Passerby Villain In A Wizard World

[Ding!]

[Aurora's favorability has been increased by 10.]

[Current Favorability: 85 (Lover)]

[Ding! Congratulations! You got an attribute reward: Abyssal Adaptation.]

[Abyssal Adaptation: This attribute allows your body to instinctively adjust to the chaotic environment of the Abyss, making you immune to its corrupting influence.]

[The attribute, Abyssal Adaptation, is being infused.]

"Swoosh!"

Just after the prompt was complete, Ian felt a sudden rush of inexplicable energy throughout his body and some information in his mind, changing something from within and catching him off guard.

However, this wasn't the end of the inexplicable events today, as the ever-steady Silver Gull, which had remained still for over a month, suddenly jolted strongly as if it had collided with something.

"Boom!"

The strong impact was so sudden that it sent a shiver through the entire ship, causing the wooden beams to creak and the crew to stumble.

"What... what happened?"

"Ah, fuck. I almost tipped."

"Did our ship collide with something?"

"It seems so."

"Is this even possible?"

"Damn! Fucker, where are you putting your hands?"

The crowd, who were about to leave after Ian's appearance, bore the brunt of the sudden collision as they were thrown off their footing, sprawling everywhere.

Fortunately, the supposed collision force was partially shielded by the ever-present mana barrier around the ship, sparing the residents within from any injuries.

However, with the strong collision, the ship still suddenly stopped in its tracks.

"What happened?"

Lyra was caught off guard by the sudden event but quickly steadied herself and moved to Ian's side, instinctively asking him, though he was busy receiving the system's reward.

"Hm? This smell again."

However, although Ian was busy, he could still hear the sudden surprise from Ignysyl on his shoulder.

"Hey, did you feel it too? Why are you silent?"

The little dragon suddenly became alert as if finding something incredible yet again and began to scratch Ian's shoulder, confused.

"Hey, Ian. Did you feel it too?"

And Ignysyl wasn't the only one asking, as even Lyra became a little anxious, causing her to grab his arm a little tightly as if in nervousness.

[Ding!]

[Congratulations! The infusion of the attribute, Abyssal Adaptation, has been completed.]

And with another prompt from the system, Ian finally felt free from the sudden disruption that had caught him off guard.

Unlike earlier, he didn't know why the system suddenly instilled the reward without asking first this time.

But since Lyra was still anxious beside him, he looked at her and asked,

"What did you feel?"

Unlike Ignysyl and Lyra, he was still not aware of what they felt that caused them to get anxious.

"It can't be... No... It can't be...This can't be happening."

However, before Lyra could reply, they heard stressed mumblings from Aurora in front, who seemed to be in the exact opposite mood from before mumbling incoherently.

"Agh... You lied to me. You definitely lied to me."

"Hey, what happened? Did you get hurt?"

Lyra thought that the sudden jolt due to the ship's movement had caused Aurora to get hurt and asked with concern, but she got no reply as Aurora was busy mumbling to herself as if something unexpected against her conscience had happened.

"No, you lied. Otherwise, why am I having that feeling again? I... I can't be wrong. This feeling, this call... it was exactly the same as that time."

From her tone, she seemed to be talking to someone, causing Lyra to become even more confused.

After admonishing, Aurora became more anxious, her chest rising and falling rapidly due to her quick breathing.

Ian could keenly sense the recurring jolt of fear within her as if something traumatic had once again rekindled her memory.

'Like I said, I did nothing. It must be something else that invited the Abyss. It can't be us. Calm down, girl, you are getting overly concerned.'

And unsurprisingly, Aurora was indeed hearing the same whisper that had disappeared in the Ignisia Tower before.

Only this time, it was distinct, as evident from the sweet female voice filled with charm.

"No, it is all your fault. I shouldn't have believed you in the first place."

However, poor Aurora wasn't ready for the sudden inexplicable arrival of the Abyss just after she had decided to summon the entity and managed to gain some power in return.

Such a coincidence—how could she not think it was her fault?

'Like I said multiple times already, it wasn't because of my appearance that the Abyss is here. It doesn't work that way. There is clearly someone plotting something else. Why can't you believe me?'

The whisper in her mind seemed annoyed, as Aurora couldn't be calmed down no matter what.

"But... but..."

A childhood trauma was very hard to heal, not to mention Aurora had suffered until now from that single incident when she first encountered the Abyssal realm.

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So, how could she remain calm just because of some reassuring words?

