“Are you trying to reach Enlightenment?”

“I’m not interested in religion. What I see is not the reality of truth, but only the original form of existence, so it just happened by chance that the end point of my realization is similar to the Buddhist end point of Enlightenment.”

She grumbled a response with a sullen expression. Seeing the dissatisfaction on her face, Yongno felt that she wasn’t in attendance of her own accord.

“… The lecture topic has gotten a bit off track. Since it’s come to this, shall I take your questions?”

As Yongno spoke to the audience, which was buzzing after overhearing the two’s seemingly contentious yet underlyingly friendly conversation, a beautiful-looking woman quickly raised her hand. Her eyes twinkled as if she had been waiting to ask Yongno a question.

“Yes, you, over there. What are you curious about?”

Hearing Yongno’s words, the woman responded.

“Uhm, I heard that Mr. Merlin is the strongest Master in DIO. Is this true?”

“That’s incorrect. That title would fall to Arthur or Cruze. However, I cannot deny that I am one of the top users.”

In truth, within the Heaven above the Heavens, Arthur and Merlin were both Level 19. Arthur’s growth, which initially rose at a terrifying pace, had recently gone completely stagnant, virtually stopping to a screeching halt, so Merlin was able to...