Death… And Me

Chapter 1458 - Do I Really Have To?

The Kibin answered the question with another question, telling them, ”Hmm? Werenʼt you the ones who wanted me to appear? I usually wouldnʼt do such a thing, but since this little boy could see me, I made an exception.”

Rean was surprised to hear that. ”That was quite a simple reason... well, youʼre right. We truly wanted to talk to you. Say... can you traverse any of the continental barriers?”

The Kibin nodded in response. ”Not all continental barrier spirits can do it. In fact, only a few have the right conditions to traverse anywhere in the barriers. Fortunately, my Kibin Race just so happens to be one of them.” He then snorted as he said, ”Of course, if you think you can capture me and use my powers for that, you can give it a shot. Hahaha!”

Everyone immediately shook their heads. After the display of power that the Kiwi- ahem, the Kibin showed earlier, it would be suicidal to try anything against this guy. Surprisingly, Rean decided to not lie about it, telling the Kibin, ”We did have the intention of capturing the small yous to see if we could use your power to pass the barriers. However, I had no intention of causing you any harm.”

Kibin then looked at Rean, saying, ”Thatʼs quite honest of you. Usually, after seeing how much stronger someone is, they would deny everything. You know I could have you all die right here and then, right? Arenʼt you afraid that Iʼll do exactly that after what you said?”

Rean nodded in response. ”Of course! However, I donʼt think escaping is an option for us at the moment. With that said, I believe itʼs better to just come clean and see how everything goes after that.”

Kibin surprisingly seemed quite satisfied. ”Not too bad. However, thereʼs no need to worry. I can see from your Minokawa that you arenʼt forcing it into a master-subordinate relationship, so you shouldnʼt be that bad.”

Kentucky didnʼt deny that. ”Indeed. They asked me many times if I wanted to leave their group to go live on my own. Weʼve never had any sort of forced connection. However, I do follow them on my own since Iʼm getting many, many benefits that I wouldnʼt get anywhere else.”

Rean was more interested in what Kibin mentioned, though. ”So you know Kentucky is a Divine Demon Bird. A Minokawa at that.”

Kibin nodded in response. ”For someone of my age, itʼs to be expected. However, I admit I havenʼt seen many of them in the past, and heʼs a little different from the other Minokawas with that feather crown on his head. In any case, the power of his bloodline is undeniable.”

Rean couldnʼt help but ask after that, ”If you can live in any of the continental barriers, why would you be in this one? The power of this continental barrier is weakened by the Under Desert Sea, so it shouldnʼt feel that good for you, no?”

”Weakened by the Under Desert Sea?” Kibin shook his head. ”The Under Desert Sea has nothing to do with the weakening of the Continental Barrier. The real culprit is found inside the chasm your two friends entered a week earlier. As for why Iʼm here, itʼs exactly because it is weakened. I can relax in this continental barrier.”

Everyone was taken aback. ”Briget and Carion? Are they after the thing that disrupts this barrier?”

The Kibin shrugged its shoulders in response. ”Who knows? I do find it too good to be a coincidence that they entered that, though. Anyways, it has nothing to do with me, so I wonʼt intervene. At most, the continental barrierʼs weakening will cease to exist.”

The twins couldnʼt help but think about what could be so powerful in that chasm that it weakened the continental barrier to such an extent. As far as they knew, it has been like that forever. ”Is it really okay to tell us about that?”

Kibin nodded in response. ”Itʼs not any secret, so who cares? No one could do anything about it. Just forget it.”

The twinsʼ group could only nod before they talked for a while longer. Seeing that Kibin wouldnʼt kill anyone here, everyone was relieved. Eventually, a few minutes later, Rean decided to ask, ”So... can we keep going? Weʼre almost at Pol Continent.”

In the end, neither he nor Roan wanted to see what Carion and Briget were up to. The Kibin already said that it wasnʼt a secret, but no one could do anything about it, so how could they? They already had their own objective, which was to get out of the continental barrier and head to Jhiod. 

Kibin shook his head, though. ”Just wait a moment.”

Suddenly, part of the Kibinʼs body separated into many small Kibins before they shot into the distance. This time, everyone could see them as the Kibin allowed it.

And just like that, several hours went by. Since they had nothing to do, they conversed even more with the Kibin. Unfortunately, the Kibin knew nothing about the Pol Continent. All continental barriers were interconnected like a web, and the continents were separated by it. With that said, the Kibin could simply travel through the barriers to reach this place without ever passing through any continent. However, there was one thing he didnʼt answer, and that was why it was making them wait for his parts to come back.

Eventually, seven hours and a few minutes later, Kibinʼs parts that had separated from him returned, making him whole again. However, that wasnʼt all.

”There is another Kibin by his side,” Luan said as he looked at a much smaller Kibin. The Kibin they talked to until now was really big, much bigger than Kentucky. However, the new one was more or less around Kentuckyʼs size.

The first Kibin then looked at his side, saying, ”Stop hiding already and show yourself. That boy has the Sacred Eye bloodline.”

With that, the much smaller Kibin showed itself. Other than the size, he was pretty much identical to the first Kibin. ”Dad... do I really have to?”

The big Kibin nodded, saying, ”You do. Iʼve already checked their souls with our raceʼs abilities. Theyʼre the real deal, which is very rare to find.. Just go with them and donʼt come back before you reach that level.”