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"Before answering your question, let's change locations. I'm concerned that the previous skirmish has been detected by the Kingdom of Lydia, and their army is heading here."

Chloe looked at the sky with a worried expression. She knew the Kingdom of Lydia had satellites operating in the planet's orbit, which would detect the magical energy of the Witches. That's why the Witches tried their best not to use their magic.

"Sure. Can you ride a motorcycle?" Eiji asked.

"Of course. Why do you ask—"

"Then use this."

Eiji interrupted Chloe, taking two motorcycles stored in the Storage Ring.

"Wow, where did these motorcycles come from?" Adonis exclaimed in surprise.

Without giving any explanation, Eiji got on one of the motorcycles, looked at the two still astonished, and reminded them.

"Hurry up. Aren't you afraid that army will arrive soon?"

"Ah, yes."

Suppressing her doubts, Chloe pulled Adonis and sat on the other motorcycle.

"Lead the way." Eiji said.

"Um." Chloe nodded.

Then, the motorcycles crossed the barren land.

10 minutes later, Chloe's concerns became reality. A battalion of Lydia's Kingdom army arrived fully armed.

"Tsk, we're late. Look for any clues left behind!"

"Yes, sir!"

...

In a ravine.

Adonis set up a tent, while Chloe cooked lunch with a portable stove.

On the other side, Eiji sat in a chair and waited. He didn't press Chloe to answer his questions. Besides, the previous battle had drained the Mana of the other party and required rest.

While waiting, he read a book about stocks. Previous failures didn't break his spirit. To him, the fastest way to get rich was by playing the stock market.

"This is for you, Kamiki."

Chloe handed a bowl of soup.

Seeing this, Eiji declined and nonchalantly said, "No, thanks. My nanny told me not to accept food from strangers."

"You!"

Adonis got angry hearing that.

"Stop, Adonis. Kamiki has a point. There might be poison in the food."

"You can't suspect Chloe of doing something despicable like that. It's your loss not to taste Chloe's cooking."

Eiji ignored him and continued reading the book.

His indifferent attitude only made Adonis feel humiliated, as if the other party didn't care about him.

"You have a good nanny, Kamiki."

"Yeah. Naomi is one of the best people I've ever known."

"What kind of person is Naomi?"

"No comment."

Sitting next to Adonis, Chloe smiled bitterly when the conversation didn't go smoothly.

She was very interested in Eiji, especially in the abilities he had shown earlier.

Chloe knew some humans could have superpowers through science. For example, cyborgs, modified humans, and so on.

However, the power obtained by humans would not surpass that of the Great Witches.

"What?"

Closing the book, Eiji looked at Chloe who was observing him.

"..."

After hesitating, Chloe mustered the courage to ask.

"Hey, Kamiki, are you human?"

Adonis stopped his hand from scooping soup and listened attentively.

It was also a doubt in his mind. If humans could be that strong, he also wanted to reach that level! In that way, he and Chloe wouldn't need to keep moving and hiding like scared mice.

"Why do you think I'm not human?" Eiji didn't answer and instead asked back.

"It's because you emit an evil aura. It's the first time I've felt an aura like that. Even the Kingdom of Lydia's army, which slaughtered countless Witches, wouldn't have such a evil aura." Chloe said seriously.

In fact, the main reason she took the initiative to attack was the evil aura she felt from Eiji.

(Evil aura, huh... Most likely what Chloe felt is the Cursed Energy in my body?)

Eiji was confident that his guess was correct. Moreover, Cursed Energy is negative energy, so it's no wonder it's misunderstood as an evil aura.

The reason Jujutsu Sorcerers never thought there was anything wrong with Cursed Energy was because they were accustomed to it and didn't think much about it.

"I am human." Eiji replied.

"Impossible! How can a human be that strong without magic?! I don't believe it!"

"Adonis, that's impolite."

"But Chloe, you said you felt an evil aura from him, right? He must be a bad person like the people of the Kingdom of Lydia."

"Adonis!"

Chloe scolded him. She wondered if there was something wrong with how she raised her foster son.

Couldn't Adonis realize that they were on the weaker side? If the other side wanted to, they were powerless to refuse.

Instead of giving a good impression, Adonis repeatedly provoked Eiji.

What relieved Chloe was that Eiji seemed unaffected by Adonis's provocations.

Crossing his legs, Eiji said, "Understand this. Foolish opinions always lead to regret. Don't fear strength; what you should be wary of is the wielder of that strength."

"I don't care where my strength comes from, whether good or bad, as long as it's useful, I will use it."

Good and bad?

It's just different judgments from different perspectives.

"Moreover, among Jujutsu Sorcerers, I am a genius." Eiji added.

In front of geniuses, humans always looked small, as there was a gap called talent among them.

This was a gap that couldn't be filled by time and sweat, and essentially ordinary humans could only look up from the other side of the drain.

Eiji was not only fortunate to be blessed with talent but also had Lin Fan's memory, which helped him gain inspiration.

A hardworking genius is the most frightening!

"..."

(Jujutsu Sorcerers? Is that the term for those who use evil auras? It seems that besides Witches, there is another group that can use magic.) Chloe thought.

For countless years, Witches had followed God's will and helped humanity, but Chloe had never heard of Jujutsu Sorcerers.

Eiji had previously mentioned that his village had been isolated from the outside world for a long time, making her more curious about his hometown.

"I've answered your question. Now it's your turn." Eiji said calmly.

This time, Adonis didn't cause a commotion; he was still contemplative about the previous words.

"Witches and humans are different species. Physically, Witches resemble beautiful human women, although they are actually different beings capable of using magic."

Not wanting to make an enemy out of Eiji, Chloe answered honestly without any falsehood.

"Witches are born with only one gender, from the fruit born from Mitu. Death for Witches is not permanent and can be reborn through Mitu, although such a process takes time."

Discussing this, Chloe couldn't hide her sadness.

"Currently, there are almost no Mitu left due to the Kingdom of Lydia destroying them so that Witches cannot be reborn."

Is Eiji interested in Mitu because of the ability to be reborn?

"What is Mitu, really?"