Welcome to the Gravestone house, Morgana. I hope you'll enjoy your time here." Thanatos' mother now welcomed Morgana formally. Thanatos, his mother, father, and Morgana were having a meal together.
"I'm honored to be here and hope you'll treat me well during my stay," Morgana said. She was usually open-minded but was being very formal at the moment. She felt a strange power coming from Thanatos' parents, which made her a little afraid. "Please, talk normally to us. Just call me Helene, and my husband is Areus. My father-in-law may be a little strict about these things, but we don't care." By father-in-law, she meant Thanatos the first, Thanatos' grandfather.
"Areus and Helene, I see. Pleased to meet you," Morgana's tone softened and brightened.
"Now that you mention it, where is grandfather?" Thanatos asked his mother, knowing the man was responsible for his ceremony tomorrow.
"Your grandfather is preparing everything for tomorrow, so just leave everything to him and take a rest," Helene expressed her concern for her son. Working for so long was tough, especially for a young person like him.
"No, I can't afford to bring shame upon myself. I'll go and train," Thanatos replied. He understood the weight of his name – being a Gravestone and named Thanatos brought immense responsibility, and not everyone understood the burden it placed on a young man.
He entered a small room where he would train. A grim reaper had to train in three disciplines:
The Physical Body: Training the physical body was necessary to survive an attack from a dreadharvester.
The Soulscythe: The Soulscythe was the personal weapon of a grim reaper. Each person's Soulscythe was unique and possessed different abilities and traits.
Cultivation of Powers: The powers of grim reapers, known as 'Death art,' varied from one individual to another, just like their Soulscythes.
Meanwhile, outside the room:
"So, Morgana, I know you're from far away, but where exactly?" Helene wanted to learn more about the woman in front of her. It was the first time Thanatos had brought a woman home, and even though Morgana was his partner, Helene couldn't help but wonder about their future.
"I am from Phantasma," Morgana answered directly. Helene didn't know much about Phantasma but was curious and wanted to investigate, as did her husband.
"By the way, how much progress has Thanatos made? I've heard he's incredibly talented, but I'd like to know how strong he is," Morgana had already heard about the success of the mighty Gravestone family. It was said that he had enormous capabilities in all three disciplines, and her curiosity got the better of her.
"Thanatos is truly a genius. He awakened his Soulcycle at the age of only 30; he's truly magnificent. But if you want to learn more, then—"
"Wait, what? At the age of 30? It took me 56 years to achieve that, and I was already considered fast!" Morgana couldn't believe that it had taken him so little time.
"If you want to know more about it, ask the maid who escorted you here. Her name is Camille; she is his childhood friend and knows pretty much everything about him, maybe even more than me," Helene said in a joyfull tone. Somehow, Morgana was a bit scared after all. A woman who knew more about Thanatos than his own mother. But at the same time, she didn't let go of her curiosity and decided to look for the maid. She went out of the room and soon saw Camilla walking. Camilla wore a ponytail, probably because it was easier to work with her hair tied together.
"Excuse me, Helene said that if I wanted to know something about Thanatos, then I should ask you." Morgana looked at the maid. Now she realized that Camilla was a good-looking woman. She had long blonde hair and a nice body, with curves she had to hide under her maid outfit. Camilla was a little bit smaller than Morgana, maybe 165 cm tall or something, but Morgana was not sure, she was after all 169 cm tall.
"That's right. Is there anything you want to know about Than?" Camilla unconsciously called him by his nickname she gave him back when they were 50 years old.
Somehow Morgana thought that the nickname was cute, but as soon as she saw the grin on the maid's face, she felt a shiver down her spine. It was as if she had just asked a woman who gets easily cautious when another woman talked about her boyfriend. But she knew one thing; she would contain herself from teasing Thanatos in front of this woman.
"I was just curious about his capabilities as a grim reaper. After all, he is my partner." Morgana managed to wipe the creepy grin away from Camilla's face when she mentioned that.
"If you want to know that, you will see it tomorrow. If you really want to see it right now, I can send you some using my phone." Camilla's answer was interesting. Morgana could wait until tomorrow, but she was an impatient person. Morgana took out her phone, and Camilla started selecting and sending some video files.
Cell phones were now widespread in the world of the Grim Reaper, even if they were only used to exchange messages or quickly transmit important information to teammates. While the old-established grim reapers still hated using these things, they were very popular with younger grim reapers.
When Morgana had received all the files, she immediately looked at a few of them.
"Oh, that could get really interesting. I'm also really looking forward to tomorrow."