"Wait rather than telling the knight to order Darian and give him the excuse. This will take the eyes of the demons off this issue. We must be as careful as possible. This is his most vulnerable age after all."
"Yes sir. I shall head there right away. Master, can I give you a suggestion?"
"Go ahead."
"Master I think we should involve Darian in our plans since he embodies loyalty I firmly believe we can trust him. Considering his strength he will be of great help to our cause."
"I share your opinion but he is far too soft. He picked up the sword to protect humans from monsters. As for human enemies, he just trained himself to the point where he can overpower them so he didn't need to kill them."
"When we discover one of their hideouts I will send him there only then will he see how the demon contractors are unforgivable."
"For now focus more on developing his powers than on his combat. I want to see the extent of his powers."
"Understood, sir."
Cedric leaves the room and heads towards Elaric direction with a foul taste in his mouth seeing Drytan thinking of others as pawns.
Seeing Cedric enter the room, "Well what trouble did I cause this time Sir?"
"Well, it seems that your element outstands the rarity of already very outstanding talent. So, Master Drytan has decided it would be best to focus on your element rather than on weapons since we only know that it slightly increases your speed."
"So, You want to experiment. All right, how do you propose we do that?"
Smiling at him Cedric sits beside Elaric, "You know young master while everything about you is extraordinary, to say the least, I still to this day am more amazed by your maturity. I am not sure whether it is because of your love towards your parents or something else but you are still a child so be one."
"Be unreasonable or complain about everything at least once in a while. It is alright to do so young master. Please."
Seeing Cedric's eyes full of warmth Elaric begins to have second thoughts, "What if I can experience the childhood I had only heard of? What if I use my talents to earn riches to live a comfortable life with my family? What if I... I.. but what if I being weak ends up being the reason for their deaths? No, I can have that life after I finish my task in this world for now it is another luxury I can't afford."
"I understand sir but I can't, for my parents and sibling who is about to come into this world I can't."
His heart melts hearing such words from the mouth of a child. "Understood young master I shall stop treating you as a child from now on."
"I would appreciate that."
"For now run side to side on the training ground without powers then again with power, I want to see how much it increases your speed."
Nodding his head Elaric runs to lap from side to side.
"Now enhance your legs and try again."
Elaric focuses all his mana on his legs and as soon as he begins to sprint he launches himself face-first into the wall within a second.
Seeing such a collision Cedric rushes to Elaric's aide.
He rushes to the medic.
"What's the problem, Liora? Is he alright? Broken nose? Bones? what?!"
"Yes."
"Huh? What do you mean yes?"
"He has everything you just mentioned. Along with a slight case of Cyanosis, see this bluish tint to the skin, lips, and fingernails, along with a very rapid heart rate indicating low oxygen levels in the blood. Did you train the kid until he fainted or something?"
"I see. I guess I did. Alright, Liora I will look after him you can leave and do your duties."
"Hey, Let me ask you why the viscount is so much more interested in the boy of his mistress than his daughter who is the symbol of his love with Miss Seraphine."
"I am sorry Liora. I understand your concern because of your loyalty to Miss Seraphine but I am afraid the reason is confidential."
"Well, the reason better be good."
She heads to continue her work.
"You have yet again surprised me, young master. I never expected your speed to be so fast. But Why are you depleted of oxygen? You have broken bone from the collision but why the cyanosis? One is not affected by their element otherwise one with the element fire would be charcoal. So, why?"
"I need to know but even if he wakes up will he know what caused it? Probably not, I need to think of a way to reach the same speed to find the reason."
An idea pops into Cedric's idea and he leaves the estate and heads to the nearest cliff.
With full strength, he launches himself down the cliff.
The wind roars past his ears, tearing at his clothes, and making it nearly impossible to breathe. His heart pounds in his chest, the sensation of weightlessness both terrifying and surreal as he sees the ground nearing he unsheaths his sword enhancing his sword he swings at the ground creating a slide he slides down slowly.
"Oh, This was why. So his speed was so high his body's breathing couldn't keep up. But is there no way to negate this effect, otherwise his potential will go down significantly. Since he will only be able to swing quickly. Wait, What if?...."
Cedric again rushes to Elaric's aide.
As soon as he enters the room he pulls off his pants and sees his legs perfectly fine.
"So I was right his element does save him from repercussions but how much? Does it only save his muscles or his whole body? But that would mean he would be immune to wind damage as well."
Cedric continues down the rabbit hole thinking of all the possibilities since he can't try out all of his theories until and unless Elaric wakes up.
Elaric stirs slowly, a soft groan escaping his lips as he begins to regain consciousness. He stirs slowly, a soft groan escaping his lips as he begins to regain consciousness. A blurry face starts to seem familiar.
"Cedric, is that you?"