Turning Point

"[System], open the status window."

Not long after, the [System] notification sounded and a blue screen appeared in the air.

[Access Permitted!]

DING!

[STATUS WINDOW]

[Name: Kai Donovan]

[Level: 4]

[Race: Human]

[Stamina Bar: 42%]

[Age: 16 years old]

[Title:]

- [Sandbag Leywin Morgan]

- [Expert Public Speaker < Charisma +5 | Intelligence +2>]

[POWER STATUS]

[Strength: 4 | Agility: 4 | Resistance: 4 | Dexterity: 2 | Spiritual power: -10 | Luck: -5 | Charisma: 5 <New > | Intelligence: 22 <New!]< strong>

[Extra Status Points: 5]

Odin's right eye focused on the 'power status' especially on the two newest statuses, 'intelligence' and 'charisma'.

The score of 'charisma' was 5, while 'intelligence' was 22 — Odin said to himself.

"Wait ..."

Odin immediately realized that the 'intelligence' score was much higher than the others. If the 'achievement title' adds 2 points for 'intelligence' score, it means Kai's initial 'intelligence' score is already at 20. — Odin thought impressed.

He whistled and then said, "Hey kiddo, I never think that you have an interesting score at 'intelligence'."

"..."

Odin frowned when he didn't get an answer from Kai. He then called out once more.

"Kiddo ...?"

But there was still no answer.

Odin took a quick glance at the fingers of his left hand — the hand Kai was controlling — which were clenched tightly.

Looks like he's digesting the situation — Odin thought with a faint grin.

Odin then sat down on the rooftop and positioned himself facing the backyard. There were many people trying to catch three humans — a boy and two girls — who were running around like dogs while completely naked.

The highlight is when they are do fuck like dogs and the people who tried to separate them were instead get attacked.

Odin couldn't help but laugh, "Hahahaha ..."

For a while Odin could not stop his laughter, even clutching his stomach which began to cramp and tears came out of his right eye.

Fortunately, he was the only one on the rooftop now. Everyone else already came down to see what was chaotic there.

"Damn it! It's hilarious! Oh, hahaha! I can't stop laughing, hahahaha...!" said Odin in between laughing while wiping the tears from his right eye.

Gradually, Odin's laughter stopped. He fell silent and looked up at the sky that was beginning to emit a golden glow.

The atmosphere there returned to silence and just faintly heard the shouts of the people down there. Until, slowly the voices faded away and disappeared along with the sky which was completely dominated by golden orange.

Odin looked down slightly. The three people who had been acting like mad dogs had fainted and were carried by several people into the school building.

Well, they're finally back to normal, right? — Odin said to himself.

Afterward, he sighed and decided to leave the school roof. However, Kai suddenly spoke up.

"Hey ..."

Odin's movement immediately stopped. He then raised his right eyebrow while showing a questioning face.

"You know ... I thought about a lot of things all the time and I finally realized..."

Knowing that Kai was talking, Odin decided to keep quiet. He then returned to his sitting position while looking up at the dusk sky that was getting dark.

"When was it ..." Kai hang his words.

But not long after, he continued, "... probably, since the first time I realized that I could no longer control most of my body. I kept wondering and trying to think logically ..."

"..."

"... 'maybe it's an alter ego phenomenon' or 'maybe I have a mental illness' or 'maybe I have a brain nerve injury'."

"..."

"At first, I did think that you were an 'alter ego' that I created. But the more time I spent with you, the more I doubted my own thoughts," Kai said.

Kai then took a slow breath and afterward he continued his words, "And even though there have been miracles that you've done for me, I prefer to be in denial and remain as a cowardly potato."

"..."

Slowly Kai began to feel his eyes heating up and his breathing becoming irregular. Still, he forced himself to speak.

"B-But today, you did a really big miracle for me," Kai said in an increasingly hoarse voice, "Y-You freed me from Leywin's, you made me realize not to be afraid, and you accompanied me to face it even though in the end I chose to hide like a loser ..."

"..."

"...I ... I really thank you for everything you did."

Kai could no longer contain his sadness and cried loudly. Meanwhile, Odin just smiled, patting his left shoulder lightly as he looked up at the darkening sky.

