Obviously, there was no longer any need to continue this simulation. Freya immediately chose to exit and returned to reality.
Back in the same inn, Euphemia saw Freya daze out for a brief moment before asking, “You're back? How did it go?”
Freya wore a strange expression and said, “Well... the matter is resolved. Luna... he seems to have been casually killed by some passing high-ranking extraordinary of the Travel Pathway.”
Euphemia asked, “?”
Very little had happened in this simulation, so Freya explained the general gist in just a few words. After listening, Euphemia clicked her tongue. “You mean we were completely overcomplicating things? Even if we did nothing, that guy would have just dropped dead on his own.”
Freya said, “Probably?”
Euphemia sighed. “Well, it's not that surprising, actually. After all... this is the extraordinary world.”
There would always be more powerful existences. An enemy that seemed incredibly formidable to Freya and the others might just be an ant that could be crushed at will by someone else.
Afterward, Freya left the room and knocked on Victor's door next door. When Victor opened it, he was rubbing his hands together, looking ready for action. “What's the word? Do you finally need my help?”
However, Freya shook her head. “Uh, the matter is already resolved. You can go back to completing your bounty commission now and look for that man named David.”
Hearing this, Victor was completely dumbfounded. “Ah? Wait, what do you mean the matter is already resolved?”
Freya said, “Exactly what it sounds like. It's already over... or rather, it's about to be over.”
Victor said, “Come on, sister, can you stop speaking in riddles? I've waited for so long. The least you can do is explain what's going on, right?”
Freya thought for a moment and said, “Do you remember the first day we arrived in this city, when you went to the tavern to gather information and ran into an out-of-control extraordinary? There are many similar situations happening in the city right now, which have killed many innocent people. I wanted to investigate and root out the mastermind.”
Victor nodded. “You should have said so earlier! Investigating masterminds is right up my alley!”
Then Freya said, “This mastermind is a person named Luna from the Mind Research Association. He is a dual-pathway Rank Five extraordinary of the Mind Reader and Memory Thief pathways. He is very strong.”
A question mark silently appeared over Victor's head. “Wait, what do you mean by a dual-pathway Rank Five? And how do you know all this so clearly?”
Freya said, “Because what I originally wanted to ask you wasn't to help us investigate who the mastermind was, but to help us take him down together.”
Victor pointed a finger at himself, a dazed look on his face. “Who? Me? Take down a dual Rank Five?”
Freya used a very cute tone to utter a very brutal word: “Yes.”
In fact, during the first simulation, Victor really had played a significant role, dealing quite a bit of damage to Luna.
Freya said, “Of course, it wouldn't just be the three of us. Some of my friends would have come to help too, and they are all very powerful extraordinaries.”
Victor suddenly thought of something. “Oh, right, the one who gave you those lucky white flowers, right?”
Freya said, “But there's no point in discussing this now, because that guy Luna will die in about an hour.”
Another question mark appeared over Victor's head. “What on earth?”
Now that she had said all this, it was impossible not to be curious. Even though Freya said the matter was about to end, Victor still asked, “Where exactly is it? Can I go take a look and broaden my horizons?”
Freya thought about it. “Hmm, I guess that's fine? I can also have my friend give you some of those white flowers we promised earlier.”
Victor quickly waved his hands. “There's no need for that, is there? I didn't actually end up helping with anything.”
Freya said, “It's fine. To her, they're just some plants she can summon at will anyway.”
Victor asked, “?”
This was already the umpteenth time Victor's head was filled with question marks during this conversation.
Just like that, Freya went to call Euphy, and the three of them slowly made their way to the vicinity of the Mind Research Association to watch the show. After arriving at their destination, Freya said, “Wait here for a moment.”
Then she briefly glanced around and turned into a random alley by the side of the road. When she emerged, she was accompanied by a girl with long, white-to-green gradient hair and bare feet. It was none other than Life Freya.
The two of them walked up to Victor. Life Freya opened her hands, revealing a handful of white flowers.
This guy Victor actually showed an embarrassed expression. “Uh... th-thank you?”
Life Freya smiled warmly. “You're very welcome~”
Victor felt like he was about to melt from that cute expression. After taking the flowers, he leaned in close to Freya and whispered, “Your friend is so cute. What's her name? How old is she?”
Freya replied, “?”
Freya immediately grew vigilant. “Wait, what are you trying to do? She's still a minor.”
Hearing this, Victor looked surprised. “Ah? A minor? She's already an extraordinary of the Earth Pathway at such a young age? And her rank isn't low either, right?”
After all, Victor was also a native of the Kingdom of Tarapaca, so it wasn't surprising that he could tell at a glance that Life Freya belonged to the Earth Pathway. The characteristic of being barefoot was simply too obvious.
Freya said, “Uh... she is the Saintess of the Church of the Earth, after all, so it's quite reasonable, right?”
Victor's face was covered in question marks. “Ah? No, where did you even meet a Saintess?”
How should she put it? Freya felt that if she had some kind of emotion-collecting system, this guy Victor would definitely contribute a massive amount of points to her.
While they were chatting, Luna walked out of the Mind Research Association. Freya immediately changed the subject, saying, “He's coming, he's coming.”
Victor also chimed in instantly, “Where? Where?”
The four of them looked toward the entrance of the Mind Research Association. Then, just a few seconds later, exactly as it had happened in the simulation, space was suddenly torn open. By the time Victor snapped out of it, he realized only two legs were left on the ground.
Victor said, “Good grief, that is way too exaggerated.”
