121. An Advice From The Old Man

Izumi fell to the ground breathing a sigh of relief after eliminating all the Valkyrias. He didn't expect to use up all of his strength against all of them.

What was most important to him was how he was able to break through his limit. He didn't know that there was such a limit, but what he felt after breaking through it was how he controlled his strength better.

Meanwhile, Hiiro was horrified by Izumi's strength. The way he fought without magic against multiple enemies was exceptional. It was the first time he saw Izumi release all of his strength.

Hiiro wondered how Izumi could obtain such power when he came from the same world as him.

He had already reached over level 200, and the old man not far from him was also over level 200. It was just that the old man's combat experience was undoubtedly higher than Hiiro's so Hiiro was overwhelmed when facing an enemy of the same strength that the old man was facing.

Even so, the two of them were unable to withstand the pressure that Izumi released. Even Hiiro knelt after Izumi released the pressure.

One thing he could remember, Izumi's pressure was somehow similar to the thing he knew.

"Did he truly manage to learn Haki? He wasn't joking at that time?" Hiiro murmured.

All he remembered was when he was sparring against Izumi at his mansion. At that time, Izumi said he was training Haki. He thought Izumi had gone crazy from watching too much anime to even wanting to learn Haki. But in reality, the pressure that Izumi released earlier was a trait of Haoshoku Haki.

On the other hand, Judom thought about Izumi's true identity. According to the information he got from his former adventurer party, the girl named Kyouko had never left Victorias, the royal capital of the Humas continent. It would be weird if Izumi knew Kyouko without ever meeting her.

However, the way he took care of her, and the way the girl responded to him, it was clear that both of them already knew each other.

When he thought about it, Izumi's facial features, or rather the traits somehow resembled Hiiro's, Judom guessed that Hiiro was the one who had been accidentally summoned to Edea.

Good thing Hiiro was smart enough to immediately refuse to help the heroes to defeat the demon lord. And according to the information, Hiiro reasoned that he was just someone who was accidentally summoned. In other words ordinary people, unlike the heroes.

After Hiiro refused to help, he quickly left the palace before finally considering traveling the world.

From Judom's estimation, the probability that Izumi was a person from another world was quite high. But what he wondered, since when and who summoned him to Edea. For all he knew, Rudolph only managed to summon people from another world when the heroes were also summoned.

At that moment, Hiiro and Judom heard Izumi calling out to Hiiro.

Seeing Hiiro approaching Izumi, Judom followed behind him.

Izumi sat while bandaging the wound on his leg. He asked Hiiro.

"How is it? Did you feel powerless just to fight against that doll?" What Izumi meant of course was Valkyria.

Hiiro snorted.

"Humph, I can level up again to increase my strength. You don't need to worry!"

"Fine. For now, help me heal my leg!"

"Tsk, you're asking too much. Give me a reward later!" Hiiro was a little bit annoyed because Izumi always ordered him around. However, he still helped Izumi with an insincere face.

Hiiro wrote the word "Heal" in kanji. Then, Izumi's leg recovered quickly as if the cell growth in his wound was growing at lightning speed.

As soon as he recovered, Izumi immediately stood up while jumping up and down to test his leg.

"Hmmm. It's fine already." Izumi nodded in satisfaction. Then, he turned to Hiiro. "Well then…"

Suddenly, Izumi clenched his fist to punch Hiiro in the stomach. Hiiro had never anticipated Izumi's speed since his speed was twice as fast as Hiiro's.

"Agghhh!!!" Hiiro groaned in pain.

"Hey, what are you doing?" Judom didn't understand why Izumi would suddenly punch Hiiro out of the blue.

"This is my business with this mongrel. It has nothing to do with you, old man."

Judom smiled bitterly after hearing Izumi's reply.

Izumi grabbed Hiiro's collar. Then said,

"Otamegane, why did you keep quiet about another person who was summoned by accident beside you? Did you intend to hide it?"

"Bastard!! What's your problem? You didn't ask. So why do I need to tell you? You're being unreasonable here!" Hiiro snapped back.

Hearing what Hiiro said, Izumi admitted that Hiiro was not wrong. This was due to Izumi's lack of information. Izumi only followed the storyline in the novel, so he didn't realize that something was wrong when the heroes were summoned.

Izumi loosened his grab.

"Sorry, I lost my composure."

Judom himself didn't want to get involved in young people's disputes. Good thing that Izumi realized his mistake. However, seeing how Izumi often lost his cool, Judom started to speak.

"Izumi, right? It seems your emotions are easily manipulating or controlling you to make decisions or act."

Izumi scratched his head. He replied,

"Ugh, I can't deny it. It happens because it's usually related to family or people I like."

Judom responded with a smile.

"Let me give you a piece of advice. Think about how you will view this incident in the future. More specifically, be mindful of the consequences after you've acted. The things that threaten a person's peace of mind are often rather short-lived. If you can keep your calm and see the bigger picture, it will help you flip from a reactive to a creative state of mind, making your time and effort feel worthwhile, rather than a burden."

Izumi nodded.

"I'll try. Even though I can't promise to do it right away, at least I'll try not to get angry if something like that happens again."

"It's okay. You're still young and have a lot to learn. So, you don't need to be afraid of any mistakes you make as long as you reflect on all your mistakes."

Izumi smiled bitterly. In his previous life, his family loved him unconditionally and raised him despite Izumi's frequent illnesses. He never felt any trouble in his family, so he always kept his cool. What's more, he didn't have a partner. So he never got out of control.

Different from his current life. Even though his father almost never came home, at least he lived happily with his mother.

However, something inside him triggers when he sees Kyouko being kidnapped and injured by the enemy. He couldn't control his emotions at all and recklessly attacked his enemy.

Thankfully, he was strong enough to fight against the enemy. Otherwise, not only could it lead to his girlfriend's death, but also let him regret being unable to save her.

Thinking about the underlying situation, he should try to be calmer and have time to think through all the perspectives that are well-considered, logical, and composed.

"Thanks for your advice, old man."

"No problem. Anyway, I wanted to ask you something. What does that girl mean to you?"

Izumi raised his brow, but he still replied.

"She's my important person. Why did you ask?"

"No, it's just, odd… How should I say…" Judom shook his head. He didn't know how to continue his words.

Izumi understood what Judom meant. And since his plan to mess up Avoros' plans had succeeded, he didn't need to hide it anymore.

"I am just like her. Me, this brat, and that girl are from the same world."

Hearing Izumi's own confession certainly made Judom surprised even though he had already guessed it.