Chapter 260 - Return To Ishgar {36} Paradise Island, Part VII (1/2)
his”Get your lazy butt out of bed, and let's go have some dinner.” Amell removed the blanket covering Valerie.
”I don't want to, dad! How about I get to sleep another two hours and then Sebas can bring the leftovers to me.”
”That won't do at all! My daughter will not eat leftovers. You have three seconds to get your butt out of that bed or I will be forced to use more drastic measures.”
”Fine! You win!” She started getting out of bed at a snail's pace, meanwhile, Amell stood and looked as she intentionally tried to stall. ”You know, dinner won't be served until I say so, so whatever this little act of rebellion is. It won't work here!”
”I don't like meeting new people! This place is probably filled to the brim with weirdos, do you really wanna expose your daughter to that? What would mom say if staying here turned me into some sort of weird pervert?!” After a moment of silence, Amell came out of his shock.
”Don't try to use your mother to scare me off. It won't work. And, secondly, what kind of person do you think I am? There are no weirdos or perverts here so you can be safe.”
”Hm? Have you talked to Hisoka lately?” She had finally gotten out of bed. She had on a white shirt with military pants. This was what she always wore when she trained.
”Stop arguing, we're already late for dinner.”
”What? I thought you said that they won't start without you?”
”That was just a trick to get you out of bed. Your dad is not as stupid as you think.” He flicked his finger and she got pushed over towards the door by a small wind push.
”Well played, dad. But, heed my words, daddy! My revenge is coming!”
”Good luck!” Amell opened the door and they left the room. They ventured off towards the arena. Amell wanted to check in on his students before dinner and check how far they had gotten in understanding their new magic. He fully expected at least Jellal to have already grasped the concept around his new magic. He was also hopeful for Orga and Sherria, but his expectations of them weren't as high as it was for Jellal.
As they were walking, Valerie glanced up at Amell and she lightly brushed up against him, ”Dad I heard some of the guys back home talking about how you... Can't die or something, is that true?”
”What guys?” Amell understood that the time had come to talk with her, he just hoped it wouldn't be this soon.
”Toshi, Cal and them. They argued very loudly about your age, and I just happened to overhear them. So, are they right? Are you immortal or something?”
”I knew you would find out eventually, I just wish your brother was here so I could take this up with both of you at the same time. You're not immortal, but also, not far from it.”
”What the hell does that mean? Either I'm immortal or I'm not. A pretty straight forward question, isn't it?”
”Both yes and no. You are not immortal, but your bloodline is very special. Let's just say you will live for a very long time. Far, far beyond any normal human.” This was the moment he dreaded most. Would she start hating him for giving her this almost curse-like bloodline? Maybe she was too young and immature to understand the weight of this.
”For how long exactly? Like, two or three hundred years old or something?”
”Try and add a couple of zeros to that number, and maybe then we're getting close to the real number.”
”Wha... wh-what? Are you saying I'm gonna live for like a million years or something? How is that even possible?”
”Not a million. Truthfully, sweetheart. I don't know. There is no way to know for sure. The only thing I know for certain is that every one of my children who carries my bloodline has an extended lifespan. There is just no way to know how long that will be, I'm just guessing.”
”What if I find a boyfriend or something, I will outlive them every time?”
”What!? Yo have a boyfriend? Who is it? I'll kill him!” Amell broke apart the floor and the ominous black clouds came back again.
”No, no, no, dad, I don't! It was just hypothetical! Calm down, you're scaring me!” She took him by the hand and squeezed as hard as she could, that jolted him back to reality again.