Chapter 207

As expected of a Prophet-class advancement.

Even the prayer alone carried a completely different level of gravitas compared to other classes.

Kanzaki Rei vaguely remembered that the Mage advancement prayer had only been around fifty words—but this one? It exceeded two hundred.

And the sheer presence it exuded... it was on an entirely different scale.

A Unique Class, indeed.

Kumironi had blocked a large number of corruption parasites on his behalf, but since this was only a Level 1 advancement, the incoming corruption wasn’t nearly as violent as the jump from Tier 3 to Tier 4.

In terms of contamination, there was no issue at all.

「Level 1 Prophet」「Acquired Class Specialty: Auspicious Omen, Calamity Avoidance — Possesses far stronger intuition than ordinary individuals, allowing the user to sense fortune or misfortune in impending actions.」

The very first class specialty—

—was exactly the one he liked the most.

Previously, relying on raw Spirituality alone, he did have a sense of premonition... but it had always been faint.

Take the crisis with Eltimis, for example—he hadn’t felt anything at all before it truly erupted. Only when danger was right on top of him did the warning finally surface.

Maybe it was because he hadn’t actually died in the end, so the premonition hadn’t intensified.

But in truth... he had been that close to death.

「Acquired Class Specialty: Precision Divination — Performing divination grants revelations with extremely high accuracy.」

「Acquired Exclusive Skill: Fragment of Fate」

「Peer into fate and glimpse fragments of another’s destiny. Can be combined with divination to obtain clearer and more definite visions.」

Unlike Diviners, whose principle was to follow fate—

Prophets existed to change fate.

Two professions of the same domain—fate, foresight, prediction—

Yet their core doctrines were completely opposed.

And clearly, the Prophet’s principle was much easier to adhere to.

No wonder it was a Unique Class.

If Prophets weren’t unique—if there were many of them—

—then fate itself would become impossibly chaotic.

According to the principles of Fate Studies, even when multiple Diviners predict the same event, their results can differ.

Not merely due to accuracy—

—but because each sees a version of fate uninfluenced by themselves.

If one Diviner makes a prediction and then intervenes, another Diviner might perceive the altered version of fate.

And the final outcome—

—the one that ultimately occurs—

—is called "True Fate."

A result that remains inevitable after all predictions and interventions.

A destiny that will occur, no matter what.

But to perceive "True Fate" directly... was extraordinarily difficult.

And the technique required for Prophet advancement—

—the Heavenly Mandate Theorem Art—

was precisely a method that could foresee True Fate.

A technique usable only by the Prophet class.

But once you truly perceive it—

—you also confirm an event that cannot be changed.

So whether to peer into it or not...

...was no trivial decision.

If one were to foresee their own inevitable death—

—that would mean there was absolutely no way to avoid it.

「Acquired Talent — Predictive Hypothesis (Supreme) >> God-Tier · Future Simulation」

"...Another Supreme evolving into God-Tier..."

Kanzaki Rei clicked his tongue internally.

What a loss.

Well—at least it wasn’t God-Tier evolving into God-Tier. That would’ve felt like a complete waste.

Maybe he should stop calling it a loss.

"Small profit" sounded better.

Calling a God-Tier talent a loss felt... unlucky.

Better not tempt fate with that kind of thinking.

「God-Tier · Future Simulation」

「Each day, gain a number of uses equal to 2 × Prophet Level. Using your current state, simulate a continuous 24-hour segment within the next 30 days under the current course of fate. Uses reset at 00:00.」

Having mastered Fate Studies, Kanzaki Rei immediately understood what "under the current course of fate" meant—

It referred to a timeline where no foresight or intervention had occurred.

A natural progression.

Within the next 30 days—

He could choose any 24-hour period.

It didn’t have to start at midnight. It could be, say, from 6 PM to 6 PM the next day.

In short—

This was basically a future simulator.

...A galgame, even.

Then I’ll call it... "My Simulated Otherworld Journey."

Am I the protagonist?

The thought flickered through his mind.

Kumironi, standing before him, had no idea what he was thinking.

Of course, the thought passed in an instant.

He didn’t take it seriously.

But when he looked at her again—

—he suddenly saw faint, overlapping fragments of future scenes radiating from her.

「Fragment of Fate」

With a single thought, a few of the faint green-tinged visions sharpened.

He saw—

Kumironi healing others in the Temple of Life.

Watering potted plants.

...Bathing.

As expected of a Prophet.

The clarity was... impressive.

Of course—

This was the future.

But after watching for only a short time, Kanzaki Rei felt a heavy pressure slam into his mind.

He immediately withdrew from the vision.

Kumironi noticed his discomfort and stepped forward.

"Rei? What’s wrong?"

He shook his head.

"No... it’s nothing."

It drained him.

More precisely—

—it drained his Spirituality.

So predicting the future consumed Spirituality...

He had just viewed too many future fragments at once—and for too long.

His Spirituality felt... depleted.

He would need time to recover.

Until then, his thinking ability would be impaired.

And honestly—

There hadn’t been anything particularly meaningful in what he saw.

It seemed he’d need to combine it with proper divination techniques.

Aside from the Heavenly Mandate Theorem Art, he didn’t know any other divination methods.

Looks like he’d need to learn more.

Still—

Now that he had the Prophet class, he could finally perform divination himself.

No more relying on that black-hearted fortune teller.

"Thanks, Kumironi. You’ve helped me advance so many times now."

"What are you saying? You’ve helped me plenty too. This was nothing."

A polite child really was endearing.

Helping him always gave her a sense of positive return.

Kumironi felt quietly satisfied.

After the advancement, everything was calm.

