Surely I can't refuse, denying a date from Adela goes against the law of the universe and besides, with me being there I can look out for her and protect her but then again, with Zōí being there she really doesn't need my protection.
I suppose I could decline
"Adela I".
"My king it would be wise to accept her offer".
"Would love to go".
*sigh*
All I can hear now is "lucky bastard" echoing throughout the school. Why did she have to ask me in such a public area, is it because she knew I can't decline if people were watching.
My life changed so much in the last couple months.
I have my own room, my own clothes 3 meals a day.
I was barely making ends meet before. If I told myself a couple months ago that I would be living in a castle and going to a school i wouldn't believe myself yet here we are.
Maybe a break is all I need.
Ever since I got these powers, it's been non stop battles and I am tired of it, I am young. I shouldn't be exhausting myself this much but I have to. As it stands, I am far to weak and the fight with the spideroid confirms it.
The fight with thespideroid taught me a lot of things and one of the main problems is my mana output.
Even though I have infinite mana, I cant exert a lot of it.
Which is probably why Zōí struggled to fight that spideroid.
The more i merge with my arcane and the more control I have with my mana, the more I will be able to exert.
I should stop thinking about getting stronger.
A break, yes a break is all I need.
"Sepsis".
"Yeah Adela".
"Where do you want to go for our date"?
What's this?
Her silky smooth red hair, her soft un tampered with face.
Crap she is too close to me.
"I want to go to the town if that's okay with you".
"Yeah, I would like that".
"So how will we get there, holy shit".
"I will never get used to the fact you can do that anytime.
"I can't do it every time,it exerts so much mana which is why I can only do it a limited amount of times every day".
She is amazing.
She is smart, she is quick, she can teleport to wherever she pleases. I wouldn't expect any less from the princess of Albion.
"Are you still an executioner Adela if you don't mind me asking".
"I quit".
"What why"?
"Someone convinced me school might be fun".
"And I realised what killing truly means, I mean once they are gone they really are gone".
"It was too heavy of a burden for me to carry".
"Always thought of the job as a duty I had to fulfill, a task I would have to complete every day of every week until my life is over".
"I then meet this boy who is my age and striding throughout the earth with a carefree attitude. A person who isn't bound to meaningless tasks".
"And for that, I will always admire you".
"Anyways".
"You grew up here right"?
"Yeah".
Wow
It's been so long since I was last here.
"Let's go to that shop". Said Adela
Swords and stuff.
Why is that place so familiar
"I have been meaning to try out a new sword".
Shit.
Me zico and macron used to always steal from the old man.
*ding ding ding*
"Good morning sir, I would like to test out a sword".
"You urchin, I told you what would happen the next time you stepped foot in my shop".
"Is something the matter sir".
"I've seen you before. Your that princess who kills people all for an ounce of your father's approval".
"Hey man I thinks that enough".
"Don't get me started with you, you and your crew used to always steal from this shop".
"May I ask what he stole from you"?
"He stole 10000 korin, worth of items".
"So if you don't".
"Huh".
"What's in this bag",
"20000, double of what he owes you.We will be going now".
"Adela are you sure about this".
"Yeah it's fine".
Well this is awkward.
We have been walking around for 5 minutes and she still hasn't uttered a word since that incident.
Should I break the silence? No maybe she likes the quiet.
"Sepsis who are you".
"I am me".
"No Sepsis, I want to know the real you".
"None of this stealing bull shit but I want to know who you are".
"Besides your name and power I know nothing about you, like where did you grow up, who are your parents. Sorry if that was too personal".
"It's fine. Come with me, I want to show you something".
"You want to know the real me, Adela"?
"Here, let me help you jump over the logs".
"Are you sure that plank can support us"?
"Yeah It should be fine, just make sure you don't fall into the water".
"We're here".
"This is where I grew up".
"These 4 walls and these 3 makeshift beds is what me zico and macron used to sleep on".
"This straw roof would barely hold the water from the rain so we would sleep wet for most nights".
"And if we walk a tiny bit further, this is where I was born".
"This rundown shack".
"This is also the same place where I killed my mother".
"And behind there, is the tree which my father hanged himself".
"That's who I am".
"Why did you kill her, Your mother, why did you kill her".
"We suffered from poverty and she couldn't take care of me, she would rather try and kill me then to try ask for help".
"I am sorry",
"No don't be it's fine".
He would've loved you, Macron".
"The smartest person I knew, he didn't deserve to die".
