"I should pay them as they want."
Leona wanted Raimon to grow strong and healthy, and survive the possible dangers when he left the Blood Castle.
Ocean and Reineza wanted Raimon to grow strong and healthy, and try to cut his head clean off with his sword or smash all his enemies.
Therefore, Raimon had to reward them by doing exactly what they expected of him.
Knock-knock.
Someone was behind the door to Raimon's room.
"Sebastian here, young master. It's time for your training."
"Oh, so it's time. I'll be there."
Raimon was currently training two skills simultaneously.
He was learning how to release the spiritual energy of Eclipse in the subway chamber, and Sebastian, a knight of the castle, was teaching him the martial arts with the blood aura. As a result, Raimon had no time to rest daily.
When he opened the door and stepped out of his room, Sebastian bowed politely.
"What will today's lesson be about, Sebastian?"
"In the morning, we will study combat footwork and movements with the spear. Around noon, it will be different striking techniques, both with punches and kicks. Then in the afternoon, we will tackle joint locking techniques along with some general physical training along with weights."
It was a tight schedule, but Raimon nodded in satisfaction. He exuded an aura of dignity and majesty like that of a ruler who has received a report from a subordinate.
Sebastian tensed as he observed Raimon's demeanor.
As the family's gentleman guardian and the young master's martial arts instructor, he should have been very proud of the boy's growth.
However, Sebastian was nervous every time he trained the young man.
'I must not slack off and slack off while teaching young master Raimon'.
Sebastian had taught the family's combat techniques to a total of two guardian knights at the Blood Castle.
The twins, who were about to finish their etiquette classes would be next.
Except for the twins, the other two had already left the Blood Castle when Raimon was still a baby.
I had never felt this way when teaching others. They were all busy with the training program, and all I had to do was assess their growth. But for Young Master Raimon... It's like he's a beast. There's something different about him."
Beast.
Normally, the instructor is the only one with the right to fight with his student, something akin to the relationship between a boss and a subordinate.
But Sebastian could feel Raimon getting out of control every time the duel between the two took place. Whether it was fists, kicks, and swords his abilities increased in real-time, and the physical body seemed otherworldly since he awakened the blood aura. And this was happening daily during his training sessions, ever since his first lesson.
During grueling physical workouts where Raimon would sweat profusely, during exercises where he would bruise and his young skin would tear and burst, even during fights where he would throw himself to the ground.
Raimon always watched Sebastian's teaching skills intently.
This was news to Sebastian.
But the look on his face was more serious than anyone else. The boy, who was immersed in his exercise, was sniffing.
However, his concentration did not last long.
After Reineza, his nanny came to visit him.
"Young master."
However, he did not find it unpleasant or uncomfortable. On the contrary, Sebastian believed that Raimon possessed all the virtues that a pure-blooded Flower should have.
"No wonder the Duke shows great interest in him. I must not let my guard down today as well."
Sebastian focused his attention as a flame of enthusiasm shone in his eyes. Then, he and Raimon headed to the training grounds inside the castle leaving behind Reineza who had come to treat the minor wounds on Raimon's body.
"Young master."
"Speak freely, Sebastian."
"It is a great honor to be able to instruct you, young master. I promise to provide you with the best possible training regimen and guide you as best I can over the next few months until you turn 11."
"I appreciate your thoughts. I will be in your care until then."
Time passed.
Ten days and then another ten days.
A month had passed since Raimon trained with Sebastian.
Everyone was slowly getting used to their daily routine.
The evaluation of the guardian knights was absolute. In other words, there was no need to compete to stay with a personal master.
Having the right to train the best of the best just for being a Flower was never absolute, if the lack of talent was detected it was very likely to be reported to the Duke and the family Heir would be deprived of all his privileges.
Only the best geniuses had the right to succeed the Duke Flower.
Everyone would agree with the Flower family's calculations if things went on like this.
Raimon didn't care.
Until he finished the combat training session, Raimon could not go to visit Eclipse, even though he was completely exhausted.
He then practiced the solar spiritual energy release technique under the guidance of the dragon.
Today was an exhausting and demanding day, but also joyful.
"Ohhh!"
Eclipse let out a cry of excitement and amazement.
Raimon wondered how many times Eclipse had already been amazed. According to a quick calculation, it was more than 5 times during the last hour.
"Are you that happy, Eclipse?"
Eclipse turned his head and stared at Raimon.
"Is that even a question, baby? I finally get to get out of this boring, stuffy place! And it's in a few months."
It's been about two years since the twins left the hall of etiquette. But for Raimon, the two years passed in a flash. He had countless other things he wanted to learn and practice, so he would have loved to stay a few more years.
"You're right. Until the day I met Eclipse down here, I too found every day boring in this castle."
After returning to the Blood castle and dining with Reineza, Raimon went straight to the family gym to the side of his room for a while.
Time passed.
2nd month As the seasons changed, the sun slowly stayed longer.
From this point on, the guardian knights abandoned their duties at Blood Castle changing shifts with new knights.
Only Sebastian was left to accompany him during training. It was because the daily routine became more difficult.
The time did not increase. The difficulty of training had risen to an incredible level.
Most of the young boys, except for the top-ranked ones, began to feel their limits at this stage.
Fitness and injuries were not an issue.
The Flower recovery room was the best, and Raimon Flower managed to take excellent care of himself.
As long as he was mentally strong, the Flower kids could still concentrate on their training.
Or they could opt to take a break.
But that wasn't the case with Raimon.
He was still giving it his best shot.