episode_0416

The sensation of my body came back to me, and I blinked my eyes with a faint gaze.

After repeating the blinking action a few times, I was able to see where I was with clearer vision.

I tried moving my head.

A pillow that supports your head softly creates a cozy feeling.

Then I tried moving my hands.

The feeling of the soft blanket brushing against my slightly exposed skin brings a smile to my face.

bed.

bedding.

Pillow.

Was I sleeping?

I thought about it for a moment, then turned my head when I heard quiet breathing right next to me.

Red hair spilling over the white pillow catches the eye.

As I slowly raised my gaze, I could see her soft cheeks and pure white skin.

“Lily?”

It’s Lily.

It was definitely Lily.

You might mistake her for Kelly, but this girl was definitely Lily.

I absentmindedly stretched out my hand.

Why is Lily lying next to me?

That’s right, it’s stuck.

The outstretched hand touched Lily’s soft cheek.

I absentmindedly moved my hand, feeling the warm, soft, glutinous rice cake-like texture.

It’s soft.

Enough to make me want to keep touching it.

So I kept touching it.

Because I thought this was a dream.

How many times did he rub his cheek like that?

Lily’s closed eyes began to open faintly.

Lily, who checked me with her blurry eyes, smiled bashfully and grabbed my hand with her own.

Then he started rubbing it on my cheek.

I was momentarily taken aback by the sight of her enjoying my touch.

I also pecked her cheek more.

“Mr. Jeff, did you sleep well?”

I slowly come to my senses at the distinct sound of Lily’s voice.

It seemed like the current situation wasn’t a dream.

I stood up from my seat, looking at my sore body.

The soft blanket covering my body falls away.

The clothes I was wearing changed.

As I was absentmindedly fiddling with the sleeves of my clothes, Lily came up to me and said with a smile.

“Here are my pajamas. How are they?”

I searched through my hazy memories at Lily’s words.

Lastly, what was I doing last time?

okay.

After clearly starting a fight under the pretense of playing with Khan…

I fell to the floor and lost consciousness.

“Did Lily change this?”

“Yes. That’s right.”

I breathed a sigh of relief at Lily’s words.

If Kelly or Khan, who was there, had answered that he had changed my clothes, I would have slapped my face on the ground several times in shame.

I jumped out of bed and checked my condition.

His arms and legs were still attached, and there was no problem using his abilities.

It’s just discharged.

It seemed like it would take some time to recharge.

Since it didn’t take that long to recharge naturally, I could roughly estimate how long I had been down.

It’s been about four hours.

“Jeff is really amazing.”

“Great? Me?”

“Yes. Of course. You haven’t even reached the realm of transcendence, but you satisfied Mr. Khan. It’s been a long time since I’ve seen him so excited.”

“Transcendence…?”

I questioned the word transcendence that Lily used.

Clearly, it was a word I had heard somewhere.

transcendence.

transcendence.

okay.

Victor called the brainwashing machine he had created a transcendence machine.

Did you say that you made it by referencing your grandfather’s abilities and Amy’s abilities?

I guess it had something to do with it.

“What is transcendence?”

“Oh… Didn’t you know?”

When I nodded, Lily covered her mouth with both hands.

But, judging from the meaning contained in the words and the brainwashing that Victor showed, I could guess what it was about.

Just before I collapsed, I recalled the vague image flowing out of Khan’s body.

It was a mutilated figure, one that was hard to tell if it was a person or a ghost, but it was definitely there.

Perhaps it has something to do with the White King that Amy summoned, or the Black Beast of Shine?

If so, it means that both of them have reached the realm of transcendence.

“I see. What transcendence means.”

“Really…?”

“Yeah. That thing that was blurry on Khan’s body is related to transcendence, right?”

“Oops…”

Lily rolled her eyes at my words, then eventually nodded.

“That’s right.”

I frowned at Lily’s answer.

Even though they had reached the realm of transcendence, Amy and Shine never told me about it.

If only he had given me a hint, I would have known, but in the end, it was my training with Victor that allowed me to figure out about transcendence.

“Is there something you don’t like?”

“There’s just something like that. Among the people I know, there are people who have reached the realm of transcendence, similar to Khan.”

“Oh my… Really?”

“Yeah.”

Lily was silent for a long time.

I too sat on the bed and kept my mouth shut.

I felt a little disappointed with Amy and Shine.

“Jeff Yang. The Transcendents can’t explain it in detail.”

I raised my head at Lily’s words that broke the silence.

She nodded with a small smile, as if she knew what I was thinking.

I was silent for a while and then said to Lily.

“Lily. How do I achieve that transcendence?”

