For a moment, the atmosphere froze, and Aion's half-brothers gulped. It seemed that the boy was the son of a big shot, but as if Aion would let a kid intimidate him. He wasn't reincarnated into another world to let young masters mess with him.
"Hahaha, I guess I am," Vangel laughed and then said. "But I am not only that. Still, you should introduce yourself as well."
"My name is Maximus Decimus Meridius…" Aion said.
"What?" Vangel replied.
"... My name is Aion," Aion said after a long sigh.
"Your little brother, it is quite weird but funny, Henri," Vangel said.
"If you say so…" Henri said while frowning.
"Don't be so uptight… we are going to be brothers soon enough," Vangel said.
"... Nothing has been decided yet," Henri said while looking away.
It must be tough to be a noble kid, Henri's wife practically has been decided, and he had a feeling that she was of royal blood. Aion was pretty sure of that because of Vangel. As he said, Henri was very upright, and aside from adults, few people of his age would act like that around him.
"You are too young to be invited to parties, so you don't know me," Vangel said. "As I said, my name is Vangel, and I am the first prince of this kingdom. You must be the son of Artemisia Mireli… you probably have a grudge against the royal family."
"Do I?" Aion asked.
"Aren't you unsatisfied that your mother is a war prisoner?" Vangel asked.
"Yes, I am," Aion replied.
"You are… a curious kid," Vangel said. "I came to check on you because of the rumors, but I guess they are true. Despite your age, you are skilled enough to be recognized by your elder brothers. I think it would be fun to spar with you, but if something happens, you will be put on a difficult stop, so I will avoid that," Vangel said.
For a kid of his age, Vangel sure could think ahead. Even in a spar, if he wounds the prince, who knows what might happen afterward? If he is the only male heir, then Aion definitely would be punished in some way. Nevertheless, he decided to stay quiet because getting close to that kind of person might cause more problems than anything. While Aion wanted to free his mother, he didn't to show weakness in front of those that have power over her life, which would put him and her in a difficult spot later.
"I will come again in the future to play," Vangel said. "Also, while I respect your attitude to make money without relying on your father, you might not want to stand out so much… people might think that you will become a threat considering the situation of your mother."
"I will keep that in mind," Aion said.
"In any case, keep up the hard work. Something in the future will happen that might help you if you try your best," Vangel said and then left with the two other weirdoes.
While all of his half brothers were sighing, Aion realized that being reborn in a rich family has its perks and its fair share of trouble… It would have been a lot better if his family were normal one instead of messed up because of war…
"I am sorry, Aion… I thought that making that guy go there and spar with you would be a boost that you needed to gain the money that you wanted," Henri said. "I guess I didn't think things through."
"Is that so…" Aion said. "Well, no harm done…"
Aion sighed since he once again realized that he was talking like a six year old boy… it was hard to act like that and think about serious things at the same time, after all. Regardless, he had already wasted too much time that day, so he began to train.
During that time, Aion thought about what Vangel said. In the end, no matter what he does, he will draw attention due to his lineage from both sides. So, he might as well ignore all those possible situations and do his best… what he couldn't forget was what he said afterward.
Something that might help him will happen… was that true, or was he sure messing with his head? While thinking about that, Aion trained hard for one week, and at that point in time, his brothers were getting worried about their father. Since he left, Lexus didn't write any later to report his situation. In the end, the day to continue the challenges arrived, and then they went to the guild. This time, Henri and Philip decided to tag along.
"Unlike us, you are pretty famous since you are the heir of the house… Your presence might cause problems, Henri," Georges said.
"I was interested, but if that is the case…" Henri said.
"It is fine. It isn't like this is the only thing to get money and train at the same time," Aion said. "I don't mind what most people will think of me once they realize who I am."
Henri nodded. He knew from a very long time that Aion was someone who walked at the beat of his own drum, so few things could bother him. In any case, Philip and Henri soon would join a military group temporarily and see a lot of fights, but it would be better if they get used to it as soon as possible. Mercenaries and adventurers have many fighting styles, and that was a rare opportunity.
In any case, once they reached the guild, they found a lot of guilds waiting for Aion in the training grounds. Since the rewards increased and they knew how Aion could fight, their chances were supposed to be better… They didn't expect that Aion would have new surprises for them…