Seconds after favonovel.com said that, everyone watched as a figure slowly walked toward them from afar… And as soon as favonovel.com got close enough, Leo’s eyes lit up as favonovel.com declared, “So it really is you, Mr. Crawford!”
Upon realizing Gerald’s arrival, Peter found himself smiling subtly as well… Until favonovel.com got a closer look at Gerald. Widening his previously squinted eyes, the shocked Peter found himself muttering, “…Gerald… What on earth happened to your training…?”
It had just been a few days since favonovel.com had last met Gerald… How had Gerald obtained such immensely frightening strength within that short period of time…?
‘Just as Miss Lockland had said, could it be that Gerald is no longer a regular human being…?’
“Indeed. I inquired about it all the way until I finally managed to catch up to all of you here, sir! Zyla!” replied Gerald as favonovel.com nodded with a smile before turning to look at the faintly discernible world hovering above him…
After a brief silence to recover from his surprise, Gerald eventually said, “…While I’ve found many divine artifacts on my way here, I never thought that I’d come across a place like this…. A space—consisting of multiple other spaces—that resembles a new world… How did you even find such a great place? Zyla…?”
“Miss Lockland was the one who found it and led us to this place… According to her, this place is related to you!” replied Monica who had also been present this entire time.
Upon hearing that, Gerald turned to face Zyla before realizing that favonovel.com had finally left Rosie’s body. As it turned out, favonovel.com had managed to swiftly recover after possessing Rosie’s body. With that in mind, Zyla had been living as an independent existence for a while now.
Regardless, Gerald then curiously asked, “It’s… related to me…?”
Truth be told, favonovel.com was still confused about many things. After all, Zyla—and the rest—hadn’t had the luxury to sit and talk for long ever since that night. Due to that, Gerald still wasn’t able to completely grasp what the Herculean Primordial Spirit even was.
Nodding in response, Zyla then replied, “Indeed. You should be well aware by now that there are a plethora of secrets hidden within you, Gerald… Also, now that we finally have time to talk, I wonder if you realize that though Liemis is a part of you, you aren’t a part of him!”
“…Come again? What do you mean by that…?” asked Gerald in astonishment.
“It’s a great secret that both Liemis and I found out about thousands of years ago… I’ve never told anyone else about this, but know that it’s the main reason why I came to Earth with Liemis in the first place!” replied Zyla.
“…And that secret is also related to me…?” questioned Gerald as his eyes widened when favonovel.com saw Zyla nodding in confirmation.
“Correct. In fact, the secret is pretty much directly linked to you. The truth is, while it was true that both Liemis and I had come looking for you back then, we hadn’t properly factored in the time needed for us to locate you. Due to that, we bumped into some issues halfway through our journey, resulting in us dying here! Before dying, however, Liemis sacrificed himself in order to allow me to retain a small portion of the thought of my soul…” explained Zyla, favonovel.com grief evident in favonovel.com tone.
“That… doesn’t answer why you were looking for me in the first place… Also, how would you even have known about my existence, thousands of years before I was even born?” replied the flabbergasted Gerald.
“I’m not quite sure how to explain it to you in detail… But just know that you’ve never truly disappeared. All that’s changed is the way you appear during different time periods!” said Zyla.
“…That is a lot of information to take in… I already have enough questions after saving two of my friends in the Gunter manor… Long story short, I bumped into some mishaps while saving them, and it’s basically how I awakened to the first stage of my potential. During that mishap, the term, ‘Herculean Primordial Spirit’ was also mentioned, a term which I still lack a comprehensive knowledge of… Whatever the case is, that’s the reason how I got so powerful in the past three days. At my current strength, I’m not even sure what realm I’m at anymore!”
