Strongest Superhuman System - Chapter 312

Chapter 312: I Was Worried About You
“How did I get here?”

“I brought you here. You were part of something, and now you will receive a reward for winning.”

“But I… I don’t remember being a part of anything. I don’t remember anyone promising me a gift.”

Julius nodded in understanding.

“You do not need to remember. You only need to wait for your gift. The god of war has dictated that this is how it should be, and so it shall be.”

Luna was even more confused than she was at the start, but at least there were a few things she now knew. She was part of something, and she somehow won. There was someone else involved in all of this, and that person would be the one in charge of giving her the gift. Lastly, her memories of what she had done in that game were all erased by the decree of the god of war, Ares. Luna did not like this. She wanted to remember. She really wanted to remember.

She didn’t know why, but there was something important that she just couldn’t forget, no matter what. It was a face, someone’s face.

‘Why can’t I remember?’

Luna held her hand up to her head in annoyance as she gritted her teeth. She didn’t care if she forgot everything else, but she didn’t want to forget that face!

Julius spoke up without bothering to look up from his board.

“Do not bother trying to bring back the memories. They have been erased from your mind.”

Luna gritted her teeth. She knew that the words of the gods were absolute. She had learned as much in her time as Neptune’s champion, but this was something she could not accept. Luna asked another question.

“You said I won something. What exactly did I win?”

Julius raised an eyebrow at her and was silent for some time. Julius knew that it was not exactly against the rules to tell her about this. Her memories were gone, and telling her about the reward was unlikely to change that. He decided he would tell her.

“The first reward is a skill from the god Ares, something that transcends mortal understanding, and the second reward is one wish. A wish that is capable of twisting reality itself to the wisher’s needs. The other candidate will first choose one of these two rewards, and whichever one remains will be passed on to you.”

Luna was stunned. Those were some amazing gifts. What sort of game did she participate in for a god to be giving them something like this? It was beyond abnormal! Even Neptune was not this generous to her! Or maybe, is it because of the other candidate?

Maybe we are getting gifts like these because of who the other candidate is. If that is the case, then that other candidate should be the key. If I can know who they are, then maybe I can remember the face that I forgot!

“You said there was someone else. Please, what is their name?”

“I cannot divulge that information.”

Luna squeezed her hands into fists.

“Please, I have to know. Just their name, please.”

“I already said I cannot divulge that information. Are you perhaps deaf? Or is there some shred of stupidity dwelling somewhere inside your head that bares its fangs upon your intelligence at strange intervals?”

Luna’s eyes widened as she took a step back at the intense tongue-lashing. What the fuck?

Julius looked away from her again, and this time, Luna decided that she would not talk to him anymore. She was not going to get anything out of him, so it was useless to try. Instead, Luna looked at the options that she had. Luna knew that the skill would be useful. Getting a gift that transcends mortal understanding would be the same as having an entirely new blessing from a different god! It was an amazing gift, but Luna knew that it would be useless.

As she was now, Luna was going to live her entire life hoping that she would get a glimpse of that face again. She would keep searching for something that she could never find, and it would eat her up from the inside.

So Luna put her hands together and prayed. She prayed to every god out there, every being that would listen to her. She didn’t want too much at all, all she wanted was a chance to remember that face.

She wanted that wish.

“…”

“…”

“… Oh, it seems he has chosen. Well then, Miss Snow, make your wish. But just so you know, there are limitations to the wish. If you go beyond the threshold of what is allowed, I will be forced to cancel your wish and have you make another one.”

Luna’s eyes snapped open in shock, and a wide smile appeared on her face as she immediately knew what she wanted. She could have asked for anything at that moment: power, money, influence, but none of that mattered to her. As far as Luna was concerned, she could get all of those things on her own without the help of any god, but that face was something that she couldn’t get no matter how much she tried. It was something just outside her reach that would always elude her.

She didn’t even waste a second as she immediately spoke up.

“I want to remember everything that happened in the game of gods.”

And that was how Luna got her memory back. To her, there was nothing that she wanted more at that moment than to get her memories back.

“So you came here just to talk to me?”

Mark rested his cheek on his closed fist while giving Luna a curious look, and Luna snapped herself back to reality as she realized that she had been staring at him all this while. A small blush rose on her cheek, and she nodded.

“Well, yes, for the most part, I did. I wanted to know how you were doing and make sure you were okay after that fight.”

“We didn’t bring any of our injuries back into the real world. Or wait, were you still injured?”

Luna shook her head.

“No, I wasn’t. but that didn’t mean I wasn’t worried about you. You’re my first friend, you know, I had to make sure you were alright.”

Mark gave Luna another curious look. Mark couldn’t remember ever becoming so close with Luna. He knew that he influenced her a lot during that game, but he never thought that it was to this extent. Well, it was better to have more friends, and someone as powerful as Luna was a good ally to have.

Luna continued.

“I also came because I wanted to find the killer that murdered those two students.”

“Did their parents ask for a favor?”

Mark wouldn’t be surprised if the Coltons or the Fortunas asked Luna to help catch the culprit so that they could get their revenge, but Luna just frowned.

“No, they don’t have the money needed to afford someone like me, even if I was interested in their money. But just knowing that another superhuman is running wild in the space you are learning is enough to piss me off. There is someone here who thinks they can just do whatever they want, and I can’t allow that, can I?”