"Nobody does"
"the funny thing is, I met Macron in this forest, I was thinking about running away and I met him here, he gave me a place to stay even if it was just a makeshift tent and he made me feel like i was wanted for the first time in my life".
I didn't even get to say goodbye to him. Macron I am sorry for not being a good friend. We didn't need the money we were just fine.
What is this feeling.
My throat feels heavy and water is pouring down my eyes.
"It's okay".
She hugged me.
I don't remember the last time I got a hug.
"No one will ever hurt you".
Thank you Adela.
Thanks macron
But I think it's time I let you go now.
You will always be my best friend.
"You know I never even got to say goodbye properly".
"We can say goodbye now".
"Roots listen to me".
I created a sanctuary with flowers right over our hut
"Arcane lux, shimmer of light".
The sanctuary was perfect.
Our house was covered in beautiful vines with light shining down on it.
Macron I hope you love this.
This is where we part ways.
Goodbye forever, macron.
And thank you Adela for this is the best gift I have ever received.
For as long as I live, I will never forget you.
"We should head back".
"Yeah, we should".
Well this is a problem.
Why can I sense life from this path.
30 odd entities each with mana readings that heavily exceeds the normal human amount.
Royal knights? But why would they be in this part of town
"Adela be careful".
From what I can tell, they aren't strong but there are so many of them
"Sepsis hand over the princess and your life will be spared".
These idiots,like I would ever hand over Adela to them.
They are normal humans so they can't be strong.
But
Why is their mana readings off the chart.
"Sepsis, their armour".
"It's from sir Aldric's army".
"Grendel's father".
"What if I don't hand her over".
"Then we will kill you".
"We were going to anyway but it would've made things easier".
Crap she doesn't have a weapon.
In a normal scenario, she would easily be able to defeat them without a issue
Shit.
"You guys go for the princess, I will take care of the boy". Said a mysterious voice
"Attack".
A herd of them immediately went after Adela,
I got to go help her
"WHERE DO YOU THINK YOUR GOING".
When did he appear.
I need to block
"YOU THINK BLOCKING MY ATTACK IS GOING TO DO ANYTHING"?
"Arcane Amplification".
My arms was blown away shattering every bone.
"Why don't you get off the floor".
*whack*
he kicked me into the sky.
I could see the whole village from here forget village I could see the castle from here
*slam*
Shit
Adela is in trouble.
Each one of them is equivalent to a c rank creature.
And he is b rank without a shadow of a doubt
"ZŌÍ,PROTECT ADELA AT ALL COSTS".
It may have been for a brief second, no rather a fraction of a second but I saw zōí take them all out 1 by one.
He individually sliced them all leaving only blood and mana in his path.
This proves I have a long way to go
It's not just that but the way he uses vita gladius is as if it was created to increase its immeasurable strength.
I see now.
Orion never used vita gladius.
"Zōí, kill the guy who harmed me".
"Yes master".
"NO NO STOP I SURRENDER". He said as panicked indue his voice.
"Sepsis don't kill him".
"Your not a killer".
How I wish I was. This would have made life so much easier
"Zōí, fall back".
"Let me promise you something".
*What is this aura I am sensing, every ounce of my body is telling me to run away, even if that creatures gone, I can still sense it.*
"If you even dare to lay a finger on me or Adela, you will die and it won't be by zōí, it will be by my own 2 hands".
"Get out of my sight".
"Sepsis.."
"Yes".
"WHAT THE FUCK IS THAT".
"WHY DID IT JUST COME OUT MY BODY".
"this is Zōí,Orion's lead solider in the war".
"And he kinda saved your life in that dungeon".
"Hello princess".
"Wow".
"What is he made of"?
"He is a being made off my mana".
I feel so useless. I still couldn't protect her and had to rely on it. At this rate I will fall behind zico and Adela.
I need to get stronger to protect the ones I love.
"We should get going".
"Yeah we should".
All the soldiers that were alive was arrested
And thankfully Adela didn't sustain any major injuries.
"Grendel's father".
Grendel you son of a bitch.
Sir aldric. One of the 9 S rank warriors and one of the most influential men in the country.
Killing his son would cause some serious issues in the future.
From these last couple weeks I have encountered some serious flaws with the archives.
Number 1. Orion's army was made from weapons imbued with mana and not humans.
But surely the same principle applies to humans also.
I use my blood to essentially control the flow of mana in an object and extract it simultaneously.
So surely I can do the same with a human body.
The second I am an S rank warrior, Grendel your dead.