Hearing his explanation, their faces changed.
"What.? A dangerous organization..?"
"Did they do this..?"
Theo and Raiser asked with disbelief. Although they know there are people capable of destroying a small village, having them as an enemy is bad news.
"I will tell this to father. But i don't understand. Why are they doing this..?" Raiser asked with a doubtful gaze.
"I don't know... When I came here, there was a man. He was the one who attacked the village. But he died. I killed him after getting the necessary information from him. But what made me cautious was, there was another presence in the forest. Before I could capture them however, they escaped."
Quon was very saddened by the happening. He was staying silent for the whole time. Understanding his pain, they didn't asked him anything.
They healed at least a twenty people to fine condition, and saved some who were on the brink of death.
There was loud screams and cries of people resonating throughout the forest. They all buried their dead and later, they thanked Adam and the others. But not wanting to hurt them anymore, they said a few consoling words before leaving the village. Quon decided to stay for a while. They have to report this to the king and academy. Thus they rode the horse back to the Royal capital....
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As it was an important news, they decided to report it to the king first. Only Adam and Raiser entered the castle. Raiser brought him to introduce him to his father. But he didn't know they were already acquainted.
Walking towards the kings personal room, Raiser knocked on the door and asked, "Hello Father. It's me, Raiser. I came here together with Adam. May we come in..?"
Although he decided to ignore when he heard it was just his son, his expression changed when he heard Adam's name. He responded with a dignified 'yes' to which the duo entered the room after saying 'excuse me!'.
When they opened and entered the room, his father ignored Raiser and spoke to Adam.
"Hello, Adam. We just met last day. What's wrong..?" Raiser was confused. Why is his father not talking like a king, but a equal..?
Although he too wanted to talk casually, he quickly made a serious face and explained what happened. With a serious expression of his own, Rastus muttered,
"A secret organization..?"
"Your majesty, do you remember if you, or anyone have a dangerous enemy like this...?"
Shaking his head, Rastus denied it. Thus Adam made a point.
"Then, this secret organization is most probably, is planning something, and, the slaughter of The Guja village is only one of their plans!"
Reaching a similar conclusion, Rastus nodded. "I will call every nobles and ask them. Please give me some time, Adam." His act was very much like a servant rather than a king. Seeing this, Raiser asked,
"Is it me or are you two already acquainted enough to talk casually like this..?"
Looking each other in response to his question the duo chuckled.
"I've met Adam the last day. I liked his character very well."
Although he felt like there is more to the situation, Raiser ignored it for the time being.
"I have another proposal as well."
Hearing Adam's words, Rastus made a 'oh?' and nodded.
"Let's hear it."
" You see, I have doubts about other countries as well. It can be that, they are the mastermind of this tragedy. Or they can be the victims as well. So I would like to ask, if there's a way to invite the royal families of other countries and talk about this in private...? If we choose our moves correctly, we can find what their role is in this problem."
Rastus began to think a little. Then after a few minutes, he said,
"How about this..? After two months, it's My birthday. We can invite them for the birthday banquet. Normally, we can't invite Royal family unless it's an important matter like the king's birthday, crown prince's birthday or something related to the royal families. But this time, I will give them a little information to lure them out. But I want you to be there too with me. It's not easy to stand before a king. So that's why, I am planning make you my daughter's sword master. I heard from her that, you are very talented in sword fight..."
Although they too understood the reason for his first ant middle sentences, last one made both Adam and Raiser to raise their brows.
"Isn't Rebelia, a magister..?" Adam asked out his doubt.
"I heard from her that, you taught your lovers sword fight even though they don't use sword..?" He asked with a questioning gaze.
Sighing, Adam answered, "That's because, the girls asked me about it. They wanted to learn. That's not the same for her, right..? She just want to be a successful magister."
Laughing a little, Rastus said, "That's not entirely true. She was the one to ask me about finding her a sword master. Then I asked why didn't she asked you. She said she was embarrassed to ask you. Hahahahaha...!"
Chuckling a little awkwardly, Adam sighed again and said, "I am not a professional sword master. I do know sword fighting however. So, if she wants to, she have to be the one to ask me! If she can, I will try my best to train her."
Feeling satisfactory, Rastus answered with a smile. Seeing the interaction between his father and Adam, Raiser felt like he is a small mice under the gazes of two dangerous cats.
'He seems more mature in times like this...' He thought while staring at Adam.
After talking about it, the two returned to the academy. When they reached the teachers office, they saw Theo and Jeke standing outside with a gloomy expression. Walking towards them, they made the duo flinch.
"What are you guys doing standing outside..?"
Responding to Raiser, Theo's face chnaged to that of a wrathful one as he explained.
"When we reached the academy, it was already late. But as we had the important report for the teacher, we requested a meeting with the principal. But the teacher of Class C, just screamed at us for being late and punished for making un-evident claims. He said if we don't obey him, he will dismiss us from the academy."
Understanding what's happening, Raiser was about to run towards the office and scream. But was stopped by Adam.
"Don't worry. I am acquainted with the principal. Let's go. You guys too. I want to see, who is going to expel whom."
Although they had trouble trusting his claims, as friends, they felt like it was their duty to trust him. Thus, ignoring the other students and teachers, Adam lead the others to the principal's office.