Kanzaki Rei didn’t wander outside.

He returned home directly and sat on his bed, closing his eyes.

His home was well-protected with layered barriers—

His territory.

If anything happened, this would be the battlefield most favorable to him.

About an hour and a half later—

His Spirituality had recovered.

Time to test the new talent.

He focused on March 31st.

His thoughts stirred—

Flash!

When he opened his eyes again—

He was standing on the streets of Kronolia.

The sun was sinking, nearing the horizon beyond the mountains.

He casually took out his pocket watch.

It displayed not only time—but date.

March 31st.

He had truly arrived.

This talent... really allowed one to traverse time and simulate the future.

He checked himself.

All his abilities were exactly the same as before.

Nothing gained.

Nothing lost.

The only difference—

—he could no longer use Future Simulation.

So... no chaining simulations inside simulations.

Given his growth rate, even without leveling up, he should have learned new Origin Magic within a month.

But clearly—

—he couldn’t access his future self’s abilities.

It seemed all God-Tier fate-related abilities excluded changes caused by one’s own future.

He checked his storage pouch.

Its contents had changed.

Let’s see what my future self left behind.

...Nothing.

No clues. No records.

That didn’t make sense.

If it were him, knowing this simulation would happen—

—he would definitely leave information behind.

So—

Was this because it was the first simulation?

A version of the future that hadn’t been altered yet?

His perception spread outward.

Searching for records of the past—

Yesterday. The day before. Everything.

He found a household that neatly stored newspapers by date.

Flash!

He slipped inside while they were out.

Flipped through them—

Blurry.

Not allowed to see?

His mind stirred.

「God-Tier · Information Traceback」

Flash—

The blurred pages became crystal clear in his mind.

March 30th — Loren completes full unification. The continent officially renamed Loren Continent. Grand Unification Ceremony scheduled for April 10th.

So... total unification really happened.

Their April plans didn’t seem to account for anything unusual.

March 29th — White Tower Academic Daily. New breakthroughs in conveyor-based advancement inspired by the Bridge of Ascension. A promising child selected as a research assistant.

...Experimenting on children again.

Though—

Ethics in this world couldn’t be compared to his previous life.

In Loren, children had considerable autonomy.

Likely because Spirituality manifested more strongly in youth.

In fact, children here were often more intelligent than adults.

Adults had experience—

—but often less clarity.

Still, Spirituality varied by individual.

Not all children were gifted.

Some were simply... dull.

March 25th...

The further back he went, the blur worsened—

—but 「Information Traceback」 brute-forced clarity every time.

He kept reading.

Though limited to 24 hours—

—he saw a great deal of the "past future."

"The past of time is not necessarily the past."

The principle of Future Studies, made real.

After half an hour—

He had traced everything back to March 2nd.

Today.

Even including breaking news from the afternoon—

A Tier 5 Dungeon appearing near Kronolia, reported in Adventurer News.

A wild Tier 5 dungeon...

Rare without a Disaster Source.

He could verify this later—

If the same news appeared in reality.

As for checking in person?

Dungeon formation was influenced by observation.

Looking too closely might prevent it from forming.

After reviewing everything—

A lot had happened this month.

The Month of Knowledge and Wisdom—

Defined by breakthroughs and rapid advancement.

But next month—

The Month of Chaos and Madness—

Would likely demand repayment.

Hopefully the scholars wouldn’t suffer backlash.

Major developments:

Conveyor-based advancement systems inspired by the Bridge of Ascension

Candidate Selection Program

Politically—

Loren was preparing for further continental war.

Bold.

Did they really think absorbing Rega made them strong?

Kanzaki Rei had no intention of becoming a tool for war.

He organized everything.

In a sense—

He had foreseen the next 30 days.

Though not absolute.

Just records from newspapers and journals.

Not true mystical foresight.

Not True Fate.

Still—

It was enough.

Flash!

He returned to the streets.

Night had fallen.

He swept his perception across the White Tower—

Scholars were still in a frenzy, squeezing out the last drops of the Knowledge Month.

Almost manic.

He checked the time.

7 PM.

If he remembered correctly—

This was the final six hours of An Zheng’s life.

And yet—

Nothing had happened.

Too quiet.

Unnaturally so.

Something was wrong.

But he wouldn’t interfere.

This was the first simulation.

He needed to observe how events unfolded naturally.

If he interfered too early—

He might mask the root cause.

Without alerting anyone—

Flash!

He swapped space—

—and descended deep underground within Loren.

A hidden location he had discovered before.

Cramped.

Just enough space for one person.

A cabinet stood before him.

Inside—

A single golden brick.

At a glance, nothing special.

But perception revealed blackened pages sealed within.

A Sealing Brick.

With a thought—

He shattered it.

Buzz—

Golden light burst outward.

Inside—

Ten scrolls of prophecy.

He had sensed them before—

—but now he could finally read them.

「Prophecy — Loren shall claim half the continent.」

「Prophecy — In its first millennium, Loren shall produce a Level 6 Mage.」

「Prophecy — Lorinz Magic Academy shall become the greatest on the continent.」

All fulfilled.

Then—

「Apocalyptic Prophecy — On April 1st, Year 5026, the end descends. All nearby continents shall be destroyed.」

An apocalypse?

A prophecy?

The moment he read it—

A long-forgotten class surfaced in his mind.

「Doomsday Prophet」

Unlike normal classes with nine levels—

This one had only three.

Each level—

Was tied to predicting an apocalypse...

...and bringing it into reality.

It was said—

Upon reaching Level 3—

A Doomsday Prophet would bring about the destruction of the entire world.