Chapter 147: An old acquaintance in Agora
As they both watched the car disappear into the distance, Anna glanced sideways at Steward.
"Is it true that you’re afraid of the Path of Strengthening?" She asked, curious.
Although it had nothing to do with what they were seeing, it did have something to do with what they were talking about. And since she had only heard it once, she was curious since it was uncommon.
Though Steward was initially surprised by her sudden question, he eventually sighed.
"Looks like the leader went overboard again." He said, smiling, but nodded. "Well, sort of." He finally acted a little embarrassed.
Her eyes widened slightly. "So it’s true, then? I heard that you originally had the talent to reach Hero Rank. You had at least a 30% chance of reaching it, but you decided to block yourself. Was it out of fear?" She asked.
He scratched his head in a gesture of discomfort, but nodded gently.
"I am not like those who want to reach the world’s top. The Path of Strengthening is a path of death and danger. Only those who are not afraid of death can become stars. But I..." He shook his head with a sigh and looked up at the stars.
"I am not that one. Death scares the hell out of me."
Anna chuckled, finding that counterproductive. If he could reach Hero Rank, he would live much longer, and death would come to him much later than in his current state.
But everyone had their own preferences. It was just curious.