"what do you mean?"
Asking the loud scarred man that has his hands on my shoulder, frowning at him.
"We can explain the situation later. Just cooperate with us for a moment."
He answered consciously with carefulness instead of his usual laud and aggressive demeanor. As the person in suspicion, i was offended. To think people would think of me suspiciously to the point of interrogating me.
Which is why it's a surprise for me to be in suspicion. I had not been in a serious problem yet, only a minor one's. My disguise as a human was perfect clear. With no ounce of demonic reservoir, i had thought that i will never be exposed.
"... Very well, i'll cooperate."
Upon accepting cooperation, the two man escorted me. There, was the unknown machinery. A beast made of metal, glass panning from it's front, side's and back, with four circular shaped rubber supporting it's weight.
It was closely the same to the one that shoot out it loud noise when i first arrive here. These machines is what I'm wary about ever since i came here. They were everywhere, carrying out people. Ranging from different shapes, and sizes. They can keep up with some speed, it was apparent that this was one of the greatest invention's there is to man.
"Are you telling i'm gonna mount that?"
I asked, with a hint of excitement, pointed my finger at it, narrowing my eyes.
"What are you talking about. Hurry up, just get in."
The loud man exclaimed while opening the compartments on the back side of it, waiting for me to enter. Looking inside it with suspicion, i headed inside crouching, then sat on the seat. My eyes wanders at the interior of the machine. Now that thinking about it, the concept was similar to a carriage.
"Geez... Is this a transport machine? Like a carriage right?"
"I guess... Yes?
The cautious officer answered in confusion.
"What is it called?"
"A car, obviously! How the heck did you not know?"
The answer coming from the loud officer, looking at me, narrowing his eyes in wariness. Ignoring the man's glare. I nodded in satisfaction to the new knowledge in mind.
One's everything was all done. The loud man, put a key in the sockets of the car. And then a sound was emitted, the car then started trembling. Upon bracing myself and swallowing my saliva, it moved.
'Holy shii!! It MOVED!'
The car then started gaining in momentum, the loud man fiddling with a circular that seems to control this car with the cautious man on right side. I averted my gaze at the car window, seeing all the land moved away. No, we're the one that was moving forward, like a carriage, but without horses. It was spectacular.
Upon looking at the horizon, my eyes got fixated on the largest building that i've seen by far. A black tall tower. With a transparent sphere at the tip of it. It was the one i saw when i first came here hours ago. Then the moment of realization, that time when i'm talking about something similar to the object that i got just moments ago.
'AH!'
I quickly took the 5★ object that i got on the market, the spherical rotary device. They looked identical, only differentiating in size. Not knowing what to do, i asked.
"What's with that tall tower there?"
The two man then looked to the side that i'm staring at. The loud officer took a look and proceeded to maneuver the car. Then he answered.
"The World Central Sytem."
The World Central System, the spike like tower piercing the clouds. With my senses, something was being emitted like a wave. To put out the world and central in its name, meaning it is likely to be some sort of a core in my opinion.
"What does it do?"
"Honestly, we also have no idea. All we know is that it's been there before we're even born, and that it's the one operating our panels"
Answered the cautious officer who's also looking at it intensely, with a small hint of emotion.
"Panel?"
'Panel? Haven't i heard of that before?
"Stop acting dumb. I know you have one, i saw you used yours, grabbing that cube you got in your hands."
Bickered the loud officer as he continued move the car. Giving him the confused look. My eyes then paid attention to what's in my hands.
'is this the panel he's talking about? I mean i took this 5star out of my... Ohh'
"Ohh!"
Then i finally remembered, now i know. So it was this huh. To out it simply I really have a panel. It wasn't made of physical, that's why i haven't realized it until now. Since i already have it in the beginning before i even get here.
To anyone wondering on what was it, haven't i stated that i have a mountains of treasures with me? Then where was it? Now that thinking about it, as i currently am, i look like someone who has nothing. No, it was the same for some other people. Other than their clothes, they walked around with nothing.
Why you may ask? To put it simply, it's because of the panel, no, but more like a function rather than the purpose. It was one of the use of this so called panel. Then with the realization i uttered.
"Open."
[Synchronizing...]
Then for half of a second.
[Welcome]
[Open Menu]
A small, quite relative object to the size of a head appeared. A flat squared blueish transparent window has appeared before my eyes. There it is, my panel. Floating out if nowhere infront of me. Probably one of the most phenomenal pieces of machinery ever made.
I had vividly remembered my moments with my retainer as she told me it's function after gifting me this. It was astonishing seeing it first, and of course it was still marvelous up to this point that i had been using it unconsciously. It's just unfortunate that it's been foreshadowed by the also unknown innovations here in this land.
"Fascinating."
After enough time has passed, we had finally arrived to our destination. They called it a police station which must have been equivalent to a barracks. Upon heading inside, chairs, table, wanted posters, board, picture frames, and peoples was seen inside the building. After talking to the girl behind the counter. The 3 of us once again headed to a door inside this place.
Once we entered, the cautious officer encourage me to sit to the chair pointing at the table in the middle. I sat and the loud officer also sat the opposite way from me and the cautious officer stood infront of the door. In the table there was a plate, and in the plate there was a bread like object with a crusty texture, brown colored palette with black dots in it.
