Death... and me

[What are you talking about? I can't see anything.]

Roan was watching the illusory formation and agreed with Sister Orb, telling Rean, 'I can't see anything either.'

'Only I can see that thing?' Rean then immediately shared his memories of what he was seeing through the Soul Connection so that Roan and Sister Orb could see what he could. Only then did Sister Orb and Roan understand what Rean was talking about.

'This...' Roan was surprised to see that. 'It does look like a fairy...or, to be more specific, the tales about fairies from your Earth back in the other half of the universe.'

Rean nodded in response. 'Exactly!'

[Oh! So that's what you're talking about. No wonder Ludio's luck is so ridiculously high. Not only is he part of the Yote Race, but he also has the blessing of a Fairy Queen.] Sister Orb could not help but say. [Still, I'm surprised that Rean can see it at all.]

'Fairy Queen?' Rean and Roan had confused expressions on their faces after hearing that. 'Leaving the fact that you really call it Fairies aside, is it another humanoid race?'

[No. They would be part of the third type of existence, the spirits. So, we have the humanoid races, the demon beast races, and finally, the spirit races. Fairies are part of the third one.]

'I see...' Rean understood. 'Wait, doesn't that mean Roan was part of the third race back in the other half of the universe? After all, he was a Death Spirit.'

[Yep, that's basically it. It's just that it's too hard to find spirits. For example, before you died, you had never seen a Death Spirit, right? They were supposed to be invisible to the naked eye. Even Divine Sense and Soul Power Scans are useless against them.]

Roan agreed with Sister Orb. 'True. Unless I wanted to show my form by myself, no one could see me. Well, appearing in front of the living was against the rules and had huge implications, so Death Spirits never do that.'

Of course, Roan only knew about Death Spirits, nothing else. 'However, I didn't know that other Spirit Races existed. You mentioned 'A' Fairy Queen. That means there isn't just one, right?'

[Exactly! Fairies also have their own territories, and the owners of those territories are the Fairy Queens. They have an even stronger attachment to destiny than Yotes. When you put the two together, it makes sense why Ludio got this far.] Sister Orb then asked Rean, [Still, how come you can see that one?]

Rean pondered over the question for a bit before saying, 'I think it's because of the Light Element. It's not that I can see the fairy itself, but the Light Element that changes according to her presence as she moves around. That's why it's so faint.'

Sister Orb had to admit it made sense. [Well, all I can say is that Ludio is definitely very lucky. Spirits aren't a very approachable race. You might walk within an entire kingdom of them and not even notice due to their natural abilities.]

'Is that a good thing?' Rean asked, now understanding what he was seeing.

[Who knows? You can try to talk with that fairy following Ludio later. Maybe there's some use in being able to see them.]

Roan then asked something else. 'What about the humanoid and demon beast races? Do they have a method to see fairies if they need to? Or could it be that fairies can only be seen if they so desire?'

[Of course, there is! It's just that you would need to reach a pretty high level of cultivation to do that on your own. Otherwise, you'll need some very expensive detection treasures. Just so that you can have an idea, such a treasure is worth more than all the Divine Veins being rewarded in this assembly together.]

Rean and Roan nodded after that. 'No wonder that fairy is sticking to Ludio without care. It doesn't think anyone can detect it.'

[In any case, that's just about it. You can see that fairy...so what? You can see everyone else here, so there's nothing really special. After all, Fairies can make themselves visible if they wish to.]

Roan pondered over it a bit before asking, 'Are fairies strong?'

[Hmm...how can I put it... they're strong yet they're not at the same time.] Seeing Rean and Roan's puzzled expression, Sister Orb continued to explain. [They have this huge advantage where no one can see them without the proper treasures, right? Do you think that's a weak ability?]

Roan immediately understood after that. 'I see...if they decided to get rid of low-level cultivators and demon beasts, there's nothing they could do. But since you say they aren't strong either...' Roan pondered over a reason. 'Could it be that fairies are rare?'

[Bingo!] Sister Orb was happy that Roan caught the gist of it so quickly. [As expected of a Death Spirit. Fairies don't reproduce. Instead, they're born from the energy of the world. Such are the conditions necessary for a new one to appear. You can think of it as their birth rate being as low as a Divine Stream Lake appearing.]

Rean and Roan nodded in understanding. 'That makes sense. They have this huge advantage but are just way too far from the numbers necessary to cause a ruckus.'

[Yep. Most Spirit Races are similar. Demon beast and humanoid races often refrain from causing problems with the Spirits like fairies. They don't have the numbers to threaten them, but they sure would be extremely annoying to deal with if irritated. Well, in the fairies' case, they're a pretty peaceful race, so no one really feels danger from them.]

At some point, Rean saw the fairy around Ludio fly away before she sat in the distance. That also explained why he didn't see it during his fight against Ludio. 'Sister Orb, since fairies can help with your luck, shouldn't they be targeted more often?'

[That's a wrong way of thinking. You won't get lucky just because you have a fairy. First, you need a Fairy Queen's blessing, and the Fairy Queen is very strong herself. Second, it's impossible to force the issue. Luck isn't something you can gather. It isn't tangible. If a fairy doesn't really wish to, you will never get the advantages of having one.]

Rean understood after that. 'I see...well, I'll talk with Ludio outside once Roan starts his test.'