MMORPG: Rise of the Primordial Godsmith

Chapter 479 The Northern Star

”Wait... what?” Seeing as the young manʼs face changed into that of Valyrʼs all of a sudden, Jekyllʼs mouth went agape as he felt a bit of disbelief. Though, even after briefly shaking his head before looking at the young man in front of him for a bit more, that disbelief did not disappear. ”Are you Valyr... or are you not?”

”Haah...” Sighing as he bitterly smiled at Jekyll, Valyr continued to deactivate more and more portions of [Enhanced Polymorph], gradually returning his current appearance to what it was originally. By the time he radiated his original aura towards Jekyll, it was only then did everything click in the latterʼs mind, his eyes widening in excitement.

”Ah!” Julian exclaimed, slapping himself on the forehead for being so stupid. ”Now where and why the hell did you learn that?”

”A skill book store is the answer to your where, and protecting my identity is the answer to your why,” said Valyr in response. ”If anything, itʼs actually risky for me to reveal my original appearance to you here out in the open.”

”Hmm? And why would that be?” Hearing Valyrʼs words, Julian crossed his arms as he slightly tilted his head in curiosity.

”Hmm?” Not expecting that kind of answer from Jekyll, Valyr went silent for a bit as he recalled their interaction back when he met with the man before him for the first time.

”Ah.” Thankfully, it did not take long for him to realize what was going on, staring at Jekyll with a wry smile as he asked him, ”Now that I think about it, I havenʼt told you my full name yet, have I?”

”And so have I. Whatʼs wrong with that?” Jekyll raised his eyebrow, finding nothing wrong with not revealing their surnames.

”Well, letʼs just say that my surname would warrant the need for you to swear a mana oath to not disclose my current whereabouts.”

”That bad?” Hearing Valyrʼs reply, Jekyll was left at a slight loss for words, now feeling even more curious as to what the young manʼs surname was. ”It couldnʼt be bad that, ri—”

”Zeihardt.” Whilst reactivating [Enhanced Polymorph], Valyr muttered out a name as he looked at Jekyll straight in the eyes. ”My family name is Zeihardt.”

”Zeihardt... Valyr... wait...” Muttering out a couple of words for a bit as he gradually found his train of thought, everything eventually clicked once more in Jekyllʼs mind as he turned to look at Valyr with immense shock written all over his face. ”So, youʼre telling me...”

”...that the inheritor of my legacy is none other than the Herald of the Zeihardt clan thatʼs been missing all this time?”

”Shhh. Keep quiet.” Sensing as if the manʼs voice was getting a bit louder towards the end, Valyr placed his finger over Jekyllʼs mouth, to which the latter quickly understood, apologizing not long after.

”Letʼs... head to the back for now and continue our conversation there.” Taking in a couple of deep breaths to let the realization of who had inherited his legacy sink into his mind, Jekyllʼs expression turned solemn as he beckoned for the young man to follow him, which he did.

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”Alright. Iʼve asked my people to not disturb us for the meantime, as well as made sure that none of them would be able to snoop in on our conversation.” After arriving at a part of the gambling denʼs rear that was far away from prying eyes and ears, Jekyll let out a faint sigh of relief as he gestured for the young man to sit in front of him. ”Though, just to make sure...”I think you should take a look at

Whoosh!

Not long after, just as Valyr sat down on the chair in front of Jekyll, a barrier of mana swiftly surrounded the two of them as the latter swore a mana oath that made sure he would not divulge any information regarding their meeting, Valyr, or any other information related to him.

”I guess thatʼs more than enough preparation to make sure no one will found out that youʼre here.” Feeling the ambient mana that had enveloped his entire body gradually disappear now that he was done with the oath, Jekyll looked at Valyr with a relaxed smile, who looked back at him with a hint of disbelief.

”Havenʼt you ever stopped to think that my words might be lies?” Valyr asked Jekyll, who responded back to him with a hint of laughter.

”There are many things in life that would make me want to doubt, that is true.” Jekyll nodded. ”However, if thereʼs something in life that I fully trust in, then that would be my instincts and my life experience thus far.”

”With that being said, after you radiated your full aura to me earlier, I instantly sensed the part of your aura that made me think ʼAh, heʼs definitely from the Zeihardt clanʼ. Though, it was only after you mentioned your surname to be Zeihardt did I really think about it deeper,” continued Jekyll.

”And just because of that one fact, you went ahead and did all of this?” Valyr asked back.

”Isnʼt part of your Zeihardt clan searching the corners of the world for your existence?” replied Jekyll, looking back at Valyr with slight confusion. ”Isnʼt that the reason why you decided to pick up a disguise skill?”

”I mean... yeah, that is true.” Valyr nodded in agreement. ”Though, what I donʼt get is...”

”How I seem to know everything about you, even though Iʼm from a city thatʼs far away from the capital?” Hearing the words that came out of Jekyllʼs mouth, Valyr went silent for a bit before nodding.

”Well, thatʼs quite simple.” Seeing that he had gained his attention, Jekyll faintly smiled. ”Thatʼs due to what Iʼve gone through in the past.”

”Unless youʼve thought of me as someone who owned this gambling den all throughout my life, of course.” At these words, Valyrʼs expression quickly turned blank, prompting Jekyll to let out a sigh as he shook his head with a bitter smile.

”Then again, I never mentioned my surname to you either,” said Jekyll soon after. ”We only know each other by our first names.”

”However, unlike you, who people mostly recognize by their name, Iʼm more recognized for the feat that Iʼve done in the past.” Hearing these words, Valyr looked at Jekyll with a raised eyebrow, wondering what feat the man would mention. Though, once the man had done so, Valyr was only left staring at him with his mouth wide open.

”Have you ever heard of...”

”The Northern Star?”