For a while, Odin let Kai vent his emotions, until he no longer heard Kai's voice coming out of his mouth.

Odin then said, "I cannot blame you. But, the one that you need to know ..."

"..."

"... you must change your life. Right now, I can still help you out of all the trouble, but there will be a time when I have to go back," Odin said firmly, "It is true, Gods create miracles for mortal life, but Gods don't have full control over the entire flow of human's life, it all depends on every creatures to take the flow of their lives."

Hearing Odin's words, Kai seemed to feel enlightened. His gloomy left eye instantly came to life.

"You're right ..."

Kai immediately wiped away the tear tracks on his left cheek and then spoke again.

"Although I still can't fully believe in all of your stories yet," said Kai firmly while clenching his left hand, "But I'll try my best to change. So, please ..."

"..."

"... please help me."

Odin then grinned and he replied with his haughty tone.

"Sure ... kiddo."

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Valhalla, Supreme Heaven

Brunhilde's Research Room

...

In a white room, there was a woman with a gloomy face. Her long blonde hair looked tangled and her handsome face was adorned with black bags under her eyes.

She was Brunhilde, the God King's Guardian. And now she was in deep trouble.

[Forced Termination Denied]

[Access Denied]

[System Error]

[System Error]

[System Error]

"Ugh! This is really driving me crazy," Brunhilde grumbled in frustration, "This makes no sense. The [System] is not perfect and it is possible for errors to occur. But it feels like all my access to the [System] is blocked."

Before long, the door was forced open. A man resembling the God King walks over the room.

But, slowly the man's appearance changed. His golden yellow hair and golden eyes turned into long white hair and fiery red eyes.

He was the God of Life and Birth, Lodur, who was currently carrying out his secret duty by pretending to be his brother, Odin.

"Still long? I really can't stand with those Heavenly Councils and Heavenly Judges who keep coming over," said a distressed Lodur, "They all started to get suspicious because they sensed Odin's [Authority] on earth. Even Heimdall suddenly contacted because he sensed that fool's [Authority] in the Forbidden Fortress of Audhol a while ago ..."

"... tsk! What was that idiot actually doing there?" said Lodur in annoyance.

He then took a short breath and said again, "Can't you do something about this?"

Lodur's babbling makes Brunhilde in more distress. Even though she had managed to add the ban on using [Authority] to the [System]'s mission. But just a few breaths, she had already felt the flow of her master's [Authority] power again.

"I've added a ban on using [Authority] to the [System] mission. But it seems like, Master uses it on the outside of missions," Brunhilde said.

Brunhilde did not lower her focus one bit on the dozens of [System] that brought up a 'pop-up' with the written 'error'. Until shortly after, a grin of satisfaction was etched on her face, but afterward the grin disappeared and was replaced with a sharp gaze with a frown.

Lodur tapped his forehead when he heard Brunhilde's explanation and said, "Then, when can you unactivated the [System] and pull that idiot back?"

In the next second, Brunhilde turned to look at Lodur and with one breath, she said, "I have two pieces of news. Which one do God Lodur want to know?"

"Tell me the good news first," Lodur replied and then Brunhilde sighed.

"The good news is, I managed to gain access as a moderator again," said Brunhilde.

"How long?" asked Lodur with a resigned sigh.

Brunhilde closed her eyes for a moment and then glanced at the blue screen floating in the air.

"Just need to wait for the synchronization process."

[Waiting Moderator Access] <2 100>

Lodur stared at the [System] screen in front of him. The synchronization process seems slow. It looks from the numbers that have not changed yet.

Then he glanced at Brunhilde and with some hesitation he asked, "So, what's the bad news?"

Brunhilde closed her eyes as she took a deep breath, before she finally said, "I have two bad news. First, I can't turn-off the [System] ...

"... and the last one. This is just my speculation, but I feel like there's another entity interfering the [System]."

Hearing Brunhilde's last statement, Lodur suddenly had a bad feeling. He then looked at Brunhilde and demanded clarity.

"What do you mean?" asked Lodur in a sharp tone.

Brunhilde smiled wryly before finally answering, "Something try to hack my [System]."