[Skills] Something everyone would want in their life, since it is incredibly hard to obtain, a skillbook is mostly obtained by either a dungeon raid or buying a skillbook, but those are extremely expensive. After all, there is another way: by getting stronger and leveling up, you can also acquire a skill, but the chances are less than 5% of that happening, and it doesn't even guarantee that the skill would be useful or not.
Yet, Lucas, while training, managed to achieve that feat by earning a skill. It was honestly scary how fast he got to a 2-star level in less than a few weeks.
(AN: The higher the star-level, the harder it will be to level up)
The skill he obtained was called [Monarch of Chaos]. When he obtained the skill, he was surprised, since he could clearly tell that it had to do with him being a progenitor of chaos, and he got a skill of chaos.
[Monarch of Chaos] is an extremely useful skill. In short, it lets everyone on Lucas's level or underneath feel that they are in the presence of a calamity that could destroy everything in its path. The people affected by the skill would start feeling despair and fear. Truly an amazing skill, which Lucas decided to test out.
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Currently, Lucas was inside his father's office, where his parents and Lucielle were present. After the experiment that Lucas did, Lucielle was surprised, but since they were in public, she went along, and they went to eat at the restaurant. But afterward, she immediately went back home with Lucas. In short, he screwed up, and they are pissed... well, not everyone.
"HAHAHAHA! THAT IS MY SON! GOOD SHOW THEM WHAT IT MEANS TO STAND IN THE PRESENCE OF A NIGHTSTAR!" His father was laughing his ass off with pride after getting to know what happened.
Suddenly, it felt as if the room temperature dropped below 0, and his father instantly shut up.
"Darling, do you have something else to add?" Lucas's mother said with a smile, but her eyes and voice were extremely cold, making both Lucas and his father's hairs stand up!
"U-uh, no, honey. I-I was just surprised, you see, at Lucas and his-" With another look, he shut up, knowing that if he spoke again, it might have been his last.
'Rest in peace, father. It was nice knowing you.'
"Now, my dear son," she suddenly said in a cold voice, her cold eyes looking at me with that same smile.
"Y-yes, mother?"
"Care to explain why, after god knows how long, you finally went outside and decided to make a scene by revealing yourself to the world in such a flashy way?" She said coldly.
"W-well, I am a Nightstar and your son, so I couldn't just make a boring entrance, and I didn't really want to hide any longer from the world. I wanted to make my presence known, at the very least, and... I wanted to test my skill that I had gotten, so I thought I could kill two birds with one stone," Lucas said in a guilty and nervous tone.
"I am sorry, mother. I didn't mean to upset you."
Seeing her son's expression and genuine guilt, she sighed, and her gaze and smile became warm and caring.
"Lucas, I don't mind you revealing yourself and testing your skill, but I don't like it when you decide to do something so big and don't consult us, your parents, about it. We are here to help you, son, so please tell us next time you plan to do something like that."
"Yes, mother, I promise I will," Lucas said, still feeling guilty that he hadn't told her about his plans beforehand.
His mother approached him and gently embraced him while stroking his hair. Lucielle was just silently watching from the corner with a happy smile at how much closer Madame and young master had gotten.
"Mother, since we are already on the subject of making plans, I want to make a request," Lucas suddenly said with a resolute expression and determination.
"What is it, dear? You can tell me anything," his mother said gently.
Hearing his mother's voice, he made up his mind and decided to just say it.
"Mother, Father, I want to leave the estate and go out adventuring for the next two years," Lucas suddenly dropped this bombshell.
Both parents and Lucielle stared at him wide-eyed in shock.
"W-what? You want to go adventuring for the next two years?" His mother asked just to make sure she heard correctly.
"Yes, before I enter the academy, I want to gain experience myself without the benefits of being a Nightstar. I will register at an adventurer's guild and go out and conquer dungeons and explore Myrniel a little bit more," Lucas said, even though inside it hurt since he didn't want to leave his parents after everything.
His father suddenly spoke up in a serious tone before his mother was about to reject.
"Violet, my love, please wait. No matter what you say, you can tell by his face that he won't back down and will go anyway, even if you tell him not to."
"B-but Lucas is still too young. He should train more and-"
"Violet, I understand your worries, but Lucas is right. He needs to explore and gain experience without our help; otherwise, he will not grow up into the fine man we believe him to become."
Hearing this, his mother became quiet, and Lucas decided to speak up.
"Thank you, Father-"
"Wait. I am not done yet. Lucas, you will first train for two months here with Lucielle and William, who will also teach you more about the world as well as everything about adventuring. You will only go if you become a 4-star level. Otherwise, forget about adventuring," his father cut in with a strict voice.
Hearing this, instead of objecting, Lucas agreed to it since he found it reasonable as well.
"Very well, Father, I accept your condition."
"Good. And, dear, do you have anything else to add?" His father asked his mother.
Sigh.
"No, this is reasonable, I suppose," she said reluctantly, but she understood that this was important. However, that didn't mean she liked it, so she cast a cold gaze implying something at his father, which his father understood instantly.
Gulp.
'Looks like he won't be getting any rest tonight. Rest in peace, Father,' Lucas silently prayed for his father.
(AN: Looks like we're finally going to start with Lucas exploring more of Myrniel and fighting against monsters. I appreciate everyone who has been reading and been patient with me. I hope you all continue to stay and follow Lucas's journey with me.)