So, she couldn't stop herself from getting anxious with extreme fear and mumbled constantly, not paying attention to others, when a sudden warmth engulfed her completely, causing her to pause as she suddenly found herself in a warm embrace.

"Ian?"

Aurora looked at the tall handsome figure in front, who was hugging her, and asked involuntarily.

This time not shying away nor being uncomfortable but asked as if genuinely confused.

"As she said, it wasn't her fault or your fault. And aren't I here? There is no need to worry."

Ian was still as ever, smiled charmingly while combing Aurora's back to make her relax as he saw her almost getting drowned in her anxiousness.

How could he still not understand what was happening after hearing her mumbling, Ignysyl's surprise, and Lyra's unease?

After all, they were all connected to the Abyss one way or another and indeed could sense its existence before anyone else.

"Ian, you see, I was just trying to become strong. I wasn't trying to drag you into this vortex. Believe me, that... isn't a good place, and every time it appears, nothing good will come. I'm... so sorry..."

But Aurora didn't believe Ian's words or even listen as her mind was fixed on that it was just too much of a coincidence.

After enduring for more than a month on this journey as a mortal, she finally decided to give in to the temptation, trust the whisper in her mind, and embrace the power it brought, only to see the Abyss appear right after.

How could she believe it wasn't her fault?

After all, she was indeed a cursed existence, just like those people said in the royal city. She thought so.

In her endless confusion, she even forgot to notice how Ian could guess that there was someone in her mind talking to her.

"Okay, stop daydreaming and wake up."

When a soft approach didn't work, Ian directly and strongly reprimanded Aurora, causing her to stop mid-sentence abruptly.

"Really, girl, think about it. Can someone as weak as you summon the Abyss? Who do you think you are? You are worrying for nothing."

Ian rolled his eyes at her baseless anxiousness and then complained in a low voice,

"Even that entity in your head wouldn't be that foolish to summon it."

Now he was basically sure that someone was helping Aurora, and he had a good guess as to who that was.

"Hm? Oh, there is indeed something about her. Hey, are you perhaps trying to find this obsession before?"

Sure enough, after hearing Ian's mumbling, Ignysyl also looked at Aurora carefully again, only to finally find something different within her this time.

"Obsession? Isn't it a rule or something?"

Ian asked Ignysyl using his telepathy after seeing Aurora silently nodding and stopping her words, although her mood wasn't any better.

"Rule? No, I see no rule or anything like that."@@novelbin@@

Ignysyl shook his small head, denied Ian's guess, and continued,

"From what I can find, it is just an obsession, although it is already deeply involved with her on a soul level. Hmm, but from the way I see it, it shouldn't have a bad impact on her. Now I see how she can practice even when she is a Voidborn. Might be some contract or something."

Ignysyl pointed out his guess.

Then, as if he remembered something, he looked away from Aurora as if losing interest and then asked Ian,

"Let's not talk about this. What should we do about this situation? If I guessed right, it must be that bastard wizard's doing."

Ignysyl said while looking outside the kitchen toward the sea, which was already getting darker and darker by the second.

"Yeah, I know. Someone seems to not want to live anymore."

Ian nodded while signaling Lyra to come beside him and walk outside with two girls in his arms.

Due to the sudden jolt, the crowd that had gathered around the kitchen was already outside, talking and shouting loudly, making a scene.

However, even after such a commotion, weirdly, neither the captain nor the crew members appeared, nor did Ron appear. Even that fatso suddenly disappeared out of nowhere.

"It is indeed an array. My guess was right."

As soon as they walked out of the room into the walkway, Ignysyl immediately sensed something and commented in a rare grave tone.

"Fortunately, it is just a node of an Abyss realm impacting the array, trying to leave its influence. However, it can become dangerous really quickly if we are noticed."

Ignysyl spoke in a young but serious voice while looking at the darkness outside that was rapidly engulfing the entire ship, which was still in its place.

"Oi, what is that?"

"Why do I suddenly feel creepy?"

"I don't think we should be outside."

And of course, the crowd also saw the rapidly descending darkness and creepiness that was slowly crawling into their very being, causing them to become restless.

Feeling that it was not safe outside, one by one, they began to enter their rooms, closing the doors quickly as if that could save them from whatever upcoming danger awaited.

However, neither Ian nor Ignysyl paid attention to the crowd, although Ian was curious about where Carl and Henry had disappeared to when he heard the little dragon's sudden reminder

"Hey, you might need to use that form. The corrupt power of the Abyss is no joke. They both are fine since they are related to it one way or another, but you might not be safe in it."

"There is no need for that."