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Chapter-10
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Next day….
Ron opened his eyes in the morning, to find himself at church.
He is half naked laying on the bed, while sister is silently sleeping on the chair near the bed.
"Ouch!"
His body is hurting everywhere, as he slowly tries to get up.
"You awake, how are you? Are you feeling hurt anywhere?? Did you feel pain anywhere?? Do you want me to heal you again" Sister asked this too worriedly As she saw Ron awake and he was trying to get up.
Ron startled hearing this many questions, as he quickly said "No no I am feeling fine sister".
Hearing this, Sister relaxed a bit, and said "You know, yesterday when Iris brought you back half naked unconscious, we all got very worried, especially that girl Mary".
Hearing Iris' name, he recalled the events from that night, and shouted worriedly "IRIS! Where is she!?"
"She is fine and now she is making food in the kitchen, yesterday only you were unconscious" Sister replied as she checked his body with her mana tool.
Sister mana tool is a bracelet, her attribute is water but her mana tool is non-combat, mainly has healing abilities and also has only one star.
*Phew*
Hearing this, he relieved and then thought 'what was that, it was….like something fighting in dream where everything is burning'.
As he takes his hand to wipe his sweat, he sees that there are chain marks on his forearm, he quickly checks the other one to see, but it also has the same marks.
"Those marks are weird, no matter what how many times I use healing those marks not fade away" Sister said this while looking confused
He saw these marks as he remembered something 'blades' and quickly asked "Mana tool, where is my mana tool? sister"
"Ron are you fine, you…..did not awaken any mana tool, did you forget?" Sister said this with a sad expression while not wanting to mention that scene.
"I awakened the mana tool, sister at night. I remember those blades with chains." Ron said this very seriously.
Sister thought for a second and suddenly remembered as she said "Oh, those blades which are made of stones?"
*Nod* *Nod* *Nod* *Nod*
"Iris brought them yesterday with her as she carried you through telekinesis, I thought they were some rusty Swords she found" Sister replied while thinking about the blades.
"Where are they now??" Ron asked this impatiently.
"They are now with Iri-" She wasn't even able to complete her line as Ron jumped from the bed and ran off towards the kitchen.
Seeing this, she shook her head as she whispered "..sign…this child so energetic as soon he recovers".
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In the kitchen…
Iris is now preparing the breakfast, with telekinesis, as her mana tool hanging around her neck.
But now instead of colourless mana, there is a green glow in the mana she controls.
"Iris!" Ron entered the kitchen with haste.
Even though he hears from the sister, seeing this with own eyes, Iris and her mana took perfectly fine, he felt relieved a lot.
Iris, who was cooking, sees Ron and then stops everything as she runs towards Ron, and hugs him tightly.
Without saying anything, or showing expression.
Ron startled at the sudden hug, but seeing her hugging him tightly, as he remembers her condition at night, and thought 'Maybe she is scared after what happened last night'.
And he started gently patting her head.
After a while, Iris separates herself from Ron.
"Are you okay?" Ron asked worriedly.
*Nods*
Iris then looks in his eyes as she is asking something.
As Ron understood her, he quickly replied "Me? I am brand as new" While showing a big smile.
"Anyway, where is my mana tool? I heard from my sister , ``Did you have it?" Ron asked her as he quickly wanted to see his mana tool.
As she suddenly realised something as she again cast telekinesis, and brought blades which were wrapped in purple cloth.
Ron catches the cloth and excitedly opens the cloth to see the stones blades and rusted chains around their handles but he notices there is no star.
As he then slowly holds the blades with his trembling hands, then he hugs the blades with all his might onto his chest.
*Sniff*
He recalled all the scenes of his pain, efforts and hard work, his eyes started to tear up.
Then he thought 'Grandma…I have done it, I have taken the first step of my journey', as he quickly wiped his tears.
Iris watched this scene with gentleness in her eyes.
As he realised something important, he asked "what happened after I passed out??" As he don't have all the memories after he pass
"Royal Knights" Iris replied this as she thought he was asking after knocking the thin man in the wall.
Royal knights are the main military force of this kingdom, they have responsibility for protection of their people.
"Ohh royal knights, then it's fine they will be punished for their crimes as they tried to steal mana tool and injured 2 nobles" Ron replied as he is relieved everything sort out in the end.
*Nod*
As she nodded her head multiple times, she started to sweat as remember the twin nobels.
After Royal knights come she puts all the blame on three men, fortunately twin nobels get injured at their heads causing them short term memory loss.
Ron gripped blades tightly as he remembered the helplessness of that night and secretly promised himself not to get in that kind of situation ever again.
"Iris, I remember skills will appear in our minds after awakening the mana tool, right?" Ron asked this as he remembered the lectures of helen.
*Nods*
Ron closed his eyes and after a while opened them and spoke with confused tone "But I can't see any skills in my mind, there is only one thing which is a parameter which is indicating zero".
Hearing this, Iris also made a confused expression.
Ron brought his hand to his chin and started to think after a while, he opened his eyes and said "Maybe….because it has no stars, so it also does not have skills either but".
He paused his lips and then continue "Even if it is a weakness mana tool in the world, I will make
this mana tool is the strongest with me" As speaks as looks towards his mana tool.
Hearing this, Iris gives him a weird look after all who were in the right mind to call a mana weapon weakest if it can easily defeat 3 level III people at the same time being newly awaked.
Iris didn't say anything, but asked him one thing "next?".
Hearing this question, Ron, who is looking at his mana tool with care, stops and then looks at her and says "You mean future".
*Nods*
Ron thought for a while and then replied "Hmmm….you will be joining Royal knights right? after all, your dream is to become Royal Knight from childhood"
*nods*
"I think I will be a freelancer," Ron tells her with a smile.
Hearing this, iris showed a confused look.
After all, being a freelancer is a very dangerous job, there are many chances of death but the most common cause is betrayals.
So not everyone will be in the right mind to become a freelancer as soon as they get their mana tool.
"Yes, I don't wanna follow anyone's orders, after all I can't be the strongest, if I am not even free" Ron said this with a big smile on his face.
Iris hearing his reason and remembering his silly dream, she showed a slight smile on her face.
"Hey Iris wanna come together with me and big sis Helen towards Royal capital next year after all, this year selection test is over, you have go next year and also freelancer minimum age should be 16, so come with us, it will be fun" Ron asked this while looking at her with gentle graze.
Iris thought for a while and then sign, finally nodded her head.
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