Vergil POV
its been a month since the banquet of Eleanor Bellatorius, as it would seem the ball ended peacefully without another attack. so we made our way back the next day
After returning I began to devote myself to studying magic exploring my own prowess, also enhancing my combat experience, My schedule was rather simple. I woke up at 6:30 am get ready and head breakfast by 7 am, than I went to the training grounds do my own practice and daily meditation till 8 am after that I sparred with May till 10 am. I learned some basic skills and sword lessons from sir Gareth till 12 pm after that I took some rest and went to the library where I studied my Magic grimoire "Chronoethermancy" basically understanding more deeply what mana entails. time passes to about 2 pm, when I have lunch with family. After lunch I go back to my studies and continue till evening 5 pm. After that I practice my Aura Art" Void style Swordsmanship" and practice it till I collapse. Than I take a walk at the garden as I admire the night sky, it is one my favorite things to do, at 7 pm I have dinner, at 8 pm I have another sparring session with May till I feel contended.
All in all I have living like this for the past month, honing my skills. because of this I was able to break to achieve breakthrough, another mana circle was drawn on my heart and another star was achieved in prana so I became Tier 2 magician and 2 star swordsman. my mana circles and prana stars also formed a deeper connection, as I could use them both together for much longer almost 30 minutes, My durability also increased, Now I am confident no one in Junior mage would be my opponent. Even high level mages I will be able to fight but only Tier 4 ones
Currently, there was a little over three months until the start of the admissions at the academy. All newcomers who wanted to enroll in the academy had to go through the enrollment procedure. While I had already met the minimum criteria for enrollment, I aimed to reach at least Tier 3 to ensure my position. It would be even harder to hide my talents at the academy, so I had to be cautious. I had already made one mistake, and I aimed to keep it my last.
Right now, I was having lunch with my family when my father addressed me seriously.
"Vergil, you've been cooped up in the library for the past month. I believe it's time you took a break," Father said.
"But Father, I've just advanced, and I want to solidify my current power," I argued, feeling a sense of urgency.
"Vergil, you've been improving quickly, but too much haste will only set you back. Appropriate rest is necessary alongside work," Father explained.
"Father, I do get plenty of rest every day," I retorted, a bit annoyed.
"It's not just physical rest you need. Your body and mind are under constant pressure. If you don't relax, you'll snap one day. Tell me, in the past few months, have you ever taken a full day off?" Father's rebuke left me speechless.
It was true. Due to my sense of urgency, I hadn't taken a single day off.
"Vergil, I understand that you feel weak, but trust me, you're not. Even though you started late, you've already reached Tier 2 and become a 2-star swordsman in just a few months. But you've grown far too quickly. You need to give your body time to adapt; only then will you have a solid foundation," Father sighed.
"I... understand," I said, looking down. It seemed I had neglected the feelings of those around me.
Looking at Mother, even though she didn't say anything, her eyes were full of worry.
"My dear, it pains me to see you in pain every day. Please, stop pushing yourself too hard," Mother pleaded.
I opened my mouth to respond, but seeing the looks on my parents' faces, I stopped.
"Okay, I will take some rest," I sighed helplessly.
"Good boy," my mother rejoiced.
Father also smiled in relief, seeing his son understand.
Looking at my parents' smiles, it seemed like the right decision. After finishing lunch, I made my way back, but then I remembered that I needed to take a break.
"Ah.. what to do.. seriously I have not thought of anything else" I said as I rubbed my head
"what's wrong master" I hear May voice from behind
"May... father told me to take a break, but I don't know what to do" I complained to May
"what do you do usually in time of break" I asked May
"Nothing actually, I take a nap read a book sometimes, or polish my weapons" she said as she thought
"Never mind " I muttered .
'What should I do..... wait..." I thought of something
"May shall we go visit the city" I asked May
"That's a wonderful idea, master you haven't been the city in a long time" May said happily delighted by my idea
"Than let's go I'm also a little curious" I said, last time I visited the city was few years ago after that many complicated situations occurred leading to me not leaving the estate.
