Chapter 3: Time To Leave
In the original novel, Max had come to assist the King and his ministers on their hunt and worked as a gatherer. Then, the king tried to kill a giant snake that hid inside the cave between these twin trees.
As Max was the only person who could go inside because of his physique, the king ordered him to go inside and find the snake. Surprisingly, he had found his cheat inside there.
Sadly, he was caught by Anvil and forced to hide his secret and basically power up secretly and then faceslap everyone, including the king, by revealing his powers later.
But Max didn't want that, as that would mean living in this Royal Palace, which he didn't want. Not just because the king could discover his abilities, but also because his growth would be limited here.
That was why he came out of the group to take the cheat first and then escape.
Thinking of everything, Max slipped inside the dark cave, finding only a small room inside. It was just big enough to maintain his figure.
He squinted his eyes, trying to find something in it. It was then that his gaze landed on a small spherical ball. It was colourful, but looked rather ordinary.
"Heh, with just this alone I can sit at the top of the world. Sadly, it takes too much time."
Pocketing the sphere, Max went out of the cave and began to walk back towards the King's group. The whole forest was surrounded by the soldiers so there was absolutely no point in trying to escape now.