Chapter 29: Good or bad new? (1/2)
”So, if I understand well, Sol might get kidnapped and gang-raped by a bunch of Witches if your conjecture about his gift is proven.”
”Indeed.”
”I am too old to deal with this shit.”
Lilith sighed as she pinched her brows while she sat on the chair next to Edea. Sol and Edea hide a snicker at Lilith curse.
They were still in Edea's world, but after her revelation, Sol decided it might be wise to bring Lilith here.
”Okay. I understand. Firstly, ” She stopped cursing under her breath before finally raising her head, ”Congratulations on awakening. It came a little earlier than I thought it would but it's alright. Now we just have to test your capacity and then wait for the opening of the Astral realm.”
”Thanks. I must visit Camelia tonight. So I will also ask her to test me.”
It was impossible to know one's own capacity through normal means. The only way was to use a special device the church had the total monopoly on.
No one could replicate it since it needed Castitas divine blessing to work.
”I see.” Lilith frowned a little at the mention of the name, but, this didn't last long and she nodded, ”then no problem. We will make a little special something to congratulate you.”
”I understand.”
”Also,” she gave a rather good smile, ”Now that you have mana, you can train in the true arts of our family. I had Setsuna as your instructor all this time because I wanted her to give you the basics. Now you can learn higher-level techniques. You should also get your own weapon.”
”I can't wait.” He was indeed rather excited. Mana was the key to open the world toward a totally different world. He could now enter the world of superhumans and protect himself.
”Also,” Lilith fidgeted a little before speaking calmly, ”We need to hide your awakening. It would be best if no one knew that you awakened early. Not even Setsuna nor Milia.”
Sol narrowed his eyes at this. There was absolutely no reason for him to hide his awakening. Rather showing off his talent would make the citizens happy and tell the nobles that the royal family was still powerful and that they shouldn't think about manipulating him as they did with his grandfather, Neptune, the fearful King.
”I believe in Milia and Setsuna. Should there be a reason why I shouldn't?”
He wasn't naive enough to believe that all those who smiled at him were people he could trust. But he refused to believe that Milia and Setsuna could have any bad intentions towards him.
”This isn't about trust. They are simply not suitable. Setsuna is simply too straightforward. People would immediately feel the difference in how she treated you if she knew you had mana. As for Milia…” She shook her head, ”I simply cannot believe her at 100% for now. I am sure that she is loyal, but she is hiding something and I do not like that.”
Sol tapped his finger on the table in deep thought, 'She is hiding something?'
He couldn't believe it. No, he refused to believe that Milia could be in any way possible a traitor. Still… Reality did not care about his beliefs. After all, didn't his father die because he gave his full confidence to someone else?
”I see.”
He didn't say whether he would say everything to her or not and Lilith didn't insist either. She would never order him to do anything. He was always free to make his own choice and assume the consequences of those choices. She didn't think that Milia was a traitor either but she was the kind who believed that being cautious never hurt.
*Clap* *Clap*
”Enough. Even though there's some little problem, Sol awakening is a day that we should be happy for. Not about complaints or schemes,” Edea managed to burst the awkward atmosphere that was settling in. ”Right?”
”Indeed.”
”You are right.”
The two easily accepted her word.
”Sol, as Lilith said, now that you awakened, your training regime will completely change. What's more, we must ascertain just how many characteristics of the dragon kind you have and to which degree. The most important thing is–Did you awaken a core?”
Beasts were divided into different levels of grades going from E to S and in 3 tiers. The rank S was a tier into his own and that for a simple reason.
Lilith, hearing Edea's questions shivered a little. That was just how much it means for Sol.