"What is this? Food?"
I asked, seizing one piece and taking a bite of it.
"Of course it's food, it a cookie!"
The loud officer exclaimed.
"Are you living under a rock or something. Aren't you rich?"
'Technically, you really can say i'm living under a rock. Geez it's good, real good! How sweet!'
The loud officer scoffs off then continued.
"Doesn't matter, then may we see your identification?"
He asked and then opening up his panel, moving his finger, then a pale blue window appeared before me.
[Individual identification request. Pending...]
[Would you like to accept?]
[Yes] [No]
Pressing the yes in the window, another one pops up infront of me and to the loud officer.
[Name: Renhe Lancefellow]
[Birth date: January 10, 920]
[Age: 18]
[Affiliation: none]
[Covenant: none]
[Base mana: 0.2 m³]
[...]
After looking for sometime, the loud officer then the pressed the 3 dots to his panel and another window popped up. i followed suit after, pressing it then another window popped up infront of me.
[Base statistics:]
[Strength: 3]
[Speed: 2.4]
[Power: 4]
[Agility: 2]
[Coordination: 3.2]
[Reaction time: 3.8]
[Balance: 2.3]
[...]
Geez, i scratched my head wondering if whether this is the truth or not. My retainer stated that she made a perfect fake identity for me, and it just that. Not stating that she faked any of my statistics at all. Unable to hide my disappointment, i then pressed the 3 dots below the base statistics, once again popping up another window infront of me.
[Rational Statistics]
[IQ: 164]
[EQ: 94]
[SQ: 83]
[AQ: 153]
Now this! I clenched my fist in triumph, delighted at the results. The loud officer then nodded as he examined at my identity and record. After finishing, the panels then disappeared and he took a glance at me.
"Renhe, isn't it? May i take a look at your citizenship card?
Nodding off, i then grabbed a card out of nowhere to say the least. The loud man then to it nonchalantly without questioning where i took it. After all it was a function in my panel, the same goes for them as well. Storage unit, that's what it is.
The man then carefully examined the card, my fake citizenship card that is. After all, my retainer had already gave me everything i needed here. All of the paperworks has been done to perfectly gave me a fake identity. She even made me memorized my fake background.
After finishing his examine, he then returned my card and looked at me, the same aggressive face as always. Preparing himself to ask a question as I'm also prepared to give out my answers. Come on, ask me my background!
"Now, let me ask you a question. Avoid saying any lies as much as possible."
"Uh huh, very well."
"Renhe. Where were you last month?"
"Alright, so let me tell you my stor- what?!"
"What? What the heck was wrong!? Come on, continue!"
The laud man exclaimed, unbeknownst to him, my mind was in a state of blankness. Unable to answer him.
'what am i supposed to say?! That i'm trying to leave my place to get here? Come on brain! Give that 164IQ of yours a justice!'
"Alright, alright... Last month ago, i took the heritage left by my family after i left the orphanage to pursue my career."
"Hmm... Orphanage? How come you know your family when you're in the orphanage?"
"It's difficult to understand without much context so i'll tell you the my full story first."
I continued.
"When i was a toddler, my mother abandoned me and handed me to an orphanage in the suburbs. By that time i grew up locked in the basement of the church, no, not just me but all. When we we're 10 we got sent to a mine to work as a laborer for 3 years."
I took a breath before continuing. Telling the story seriously that i started shed tear as my hand shook.
"After that, in only about a year and a half the mine then was overrun by a terrorist and then most of us got trapped in the mine in solitude after a bomb blew off. But to gods blessings, there was enough supply for us to sustain us in 3 years. After spending enough time, a land opened and for 3 years we finally see the surface, we finally escaped... No, they."
Pained in an emotional distress, i then hit the table with my hands and clenching my fist.
"Before escaping, one of the person I'm with, pushed me off away from the surface and the land above it ruptured, closing it again. So i spent the last supplies on me to survive. Another time passed, someone came and rescued me."
They continued to listen to my story, silently yet i could see them pitying me. Then i continued.
"The person who saved me stated that he was a butler of the Lancelight family. Yes, that's my origin surname. He told me that, everyone related to the family was being hunted for almost 14 years. It was also the time that my mother abandoned me to the orphanage. To avoid getting killed, my surname was changed to Lightfellow."
I lowered my head and clasped my hands before continuing.
"The butler gave me to an orphanage, but he never made me go outside, only to my room, with only medieval literature to read. But then, one day. He returned to the orphanage. He was covered with wounds, blood drips in every part of his body, it was apparent that he was loosing his life. He then told me the heritage my mother left and that he took advantage of it. Then before loosing his life, he told me where i can get the heritage and i was able to get the heritage, it all happened last month ago."
After finishing my story, the room became silent. No one dared to speak. The three of us shut our mouths and after sometime, the cautious man got the courage to speak.
"I'm really sorry about you, you have my sympathies."
"Haha no it's fine, i'm honestly not that hurt. I just grew up with it"
"... Your background aligned with the Heretical Orthodox case and the Light illicit bounty hunt."
The loud man muttered suddenly becoming the quiet man, then sighing. Glancing at him, he looked at me with seriousness in mind.
"To think we would see a survivor here."