I never run out of mana Pt. 2

chapter 92

"I'll get straight to the point with this question...."

The moment Yoon Jong-sun opened his mouth, it seemed as though time stopped.

I was fearful of what he would say next.

The only relation we had was that we had met one another while hunting 5 months ago with Jong Ho, but here he was suddenly.

Perhaps he was going to ask if I was the cause behind the explosion of the portals.

With a serious look in his eyes, he spoke.

"Did you stop them?"

"... What did I stop?"

"Hm.... The portals."

"Why do you think it's me?"

"Well.... I don't know why, but I can feel that you're strong. It was the same when we first met, and even now so. Can you answer my question?"

Before, I could sense a strong aura just by looking at him.

He was saying that he felt the same aura from me.

He asked again.

I answered.

"As you can tell from the data or the files on me, I am no longer active as an Awakened."

"......"

"Due to personal reasons, I'm not going to school either."

"Is that so.. But despite not going to a dungeon for over a month, your sword and armor are well maintenanced to the point where it looks like you could equip them right away to take down monsters."

"...."

"On top of that, in my near 40 years of Awakened work, I've never seen equipment such as those......"

Both of us looked towards the artifacts resting in the corner of the room.

I had enhanced and maintenanced them just a few hours ago.

He was able to tell with ease.

However, maintenance could be done on equipment even if you didn't hunt.

"Even though I do not hunt, I maintenanced them since I'll never know when I'll need them."

"Yes. That's true....."

I knew that Jong-sun was a man of justice.

However, if he found out my true identity, it was obvious that annoyances would crop up.

That was the reason for hiding the truth.

Looking into my eyes, he spoke.

"Thank you for your time."

"......"

There wasn't any solid proof, but he seemed convinced that I was the one who defended against the portal.

I didn't know what his basis was for thinking that.

I also looked directly into his eyes and spoke.

"Do you remember what you said before?"

"Hm...."

"You said that if we meet again, you hoped that I was on the same path as you."

"Of course. I remember."

"The answer I can give is that I am on the same side as you, and that conviction won't change."

"......."

"The side I am on is the same, but I don't think I can stand by your side. I hope this is good enough of an answer."