- Are you truly not interested in the throne? asks Yoan while staring at him
The mood in the car changes and Yoan discharge a lot of mana and killing intent at Gancelot
- You better say the truth and only the truth. says Yoan
Gancelot grabs his chest. He is sweating a lot, his heartbeat rate drastically went up and he is shaking as if he was in a bath of cold water.
{Dull}
- Your brother is really strong. He is releasing such a high and concentrated amount of mana and killing intent yet it is only affecting one person. Such control is impressive. If only he was our host, things would have been a lot easier.
{Noah}
" You know that I can hear you, right"
{Dull}
- Why do you think I said it out loud? I wasn't talking to myself, dumbass"
- So? What is your answer, Gancelot Fayrak?
- Bro, how is he gonna answer if he is in this state? says Noah
Yoan looks at Noah, smiles, and stops releasing his mana and killing intent
- I guess you are right. says Yoan. Now, answer me, Gancelot.
Gancelot slowly tries to catch his breath
- *huff* *huff* *gulps* If I were to be completely honest... The first time master taught me a spell he also showed me a little of what he could do. When I saw what he could do... for a second...For a tiny fraction of a second... I did think that with his help and training, I could possibly become the next king. says Gancelot with closed eyes
- WHAT!? says Juliana. Gancelot, are you serious?!
Gancelot looks down, disappointed by his own past thought.
- Stop Juliana. says Noah
- Don't meddle in this, Noah! says Juliana
- Calm down. He's not done talking. says Noah
- Juliana. I also would like you to calm down. says Yoan with a smile
-.... Fine. she says
- You said that you thought about it for a fraction of a second, right?
- Yes. answer Gancelot
- Mind explaining why it was only for a fraction of a second?
- When I had that thought I remembered three things. My older brother, my sister, and my mother, and lastly how master stood up for me against Telnoir. I didn't want to lose any of those thing which is why I immediately regretted what I had thought. says Gancelot
- Hmmmm.... How can I trust you won't go back to thinking or suddenly wanting to sit on the throne? asks Yoan
- Because the same day I had that thought is the same day I made a decision relating the throne, the palace, and my future! says Gancelot with pride
- And what is that decision you made? asks Yoan
{Juliana}
" Are you really gonna do it, Gancelot"
[Flashback to after the meeting with Telnoir in Gancelot dorm room with Juliana]
Juliana rushes inside the room
- Are you ok? she asks Gancelot while trying to catch her breath.
- Yeah. Why do you ask?
- OBVIOUSLY, BECAUSE I HEARD THAT TELNOIR CAME TO SEE YOU! she yells at Gancelot
- So you heard it, huh?
- This is all because of Noah Arcadios! I told you that it wasn't a good idea! You need to break your master-disciple relationship NOW!
- Sis.
- What is it?
- Do you know what master did today?
- What did he do?
- He did something that nobody ever did for me except for you and mom. Do you remember back at the palace? When we were younger? Telnoir used to always bully me even in front of the maids and butler but nobody ever did anything. They always only watched because they knew what kind of person Telnoir was, everybody, knew and was scared of him. Mater also knew but he still stood up to him and he made him leave, for the first time in all my life, somebody made him back away. Mom and even you were never able to do that. I was always the one to leave but it was never the contrary.
- Telnoir... left? He... backed away? But... That's impossible.
- It's the only reason why I am fine because master did the impossible.
- ...
- I've already decided, sis. I will follow my master no matter what he does and no matter where he goes.
- Gancelot. You... Don't tell me that you intend to...
Gancelot smiles
- I am gonna give up my title of prince, sis and I am gonna leave the palace with mom.
- Do you really think that dad will allow it!? That you would, maybe but mom too! You know that it's not gonna happen.
- Don't worry. Dad will have no choice but to let us leave, as long as mom wants to. Otherwise, it will be seen as him taking a side, when he promised to remain neutral in the succession battle. What about you? I also want you to come with us.
- Huuuuh? Do you think I lived in the palace because I wanted to? If you and mom leave then I have no reason to stay there. says Juliana
They both smile
[End Of Flashback]
- 7 years from now, I intend to give up my title of prince and leave the palace as well as the royal family. says Gancelot.
- WHAT!? says Abel, Yoan, and Jynn
{Noah}
" Well, I kinda guessed that he would do something like that. It's not a problem since I will need him for my future plans. If he had decided to become king things would have become a little troublesome."
- Master... sorry for not telling you. says Gancelot
- It's fine. says Noah while rubbing his hair
- Boss, you don't seem to be surprised by this. says Abel who still is in shock
- When Gancelot asked me to be his master, he told me that he wanted strength to be able to protect his sister and his mother, and the best way to do that would be to get as far away as possible from the royal palace and the throne.
