A few weeks had passed since Sir Thomas Armstrong arrived to meet his childhood best friend and his children.
With Thomas's assistance, Jonathan had finally saved up enough money to enroll Xavier in the Pennsylvania Royal Academy.
Jonathan instructed Aleksander and Violet to keep his enrollment in the Pennsylvania Royal Academy a secret from Xavier. He intended to surprise Xavier by telling him he could now attend school and make friends with new people.
Jonathan brought his father-in-law, Gavriil, his children's grandfather, to the surprise celebration he threw for Xavier's enrollment.
Jonathan instructed Aleksander and Violet to take Xavier to the current carnival in the town to divert his attention for the day.
When Xavier returned home after attending the carnival with his older siblings, he was startled by a burst of confetti in his face.
"What?" Xavier asked, perplexed by his situation.
Abruptly, Xavier's grandfather Gavriil gave him a warm embrace and exclaimed, "My son, congratulations on being accepted to the Pennsylvania Royal Academy."
Xavier, who was both shocked and delighted to see his grandfather, asked, "What do you mean, grandpa?" with a confused expression.
Jonathan responded to Xavier with a smile, telling him that he had enrolled him in the same school as his sister and older brother. And that he would no longer feel imprisoned and could finally interact more socially with the outside world.
Xavier went up to embrace Jonathan, thrilled that he would finally be able to go to school and meet new people.
Jonathan remarked, "I love you, my son," as he softly stroked Xavier's hair with a surprised smile.
As everyone at the party feasted, Jason excitedly approached Xavier. And he mentioned how happy he was to have Xavier attend the same school as him.
Jason exclaimed excitedly, "I can't wait to show off my cute cousin to my friends."
"And I can't wait to meet them," Xavier replied, nodding his head.
Miss Charlotte, the mother of Jason, surprised Xavier with multiple gifts while they were chatting. She said, "I bought every sweet and dessert that was in the sweet store I bought it from because I didn't know what sweet you would prefer more."
When Xavier saw how many sweets and chocolates his aunt bought for him, he expressed his admiration to Miss Charlotte for her generosity.
Then, Jonathan, who was observing from a distance, smirked and remarked, "I'm glad Xavier is looking forward to starting school."
And Gavriil said, "I mean, that's normal for a kid his age to be excited about the opportunity of making friends.".
After that, Thomas said, "I hope he makes good friends."
Thomas then sighed, and Gavriil questioned, "What's wrong, Thomas?" observing how perspiration-filled Thomas was.
Thomas replied, "Oh, it's nothing," in response. "I simply can't get over the idea that I am conversing casually and as if we were friends with a king," he continued.
Upon hearing Thomas's reply, Gavriil chuckled and questioned, "Is that the reason you were concerned? Thomas, don't get too worked up; you're my son-in-law's best friend and my grandchildren's uncle.".
"So don't worry about those noble behaviors y'all like to do, because I won't get mad if you talk to me casually," he said.
Thomas raised his head and smiled, contemplating that he was standing next to Saint Gavriil Ivanovich, the Grand Prince of Moscow, the Tsar of all Russia, and the Grand King of the Kingdom of Russia.
who is the father of Princess Fyodora Ivanovich, Jonathan's wife, and the mother of Aleksander and Violet, as well as the grandfather of Aleksander and Violet.
Now, when Gavriil saw Xavier's happiness from Charlotte's gift, he became envious. Then he gave Xavier a surprise gift of his own.
"This is for you, Xavier," said Gavriil, holding out his hand to give him a tiny box wrapped in lavish materials.
Startled, Xavier smiled cheerfully and accepted his grandfather's present, and he started to open it.
Xavier was taken aback to see a pair of glasses inside the gift as soon as he opened them.
"What's this, Grandpa?" Xavier inquired, perplexed.
"Those are special glasses named The Visors of Time," said Gavriil with a smile.
After hearing his response, everyone was stunned and in disbelief at the gift that Gavriil chose to offer Xavier.
Charlotte questioned in disbelief, "Your Majesty, did you just give Xavier an ethereal instrument?"
With a smile, Gavriil answered, "Yes, I did.".
"But your Majesty, that is a Universal Relic.". Thomas said, "Only royal families from every race that exists have them," he continued.
"I know that those glasses I gave Xavier are an international artifact," Gavriil replied. "But there was a reason I handed it to him," Gavriil went on.
Jonathan remarked, sweating anxiously, "I am very surprised that you would give Xavier something like an ethereal instrument as a gift, Father."
"Of course I would, Jonathan. He is my grandson after all," Gavriil replied.
With a smile, Gavriil then leaned over Xavier and asked, "Why don't you try on those glasses, Xavier?"
Xavier smiled, shook his head happily, and wore the spectacles his grandfather had given him.
As soon as Xavier wore the glasses, his stunning celestial eyes gradually disappeared and turned a deep red color, just like Jonathan's.
"Oh, I see now," Aleksander remarked, taken aback.
To which Gavriil laughed and answered, "So you understand now? I gave Xavier those glasses because I had heard that he was always tired because of those eyes of his."
And Aleksander said, "You're right."
"His eyes are extremely unusual and sap his energy and mental state every day. This wears him out more quickly than most people do. "Aleksander went on.
"Yeah, so that's why I thought The Visors of Time would be the best gift for him," responded Gavriil.
With confusion, Xavier asked, "What's the Visors of Time?"
Gavriil answered, "Well, Xavier, the Visors of Time are a pair of glasses that were used by Merlin the Wise, the Consul of the Future, who was also the first princess of the Imperial Kingdom of Korea.".
Xavier replied, "Oh, and what do these glasses do?"
"These glasses are capable of manipulating the fabric of time itself," responded Gavriil.
With excitement, Xavier shouted, "Wait, really?"
"Well, you won't be able to use the glasses' time-alteration powers because you're not the original owner of them," said Gavriil, instantly dampening Xavier's joy.
Feeling disappointed by the revelation, Xavier lowered his head, causing Gavriil to become nervous and say, "Now wait a minute, Xavier, let me finish."
"Even though you won't be able to use Merlin the Wise's glass's true abilities, you will still be able to receive its passive effects," Gavriil remarked with a nervous smile.
"The power of the Visors of Time can reset the user's mind and mental state as one of its passive effects. It implies that they are unable to feel tired or require rest. "Gavriil went on.
"And it also makes the user's thoughts and actions instantaneous and not have any delay in them," Gavriil added.
Violet said, "Wow, that's cool!" along with Xavier. which gave Gavrill a great sense of self-pride.
Charlotte then remarked to Xavier, "Xavier, you look quite manly in those glasses."
"Yeah, you look very, very handsome, little brother," Violet added.
Which made Xavier blush, and he thanked Violet and Charlotte for their compliments.
Jason then placed his arm on Xavier's shoulder and said with a grin, "You're very lucky to be able to have an ethereal instrument as a gift."
Examining Xavier, who was now donning The Visors of Time, Aleksander remarked, "Is his eyes turning red also one of the glasses's passive effects?"
"Oh, I don't know why Xavier's eyes turned red," Gavriil responded. "Perhaps it suppressed the abilities of his eyes?" he added.
"But what I do know is that those glasses are indestructible since they are ethereal instruments," said Gavriil.
Aleksander smirked and added, "Even if they broke, they'd just reset time and repair themselves."
"Yes, quite literally," Gavriil answered.
Overjoyed with his newfound gift, Xavier hugged Gavriil and said, "Thank you so much, Grandpa." Gavriil grinned and hugged Xavier in return.
Thus, Xavier's celebration party went on as he got ready to start his school journey the following day.