Colt had to lie low for three months.
Even when he joined different groups to hunt monsters, he acted like a helper.
There were a lot of opportunities to show himself. But instead, he worked from the shadows, saving the day without anyone realizing.
He also always wore his mask, not letting anyone learn who he was.
It wasn't because he liked to be the hero in the shadows. It was because of today, the day his "misery" ended.
Like any other day, Colt left his home and started going around as if he had no destination in life. He kicked the pavement beside the road or sighed a lot.
He was acting like he did in the past timeline. As if he hadn't received any power, and he was ready to end his miserable life.
That was when he caught a movement with the edge of his eyes. Someone in a trench coat was following him.
That damned tranch coat again...
This wasn't a demon's bad sense of fashion. It was an embarrassing hobby this demon that liked deceiving others had.
Colt acted like he didn't realize for more than one reason now. But, of course, he knew that he would be caught soon.
After walking around a bit, he entered a cafe. Even though he had money now and he was 18, he was still using his father's credit card so that no one would realize the masked helper was him.
Of course, he was known as the masked helper. He was working as a helper in strong hero groups while wearing a mask.
The cafe was mostly empty. Still, he chose a table with a lot of space around it. He didn't want to be seen with the Mr. Trench Coat.
After ordering something to drink, it was time to wait.
It didn't take long before a man around the age of thirty-five sat opposite him without asking for permission first.
Colt frowned, looking at the man.
"Are you Colt?" the man asked even though he knew the answer.
"Yes, and who are you supposed to be?" Colt said, checking his trench coat.
The man liked the fact that Colt checked his trench coat.
"I am here with an offer," the man said.
"What offer? I am not interested and I don't care," Colt answered.
It was fun to have a conversation that was in his hands. Since he knew every path this conversation could take, he felt like a puppeteer.
"I think you should listen to me," the man said with a mysterious tone. This only caused Colt to snicker inside.
But he still continued with the ruse.
"Sigh... If you tell me your offer, will you leave?"
"Hahaha, of course I will." He didn't think he would need to leave after his offer.
"Then, talk. I am listening," Colt said as if talking to a door-to-door seller. He didn't even look at the man in the eyes. Instead, he looked at his drink.
"You don't have any powers, right?" the man asked with pride.
Colt's eyes opened wide. "H-how do you know that?" he said, stuttering.
"Hehe, didn't I tell you? You should listen to my offer."
While laughing inside, Colt got serious and put his glass down.
"I am listening."
"Do you know why you don't have any powers?"
"I don't. We tried to learn more about it and even visited the association. But no one could answer."
"You are not the first one to not have a power. We also don't know the reason, but people like that are a lot in this world."
You filthy piece of-
Colt knew that they were the reason people didn't have powers. But he didn't say anything for now.
"I am here to offer you something. Would you like to have your own powers?"
"What? What do you mean?"
"I mean what I said. I can give you power. A strong one. Stronger than anyone could have."
Colt raised his brows, but then frowned. "Stop mocking me! Even I know that it is impossible to transfer powers!"
"Are you sure? What if someone had the power to transfer powers?"
That had actually made a lot of sense the first time Colt heard it. But, of course, it was BS.
There was no one with that power.
"Then..."
"Yes, I have that kind of power. And I can give you a power!"
"Why, though?"
"What do you mean, why?"
Let's mock him a little bit, Colt thought.
"I mean, why me? Can't you transfer it to the strongest hero so that they would have two or three powers and defend the Earth better?"
"Ah, that... I can only use this power on someone who doesn't have any powers!" the man made up at that moment.
"Still, you said there are other people who don't have any powers. Why not them?"
"Uhmm... Because you are ambitious! Yes, that is why. We decided that you would be the strongest hero if you had a power. Especially this power!"
"Really? Perfect! Of course, I am the most suited to be a hero!" Colt said, causing the man to feel like he was watching an arrogant clown.
"Then, let's talk about the contract," he said, taking out a document from the pocket of his trench coat.
It was a big pocket.
"Wait!" Colt stopped him. "What kind of power will I get?"
"Huh? Does it matter?"
"Of course, it does!"
"Sigh... You will get magic powers. If you train well, you can easily be the stro-"
"I don't want it," Colt interrupted.
"What did you say?"
"I don't want it."
"What do you mean you don't want it? Don't you want to have powers?"
"No, that is not it. I don't want magic powers."
"But... why?"
"Sigh... It is too stressful. What if I got hurt fighting?"
"Huh? But any power can cause that?"
"No way. Only if I get a power that would require me to fight. Don't you have something better? Like healing powers?"
"Healing power? What would you do with that?"
"Isn't it obvious? If I get hurt, I can heal myself."
Yes, Colt was acting scared. This was the biggest gamble in his life. He had sealed his magic power and demon soul, but they were still there.
He had planned everything.
When a demon gave a human power, it would be engraved in their soul. As humans trained that particular power, their souls would turn black.
In the end, they would become demons themselves. But that wouldn't end there. Demons also had a hierarchy.
As they trained and got stronger, they would also rise in this hierarchy.
Colt was nowhere near among the stronger demons in his past life since he had started as a servant.
But this time, it would be different.
He had sealed his magic power, and its seal would be removed when two conditions were met.
The first one was when his body became a demon.
And the second one was when his two new powers reached the same level as his magic power.
The two new powers mentioned here were his power as a human and the power he would rip off from the trench coat before him.
He would deceive the Demon of Deception, Inuth, and he would have three powers at the same time.