The Retired Hero is an Extra

"I apologize for my discourteous behavior. I was a bit too anxious," Jash bowed his head slightly in a polite manner.

"Haha. That is understandable," Andrew waved his hand as if implying to let the matter rest.

Despite his curiosity, Jash chose a more courteous manner to deal with Andrew.

"If you don't mind, can you please?" Sera gestured towards Jash in a hurried tone.

Andrew smiled despite the urgency and nodded, "Of course. If I may?"

'Nice save, mom,' Jash gave a thumbs-up to his mother internally for the timely assist.

He really wasn't one for all the pleasantries before getting to the crux of the matter and it seemed Andrew didn't mind too.

Feeling the looming shadow over him, Jash looked up at Andrew easily towering over him, but he wasn't the least bit afraid.

'I am sure grandpa is nearby.'

Jash was no fool and wouldn't trust anyone, but the sense of security his family gave him was more than enough.

"Do not tense up and relax yourself fully," advised Andrew as his expression turned serious.

Noting the change in mood, Jash ignored the sudden change in Andrew's attitude.

Meanwhile, Sera and Carcel also distanced themselves from the duo, choosing to observe from the side.

Jash glanced at his parents and what he saw made him inadvertently relax.

Sera was still on the edge and seemed ready to interfere at a moment's notice while Carcel's entire gaze focused on Andrew with a serious atmosphere around him.

Noticing the change in Jash's natural defense, Andrew turned to the Ramille couple and only smiled wryly.

Unlike them, he could clearly sense the presence of Cornelius weighing down on him, from a hidden place.

He just shook his head before focusing back on Jash opposite him as he weaved spell patterns, chanting mentally and sending a burst of mana from his core to the outside.

In response, Jash's eyes widened in astonishment as he watched multi-colored mana shooting out from Andrew's body

He couldn't comprehend what was happening.

The mana flowed through the unknown spell patterns before it seamlessly blended with it.

Yet that wasn't much surprising since Andrew was definitely strong enough to do that.

'Beautiful...'

That was the only thought remaining in his head as the spell was completed before he could marvel at the sight anymore.

It didn't take even a second for Jash to be surprised again as the spell enveloped his entire form.

'White mana... Black mana... blue...'

Unable to comprehend the multitude of colors in the mana enveloping him, Jash found himself in a trance.

Suddenly, the knowledge of a phenomenon known as 'dispersion' from his previous life came to him.

Dispersion of light is the splitting of white light into its constituent colors due to the refractive index of the surface and the wavelength of the light.

Slowly, the information regarding the seven prominent colors appearing during dispersion appeared in his mind.

Violet, Indigo, Blue, Green, Yellow, Orange, Red.

Finally, Jash was able to see the mana itself diverge from black to white before splitting to the seven colors like rainbows before forming black yet again.

It seemed complicated and simple at the same time.

However, only one thought came to him. 'So this is the difference between mana in our worlds?'

Before he could continue on that line of thought, he felt a prickling sensation as the mana circling around him tried to enter inside his body.

Naturally, since Jash was unawakened, he couldn't interact with mana.

It directly pervaded his system, but not before putting him to a temporary comfortable sleep.

Unable to resist, he felt drowsy and slept.

***

Since the time he came here, Andrew was curious about the incident since the one to invite him was the famous Cornelius Ramille.

'His title is not for show, so just what could it be for him to invite me?'

Andrew knew better than other stubborn priests how nobles functioned and accepted the situation, unlike them.

He wasn't delusional enough to believe a ducal family became believers.

'Not like I will be able to tell anyone about it. Whatever it is.' Andrew thought to himself before exiting his carriage and entering the Ramille Estate.

Looking at the cars arranged to lead him inside the estate, a dangerous thought echoed to him.

'Just why do carriages not go obsolete? These cars are so much more efficient.'

Unfortunately, he couldn't voice it out and chose to conceal it.

Looking at the expansive estate of the ducal family from the comfy inside of the car, he shut off his thoughts.

Only when he was already inside the guest room, waiting for someone to attend to him did he notice the abnormality.

'The servants are too quiet. That's weird.'

'This old geezer has also locked onto me since the moment I arrived...'

However, to say he was surprised at the sight of the Ramille couple when he was lost in thought would be a major understatement.

Yet he maintained his gentle and calm demeanor till the point he cast the inspection spell.

Throughout the duration, he scrutinized Jash for any abnormalities after hearing about everything from the Ramille couple.

'He seems normal though,' concluded Andrew as the spell took effect and finally started to enter Jash's internal system.

After a full three minutes passed by, he still found nothing related to either dark magic or curse magic, astounding him.

'This is... weird.'

Well, it would be a surprise if he could find something which was removed by Bhairav using an otherworldly energy and sealed within it.

"Nothing," mumbled Andrew to himself before removing the spell, allowing Jash's hovering body to fall slowly.

Yet before his body could touch the ground, it was transferred to the soft sofa.

Sera didn't seem to notice Andrew as her gaze focused on Jash before she questioned, "How is he? Is he fine? Any remnants?"

"He is mostly fine. And no, there are no remnants of any sinister magic," Andrew responded calmly despite his internal confusion.

"Nothing? Are you sure?" Carcel inquired, confusion gnawed at his senses.

Contrary to Sera, his gaze was focused on Andrew and he found his vague answer strange.

"Yes. As I said, there really are no such signs. Regarding his awakening, however, I'd suggest waiting at least a week," answered Andrew in quick succession.

Carcel didn't question him further, knowing his father would want to have a talk with Andrew as well and it seemed he understood it as well.

Without exchanging any more greetings except a nod with Carcel, Andrew exited the room, only to vanish as he found himself in an unknown location.

Despite his situation, not a single hint of panic displayed on his face. 'I guess, it is inevitable.'

"Before you ask, I already said what I knew and that was all I could glean using my spell."

He appeared to speak to no one but he knew he was being heard.

As if to prove it correct, a firm voice entered his ears, "You mean, you failed to notice how he tried to comprehend your mana technique?"

"WHAT?" Andrew couldn't believe what he heard for a second as it seemed impossible for an unawakened to even react to mana, let alone achieve such a monstrous feat.

Yet his surprise fizzled out, remembering the person he was talking to.

'It seems another contract will be needed. Sigh.'

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