Transmigrated Into the World of Magic and Swords-Chapter 157: Magical Beast and a Little Information About His Mother’s Origin

Chapter 157: Magical Beast and a Little Information About His Mother’s Origin

Ren was taken aback by Finley’s question, but he could still control his emotions and act normally.

’How did he know about it?’

He even didn’t know about this information before breaking the first seal because his system only told him that he was half-human, nothing more than that.

Since Ren didn’t answer his question, Finley asked again, "Little friend, why are you silent? You are half human and half magical beast, right?"

"What are you talking about? I’m one hundred percent human." Ren lied to Finley.

Even though Ren showed no signs of lying, Finley believed that he was not wrong. "Little friend, your body gives off the scent of a magical beast. Although the scent is faint, I’m one hundred percent sure it’s the scent of a magical beast."

Magical beasts and humans each had their own unique scent.

Even if magical beasts transformed into humans, their scent remained unchanged, with only their appearance changing.

Of course, there were skills and magic that could mask or alter one’s scent, but they were extremely rare and difficult to find.

Rumor had it that acquiring them was more challenging than obtaining Divine class middle-level skills because most awakeners and magical beasts would destroy them on sight if they found it.

’What?! My body gives off the scent of a magical beast?!’

Ren was startled once again.

This time, he failed to maintain his composure, leaving his shock plainly visible.

’System, is that true?’

He could not feel anything different with his body, so he asked his system about it.

[Host, the system also can’t feel anything different with your body, but based on his expression and behavior, the system suspects he is telling the truth.]

’Scarlett and the others never mentioned this. Could it be that they are unaware?’

[It seems like this old man has a very good sense of smell or has mastered a skill that enhances his sense of smell, Host.]

Ren thought so too because Lexie didn’t say anything related to the smell of a magical beast when he slept with her yesterday.

[Host, how about you tell the truth and ask him if he has the skill to hide it? This will become a big problem if you do nothing about this.]

Ren didn’t agree immediately because he needed to think about it carefully.

’Should I tell the truth? But it would be dangerous for me if this information spread widely.’

He began thinking about the advantages and disadvantages.

[Host, he has given his ultimate skill to you, so it can be said you are his successor. The system believes he won’t do anything bad to you. Maybe he will even help you solve this problem if you tell the truth.]

’Yes. This is something worth the risk.’

Finley had been alive for over a thousand years, so he believed Finley could help him solve the problem or at least provide a clue to solving the problem.

"You are right." Ren finally revealed the truth. "I’m half human and half magical beast."

"I knew it!" Finley stated. "So, how are your parents?"

Instead of answering his question, Ren asked, "Why do you suddenly want to know about my parents?"

"Given the long-standing tension between magical beasts and humans, your parents are bound to encounter serious trouble." Finley told Ren the reason why he suddenly asked about his parents. "So, how are your parents? Are they still alive?"

"I think my mother is still alive, but my father has passed away." Ren didn’t know anything about his mother because the information obtained from breaking the first seal was limited.

"Is it because of your mother’s family?" Finley threw this question at Ren because no human would willingly let their family member marry a magical beast, and vice versa.

"Yeah." Ren said his mother’s family sent some powerful people to kill his father and him because they were a disgrace to their family.

"Does that mean your mother is a magical beast?" Finley inquired.

Ren nodded and replied, "Yes."

"What is your mother’s origin?" Finley was even more curious about Ren’s family because it was very rare to meet someone like him.

"I don’t know." Ren shook his head. "But the people chasing my late father called him lowly human."

"Lowly human? Then your mother must be from an elite race." Finley knew the habits of elite magical beast races calling humans because he had experienced it, too. "Do you have any other clues about your mother? Maybe I can help you identify your mother’s race."

"They said my mother was a princess." Ren responded, "Have you ever known or heard of the magical beast kingdom?"

"A magical beast kingdom? I see. So, your mother is from the main continent." Finley had traveled across all the continents, but only the main continent had magical beast kingdoms.

The other continents only had organizations established by these kingdoms, serving as strengthening power, influence, reputation, etc.

