How was he supposed to answer that?
He couldn't exactly say that he had been bored at sea, casually cast his line twice, and fished the Gray Sea Mist out of the ocean!
Linsey carefully considered his words.
"That was two days ago. I was testing how my skills would change on the Sea of Wandering. In the end, it was the combination of my skills and the environment that caused the Gray Sea Mist to appear."
The black figure murmured softly.
"So that's how it was."
He was certain Linsey was telling the truth, and had also grasped the cause and effect from that answer.
Standing before the black figure, Linsey seized the chance to ask.
"My lord, do you need me to bring out that 'mist' again?"
"Star." Hearing Linsey's question, the black figure raised his gaze. "You may call me the Star Holder. That is my current name."
Linsey nodded in understanding, then pointed at himself before gesturing toward Wala Wala beside him.
"I'm Linsey, and this is..."
"Wala Wala." The girl placed her right hand over her chest and took the initiative to introduce herself. "Lord Star Holder, I can sense your..."
The Star Holder waved a hand, cutting off Wala Wala's next words.
"Rest assured, young traveler. I am not the Ninth Stage Awakened you imagine me to be, so there is no need to keep probing me."
Mind-reading? Emotional perception? Or some other ability of an Awakened?
With his Scouting Skill rendered useless, Linsey could only draw on his past adventures to guess at the skills of the person before him.
But before he could reach a conclusion, the Star Holder continued.
"I already understand the situation."
"I have already told you how to leave the Sea of Wandering. As for your second objective—the