"Young Master, your cup of tea."
I looked at the tea prepared by Noel, it was made with the leaf of the World Tree, I wonder how it tasted?
As I slowly drank it, I felt that my drowsiness leave me, I felt refreshed and a cooling sensation came over me.
[ Mana has increased! ]
[ One additional core as been created! ]
[ Elemental affinity with Earth has increased! ]
As soon as I only drank one sip, notifications popped up, it was surprising.
"Noel, I'll be back stay and watch guard over the village."
I stood up and brought my cup of tea to the training grounds where I met Seori here, as I slowly made my way I could feel two presences.
When I arrived it was Seori and Arthur, with Arthur pointing his sword at a startled Seori.
Somehow I felt angry and the cup of tea on my hand accidentally slipped, the noise from the broken cup startled the two.
"Ah! Alfred! Is this person the reason you alerted the villagers? I found her sneaking around here!"
Arthur said as he came closer to Seori, as for Seori, she ran towards me and hid behind my back.
"Alfred."
As she came behind me, I wondered why, she could have just ran towards back to the forest but then again Arthur would follow her and discover where they live instead of me.
"Arthur was it? forgive me I have a short memory but please go back and never speak of this to anyone."
I said to him but
'You're the reason why I had to double check the area because to me you are like a totem of misfortune'
Is what I wanted to say, he looked at me and unwillingly sheathed his sword.
"If you keep this a secret I'll let you spar with one of my knights or the entire troop and train like them if you so desire."
"Thank you!"
Right I remember this dimwit wanting to be a knight and if he gets to train with them that'll be the end of this.
He couldn't hide his joy and happily ran away screaming.
"I didn't see anything tonight!"
As soon as we couldn't see nor hear from him anymore, I looked at Seori who had a mischievous smile.
"He was entertaining."
I suddenly felt like I had a headache coming.
"Seori, why are you here all alone?"
"I wanted to sneak out and see you, I see you drank something made from the leaf I assume? Your abundance of mana now clearly shows it."
"I see, next time if you want to see me at least tell your rabbit, we're lucky that person was the one who found you."
"I guess so, strange, he was seemed familiar to me somehow but I can't put my self into it."
"Don't then."
I told her as she gave me another mischievous smile, somehow she feels different, is it because nobody is with her compared to earlier when she had her guards?
"I'll be leaving then, see you around Alfred."
She said as she ran off into the forest and I watched her from afar, I sighed and took a deep breath.
"Come out"
It was Arthur, I knew he didn't leave and was just eavesdropping which I hated, he slowly came out and scratched his head as if he couldn't help but listen in.
"What do you think about it? Me meeting her in the middle of the night"
I asked Arthur.
"Well I-"
"It doesn't matter what you think!"
I pressured him using Aura, something I learned from Sir Nicholas, Sir Gale, Sir Tristan and Noel, he suddenly kneeled in front of me, I made sure to suffocate him as I came near to him.
"When I gave my word earlier I was serious about it, since you didn't upheld your part of the bargain why should I?"
I loosened the aura, and eventually stopped lest I accidentally killed him, he was breathing heavy.
"You wanted to be a Knight Correct? Knights keep their words, I may not be a knight but I always keep my word, its better for you to be a mercenary than a knight at least your potential won't be wasted."
He looked at me, there wasn't any hatred in his eyes but just regret.
"You may not be one of my people and I always held people in high regard especially if they want to be a knight wanting to protect the continent, tonight you showed me that you lack one of the many values to be a knight."
As I walked past by him.
"To think Lucia also thought of you highly as a friend, I'm utterly disappointed."
As soon as I said that I could feel his disposition change, this time he looked serious as if telling me to wait for him to beat me.
"But I will still keep my word, train with my knights if you so want I won't say a thing about it."
I left him, so what if he gets strong? I could care less, to think he had lofty ambitions, if gets strong, I'll get stronger.
[ Quest Scenario Created! ]
A new pop up appeared in front of me, I closed it and left it as it is, I already know what it entailed.
One month, I'll stay here for one more month before I leave and this settlement has finished the basic needs to survive, then I'll train even harder.