"Eh?" Aurus was at a loss for words, this being the only sound that made it out of his nonexistent mouth. He then took a few deep breaths as he tried to take in the absurdness of the situation. Noticing that his emotions were now calm when compared to before, he then asked the old human, "Are you serious?"
"Dead serious," the old human walk towards Aurus and sat down on the green floor. He then started Aurus as if he could through all of Aurus' secrets. "Do you want me to prove it?"
"Go ahead." Aurus still held some doubts as to what the old human, hence this was a good way to prove if whether or not the old human was the creator of the inheritance.
"Your first trial was the Endurance trial, getting a score grade of A. Your second trial was the Speed trial, getting a score grade of A as well. As for the third trial, the Illusion trial, you got the score grades of A, A, A, S, and X respectively. Don't you still believe me after telling you this?" The old human could feel that Aurus still held some doubt to his words.
"How do I know that you just didn't listen to the disembodied voice that announced my results after the trials?" Aurus could not help but say. He could not help but feel dangerous vibes from the old human in front of him.
Letting out a sigh, the old human rubbed his chin for a bit before lightly smiling. "Do you want to know the results of your branch friend?"
"Herellia?" At this time, Aurus was slightly surprised. If he was able to answer this question, Aurus would then wholeheartedly believe that the old human was definitely the creator of the inheritance.
Of course, the change in opinion within Aurus was not left unobserved by the old human, maintaining the smile on his face as he replied, "Your friend...Herellia was it? The first trial she faced was the Illusion trial that consisted of 10 worlds, getting a score grade of S at the end."
"The second trial, Endurance, she completed that with a score grade of S as well."
"The third trial, Speed, she got a score grade of S."
"The fourth trial, Strength, she got a score grade of S on that, just like the previous three trials."
"The fifth, and sixth trial, whose names are Power and Tactics respectively, she completed those trials with a score grade of S as well."
"Eh?" Aurus felt that something was off. Speaking his mind out, he asked, "Why did I only have to clear 4 trials while she has to clear 6?"
"Oh, that." The old human understood Aurus' problems. The fact that Aurus finished faster than his friend would mean that Aurus would have to wait for a long time before she got out. "Remember the preliminary examination that happened before you started the trial?"
After hearing this, Aurus tried to recall before he started the inheritance and gave an affirmative aura. "I do. The disembodied voice told me that I had 4 Wind related skills, upgrading the difficulty of my trial from G grade to B grade."
"Now, have you ever wondered how much Wind related skills your friend has?" the old human asked.
"Around double as much as I have, at the very least." Aurus was very certain as he knew that it was hard to obtain skills unless obtained from an inheritance or a special event.
The old human shook his head and replied, "That number is pretty conservative. She has 14 Wind related skills, plus the difficulty of her trials are SS grade."
From these words, Aurus was dumbfounded, not only because of the difficulty of Herellia's trial and the amount of skills she had, but the fact that she had cleared 6 trials at the same amount of time he used to clear 3.
"Oh, and also, she has to clear 7 trials, not 6," the old human added.
Letting out a sigh, he knew his chances of fully clearing the inheritance was close to nil. He now understood the purpose of this fourth and final trial.
It was to choose the inheritor of the old human's experiences, memories, and skills.
At this moment, Aurus could not help but laugh at himself as he asked, "Since Herellia is almost done with her trials, does that mean she'll inherit you have in this inheritance?"
The old human remained silent for a bit before answering Aurus' question which ended up shocking him. "No, she won't get the full inheritance. In fact, her last trial wouldn't allow her to see me. The fact that you can see me means that you'll become the full inheritor of this inheritance."
"Eh?" Aurus has uttered this sound multiple times already throughout his conversation but it seemed that he wouldn't stop using it. "Why is that so?"
The old human then slightly chuckled at Aurus' question. "Isn't that obvious? Your body exudes the Wind element while her body doesn't!"
Aurus went silent for a bit as he tried to understand the meaning behind the old human's words. After a while, he couldn't help but blurt out, "Is it because of our species?"
