It had been dusk from the moment Zick and the others arrived at the Republic of Threkert.


    ''That''s an interesting way ofmunicating, It''s not even possible to hear their conversation.'' There were a few ways of looking into Yeolen''s mind, but using it would harm her in the process. Therefore, even he was not fully aware of their conversation.


    As the car drove forward, Zick tried learning thenguage used in this republic, through the normal conversation of the public, tone, and gestures.


    To a normal human, it would take a lot of time to process this information, but to Zick, it was like a clear breeze.


    With his mind having the capability of aputer, slowly the indistinct words became clearer.


    Zick only had a few words to describe thenguage used in this nation: ''What a tongue-twistingnguage.....''


    It would take a while to be proficient in such anguage, speaking in a foreignnguage was not that easy.


    Just learning it was not enough, getting used to speaking with it was also important.


    ''I was able to get used to the easternnguage in no time, but various reasons yed a part in it. Mostly it all contributed to the fact that thenguage used in the middle continent and Eastern continent were simr.''


    ''However, the speech used in this nation is just too foreign and hard to grasp.''


    Just as Zick was thinking this, Yuriel turned to him.


    "I havepleted decoding this nation''s speech. Conversation, interpretation of words, and reading are possible." Yuriel''s face was emotionless, but the feeling in her eyes was not hidden.


    ".....Good." Zick praised, breaking his train of thought.


    Smiling slightly, Yuriel began looking out of the window too. She had been putting all her concentration on the people in the prior ten minutes.


    The sight of buildings positioned in a perfect alignment and the skyscrapers were very intriguing, both for Yutiel and Arianell.


    Even the mana core within the car was very attractive to Yuriel. Though it was weak, its efficiency and usability were almost godly.


    It was like they had entered a different world altogether. Arianell and Yuriel felt a stronger first impression,pared to Zick, who just epted the situation after considering it rationally.


    ''It''s no different than morning....'' It was so bright even at night, that Yuriel stared at screens and lights with her red eyes.


    The ruling forces in the Eastern and middle continents had also found the problem with the dark at night. Many kinds of crime would have been carried out unnoticed.


    Hence, they implemented devices to light up the streets at night. So it could not be said that it waspletely dark at night, in the ruling forces'' location.


    However,pared to this ce, it was likeparing candlelight to a shlight or torch.


    As time went by, the frown on Zick''s face grew in size.


    After taking away all the divinity from the people who were blessed, Seveleen, Varine, Anastasia, Leona, and others — were left in the fortress.


    And the fortress was set to self-destruct after ten minutes or if anyone tries to infiltrate it.


    ''There was a chance that Reikel could enter the fortress easily, so I left a hidden mechanism, which would cause the fortress to self-destruct.'' Zick still felt the connections of the contract, which would mean that they were taken out before the fortress detonated.


    Zick was not sure what was happening on the other side anymore. The cat was alive, the harem members were too, this led to the question-


    What is the giant race nning here?


    ''....It''s very strange, The giants were species that were going to destroy the world, ording to the prophecy/revtion done by the gods.... the prophecy might be a lie from the very beginning.'' Zick concluded internally with not much shock, such a possibility had already passed through his head.


    Zick had learned to never believe in any kind of information thoroughly until checked or proven true.


    At that moment, Zick decided to move ording to the prophecy as not much was known about the giants. And the result turned out very puzzling.


    ''Or did I miss something?'' Zick was not able to think of anything that he might have not considered.


    As for the dragon egg, it was right in front of Zick the whole time, floating in the air invisibly. The car was very spacious so no one would notice its existence until someone moved near to him.


    Yeolen, who was silently hearing Celwent''s strict order for a while, turned to Zick. She started moving her hand feeling flustered within. Her hands drew a round shape, presenting an egg and then she pointed at Zick.


    Looking at Yeolen''s behavior, Zick closed his eyes: " Tell her to speak, instead of wailing around her hands in such an embarrassing way."


    Yuriel tranted what Zick told Yeolen: "Speak up and stop making such embarrassing hand signs."


    Yeolen''s eyes widened in surprise: "...So you were tricking me from the very beginning?" A wry smile formed on her face.<novelnext></novelnext>


    "No, I just learned to speak a minute ago." Yuriel shook her head and spoke the truth, but it sounded like she was mocking Yeolen.


