I clenched my fist, forgetting that what I held in my hand was a spirit object, and I let loose an enormous sigh and bowed my head.

All of the sudden, I felt goosebumps throughout my physique and my eyes blinked open. The subsequent factor I do know, I see unusual phrases in entrance of me.

[Triggers ‘Pioneer of the Unknown ( )’]

It was so acquainted, however I had forgotten it for therefore lengthy.

[Activate the awakening condition of the spirit ‘The Fifth Page Lost in the Codex Gigas’. Would you like to see it?]

It was my awakening capability.

I used to be so shocked by the letters that instantly popped out that I misplaced my grip of the spirit. As quickly because it fell out of my hand, the letters in entrance of me disappeared.

“This… What the….”

I rubbed my brow and stared on the creature in confusion, then collected my ideas.

For now, let’s summarize the circumstances below which the flexibility is triggered.

First, there should be nobody inside 5 meters. This was met when Simeon left the room.

Second, you will need to keep in touch with the goal. Because of this the textual content disappeared as quickly as he dropped the artifact.

Now that I’ve met the circumstances, I notice that the flexibility hasn’t been triggered in a very long time, however did my distinctive capability work on the spirit? I feel it was the flexibility to preview the situation of awakening an awakeners upfront…

I assumed again to the second I had simply woke up and instantly obtained goosebumps.

“…No.”

The outline of my distinctive capability, ‘Pioneer of the Unknown’, described as follows.

[You can see the conditions for unleashing hidden abilities]

Nowhere in that sentence are the phrases human or spirits. I simply restricted the goal to individuals on my own. Given the state of affairs simply now, my distinctive capability appears to work on spirits.

However why didn’t it set off on the <Breath of the Firebird> or the <Crown of Atonement>?

“As a result of they don’t have any hidden talents…?”

If you concentrate on it, there is no such thing as a contradiction. So what’s the hidden energy of <Codex Gigas>?

I cautiously reached out to the spirit.

“Knock knock!”

I heard a knock on the door. No, it was somebody on the opposite aspect of the door. The tone was excessive for a person, so it wasn’t Simeon, and it actually wasn’t his bodyguard. I don’t know who it’s, however I reply and the door swings open.

“Howdy!”

The person who greeted me cheerfully was a boy who in highschool.

His hair is bleached, and his piercings are in every single place. He was fully totally different from the opposite apostle members I had met up to now, from his pale hair to the fashionable garments he wore. He appeared like an idol, with clear eyes and a primitive smile.

I stared at him for a second, questioning if he was a customer, then instantly remembered Simeon’s phrases.

“Are you the apostle who was purported to remedy me?”

“Oh, sure! My identify is Raphael. I’m the ninth Apostle, and I’m an A-rank hunter.”

He seems younger, however he’s a Class A Hunter. And an Woke up with the flexibility to heal is uncommon.

Whereas I used to be inwardly admiring him, Raphael approached the mattress. He caught out his hand to shake mine, and I didn’t even notice it. He smiled and eagerly shook my hand up and down, like a golden retriever.

“What about you, hyung?”

…Hgung? We’ve recognized one another for lower than a minute and also you’ve already selected a nickname.

“My identify’s Shin Ha-jae. I’m not a hunter, simply an unemployed man.”

“Then you definitely’re Hajae-hyung.”

Simeon mentioned he likes individuals, and judging by the best way he treats me, it’s true. I don’t really feel uncomfortable together with his recent face or informal demeanor, however he has a appeal that makes me really feel surprisingly comfy.

“What’s the hangul in your identify?”

“What? Oh, it’s the timber in the summertime.”

“The Tree of Summer time… I feel it fits you properly.”

After the lengthy handshake, Raphael glanced round. He appears to be searching for a spot to sit down, however there aren’t any chairs within the room. Ultimately, he leaves the pages of the futon on the desk like shredded paper and casually plops down on the mattress.

He smiles at me and asks, “Are you okay?” and I can’t assist however nod.

“Truly, I already knew your identify.”

“From who?”

“Yulia noona.”

“…Yulia?”

“Don’t ? She wears a gown with brown wavy hair…”

“Ah!” I exclaimed, instantly recognizing the girl’s face.

A hunter smashing monsters with an iron prosthetic leg. If I’m being sincere, I nonetheless shuddered on the reminiscence of the face that drugged me with sleeping tablets and smiled innocently. Perhaps that’s why I’ve seen her face across the base however haven’t spoken up.

“I wished to ask you one thing.”

