Reborn as a Weak Earthling, I Became the Most Overpowered Mage Alive-Chapter 52: Ch : Fated Encounter - Part 2

Andrew’s voice was low enough to not attract attention normally. And in such a noisy space, it should have definitely not attracted any attention. But the female in front of him tilted her head, startled, and her eyes became vigilant all of a sudden.

Before Andrew could react, a hand grabbed his neck and held it tightly, cutting off his oxygen supply.

"Who are you, and how do you know that name? If you do not answer quickly, then this will be the end for you."

Andrew grabbed the arm holding his neck, but he could tell that he wouldn’t be able to break that hold with his current strength.

Plus, if the person in front of him really was the Seraphina he knew, then there was no point in him trying either. She was not going to let go until she got what she wanted.

"Y-You... let me go and I will tell you... I promise..."

Andrew got those words out, and the hand around his neck lightened its hold just enough for him to be able to breathe.

"Fine, then speak. But whether you get to go back alive or not is a different story."

She confirmed, and Andrew wasted no time in telling her who he was. Whether she believed him or not was a different story.

"I know you because I am from Arcana as well. At least, my soul is. I am Andrew..."

The hand immediately let go of his neck, almost as if it had been burned. A look of disbelief covered Seraphina’s face as she looked at him.

"Y-You-! There is no way... Don’t you dare lie to me. My appraisal skills show that you are human... but your skills... do leave room for doubt. Tsk, I am not going to fall for your tricks."

Even though Seraphina said that, her eyes were already shaking, and her resolve was weaker as well.

She had always been a little soft on Andrew, but that was because they had been in a relationship for some time before they broke up. But the reason behind their breakup was not a grand one.

They did not fight or even cheat... they simply drifted apart in what they wanted to do.

And in the end, they had talked and decided to break up. That had been a few years before Andrew’s world ended. They had been some of the last people alive.

"It’s fine for you to distrust me, but I am more interested to know how you are alive. What about others? Are they alive as well? Did anyone else-"

Andrew asked, his heart beating faster and faster in his chest. He wanted good news... any news that told him the fate of his previous comrades.

Unfortunately, he was faced with silence that made him sigh.

"I... was separated from the others pretty soon after we split up. I was lucky and saw an opportunity to follow an angel back to their dimension, and before I knew it... I was thrown here."

Seraphina told Andrew what had happened to her, but it was pretty easy for Andrew to tell that she was not telling the whole truth. Her nervous habit of twisting and playing with her hair made it obvious.

Still, he was too happy to see her again to ask her questions. Just meeting someone... anyone from his ruined world was too much.

But he still had questions.

"What are you doing in this game? Are you allowed to be here? Are you an enemy-?"

Andrew asked, finally remembering to check Seraphina’s status. Even if she lied or did not know, the system would not lie.

[Playable NPC: Seraphina Light (???)

Title: Survivor of a ruined world, One who can start anew, Prisoner of the system. An outsider of the human world

Skills: Do not have access to it unless a player status is attained.

Profession: Do not have access to it until a playable status is attained.

Strength: 27

Speed: 16

Intellect: 26

Luck: 7]

Seraphina’s stats did not look as good as they did in their past life. It seemed the system had adjusted her to fit into the current game phase.

Still, compared to Andrew, her stats were far too good.

’If I am around level 20, then Seraphina should be around 25–30...’

He quickly concluded based on what he saw, and he also confirmed her identity. She was the same person he knew from his world, and relief slammed into his body.

But along with relief, there was also shock, suspicion, and pity that he felt for her. Seraphina’s arrival in this game was not normal. The system must have a reason to put her here.

"You are not a player yet, so what are you going to do? Are you an enemy in this stage?"

Andrew asked her, and Seraphina showed no reaction to his question. Instead, her face took on a teasing look.

"And what if I am an enemy? Would you fight me and kill me? If so, then can you aim for my heart? I don’t care if it hurts. I just want to die by the hands of someone I care about."

Seraphina admitted, and from her tone, Andrew was sure about one thing-Seraphina was not his enemy. At least, not yet.

"Your joking sense is just as bad now as it was back then. Well, based on what I see, it is possible for you to become a player. Do you want to aim for it? Do you know how?"

Andrew asked, and Seraphina wasted no time in telling him.

"Of course I know how I can become a player. It is by completing an objective during this game. Don’t worry. My objective is completely different from normal humans, and I won’t interfere with them."

Seraphina promised, but Andrew did not care. For him, Seraphina was much more important than random humans.

"What is your objective? I can help you achieve it if you would like."

Andrew asked, and Seraphina gave him a searching look before she decided she could trust him enough.

"My objective is simple-to kill the current queen and crown a new, more suitable queen. On that note, how would you like to be the queen of this game, Andrew?"

Seraphina asked in a teasing tone.

In Andrew’s opinion, being a queen suited Seraphina more. With her beautiful and delicate looks and her soft-spoken demure, she was someone who left people in a sense of awe. She had been a beauty ever since he had first seen her.

But...

"Alright, I will become the queen if it helps you out. But first, let me check what the game for game 9 is."