Around 4 pm, I arrived inside the mansion.
It has been roughly 8 hours since I left the mansion without leaving any letters nor having permission to go outside.
I expect them to scold me that's why I've been thinking of some decent explanation or excuses enough to avert getting punished.
Although I was able to think of some, I never expect that I will be able to arrive in front of my room without getting questioned easily.
Did they leave together without telling me? Or it's the other way around.
Ever since I arrived inside the mansion, I never saw any faces of my uncles and siblings around. The maids are here and they only gave me a slight nod after seeing me.
Various questions swarm my head but I decided to ignore them all. The actions of others had got nothing to do with me.
I promptly opened the door.
Opened-
Step-
"where have you been?"
and when I was about to come in, the sudden voice of a person behind me put me into a hiatus.
I turned around and saw the face of the man standing in front of me. Although he looks young, he has some wrinkles around his face. I don't know how he got it but it's probably because of working under pressure.
Set aside, this person is named Nickola Arcadia. One of my uncles who had supported our family matters and decisions no matter what cost it takes to protect the family.
If it wasn't because of his level being the lowest in our family, his overall capabilities are enough to put him as the next successor.
Though, this is still the first time I will be talking to him. I never saw him talk some unnecessary stuff with his nephews and nieces or even his own siblings before so it's rare to see him talking to me like this. Therefore, I had no other choice but to hear him out, it might be more serious than I thought it would. However, judging the situation, maybe he just came here to scold me.
"I came out to sleep"
"Sleep inside the forest 1 kilometer away from the mansion? It might be sound easy but judging from your looks, your nothing but just a kid. Albeit your team won, I didn't see anything special about you during the special test. Furthermore, you have no weapons when you came here so it's really suspicious to see you unscathed."
Suspicious, is that what he wants to say?
Although it really is suspicious, I have no intention to say the truth.
But, it's surprising that he managed to have a glimpse of some details. Did he tail me? No, he didn't, he only managed to have a grasp of my presence. Anyhow, based on his words, it's safe to assume that he didn't see anything specific including my techniques.
"Well..." As I said this word, I racked my brain to create an excuse quickly.
I'd do have an excuse but I don't know if it works now after hearing his words.
"I thought I forgot something in the forest so I decided to check"
"Forgot something? What is it?"
"This ring." I stretched out my right hand and a ring can be seen on my middle fingers.
"You... Where did you get this?"
He seems to be surprised upon seeing this ring as there was a slight panic in his voice.
"Mother gave it to me"
"She... Did she give it to you? This... Ring?"
Nod-
I immediately nodded.
There was still an emotion lingering on his face seemingly stunned to say something.
After a few moments, he returned to his original composure.
"Ahem- so you came back on your own because you forgot this item?"
"Yeah. It's a precious item that I cannot afford to lose."
"I see"
"Please don't tell this to others. They will scold me if you did."
"I understand..."
The expression he made, in the end, was all I need and This matter will be unraveled and never be heard by others.
I don't trust him but his quiet personality is enough. Even if others heard this, I'm sure mother won't tell anything specific about this even though she knew. She would ask me in person herself.
"Hmmnn, you're calmer than I expected. Kids would immediately cry when asked. However, for you, things like this are like nothing. You didn't express any reactions at all, it's like you don't have an emotion. Are you a sociopath?"
I can feel his gaze focused on me. His imagination is going somewhere else and I have to dissuade that.
"What do you mean by that?"
"No nothing, forget what I said."
He was about to see an interesting and a bigger picture, however, just when he was about to see it, he averted himself from going too deep.
"Anyway, there was something I have to tell you."
"What is it?"
"Your mother came to the court to justify herself along with others. As for your siblings, they went to a children's party."
"Justify?"
"Yes. You remember that viscount a few months ago?"
"Yeah, mother killed him for sexual harassing inside our house."
I remembered that guy who tried to harass my mother during the special test but he instantly died before he could even touch her. I heard this after the test.