- Well, I didn't expect to hear something like this. says Yoan who, just like Abel, is still in shock. But I guess that means I can trust you. Now! Let's go inside!
They all get out of the car and enter the mansion.
- WOOOOW! says, Abel. This is incredible!
Noah starts going up the stairs and stops.
- Come on! My room is on the third floor and you guys are gonna use one of the guest rooms on that floor.
- We have to walk all the way to the third floor? asks Gancelot
- Not really. There is an elevator that we can take but that wouldn't be much help to you guys training, right? says Noah with a smile
[5 minutes later in Noah's room]
- So, Boss. What is the important thing we have to do? asks Abel
- Today we are gonna sign up at the adventurer guild. says Noah
- What!? For real, master?
- Do I look like I am joking? Plus, don't you need money to buy a house? Isn't that why you said that you would do it in seven years? Leaving the royal palace and the royal family.
- You knew?
- Of course. You are leaving the royal family because of that all of your bank accounts are gonna be frozen by the king. Whether he wants to do it or not, he's not gonna have a choice since he needs to punish you guys for leaving the royal family.
- Right. says Gancelot
- By the way, since you guys are gonna leave the royal family, why don't you come live here? You can't really stay in the capital because of what you are gonna do. says, Noah
- You want us to come live in this city? asks Juliana
- Yeah. Arcadios city is a good one plus my father is the one with the noble with the most power in the eastern region of Fayrak. If you want we could even give you a house. says Noah
- No, master. I want to buy a house myself but we will definitely come here.
- What about you, Abel?
- I can't move here. The orphanage is in the capital, after all. replies Abel
- We can just move the orphanage here, then.
- REALLY!?
- We definitely can but we will first have to build one here but that wouldn't take long. It will take a maximum of 1 month.
- Let's do it, then! says Abel with a bright smile and sparkling eyes
- Now that this is settled, we have to go to the adventurer guild. But we are not going to become affiliated adventurers, we are going to become independent adventurers
- Boss! What is the difference between those two?
- When you become an adventurer, you download the guild app on your phone. The app permits you to take quests without needing to go all the way to the guild.
- What does that have to do with being affiliated and being an independent adventurer? asks Juliana
- First, do you guys even know what are the two? asks Noah
- I don't! says Gancelot
- An affiliated adventurer is an adventurer that works for the guild. They receive a salary from the guild but when they take quests the guild takes half of the reward. explains Abel
- What! Isn't that getting ripped off!? asks Gancelot
- Not really since you get health insurance.
- Health insurance? asks Gancelot
- Think of health insurance as something that's there to help protect your health and your budget. It covers expenses you incur from regular health care, regular dental care, illness, and accidents.
- Isn't that good, Noah? asks Juliana
- It is.
- That's not all. The higher your rank is the higher your salary. says, Abel
- You know a lot about this matter, Abel. says, Noah
- Of course, I do. It was what I was gonna do before I joined your squad, Boss! Before joining you, I was looking for ways to make a lot of money so that I could help the orphanage and still have enough money for myself.
- hmmm. You are quite mature, huh?
- I had to. Since I was the oldest at the orphanage. says, Abel
- And you are okay with giving it up? asks Juliana
- Of course! There must be a reason why Boss is not interested in that.
Juliana sighs
- Why do you guys trust him so much?
- By the way, sis, you aren't even a part of the squad so why are you even listening to this?
Juliana blushes
- I AM MAKING SURE THAT NOAH DOESN'T DRAG YOU INTO SOMETHING TOO DANGEROUS!
- No. In fact, I was thinking of inviting you too, Juliana. says, Noah
- Me too?
- Yeah. The more we are the better the squad will be.
- I'll join but only because I have to keep an eye on this one. she says while pointing at Gancelot
- But Boss, why do you want to become an independent adventurer?
- There are three reasons why we are becoming independent adventurers. First, when you are affiliated to the guild to stay affiliated there is a certain quota of quests you must complete each month plus there are some times when the guild receives requests from nobles in those cases, sometimes the nobles request certain adventurers or the guild choose some and when that happens you can't refuse the quest.
- I didn't know about that. says Abel
- The worst is that these types of quests are the most dangerous.
- Why? asks Juliana
- Because they never reveal everything in those quests and if the commissioner is a noble it's even worse because if they are trying to keep a secret they won't hesitate to get rid of the adventurers
- Really! asks Gancelot
- That makes sense. says Juliana with a pensive expression
- My second reason is simple. I don't like it when people give me orders. says Noah with widened eyes
-...
-...
-...
{Abel}
" Boss is so cool!"
{Gancelot}
" As expected of my master! He basically said that he doesn't like it when there are people standing higher than him!"
{Juliana}
" Should I really join? This guy is completely crazy."
Juliana sighs
- So, what is your last reason?
- The third reason is that I intend to create my own guild