Chapter 37 – Hidden World and Association [1]
How to find someone he didn't know where she lived? Tom was indeed in a difficult situation, but there was a way to meet her even without finding her.
The method was simple. Just let her find himself.
"What are you doing here?"
A beautiful girl with tanned skin walked behind Tom and spoke with a casual voice. Mireya approached him, with her signature swaying hips, which, admittedly, he found extremely sexy even though she was way shorter than him.
She was wearing jean shorts and white tanktop, showing her belly button and a deep cleavage, courtesy of her large rack. A purple bikini could be seen inside, peeking out of her top. She wore a light coat and it made her look even more attractive.
"Nothing." He replied curtly and turned to face her. "Just trying to relax."
"You can relax at your house." Mireya pointed out and stepped closer toward Tom. "Why bother being here in this rocky area? The place is already dark."
"You're one to talk." He smiled wryly and spread his arm in a shrug. "I could ask you the same. Are you here because I haven't returned to my home yet? You should know already that I am not someone suspicious. Just a human with a unique ability to find out someone else's information."
"Umm... Hm, I don't think of you as a suspicious person anymore." She tilted her head in a cute way and answered. "I only suspected you at first because I felt that tingling sensation, remember? That weird sensation and the information you talked about sounded too incredible to ignore."
Tom's face remained neutral as he heard that. Her answer was as expected from someone who was overly suspicious.
Now he understood that she was just 'interested' in him. While Tom wasn't a hero or saint, he wasn't someone evil either. He was just a normal guy.
So, a question came to his mind.
'Is it right to make her submit to me?'
Indeed, she had done something to him, but it was part of his fault for rousing her suspicion and anger. His <Body Modification> had ensured him not to take any damage either. It healed all kinds of damage immediately.
Tom was still debating in his mind when Mireya had already sat next to him with a relaxed smile on her face. It was strange, and her expression reminded him of an innocent teenager girl in his age.
"Humans are mysterious." She suddenly spoke, looking at the moon while he was watching her side profile. "I am curious about them."
"Not to brag or anything but, we are quite selfish, greedy, and lustful being, you know?" Tom shrugged again, unsure on how to respond to her sudden statement.
"That's what makes them curious. Unlike the Devils, Angels, or Deities, Humans had so many emotions. Many people would fight for their own country or religion but also be ready to betray each other for the sake of survival. You people are contradicting beings." She said calmly before tilting her head in puzzlement, "Isn't that strange?"
A sudden philosophical talk coming from a girl that seemed to be his age sounded odd to Tom. But the smile on her face was sincere, and her purple eyes were gleaming like crystals.
"That's normal... I guess?"
"I see, that's normal, huh?" Mireya chuckled at Tom's answer and nodded. "Then I will just take this chance to learn about humans with you, then."
"With me?" He blinked once and tilted his head.
She nodded again. "Yes. You are the first human I ever talked to in a long time. About this matter, at least. Don't tell me you're going to say no after peeking at my personal information? That's a crime, you know?" She pointed her finger at him.
"T-that's..." Tom was speechless before sighing. "I know... Please forgive me for that. And yes, sure, I will gladly answer all of your questions."
"You better not lie to me."
"I won't. As long as you can answer my question regarding this... something that's been hidden from all humans."
"Hmm..." She furrowed her brows at his question before smiling. "As long as I know the answer, I can tell you. It's better if you know what's hidden in the world rather than being oblivious and messed up in the future."
Tom found that fair enough to accept her offer. The light from lamp posts illuminated their faces as they started to talk about various things, sometimes weird things about human nature, and also the difference between humans and other Races.
"From what I know, there are 4 Races. Humans, Devils, Angels, and Deities." Mireya explained seriously, sounding like a lecturer, "While Humans are mostly selfish, they're not the only one with such nature. Devils are fundamentally selfish and cunning too. They loves to toy and makes a deal with humans in order to obtain their soul."
"W-wait... Devils can do that?"
"Yes." She nodded. "Devils are one of the most self-centered Race. They used human's soul as an energy source and could trap them in a specific location too, like hell. Some Devil may not do it, though."
Tom shuddered and felt like his life had been in danger all along. For a second he forgot about her figure and stared at her with seriousness.
"Angels are being of nature. They don't have the white wings Humans used to deem them as God's messenger, though. Well... There is one Race with white wings, but they're Deity, not Angels. Angels are far more 'honest' compared to the rest of the races and lived in the forest. They had long ears as one of their characteristics."
"Wait... Are they Elves?" Tom cut her speech.
Long ears sounded exactly like what Elves would have. It made him imagine a green-haired beautiful woman with long ears in his mind.
"There is a resemblance." Mireya confirmed, "And lastly, us. Deities. We are more righteous than Devils but also way more powerful than Humans and Angels. Some of us are good and kind but most of them are self-centered and prideful."
She also confirmed that her race had purple eyes and white wings on their back.
Fallen Deities would have their wings dyed black due to their sins. As for Mireya, she was banished instead of fallen. Her current appearance wasn't her real one. It was just a human form she was forced to take when she was sealed.
Tom didn't plan to ask any further, as to why she was sealed. Her tone when she talked about that topic turned gloomy and sorrowful, so he decided to change the topic.
"What about the Association you mentioned before? I remembered you accused that I came from an Association to spy on you before." He teased lightly.