Chapter 220: Are You A Monster?

When Aerith just decided to trust Desire on this one, she immediately started to talk about the Monster's Way.

Since she was the one who told her daughter about the Monster's Way, it was only natural for her to know about it.

Anyway, what Aerith tackled first was the origin of the Monster's Way. Of course, since it is the Monster's Way, it is literally about the monster's way.

It is about how the monster could rank up and get stronger even though they have been limited by their natural advantages.

She also said that the Monster's Way was created by the past monsters who were so strong they can destroy the world and go to another one.

Those monsters created the Monster's Way for the other monsters who couldn't get strong due to being limited.

She also compared the Monster's Way to the system that the humans have.

However, they weren't really different as the monsters have the system, too.

But the main key point is that...just like how humans can become stronger through the system and ranking up, the monsters, too, can do it through the Monster's Way.

She also explained that she didn't know how the system and the Monster's Way differentiate from each other since the Monster's Way was inherent to monsters while also having the system.

Meaning, if one is a monster, one naturally got the Monster's Way.

And since they got the system...it was the same for them. It's just like the system is the hardware and the Monster's Way is the software of the system.

That was why Aerith and the other monsters couldn't tell the difference between the system and the Monster's Way.

Of course, when Desire heard this, he...was fairly impressed.

The first few points that Aerith talked about were something Desire already knew, Aerith just expanded his knowledge about them.

However, the fact that the monsters think that the system and the Monster's Way are the same is fascinating for Desire.

What's more, this basically confirmed it for Desire that Jarina and the other Suckus knew about the Monster's Way.

Back in the village of the Suckus, Liya told Desire about the Monster's Way.

Not literally since Liya didn't tell Desire about the existence of the Monster's Way, but...what she talked about was how the Ancients and the Monster's Way are connected and how it works.

Since she could tell those things to Desire, it was obvious that the Suckus knows.

Of course, that was not all that they talked about as Aerith went on and on about the Monster's Way.

She talked about the main points of the Monster's Way as well, which Desire could use when he begins to unravel the secret of his Monster's Way.

The loose ends that Desire got on the Monster's Way were slowly being tied up as he listened to Aerith.

And it was only after a long amount of talking that Aerith finished telling all...literally all of her knowledge about the Monster's Way.

"That's all. If you have any questions, you can ask me and I'll answer them for you," Aerith said as she still had that worried look on her face.

Although she definitely decided to put her trust in Desire, that doesn't mean she really did trust Desire.

"Hmm...no, I don't have any question regarding the Monster's Way. What you said was really helpful and I can say for sure that you didn't lie to me," Desire said as he removed his hand from his chin.

And as soon as he said those words, Aerith reacted fast, "Then?! Does this mean you will help us?!"

Thud! The sound of Aerith's arms slamming on the table resounded out as she pushed herself forward in excitement.

However, that excitement was crushed again by Desire when he held up one of his fingers.

"Something else. There's something else that I want you to tell me," Desire said as he...pointed his finger to the clumsy woman, Aeri.

"Why did she say the words 'Monster's Way' in front of me? There's no way that she would have said something like that in front of a strange for no reason," Desire said as he squinted his eyes while looking at Aeri.

He then continued, "Why did she say it? If you can tell me the reason, a believable and logical reason for it, then I will help the Elves out."

And what Desire said was...reasonable. After all, this was the reason why he sought someone who could speak to Aeri in the first place, to know why she said Monster's Way in front of Desire.

In fact, Desire just got a huge bonus of Aerith explaining the Monster's Way to him, and it was really helpful but...that was not what he came here for.

That was why...in Desire's mind, he would help the Elves no matter what...if Aeri could just explain why she said those words in front of Desire.

Of course, when Aerith heard what Desire said, she immediately turned her head towards her daughter.

No, that was not all that she did as she spoke in a foreign language, the language of the Elves.

"Am Po Gi Ko!" Aerith said.

And her words were heard by Aeri, who was just watching with an empty expression.

"Am Po?" Aeri asked as she turned her head to look at her mother, and Aerith immediately nodded her head when she heard what her daughter said.

Aerith then turned her head back to Desire, "I will translate what she says from now on, so please listen carefully."

Desire nodded his head when he heard her, but he was still staring straight at Aeri's white eyes.

He was watching Aeri as she...moved her lips as she spoke as he listened intently to Aerith.

"The reason why I said those words in front of you, a stranger, is because...you are a monster."

"No...to be exact, you made me feel like I'm facing a monster even though I already knew the moment we met that you are a human."

"And that's why I thought, 'Ah, maybe he got the Monster's Way, too? Maybe that's why I feel like he's a monster.'"

"From the moment we met, I wanted to ask this; are you a monster?"

Aerith said as she translated her daughter's words, and when Desire heard that, he...just had a flat expression on his face.