Evening....
Reaching in front of the outer gate of his home city, Adam had to show the guards his face as he was wearing the mask. Upon seeing the familiar young man with silver hair and purple eyes, and the symbol of a token on his hand, a sword decorated by six colors which means six elements, the guard quickly kneeled and opened the gate.
Entering the city, he saw a lot of people running in different directions and talking amongst themselves. He smiled before riding the horse towards his mansion. But seeing him, one of the people suddenly ran over and said,
"Welcome Back Master Adam..!"
Hearing his words, everyone's attention was changed to Adam. Seeing Adam, all of them came over before kneeling in unison. Adam was surprised by this. Why were they kneeling...? He wasn't his father. As he was about to ask, he saw a knight running towards him.
"Lord Adam..! His Lordship Duke Arthur is waiting for your arrival..!"
Seeing that he was nervous talking to him, Adam was chuckling inside.
"You don't have to be so nervous. I won't eat you or anything.."
"Y..yes..!" He Stammered before replying. Adam shook his head before turning towards the kneeling people.
"Rise! Thank you for your warm welcome! I will see you all soon!"
Saying he rode aiming his home.
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"Lord Adam returned, Master..!"
A person covered by full black clothes said. Arthur smiled before nodding. The black dressed person disappeared into the shadows.
Arthur left his office in a happy mood. Seeing him leaving the room, his wife Andrea was happy. But seeing his happy expression she asked,
"What's happening dear..? Why are you smiling so much..? Are you that happy to see me...?" She was trying to tease him. However Arthur suddenly pulled her closer before kissing her on the lips.
Andrea was startled by his actions. But she closed her eyes before reciprocating his affection. After some seconds Arthur retreated his lips before saying, "Of course I am happy to see you. But this time it was because of Addy..."
Understanding what happened Andrea smiled before asking, "He is back...?" to which he nodded. They both left the room and walked towards their front gate.
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Inside a dark room of the mansion of Aldians, there was someone covering themselves and muttering something with a low voice.
KNOCK...KNOCK..!
There was a swift movement in the bed. Hearing the knocking this person almost jumped after being startled.
"Lady Amanda..! Lord Adam has returned..!"
She heard and she stopped breathing. There was a long silence. Hearing nothing even after mentioning about her lady's favourite person, the maid was confused. She asked again,
"Lady Amanda..?"
However this time there was a reply but it wasn't to the maid, "Finally..! Oh no! My heart is beating so fast that i feel like it will jump off my chest...!"
Hearing only the voice of muttering, the maid was about to ask again,
"Prepare a bath and a perfect Dress as well..!"
The maid was startled by the sudden order. But she said 'Understood' and ran away to notify others.
"I hope you have an answer Addy...! If not...fufufu...."
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"What happened, my Lord..?" The knight asked seeing his Lord trembling suddenly.
"I don't know. I feel like someone just thought of me...and in the worst way possible..."
The knight didn't understand what he was saying. Adam looked at the knight following him. He was almost 19 at least. But he was a trainee knight who was selected in the knight training selection.
In Knight Training Selection, no matter what, commoners or noble, they are allowed to enter and train to become a knight and then get acknowledged by a superior knight. Only Highest ranked nobles were allowed to arrange Knight Training Selection.
Duke > Marquess > Earl > Count > Viscount > Baron was the peerage system of humans in this world. Only Duke, Marquess and Earl were allowed to plan the Knight Training Selection program.
"So you were selected three months ago..?"
Three months ago, a Knight Training Selection was held. But since he was still training that time, Adam couldn't see the selection.
"Yes!"
Adam nodded. This man, named Russell seems to be nervous. "You should treat your nervousness, or it will come to bite you back." Saying this Adam jumped to the ground from the horse before walking towards his waiting father and mother. The knight Russell stood there before bowing towards the Duke before leaving.
"I am back Father, Mother..."
Arthur pulled him to a hug before patting him on the back. Adam saw however his mother pouting. Knowing why, he chuckled lightly before hugging her and said, "Sorry Mom.." She hugged him tightly before nodding.
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After talking to them, he moved to his father's office with them. Opening and entering the room, he saw his father closing the door. He snapped his fingers and a barrier was made to silence their conversation from outsiders.
"So how was it...?"
His father asked with a serious face. He nodded before taking out the head of a werewolf from his bag. In fact he was taking it from his storage. But in order to not make it more hard, he inserted his hand into the bag and used the storage inside it.
Seeing something covered with clothes and a foul smell, Arthur guessed what it was. Adam opened the clothes and showed them the head of the slain werewolf. Seeing this Arthur nodded. Adam put it inside a container his father had prepared beforehand. Arthur closed it and said,
"Good work. You've done well."
"Yes father. However there is something I want to tell you..."
Seeing the serious face Adam was making, Arthur nodded. Adam explained about him killing the werewolf. He also explained about the new presence he felt and how strong it actually was. Upon hearing this new information Arthur showed an annoyed face.
"A grandmage level magister appeared...? Now that's weird..."
