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Bab 374: Unescapable Net

'Calm down, calm down, calm down, and think logically,' Charles repeated in his mind. He looked around at his surroundings, and everything appeared like a routine police interrogation. The only anomaly was that the female agent was no longer present.

'In the short time I lost consciousness, many things could happen. For example, they could have searched my soul or given me Veritaserum. If not, there might be magical items that could detect lies.

' So, I need to use my words carefully.'

"You have infringed on my rights," said Charles, going on the offensive.

"Oh, how is that?" asked Agent Amir.

"You gave me Veritaserum. According to the Empire's laws, this is illegal."

All the Empire's citizens must take political science classes to understand the Empire's laws and regulations. And any individuals who want to vote for any positions–including the Council Elders–have to pass a test to show they have a certain understanding of politics and government bodies.

And the previous Charles also had to take the course.

"Because of the Wartime Mobilization Act, these rights can be removed to any individuals suspected of being spies–as long as sufficient evidence is proven."

"And what evidence do you have? Just because my soul has some mutation?"

"Some mutation?" asked Agent Amir with a sneer. "Tell me, how is above mediocre Tier 1 Arcanist can resist the power of Veritaserum that could work on a Tier 6 Arcanist?"

Charles's heart skipped a beat, but he did his best to resist changes in his facial expression. "As I said, a mutation. I'm probably one of the Awakeners that appeared due to the recent resurgence of mana."

"The mutation of Awakeners is not as drastic as yours. Plus, one thing they have in common is Primordial Runes inside their Soul Dimension. Where is yours?"

'Damn it,' thought Charles. He told himself repeatedly to calm down. As he felt his heartbeat, he also tried his best to control himself and reduce the frequency. For all he knew, the agent had a spell to hear it.

"I don't know; my mutation must be unique," he replied calmly.

"Is that so? Then, what kind of ability did you get?"

"I'm not very sure. All I know is that I appeared to be smarter. A lot of things I previously did not understand became easier. I could absorb knowledge at a faster rate."

"That would explain why you spent two weeks in the library and the sudden qualification to reach Tier 2," commented Amir. "I will ask you a few questions. Please answer truthfully.

"Are you Charles Wentworth?"

"Yes, I am."

"Are you a spy sent to infiltrate the Empire?"

"No."

"Do you mean any harm to the Empire and its people?"

"No."

"Who is beyond your sudden change?"

"My awakened talent and nothing else."

Amir looked him straight in the eyes for a good minute without blinking, and Charles stared back without removing his eyes. Then, the agent calmly stood up from his chair and walked out.

He soon walked to a room full of holographic screens.

"How is it?"

"The equipment indicates he is telling the truth," replied Agent Naya. "He might be innocent.

"This is not enough to acquit him. Since he is immune to Veritaserum, he could also be immune to our Truth Detecting Enchantments."

"True."

"Where are the new results?"

Amir already searched through Charles' mind and soul. But, he did not like the result and wanted more accurate information. So, he requested the test be conducted with more advanced equipment. Under normal circumstances, this would not be possible–at least not so easily. But with the war, many things have become easier to accomplish.

"They have not arrived yet," she replied. Amir nodded before looking at a video recording of Charles' actions for the past month.

"Look," pointed Naya.

"I see it."

They found an anomaly when he was in the library. After taking a nap, he woke up all confused about his surrounding. Then, he screamed in pain while holding his head.

"What did he mutter?"

Naya typed a few buttons in the air keyboard before they heard Charles say: "I'm not dead?..."

"What about after that?"

"There is no sound. And his lips cannot be read from the angle."

Amir frowned as he knew this was the result of a poor-quality camera. University students have protested the lack of privacy in certain campus areas. And a concession was made not to spy on students' private study areas.

However, some cameras were still needed if students destroyed the library's public properties or tried to do illegal things inside these rooms. However, the camera's quality was subpar compared to the current Empire's standard.

After that, nothing odd appeared in the recordings until Charles hurried to search for something on his watch. The technology of the watch is designed for only the owner to see the screens, so the camera cannot see anything.

However, Naya had high-level access, so she pulled out Charles' search history.

"This kid is really suspicions," she commented. The history indicates Charles looked up information about the royal family, specific individuals who had great powers in the Empire, and the history of the old era.

In her career as a Counter-Intelligence Agent, she has caught many people whose soul was taken over by foreign lifeforms. And usually, their next step of action is to use the web to search for basic information about the Empire.

