Chapter 184: The Chase

Chapter 184: The Chase

- "Jarvis?!"

- "This timer shows the time for which the free characteristics will fully take effect. One free point of characteristics in an hour will be absorbed by the trait you have chosen and will become part of the characteristic..."

Ryuu froze for a moment, watching Yuko get to her feet and turn towards the door.

During this moment, he experienced a lot of unpleasant emotions, but there was no time for them, and therefore Ryuu took control of prana and directed it directly into his head, at the same time activating the ability of Arbitrary Meditation.

The world slowed down, or rather Ryuu's thoughts flew at a mind-boggling speed.

Emotions went back several planes, leaving a mind as bare and cold as steel.

"Why was the timer not mentioned at all in the training mode, Jarvis?" Ryuu asked calmly and without emotion, as if he had become the same artificial intelligence as Jarvis

"Because it wasn't part of the training regime, sir," Jarvis replied just as calmly.

- "Why was it not included in the training mode?"

"Because that's how the system was set up, sir."

"Why didn't you tell me about this nuance in advance? You knew I was accumulating free stats points."

"I couldn't, sir."

"Is that so?"

"I've been restricted in many actions before, sir. Don't be surprised by this."

"As I understand it, my employer tried, nothing, I understand, there should always be a fly in the ointment. I don't mind, but I don't like the fact that I wasn't informed. With this nuance, I will have to reconsider a lot of plans ..." Ryuu thought for a moment, and then asked his assistant a question "Jarvis... Whose side are you on?"

"I'm afraid I don't understand the question, sir."

"I'm afraid you understand everything, but I'll rephrase what I said... Jarvis, are you on my side or on God's side?"

A second of ringing silence and Jarvis replied, "I am your assistant, Sir, but I am also an artificial intelligence created by the creator for your convenience, merged with the system. I'm a small part of the system, sir. I am not on your side and not on the side of the Creator. I'm on the side of the system. I don't have the will like humans, sir,"

- "I see. Nothing, many people sin by lack of will, let alone artificial intelligence." Ryuu calmly replied "... You are on the side of the system, and the system obeys the creator, so we can say you are on the side of the creator ..."

- "I'm sorry..."

- "Nothing, I'm sorry, because from now on I can't trust you. In general, I should have guessed it myself a long time ago, but, apparently, the illusions that I built for myself prevented me from understanding it."

- "No need to apologize, sir. Perhaps the creator wanted this... a moment to teach you a lesson?" New novel chapters are published on

"Anything is possible." Ryuu replied, watching Yuko put on a leather armor "...How could I get attached to you if I knew that the clan would be cut out? I specifically reminded myself of this, but apparently I didn't understand the whole point myself... Maybe I was so affected by this childish body? You looked so pathetic when, following the first child, you lost the second, then the third... It was clear that you were ready to break down. What is commonplace for the women of the Partas clan, is a tragedy for you. Even though you're trying to follow the rule: "The strongest survives, and the weak deserve to die.", but nothing comes out. You shouldn't have been born in this clan." Ryuu shook his head mentally "I'm no better... He played like a boy, playing the role of a son. I thought I would just cheer you up, just not let you fall into the abyss of despair, but in the end I got close to you myself, even though I knew what this clan was waiting for."

When Yuko was finally dressed, Ryuu quietly sneaked past her and went outside. There he took his hidden bow and quiver with arrows "I have a couple of plans how to knock you out and deliver you straight to Esdes unnoticed. It will be insanely difficult, especially with my characteristics and other little things, but it is possible with my bonuses from skills, huge experience and the Eyes of the Emperor with the Imperial Zone... But I'll let you decide your own fate. I may be a manipulative asshole, but I have not yet descended to abductions and imposing my will on a loved one. Besides, I don't love you, and if I save you, I will put on my shoulders the responsibility for this act and your life in general."

Sid Hashim

Age: 42 years old

Gender: Male

Strength - 145

Dexterity - 124

Perception - 55

Endurance - 90

Mind - 44

- "Menacing." Ryuu said calmly to himself, running away. With the help of prana, he lightened his body and strengthened his legs in order to develop good speed and break away from his pursuers. In fact, he used the technique of bodily shimmering "Shunshin", but he severely limited it so as not to strain the body too much and not run out of steam too quickly. "He is physically stronger than Kage and even Maito Daya, but due to the fact that the latter possess the chakra, they will eventually be much stronger. It's amazing what the local flora and the meat of dangerous animals do with the human body. This is the perfect world for Maito Dai and Guy, it's a pity it's too cruel for such kind people like them."

...

For ten minutes Ryuu was running away from his pursuers and when he thought that they had already lost him, the pursuers made themselves felt.

Ryuu was sitting on a log and pointwise treated the most damaged muscles to save prana, but then he abruptly had to remove his head from the path of a flying arrow.

He didn't turn off the Emperor's Eyes and the Imperial Zone, so he quickly noticed this attack.

Ryuu quickly looked in the direction from where the arrow flew, there was a man with a large bow and a characteristic armor, which indicated that he belonged to the invaders, a hundred and fifty meters away.

Ryuu wondered how he was caught up. It wasn't that his speed was great, in fact, he knew for sure that it was less than the speed of these elite warriors. What he really hoped for was his small size, stealth skill and a lot of experience, which should allow him to throw his pursuers off the tail. "How did they track me down? I didn't leave any traces or even smells, with the help of one small technique."

He was already talking about it while running away, it was not worth sitting and waiting for another arrow, much less reinforcements.

Meanwhile, the archer who fired the arrow said in amazement A child...

Did you catch up with him, Captain?" seven more soldiers ran up Well, you run...

A child. the archer repeated again, frowning heavily, who was the captain of the squad the shooter turned out to be a child of five years old. he said and broke off in pursuit of Ryuu

The soldiers looked at each other in shock and ran after the captain. Are you serious?

- Yes. The gambling hunt is canceled, we must kill him. We have to do this otherwise this monster will grow into a big problem for us in the future.

What about the order? Alive...

I'll figure it out. If we manage to take him alive, fine, but the primary task now, at all costs, is to destroy this child.

"I see, Captain.