Secret 2

Ignatius began by asking

"You came from another world. Tell me about it, how was your old life?"

When Leus tried to think of words to describe it, he felt varying emotions

"It wasn't important, it was a boring world without Mana or Magic, it also isn't of any importance to me.

It feels like decades have passed since that time, and it feels very distant and irrelevant to me"

Ignatius felt a bit disappointed

'So he's from another world yet it's so boring and uninteresting... how unlucky'

Everyone strong enough knew that there were different realities, and Ignatius would have LOVED to hear about what another reality was like.

Sadly, Leus' words and the extent of apathy and disinterest he was exuding killed all his excitement.

"Fine. Anyway, now that your soul is altered, what did he say about it?

Does it make you stronger in some ways? Is that why you're so strong?"

Leus felt confused

'What does he mean by I'm so strong? I'm not even an Elite yet ...'

He ignored Ignatius' strange remark and replied with a calculated reply

'I need him to see my value so he doesn't kill me on a whim or something ...'

"I do not know, but he did say that I have the potential to become a King Level Being"

The moment Leus said that he felt incredible pressure all over his body. It was as if tons and tons of rocks were being placed on his body.

his body became extremely sluggish, his breathing became heavy again, and his face started becoming pale.

"What did you say? Repeat that again ... what did he say?"

Just now, Ignatius used all his senses to make sure that Leus didn't twist any meaning or have any false memories in his head.

'It'd be stupid if he was just mentally sick or delusional.'

He deeply inspected every inch of Leus' being, from body to mind to soul

'All I can tell is that his soul isn't fully synchronized with his body, but I can't see any signs of alteration or sickness.'

It was a bit annoying

'Something is right in front of me but I can't see or even perceive it'

'I'm not strong enough ...'

Ignatius couldn't help but have a bitter taste in his mouth.

'Surely the difference between Lords and Royals is unfathomable'

Leus struggled to slowly repeat what he said

"He - - said that ... I, Have -- the potential ... to - bec- become, a King Level"

After he said that, all the pressure disappeared from his body, and Ignatius' eyes gave a strange glimmer, Leus felt as if there was a flame burning inside his pupils.

"A Lord said that you can become a King Level, do you know how amazing that is?"

Leus took a deep breath

'This man almost suffocated me to death'

Ignatius was looking at him expectantly, so Leus replied

"It's nice I guess, pretty good"

From that moment on, Ignatius' behavior with Leus completely changed

'If he can become a King, then we need him on our side, I don't want him to resent or hate me'

A friendly smile appeared on his face and he began asking different questions

"What is it that you aim for?"

Leus felt the drastic change in the atmosphere and became a bit relieved

'It worked huh ...'

'People really overestimate potential a lot ... it just means that the possibility exists, but it's probably more likely for him to become a King than it's likely for me'

Nevertheless, this atmosphere was much better for Leus' mental and physical health, he didn't enjoy being pressurized every few moments.

Leus gave a very generic answer

"To have a good life"

Naturally, Ignatius didn't like that, but he still maintained his friendly demeanor

"You understand that the definition of a good life greatly varies based on the individual, right?

A killer's good life would be killing as many as possible, while a lover's good life would be spending his life with his partner.

What kind of a good life are you looking for?"

Leus replied almost instantly

"A good life is a life in which I wouldn't have to worry about losing my loved ones.

I will be able to protect myself and my people from danger, while simultaneously being able to give them a good livelihood."

Ignatius nodded

"Very simple and good, so you're a family man, Alex?"

Leus didn't like being called by that name

"Please, call me Leus"

"Do you really consider yourself Leus Inferno? Inferno is your family? Blaze is your father ... and so on?"

Leus nodded

"Yes, I am Leus, that's my name and who I am."

"I see ..."

Ignatius found that strange

'He should've spent far more time in his old world than here ...'

But ultimately, it wasn't of importance.

After a couple of seconds of silence passed, Ignatius asked

"Let's say that you became a King, what would you do?"

" ... Nothing"

Ignatius tilted his head

"Nothing?"

Leus affirmed

"Yeah. Nothing"

"Why is that?"

"Well, I don't want to become a King anyway.

I want to become powerful, but I'm not looking for supreme powers, I just want to be powerful enough to protect myself.

From the way I see it, being as powerful as Master Arno is good enough. Maybe being as powerful as you, but that's it, I won't strive to be a King.

If it actually happened I wouldn't stop it, if it turns out to be easy then I'd do it, but if I became a King, then all I'd do is spend my time in some city in peace.

I don't want to rule a Kingdom or anything like that, it's too troublesome."

Ignatius scratched his chin in thought

'So Arno was right, he wants to become powerful, just not enough ...'

Luckily, Leus still wanted to be as powerful as Arno.

'When that happens, we'll find out a way to make him want more.

If we push him right then he might become a Minister, and from there, we'll see how things go.'

But as all these things didn't matter now, Ignatius pushed it all away

Right now, there was something very important that he had to ask Leus about

"Are you willing to work with us? Do you intend to pay us back after we help you achieve what you want?"

Ignatius' expression became very tense

'We need Leus, not just for our benefit, but for humanity as a whole ...'