    Yeolen''s curled tongue in disdain: ''Learning anguage in ten minutes? Just who will believe such nonsense?''


    Even if it was the truth, no one dared believe it, as this feat just went past the limit of abnormality and reached the stage of a freakshow.


    "....The chairman is asking whether you have the egg with you or not...This answer will decide your fate, as the Xespic flying in the sky would kill you if a lie is spoken." Yeolen spoke while highlighting the word ''Chairman''.


    "Of course, it''s with me," Zick spoke looking at the night sky, Yuriel began tranting again.


    Cold sweat began forming on Yeolen''s forehead, she took deep breaths, thinking: ''It''s alright, no matter what they would not be a match for a Xespic, I have to ovee this fear...''


    After some self-motivation, Yeolen spoke: "You have been branded as a criminal, as per thew of verse 7.88, the chairman has decreed to either hand over the egg or die." Yeolen was able to keep a stoic face till the end.


    "Criminal? Me?" Zick smiled with anger disyed on his face.


    "Why don''t you tell me about my crime?" Everything around Zick felt like it froze as he spoke.


    A frown appeared on Yeolen''s face: "stealing the egg from the research center....."


    "Stealing? I just took what rightfully belongs to me. In the first ce, it was you people who were hiding my child, you are the criminal. Tell me, how should I punish you all?" Zick''s eyes began shining with a ferocious glint, making goosebumps rise all over Yeolen''s body.


    Celwent who was listening to their conversation had an iffy feeling from the beginning, it was all because of the way Yeolen spoke.


    After hearing Zick''s im that the dragon egg was actually his, Celwent became speechless.


    Celwent had seen Zick''s vertical eyes, but that was not enough to prove his im. For all he knew, this might be a scheme. That seemed a lot more probable than Zick being a dragon.


    ''And, The scout team has already thoroughly searched for any trails of their being a parent for this egg, in the area, it was found. The result showed that there was no parent to that egg.'' Celwent talked to Yeolen, thinking that far.


    "Capture all three of them, do it properly this time." Not only Yeolen, but the other pilots of the Archenst also received the same order.


    Immediately, the car stopped and the driver ran away.


    ''Hmm? It went as I expected, huh?'' They were not aware of Zick''s strength or anything, leading to making a rational decision to capture him. To top it up, one of their strongest teams was here, adding up more confidence.


    "See? This is how they treat you when they think you''re weak. Tell me, so what will you do in this situation?" Zick spoke to Arianell, to let her learn a thing or two.


    Understanding the answer that Zick was expecting, A resolute look appeared on Arianell''s small face: "Show them strength."


    Zick smiled with satisfaction hearing this and patted Arianell''s head.


    Seeing Zick acting like a father in these conditions, Yeolen had a bad feeling in her heart grow. Even while she opened the door of the car and got out, Zick did not spare her a nce.


    "Move out and get on your knees or else we will have no choice but to shoot!" Someone dered outside.


    Zick with Arianell in his hand moved out of the car, his movements were oozing leisure, making the pilots of Xespic confused.


    "On knees!" Remembering Zick''s ability to paralyze others, one of them spoke threateningly.


    The people were evacuated from the area in no time. It was rare for Xespic to move against humans, so, many people looked on with curiosity from afar.


    The pilots were on their guards, they all had experienced the immense fear that made their heads go nk instantly. These people, who were not scared of even death, were surprised by their bodies.


    Discussing with each other, they concluded that it might be a special ability simr to that of a few extinct monsters, like Cyclops and the herald shamans.


    They even set their Xespic to move automatically in case their body stopped moving again.


    Zick did not feel any rush, He ced Arianell upon the car and said: "Just watch from there, it was you who wants to learn fighting after all."


    Arianell showed her interest in learning to fight, which made Zick bring her out with him.


    ''Though it wouldn''t be much of a fight anyway. I want to keep a good rtionship with this nation so I will not kill them at least.''


    Zick''s main focus was to show off some of his strength. As that would be the method for setting up bargaining gates between each other.


    Zick waved his palm, signaling the xespics toe at him.