1.Getting stronger(train with sword and leveling).
-Knock... Knock
"Come in, Arcide."
In front of an antique-crafted double dark-brown wooden door, I knocked, waiting the permission from inside, before let the knights guarding this room to opening the doors, and stepped in.
"Pardon me, Father..."
Take a step close to red grande carpet, I lowing my head and bowed to the long white-haired man smiling behind the desk full of papers and documents.
"Arcide... It's already a while now since your last visit in my study," Father tease, seemingly contented seeing my visit, "What is it, son?"
I rise my head and glance right at his eyes.
"Actually, Father, I want to request about something."
"Hmm... Go ahead."
Father's expression is unreadable, but I don't think I see any sign of disapproval from him.
So, after inhaling some breath, I open my mouth.
"Last night, Father said that my talent and potent is not limited only on Magic, right?"
Father did not say anything.
He keep lock his eyes at mine, indicate that he was hearing me carefully.
All of things about my life at Earth and Transmigration and Novel things wouldn't do—rather, I should keep it as secret—so I should say it use my identity and knowledge as Arcide Lilac.
And Father, yesterday, already gave me enough reason to requesting it.
"Thus, I decided after careful thought. Can I... Have an sword lesson exclusively?"
Father's calm and composed expression make anybody who looked at him get an impression that he is an kind-hearted and gentle man, but now, these calm eyes feels more calculating and intimidating than anything.
Sweat flowing down my forehead when I maintain eye contact with him.
Eventually, after some silent times, Father closing his eyes.
His smile seems to widened... But I can't be so sure cuz that appear so fleeting.
"It's seems that you already calming your mind," He nodded, showing an approval expression, "Alright, your request accepted. I have an renowned swordman acquaintance. I'll try to ask he whether he willing to be your master or not."
I can't help but felt happy by his words.
Even if I was an adult inside, I can't keep maintain my composed expression and smiled broadly.
"I won't make you regret at all this time, Father!" I bowed.
He just nodded with acceptance as response, but his smile makes me felt equal portion of accomplishment.
It is as if he acknowledging my decision as wise.
Gaving a last bow for him, I turned my back and walking outside the room.
Right before the door behind me closed completely by the knights, I hear my Father's whisper.
"Do well, my son..."
I can't help but glanced back at the closed door.
I standing at that point for a moment, can't hold back the surge of emotion and determination within inside me.
"I really won't make you regret, Father!"
With a rejuvenated determination, I take a step away Father's study.
It is my first step.
2.Reconnecting my relationship with Rilana.
"Do you see where Mother go?"
I stopping the working maids, whose after seeing me walking at the Mansion corridor, stop working and bowed down.
Both of them glancing at each other for a while, before nodding.
"Was young master forget it? Every Saturday, Mistress Wylleah would visit the Lilac Lake with Young lady. Isn't Young master, also, often go along before... Um... The incident..."
Ah... I remember now.
Hearing what the maid said, I remembered that yes, me, Arcide Lilac, indeed often follow Mother visit to Lilac Lake near Lilac Town.
Smiled, I thanked the two maids, before going ahead to where the horse cage located.
When I am stepped out of the Mansion front door and going to the direction of the horse cage located, two of dozens soldiers guarding there guessing my intention and follow me.
I can't help but find it a bit interesting and amusing.
As expected from noble.
Even if Lilac Family is just a Count, an middle-rank noble, with their history and reputation, this level of luxury is norma.
When I remember the series of event before Arcide and Rilana going to Medusa's lair, I can't help but take a glance to the two soldiers following behind me.
But considering how Arcide and Rilana managed to sneak among these soldiers guard, I guess they still lacking in the term of real skill, especially, when it comes to individual skill.
Within 5 years ahead, I should do something with this lackness of strength of these soldier to make sure we can survive the incoming attack from the Yang Empire.
Take an extra note in mind for future plan, I stepping to the Horse cage afar.
Rilana in this world shouldn't have any bad relationship with me cause her power will be useful and helpful for our survival chance. Beside...
"I also dislike how her romance life would goes..."
"Mother, do Brother hate Lana?"
Rilana holding a Lilac Flower among billions of Lilac Flowers in this meadow beside the Lilac Lake, while she ask her mother, Wylleah Lilac, a woman with chestnut-color long hair with blue sky eyes, who sitting at an near gazebo, sipping Dandelion tea.
A faint soft smile shaped at her beautiful face, while the grace breeze blow her hair, sheet by sheet.
Her reddish-pink lips eventually opened when she gracefully, laying down the cup of tea at the white-colored, round table of Gazebo.
"Rilana, there is no away that's to be true. Your Brother just tired and sad after the incident at that day. After all... He lost his magic."
Rilana lowering her head when she remembered how blank her brother's face when he found out about the curse Medusa put at him.
Even Wylleah can't help but to show sign of distressment when she let out those words.
"Don't worry, Rilana," Wylleah stood, come closer to where Rilana sat and hugging her own knees, and give this little daughter of her a lovely hug, "Arcide not hate you, definitely would not. When he already set and calming his mind, surely he would treat you as lovely and cerish you as before. Mother believed, so why don't Rilana also believe your brother?"
Rilana bite her lip. Her eyes began to wet of tears, but she quickly wiping it out.
She set a face of determination and pure trust.
To her brother—her lovely brother.
"... Yes. Lana would believe Brother!"
Wylleah relieved, seeing the determinated Rilana, and put a smile full of affection to her face.
She pat her endearing daughter's small cute head full of glowing white hair like her Father's.
"Mother will with you, so... Let's wait your Brother, okay?"
"Nm!"
A pair of gorgeous Mother and Daughter hugging each other in the middle of a meadow full of Lilac Flowers.
Blue above, purple plain, in this little colorful world of peace of them, one of the maids, whose accompanied them at this visit, walk closer to them, bowed.
"Mistress, Young lady, the Young master arrived."
The amount of happiness in the pair's smile seemed to multiplied.
Rilana stood.
Rilana nervously, glance at the figure of two horses approaching afar.
She particularly focused at a little boy who ride the horse ahead with an soldier.
"Brother..."
She wave her hands.
Wide smile with tearing eyes of happiness at her very face.
"Brother~!"