Chapter 37 I Promised Her That I Would Live Well in This World
Mr. Silver stared at Hiltina with his ruby-like eyes for a long time.
After confirming that her earnest expression was genuine, he finally shook his tail somewhat helplessly.
“Alright, I get it.”
“But I must clarify to Young Tina: I am not doing this for you. It’s because Rast is a Night Traveler with great potential. As the academy’s mentor, I’m helping him out of talent appreciation, so don’t misunderstand.”
“Of course,” Hiltina smiled. “Not only as a friend, but Mr. Silver’s role as a teacher is also impeccable.”
Mr. Silver snorted and lazily lay back on the sofa.
Then, he extended a paw and tapped a few times on the tablet.
“Isda, I will send you a form next.”
“Don’t activate Night Blade again, just ask Rast the questions on the form.”
…
In the psychological consultation room.
Isda looked at the form sent to her on the tablet, took a deep breath, and finally pulled herself back from her earlier dazed state.
The words Mr. Silver used to awaken her seemed to contain a certain power, replenishing her previously exhausted mental energy.
However, even with her mental energy restored, Isda absolutely dared not use the “Eye of Secrets” again.
She suppressed her inner turbulence and stared at Rast in the consultation room through the one-way mirror, as if wanting to imprint his appearance deeply into her soul.
On the other side of the one-way mirror, Rast was also slightly stunned.
[You have formed a brand new “bond”; the Library of Fools · Hermit Long Tier has been unlocked]
[You have unlocked a new card — “Hermit” · Isda]
What?
What is wrong with this woman?
Rast had long suspected that he would face probing from the official forces of the real world. After all, anyone would investigate a suspicious individual with an unknown background appearing on their turf.
As a Night Traveler with Extraordinary Power, his means of investigation and probing would naturally not be as simple as completing psychological measurement forms.
Thus, when Isda revealed her identity, he subtly used mental suggestion to completely sever and block out his memories of engaging in criminal activities in Deep Blue Harbor, essentially shielding his misconduct.
He left only the noble memories of portraying Batman, fighting crime, helping elderly people cross the road, and being a model citizen.
Combined with his inherent skill “Heart of Iron,” even though he was only at the First Tier at that moment, Rast did not believe that normal mind-reading skills could affect him.
And indeed, he had felt just now that his spirit was tested by some external force, but it only grazed the surface of the memories he had disguised and seemed to trigger a backlash from “Heart of Iron.”
However, he did not expect that such a mental probe, despite not even seeing the other person’s face, would establish a “bond” with this self-proclaimed psychological tester named Isda.
A woman who was easy to handle.
If every Night Traveler were as easy to deal with as Isda, Rast believed he could unlock all nineteen Long Tiers remaining in the “Library of Fools” in no time.
“Rast, I will ask you a few questions next, and these questions may directly determine your final assessment result.”
At that moment, Rast heard Isda clear her throat and begin speaking with a feigned serious tone.
“In the Night World, have you ever experienced a loss of control over your emotions?”
“I have in the past, feelings like loss, despair, hysteria, etc.”
Rast thought for a moment: “But not anymore; it has been many years since I felt that way…”
In another room, Mr. Silver sat up from the sofa.
A spectral image resembling a moon gradually brightened within his bl**d-diamond-like left eye.
The moonlight reflected in his eyes transformed into silvery moonbeams, slowly rotating and converging.
After a moment, the moonlight in Mr. Silver’s eyes gradually dimmed.
“This is the truth,” Mr. Silver said.
After saying this, he seemed to have consumed a fair amount of energy, using his furry tail to roll up several dried fish and stuffing them all into his mouth.
“There was a time when it happened, but now I have complete self-control… It seems that something happened to Rast decades ago in the Night World that stabilized his mental state.”
Upon hearing Mr. Silver’s conclusion, Hiltina appeared thoughtful.
She couldn’t help but recall the egg fried rice from the Deep Blue Harbor manor.
Though both the ingredients and techniques were very ordinary, that moment when Rast cooked the fried rice felt like the closest she had ever been to the real him beneath his mask of personality.
At that time, he mentioned the name “Xiao Ai.” Was that the reason Rast could maintain his true self over such a long period of time?
“Next question.”
In the real-time image on the screen, Isda received instructions and continued her questions.
“You should have a rough understanding of our academy, right?”
“If I say that if you pass the psychological assessment smoothly, Starry University will invite you to join and become one of us, would you accept?”
“Of course.”
To Isda’s surprise, Rast nodded directly.
Isda was slightly startled and blinked: “Regardless of the excuses used, we have restricted your freedom by conducting psychological assessments. Any normal person would feel resentful, wouldn’t they?”
“Well…”
Rast thought for a moment: “Of course, there would be normal resentment, but if you put yourself in my shoes, it can also be understood.”
“To be honest, the mysteries hidden on me are so numerous that even I feel a bit frightened. If I were in your position, facing such an unknown danger, I would probably directly have you armed and escorted to a prison surrounded by electric fences.”
“Given that, I’m merely invited here for a psychological test, and that’s a pretty good treatment already.”
Rast smiled.
His gaze was distant; although Isda sat right in front of him, it felt as if he was looking far beyond.
“Also, I promised someone.”
“Even if I leave Deep Blue Harbor, leave the echoes of history, and come to a brand new world, I will still live well, substituting for her to see all the mountains and rivers that she never had the chance to see.”
“Therefore, I am alone in this world. Aside from joining the Starry University you mentioned, it seems there are no better options.”
“And—”
He paused slightly: “My impression of your academy is actually pretty good, all because of that Vice President Hiltina you mentioned.”
“Since it’s the academy Hiltina attends, I believe Starry University won’t disappoint me.”
(This chapter ends)
