Finding Purpose In The Multiverse: Meta Essence Quest Mode

Trust And A Saint's Requiem

(I apologize for the lack of chapters for this week, as my work has become short-handed over the past month. So, I have had to work longer shifts, and usually, I'm working 7 or 6 hours a day. Now, I'm working consistent 8-hour shifts. I will try to get out a chapter a day at least, but I apologize if I'm unwilling to keep that promise.)

Entry 147:

Linus Ozias POV:

I believe I may have broken our resident dragon slayer as well. He did agree to join our little Mary band. He hasn't spoken a word and has just been staring at me while Jeanne is giving him a knowing look. Siegfried breaks the silence and asks, "What are you? I have felled many beasts of great power, yet compared to them, they seem little more than newborn babes."

I shake my head and say, "You already know who I am. I am Linus Ozias, and I am a bit more than the average magus." I hear Tamamo snicker as I continue walking. Currently, we are on our way to Orleans since we have pretty much all we need to take care of our resident witch.

Unlike in the original timeline, where they would have had to search for Saint George in order to heal Siegfried of the curse, I am here, so that curse was easily ridable. While this may cause some confusion later down the line, I'm pretty sure we'll meet that Saint eventually if we don't summon him ourselves eventually.

However, there is one being in this Singularity I do not want to meet: yandere dragon Kiyohime. Because while I myself am a fan of the yandere, when I read about it in real life, it sounds terrifying, and I would rather not have my loved ones under threat by a woman attempting to monopolize me.

Although from what I remember, that dragon girl is only like that because of the monk who originally broke the promise to her; I am not a fan of being burned alive even if the flames would not even be able to harm me at this point.

The sun then begins to set, and we make camp as I ask Siegfried, "Siegfried, may I be able to ask for a light spar to test myself?" The dragon slayer nods as he looks rather interested, and as I direct him towards my residence, his eyes go wide as my house, while looking normal on the outside, is literally a small world on the inside.

As I direct us to the training field, which is lined with vibranium and proto-adimantium, I take out my own version of Balmung as I ready myself. Soon enough, as the coin I had flipped into the air landed on the ground, we both rushed toward each other, our swords drawn.

While the sword's general make is the same, I decided to learn from the person who has wielded it nearly all his life. As our blades clash, causing minor tremors as we feel each other out, I can feel myself progressing little by little, and while my growth in power is small, my skills grow by the second.

With all of my essences stacking upon each other, my potential is limitless. My ability to learn due to my empowering charges is higher than that of a multiversal-level champion. While he has wielded a sword for a long time, eventually, a mistake is made.

*Clang*

*Slash*

*Discombobulate*

*Whoosh*

*Crash*

"AHHHHHH!" Siegfried yells as my blade strikes him across the chest and his sword falls as I pick it up in a scissor-like fashion, I hold both swords to his neck, and Siegfried smiles as he says, "I yield."

I then healed him. Standing up and taking his sword, he asks, "If I may ask, master what was the reason for this spar?" I shrug and say, "There was really no deeper meaning behind this as I simply just wish to test your skills, but there was an inkling of a fact that you do not trust me, and while I understand one spar, I may not do much I simply wish to help you understand that even though I may not be candid about what I truly am, know that it is not a threat to humanity."