He knocked on the door, and nothing responded. As he was about to repeat, his hands were stopped by a man. It was the teacher of class C.
"What are you doing..? And you two.. I punished you and this is what you should be doing...?!"
Pulling his hand away from the man, Adam's gaze turned sharp as he said, "Do what you can. I am here to talk to the principal. I don't need your permission to talk to her."
The teacher of class C, Harold, had special feelings for the principal. Why..? Doesn't he know that she is an old lady..? No! He knows her true face. That's exactly why. He was actually jealous of Adam's good looks. Although he was a student, his charm and handsomeness was off charts for a ordinary looking guy like Harold.
"You think just anyone can go in and ta-"
His talking was stopped midway when the door to the principal's office opened up and a old lady welcomed them.
"What's going on here...?" Her gaze became a little unsteady the moment she caught Adam on her eyes, she quickly hid it before asking this question.
"Hello principal. This student was being rude to you just now. He was about to go in and talk to you within even a permission. So I was about to punish him."
Holding back her urge to laugh which did not escape Adam's eyes as he looked at her with a deadpan look, she said, "Who are you to punish him..? Haah.. Well, whatever. So, what do you want, Adam..?"
She asked, acting as if she's tired of doing work. Fully understanding her acting, Adam chose to play together as he made an apologetic smile as he asked, "Sorry Principal. I wanted to ask your permission to talk to you about something important. It's very very important. So please, let me talk to you alone!"
As he finished talking, Resta, felt like he was about to confess to her again. Thus she immediately pulled him in before closing the door which shocked the entire people watching the drama. Harold was gritting his teeth in anger. He quickly walked away leaving Raiser, Theo, and Jeke.
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Inside Principal's Office, Resta was feeling restless as her heart was beating too much due to her previous thoughts. When he asked for permission to talk alone, her whole body went stiff. Also hearing him say it's very important, she was feeling restless as well as a little excited.
But not showing anything, which didn't work against Adam, she asked, "So, what is it..? I am a very busy person. I can't just waste my time like this." She was talking harshly to him intentionally.
Smiling in response to her fake expressions, he said, "Hmm~~ you were working huh...? Do you want my help..?"
Sensing his teasing tone, her whole body exploded with shame and anger. But holding back again, she said indifferently, "Just say what you want and go away! Hmph!"
Knowing she wasn't exactly angry, Adam smiled and said, "Okay, Okay. I am sorry for teasing you. In fact I didn't came here to give you discomfort. I am here to tell you something important however. It's just that, this time, I am not kidding."
Seeing his seriousness, she nodded. Adam explained everything, even what he talked with Rastus.
"Something like that happened..?! Are you okay..?! Are you hurt..!?"
She began searching his body for any visible injuries. But when she sensed, she was being overly intimate, she jumped back. But to her shock, he immediately caught her by the waist and pulled her to his body.
Even though she knows she was stronger than him, at least to her knowledge, she couldn't move away from him. But strangely enough, she couldn't feel any discomfort from touching him. Glaring a little at him, she was about to ask what is he doing. But before she could utter those words, he gently patted her head and back. This action made her body stiff.
"Don't worry. Although I do this and that to annoy you all the time, I am not insensible enough to hurt you. Just stay with me here for a while."
Again, feeling very comfortable in his embrace, she nodded reluctantly and transformed back to her true form and said meekly with a blushing face, "You have a weird fetish Adam. Loving an old lady like me..."
He chuckled awkwardly before saying, "Not really a fetish. I already knew about your true face. In fact, you must have already sensed that I found about it the first time we talked. But that doesn't mean what I said was lie though. Even if you were an old lady, I would have found a way to bring your youth back if you desired. Also, I am sure if you were an old lady, you wouldn't have acted like a maiden. So just let me treat you like this."
His all words were like arrows of seduction, that pierced her heart. But, Adam wasn't actually trying to seduce her. So she was spared. His words about him being able to see through her disguise was a true shock, but like he said, she had her own doubts.
When he said the word, 'Maiden' her whole face reddened like an apple. She threw her powerless fist at his chest like a child protesting against their parents.
Startling her, he carried her in a princess carry, which made her fluster and panic. But he whispered in her ears, "What are you thinking Resta..? I am going to only let you rest for a bit."
Feeling even more embarrassed than ever, she hid her face in his chest. Then he placed her on then nearby furniture and said, "Sleep for a while. Of course if you trust me. As an apology for teasing you, I will complete your works within that time."
Although she scoffed when he said about trust, she still imagined something that would have made him to tease her even more. Feeling her face getting heated, she hurriedly rested on her stomach to hid her face in the sofa.
Seeing this behavior, Adam smiled. Then he opened the door and said to the boys that he already talked about it with her and they can leave since he had something else to talk to her. Although the boys had their questions, they decided to ask later and left.
Closing the door to the principal's office, Adam pulled out a sheet and covered now sleeping Resta.
'She fell asleep so fast. She must have been tired.'
Walking towards the chair, he began to read and correct all documents she placed on her desk.
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[ NOTE ] : Sorry for being so late. Although my exams haven't finished yet, I decided to continue this for a while. I have scheduled my exams for April 21. But if it doesn't work I have to wait for 45 days more. If it works, then I will continuously upload more chapters without taking a break.
Thanks for reading.
This is only a hobby of mine~