Roy activated Absolute Defense at the very last second.
The attack literally bounced off him harmlessly.
Seeing what just happened, Damien stumbled back, surprised. The rest were also shocked by how easily Roy dusted the attack away.
"How did you come out of it unharmed?" Damien asked, staring at Roy in disbelief.
Roy smiled grimly.
"The thing I went to obtain in the Ashen Land was a skill that grants me absolute immunity to any kind of damage for an entire minute a day. The effect refreshes at midnight," he explained proudly.
There was a moment of silence as everyone processed this information.
Amelia was the first to break it.
"Good for you, young master," she said with a smile that was barely a smile.
Roy could feel the sarcasm in her tone.
No one else spoke, and Roy could tell that they were all still angry at him for disappearing without warning. He could feel the weight of their disapproval, especially from his lovely maid, the half-elvish twins and his wife.
