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Chapter 47 - Date
Chapter 47 - Date
While Jem was walking on the roadside in search of an open shop to sell his loots, a fancy carriage suddenly stopped right beside him.
GORRFFF!
Then, "Hey!" Someone jumped out from it while calling him.
He stopped and looked towards the voice.
"Oh, it's you! I know it!" Said the person as she walked and stopped right in front of him.
Jem remembered her.
It was the girl who introduced herself a while ago. But he couldn't remember her name. He wasn't paying attention when she introduced herself and her friend. He was more focused on the strange happening, the disappearance of the monster's bodies.
While wearing a poker face, "What's the matter? Do you need something?" He asked in a cold and uninterested tone.
"Ah, eh, no. Sorry, I'm just—-"
She stammered upon hearing his indifferent way of talking. But before she could finish her words, Jem already turned around and continued walking away.
"?!"
Hope gawked for a second before she realized what happened. He left without a second thought.
"Geez!"
She hastily followed after him like someone who was ditched by her lover.
"Hey, wait!" She called out again.
However, Jem did not even spare a glance at her. He continued walking without minding the girl who was trying to catch up with him.
"Jem Hansen!"
Upon hearing it, he stopped on his feet and wondered, 'How did she know my name?' Jem thought.
<Isn't it because you told her, host?>
'Really?'
<Yeah. That time when she introduced herself and her friend.>
"I see, though I can't remember. My mind was fully occupied at that time."
<That's must be the reason the host replied without thinking.>
"..."
<Will it does not cause any trouble to host?>
'Which one?'
<For letting others know the host's identity.>
'I don't think it will. I'm not a fugitive, so there's no reason to hide it.'
In fact, he was the victim of someone's blunder.
<I see. Then that's that.>
'Yeah.'
Hope arrived in front of him, blocking his way, avoiding him from running away.
"Do you need something?" Again, he asked the same question in a calm voice and nonchalant face.
However, the person in front of him was gasping for breaths.
Hah, hah, hah~
"W...why are you running away?" She asked.
"..."
"I...I just wanted to say my thanks for helping us and for healing my friend."
She stared at him as she spoke. Her face was pale and she was breathing deeply. Even Jem could tell that she was exhausted. Regardless, it wasn't his concern.
"You don't need to thank me. I did it not because I want to save—" before he could finish his words, the girl in front of him cut in.
"For combat experience, right? I know it because I'm an ex-human too."
Hope knew that an ex-human could gain combat experience in killing mobs. Fighting for real where their life was at stake could trigger their Danger Sense.
In the Department of Experts, who studied Ex-human, they presented the first theory regarding the growth of Ex-humans in terms of battle experience and advancement. The theory they presented was known as the Danger Sense Awakening theory.
The Danger Sense Awakening theory was just one of the theories on how ex-humans could possibly gain [Ascendance Points] in fighting.
In the Danger Sense Awakening theory, when the danger sense of an ex-human is triggered, it would excite the circulation of ex-energy in the body and boost their adaptation ability, causing one's instinct to reach a new pinnacle in that instance. Thus, their body and soul would undergo a quick pace of learning and adapt at that moment.
The House of Scholars also presented their theory, the Satisfaction Sense in Killing theory.
According to this theory, the cause of gaining [Ascendance Points] was the satisfaction in killing.
In the Satisfaction Sense in Killing theory, ex-humans gained [Ascendance Points] a lot faster when they killed their opponent.
Hope was yet to understand further about this theory, but. The name of the theory alone was enough to understand what this theory was about.
Although it was a debatable topic, both theories had in common. Both theories prove that real fighting allows one to gain more experience than those in training. So fighting and killing monsters was a sure way for fast advancement.
However, the pace of their advancement all depends on their growth talent, or also known as [Exo]. If the Exo points of that ex-human were low, then his or her advancement would be slow also compared to others with high growth potential.
Regardless, in both theories, their advancement would come faster in real fighting than mere training. That's why she knew what Jem Hansen wanted to say.
"But still…" she continued.
"It can't change the fact that you saved us, especially my friend."
"..."
He did not say anything. Jem thought this girl was troublesome.
Hope stared at him and noticed his mouth slowly open.
"Date."
That's the word that came out of his mouth.
"....."
Hope blinked her eyes twice, seemingly yet to absorb the word he spoke.
Then, a moment later, her pale face turned into a rosy red. Her eyes widened and her mouth produced stammering sounds.
"Wha-wha-whaa… d-d-date?!"
But that's fast and they didn't know each other for one day. Regardless, they're not even in love with each other!
In the face of a flustered young girl, Jem repeated his words. "Date. Do you know?" There was no change in his expression when he asked her and his voice was as monotone as usual.
"Eh, date?"
"Yes. The current date."
Just then, Hope realized that she overreacted. The person in front of her, although his way of asking could be easily misunderstood, in truth, he was just asking for the current date and not asking her for a love date.
Geez! He almost gave her a heart attack, her thoughts.
Hope sighed. No one knew if it was a sigh of relief or a sigh of disappointment.
"It's the 10th day of the second month."
Although there was no change in his outward expression, he was surprised deep inside when he heard her reply.
"I see." Jem muttered. Then, he continued asking, "Do you know a nearby shop where I can sell the monster's remains?"
After hearing it, Hope's eyes glimmered.