Is this really a Game?!

Chapter 1031: Silent Night, Lingering Thoughts

One hour later, the party had ended and the top teams all left, some of them in high spirits and quite happy, some a bit down because they didn't manage to get what they wanted to get, and some neutral as the things that were on sale didn't really interest them.

Reign and the others had all gotten quite the number of items amongst other rewards, and they sold 2 Rank SSS items today, which the top teams found incredible.

Amongst them, there were only two people who had Rank SSS items, and that was mostly thanks to luck. Other than those Rank SSS items, they also sold 5 Rank SS items, which most of the top teams fought over as they wished to get them.

In the end, for quite a high sum, the items were all sold.

Reign and the team had more items, but they were going to put those up for auction and let everyone have a chance of getting them. They did hold the top teams in high regard and would always give them a chance to get the best items first, but they had to show some fairness and give others a shot as well.

There were hundreds of thousands of people in their faction, and amongst them were some merchants as well. The merchants usually didn't fight and had skills and abilities that allowed them to examine items on a deeper level than regular people, they also had opportunities to buy things from the system cheap if they completed certain tasks.

Another skill that was highly valued and important was the chance of gaining bonus rewards and better-quality items after a battle or after completing quests.

Thanks to all of that, those merchants were able to amass quite a fortune and hire people to join their team, keeping them safe as they went out to explore. After killing monsters, the team the merchant led had a chance of gaining better items that they would use or sell.

Thanks to that, even though the merchants were not close to the power of the top teams, they had quite the money that they could spend.

Reign and his team returned to their quarters after the meeting, the weight of their responsibilities settling on their shoulders. The atmosphere was a blend of satisfaction from their recent successes and the anticipation of the challenges ahead.

As Reign entered his room, he felt a strange sense of calm. The night was quiet, a stark contrast to the bustling activity of the day. Soon, he found himself on the rooftop, staring at the night sky, and allowed his thoughts to wander. The conversation with Drayce had left him with more questions than answers, but it also reaffirmed his belief in the unpredictable nature of their world.

His reverie was interrupted by a soft knock on the wall. It was Shadow, who had seemingly come up on the rooftop for the same reason as Reign.

"Can't sleep?" Shadow asked, stepping closer to Reign and sitting next to him.

Reign shook his head. "Just thinking about everything, the future feels so uncertain, just in these last couple of months, we have gone through so much, and yet this is just the beginning."

Shadow nodded, leaning against the wall. "Uncertainty is part of the adventure, Reign, we can't control everything, but we can be prepared."

"True," Reign agreed. "I just wish I had more answers.

"This entity we faced, the corruption, the system's decisions—it's all so much to take in and understand, well, to try and understand it."

"We all know the system won't explain a thing, nor will Drayce or the others."

"I'm just wondering what will happen next, and what will happen once we reach the Transcendent realm and higher, what will we have to go through then?"

"You always overthink things," Shadow said with a calm voice as he stared ahead.

"The future is uncertain, the foes we may face are a mystery, how long will we live, what realm will we reach, all of those things are just not worth thinking about right now."

"We live in the moment, we keep moving forward and getting stronger, and we think a few steps ahead, not about things that we cannot control or see, but about the things that we are aware of, the things we can control."

Shadow smiled faintly. "That's why you got me, so I can knock you on the head and tell you to stop thinking such things, after all, no matter what happens and what we go through, we got each other, we'll face it together, that's all that matters."

Reign smiled and nodded his head as he felt a surge of gratitude for his friend. "Thanks, Shadow, I needed that."

"I know you do, but it seems like I should leave, somebody seems even more eager to talk to you than me, and wouldn't wanna be the third wheel," Shadow said as he suddenly smirked at Reign before his body vanished into his shadow. Enjoy exclusive chapters from m-v l'e|-NovelBin.net

"I mean, you didn't really think I wouldn't notice what's going on between the two of you, right?" Shadow's voice lingered next to Reign's ear as the latter chuckled and shook his head.

"He knows?"

Reign turned his head around and glanced at Mia who had just climbed on the rooftop.

"Yeah, I was wondering whether or not I was able to fool me, guess not."

"Even though he likes to act as a fool at times and seems like he doesn't take anything seriously, he's quite perceptive."

Mia merely sighed and nodded her head before sitting next to Reign.

The night air was cool, and the stars above seemed to twinkle with a kind of mischievous awareness. Mia settled next to Reign, her presence immediately soothing.

"You know," Mia began softly, "Shadow might act like a goofball, but I know he's one of the smartest people around, he sees things most of us miss."

Reign chuckled, leaning back on his hands. "Yeah, he's always been like that, it's what makes him so damn good at what he does."

"His dumb actions had gotten us into a ton of trouble in the past, but they also got us out of trouble many times as well."

"All the things we used to do, it sure makes me nostalgic when thinking about it." Reign said with a sigh while Mia did nothing but listen to him.

They sat in comfortable silence for a few minutes, simply enjoying each other's company. The celebration earlier had left Reign feeling both exhilarated and exhausted, a strange combination that seemed to fit the whirlwind of emotions that had come with their recent battles and evolutions.

Mia broke the silence. "You're worried about the future, aren't you?"

Reign sighed. "Yeah, I am, well, at least I was."

"There's so much we don't know, and the more we uncover, the more questions we seem to have, it gets quite overwhelming at times."

She reached over and took his hand, giving it a reassuring squeeze. "We've faced every challenge together so far, and we've come out stronger each time."

"Whatever comes next, we'll handle it the same way, I'm sure of it."

"After all, what can the system throw our way that we haven't already experienced, what kind of danger could we face that we haven't faced already?"

"A God?" Reign asked Mia who stared at him with a blank expression.

"Someone that is so high up on the evolutionary ladder will not even give us a second glance, and even if one did do that, they would notice our marks and wouldn't dare attack us."

"Be a bit more realistic, alright?" Mia asked Reign who merely chuckled and nodded his head.

"I don't know, with how things are going, meeting a God that might not be friendly isn't that far off."

"We have already met such beings before, I mean, just in our previous challenge we had one appear to help us, so why wouldn't it be possible for one to appear again?"

"I'm a Nephilim, remember?"

"Even Gods seem to be quite interested in us, even the system is interested in us, so I wouldn't be surprised if one were to appear in front of me right now."

Mia simply shook her head and stayed quiet before leaning to the side and placing her head on Reign's shoulder.

Far away from Earth, however, Raziel chuckled as he glanced at Reign through his mirror.

"It seems he is still thinking about you," Raziel said as he glanced at Quin who was sitting nearby with his head bowed, not daring to look at Raziel in the eyes.

"You know, although I am happy to see that you helped a fellow brethren, I know you weren't there just because you wanted to do something like that."

"This time, because of your actions, I won't punish you, I think the system and the power of destiny did enough to make you understand what you have done, right?"

"Yes," Quin said meekly as he continued sitting while Raziel sighed.

"Now, what shall I do about those bastards who are on Earth, what do you think, should I just annihilate all of them at once or leave them to Reign and his team to defeat?"