This would've solved the situation instantly, but it seems that the viscount has too many connections within the country that's why it took longer than expected. Some want to help him and some are using this opportunity to blame the family.
Truth be told at the end of the day, they have no power to defeat the Arcadia family considering that the evidence is clearer than the sky. All their unnecessary attempt would end in vain and trouble would only come for them later.
As for the children's party, it's nothing but an unnecessary event created by an idiot. I bet they only came there to stand out.
"What are you thinking? Are you jealous of your cousins?"
He had been observing me until now that he couldn't even try to leave small details. However, he failed to predict my thoughts. He probably used my age as an example to conclude.
"Yeah I guess"
I didn't disapprove. Other people should believe the lie and use their misunderstandings to make yourself invisible and unpredictable from their sight.
Only the capable ones can have the same thoughts as me.
"Well, since you said it for yourself, I stop here. Don't worry I won't tell anyone about what you did. However, don't ever do something recklessly again. We have knights here, tell them if you wish to be escorted."
"Yes. I keep that in mind"
He immediately departed upon hearing my sentence.
I tried to organize what he said earlier, about me being emotionless.
A sociopath which is similar to my case.
I do have emotions, however, the moment I set foot here, I began to gradually lose my interest to have emotions anymore. As a person who seeks power, emotions are a hindrance and a weakness that could be used by others to read minds. As such, I have no reasons to have it anymore.
People are unpredictable after all.
I will walk on the path I created. The path of the strongest with no weaknesses.
Leaving those thoughts behind, I immediately came inside the room to rest.
***
Time flew away and today is starting the month of schola on the calendar...
(Schola means school)
I woke up early in the morning. Brush my teeth, took a bath, wore my school uniform, and eat my breakfast before going to school.
Each child at the age of 5 will be starting their first day of school in the exorsus academy and ends after 2 years. 3 days before we received the system.
(Exorsus= beginning)
The mission of this school is to help the kids to receive every specific details and fundamental technique they need to survive while fighting monsters.
Albeit, very disappointed that I have to go through hell again in school, I'd got no resentments implanted inside my heart.
It's only for two years I just have to endure it.
After that, with my cousins as well as our knights with horses who were protecting us from outside, we departed using the carriage with our family crest imbued on it.
The road headed towards the empire is approximately 50 kilometers away from the mansion. It would take around 5-7 hours to walk there, but since we're using a carriage powered by mana, arriving at the school is estimated to be around 40-50 minutes.
Along the way, my cousins began to converse with each other out of boredom. I didn't participate in a meaningless talk so I opted to take a nap.
48 minutes later, we arrived at the border of the academy.
I immediately abdicate from the carriage and went inside the school without waiting for others.
Before I went inside, I have to go through identity verification. I showed them my id and the process was easier than I thought.
I took a detour and walk to a different path. I began to explore the entire school, I don't mind being late, with my identity as an Arcadia unraveling would be easier just by saying I got lost on the way.
The school is bigger than expected and the security is strong enough to protect students from harm.
Along the way, guards started to warn me one before another that I got lost.
I ignored them. They most likely knew my identity since it was written on my uniform. they turned their heads instead once they noticed me deliberately ignoring them. Seemingly not wishing to get in trouble with our family.
30 minutes later...
huff-
huff-
"I've never thought Exploring this vast school can be so tiring."
I said this while laying on the rooftop tired.
While resting, I initiated sorting everything I saw at this school.
There is only one theme, and that is to avoid going inside the class.
Information is honestly a lethal weapon during survival. However, for me, these kinds of things are unnecessary. I already knew every information needed to survive.
The only lacking is how to execute the information I possess. Therefore, I decided to simply partake in any survival events.
"Sigh... Let's just sleep for now"
(A/U= sorry if I couldn't upload additional chapters. there is no wifi in my area that's why I'm restricted to publish due to the internet.)