After a pause, he looked at Freya. “So... to be honest, are you in some kind of secret extraordinary society or organization? Can you introduce me so I can join too?”
Freya tilted her head slightly. “Why would you think that?”
Victor retorted, “Why wouldn't I think that? Isn't it a perfectly reasonable guess?”
After all, there were quite a lot of extraordinary organizations in this world. One shouldn't assume these organizations were incredibly powerful just because of the name. In reality, many of them were just making up the numbers. Even if three or four Rank One extraordinaries gathered occasionally to play mahjong, they could call themselves some sort of extraordinary organization.
To put it bluntly, these extraordinary organizations were essentially mutual aid groups for rogue extraordinaries. Of course, such organizations were banned in the vast majority of countries.
It might start as mutual aid, but when a bunch of extraordinaries hung out all day with nothing to do, heaven knew what kind of crazy ideas they might cook up. Even ordinary people sitting around a table drinking beer could chat about national affairs for hours, let alone extraordinaries who actually possessed power.
If anyone had a sudden stroke of “genius,” the official authorities would have their hands full.
But in Victor's eyes, Freya was definitely not in one of those small-time groups. She had to be in a larger, stronger, and more secretive extraordinary organization—perhaps the kind where top-tier powerhouses gathered, controlling the fate of nations from the shadows, and plotting massive schemes capable of overturning the entire world.
If nothing else, how else would Freya know the Saintess of the Church of the Earth?
It couldn't be that they just happened to cross paths on the street, hit it off, and suddenly became best friends, right? That was unreasonable. No matter how Victor thought about it, the only way to get to know such an extraordinary was through an extraordinary organization.
“Uh...” For a moment, Freya was at a loss for words, not knowing how to explain. But upon reflection, she realized Victor's reasoning made sense. For example, as she gained more and more clones of different pathways in the future, how would she explain knowing them? Or rather, how would these clones know each other?
Although it wasn't an issue right now, there would surely be scenarios in the future where multiple clones had to act together. If there was an extraordinary organization where everyone was a member, then it would make perfect sense.
Thus, Freya went along with Victor's words and said, “Hmm, alright, I won't hide it anymore. We are indeed part of an extraordinary organization.”
“I knew it!” Victor wore a “look how smart I am” expression. In his eyes, Freya had far too many secrets. She was clearly an ordinary person, yet no matter how one looked at her, she was far from ordinary.
For instance, just now, Freya had revealed so much absurd information and confidently identified Luna as the mastermind. Where did this intelligence come from? If there was an extraordinary organization backing Freya, it would make perfect sense—it was provided by the organization.
Victor even speculated that since Freya even knew the exact time of Luna's death... could the person who killed Luna also be a member of this extraordinary organization?
Reasoning logically, Freya had probably gathered some friends she was close with in the organization, intending for everyone to investigate this case together. This was also why Freya had asked Victor for help and told him to wait a few days—they were investigating.
Then, today, they were originally supposed to get Victor to join them in a fight. However, when a big shot in the organization took a look, they probably thought, “Wow, this enemy is quite powerful? A dual Rank Five? Little Fufu might have a hard time dealing with him?”
So, after notifying Freya, the big shot stepped in and casually took him out.
Victor completely failed to notice the helpless, “looking-at-an-idiot” expression on Euphy's face beside him. He continued, “What's the name? Can you tell me? Uh... if your organization's rules forbid revealing it, you don't have to say.”
“Does your organization have a standardized joining process? Or is it invitation-only? If it's by recommendation, the next time your organization has a meeting or something, if you get the chance, could you just casually mention it to your boss? Maybe recommend me?”
Freya immediately began brainstorming. A name... a name...
After a pause, she said, “Uh... well, the organization we belong to is called the 【Wheel of Destiny】. As for anything more, I can't reveal it. Regarding recommending you to join, I'll ask about it later.”
“The 【Wheel of Destiny】...” Victor murmured. He had never heard of this organization before, but that was normal. Not having heard of it only proved that this organization was highly secretive and incredibly awesome!
In reality, Victor could never have imagined that this organization had only been born a few seconds ago, and even the name was just something Freya had made up on the spot.
Having witnessed Luna's death with their own eyes, the group quickly left the scene. Freya, Euphemia, and Victor returned to the inn, while Life Freya waved goodbye to them and walked in another direction. In reality, she simply found an empty corner where Freya recalled her back into the system.
Back at the inn, Freya said, “There shouldn't be anything else to do now. Victor, you can go back to executing your commission and look for that noble named David.”
Victor asked, “What about you guys then? And Freya, wasn't your purpose in coming here to get the potion for the Mind Pathway so you could embark on it?”
Freya said, “As for the Mind potion, the people in my organization have already secured it for me, but I don't plan to drink it just yet. In short, my goal has been achieved. For now, Euphy and I plan to just stroll around and have some fun here, and then return to our country after a while.”
It had to be said that once she accepted the setting of “being in an extraordinary organization,” many things became much more convenient.
“Is that so?” Victor said. “Then... I hope you have a great time? But in the end, you guys helped me so much, yet I didn't end up helping you with anything at all.”
Victor gave them his address in the Kingdom of Tarapaca and said, “If anything comes up, you can write to me. If you ever need help, don't hesitate to look me up!”
Looking at it solely from Victor's perspective in reality, his initial choice to follow Freya and follow destiny had truly been the right one. Even though he had done absolutely nothing except stay at the inn for a few days, he had found out David's location, obtained a bunch of lucky white flowers, and even secured an opportunity to enter an extraordinary organization like the 【Wheel of Destiny】. He had made a massive profit!
This was the power of luck.
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