Ding!

"The results are in," Naya said as she opened the new file. "According to the result, the mutation in his soul, mana, and aura is rapidly reverting to the original state on our data."

"This could mean the Body Possession Spell used on him is very advanced. And after a while, our system would not be able to detect anything, and the spy could live as Charles," said Amir.

"It could also mean the mutation was only temporary, and things will revert to normal," said Naya to play devil's advocate. This was not the first time they had experienced a case like that.

"Look out for this anomaly," he pointed to a spot on the data. After reading, Naya frowned as it was regarding Charles' memory. Their equipment could not read his memories; this was another part of his unnatural immunity.

However, they detected a fluctuation indicating that Charles had received many memories in the past few weeks. And this was another indicator of people whose bodies were possessed.

"Submit the evidence." Naya typed something, and the two waited. About five minutes later, they received a notification: [Approved.]

A slight smile appeared on Amir's stoic face for the first time. His department has many restrictions to prevent corruption and abuse of power. One of them is that they have to submit evidence to an Artificial Intelligence that will analyze the information and determine if there is enough evidence to treat a suspect as a foreign spy.

And once he receives the approval notice, he can treat Charles as a spy and not care about his rights.

With his calm demeanor, he walked back to the interrogation room.

"Charles Wentworth, you are under arrest for espionage."

"What? There is no evidence to prove that."

"No, we have plenty of evidence. No, I recommend you cooperate to get a more lenient sentence. If not…"

Charles gritted his teeth, his eyes almost burning in flame. "If not?"

"You will get a taste of the torture chambers. I will get the information one way or the other."

Charles opened his mouth and closed it; he then repeated the process three times before closing them for good.

'This is not good. I need a way to get out of this situation.'

His mind worked rapidly as he thought of a feasible way to escape the situation.

'My ability. Maybe it can send me back 24 hours into the past.'

This was a far-fetched idea, but he wanted to try since this might be his last chance at survival. So, Charles closed his eyes, an act that put Amir on guard.

Charles suddenly felt like everything was spinning as if he was in a washing machine. After what felt like an eternity, everything stopped, and he slowly opened his eyes.

He found himself in the library just finishing his last book. He did not react but calmly looked at the time on his watch.

'It worked,' he thought. 'I'm back to before I was suspected as a spy.'


Bab 375: Time Lord

Charles sat at his desk, thinking about his next course of action. There were too many places in the Empire that required mana or soul identification–including the library he was in. As such, if he left, he could not return.

He could go to the cafeteria and some buildings, but most classes also required identification. Labs and even Soul Linking in a Virtual Reality Cabin for his classes also needed identification.

If he left the university, he would also be restricted. Public transport did not require such strict identification, but that was before the war. Charles did not have a private vehicle since he was saving, and there was no need for it.

As for buying one now, that would also require proper identification. He could not leave the planet since most passenger spaceships were strictly controlled. And the Warp Portals were even more strict in who was allowed to use them.

'Do I really have to reveal my identity?' thought Charles for a few minutes before deciding otherwise. He went on to pick up many books on the Soul. His best option was to find a way to hide the mutation in his soul.

He spent the next two hours reading the book since he had to wait for his ability to cool down before he could use it again. Once it was time, Charles activated it and increased his mastery of the content.

However, he frowned: 'I will barely scratch the soul's surface with the available knowledge.'

He knew it would be impossible to hide his mutation unless he became an expert on the soul. He clenched his hands because of the frustration. Charles then took a deep breath to calm down, knowing his every action could lead to imprisonment.

'My best bet is to find a way to leave the Empire's territory. Although surviving in the current chaos is dangerous, it's better than being discovered. With my talent, as long as I have enough time.'

Knowledge is vital to any magic class. And typically, it would be difficult for Charles to get his hands on it. After all, he knew how the nobles controlled knowledge on the planet he was from.

However, in the chaotic situation of the galaxy, it was easier to acquire knowledge through crooked ways.

'I need to get access to the black market.'

Charles did not know whether a black market existed. However, there was no perfect utopia. The Empire had to have its dark side, its shadow. Maybe he could find a way to leave the planet from the black market.

'Before leaving, I need to study as much as possible.'

Charles wanted to take advantage of the situation and absorbed all the knowledge in the library possible. He was even prepared to ask some students from Bigu Pills from the Chinese Region.

