Ruler's Awakening: Inheritor of the SSS-Rank Dimensional Talent

They decided to go through the place in the hope that they could find the base of a group or perhaps a small town.

Aaron and Aerith flew high in the forest sky of the 27th floor, flying at a steady rate and with minimal magic noise.

From afar, Aaron and Aerith could clearly see a small town on this floor. The city seemed to be filled with buildings that were not very tall -mostly two-story buildings.

The flag fluttering in that place was the white flag of the Sky Sword group. With that, Aaron could confirm that the place was a small town built by the Sky Sword group.

"We can stay there for a few days while waiting for the monster raid to open," Aaron explained, Aerith not objecting at all.

They landed at the southern city gate, where several mages were queuing to enter under the strict examination of Sky Sword members. Aaron lined up, while Aerith went into the dimensional rift to trick the checkpoint.

Waiting long enough for the queue to shrink to a short length, it was now Aaron's turn to get his identity checked. A gatekeeper asked Aaron to place both his hands on a blue sphere.@@novelbin@@

[Identity:]

[Name: Aaron Lewis]

[Level: 325]

[Mage Tier: Venerable Sage]

The gatekeeper was shocked to see the identity displayed before him. He showed the panel to his coworker, who also had the same expression as him.

"Sir. I have something to tell you," the officer asked, deactivating the panel.

His partner was ordered to go to the town's center to inform Leon, the Captain of the 27th Sky Sword Group about this.

While waiting, the officer tried to restrain Aaron with some nonsense and absurd questions.

"Seeing your great ability, the whole group must have wanted you, sir," the officer said.

"I already have my own group. Can you let me into the city?" Aaron asked.

The officer looked back several times, annoyed that his colleague had not returned quickly. If he held Aaron any longer, it was feared that Aaron would become suspicious and have a bad impact on the situation at the place.

"Please, sir, wait a moment. There is someone who wants to see you," the officer said, asking Aaron to be patient.

But Aaron didn't care. He strode through the gate corridor until the officer panicked. He tried to shout Aaron's name loudly to come back. Still, Aaron didn't want to attract a lot of attention.

With one step forward, he disappeared in a flash of purple light thanks to his Venerable Sage ability. The officers outside the gate were in shock, they tried to check where Aaron had gone. However, they found nothing.

Leon, Captain of the 27th Sky Sword, appeared on the scene flying with his magic sword. He came with an aide and the officer who had informed him earlier. Leon's appearance at the place was greeted with a respectful greeting from the gatekeeper.

"Where is he?" Leon asked, curious.

"Sorry, Captain Leon. I tried to restrain him, but he insisted on entering the town. He disappeared in a flash of purple lightning," said the guard, still maintaining his head-down pose.

"What? How could he disappear that fast? You're a mage with the Intermediate Sage tier, you should be able to figure out his disappearance, right?" asked the guard's coworker, Leon disputing his words.

"Mage with Intermediate Sage and Venerable Sage are different things, the gap is so high and visible. I doubt if I could even detect his disappearance," explained Leon, who was a Senior Sage.

"I'm sorry, Captain Leon," stated the man beside Leon.

"Keep working. If you find anything, feel free to let me know."

Leon said goodbye, he and his female aide left the place by flying with his magic sword. The two gatekeepers nodded, they went back to work outside to check on visitors coming into the city.

"Is it true that a mage with the Venerable Sage tier is in this town?" asked Leon's aide.

"I don't know. For all I know, the highest rank for floors 1-50 is Great Wizard. If my guess isn't wrong, Aaron is a person from the highest floor," Leon replied.

"If that's the case, why did he come to this place? Doesn't the city on the 50th and 75th floors have more advanced facilities?" the aide asked again, Leon was silent and didn't say anything.

Throughout the rest of the journey, Leon and his aide were silent until they arrived at their base. Aaron saw their departure, a sign that the situation had been so conducive.

He had purchased a fedora hat from a hardware and accessories store. The hat was used not just to complete his appearance, but also to hide his identity.

By wearing the hat, the mage's tier would decrease by two levels and strength could be disguised to be weaker. For Aaron, being the strongest among the weak would make him the center of attention. Stay connected via My Virtual Library Empire

Evidently, no one realized Aaron's identity. They did feel how strong Aaron was who was at the Senior Sage stage, but they couldn't confirm Aaron's face as the hat's ability to trick and disguise the man's face.

He stepped on the main street of the city, arrived at a two-story inn and booked a room with a king-size bed. Of the 15 rooms available, only five had king-size beds. The cost of a night's stay was 10,000 RL.

Aaron didn't mind, as long as he had enough beds for Aerith to rest comfortably.

After getting the room key, he stepped out of the place and headed to the second floor. The door to the room was open, the furniture of the room looked luxurious and comfortable, with the clean and fragrant room.

In the center of the room, there was a king size bed with several nightstands adorning the right and left of the place. With all this, Aaron was sure, Aerith would definitely like it.

The dimensional rift opened, Aerith stepped firmly out of the place and felt the beautiful, modern, and minimalist room. She ran over to the bed and laid down on it, feeling very comfy lying there.

"You're good at finding rooms I like, Aaron," Aerith complimented.

Aaron didn't mind that. He was happy if Aerith was happy, after all, she had helped him a lot. He looked out the window, took off his hat and hung it on the hat hanger.

From his eyes, he could see that the town area was bustling with visitors. They came from several groups or from traveling across floors. Their purpose was either to visit relatives or to buy supplies.

"What are you planning to do, Aaron?" asked Aerith.

The woman stepped closer to Aaron and held the man's hand tightly, looking out the same window as him.

"We'll rest here until the monster raid opens again."