MIGHT AS WELL BE OP-Chapter 503: Tongue

Amidst a dense thicket of trees, Clement and Spectre sat in tranquil silence, their eyes closed in deep concentration as they worked to replenish their mana. The forest around them pulsed softly with ambient energy, undisturbed and serene.

Minutes slipped by like quiet whispers in the wind before their eyes slowly fluttered open. Their gazes met, silent understanding passing between them, then shifted in unison toward a distant figure.

Seated leisurely on a high branch, Anthony sat with a carefree smile, laughter spilling from his lips as he scrolled through his phone.

"Hahahaha... I can’t, I just can’t"

Anthony choked out between bursts of laughter.

"No matter what world you end up in, it’s all the same as long as the internet exists. Who is this conspiracy theorist? My stomach hurts from laughing too much!"

His voice rang clearly through the forest, cutting through the quiet like a ripple on still water. Fingers still dancing across the screen, he continued scrolling, thoroughly engrossed in the absurd messages lighting up his phone.

Sensing their gazes on him, Anthony turned, catching sight of Clement and Spectre staring at him with faint confusion etched across their faces.

"You two should try being normal for once"

He said casually, a playful smirk tugging at his lips.

"Surf the web a little. Stop acting like some old men who can’t operate a phone. There’s a whole world of fun online, you know"

He spoke with the ease of someone completely at home in both realms, battle and leisure.

Clement and Spectre remained silent. Of course they knew how to use phones. Of course they been browsing the internet previously in their lives.

But ever since they stepped into the path of true cultivation, where every day was a battle and every breath was tempered by purpose, the digital world had faded into irrelevance, no more meaningful than bathing or eating. Mundane things for mundane lives.

Only someone like Anthony, standing at such a rarefied height, could scroll through the internet as though the world itself were still made of laughter and light.

[Ding]

[??? says you are the abnormal one and you are internet-addicted. Maybe that behaviour reincarnated with you, that’s why you still watch movies and gossip online despite having such power and cheats]

Anthony’s eyes flickered at the message. When last had he heard from ??? It had indeed been a while since ??? ran away.

’I’m not addicted to movies or the internet. There are just a lot of gullible people online. Besides, do you know how many followers I have across my platforms?’

Anthony snorted mentally as he replied.

[??? says the only real followers you have are ten in number. The rest are only there for your money, face, and connections]

’Why are you suddenly speaking today? You’ve been watching from a distance for a while’

[??? says your life is a movie, and that the audience is allowed to comment once in a while. And unlike you, he doesn’t have anyone watching him. He predates existence]

Anthony stared at the words, then smiled as he replied.

’I’m sure the author is gazing down at you at this moment, you just don’t know it’

[??? says you still haven’t given up on this fourth wall nonsense. ??? asks if he reincarnated the wrong golden soul]

Anthony shook his head, then replied.

’You can’t see the fourth wall itself ’cause you aren’t the protagonist. Besides, if you are so bored, reincarnate more people’

[??? says what’s the use of reincarnating more people when he is already watching you? Maybe he should take away your girlfriend gift to make it more fun. Wouldn’t this be a twist, to lose something you don’t have yet cherish so much?]

Anthony froze as he read the words.

Then, the next second, he smiled with every confidence in the universe.

’I’ve been reading a lot of "How to Get a Girlfriend" books. Even if you take back the reward, I can find a girlfriend by myself by next week’

[??? says he is just joking, but he likes your confidence and might have to test it one day]

Anthony simply smiled at the words. Although he might have spoken with confidence, he didn’t want ??? to take back the girlfriend reward. Who knows how long it would take to find a girlfriend even after reading "How to Get a Girlfriend" books?

’Is this test going to come with rewards?’

Anthony instantly replied. Who didn’t want more gifts and overpowered skills and artifacts?

[??? says you are simply too greedy and shameless. He might have to start blessing your enemies to tip the power scale]

’No reward is fine then’

Anthony replied calmly, not ready to test what reward ??? might send to his enemies. What if it directly countered his own abilities?

He loved his overpowered lifestyle and wasn’t ready to change that for anything else.

[??? says he has to go now. You should be quick with your girlfriend-finding journey; he is tired of waiting and looking forward to it]

’What are you waiting for and even looking forward to? You don’t even have a girl of your own’

[....]

[??? says he was about to give you a gift as he was about to leave, but it seems your tongue is more overpowered than this gift. ??? suggests you remove your katana from your sheath and hang your tongue in there instead]

Anthony was instantly left speechless, then his attitude instantly flipped.

’Come on, Dad. I’m still just a child; this is my rebellious phase, you should know these things’

[??? says you said he has no girl, how can he have a son?] freeωebnovēl.c૦m

’Divorce. One-night stand...’

Anthony instantly went into ways one can have a son without actually being in a relationship.

[...]

??? was left speechless.

[??? says you are no son of his. ??? says goodbye for now]

Anthony instantly called out to ??? in his mind, but the being didn’t reply. He was already gone.

’Sighs. Who knows what overpowered ability I was about to get?’

Anthony thought in sadness as he shook his head.

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