Since we have decided I decided to leave right away, but first we had to inform mother
So May went to inform mother while I went to the castle gate, soon May also came
"young master I have informed Madam she is also happy you decided to go outside" May said as she returned
We went to the exit there were knights stationed for duty there
"Good Evening Young master" the knights at duty saluted
"Good Evening good job everyone" I said as I greeted back
"Young Master if you are going outside please take some knights as escorts" The knight in charge requested
"No need May is with me today, also I am not going to far" I denied I did not want to be to conspicuous
The knight did not insist any further, we left the manor in a lowkey manner
The Winchester city is divided into an inner city where our mansion is located and all other nobles which include some associate baron and knights houses are located, these are under my father's management.
Than there is the outer city where common folks live and some influential business man lives, the outer city is further divided into East, West, North, South blocks each block has its own myriad of attractive points
I made my way towards the city, it was more prosperous than I thought, there were tall buildings and clean roads everywhere there was also a shopping mall, hotels, inns, public bath house, it was really well organized city
'It would seem father put a lot of effort maintaining such city' I thought
"May is there a place where I can buy magic related things" I asked as we were moving in a street
"Master we could visit the Magic Street, all the arcane related stuff can be found there, also there is a famous auction house there as well" May informed
"Auction house.... lets go" I said
Although there were private carriages moving around the streets, there are also public vehicles, used by common folks, there are also vehicles for rent than can be used so we decided rent one
May handled the procedure it was quite expensive but nonetheless it was nothing much for the Winchester barony. we rode the carriage as we made our way towards the Magic street, I looked out the window as I put my head on my hand
We arrived in about 20 minutes, upon arriving I could feel the mana in the air getting more ambient, there also seem to be barrier blocking non magic personal, illusion magic also seem to be used to make it look like an ordinary street
Everyone who enters the magic street needs to give a toll to pass through, As we were entering we were also asked to give toll
"Entry fees 10 gold coins" the man rudely said,
'10 gold coins? That's expensive' I thought to myself. The currency in this world is divided into Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum, Violet platinum, Mana coins
100 bronze= 1 silver
100 silver= 1 gold
50 gold= 1 platinum
10 platinum= 1 violet platinum
10 Violet Platinum= 1 Mana coin
Mana coins are the highest denomination they are expensive because they are made by refining mana stones, they could also be used as energy source, many formations and spells, or magic artefacts require mana coins as energy source to work there are also other uses as well, even though mana stones can be used but it is not efficient, that is why for cultivation purposes or personal uses mana stones are used
Obviously These coins could become hard to carry, but the banking system of this world is quite advance we could use the card issued my the bank and it could be used as the currency source and required amount would be deducted directly from the account, but generally mana coins are not placed in bank its far to important for that
I looked at the silver colored card in my hand, it had the emblem of the Winchester clan marked in purple also my name and mana signature was also recorded on it so no one other than me use it
This was given to me by Father it had my pocket money every year I was given a fixed amount of coins, but I seldom use it so I should have quite a few left
May just showed the rude guy the family Emblem token, when he saw the token his jaw dropped
"I I I .. I am terribly sorry... Please you can pass" the guy could not speak because of shock
May did not give the guy a second look as she took back the token and made our way through the Passageway
as soon as the Vehicle passed through the the passageway the entire scenery changed, it would seem we teleported to another place all together
"What happened May" I asked, I knew we did not teleport as there were no spatial fluctuations
"Young master there is a special barrier placed outside that only allows special people pass through or those who give the toll fee, also this Magic street is not unique to the Winchester territory, almost all famous territories have a Magic Street. In order to protect the general populace from magical items, designated area were made to trade for Arcane practitioners. also there are teleportation points here that could be use to travel to multiple territories"
"Teleportation points,? don't we already have the Warp portal" I inquired
"That is used for large personal transfer and only nobles could use them, not anybody can afford such extravagance. the teleportation points are suitable for up-to 4 people, although its still quite expensive" May explained
"I see" I nodded as I understood
'It would seem we need to learn more about the basic common sense of this world' I thought
The vehicle made its way to special parking space form here on out we will walk on foot
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