“I don’t know.”

“What?”

“Jeff Yang. Abilities vary greatly. Just as there are differences between individuals with the same ability, there are also various ways to reach that level. I know someone who was born with a transcendental state, and there are others who have not yet reached it.”

“Then, there could be people who don’t even know that they have reached that state of transcendence?”

“Of course. Because it is a power that can be used naturally. They take it for granted. Like breathing. And to begin with, even the term transcendence is only the minimum distinction for that ambiguous realm.”

“Thank you Lily.”

I nodded to Lily and jumped out of bed again.

“Thank you… Huh? Jeff? Didn’t you say you knew about transcendence? Then why am I explaining it to you?”

Lily frowned and covered her mouth tightly.

The sight was so cute, I couldn’t help but laugh.

I thought about the appearances of the transcendent beings I had met so far.

They desperately try to remember what it felt like when they used their powers.

At best, there were only three people I had met so far who could be called transcendent.

Amy, Shine, Khan.

Find what they have in common.

That was the embodiment of ability.

No, that’s not it. That’s not it.

Rather than being a manifestation of ability, it felt a bit different.

A summoning? A consecration? A descent? Something related to power?

My head was complicated.

Does this small head mean that even the brain has become smaller?

I banged my head wildly.

“Oh. Jeff. You have to take care of your own body!”

Lily, who had been watching from behind, ran over and grabbed my hand.

I sighed and stopped moving.

“Lily. You said that the transcendents can’t explain their realms in detail? Why is that?”

Lily kept her mouth shut in response to my question.

It’s as if he really doesn’t want to talk about it anymore.

We’ve talked so well so far, what would change if I said one more thing?

I poked Lily in the ribs.

“Heeek!”

Lily reacted well and fell to the floor.

“Jeff! No! This is a secret!”

“You were talking so well earlier.”

“That’s…!”

I raised both hands.

The fingers are pointed.

Lily began to crawl backwards, trembling.

“You’re not going to tell me?”

“Yes! Of course!”

I moved my hand at Lily’s confident words.

Phagejik-

A faint electricity began to flow through the tips of his fingers.

“Hiyaaang!”

Lily screamed every time my fingers touched her.

He twists his body, his face red and his mouth open.

Arms and legs stretched out, flapping in the air.

“That, that’s aaan!”

“Tell me!”

Dismissal- Dismissal- Dismissal-

Although it was a very weak static electricity level, there was no technique better than this when attacking the sensitive Lily.

Lily soon became sagging.

A flushed face, drool flowing from a slightly open mouth.

Her tear-filled eyes were looking at me as if she was resentful.

But when I raised my finger, he turned his head away.

“Tell me.”

“… It’s a secret from my mother…”

“Okay!”

Lily looked around as if she was about to say something important, then got up, drew the curtains on the window, and checked to make sure the door was locked.

What on earth is it that you are trying to say that requires such thorough preparation?

I swallowed hard and looked at Lily.

Lily came over to me and sat down with a determined expression, as if everything was ready.

Lily and I sat down on the floor and faced each other.

“Let me tell you!”

“Yeah!”

Lily opened her mouth, catching her breath.

“Each of them had different ways of reaching the realm of transcendence, but they all said the same thing. They said they were connected to something. That’s why it was like that. Since they couldn’t explain it in words other than the feeling of being connected, they all naturally kept their mouths shut.”

“Connected to something…?”

“Yes. There was no detailed expression other than that.”

I crossed my arms and sat lost in thought.

Connected to something?

What on earth does that mean?

I frowned.

Even though I heard Lily’s explanation about transcendence, I still didn’t understand anything.

“Why is everything about transcendence a secret?”

“That’s right. Just in case someone hears this and enters the realm of transcendence?”

“Are the nobles of District 1 okay?”

“Yes. We nobles have a duty to control the people of the lower districts.”

I frowned at Lily’s words.

It was a remark I did not like.

“So Lily is trying to control me too?”

“Oh, that’s not true. Jeff is my friend~”

Lily smiled bashfully and clung to me.

I sigh at the friendly smile on his face, as if he is not that kind of person.

“And Jeff, when are you going to let go of your mental barrier?”

“Oops…”

I was startled by Lily’s whisper.

right.

There was a mental barrier thing.

If I don’t let go of the barrier, there’s going to be a hole in my head.

“I don’t want a hole drilled in Jeff Yang’s head.”

“Me, I hate it too.”

“Then I guess I should take down the barrier?”

Lily said that and laughed.

It was such a bright smile that I gave her a slap on the forehead.

Exactly!

“Ouch!”

Lily rolled backwards, clutching her forehead.