"Bingo," the old man said. "Your species is a Wind Walnut Spiritas, and hers is of a Branch Grandius Forminosus, with hints of the Blood element. Do you see any word that is related to Wind in her species?"
Aurus gave a negative aura, which meant that he didn't see anything. He then inferred from the old human's words the requirements of the inheritor to fully inherit the inheritance.
"As long as the inheritor is of a species that is related to the Wind element, they would fully inherit the inheritance?" Aurus muttered to himself, only for him to see the old human nodding at him.
"That's right. Once you leave this world I made, you now have full control over this inheritance, and you have access to all of the skills that the inheritance offers. Not only that, you can ask me any question you have at any time."
"Ask any question I have at any time?" Aurus could not believe it. With the old human offering that up, it would not be hard for him to obtain information about the world of Animates anymore.
Ding!
"Eh?" Aurus did not expect that a screen would appear in front of his field of vision while he was talking to the human in front of him.
'The skill [Sage's Knowledge] has been obtained.'
In the midst of Aurus looking at the screen that popped up in front of him, the old human intervened and actually shocked him. "You obtained a skill named [Sage's Knowledge] right?"
"What the..." Aurus was shocked to the point the Animas that made up his body shivered. "Don't tell me...you can see my system?"
The Existence Evolution System was one of his most guarded secrets ever since he reincarnated to this world. To think that the old human would know of it?
"Your system? I've already seen through it ever since you started the inheritance. Even your friend has a system." The old human did not hide anything in his reply.
"Wha—" Aurus could not believe it. Herellia also had a system as well? After thinking about it for a bit, he knew that it would have to happen in the first place. "Since she was blessed by the Goddess of Kinship, it isn't weird for a Goddess to bestow a system like mine on her."
Aurus let out a sigh as the old human was looking at him. "Do you have any more questions?"
"No, none at the moment. I think all of the questions I have in my mind have been answered already," Aurus replied in a despondent manner.
"Cheer up! You would have access to a lot of skills that your friend wouldn't have access to!" The old human tried to cheer Aurus up. "Also, make sure to keep the vault of skills a secret."
"Don't worry, although we're of the same alliance, I won't divulge this secret," Aurus replied, still despondent. "Anyways, can you tell me your name now?"
The old human laughed for a bit before nodding his head. "Alright, my name is Evinkell, once you create a Spirit Clone of yourself as a human, make sure to grow strong before meeting me."
"Eh? Why?" Aurus had an ominous feeling from what Evinkell said to him. "Use the Spirit Clone skill to create a human clone of myself, what's the reason behind that?"
Evinkell's expression then turned serious as he replied, "The faster you create your Spirit Clone, the better. Since I'm a sage, I can peer into the future. Sooner or later, your current body will be put through hell."
Aurus could not help but shudder from Evinkell's words. Even though he did not know how his current body would be put through hell, he still felt pressure.
Seeing that Aurus' expression was tense, Evinkell let out a sigh before saying, "Don't put this into heart, Aurus. It might be years before it befalls you."
"Now that I think about it, I have another question." A question flashed through Aurus' mind, since Evinkell was an Animate. "Do Animates know that Inanimates like us are actually sentient?"
Evinkell nodded. "Yes, those who are extremely strong among the Animates know that Inanimates are sentient, albeit extremely rare. Even this inheritance was made for Inanimates."
He then continued, "As for the majority of the Animates, that would be a no."
Since the majority of the Animates did not know they were sentient, Aurus could now breathe easy. "Alright, that's all of the questions I have."
Evinkell could not feel an aura of determination radiating from Aurus, making him lightly smile. "Okay then, once you leave this world, you shall now be the owner of this inheritance."
He then snapped his fingers as Aurus' body gradually became more and more incorporeal before vanishing from the world where Evinkell existed.
Although Aurus was now gone from Evinkell's world, Evinkell's voice still resonated through Aurus' sense of hearing. His words were...
"Congratulations, you have fully cleared the inheritance."