Ren suddenly saw a glimmer of hope in finding out his mother’s race. "How many kingdoms do the elite races on the main continent have?"

"Five hundred years ago, there were around twenty kingdoms belonging to the elite races." Finley answered. "They are Dragon race kingdom, Phoenix race kingdom, Nine-tailed race kingdom, White Tiger race kingdom, etc."

Ren let out a deep sigh.

’They are many kingdoms on the main continent.’

He previously thought there were only around three to five kingdoms, but he was wrong.

’Then, breaking the seals is my only way to get information about my family.’

He suddenly realized something.

"Senior, there are seals on my body. Can you help me lift them?" Finley was the leader of a big organization, so Ren believed he was knowledgeable.

"There are seals on your body?" Finley said in surprise.

"Yes." Ren told him that there were two seals on his body.

"Let me check it first." Finley uttered.

Ren did nothing when Finley pressed his right index finger against his forehead.

’I hope he can help me remove the seals.’

He was really curious about his family, so he hoped Finley could help him.

Finley opened his eyes slowly when he recognized the types of seals.

’Those seals are...’

He removed his finger from Ren’s forehead and stared at him.

"Can you break the seals?" Ren asked with a hopeful look.

"I can lift the seals, but it will put you in danger after that." Finley answered.

"What do you mean by that?" Ren didn’t get his answer.

"These seals are there to protect you," Finley assured Ren that they would not harm him since they were protection seals. "I believe it was your father who placed them on you."

"Protection seals? My father?" Surprise flickered across Ren’s face because he had assumed all along that the seals were the work of someone from his mother’s family.

"If I undo these seals..." Finley began explaining what would happen to him if he lifted the seals.

First, the scent of the magical beast coming from his body would become stronger. freёweɓnovel.com

Second, something bad might happen to his body because his mother’s bloodline was too strong for his current body.

And lastly, it would reveal his location.

Finley suspected that people from his mother’s family had done something to him when he was a baby, so his whereabouts would be revealed as soon as he lifted the final seal.

"Little friend, I suggest you not to undo the seal before you break through to the Exalted rank" after giving a piece of advice, he retrieved a skill from his space ring. "As for the problem of your magical beast scent, I have a skill called Veil of Invisibility. This skill can completely cover your magical beast scent."

[Host, you made the right decision!]

Even though they still didn’t know the origin of his mother, they had solved the problem regarding his magical beast scent.

He even got information that his mother came from the main continent, so revealing the truth was the right decision.

"Thank you, senior." Ren expressed his gratitude as he took the skill book.

[Ding! Host has discovered the Veil of Invisibility skill book. Do you want to learn it?]

’No.’

He didn’t learn the skill immediately because he was next to Finley.

"Little friend, your mother is from the main continent and you are bound to go there, so how about becoming the new leader of my organization?" there were two reasons why Finley wanted to make Ren the new leader.

First, his subordinates had told him how amazing Ren was. And lastly, Ren was an intelligent young man.

He also had a feeling that Ren would become a great person in the future, so letting him lead his organization was not a loss.

"Are you teasing me again?" Ren didn’t take it seriously because Finley teased him with the same question earlier.

"I’m not teasing you this time." Finley answered, "Don’t you think it’s better to have strong subordinates to help and support you than to be alone?"

Ren didn’t say anything and only stared at Finley.

"Then, how about this? Hm..." Finley thought of something that could have made Ren agree to become the new leader of his organization. "Your future. Yeah. Your future. What is your dream?"

"My dream is the become the Ruler." Ren gave an honest answer.

Finley coughed in surprise. "The Ruler?"

"Yeah. The Ruler." Ren responded.

"Little friend, with your talent and intelligence, I’m sure you will become a great person in the future, but to become the Ruler... grade S talent alone is still not enough. You must be at least an Aeris to fight for the throne." Finley knew how amazing awakeners with grade S talents were, but from his point of view, it still wasn’t enough to help them become the Ruler.

Ren smirked slightly before finally speaking, "And what if I told you... I’m an Aeris?"