Chapter 112: I don't know you
The blood-red mist moved towards Alex, and Gen then said, "DEHJI! HELP ME, FAST!"
And Dehji said, 'Gen, what did you do?'
'We don't have time for this. Just help me create the world.'
'Okay.'
A black mist then came out of Gen and covered the blood-red mist. He then said, "Endless world.", and then the bloody mist stopped going towards Alex.
Fir then asked, "What was that?!"
And Gen said, "Wake Alex up now! Quickly! I won't be able to hold it forever!"
Fir didn't understand but decided to do what Gen said, and then started shaking Alex, saying, "Alex! Wake up!"
After some time of being shaken, Alex opened his eyes and put his hand on his head.
Fir then asked, "Alex, are you okay?"
Alex didn't answer him and continued with his hand on his head for a while. In his head, several images were flashing. He saw his sister, she was much younger, and she called to him with a smile on her face.
She said, "Alex, come here, let me fix your hair."
And Alex said, "No, you are going to leave me with girl's hair."
She then started to walk towards him and said, "No, I'm not Alex, come here."
Alex then started to walk away and said, "No, you are lying."
And she said, "How can you call your sister a liar? Now I'm going to leave you with girl's hair. Come here."
She then held Alex, and he said, "No!"
And she said, "Relax. I'll only mess with your hair a little."
Alex didn't know what to do, and then he heard a voice say, "Mia. You have to stop picking on the little cub."
Alex and Mia then looked in the direction of the voice and saw a boy who seemed to be the same age as Mia.
She then said, "Why should I? He's my younger brother, and we're just playing."
Alex then took advantage of his sister being distracted, broke free of her, and then ran towards the boy.
Mia then said, "Come back, Alex!", but he didn't stop, and when he reached the boy, he hid behind him.
Mia then went towards him and said, "Gen, give me Alex."
And Gen said, "If you want him, come and get him.", and then took Alex's arm and started running with him.
Mia went after the two and said, "Stop, Gen!"
And Gen said, "Hahaha, run Alex."
And Alex said, "Okay, hahaha.", and then the image started to fade until Alex woke up.
Fir then said, "Alex!"
And Alex said, "I'm fine. Don't worry."
"Good."
Alex then raised his head, looked at Gen, and opened his mouth to say something, but Gen said, "Alex, pay attention! Please repeat after me! Say, 'I don't know you'."
And Alex said, "No."
"Alex! I am saying this for your sake! Say it now!"
"Why?"
"I can't tell you. Please don't complicate things."
"Okay, but I want to know what you think about Mia turning into a monster."
"I promise you that we will find a way to get her back."
"She turned into a monster in the middle of her leveling up to King level. So, the monster that she became is at that level. At first, it was still a little unstable, but now it has stabilized at the King level."
"It doesn't matter. You saw how strong I am. It might take a while, but we'll figure it out."
"Okay ... thank you. I ... don't know you."
"Steadier."
Alex then breathed slowly and said, "I don't know you."
And Gen said, "Good. Looks like it's stabilized. Never forget that you don't know me. Especially while we're around each other."
"Okay. I'm on it."
"Well, we better get going. I still have to go to the guild, and I still have to fix this fog on my arm. Raja, Lina, let's go."
Gen got up and started to walk out of the restaurant, and Lina and Raja followed him.
After they left, Fir said, "Alex, what just happened?"
And Alex said, "Well, it seems to be a delicate matter, but I'm sure one day Gen will be able to resolve it, and then you will understand."
Gen was leaving the restaurant and said to one of the clerks, "Which way is the adventurers' guild?"
And a woman in the restaurant uniform said, "Just follow the main street for about five minutes, and you'll see it."
"Ok, thanks."
He then went towards the elevator and got in it together with Lina and Raja. The elevator then went down, and they got out of the building.
Gen then said, "Well, let's go to the main street."
And Raja said, "Aren't you going to say anything about what just happened?"
Lina then said, "I'm curious about that too."
And Gen said, "I wish I could, but I can't."
Raja then said, "Again, this?"
And Gen said, "Yes."
"You'd better tell me all about it someday."
"If everything works out, you can be sure I will."
Lina then said, "What about that arm of yours? Is it going to stay like that?"
Gen looked at his arm with the bloody mist and said, "That's right. I need to fix this."
Gen then looked around and said, "Come with me."
Gen then went towards a liquor store and said to a woman at the door, "A table for three, please."
She then said, "This way.", and then led them to a table. They then sat down, and Gen took one of the five silver coins that Fir had given him and said, placing the coin on the table, "Give me a few minutes. I'll try to fix this."
And Lina said, "Okay. You can go."
Raja then said, "Do you think it will take long?"
And Gen said, "I don't know, but I'd better fix it as soon as possible."
"That's right. Go on."
Gen then closed his eyes, and his consciousness was pulled into his inner world.
He then saw Dehji at his side and said, "Do you know what happened?"
And Dehji said, "No, but from the color of the mist, I know that that essence was neither mine nor Light's, so that leaves only one option."
"Well, since you already know, let's not waste time. Let's go to Eli."
The two then went towards the area where Eli was living, and as they got closer, they began to see the same blood-red mist that was covering Gen's arm in the middle of the black mist that was around Eli's territory.
They got to the edge of the mist, and Dehji said, "This mist always gives me a bad feeling, but with this new blood coloring, it's gotten worse."
Soon after that, a path opened up for them, and Gen said, "Let's go."
And Dehji said, "Ok."
The two then entered the mist, and after some time walking, they found a door. They went towards it, and when they arrived, Gen opened it, and the two of them went inside. Inside the room, they saw the same scene as always. A table with a two-sided scale on it and three chairs around it, but the person who was supposed to be tied to one of the chairs was standing there waiting for them.
Gen then said, "Eli! How come you're free?"
And Eli said, "Hi Gen, Dehji. Please sit down."
"Okay."
The two sat down in the chairs, and Gen said, "Aren't you going to sit down, Eli?"
And Eli said, "No, I want to take advantage of the fact that I'm free to stretch my legs."
"Okay, that makes sense. Eli, do you know what happened? Your essence went out of control out of nowhere."
Eli then looked at Gen and said, "Gen. Can I ask you something?"
And Gen said, "Sure, Eli."
"Why are you doing this?"
"Doing what?"
"You know that Light can't go out like this all the time. In fact, she wasn't supposed to go out at all."
"I know Eli, but I wasn't the one asking for her help. She left on her own."
"Of course, she was going to leave. You saw the skill that man used on you. It looked like something was going to rip a chunk out of your neck. What did you want her to do?"
"Hmm, you're right, but I didn't put myself in that situation on purpose."
"I know. I'm just reminding you of that. Our luck is that she is stronger than me, so the world doesn't take it as a violation of our agreement. However, it still bothers the world, and each time it happens, it will tolerate it less and less, to the point where the agreement will be broken."
"... I understand. I will try to avoid being in risky situations."
"What about this girl who became a monster? Do you intend to stay out of that, too? Because, to kill a King level monster, you need at least one King level person. Now imagine capturing it. That becomes many times more difficult."
"I ... can't abandon her."
"I know that. After all, that's the way you are, and that's fine, but don't forget. Every time you use Light's essence, you are taking a risk. So think carefully if it's really necessary to use it, and when you do, use it for as little time as possible."
"I got it."
"Good. Now, on to the main subject."
Gifts
-- Gift
received Weekly Power Status
-- Power
Ranking 
-- Power
stone