Another World Mall

"There you have it. I have given you a simple lesson on how to utilize the Star Method. I hope that you can work hard and become strong enough to protect yourself."

Once Clovis's father was done with the explanation, his mother immediately interjected. "Alright. Since you've received the knowledge, I hope that you can vacate the room as we have important news for our child. I will give you a minute to leave."

Jay and Kanaria understood the assignment. Even if Clovis wanted them to stay, they should leave. His parents had given them enough that they shouldn't be too greedy.

Clovis didn't even look at them as if he were respecting their choices.

Kanaria tugged Jay's sleeve, implying that they should get out. Without hesitation, both of them walked back to the training hall as the door closed on its own after a minute.

After one minute, Aisha finally opened her mouth. "Alright. I assume that everyone has vacated the room. So, I am not going to beat around the bush anymore. Clovis, I don't know if you have realized it or not, but the beast wave that destroyed our home was not natural."

Clovis's expression darkened. He remembered what Kanaria's mother said regarding the unnatural movement of the beasts.

"As you might already know, your grandfather is one of the top ten explorers in the world. The real reason why your grandfather is currently missing is because it involves other top explorers as well. You could say that he is distracting them right now.

"Do you know why the top explorers are respected? It's because of the power they have. If a single of them wants it, they can destroy a few bases in a country and the latter can't do anything about it. That's the power they have.

"And if the top explorers fight each other, it will be extremely hard for them to kill each other. Even if they manage to do so, the winner will definitely suffer severe injuries. The other top explorers might take this opportunity to swallow them.

"Your grandfather is missing to make them think about the potential of him appearing out of nowhere and killing them in an ambush or just causing enough injuries so that they will be destroyed by others.

"I know that you are fond of your grandfather, but I don't suggest you search for your grandfather right now. You simply don't have the strength to do it and even right now, we're being targeted.

"Your father and I are moving around so that they will chase us instead of you. All you can do right now is bid your time and get stronger as quickly as possible."

After reaching that part, his father, Gerald, suddenly stopped Aisha. "That's enough. I know that you are curious about it, but even if you say that you are not interested in it, your actions will subconsciously move toward it. And being reckless and getting yourself killed are things that we don't want to happen.

"So, we won't tell you any more clues about it. If you wish to know about it, just find it yourself. You are an explorer, right?"

While it looked like it was better to tell him everything, Gerald chose to let Clovis discover everything by himself. It was impossible to stop Clovis, so it was better to do this. After all, finding the truth would take time and that time was what Clovis needed to get stronger. In other words, Gerald was just trying to delay the time so that Clovis could grow stronger.

"Actually, there is one more thing that you need to know about this Star Method. Even though each tip of the star represents one evolution attribute, there is one thing that I don't tell anyone. It's about the sixth attribute."

"The sixth attribute?" Clovis widened his eyes in shock. He had never heard about this.

"Well, the sixth attribute itself can't be described. It's like the sixth sense of a human. It's said that one can predict the future, or in another case, there is a human who can see a ghost. It's that kind of stuff.

"I don't understand it myself because I don't have it. However, your grandfather has it. And I don't know if it's true or not, but according to your grandfather, you have it too. Unfortunately, he doesn't tell me anything about it.

"Instead, he tells me one thing. Explore your unknown power and find out the truth yourself. That's what an explorer does, right?"

Clovis looked down, falling into deep thought. He wondered if this sixth attribute was the one that allowed someone to become a Tier 9 Explorer. If that was true, then it was possible that the Another World Mall was his sixth attribute.

Still, this theory didn't make sense. Another World Mall wasn't that related to the evolution attributes, and every item looked fictional.

That was why he believed that the Another World Mall was actually not his sixth attribute but something much more mysterious.

"There you have it. While it's true that you will definitely have a better affinity for one evolution attribute, I hope that you don't neglect your training on other attributes. Even if their progress is slow, it will definitely benefit you a lot."

Clovis smiled, taking note of this matter. Though, he truly wanted to meet them again, especially after knowing that they were still alive.

As if understanding his thoughts, Gerald said his last piece. "Once you reach Tier 5, we might be able to reunite. If you come to us weaker than that, you will die. Also, you may use the Hacfield family's names as you see fit. We might not be a big family, but we're certainly powerful and mysterious. Use it to your advantage.

"And don't forget, if you have enemies before then, list their names and tell your dad about it. I'm going to crush their bal—"

"Dear! Don't show your real thoughts." Aisha smiled coldly as if reminding him that he shouldn't be brutal in front of their kids so that Clovis didn't turn like him.

"…" Gerald looked away, having no choice but to comply.

"That's all from us. I'm sorry that we can't meet you right now, but believe us, we miss you and love you. You have your own path, so make sure you walk through it to the very end. Also, I don't mind a few kids along the way. Don't be like your father and grandfather, who stick to the old morals. I want to play with a bunch of kids."

"You can say that and I can't say my things?" Gerald's eyebrows twitched. "Aisha. I think we need a family meeting after this. You—Beep!"

The recording ended abruptly, leaving Clovis speechless. In the end, they couldn't maintain their serious facade.

"Kh." Clovis let out a long sigh before smiling. In the end, this kind of memory was good too.

"I will definitely work hard." Clovis remembered that they told him that he could use their family name in any way he wanted, so there should be no trouble in using this name to procure the goods from the Another World Mall.

And there was something he had to do before leaving this room.

He opened his inventory and immediately took out all the food he had bought in the past two days.

Without hesitation, he opened them up and ate them.

Name: Clovis Hacfield

Tier: 0

Evolution Rate: 15%

Brain: 100%

Heart: 100%

Blood: 100%

Muscle: 100%

Bones: 100%

"Hoh?" Clovis smiled since he finally filled up everything.

It seemed that his body began to mutate once he ate the last piece of his food. The bones started to crack and the muscles seemed to be torn apart.

The excruciating pain was endurable for Clovis. He had experienced worse during the special injections.

Just like the others, he endured this pain for a while.

After about twenty minutes, the pain started to subside as Clovis gradually opened his eyes, checking his body's condition.

Name: Clovis Hacfield

Tier: 1

Evolution Rate: 15%

Brain: 0%

Heart: 0%

Blood: 0%

Muscle: 0%

Bones: 0%

The Tier had been updated, and the evolution progress had been reset.

Clovis wondered what his affinity was. He tried to clench his fists but felt not much different.

"It seems that Muscle is not my affinity. How about Bones?" Clovis tried to hit himself to check if he experienced the same pain or not.

It felt slightly different, but not worthy enough to take note of.

So Clovis moved on to the next experiment, which was the Brain. Unlike Kanaria's supersenses, his senses were enhanced, but not that much different from what he felt earlier.

There was something a bit extreme that he wanted to try. After some consideration, he pulled out his blade and cut a bit of his thumb to see if there was a change in the regenerative ability.

In the end, he bled like normal. It didn't seem that there was any sign of it stopping, causing Clovis to suck his thumb to stop the bleeding.

"Ugh. If these four are not my affinity, then my affinity must be with Blood. I don't know how to test this, but this is the only explanation. I guess I have to wait until I have the chance to test it."

"I wonder how the affinity can boost my ability to utilize my power. I should ask Kanaria and Jay about it. Also, I have to think of a way to give them a present."

Clovis thought for a moment while taking out the shorts for Kanaria and the sweatpants for Jay. After sorting the words in his mind, Clovis headed back up and opened the door, finding Kanaria and Jay waiting for him. It seemed that they hadn't eaten anything yet.