Didn't dare look?
Was magic divination in this world that dangerous? It didn't seem like there was any rule where seeing something one shouldn't see would drive them mad, did it?
Lucien was also quite surprised by Firenze's answer. He clearly hadn't expected this kind of response.
He had already been prepared for this centaur to lavishly praise him, calling him some future star or heaven-sent genius.
Yet all he got was: Didn't dare look?
Well, if something about him had truly prevented Firenze's divination, then it was probably the System.
He called out to the System in his mind:
"System, was it you who prevented others from divining me?"
[It is my duty to safeguard the host on his path of pursuing knowledge (`Д´)ゞ]
"..."
It admitted it so directly? It hadn't even tried to play the riddler with him.
What a good System.
Lucien suddenly thought of another question.
"System, it was your existence that blocked the divination, not because there's something special about me too, right?"
[...] [The host should strive to learn knowledge according to his life's pursuits. The System will provide whatever assistance it can.]
"Can't say? Or can't say yet?"
[...Does the host need a new loan? There have been some recent additions...]
Lucien directly closed the System's dialogue. Since it was unwilling to answer the question head-on, there was no need to keep pressing it.
Heh. Who was he? Where had he come from? Where was he going?
There was no need to explore those three philosophical questions yet. How long had he been exposed to magic? How much knowledge had he learned, how much of the surface had he mastered?
So much unknown and fascinating knowledge was still waiting for him to uncover. Why