Chapter 91

Aftermath

“Ah, what happened to that demonkind? Wasn't their nickname ‘the Magician’?”

“The Grandmaster said he’d handle it personally. He said that even if he can’t kill them, he’ll make sure they can’t pull anything when it comes to the Omnipotent One…”

“Well, I guess neither side can touch each other now, so they won’t be able to pull any rough moves. Still, the lady is quite impatient. She could’ve sent us, but she chose to go herself.”

The man speaking brushed his hair back and turned his gaze far into the distance.

“She really pulled it off, in the end.”

Ganesha Aldebaran—the one known as the Merchant of Death—murmured in admiration as he looked up at the glittering night sky.

Though he was merely sitting in a rocking chair at a villa on the outskirts of the Imperial Capital, staring at the sky, he could clearly feel the intensity of what had just transpired within the city.

The remnants of the Demon God’s energy that Aiden had just repelled were now dispersing and vanishing into the sky.

With a human body, he had pushed back the remnant of a god.

■ Omnipotence

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■ Origin

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■ Divine Descent

Acquire more “Remnants” to unlock this trait! [1/3]

“…”

He’d experienced many kinds of traits by now, but this was the first time he’d seen anything with such grandiose wording.

The powers of a god. A combination of words that, under normal circumstances, he would have sworn he’d never have anything to do with in his entire life.

Good thing there was at least a hint about why this had suddenly popped up.

-System Log

▶ Favorability with “Goddess of War,” Karva, has increased.

▶ Bond level has risen!

▶ You may now borrow one “Divine Authority”!

…Unbelievable.

The words themselves weren’t anything flashy, but the content was staggering enough to leave him dizzy.

That massive version of Dame Noel he saw at that time—turned out she was actually the Goddess of War.

Divine authority, huh?

Seriously?

‘It really was weird back then.’

When he used the skill called “Remnant,” the energy that flowed into his body was clearly unlike anything he’d ever copied from a human.

The sensation of wielding power beyond his limits still lingered in his body. It was honestly terrifying to think how he got entangled in something like that in the first place…

‘What the…?’

But right after, Aiden opened Karva’s skill window—and was immediately thrown off.

-System Message

▶ Cannot be viewed.

▶ Skill upgrades required for “Omnipotence” and “Origin” traits.

“…Hmm.”

So it wasn’t something given freely. To use it, there were conditions.

Still, he couldn’t even feel disappointed, considering he had already experienced firsthand how powerful it was.

If anything, it only raised his expectations.

“Oh, Aiden.”

Just as he was lost in thought, Noel suddenly remembered something and brought something over to him.

It was a letter, written in elegant script. The recipient was clearly Aiden himself.

“It was placed at the entrance of your room.”

There shouldn’t be anyone who would send him something like this.

Aiden blinked as he looked at the seal on the envelope.

A familiar symbol was stamped on it.

‘…Ganesha?’

No matter how you looked at it, that was her personal crest.

And despite the fancy packaging, the contents were very simple.

—I’ve prepared a discharge gift. I do hope you’ll make good use of it.

…Huh.

Something about it gave off an ominous feeling.

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The next day, after being discharged in good health—

The atmosphere inside the office at the Capital Government Office had turned ice cold.

Both Katya and Noel were glaring sharply, eyes like axes. And at the center of their glare sat none other than Aiden himself.

The reason, likely, was an unexpected visitor who had shown up out of nowhere.

Holding his pounding head, Aiden looked at the being in front of him.

“…Hello.”

Well—“being” might be more accurate than “person.”

They looked human. But the reptilian scales covering their body and the slitted pupils made it painfully obvious to even an idiot that this wasn’t an ordinary human.

Aiden knew exactly who this was.

He had once made contact with them through the system window—a half-human, half-dragon named Drakan.

“I came at Lady Ganesha’s request. My name is Morrigan.”

With every calm word of introduction, the venom in Katya and Noel’s glares only intensified.

…And conversely, Aiden was shrinking further and further into himself.

“Right, Miss Morrigan. Nice to meet you.”

Noel, practically spitting sparks from her eyes, opened her mouth.

“Just to confirm—what exactly brings you here?”

“Lady Ganesha has instructed me to take Aiden as my new master…”

“…Master?”

“…Master, you said?”

Katya and Noel’s eyes locked onto him at once, faces twisted in pure disbelief.

As if to say, they never imagined he was into something like that...

“…”

…Ganesha. That damned woman.

That was the only thought echoing through Aiden’s throbbing head.