Chapter 42:How to lie
When Adryan was still in his previous world, he was someone quite introverted, but it wasn't because he was shy, he just didn't like parties very much.
This made his family think of him as quiet and calm but the truth was quite different, he had an incredible talent for fighting and he showed it when he sent a robber to the hospital with multiple broken bones and severe concussions.
Although due to this he was grounded for 2 weeks, he also earned a nickname in his family which was Little Rocky.
This happened when he was 15 years old and thanks to that he began to go to martial arts classes and by the age of 19 he became an international champion in his category but all that went down the drain when he broke his arms in a serious traffic accident and he never fully recovered...
This left him in severe pain that lasted until he recovered after months, but numerous times he woke up in the middle of the night due to the pain and cried from it.
His mom always woke up to see how he was doing and he had to lie to her so she wouldn't worry too much, when she went to visit him at the hospital it broke his heart to see her like that, with red eyes from crying with scattered makeup and disheveled hair ...
This made him develop a good ability to lie because if one is able to look at his own mother's tearful face and lie, then there is no one to who you are not capable of lying....
Leaving memories aside, the current situation would test all those months that he spent in bed and with his mother.
Isengar was in front of him with his pipe in his mouth, looking at him intently as he waited for an explanation.
So while maintaining his smile, the red-eyed looked at his teacher and began with the lie that he had planned on the way here.
"Teacher, you know that I am a 'provoker', right?"
This question caught Isengar off guard and he looked at the redhead strangely.
"Yes I know, not long ago you were promoted"
"So you know I was only a hunter 2 weeks ago when I first became a beyonder?"
This caused Isengar who was with his pipe in his mouth to freeze up and his pipe fell from his mouth to the ground.
He was looking in huge surprise at the boy in front of him…
'Two weeks, being promoted to sequence 8 in two weeks is impossible but he just got the formula at my party so it must be true but how?'-Isengar's mind began to work at maximum power to try to make sense of this madness.
He had ignored this big detail that he was supposed to have noticed but didn't realize but why?
Not realizing the episode that Isengar suffered, Adryan continued speaking.
"I joined a hunting club and during that time I always went hunting in the woods, this made me feel like something 'melted' inside of me every time I hunted an animal, and after hunting for those weeks I felt as if something completely 'melted' inside of me and brought a wonderful feeling."
While the redhead said that, Isengar's surprise only grew more and more.
'Did this boy figure it out so quickly? Is he a genius?'-Those kinds of thoughts filled Isengar's head while the light in which he looked at Adryan changed.
But as he regained his composure he also tried to get back to the topic at hand.
"I don't understand what all this has to do with what I asked you, my student"
"I'm getting to that teacher, you see when that feeling came to me I had the instinct that promotion would be safer for me but this left me with several doubts that I could only verify when I became a 'provoker', and that was if I 'acted' guided by the name of the potion this feeling of 'melting' would appear again."
When he said that, Isengar could only sigh with some pride.
The boy really had figured it out so quickly...
"When I felt like I was half 'melted' my eyes changed to this color and I don't quite know why and I was hoping you could tell me, but you asked me first."
And that was another truth even if it was a bit inaccurate since his 'provoker' potion was currently 4/6 digested and if he focused on performing for two weeks he would be able to digest it before the end of June...
Leaving that aside, the surprise enveloped Isengar again and he couldn't help but laugh out loud as he applauded him.
This surprised Adryan and made him widen his eyes trying to think of what he had said to make Isengar react like that.
"Teacher, is everything alright?"
"Everything is fine my student I'm just extremely surprised that you figure it out so quickly and I honestly didn't think you would"
Feeling the insult the corners of the redhead's mouth trembled...
"What you have accomplished is certainly praiseworthy and shows that you are a worthy member of the church."
"What you were doing is certainly 'acting' and that allowed you to 'digest' the potion so quickly, and it's no surprise that the digestion of some potions brings certain changes to the body so you don't have to worry about the change in your eyes. "
"Professor, what do you mean by 'digestion'?"
Picking up his pipe from the floor and wiping it clean with a handkerchief, Isengar inhaled again before answering.
"What I mean is that you discovered the 'Acting Method' and that allowed you to digest the potion, when you drink the potion, due to the mental remnants of the used materials our bodies take a long time to forcibly accommodate the potion taking about 3 years before you can advance the sequence but that doesn't make it any safer and there's a big risk of losing control....."
"But if you use the 'acting method' you can fool those remnants and accommodate the potion much faster and that sensation you felt is what is it called 'digestion'...."
After saying that Isengar took a puff on his pipe while Adryan showed a surprised expression.
Obviously fake surprise....
After that Isengar looked very seriously at Adryan.
"But you have to remember that 'you're only acting' because if you get carried away with acting you'll lose yourself in it.."
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A quick note so you don't overthink like Alger.
This can be considered a very minor spoiler so read at your own risk...
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No one hypnotized Isengar