Death… And Me

Chapter 3261: A Gamble

Renata was completely lost. The headache gave her a horrible sensation, even if it lasted only a second. It was as if her mind was being taken away from her. Truth be told, she was affected so badly exactly because of her position in the Supreme Palace. Someone like her would have access to Chaos Energy, so her soul was much more susceptible to the Abyssal Soul than anyone else. ”What was that...?”

Rean shook his head. ”That was nothing. By the way, you heard the good news. Turns out we are back in the Solar System where this Vianto friend of yours was left. We have one last thing to do here. After that, we will leave you near Closal so you can go back to your companions on your own.”

Renata was taken aback. She thought she would be a prisoner or something. ”Wait. Could it be you truly had no intention of kidnapping me in the first place?” She couldnʼt be blamed for thinking like that. After all, why would anyone risk stealing a Spaceship from the Supreme Palace disciples? In her head, her presence here had to be the reason.

Kentucky shrugged as he laughed. ”Hahaha! Little girl, you think too highly of yourself. Iʼll be honest; we have absolutely no interest whatsoever in you.”

Renata truly couldnʼt think about a day when she was made so angry so many times since she was born. ”You guys are hateful! I will not teach you anything!”

Kentucky didnʼt mind. ”I saw it once, so I can ponder and think about it on my own. Itʼs not like I need it anyway.”

Roan didnʼt have patience for that conversation. ”Enough with that bullshit. Do something about the brat, and letʼs get inside. We are still in this Solar System, and perhaps we might be found.”

”Then we can go in already,” Rean joined Roanʼs side but looked at Renata. ”Little girl, you can stay here and wait. When we are back, we will bring you to your babysitters.”

Renata was just about to complain, but then she remembered something. Why should she just obey then? She might as well just wait for them to leave and then call for help. ”Fine...”

”Rifindio, is it done?” Rean asked on the side.

”Yes. All the shipʼs communication is secured, and only I can open and make them available again. She wonʼt be able to contact anyone,” Rifindio explained.

Rean nodded, satisfied. ”That should be enough. Little girl, you better not damage this ship while we are out. Otherwise, we will make you pay. Doesnʼt matter how fast you are, you simply wonʼt be able to return to Closal on your own. We can definitely catch you.”

”I already said Iʼm fine!” Renata answered, confident.

Rean smiled and nodded. As he walked out of the bridge with the others, he began to throw a spatial ring from one hand to the other, playing with it.

Seeing that, Renataʼs expression immediately changed. Her eyes followed the end of her arm, focusing on her fingers. As for a certain Spatial Ring that was supposed to be there... it was no more. It was gone! ”Ah! Thatʼs my Spatial Ring!”

”Hahaha!” Rean laughed one last time. ”Obviously. You donʼt think I would let you use it to communicate with the outside, now do you. There isnʼt a single CD available on this ship anymore. So, make sure to wait patiently.” Rean wasnʼt kidding. He also took away Troyae and Donfinaʼs Spatial Rings. Truly, there was no way to contact anyone without his group allowing it. ”Also, Iʼll say it for your own good. Do not come inside that Dimensional Realm. It is too dangerous for a brat like you.”

The door closed behind Rean and the others, leaving a fuming Renata behind. She immediately looked at the bridge, and she had the urge to destroy everything in there. However, logic spoke louder in her mind. If she truly did that, she would be completely lost in space. She doesnʼt have a CD to open a Stellar Chart, after all. ”Fuck!”

Outside, the same entrance to the Fragile Dimensional Realm was still open, the Chaotic Spatial Powers still noticeable coming from it.

As they made their way in, Rifindio couldnʼt help but feel apprehensive about Renata. ”Is it truly okay to leave her behind? What if she thinks she doesnʼt care anymore and destroys our Spaceship?”

Rean shook his head. ”There is no need to worry. That personality of hers is only hiding her real thoughts. She is way smarter than you think. She knows that destroying that ship would result in her being completely stranded in mid space. Donʼt forget. We took over four years to go from here to Closal, and we had a Stellar Chart to give ourselves a path to follow. She has no such thing.”

Kentucky laughed again. ”Hahaha! She is probably wondering. Is it better to destroy the ship to get back at us and flee into the void without knowing where to go? Or would it be better to simply wait and ʼperhapsʼ have us send her back? Her pride wants to select the first option, but her mind knows that being stranded in space would be even worse than death. She absolutely wonʼt touch the ship. Nor can she operate it since Rifindio locked everything.” Rifindio glanced behind, still worried. ”Couldnʼt you make her go unconscious then? You definitely have the power to put her to sleep for as long as we need.”

Rean smiled. ”I thought about it indeed. Roan even told me to do that. However, it is better if I donʼt make such a move.”

”Why?” Rifindio asked again.

”Me,” Kentucky answered while patting Rifindioʼs shoulder. ”By leaving her awake and by herself, we are at least saying we intend to have a conversation later. Perhaps that will be enough for her to tell me more about her transformation.”

”Would that really work?” Rifindio had his doubts.

Rean had no idea. ”Who knows? Perhaps it works, perhaps it doesnʼt. One thing is certain, though. Trying to read her memories is out of the question. Or do you think the Palace didnʼt leave any countermeasures in case someone tries it?”

Rifindio wasnʼt an idiot. ”Iʼm absolutely certain they did.”

”There you have it,” Rean concluded. ”This is a gamble, and whether it pays off or not, we will see it later.”