Elurian felt the warmth of his Master and at the same time, the transparent screen reappeared in front of him. It, which only he could see, displayed an active status.
===Status Window===
Identity: Elurian Claus (Ex: Ahn Seohyun)
Age: 11 years old
Privileges: Dimensional Explorer
Aether Energy Level: Sealed Talent
Status: Weak
Stigma: Dream Dimension, Reincarnator, Misfortune Puppet
Skills: Mastering all languages (sealed), knowledge of the future (half-sealed), Can see your heart (active), ??? (???)
System activated.
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Elurian was familiar with the appearance of the system, but of course its contents were different from his previous life.
As his Master released his embrace and checked to see if there were still any wounds on his body, Elurian looked up at Rex Violet's head. There are game-like transparent beads that indicate the character's affection level.
80%
Elurian blinked, wondering if there was something wrong with his eyes?
Why was his affection level so high? Haven't I only been his disciple for less than a month? I rarely even get to be with him or do anything to get his attention.
Elurian felt that the system might have an error because he was in a different world. In fact, he didn't know the origin of the system either, it had suddenly appeared in his previous world and changed the entire order of life.
Everyone in that world has it, both ordinary people and those who can awaken supernatural powers like his older brother.
Ahn Seohyun in his previous life was just an ordinary person, he didn't have supernatural powers, but he used the special features of his body to fight against the users of those powers.
Stigma is a gift power given by those who have reached the highest level. His older brother gave him the stigma of being able to use his dream realm. The other two stigmas, Elurian didn't know what they were.
He turned to some of the skills he had just acquired and inherited skills. [Can See Your Heart] skill was that someone bequeathed to him. It can see the level of affection of others and can avoid danger.
A supernatural power that has no limits and the price for using it is almost non-existent. Ahn Seohyun indeed couldn't awaken his own supernatural powers, so he could only obtain the inheritance of other people's supernatural powers.
The problem now is that 80% is quite high. He had only ever seen the high value of affection in his older brother. In addition, people close to him such as friends cannot be more than 70%.
In short, Elurian felt Master Rex might consider him more important than he thought.
"Little rabbit, what do you see?" Rex Violet watched as his disciple looked lost in thought while looking above him.
Elurian came to his senses and immediately replied, "I'm surprised that Master suddenly came back. Master always seems to come back when I'm in danger. It's like we're connected." He said that seriously, it was because Rex Violet always saved him when he almost died.
Rex Violet stroked the top of his disciple's head as he answered, "Maybe it's true that we are connected."
Elurian remembered that he would soon be punished after his actions were reported. He might as well admit it himself now.
However, just as he opened his mouth to admit his mistake, Rex Violet tapped his forehead, giving him extreme drowsiness and making him fall asleep.
Rex Violet knew what his disciple wanted to say, but he didn't want to hear it right now. More precisely, his disciple should rest, while he took care of the anomaly that had occurred.
"Messenger... I thought I didn't need to do anything and just observe. But, things get complicated from now on," he said softly.
He picked Elurian up and carried him to the bed. Then, he checked the back of Elurian's right hand and felt a curse implanted there. The curse could not be lifted by him at this time, again the restriction of causality.
...
Elurian woke up dazed from a dreamless sleep. He remembered last night his Master came back and saved him from the monster transformation. Elurian sat down and saw that he was wearing white pajamas and there was no trace of the monster transformation on his body.
He got out of bed and looked down to check the notes he had put under his bed. All the notes were still there, there were no signs of having been taken or read by anyone. Elurian sighed as he hoped his Master would find the notes.
Elurian wondered how his Master would react after reading the notes. He wanted to test something that came up as his guess However, it seemed like he couldn't be too obvious or the entity would get in his way.
He walked to the window on the right side of his bed, and stared at the view outside. His room was on the third floor facing the garden next to the manor. Several gardeners and servants could be seen wandering around outside. They look busy.
Elurian didn't know what happened, he thought the peaceful situation here was very strange. It should already be winter, but for unknown reasons, Elurian felt like the surrounding environment had been manipulated.
