A warm sun shone in the sky, gentle winds were blowing, and a sweet scent of flowers wafted through the garden.
"Young master, please stop,"
"No, I don't want to take a bath."
In the garden, the maids were chasing a kid with black hair.
"Young master, you will be late to the festival."
"I don't care. I want to bathe with father. "
"His Majesty is busy with his work."
"I don't wanna hear that and stop chasing me."
"If you don't want us to chase you, then stop running first."
"What's going on here?"
A beautiful woman with blonde hair and blue eyes asked.
As soon as they heard her words, the maids stopped chasing the boy and bowed to her, while the boy ran towards the blonde-haired woman.
"Mother,"
The blonde-haired woman picked the boy in her arms.
"You still haven't taken a bath,"
"Madam, the young master says he wants to bathe with your majesty."
"Father promised to bathe with me." The boy said.
"As you already know, your father is trying to complete his work in order to spend some time with you during this festival."
"But he promised." His face was filled with sadness.
"Why don't you take a bath with me?"
Hearing the voice, everyone turned toward the beautiful woman with black hair and red eyes.
"What do you say, young master? Do you want to bathe this beauty?"
"No," The boy shook his head.
"Are you sure? I might show you some blood magic while we bathe." The woman said with a smile.
As soon as he heard the word, 'magic,' the boy got down from his mother's arms and approached the black-haired woman.
"I will take a bath with you."
"Oh really. It's my honor to bathe with the young master."
The black-haired woman picked the boy up in her arms.
"Let's go," The boy said.
"Sure,"
Suddenly, the scene changed.
The dark clouds now covered the entire sky, and the breeze had morphed into a storm.
The green grass in the garden was painted in blood, with the odor of blood replacing the scent of flowers.
The boy who had been running earlier was now crying, and around him lay the dead bodies of the maids who had chased him.
"Young master, look out."
Someone shouted, and the next moment, something came flying toward the boy and…
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"Huff..huff,"
Edric sat upright on the bed, breathing heavily.
'What was that?'
As his breathing returns to normal, he tries to recall the dream.
After a few minutes,
"Ahh!"
"What the hell? I can't recall their faces."
A few seconds later,
.
.
.
A few minutes later,
.
.
One eternity later,
"Fuck!"
"I can't recall their faces."
Edric lay frustrated on his bed.
It has been a week since the dungeon incident. Edric was under house arrest this entire week. Not even a step outside the house was allowed.
'What should I do today?'
Edric thought while laying in bed.
Knock!
Knock!
"Come in,"
Ruby came into the room.
"Madam is calling you down for breakfast, young master."
"Okay, I'll be there in ten minutes."
Ruby nodded and left the room.
'Did Ruby become more beautiful?'
He got up from the bed and went to take a shower.
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After a few minutes,
Except Tracy, who was at the school, everyone else was present at the dining table.
Having finished breakfast,
"I'm leaving. I have a meeting today." Edric's dad said.
"Have a good day, dear." Edric's mom said.
Orson also left due to a sudden phone call. Leave Edric, Alina, and his mother on the dining table.
"Big sis, are you free today?"
"Nope. I have a date."
"Good for you,"
"Eddie, we're going shopping today." Edric's mom suddenly said.
"Kaff! Kaff!"
Upon hearing the word 'shopping,' he got a lump in his throat.
"Have some water."
Gulp! Gulp!
"Shopping? Didn't you go shopping last week?
"Yup, I did,"
"Then why? Again?"
"Last time I bought clothes for myself, but today I want to buy clothes for you."
"For me? I already have a lot of clothes, so I don't need more."
"But your favorite hoodie got ripped in the last dungeon raid, didn't it?" Alina asked with a smirk on her face.
"Yeah, so what?" Edric frowned.
"Then you should buy a new one, right, mom?"
"No thanks. I already had another one."
"Alina is right. You should buy a new hoodie."
"No, I'm not going."
Edric rose from his chair and began to walk towards his room.
"House arrest will be over,"
Edric paused, and turned,
"What?"
"If you go shopping with me, then your house arrest will be over."
"Really?"
"Yeah."
"I'm ready. When are we going?"
"In two hours."
"Okay, until then, I'm in my room,"
"You sure have him wrapped around your fingers." Alina commented.
"That's the wrong way to put it. If others hear that, they will misunderstand you."
"You should say it like this."
"The mother knows everything about her kids."