He was in deep thought. Then his mother asked, "Are you sure that it was a grandmage level magister...? It could have been your imagination."
He however shook his head and said, "I wasn't wrong. When I sensed him, I tried to see through his strength. It was 3 times your Magic, Mother.."
Andrea gasped. He was right. A grandmage level magister has a bare minimum of 3x times the magic of an Advanced Magister. In other words he was saying the truth. Both Andrea and Arthur looked at each other. Then Arthur sighed and said, "Hah.. Don't worry, we will take care of it. Now that you have finished your task, it is time to move to that place."
Adam nodded. But then he said, "I forgot to tell you, I think the one who came there wasn't a human.."
"Why do you say that...?"
Hearing his father's doubt he said, "That presence was using dark magic. And it wasn't even a small amount. It was like they were reeking of the smell of death..."
He knew there were some humans who could use dark magic. That doesn't mean they are not humans. That's why he said, it wasn't normal. Hearing new information Arthur was again in a bad mood. But he shook his head and nodded before saying,
"It will be announced in the future, but you will be the future head of this duke house, Adam."
Adam was surprised by this news. "Wasn't my sister the one supposed to succeed you..?"
He nodded. "Yes. However, I know she doesn't like to have a position. Besides she is a girl. And since I've seen that you are more than competent enough, I decided it. And you don't have to be worried about her as well. I've never decided before, so no one had the position until now."
Adam wanted to deny. However he understood why his father chose him. So he decided to accept that responsibility. He nodded.
As Arthur was about to ask him to leave, he remembered something. He smiled before asking, "So have you decided what to answer Amy...?"
Adam was silent. Then he looked directly at his father and said,
"Yes, I...."
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It was almost night. His father told him to bathe and sleep. After leaving his father's office, he went directly towards the bath. At least that was supposed to happen. But before even he could, he felt a strong pull and the next moment he was in a bed and he heard a locking sound. Knowing what it was and who pulled him in, Adam tried to get up. But he felt a light weight on his stomach.
Knowing there is no other way, he relaxed on the bed. He looked toward the face of his kidnapper. There was a smile on that face.
"I am back Amy..." He said to Amanda. She smiled widely before saying, "Welcome back Addy.."
Before he could ask her to move, he heard a question, "So what is your answer...?"
He was silent again. He wasn't ready to say it. He wanted to be at least ready in case something goes wrong...
"Move Amy. I need to bathe.."
"Your answer..." That was her only answer. Adam was struggling. He was about to use force if necessary, when he felt a touch on his lower body. Trembling slightly he saw Amanda's hand touching his crotch. He then heard a chilly voice,
"Oh my.. Are you trying to reject me..? Then I have to kill you and myself...fufufu..."
He panicked and used too much force. Their position was reversed. Adam was pushing her now. As he was about to apologize, he heard a sound. Looking down at her, he saw her beautiful face becoming a mess as she started crying. Seeing this he suddenly hugged her and said,
"Are you an idiot..!?"
She was startled. He never shouted at her. It was the first time. She felt a pain in her heart. As she was about to ask him to leave her, she heard something.
"I was trying to be good and find a good situation and confess. Now it's all gone! You idiot!"
She was in shock. Did she hear him correctly, or maybe it is her inner consciousness whispering to her...?
"Did you just...?"
He sighed and lifted his face from her shoulder and looked straight into her eyes and said,
"I was really reluctant. I wanted to find an answer to satisfy you.... But I never found any. In my journey, I was forced to remember a question father, mother and one more person asked. I was asked, will I be happy if I rejected you...? Of course not! In fact I wanted you to be happy from the bottom of my heart. I was asked was I okay with someone else touching you...? At first I didn't want to think about the answer as my thoughts from the previous world were hitting me so much. Then I heard someone's voice. That voice said, I just have to follow my heart. In my heart I found you unable to replace. I found you important. In my heart I wanted you all for myself. I know if you never loved me, I wouldn't have expressed myself. After all I didn't want someone important to me hating me because of my selfishness...."
They both were silent for a little while. Adam's heart was pounding like crazy while Amanda was having a heart attack. He continued,
"I wanted to be more romantic and thoughtful of you. That's why I decided to ask you out on a date and confess. Well it's over... Hah whatever, since I already said it, I will say it once more, Amanda, I love you with all my heart. I like you as a woman. I want you to be mine alone. I am a selfish person. Like you said, maybe there will be other girls. At least I don't plan to start a harem. If it is decided by fate, then there is nothing I can do. However, I promise, that you will always have one of the most important places in my heart...."
He said it! Adam cried inwardly because of embarrassment . He could hear Maya's giggling. He was embarrassed by his first confession. In fact he didn't know how to confess. He only said everything from his heart. However seeing no movement or reply from Amanda, Adam was worried. Was he talking to a sleeping Amanda the whole time...? He looked down and saw a dazed looking Amanda.
She was looking at him sweetly with a happy smile. She then saw his eyes. It was full of pure innocent love and affection. There wasn't even a hint of lust in them. She was happy. She suddenly pulled his collar and shocked Adam by her actions....