The trees were still green, the garden still looked fresh, and the air smelled like spring. Elurian smiled faintly; realized that he could no longer determine the future. This is the second timeline, full of uncertainty.
He couldn't remember why the first timeline ended, that knowledge was sealed. Elurian massaged his temples as he walked towards his wardrobe.
His eyes widened when he saw that the item box had disappeared. All the wooden toys are gone.
"Ugh!" Elurian bent down while holding his head, this time something snapped out of his memory.
A certain quote from the novel came to mind
-The wooden toys from the box determine the fate of their owners.
Elurian's expression contorted; he seemed to have been struck by lightning because of the disclosure of that information. He finally remembered why Rex Violet gave strange wooden toys to the children who were guide students.
That was because the wooden toy acted as their lifeblood. If they drip blood on the wooden toy, then their fates will be connected.
What happens if the wooden toy breaks? Elurian didn't need to explain it, it was obvious. They die if the toy they are connected to breaks.
At that moment, the door to his room opened. Finnian came with the other servants.
Elurian hid his horrified expression before turning to them. Knowing the usual routine, he let them serve him, Help him wash and change his clothes.
White long suit and black vest, along with black trousers. They paired white stockings and shiny black loafers. His appearance this time looked like he was well prepared as if he was going to attend an important event.
Finnian motioned for the servants to leave, then told Elurian in a casual tone.
"Master Rex was waiting for you in the dining room," he said, not giving away much more about why Master Rex was waiting for him and why he was dressed so neatly.
Elurian nodded as he followed Finnian who guided him. He glanced at the transparent bead above Finnian's head, gauging his affection.
70%
Elurian breathed a sigh of relief because the percentage was normal, the way Finnian treated him. Previously, he didn't dare to look at him because he was afraid that Finnian's heart would be different from his treatment, that was because he often experienced it.
In his previous life, many people treated him well, considering him a brother. However, it was clear in their hearts that they hated him. That traumatized him and he chose to only trust his older brother.
He also checked the affection level of the servants. The results were quite surprising. Their affection was the same as Master Rex.
Elurian pondered this oddity while not forgetting to take a good look at his surroundings.
Arriving at the dining room, as Finnian said, Master Rex was already sitting at the end of the long table while drinking a glass of red liquid that was like wine.
When he saw Elurian, a slight spark of light flashed in his eyes.
"Come here! Let's have breakfast together." He motioned for the servants to start serving the food.
Elurian, feeling confused, followed his directions and sat on a bench near his Master.
"Hasn't Finnian told you? I'll take you to the Red Square. So far, your training has stopped because you can't sense aether. At Red Square, there will be someone to examine you and help you find out the cause. Are you willing to go there?" Rex Violet seemed careful with his words. He didn't want to force his disciple and consider his options.
Elurian was stunned. He knew what kind of place Red Square was. Red Square is not in this Sanctuary, but is in one of the conquered black towers.
It was a place that connected this world to the world inside the black tower. Originally, the tower brought destruction and waves of madness upon its appearance, but after being conquered by a certain entity and turning it into its base, the black tower is now called Red Square.
Of course, there are several other black towers owned by certain entities that are not bound by agreements such as guides. They make the black tower to their business, on the other hand they also help the guides.
Red Square mainly serves as a training place for guides's disciples. That's right, in other words, the black tower was converted into an academy.
After a few seconds of recalling all the knowledge about Red Square, Elurian answered enthusiastically, "I want to go there."
"Alright, prepare yourself for a long journey. I can't use direct teleportation to Red Square, that place has teleportation restrictions. So, we have to travel there." Rex Violet smiled self-deprecatingly. He acknowledged the limitations of his powers.
It's not that he can't, but he was restricted by causality from using his power more than was permitted. Directly teleporting to Red Square was possible only if he was willing to violate that causality.
Elurian understood it, he knew his Master couldn't truly use his power. He felt sadness because of his inability to sense aether. That troubled his Master to find out the cause.
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