Chapter 164: The Enlightened One

"Welcome to the inner world!" The man said as he kept shaking his staff.

The staff that the man had was long. It was long, and it was also shining in the color of gold.

It seems that this man was a fan or liked gold so much that everything about him was connected to it.

Anyways, Desire had his eyes taken by the staff that the man was shaking.

The staff looked like to be a magic staff just from how it looked.

The staff...had a long body, and it looked like a straight line, and at the top of it, was some sort of a circle.

No...it was only a semi-circle, and it looked like a half-moon. And connected with that half-moon were some metal circles. 

Right, hanging from the semi-circle, there were also metal circles, and those metal circles...they were all shining in different colors.

They had the colors red, blue, orange, and so on. Desire didn't know what was the accurate number of those metal circles as it was quite hard to see.

After all, they were literally shining in the light. It was only reasonable for Desire to have it hard to see things.

Desire was amazed, though. He was amazed at the fact that the metal circles that were shining in different lights weren't falling out from the half-moon circle.

After all, the half-moon circle was a half-moon circle because its two sides didn't meet. And since it didn't meet, the metal circles that were hanging on the half-moon circle would fall out of it if the man kept shaking it too fierce.

Of course, the man was shaking it too fierce right now, and that was why Desire was amazed.

What's more, Desire also remembered that the image that lit up with his mana was...overly similar to the staff that the man was holding right now.

Right, it was so similar, and that was why Desire had a thought about this situation.

'Is he the man who wanted...no, who made me do all those things?' Desire thought as he squinted his eyes.

It seems that the light has finally affected his eyes, even though he didn't have eyes in his current body.

Anyway, Desire was confident that this was the man who made him do all those things.

After all, the image and the staff were so similar to each other that it would be just ridiculous if it was wrong.

However, it seems that Desire didn't have to think about that anymore as the man finally stopped shaking his staff.

The man then spoke as he turned his body to face Desire.

"Ohh, distinguished one!"

The man said, and he then tapped the ground with his staff!

And right after doing that...the place quickly changed!

Starting with the point that the man's staff touched, plants and bushes started to grow.

Flowers and beautiful trees also started to blossom out in the far distance, and that was not all.

Colors of all kinds started to appear in this place, and even the color of blue that belonged to the sky finally dominated the air above.

What's more, the sun and clouds were dominating the entire sky, and Desire...could feel the wind blowing against his skin.

And that was weird as this place didn't have anything like that at all!

Of course, all that happened within the span of a single second!

And Desire was able to see through it all as he just...watched while having baffled feelings about all this.

After all, Desire knew that there was nothing like that at all. There were no bushes or trees or skies or colors or whatever the hell that appeared just now.

That was why Desire was confused and had his eyes wide open. Of course, it's not like Desire would deny something like this.

An occurrence like this...although it is not normal, it is still possible if one is powerful.

Desire knows that very well, but it was just hard to accept as he just floated right then and there.

If Desire had his normal body right now, he would have his jaw dropped to the floor with his eyes wide open.

Although Desire had his Heavenly Demon Trait, this event was so shocking that even that wouldn't be able to help Desire from acting out.

After all, what the man did...he literally just made a garden...no, a land out of nowhere!

It was then that the man spoke again as he looked down on Desire.

"Welcome to the inner world!" The man said as he shook his staff.

And it was also then that something miraculous happened.

Desire's body, a floating transparent looking fire thingy, suddenly got replaced with his...real body!

Right, Desire's real body suddenly appeared in this place, and the floating transparent looking fire thingy disappeared.

What's more, Desire...wasn't even aware of the swap that just happened!

He just...felt the sudden weight of his body, and that was why he was looking at his arms with his eyes wide open.

After all, he didn't know, feel, and aware of what just happened!

He only realized it when he saw his body, and that was ridiculous!

No one could just swap one's body in an instant and that one's consciousness wouldn't even be able to feel it!

No, swapping bodies shouldn't even be possible!

That was just in the realm of impossibility, and Desire couldn't believe it at all!

And it was with that kind of feeling that Desire looked up...he looked up to see the man who did all those things.

It seems that the man was flying in the air now without even Desire noticing it!

What's more, the man's cloak was reaching all the way down to the ground even though he was flying.

It was definitely weird! However, it seems that Desire couldn't even begin to think about these things as the man spoke once more.

"Oho, this distinguished one is a bit special."

The man said, and his voice reverberated out in this place as it echoed in and out.

Of course, the man was aware of that, and that was why he shook his staff once more.

And right after doing that, the man made a noise to check it.

"Hmmm..." 

And as if it were all magic, that low-toned humming didn't resound out as it did before.

And it was because of that, the man was satisfied. After all, he got the results that he wanted.

It was then that Desire...finally got a hold of himself. After all, it's not like he could stay shocked when things were finally getting going.

Right, Desire was sure that this was the person who wanted to meet with him, and it was now time to get answers.

That was why Desire spoke with great intensity. No...he tried to speak, but the man beat him to it as the man spoke first.

"Ohh! I see now why this distinguished one is a bit special."

"You are somewhat similar to the Titan of my Eight Legions."

"You have three heads...no, essence!."

"Interesting! Ohh, distinguished one!"

The man spoke all those words without missing even a single beat. Of course, Desire was able to hear them, and that was why his head was tilted right now.

After all, there was a familiar term that Desire once used before, and that was...

'Three heads? Is he talking about Percia?' Desire thought as he remembered the time that he met Percia.

Percia was a monster who had three heads and was a bird. The first time that Desire met him was when he was still a baby.

Well, considering Desire's age right now, he could still be considered a baby.

Anyway, Desire thought that the man was talking about Percia. As Percia was the only monster that Desire met that had three heads, it was only natural for him to think so.

However, before Desire could even begin to think more about it, the man spoke again with a curious look on his face.

"Oho? This distinguished one doesn't seem to know his origins?"

And right after hearing that, Desire...widened his eyes as much as possible from shock.

After all, the man...just guessed what was going on in Desire's mind! What's more, the man was correct!

That was why Desire's face immediately turned into a frown as he looked up at the man.

'Who the hell is he? Is he really that strong? No...was it some sort of luck?' Desire thought as he tried to think about the man's identity and what just happened.

After all, it was basically impossible for this man to know about Desire's circumstances.

Although Desire did meet with Percia, it's impossible for this man to know that Desire...didn't know his origins.

After all, no one knows about that except for Desire.

Not even Lionel was sure if Desire knew about his origins or not.

That was why Desire had his guards up against this man who suddenly appeared.

It was then that the man continued speaking as he...read Desire's questions straight from his mind.

"Ohh, distinguished one! If you are asking about this one's name, it is..."

"The Enlightened One."

The man...the Enlightened One said with a smile as he looked down at Desire.