I Can Copy Curses

Orion read the message in complete silence. He didn't know what to do at this moment. He felt bad for what had happened to Tracy and, in a way, for Ray too. But that was it; he could only empathize with them. He had no real connection to them, nor had he known them before.

"Why does this trouble never end?"

He sighed heavily and thought it through. Occupying Ray's identity, he had known he might be recognized by some people, but Tracy, of all people, and the fact that she wasn't dead made his situation much more complicated.

He had two options: either ignore Tracy altogether and focus on his tasks at hand, or try to save her.

But could he save her? Did she really need saving? From what he had seen at the Hunter Association, she seemed fine, but was she truly fine? Remembering how she had cried on his shoulder made him think otherwise.

"Damn my luck!"

In the end, Orion decided he would try to save her if he could. He definitely couldn't ignore her. When she cried on his shoulder, it reminded him of his little sister, Elly, and just for that reason, he would do everything in his power to help her.

Moreover, now that he knew she wasn't dead and had been threatened into this situation, he couldn't just ignore her. If he hadn't known anything, it would have been fine, but now that he knew, he had to help her—or at least try to help her. After all, at this moment, he was not Orion, but Ray Wiser.
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Having decided what to do, Orion left his home and flew toward a certain direction. Flying was forbidden in Masturi City for reasons unknown, but since Orion was in his dimension, it didn't matter to him.

After flying through his dimension for half an hour, he exited and arrived at a very remarkable place.

All kinds of flying vehicles could be seen hovering through the air around Nimbus Palace, the company that built these flying vehicles. At this moment, the area was more crowded than the Hunter Association, with people from all directions gathering here.

"It's bustling with people as always."

Orion smiled and entered the company's area. Nimbus Palace owned a vast tract of land, with many different buildings responsible for various tasks.

Orion headed to one of these buildings, which was responsible for vehicle modeling and repair.

Upon arriving, he saw many damaged flying vehicles of different types scattered around.

"What can I do for you, young man?"

A fat, middle-aged man with a big beard greeted him.

Orion looked at him and tapped his halo watch, where a holographic screen popped up, showing a flying vehicle with the number 199 on its side.

"I'm here for vehicle number 199. I heard it was repaired," Orion said.

"Ah, that," the man nodded. "Come with me."

He led Orion inside the building to another area, where new-looking flying vehicles were parked.

As Orion observed the vehicles, he noticed a two-seater resembling a motorbike but without wheels standing to the side. It was red, gleaming brightly under the lights.

Orion approached his flying vehicle and inspected it. After confirming all the damages were gone and the vehicle appeared as good as new, he nodded.

"I'll take it," Orion said, turning to the man.

The man nodded, tapped his halo watch, and a hologram appeared. Orion did the same, and a beep sounded from the man's watch, who then nodded.

"Alright, you're free to take it."

Orion nodded, mounted the vehicle as he would a motorbike, and it slowly started hovering in the air. He carefully controlled it to move forward, and the vehicle glided smoothly ahead, eventually emerging into the open air. Orion then took flight and ascended into the sky.

There was a designated path for flying vehicles in the air, marked by various drones flying nonstop. All vehicles had to stay within this path and at a specific height; otherwise, they would be fined.

Last time, due to overspeeding, Orion flew outside the radar and crashed into a building. He was fined a thousand UNI for that, and another ten thousand to repair his flying vehicle. That day, he lost a lot of money.

But he wasn't going to repeat the same mistake twice. He followed the designated path and headed toward his guild. He wasn't flying too fast, but he wasn't slow either, and overall, he would reach the guild much faster with the flying vehicle than with his motorbike.

Some time later, he finally arrived above his guild and lowered his vehicle toward the parking lot.

After landing safely, he parked his vehicle and entered the Starflame Guild building.

"I hope this goes without a hitch," Orion thought as he headed directly to Erza's office. Dollas Academy was what he had come to the Human Federation Realm for; if a problem arose at the last possible moment, it would be a real pity.

However, he hadn't gone far when a guild member recognized him.

"Ray, you're here," a lady his age called out.

"How are you, Shuna?" Orion asked.

"I'm fine," Shuna replied. "Are you going to Erza's office?"

Orion nodded.

"I'm going there as well. Let's go together," Shuna suggested.

Orion gladly accepted her invitation.

Not long after, they arrived at a door. Orion knocked.

"Come in."

Upon hearing permission, Orion opened the door, and they both entered.

"Ah, you two are here," Erza was surprised to see them both arrive at the same time.

"The selection will start in an hour, and the guild master will be present to watch. So, be prepared," Erza informed them of the timing and gave them some details about the selection.

"Ten people will take part, and only one will be chosen. So, I hope you two are confident about this."

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