Seeing Mera beside him looking a bit nervous, Kain softly comforted her.
"You don't need to be afraid, this matter has not yet fermented. We came here today just to probe the situation."
"I'm not worried."
Mera pouted, her eyes averted.
Kain now remembered that Mera's father was now the mayor of Whesling. If this were to get out, his position as mayor might not be kept.
Myra and Mera's family were also nobles, but they did not have absolute superiority over all the other rich or noble families in the region.
With all the objectives basically accomplished, Kain and Mera quickly loaded the sacks and iron tools onto the small carriage. Leaving just enough space for Mera to sit and rest comfortably.
Very quickly, their carriage slowly left the city limits.
The houses made of wood and stone were gone, replaced by tall trees. Seeing the natural scenery, Kain could feel that Mera was quite excited.
Seeing that, he asked curiously.
"You never go out?"
"Yeah."
She answered very frankly.
Then, as if feeling that her answer was a bit too curt, Mera added.
"My father always forbade us to leave his sight."
Speaking up to here, Myra's voice took on a somewhat empty and sad tone.
"Even if Myra wanted to be an Adventurer, her trips outside the city would have to be with famous trading companies, or her teammates would have to go through strict background checks before being recruited."
And so a father figure that was strict and somewhat ridiculously restrictive was sketched out in Kain's mind.
So it turns out Mera is not much different from the children in the village.
Ambitious youth wanted to see the outside world, but in the end still did not step out of it.
Whesling city is just a bigger "village".
"He said that it was very chaotic and dangerous outside, especially for women. So I practiced magic, because I didn't want to be tied down by anything."
"You really tried."
Kain exclaimed. It was hard to believe that deep inside the heart of a proud maiden was a soul that yearned for freedom.
He could imagine that behind the banquets and gatherings of wealthy young people was a girl practicing magic day and night, an extremely rare perseverance.
This was also shown through the magic skills she used during her journey in the Dungeon. [Air Magic] was almost at the limit of a low-class Magus, and both her [Fire Magic] and [Earth Magic] were far superior to those of her peers.
"But I still have to say this, the outside world is indeed very dangerous."
"I know, I'm not dumb."
Mera glared at Kain, then spoke softly.
"I just want to be free, like that bird flying in the sky over there…"
"Freedom?"
Kain fell silent, but Mera did not finish her sentence.
"Yes, freedom."
"This time I think I know what you're thinking, Kain. Fundamental freedom isn't real."
"Like that bird, no iron cage can bind it. But the sky is the biggest cage that the bird cannot get out of."
"But... as long as the bird can fly forever... The bird is still in the cage, but it is forever free."
This time, Kain was truly surprised.
He realized that he had always subconsciously despised Mera because she always showed some childish personality. But her spirit is just as profound as her wise sister's, it's just that the way they express it is completely different.
"What? You think I can't say such wise words?"
Mera glared at Kain again, he was stunned, then smiled and gave up to her.
"Okay, it was my fault."
"Every mistake has a price. If you want to make amends, tell me about yourself."
Mera smiled slyly. Kain shook his head.
"I have nothing to say, you know."
"Then tell me about your purpose."
Kain now realized that Mera was trying to lead him on. Her true purpose lay in the second question.
A fairly simple trick to achieve this. First, take a larger goal that you know the other person will not agree to and put it first. And when the other person refuses, you make a second, smaller request that is actually your goal, thereby making the other person think that you have given in and the other person will agree to the second request.
A fairly simple trick that can be used in communication, even business.
"If you want to know, I'll tell you. Why do that?"
"I like to do that, so what?"
Mera replied stubbornly.
Kain sighed, what a philosophical girl but also childish to the point of making people scratch their heads.
"It's not a big deal."
Kain is not too greedy for money or governance, he just needs "enough". As for power, Kain holds the System, which can break all the rules of magic.
What interests Kain is knowledge, books, lessons, and valuable records that not everyone can access.
And above all, he wanted to find the answer to one question.
Who... is he?
Kain was an orphan since he first opened his eyes to see this world, he was adopted by a kind village. But he still did not know who he was.
Golden eyes and shiny silver hair. It is not something that a child born to normal parents can have.
Many times others thought Kain was the descendant of some noble family.
Of course, Kain did not want to find his parents because of a lack of affection, because Kain thought he had enough love from the people in the village. It's not about money, dominance or fame.
He only wanted to find the "truth" for its own sake, as a pursuer of pure knowledge, without mixing anything else into it.
When the truth is found, Kain will leave, and the other side will not even know that Kain came, appeared, or even existed.
The line of fate between the two sides was cut the day he opened his eyes to look at the sky.