His eyes sparkle with curiosity and I can’t assist however really feel uneasy, however my hunch is right.

“Hyung. You’re the thirteenth apostle, proper?”

“…What?”

The thirteenth apostle? What sort of bullshit is that? I frowned, and Raphael checked out me in confusion.

“Uh, no?”

“The place the hell did you hear that bullshit?”

“There was an article.”

Raphael kindly pulled out his cellphone and turned on an web information web site to indicate me.

The primary story on the location had my image plastered throughout it, surrounded by reporters and half-hugged by Simeon. Fortuitously, my face was coated by a masks and I used to be sporting a hood, however not less than I may acknowledge it was me. Above it, in thick letters, was a headline.

[Appearance of the 13th Apostle. Who is he?]

Who’s, what. I’m not an apostle, particularly not the thirteenth one.

Since historic occasions, the quantity 13 has symbolized inauspiciousness. Some say it’s as a result of Jesus’ thirteenth disciple was a betrayer. However that’s a fable. He by no means had 13 disciples within the first place, so there’s no approach I’d be an apostle.

“If we’re going to do that, name me Judas.”

(“이럴 거면 아예 유다라고 부르지.”)

The phrases got here out of my mouth. My irritated rant amused Raphael, who ducked his head barely and chuckled softly. I spotted I’d been a little bit too sincere after I noticed him smiling, his shoulder shaking.

“Anyway, no, I’m not, I simply helped him with this one as a result of it was mutual.”

“Oh, is that what it was, I used to be anticipating a brand new face to return in.”

Raphael shrugged ruefully and pulled one thing out of his pocket. The leather-based pouch was sufficiently small to carry an adjunct. He untied the string that held the opening closed, revealing an assortment of minerals.

“What is that this?”

“My proud assortment and the elements to heal hyung’s leg.”

“You’re going to remedy me with minerals?”

Irrespective of how I checked out them, they have been bizarre minerals, some with unusual colours that might make costly jewellery in the event that they have been painstakingly crafted, however they actually didn’t appear to be the elements to remedy my leg. As I tilted my head in surprise, Raphael held out a violet mineral the scale of a fingernail.

“I harness the facility of gems to heal, a.okay.a. the white-clad craftsman, and that’s my capability.”

Gems. Energy. Therapeutic. Put the three collectively, and all that involves thoughts is doubtful pseudoscience.

“Germanium bracelets… Is that what it’s?”

“No, not that type of pseudoscience!”

Having been misunderstood earlier than, Raphael eagerly started to elucidate.

“Minerals are fashioned by being subjected to temperature and strain for lengthy durations of time below the earth, and particularly uncommon minerals comprise an amazing quantity of power of their tiny our bodies, to not point out the gems which might be delicately crafted by artisans.”

“Hmm….”

“Think about if we may switch the power in minerals to individuals.”

“Uh…”

“So that you discover a mineral which wavelength matches the affected person’s and you utilize that energy to… anyway.”

He should have observed my focus slipping. Raphael gave up on additional rationalization and shook his head. Then he took my hand and raised and lowered the gems one after the other.

“Not this one, not this one, not this one.”

His cautious contact resembled that of a Chinese language medication practitioner inserting acupuncture needles. He gave the impression to be trying to find a mineral that matched my wavelength, however I felt nothing. I simply stared, dumbfounded, after which instantly realized he was sporting one thing round his waist.

“What’s that?”

I gestured, and Raphael graciously lifted his high to indicate me. It was a dagger.

“Oh, it’s for self-defense. All I’ve is my therapeutic capability, so I’ve to hold this if I wish to get into the rift.”

The blade is safely in its sheath, and the protruding deal with seems like a tenting jackknife. I puzzled, although, why a person with therapeutic powers would carry a dagger.

“Does Raphael go into the rift?”

“Sure, as a result of it will be a waste if everybody in there obtained damage and didn’t make it out in time.”

He added that his blade was so sharp it may simply reduce by the pores and skin of any monster.

It’s used as a final resort when all of the hunters are down, and it appears that evidently being a hunter just isn’t a straightforward job for an woke up. I, for one, am nonetheless in mattress after just one journey to the rift.

“However, hyung.”

Raphael mentioned, nonetheless inserting the gemstone in my hand.

”In case you’re this badly damage, shouldn’t you inform your loved ones? They’ll be nervous.”

I shuddered on the harmless query. I didn’t know what to say. “Um ….” I smiled awkwardly and Raphael took a second have a look at my complexion. He shortly realized his mistake and gave me an apologetic look.