[ ACADEMIC ARC ]
Inside the throne room of the Kingdom of Grania, there was a man in his early 50's standing in front of the throne, looking at two people. They were his son and daughter.
"So how was he..? His son i mean.."
Hearing their father mentioning the person, they know that he is talking about Duke Arthur's son. Raiser then made a serious face. The one to answer was Rubelia however.
"I was going to punish him for trying to trick those girls. However, unfortunately I couldn't see through him.."
Her words made his face become a little confused before he asked, "Are you sure..?"
She nodded. This time not only her father, but also her brother made a shocked face.
"How is that possible..? Even if someone is stronger than you, it always succeeds. Now how is it that you can't see through a simple child..?"
Actually, even after he became one of the strongest people in the world, meaning even after he became a Magic King level Magister, his daughter still could see through him. So it was very hard to believe.
"I don't know father. However, I can tell from his behavior that he doesn't have any malicious intentions towards this country."
Her father sighed. But his eyes widened and Rubelia's mouth opened wide like a dead fish when they heard Raiser saying,
"Father, I have something to tell you too... I think he is stronger than me...."
There was a long silence in the room. The only three people inside couldn't even feel their heart beat. Then their father, the king laughed like a mad man before saying,
"HAHAHAHA...! What kind of Monster did Arthur bring to this world...!?"
His son was an Arch Knight level swordsman. If Adam is stronger than that he must be Master level or at least middle or peak level Arch knight.
"What a terrifying talent..!"
He could feel that his heart which had been stopped after a long time started beating like a drum. Seeing his behavior, the two children couldn't but be shocked.
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Inside the mansion of Aldians....
There was an awkward silence in the dining room. There were four girls eating while blushing, and a woman staring at them excitedly. The man of the mansion, Arthur was smirking at his son while the person who was the root of all, was eating without minding anything.
Unable to contain herself anymore, Andrea asked, "So when are you guys going to give us some grandchildren...?"
Hearing this, Adam and the girls spit their food like idiots.
"Cough...Cough..! Mom..! Didn't we say we are not ready to be parents..?!"
Amy asked with a red face. The other girls averted their eyes. Adam didn't say anything as the ladies were talking among themselves. But his whole face cramped when he heard his mother saying,
"I can't believe, my son who announced that he is engaged to three girls will go and immediately find a new one..."
He wanted to say, 'Do you seriously think I didn't know you were the one who advised Cel..?!' But he held himself back.
"She loves me, and I love her. So there is no problem. Besides the girls also accepted her..." He said with a neutral face. Seeing this Andrea pouted. She wanted to tease her children a little more. However, she couldn't as Arthur said,
"Cough...! Do you remember what is next month's speciality...?"
Adam nodded before saying, "The Royal Academy is opening next month."
Arthur nodded. "That's right! It is decided that you four would be enrolling in the academy. Since Celeste can be his contracted spirit, it does not stop her from going inside the academy."
After their discussions, they are allowed to call by using her name. Although she doesn't have any feelings towards them, she wouldn't cast them aside as they were Adam's family in the first place. And if they didn't exist, he wouldn't have been born as well. So she was happy.
"We know father. We will definitely enroll and finish it successfully."
Adam said. In fact he doesn't need to go. But he wanted to enjoy his school life with the girls. So he decided to go.
"In fact you are so strong that you don't need anyone to guide you anymore. However I want you to enjoy your life too."
Adam nodded to his father's words.
"Make sure you won't make any problems. Even if you are strong, you still do not have much experience. So try to hold your power back and follow their teachings. You also need to prepare for the journey. Next week, you will leave here, so that you may reach the royal capital before the exam and ceremonies."
"Yes, Father..!" (x4)
They all nodded.
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Next week....
The whole of Aldians mansion was outside, standing in front of a cart. Inside the cart was, Adam, Amy, Xe's, Ellie and pocket sized Cel.
"Be careful children..." - Arthur
"Notify us if there is good news okay..? - Andrea
"Please be safe young master and young ladies..." - Servants
They all said what they wanted to send them off. Adam and the girls ignored Andrea's words.
As the cart started moving, they all said,
"Bye..! We will return here...!"
"We will be back..!"
"Thank you for your care..!"
They saw that their family wasn't in their eyes as they moved away from them.
"At last, it's time to enjoy our school life romance..."
Adam said and the girls nodded. As this time they were going to the academy and he was strong as well, there wasn't any need for the guards. Only the cart rider was humming a song and driving them, while Adam and his party began to talk about their future plans....
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In the Royal Capital Deegle....
There was a big land that was covered by a powerful black mass. It was so big that anyone would wonder what they use this much land for.
Inside the black mass (barrier), inside one of the buildings, a person wearing nothing but loose robes was leaning on a table. In appearance, it was a woman. She held a bottle which shows she was drinking.
After drinking another mouthful, she rubbed her pointed ears slowly before saying, "Hmmm... This time, would there be any talents...?" Through her voice, one could understand that she wasn't drunk after the use of alcohol. However on closer look, one could understand that it does look a lot like alcohol, but it was actually a liquid in red.
It was blood..!
"It's been too long.. If I try anymore than this, I will really attack one of the students. But i can't..! I promised him that, I wouldn't hurt anyone. I will not break the promise..!"
Even though her desire was greater than her sense, she was biting her own lips to bring herself together.
"I was allowed by the king to stay here. If I hurt one of his citizens, he will surely send me out of this Kingdom. I don't have the ability to survive outside on my own. I have to hold back so that I can get revenge for her!"
Then she suddenly sipped the whole blood from the bottle before throwing it to the side. She then collapsed right there and fainted.
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In his cart, Adam was thinking of ideas for useful skills. It's been almost a week since their journey started. They will stop three times a day to eat, and other daily necessities. There was always a village after one day of journey, so the ladies didn't have to worry about anything.
During their journey, they met a lot of monsters. However Adam told the girls to fight so that they can gain experience. If something they can't handle came, he would take care of it. However there won't be anything that strong here in this forest. Or will there be something...?