Bigu Pill was a product of alchemy loved by many low-level Arcanists that still required food to function. Mainly Tier 4 and below since Tier 5 and above Arcanists did not need to eat as their mana could sustain them.

One pill could prevent two weeks without food. Although spending over a month in the library would bring him some attention, Charles decided to take the risk. He only needed to play his cards correctly and stop at an opportune moment before leaving the school.

As for his destination, it was the Low-Tech Area. He would hide there before searching for the black market.

Having made a plan, Charles sighed in relief before beginning his study. Regrettably, something suddenly changed. The library's room suddenly became darker, and the environment resembled mirrors.

Charles' face changed as he remembered seeing something similar. It was from the Doctor Strange Movie he watched back on Earth.

'The Mirror Dimension?'

Charles did not have time to think as he saw six individuals standing before him. They had black magic robes with a clock symbol. Furthermore, the person in the lead was a weird alien creature similar to ET.

Oddly, Charles felt the creature was familiar but could not currently remember where he saw it.

"Charles Wentworth?" asked the creature.

"That's me. Can I know who you are and what's your purpose? Kidnapping a citizen of the Empire is a severe crime," replied Charles with a slightly trembling tone, as if he was scared.

"We are the Time Auror, protectors of the Empire's timeline," replied the creature from the Novad race. "You are under arrest under the suspicions of tempering with time."

'Dammnit,' cursed Charles. 'Has this man even taken preventive measures against time travelers?'

He could not accept that he could not escape even by using his ability to travel back in time.

"I think you have the wrong person. I have nothing to do with time magic. No, how could a weak Arcanist like myself have anything to do with time magic."

"You don't have to deny it," replied the Novad. "Our equipment has already detected you. Plus, I can see the spatial-temporal aura emanating from your body. Now, whether you accomplish this feat with your power or use a magical treasure, we will decide this after your capture."

All the other Aurors took a battle position with their staff ready.

'Revert time, revert time, revert time,' screamed Charles inside his mind. Unfortunately, his cheat-ability could not work consecutively, and he needed a lot of time to recharge.

Ultimately, the Time Aurors took Charles to a unique prison that could prevent him from using his time powers. The moment Charles entered the cell, he could sense his ability could not work even on books.

So, he had to wait a few minutes before someone took him to another room full of machines and hooked him to them.

"What are you doing to me?" asked Charles. Then, an old Arcanist with white hair came to talk to him. "We are just reading the remnant time energy from your body to see the events that occurred before you returned to this period."

"You can do that?" asked Charles, scared and worried.

"Of course," the older man replied with a smile. "I love receiving people like you."

"What do you mean?"

"Changing past events should not be possible. If someone goes back in time to change events, they would only create a parallel universe where things have changed. After that person returned to their timeline, nothing would have changed. You understand?"

"I do. The newly created timeline is where things have changed," Charles replied.

"Exactly. But some unique time magic allows people to change the past without creating a new timeline; they can rewrite reality with their actions.

"We call these people Time Lords, and you are one of them. Since the creation of the Time Auror Department, we have captured 12 Time Lords, and you're the 13th."

Charles opened his mouth, shocked beyond words. For the first time, he felt the profound horror and background of this Empire that has not existed for a hundred years. And he felt jealous of the Arcane Emperor's achievements. He also felt regretful he was born in this place as he had no chance to survive, let alone rise.

"Everything is ready," said someone from the back, and the old man nodded to Charles before leaving. Then, the machines worked for a few minutes before showing Charles' life before he traveled back in time.

Everything looked normal until the library accident where he first transmigrated. Unlike the Intelligence Department, the Time Aurors could perfectly hear what Charles muttered after he first reincarnated:

"I'm not dead? Better yet, I've been reincarnated in a world of sword and magic?"

"Reincarnation? Now, things are getting interesting. I wonder where he is from?" said the older man.

"He could be from anywhere in our universe, from another dimension, plane, or parallel timeline," replied another researcher. "The possibilities are endless."

"That's true," replied the older man as he continued the event of Charles' capture and his subsequent arrest as a spy before he reverted time.

"This person's situation is more complicated than expected since he is not a normal Time Lord. Send the information to the royal family and let them decide what to do with him."

One of the researchers then sent the information gathered directly to Commander Olivier. Their Department was an unknown one to the public that directly served the royal family and could directly report to them.

Not even a minute after sending the information, they received the notification that one of the Empress would arrive immediately to deal with the situation.


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