[Eyes of Mana!]
Searching around the area, I tried to find something… anything.
People with no mana and people with abnormal mana were my targets, along with any sign of fluctuations of mana. If possible, any rare type was also acceptable.
Colors of various shades appeared in my vision. From violet to red, all colors of the spectrum in various shades were visible. A darker shade meant more power, or perhaps more control over that type of mana, while a lighter shade meant a lesser alignment.
Most of the people here had a bluish hue with a few more clay brownish hues. Some red mixed in with green and purple.
'It's a variety but… not what I am looking for,' I pondered a little until I found something at a distance. A trio standing there talking among themselves with no concern for their surroundings.
While they didn't have any particular mana that caught my attention, it was actually the lack of mana that made me focus on them. They had no mana at all. Not even a spec.
[Eyes of Mana!] can catch any type of mana present on Zarraf, no matter how well hidden it is. If it is not catching any mana, then that could only mean two things.
'Either they don't have any mana at all or… they don't function on mana.' I made a quick note of their faces before I finally realized who they were.
'Shit!' I thought as I turned around, steering away from them.
"Whoa!" I then took a step back as I found the same trio standing in front of me with their eyes focused on me. One of them was serious, the other one was looking around. As for the lady, she was smiling at me.
"It's not good to spy on strangers, you know?" The lady spoke as she looked at me through those blindfolded eyes, while I observed her lips, trying my best to not get charmed by it.
[Strong Mind!]
[Mental Strength Boost!]
[Greater Mental Strength!]
[Perfect Harmony!]
[Mind Shield!]
[Protection of the Angels!]
[One Mind!]
[Unshakable will!]
[Pathway to Perfect Mental Strength!]
[Dark Mind!]
[Light Mind!]
[Mind Breathing!]
[Mana Blocking!]
[One Way Out!]
[Nobody Knows!]
[I Am Strong!]
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I used over two dozen of [Skills] at once, as I looked at my charm.
[Charm: 12389!]
'This should be enough, right?' I hoped so. We were talking about one of the strongest gods here. What the heck were they even doing here? Oh wait! The angel. They were here for her.
'Does that mean she is here?!' I thought but didn't jump to conclusion. It could be that they too don't know and are just starting their search from here.
"Did you overdo it with charm?" The golden-haired guy, Helios, the God of Sun, spoke as he looked at me, not answering anything to Castellina, the Keeper of Fates.
"Let me-" she was about to speak but I spoke first,
"I… was searching for someone."
Seems like I am safe from the charm for now. For now, let's see what we can gain from here.
"Who?" Castellina asked with a slight curiosity as I answered,
"My brother."
As soon as I spoke, their faces turned slightly disappointed. Their eyes, which seemed to carry an interest, were now looking around.
"All right. You can go now. And don't pry into other people's mana… not everyone would be as benevolent as we are," Castellina spoke as those three began walking away from there, while I just stood there, acting a bit dazed.
After a minute passed, I acted like nothing happened and began walking carefully.
-Whoosh!
And then I found my environment changing as I found myself in an alleyway, different from the marketplace where I was.
"??" A bit confused, I tried looking around, but a voice stopped me from moving.
"[Stop]"
It was charm magic, so it wasn't anything that could harm me anyway, but because I was acting weak, I paused anyway.
With a bit of 'panic' and 'tension' on my face, I tried looking around, 'unable' to move at all.
And then a girl walked in front of me. A girl with no arms and hands. She had black hair and slightly greenish eyes, a face that I don't recognize.
'Interesting,' I thought as I could clearly see her as a strong one. I wonder who she is.
"What did those three talk about?" Her eyes turned deep green, and there was a hue in them. Most probably she was using another charm magic here, which made me smile on the inside.
"They asked me why I was spying on them. I told them I was searching for my brother. Then they warned me not to do it carelessly and left me.me." I told her exactly what happened while I acted scared a little.
"Hmmm… is that all?" She asked again, and I gave her a few more bits to chew on. I told her how they asked me who I was searching for but got disappointed when I told them it was my brother.
A smile appeared on her face as she spoke," seems like something really is going on here. And the gods are searching for someone."
Then she turned to me while she spoke,"[Move]"
And I fell on my knees, catching my breath, as she moved away from there.
"[Forget!]" she spoke again before vanishing from there. I then 'panicked' a little before looking around as if I didn't know how I got here.
And after 2 minutes of 'confusion', I made sure that nobody was watching me. I sighed. Calming down, I pondered before speaking.
"Seems like it's gonna be a bit more difficult than before."
With all the gods and this strange girl. Seems like things are going to be more hectic than I expected. But then again… makes my heart go doki doki…
'It's not everyday you get something worthy of a challenge,' I thought as I took another step, but then I felt something… or someone standing behind me.
[Omnivision!]
I used a skill and found a boy with a slightly dark complexion and dense, deep blue hair. But something was strange about that boy… something familiar.
Without turning back, I smiled a little. And then I asked politely,
"May I help you?"