Volume 2 - CH 36

Act 2-36: Babel’s Speculation

【Babel】

In the middle of the neutral zone was a large tower that accepted people belonging to all races and backgrounds from around the world. Right now, the top floor of this tower was host to a meeting with four participants.

「So, that young man’s power is the real deal, huh!」

A golden-haired woman whose beauty rivalled that of a goddess asked that question to the other three people in front of her. It seemed like she was half in doubt as she leaned on her gorgeous chair. Her ears were long, and she had worn a white robe with embroidery of an immortal divine bird woven with gold thread.

「Yes. His martial arts prowess surpasses even that of my master.」

The man wearing a bandana and giving off the air of a swordsman, Bri, reported while clenching his right fist.

「Since we fought against him, I have the same opinion.」

The slit-eyed man in a black robe, Sigma, had the same opinion.

「I’ve received a report from Ralph, who witnessed his strength first hand. Although this sounds like nonsense, there seems to be more to the situation. Millefeuille, please tell them your opinion about that young man.」

The golden-haired woman then turned her attention to the silver-haired girl.

「He’s our country’s— No! the strongest transcender in the history of this world.」

Millefeuille declared that without a shred of doubt.

「Transcender? According to our investigation, Kai Heineman is definitely a human though? And even though it’s hard to believe, he’s famous as the gift holder of a joke-like gift called 『The Most Incompetent in This World』.」

Bri asked Millefeuille with a frown on his face.

「Yes. It’s just as you say, Professor Bri. I think he’s a human.」

Millefeuille’s reply didn’t fit with her own previous statement.

「U~hm! Your statements seem to be contradicting! Care to elaborate?」

The corners of Millefeuille’s mouth raised when Sigma asked her that question

「Professors, where do you think the essence of a human is located? Is it in the body or the soul?」

She asked an ambiguous question.

「That’s an interesting question. We, sorcerers, regard our bodies as nothing more than vessels, after all. The essence of a human is the soul. The heart, which represents the soul, is the definition of a human.」

「I want to say it’s the body, but this made me think! You can’t think of a goblin’s soul that enters a human vessel as a human. So I’m with you.」

Bri replied while touching his chin.

「I think the same. So? Care to elaborate on why you asked that philosophical question?」

The golden-haired woman with long ears leaned forward and asked Millefeuille. Her golden eyes expressed her will to force Millefeuille to get to the point.

Millefeuille sent sidelong glances to Sigma and Bri. The two men stood beside her with ghastly pale expressions, the reason being the serious look on the tower master’s face, which they had witnessed for the first time in their lives.

「His heart is that of a human, while his vessel is that of a transcender. By definition, he’s a human.」

Millefeuille replied with a composed expression.

「So, you’re trying to say that the young man regards himself as a human. Is that it?」

「Yes.」

The golden-haired woman stood up from her chair, then looked at the outside scenery of the ground far below.

「We might be able to use this.」

She muttered a soliloquy as she looked at the other three people.

This conversation would later throw Kai Heineman’s peaceful, slow-life plan in disarray.

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Character Design: Everyone’s Idol… Faf-chan