The Ultimate Support Character

"… Just be careful of its World's Will when approaching it. Even Alwyn was unsure as to its reasoning.'

After sending that message to Remilia, I recalled the update that I had just received from Alwyn.

My earlier guess was right. She was confined and restrained for days by the denizens of that world. She did say that it was her fault for underestimating their capabilities but from how she worded it, the girl suffered a lot from them.

Because even after freeing herself from the Chains, the girl didn't quickly escape that Transcendent World. If it's just for UPL and their current Pathway's progress, no one could beat her. The strongest Transcendent of that world was only around the peak Rank 2. They had a stronger Transcendent before but when they were attacked by an Invasive World, that Transcendent was killed. Hence the wariness to a foreign Transcendent like Alwyn as well as the reason why they captured her.

One thing was baffling with her story though. The World's Will of that world allowed her entry without even putting a restriction on her Energy Control. That's a mystery even for me who was once a Divine Stage expert. I couldn't think of a reason why it did that.

It was surely not like she stated. That the World's Will used her to teach the denizens a lesson.

There's probably a deeper reason.

And that's why, I contacted Remilia to… accompany Alwyn in that world and solve the mystery.

That is, of course, if it's not inconvenient.

Thankfully, both of them were listening to me…

I wanted to talk to Illiana again through Remilia but I guess I shouldn't disturb them for now.

Besides, I was also rather busy myself.

"What the hell? Is that a whole fleet of spaceships?" Kazeyoshi, who had just stepped out of the portal, blurted out upon raising his head and seeing the shadows of the space vessels blotting out the sky.

"Look at this guy and his idiotic remarks. Of course! Didn't Daisuke already brief us of the situation?" Amry, who stepped out next, sighed and scolded Kazeyoshi. She lifted her head just the same to stare at the sky. "Aren't you used to it by now? There's the Anzeans' mothership and you spent more than three years piloting a Metagen!"

And to complete the trio, Matthew, who has grown even taller than I remembered, showed up next, his stern gaze quickly focused on the Space Vessels outside the world's atmosphere.

I named myself the Guardian of this world to Zalim and Rani. Although the suspicion would be low if we left this world once we're done with our business with them, calling in replacement Guardians would vanish that thought all at once.

Besides, by letting Rani watch us open a Portal, it also let them confirm that we didn't just appear out of nowhere and the Sage World we came from was closer than what they expected.

I mean, no matter how invincible one could be, there's a certain limit to the distance on how far they could make a Portal. Samsara was definitely in the Density-3 World Zone. Even their strongest Sage wouldn't easily open a Portal from there to Density-1 World Zone, not only would it be the same as what the Great Ones in the Dark World managed to open, it would cost them a lot to maintain it.

That's why the common practice of higher worlds was to use an intermediary like a convergent Transcendent World that would connect it to lower worlds.

But here, what we did let Rani and the whole fleet know that our Sage World was nearby. They would think that it's either located at the Density-1 or Density-2 World Zone.

"You came. We're finally free to explore the wide Chaotic Space, huh?"

In line to what I told them through my Incarnation that I sent back to Earth, we welcomed the three like coworkers relieving us of our former duty.

At my side, Yuko, Yumiko and Hikari also welcomed them with smiles on their lips. They also had the identity as Guardians by showing off their Level 3 Earth Energy.

I could also introduce Nysia and the others who assimilated Earth Energy to be the same as us but four of us were enough or they would think that there's something special about this world.

"Oh! Looking at you four, you once again grew stronger… How enviable… Should I have become your Companion instead?"

Amry was the first one who took her focus away from the fleet. Saying that jokingly, the girl smirked as she looked at her guy that's still acting like an idiot there.

​ But once the girl's voice registered in his ears, Kazeyoshi quickly turned his head to Amry, like a dog who was about to be abandoned by his owner, he ran and wrapped her arms around the girl. "Don't joke like that, Amry. I'm going to grow stronger."

"Relax, Kazeyoshi. Your girl is just teasing you. Look." I pointed at Amry's face that's about to burst into laughter.

Seeing that, instead of being angry, Kazeyoshi sighed in relief.

This guy should at least grow some backbone… But well, they're already like that even when they're not a couple yet. It's Amry who kept on teasing the guy.

"Matthew, you seem to still be soft-spoken. How are you?"

"Great."

As expected, a one-word reply. But looking at him and observing the Source Energy fluctuating around him, he's already stronger than the other two.

Most of the Heroes connected to my Support System have yet to finish their Mortal Pathway, except for some. And among those, Matthew is one of them.

At the moment, his ability from his completed Mortal Pathway somehow merged to his Terrakinesis. His repertoire was now wider than ever. If before he's most known for his defense and rather slow movements, his attack and speed got an upgrade by the more in-depth utilization of his abilities.

Perhaps if I let Dannae spar with him, it would result into a draw or Dannae would lose unless she unleashed one of Heavily Amplified Blast Gun or use that Prototype Weapon that she got during our Atlantis Exploration

Anyway, after the welcoming of the three, we all moved into the floating tree that I just finished restoring.

Leaves had started sprouting from its branches and the previous withered feeling of its interior had subsided.

With the World's Will and the Hero's Companions as the Host, they prepared a banquet for the bogus celebration for the new 'Guardians'.

It was also during this banquet that Rani and Zalim brought down the agreed resources.

And obviously, the map that I requested.

"Here it is, recorded in there are the World Zones we passed by along with the landmarks, Source Energy Worlds, Chaosworlds and hazards to note if you wanted to safely travel in this Layer. We're still sorry for invading this world brazenly. We're just hurried by our superiors to retrieve the Statue. Thanks to your cooperation, we will be able to report back a completed mission."

Rani handed me a tablet device where the map was recorded. It's 3D and could be magnified through Source Energy for easy navigation in the omnidirectional Chaotic Space

"Alright. I'm glad the Fleet has someone like you, Ms. Rani. Otherwise, it would be bad if we went into a bigger conflict."

"I think this is the reason why I am placed as Commander Zalim's second-in-command. To avoid unnecessary conflict or hit a stone that we cannot hope to break. Are you going out there yourself?" Rani smiled and nodded before offering a toast.

"Yes. It's about time we also went on our journey. As a denizen of a Sage World, being a Rank 3 Transcendent is still not up to par to the real elites." I answered as I clinked our glasses together.

My Companions who were watching this exchange had their voices echoing in my mind with the use of their crystals.

I guess they found Rani as threatening? But with the state of things, I have no inclination to add more Companions. A friend, maybe. I could give her a crystal to contact me with.

Instead of having more enemies, creating friends was a lot better for our upcoming ordeal.

And with the resources we received from them, I think I might be able to touch upon the threshold of a Rank 4 Transcendent. Although I would still be technically a Rank 2 Transcendent in terms of my Pathway, my UPL was now on the verge of passing the 1300-mark.

That's a step closer to the current prowess of my father and the sly old man…