Chapter 88

"Oh, is that it? I completely forgot about it."

Now that you mention it, I had been putting it off.

I see... So, the secret that I've been spying on will finally be known to the world...

With the feeling of a sinner confessing, I begin to speak.

I take a deep breath,

"The name of my rarity 10 skill is Divine Eye."

I start to say.

"Divine Eye..."

One of them murmured.

Perhaps both of them did.

"With this ability, unlike a magic eye, you can project your vision within a certain range."

That's the main part of it.

Sometimes I call it 'seeing through,' but the actual effect is not just 'seeing through,' which is quite important.

"Project your vision? Does your eyeball fly out?"

Father...

No, I know you're being serious. Given the explanation, that's what you'd think. If I don't clarify, I'll end up sounding like a freak, so I quickly add:

"No, it's not like that. It's not a freakish skill.

Hmm, it's a bit hard to explain... Well, you can project your will."

Is this the easiest way to explain it?

Oh, this might sound like astral projection?

"Can you project your will? Can you become like an undead?"

As expected, it's being interpreted as something ghostly.

No, that's not it! That's not it at all!

"That's not it either. As they say, a hundred words are not as good as one sight, so I'll show you the ability in action.

Father, please put your fingers up on your back where I can't see. I'll guess them."

I say this, and Father turns his hand to his back and, unexpectedly, puts up two fingers with his right hand and three with his left.

"Two fingers with your right hand and three with your left, making five in total. That was quite a surprise."

I answer, and Father doesn't change his serious expression, staring at me intently.

"Your mind is clear...

So, you can move based on what you see... You can do something similar to a magic eye, right? I've been looking at my level for the war. What level am I now?"

"Level 32."

I answer smoothly.

"That's wrong."

Father says this to me, who was so confident.

"Huh!? But it says 32 here?"

Even now, it says 32. There's no mistake.

"No, my level should be 31.

I checked it specifically for this. There's no mistake."

Really... When you say it with such a serious face, even though I can see it with my own eyes, I start to doubt myself.

Divine Eye, could this be your first mistake?

While looking at Father's status and thinking about this, I suddenly notice something.

The experience points are at 0.

This means...

"Oh! Your level must have increased during the march! Congratulations!"

In response to my excitement, Father asks calmly,

"Why do you think that?"

"Because the number in the experience points section is 0."

Just as I was about to say that's the only explanation, I realize something.

"Oh, right, a magic eye can't see experience points."

I say, remembering, and Father asks,

"Experience points?"

"Huh?"

"What?"

Huh? You don't know about experience points?

That's right...

There's a tendency to assume that what's obvious to you is obvious to others.

But explaining from scratch is tough.

I can't ask for a summary of what you don't understand, which is an impossible request.

I try to explain as clearly as possible.

"Is it easier to understand if I say it's the growth level to reach the next level?"

"Growth level?"

"Yes. To put it simply, it's a measure of how much effort you need to put in to reach the next level."

I explain, thinking it might not be quite right.

"A measure... I see. Next question."

Then he asks a few more questions.

Toward the end, he asks about things on the shelf above his bed.

I guess those too.

There are a few things outside the range that I can't guess, but Father doesn't mind and keeps asking questions.

After the last question, Father slowly exhales and leans back, rubbing his eyes as if tired.

"I see..."

He mutters, leaning back and rubbing his eyes.

Then he says again,

"I see..."

There's a sense of melancholy.

Is it that serious?

"Rain, who else knows about this?"

Father asks, still pressing his eyes.

"I just told you for the first time."

I haven't told anyone else, including Sukuna. This is the first time I've mentioned it.

"Can you see up to 280 meters?"

Wow, that's correct.

"Yes, it's the distance in meters when MP is divided by 50. You measured it by projecting your vision in various directions, didn't you?"

That's why you didn't mind if I couldn't answer, right?

"That's right.

And you can't see outside your field of vision, correct?"

That's also correct.

So, even with Divine Eye, you can't see beyond 280 meters.

To put it simply, if you look down from 280 meters in the air, everything outside a 280-meter radius from you is just white.

And it's not like you can see everything within the specified range.

You can't see the contents of overlapping books, for example.

I explain this to Father as well.

Then he asks,

"Hmm... Isn't that too powerful?"

What can I say to that?

Well, actually, there haven't been many situations where Divine Eye has been useful.

If asked whether I'd choose Magic King or Divine Eye, I'd choose Magic King.

Ah, no, that's not what we're talking about.

"Yes, it has been very helpful."

This is true. Especially when I was born, if I didn't have this, I wouldn't be where I am now.

"Understood. And during the battle, you must not leave my side. Got it?"

"Of course, I understand."

Even with limited vision, I can see the battlefield from a bird's-eye view, so how could I leave Father's side?

"Good. And Lisa, Rain, this is absolutely confidential, understood?"

Lisa bows and says,

"I understand."

"I understand as well."

I chime in.

"Alright. Rain, go to bed.

Lisa, I'm counting on you."

Father says and leaves the room.

After a while, Lisa bows deeply.

"Full of secrets, aren't we?"

I say, breaking the silence.

"From what I've heard, every noble family is like that. But here, the level of secrecy is on a different scale."

That's true. It completely overturns the usual norms.

"Well, I look forward to working with you.

Good night."

I say this and quickly slip into bed.

"Good night, sir."

Lisa says and gets into bed as well.

I thought it would be awkward to keep her sitting in a chair, so I managed to get her to sleep in a bed in the same room as me, as usual. It was really tough, but I did it.

The next day, the Pornezia Kingdom army began its march into the territory of the Lymion Kingdom.