10 Chapter 10: A Strange Connection

Sitting in the carriage, Artemis and I engaged in light banter. She asked me about with no alternative intentions , so I didn't mind answering some of her questions.

"Do you have a family? Is that why you are trying to go to Orario to make a name for yourself and help them?" Her eyes were filled with stars, and in her head, she was definitely painting me in some image, but I broke the truth to her.

"No. I don't even remember them; I've been living alone for my entire life in this world." My voice was completely neutral , as if I didn't care. Thankfully, I sacrificed my memories of connections in my last life! If I hadn't, then that feeling of regret would definitely be eating at me.

"O-oh, I'm sorry!" Artemis felt awkward, she didn't know what to do now. I threw her a bone to help out, I didn't want to have an awkward ride either.

"No worries, but I came to Orario to get stronger and to get into more life-threatening scenarios!" The dungeon is going to be such a god-send opportunity, I just know it.

"Eh?" I can tell she is confused. I guess I'll add more details.

"I want to challenge myself, and the dungeon will be a great way to do that. Also, the city has strong adventurers, I'm sure, who will be fun to challenge!" Not to mention, great experiments for some variation techniques, however she didn't need to know that.

"I see! Will you come and visit us? I'm not saying y-you have too often, just sometimes." Her face flushed red, which was starting to get quite unnerving...

"I'm sorry if this is sudden, but is there a reason why you're urging me to stay in contact with you?"

"Ah!" She jolted. It seems I shouldn't have asked that question. She made eye contact with me and after a few seconds , she sighed. She nodded her head and before I could even ask , she spoke.

"I really don't know what it is, but I feel a connection to you. It's strange, as I never felt like this, but whatever it is, keeps pulling me towards you! I don't know what to do." Hearing her words, I thought to myself. That's when I thought of a possible reason, which wasn't that far-fetched, but my only piece of evidence was from the system when I obtained the Six Eyes. It explicitly stated, "Beginning Rebirth". I originally thought it was talking just about my eyes, but it could have been mentioning something even greater...

"Star Plasma Vessel...Six Eyes...these two were linked by fate, but a man can't have this special physique." I muttered under my breath; however, it seemed that Artemis caught some of my words.

"Star Plasma Vessel and Six Eyes?" She was clearly confused , which wasn't surprising , but screw that. Hold on, could Artemis be something similar to the Star Plasma Vessel? She is a goddess , and while I won't speak to her exact divinity , she typically is shown with stars or the moon surrounding her! Also , her symbol is a moon and a bow and arrow...However , the more I think about it , this is crazy.

I know my Six Eyes and The vessel are linked , but to think that would traverse universes. She might not even have the exact physique , it could just be something similar.

"Hey! Can you answer me!"

"Huh?"

"Mou~!!! You've been quiet for like the last 10 minutes!" Artemis is quite upset, I guess I'll make it up. Don't worry, her pulling any pranks when she speaks up for me! I swear after this, I'm going to separate from her, but if I do that I won't be able to prove why she is feeling this "connection" as she called it. Ha, it's not my problem so I'll keep it that way.

"What was your question again?"

"I asked what this Star Plasma Vessel and this Six Eyes was you were speaking about!?"

Yikes...I got her quite upset.

"The Star Plasma Vessel from what I know is a type of physique that only women can have. As for what it does, I'm not that well versed," I can't say what it's actually for, as it might freak her out.

"And you say this might explain the connection between me and you?" She looked like a cat , with the curiosity radiating off her right now.

"No. It's more likely you have something similar, but I doubt it's that physique, if anything, it's more likely because of your divinity, sharing some relation to it, that you feel a connection to me."

"Okay, but what are the Six Eyes you mentioned?" Hearing her question, I smiled. Fortunately, she was smart and didn't ask for any more details related to my eyes.

"I didn't mean to pry, I'm sorry."

"Eh? No, you don't have to. It's my fault for speaking aloud and leaking that." I can use this as a chance to extort her guilt, to maybe do some studying using her...but then that will open up a whole new can of worms. Besides, didn't I consider a potential friend? If I used her, I'd feel somewhat...okay, not really that bad, but it would ruin our relationship, and I'm certainly going to need it.

Sure , I don't need her for anything really. Her presence will make a lot of things smoother! Keep reminding yourself of that Enkidu! She will save you a ton of time!

Exiting my thoughts, I made eye contact with Artemis, and she was staring at me with genuinely upset eyes. "How can I make it up?" She asked with her tone making her sound quite pitiful.

"That connection has to be influencing you a lot to feel so upset over a new acquaintance."

"No! This time, it's a lot of things, divinity, my own values, and the connection. If I were speaking to anyone else, I'd just be a little upset. Right now, I feel like I'm about to cry! It's so infuriating!"

Artemis progressively got louder, which thankfully the carriage seemed soundproof, since no one had barged in. However, this just made me have to think of a solution to this predicament...

"How about you let me join your Familia, but as a secret member or something."

"Huh?!"

"If you don't like that, then I can figure something out." This will work both ways; she'll get me someone with strong potential and I'll get to study her. If she truly has a special physique, then I can see if it will benefi -!? No, no, no, I'll sate my curiosity, that's it! Thank God, I left the forest, if I didn't, then I wouldn't be able to learn how dangerous fusing with that beast Sukuna was.