Chapter #37: [BETRAYAL]

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A solemn but melodic hymn echoed throughout a grand cathedral. It was the Church of Worship, at the World of Light.

For the people who live in this world, founded by the Saint of Raging Light, the most respected are the Lightseekers. As it implies, they chase after the true light, the light of the end, so they may become closer to their Goddess. They are true to their goals and had never been led astray from their goals before.

Yet today, they find it hard to not get enraged.

"I can see our Highest Lady interacting with this 'Enigma'...", A woman said in vicious contempt and disgust, as she stared at the [Divine Mirror]. One of the High Priests, she represents one of the aspects of light, 'Brilliance'.

"Why must she give her utmost attention to this mortal...", Another woman said, biting her lips in sadness and frustration.

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*Sigh*

Closing my phone, I couldn't help but feel a bit annoyed. So the Shido guy is a Heroic Candidate? I may have underestimated him a bit too much.

*tutturuu~!*Vibrate...*

The sudden ring of a notification and the vibration of my phone had caught my attention. There's already another notification?

My eyes sparked interest as I opened the Tasks app and read the notification.

[Quest: The 1st Clue (Requested: CulturedOjiisan)]

[Information: Use the [World Hop] ability and familiarize yourself. After entering CulturedOjiisan's world, locate 'Yustas Academy' and help the students to solve this mystery.]

I looked on the information blandly as I digested everything.

*Sigh*

This 'help the students' sounds suspicious, and instead just appealed to me as a reworded 'help the protagonist of the other world'. Still, the investigation part as well as the reward sounds interesting enough.

[Reward: Phantasmagoria]

The ability sounded quite mysterious but powerful in a way, so I immediately clicked accept.

[Task (Accepted): You have 7 Days and 7 Nights to solve this Quest. Review the usage of [World Hop]. Coordinates: X – 118.9° W | Y – 86.8°N]

Well, that's been settled with. Though it seems that I'll be using my puppet once more. Whatever, I'll just prepare it later on. I'm not planning to leave till Sunday anyways. I still plan to enjoy this school trip for now.

It isn't that troubling to not go to school for a week. Both of my parent's at America, and I live at the apartment. Plus, there's no events of importance as Hiro's and his group will head to Korea while the Union meeting will be in China.

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During noon, Hiro and his group managed to attract more eyes, while I had been lazing inside my dorm all day, getting some rest. Though I said that I planned to enjoy the festival more, I also need rest to prepare myself for this otherworldly shit.

Still, after sometime, I went out and did some idle walks. It seems that I find myself always bumping into Yumie Lisa. It was a good thing though, as she's at least more cordial than Hiro, who seems to really like telling their personal tales and all the things they've done.

Night hit, another round of the boy's idiocracy, which of course ended in a hard fail. I also noticed that the Extraordinaries were gone this night. Who knows where? I don't.

C'mon, I don't stalk all the time you know. Gotta respect some of their privacy.

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Inside the Lightways Global Meeting Office, multiple hologram projections made by magic stood and lit the room. Each one were representatives of a country's main Union HQ branch.

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