Right in the middle of Nielphie's excited celebration, Sylke calmly entered the room again, noticing his arrival Nielphie jumped into his arms happily while showing off his achievement in search of a little pampering, but being Beori in the room Sylke couldn't being as fond of her as ever, which increased Nielphie's resentment towards Beori another notch.
Seeming to notice this Beori gave a small defeated sigh before speaking.
- Since mother has returned I think it's time for me to leave, in just a few hours it will be the Nielphie ceremony and I should prepare properly for it, also they will surely need my help in the events room - Beori said calmly to his mother Sylke.
- Well since you're leaving let me walk you to the exit, Nielphie goes back to your room to finish getting ready, just look how messy your hair is, you should fix it as soon as possible – said Sylke nodding.
Listening to her mother Nielphie touched her hair before looking resentfully at Beori, surely she did it on purpose when they met only for Sylke to scold her, without a doubt a worst brother, but in the end she said nothing and just left obediently to his room. Sylke then led Beori out of the small and comfortable mansion.
- I always had a doubt, mother, why is such an important place for the family… so small and modest? – Asked Beori with perplexity as he watched the corridors of the mansion as he left.
- The size does not define the importance of a Beori place, the truly important sites do not have to be gigantic or highly guarded, as long as they are secret and have enough security will suffice - Sylke replied as he accompanied Beori to the exit.
- By the way, I didn't expect you to be so playful, for a moment I thought you really wanted to piss Nielphie to death, but it was good that it worked out better than I predicted in the end and Nielphie was able to overcome her nervousness. Just remember to be more respectful to the heiress of the family when you're with other people, or don't blame me for having to discipline you properly afterwards – said Sylke casually as they reached the exit of the small mansion.
Beori was surprised to hear what his mother said, but he didn't dare to say another word, obviously his mother had planned everything and was aware of the little argument between Beori and Nielphie, in fact, she could have known from the beginning. At first about Nielphie's nervousness, I take advantage of Beori's visit to try to help her get over it.
Although he did not predict that it would be so effective, it does not take away from the fact that at all times Beori was dancing in the palm of his hands, "it is incredible how calculating an experienced noble can be as a mother, I will have to make sure not to make her angry in the future or I'll be in trouble" Beori thought as he walked back to the ceremony hall.
Although he was walking in the direction of the ceremony hall he had no intention of joining in to help yet, having run away before his stepfather and the others had almost certainly noticed him, so if he returned now he would only receive an unwarranted scolding and return to the boring routine. which I had no intention of doing.
So as he approached the event hall, he took a look at the situation, and noticing that they did not need his help, he deviated towards the nearby forest. The Count Guthald family was quite a prestigious and ancient family in the whole kingdom, as a faithful guardian of the northwest border of the country it had many years of merits in its history, mainly keeping the wild Tian Fa forest at bay, which was one of the 5 most dangerous wilderness areas on the continent.
Which was in the Northwest area of the Fairoth realm, although there was some distance between the two was not small, the frequency in which powerful demon beasts escaped in revolts from the Tian Fa forest and came to bring chaos to the border of the realm, for That is why it has long been the duty of the Guthald family to keep at bay all the beasts that want to cross the border and cause problems for the kingdom.
This being the reason why the family's main mansion is in a remote and mountainous part of the kingdom, as well as the main reason that the family has not advanced beyond the rank of earls over the years, or at least that was the official reason, lately Beori has been having a lot of doubts about it, but for better or worse it's really none of his business, so he always tosses it to the back of his mind when the thought arises.
Returning to the subject, the Guthald family lived in a more secluded and frugal way than other families of the same rank, but this brought with it several benefits that other families did not have, among them is privacy, being such a discreet family enjoys a lot of privacy and also of tranquility, seldom the serious affairs of the kingdom that did not have to do with the border really affected the family, there was also the fact of the large extension of land that the family governed comparable to some great marquises, and finally a very close relationship with the royal family thanks to his many years of selfless service.
This type of environment and family is really quite suitable for Beori, thanks to the memories he inherited and the many secrets to hide, Beori's main concern regarding inherited memories is the possibility of being taken as a "child of taboo" , this is because I had heard of stories about powerful and evil people who when their lifespan is coming to an end they do an extremely cruel sacrificial ritual to "reincarnate" in the body of a newborn.
This was considered an absolute taboo throughout the continent and whenever any "son of taboo" was identified, they would be hunted by hundreds of legionnaires from all countries and temples, as they were considered extremely cruel and dangerous people in all nations. If by chance they were to confuse Beori with any of these, it would really be a living nightmare.
This was the main reason why Beori asked his mother to be able to move and live in a more secluded cabin, in order to have more privacy and start investigating certain points of the memories about which he was curious, but until now he did not know. dared to try.
After entering the nearby forest, I walked for a few minutes, turning and deviating from time to time at random, Beori arrived in front of a large stone the size of a cow, which was on an old trunk of a fallen tree, it was unknown as This happened, but Beori did not seem to care when he approached the stone and struck a certain point on it with his hand.
Being hit by Beori's hand the stone shattered like an eggshell at that point, showing how completely hollow it was inside, sticking his hand through the newly formed hole in the rock without changing his expression at all, Beori I grope inside for a while before pulling out various items from the rock.
