This reward has really been delivered!

Whew—!

He let out a long breath, a wave of joy rising in his heart once again.

To be honest, although he had gradually adapted to this world over the past half year by keeping an optimistic mindset and constantly cheering himself on with “UPUP” in his heart, he would still occasionally feel powerless and lost, with no one to rely on.

He always felt that if he wasn’t careful, he might end up dead on the streets of Tokyo one day.

But today was different.

Even though this Crimson Eye ability was only ranked 89th in the sequence, not even making it into the top 72, he was now, after all, a dual-talented ability user.

Moreover, the Sin Manual didn’t have any restrictions on “ability slots,” which meant... he had great potential for the future!

Of course, the premise was not to throw his life away for a mission.

Edward Harris steadied his mind, his gaze once again falling with slight confusion on the words “can be advanced by consuming source points” behind Crimson Eye, then shifted his eyes to his own source points section.

[Source Points: 1 (Newcomer Reward)]

He had never received any so-called source points before. Looking at the newcomer reward note at the end... could this be the “newbie gift pack”?

Can it be advanced?

He carefully recalled the ability sequence list he had once seen in the electronic reading room at Takehara South High School. The Crimson Eye, ranked 89th in the sequence of psychic eye abilities, did indeed seem to be an ability that could be advanced.

And its higher-level ability was:

Sequence No. 16—【Nine-Eyed Six Paths】

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Chapter 3 Two Eyes... Are Watching Me

Nervous? Excited?

You have to know, every ability ranked between 20 and 10 in the sequence is epic-level, and their owners are basically powerhouses who dominate their own territories. If he could really advance, it would be like a pie falling from the sky and knocking him out!

This was crazy!

Unbelievable!

But the 【Sin Manual】 that appeared in his mind today had already shattered the “worldview” that Edward Harris had painstakingly rebuilt over the past half year. He no longer hesitated. After all, this source point was a freebie from the newbie gift pack, so with a thought, he decisively added his only source point.

【Consume 1 source point to advance Crimson Eye?】

【Confirm】

In an instant, the originally gray 【Crimson Eye】 in the ability column of his mind suddenly trembled violently, the font blurring one by one, then suddenly each character burst forth with dazzling purple light.

【Advancement Successful】

【Congratulations, host, you have obtained a new ability】

【Nine-Eyed Six Paths】

Sequence No.: 16

Current unlocked state:

First Eye: 360-degree long-range vision, able to see through opponents’ moves, including but not limited to spell techniques, sword forms, and the trajectory of elemental abilities.

First Path: Hell Path; can drag the target into a hellish, endless nightmare for a short time. When the hallucination is too real, it can cause a certain amount of physical damage.

Hiss—!

Edward Harris stared blankly at the new ability in his mind, instantly feeling a chill run down his spine at how terrifying it was. As expected, epic-level abilities ranked at the top of the sequence were this frightening. And this was just unlocking “one eye and one path,” yet it was already no less than the original Crimson Eye.

No wonder those with epic-level abilities could roam the seas at will, ruling and dominating, and some small countries ruled by powerful individuals could even carve out their own territories, only paying lip service to the Heavenly World Government’s authority.

He had exchanged a free source point for an ability ranked in the top 20.

This time... was a huge win!

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“Mr. Harris, thank you for the valuable information you provided and your heroic performance during the capture. The bonus will be transferred to your personal account by the Finance Department of the Metropolitan Police within seven working days.”

Suddenly, a voice sounded in his ear.

Although Edward Harris was overjoyed in his mind with the 【Sin Manual】, with the 60:1 time flow rate, in reality, it was just a blink of an eye, and no one noticed his brief distraction or the fleeting red gleam in his eyes.

“Oh! Thank you so much.”

“Haha, we should be the ones thanking you. We’ve been chasing this guy for days.”

“......”

After a round of “friendly chatting,” once he confirmed that the bounty money would be fully deposited into his account at the New Tokyo Central Bank, Edward Harris didn’t say another word and quickly took his leave.

As he was leaving, he also noticed Mary Bennett from the Third Investigation Unit.

He wasn’t surprised by this. The unscrupulous uncle who ran the detective agency almost talked every day about his daughter Mary Bennett, who, after graduating from Takehara South Private Academy, had used connections to get an internship in the Third Investigation Unit. Edward Harris had heard it so much his ears were getting calluses. He just hadn’t expected to run into her here, so he nodded as a greeting.

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Around ten o’clock at night, Edward Harris took the train back to Ogawa Town, Edogawa Ward, District 23 of New Tokyo. After getting off the train, he walked for about ten minutes and arrived in front of a five-story apartment building.