Ethereal Ascendance: A Journey of Transformation(Vol 5)

Vol 5/ Chapter 173: Becoming "Holy Ones"

The "candidate" who stood up was very strict. It felt like everything in this meeting should follow a set plan, every little detail must go by the rules.

"If that's the case, can I ask..."

When the interviewer sat down again, I quickly raised my hand. There was something I really couldn't understand, so I asked again.

"The ones hiding behind number 14 Feliciana , helping her guide world history back on track - that was you guys, right? So why help her? And the Divine Revelation Cyra heard, doesn't that count as meddling in the lower world's growth?"

The "Holy Ones" say they can't mess with lower world rules. But it's clear that a lot of my past experiences are tied to them.

Isn't this saying one thing and doing another? If they can't really do it, why did the interviewer get scolded for slipping up earlier?

"I'm sorry, but I can't tell you the deep reasons! But you've probably guessed part of it - Earth's future absolutely can't fall into monster hands! If we're just doing some actions, that's part of set history. We're not actually interfering."

As expected, the interviewer was much more careful now. They didn't deny it, but didn't give much info either.

This answer was so vague! I felt like a herd of angry horses was running through my mind.

When they don't want to say or help, it's against the rules to interfere. But when they secretly do stuff, they argue it's just history taking its course. So they can decide everything?

What exactly the "right history" should look like is still something I'm not allowed to know. How's this different from bullying?

"The meeting can end now! As thanks for stopping the nuke, we fixed your body and gave you a little extra. We won't stop you from telling others about us, that's not against our rules. But after you leave, we'll delete all the memories you're not supposed to have!"

Maybe the interviewer felt guilty and was scared I'd ask more questions and mess up. They suddenly stood up, acting all "helpful" and saying they'd send me off soon.

"Wait, let me check one more thing! Did Raydwin really become one of you? Can I talk to him?"

Seeing they were about to run off, I quickly asked for one last bit of info.

In other words, if Raydwin could become a "Holy One", doesn't that mean we'd have an insider with the "Holy Ones" from now on?

"Sorry! Raydwin chose not to join us! So you don't need to think about meeting him here!"

The answer I got was totally unexpected. After they said this, everything went black and I passed out again.

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In another part of the higher dimension, Raydwin's soul was slowly waking up on a table.

"Huh? Why am I here? Wasn't I just on a submarine in M-country... How did this happen?"

In his head, his last memory was blowing himself up. Looking at the familiar surroundings, he was confused for a moment and couldn't help looking around.

This was a very ordinary cheap restaurant, the one Raydwin often went to near school. But after looking closely for a while, Raydwin noticed many strange things. Like outside the restaurant was all foggy, you couldn't see anything through the clear windows. And all the other customers were busy looking at their phones, no one was actually eating.

"Weird, this can't be a dream, right? So was the M-country experience a dream, or am I dreaming now?"

There were too many things he couldn't figure out, so he ended up wondering about deep questions.