Things like bits of old wood, some dried grasses and leaves, as well as bottles filled with very viscous, dark-colored blood. These elements were obtained by Beori over the last few weeks to start his tests (Although it was really Beorth who got them for him in secret), among the many memories he had inherited, Beori realized that there were many similarities between the world of that powerful old man with his own despite how different they functioned.
One of those common points was the formations, in their inherited memories there were many kinds of spiritual formations and so on that had many different and complex functions, similarly in this world there were magic formations of many kinds and with many functions, but in the In the library that Beori was allowed to go to there weren't any books related to learning how to set up basic formations, the most I managed to find in recent years was just a few books that talked about their basic elements and how they worked in general.
For this reason, until now Beori had not dared to try to make the formations in his memories, since if they discovered him and asked him where he learned it from, it would be impossible to explain, he was supposed to keep these materials to start testing when he officially moved. to the cabin, but he was so impatient that he couldn't wait any longer, anyway he would be moving soon and there shouldn't be a problem at this point.
Taking all the things he moved to a more open area and started arranging them on the ground, as the formations in his memories come from another world, they are quite different from the ones in this one as far as creating them is concerned, apparently just like the ones in his memory. of this world are created using elements with special properties and characteristics to form them, but in the formations of the other world they use objects that are not found in this one, or at least Beori did not find them despite the fact that those of this formation are very "common". " according to memories.
That's why to adapt he could only change them for similar items that I research in this world that also have similar effects, I crush and mix the leaves and dried fruits that I had kept in a stone bowl, then I add some magical beast blood that I had saved In some glass jars, in the end, a very viscous and sticky grayish mixture with a bad smell remained.
It was very different from what it looked like in the inherited memories which was silver in color, but it didn't bother Beori much when he went directly to the next part of the process, taking the wood fragments he buried them at different distances and positions, taking the shape of a constellation on the forest floor, then he took the grayish substance with a thick brush that he had taken from somewhere and began to trace connecting the different pieces of wood with lines of that substance, finally taking a shape similar to an irregular star.
Once he finished arranging the formation the previously invisible Mana from the surroundings began to churn and show signs of converging on the strange formation, but in the end it failed to converge and just restlessly rested on it, showing no real effect other than just a light show
Noticing it, Beori frowned as he watched the scene and thought, shortly after he approached and stood in the middle of the formation where the Mana moved in a restless and turbulent way before closing his eyes and feeling carefully.
- Amazing, even though the Mana inside the formation is turbulent and practically unmanageable it still feels very free and natural, if someone were to practice manipulating mana in this area they would have double the results with half the effort, but I still feel there is something wrong with this…
Beori murmured as he looked in amazement at the formation under his feet, according to his memories this would be a spiritual gathering formation, it would have the function of collecting spiritual energy and accelerating the cultivation speed of anyone in it, but obviously since in this world the energy did not exist Spirit nor its equivalents could have a very different effect in this place, in addition to the fact that its materials were not really used, so Beori was simply experimenting with it since it was the easiest to make and the one that managed to get adequate ingredients so far.
But he did not expect that with it he could achieve such effects that could be considered even miraculous, although he felt a strange feeling about this formation so he decided to practice a little on it until the time of the ceremony.
Thus the seconds and minutes passed... while Beori was still sitting cross-legged inside the formation, time had passed and soon it would be the appointed time for Nielphie's presentation and naming ceremony, at that time Beori who was meditating with her closed eyes snapped open as a mouthful of blood sprayed from her mouth, falling onto the painted formation beneath her feet and cutting it off.
"It seems that this formation also has its disadvantages, although the Mana in it is quite independent and suitable for practicing, it also has a violent tone to it, if someone practices for a long time inside or tries to cast a spell on it, they will be attacked by the Mana. eventually and end up receiving internal injuries, without a doubt it is a training method for masochists" Beori thought.
Seeing how the formation had been interrupted by the blood falling on the lines of that strange substance, he only sighed before collecting the pieces of wood that looked a little smaller and what was left over from the prepared mixture, then he took out a small canteen that hung from his waist and drank the pasty green liquid in it before wiping away the bit of blood that hung from the corners of his mouth.
This was a medicinal liquid that he had created based on inherited memories, similar to formations, its ingredients were practically non-existent in this world, but he had managed to find some good substitutes with almost the same properties and create this liquid, which he did not What he hoped was that it would be much more effective than in his memories and he could quickly recover not only external and flesh injuries, but also the complicated internal injuries even faster.
- Well, it's time for me to show up for the ceremony, if I'm late it's certain that mother would kill me or something worse... but first I should go through the room and change into something a little cleaner - murmured Beori.
Taking one last look at the remains of that formation, Beori seemed to think of something as a smug smile spread across his face and he stepped away from the ruined formation a bit, then raised both hands pointing to what was left of the formation as a large amount of mana began to gather in his hands.
When enough Mana had gathered in front of his hands taking the appearance of a small bluish mist, Beori opened his lips and recited.
" ᛃᚨᛗᚨᚱᚨᛞᚨ"
After which the concentrated Mana sparked in a blaze directed towards the remnants of the formation consuming idol in ashes, after seeing the destruction caused by his Beori spell he put on his arrogant smile again as he spoke.
- I hope that brat didn't get too arrogant just because I let her win once.
Before turning and leaving the forest…