Is it Wrong to Copy Abilities in Apocalypse?

The guy, Alex, however, was busy with something else right now.

The people in his surroundings were standing a bit far away from him; he didn't seem like the friendly guy after all, especially with his not-so-gentle entry.

Their gazes, however, were focused on him, filled with uncertainty and fear, as they awaited Alex's response just like Rajveer.

But Alex's frown, instead of relaxing, only deepened, causing the air to tense and Rajveer to grow more and more restless.

Unlike others, he could feel Alex's gaze, and he was the one who felt pressured; it was as if there was a grim reaper standing right behind Alex, ready to reap the lives of those he felt were a hindrance to him.

Rajveer had an inspection ability that was ranked quite high as well, yet he wasn't able to get a single bit of information on Alex, causing him to gain a profound enlightenment.

'Is he a protagonist-type character?'

This was the first thought that appeared in his head.

He was a nerd, a study geek, and a bookworm, but along with those things, he was an avid reader of comics and manga.

In most of the stories he read—he likes the antihero genre, with somewhat OP MC—the protagonists are supposed to have a secret that would always be protected from others, or they have a special ability that is way too broken to even exist.

Rajveer, who had a heroic ranked ability, even thought that maybe he was the protagonist, as no matter whose status he looked at, he wasn't been able to see anyone with an ability ranked as high as his—that was until he tried his skill on Alex.

So even though he knew that getting close to Alex wasn't the best thing to do, he still tried to talk to the guy.

Now, however, as he could feel Alex's scrutinizing gaze on himself, he regretted even disturbing Alex.

So, with an apologetic look on his face, he thought of apologizing to Alex, but before he could do it...

"Are they not supposed to follow me?"

Alex asked, the frown still present on his head.

His words, however, caused the other people to get confused, while Rajveer, who wanted to talk to Alex, grew elated, but he soon calmed down.

He shouldn't show his happiness out in the open; that would just make things awkward, and maybe more tense.

"N-No, those creatures stopped following us at one point..."

Rejveer replied to Alex's question, and although he tried to cool down his tense nerves, he couldn't stop the shuttering.

Alex, on the other hand, squinted his eyes, a sharp light passing through them.

"What do you mean?"

Alex could sense something amiss here; it was as if there was something he was missing, but he couldn't quite put his finger on it.

"U-Um, well—"

Rajveer tried to explain it to Alex, but his words got stuck in his mouth as a god—the one that he wanted to form a contract with—sent a notification.

[The Remover of Obstacles is saying that he should just unmute his notifications.]

Rajveer's eyes widened as he saw the notification.

He was a nerd, as said before, and among the many things he was nerdy about, there was one thing he read about a lot, and it was mythologies.

He knew a lot about gods, so when he saw the aliases of the gods, he could somewhat guess their real names.

The Removers of Obstacles, however, was not some minor god who could be ignored; he was Lord Ganesha, the son of one of the principal deities in Hinduism, Shiva the destroyer, and his only consort Parvati.

The remover of obstacles had been watching him since the start, but the guy wasn't strong enough to fit his demands. That was when Rajveer revealed having a heroic-ranked skill to the gods, causing their interest to be piqued.

[The Remover of Obstacles is asking for your patience.]

That was what Lord Ganesha had replied to his request for a contract, and since then, the boy has been waiting to get accepted, so although the message wasn't particularly for the guy, he was still happy about it.

Alex, on the other hand, had a certain glint pass through his eyes as he saw the unfocused eyes of Rajveer as if he were staring at something that wasn't visible to others, and soon, Alex saw the guy's lips move.

"You should unmute your notifications..."

For the first time, Rajveer spoke without a stutter; it was as if he had gained new confidence, and he actually had.

He knew that the gods couldn't interfere with the events on Earth; just like Alx, he had read almost everything about them.

But still, just knowing that a strong god is watching you, which means you have a chance to give them a good impression, is enough to make a coward turn into the bravest man.

Alex, who heard Rajveer's words, stared at the guy for a while, his eyes as cold as ever, causing the guy to sweat profusely, but he didn't shrink back, at least not for now.

But soon, Alex moved his gaze away from the guy and stared at the system screen in front of him before he commanded.

"Unmute notifications."

"..."

For a second, there was no notification, as if he hadn't even received one before...

[The Dragon Warrior is looking and saying that you should keep your notifications on.]

[The Eternal Devotee of Rama is shaking his head with a sigh.]

[The Remover of Obstacles is saying that he would have informed you about it before you had your notifications on.]

[The Divine Healer of Mankind is looking at your wounds.]

[The Divine Arbiter of Justice and Order wants the system to give an explanation.]

[The Enchantress of Love is saying that she was really worried about you.]

[The Metal Detector agrees with the system's decision.]

[The God of Music and Poetry advises you to inquire the system about your situation.]

…..

…

.

One after another, as if wanting to overload the system, new notifications started popping up, and Alex, whose eyes could even follow all of them, could only read a few of them, but he got the gist of what they were trying to say.

His brows frowned as he recalled the first words that Rajveer had said.

'W-Why were those c-creatures, um, following you...?'

It was as if he was confused by the actions of those creatures, as if he thought that maybe Alex did something to provoke those creatures, and it was not just Rajveer; every other person had the same look in their eyes.

Alex had noticed it from the moment he arrived; everyone was looking at him as if he was a thief or something as if he had done something bad.

Well, he did kill a person right in front of them...

But Alex didn't think of it as a bad thing, maybe.

The next second, however, taking the advice of the god of music and poetry, he called out to the system.

"System."

His eyes were frosty, sending shivers down the spines of the humans in the surroundings as he waited for the system's response, which was taking longer than usual.

That was until her irritated voice resounded throughout the final point, attracting the attention of the creatures as well.

[What is it, now?]