07.12 cycle fifteen, Ca’thir, of calendar Moonrachia
It’s early in the morning
The home is so quiet, but I wonder if it will stay like this once Alias wakes up? There’s her father here, but I don’t know what to expect
They’ve never really been close, especially Alias and Master Noah. From the moment Alias was born, he always kept his distance, and I never really understood why
Since he can see the future, shouldn’t he treasure the present even more?
“Is there something that I don’t know?” Then I shook my head, knowing all the possibilities would only make it hurt
I went to clean the room Kaleth had been using for the past few days, and when I headed toward there, I couldn’t see Master Noah anywhere around the house
Where did he go? That person really does wander around anytime he wants
As I took a turn in the hallway, I can see that Alias was standing in front of the open door before stepping inside
“I don’t know if I can explain this properly…” I sighed, and following her into the room
When I step inside the room, Alias walks around the room, checking the closet, bathroom, etc. I could only stand there, watching as her steps turned into stomps; she narrowed her eyes, scanning her surroundings
“Where’s Kaleth?”
“Kaleth’s moved somewhere else. Kaleth has something he needs to attend to and won't be back for a while.”
And then Alias walked over to me. “Did he hate me?”
Slowly, I reached for her head, patted her, and said, “No, he did not.” Alias looked up at me with bloodshot eyes. Was she really that heartbroken?
“It’s fine, you will meet him again later.”
“… Really?”
“Yes, really.” Then I gently took her hand, “So be a good girl for now, otherwise Kaleth will be upset with you if he hears you've misbehaved.” And led her toward the kitchen for her breakfast
“He won’t be mad,” she muttered, but her hand betrayed her, gripping mine tighter. “But, okay.”
In this span of a few days alone, she’s changed a lot after her mother passed away. It’s funny because I never really imagined that both of them would become this close
But I’m glad that Alias found someone who spoiled her
*****
07.20 cycle fifteen, Ca’thir, of calendar Moonrachia
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The academy building was still wrecked. I don’t think it can be rebuilt within a month. Worse, it might take longer than that since we need a lot of teachers
It’s not even just the academy, almost every building was damaged. Sure, not every single one of them was reduced to a pile of garbage, but still, the damage was a hundred times worse than any war in history
The fact that the entire world was affected defies all logic. I didn’t see the circles Kaleth manifested that time, but I sensed an ominous mana flickering in and out of existence
A single person managed to wreck the whole world, even a Halo-level couldn’t do something like that unless they sacrificed something of equal value to unleash power on that scale
“So who is Kaleth, actually?”
An unregistered dragon?
A demon king seed? As in the fairy tale?
A demigod? Or something that we completely have no idea of?
No matter how far my theory comes and goes, I couldn’t conclude anything, especially with this book in my hand
It's just a simple book that you could buy in any utility market, but inside it, there's language I don’t know, or rather, there is no known language that follows this specific structure
How am I supposed to understand it without any hint? Or perhaps this is just gibberish that Kaleth wrote? Then again, he might not even be the one who wrote it
But there’s no way this is just a random word. Even at a glance, I can tell it’s a legitimate language with its own rules and grammar
Especially in the first word, this should be a date and time…
With this hint alone, how long will it take me to understand this language completely?
“Should I ask him?” But shortly, I shake my head
I doubt he would answer
When I glanced through my window, I still could sense his mana around the Orlier family house as usual, “I guess he gave up completely, huh.”
*****
07.44 cycle fifteen, Ca’thir, of calendar Moonrachia
The moment I woke up, I sat up on the couch
I don’t really remember when we fell asleep or how long it had been, but I could see that Kiara was still sleeping on the bed
Before, I was in a difficult position. Kiara won’t listen to me, no matter what I tell her. It was hard to convince her to take the bed, I certainly couldn't let her sleep on the couch while I took the bed
Just imagining her sleeping on the couch while I’m on the bed is enough to send a shiver down my spine
She’s quite stubborn, kind of like some little kid I know
Then, quietly and carefully, I stood up and headed toward the door, unlocked it before I walked outside, and locked the door again behind me, and then I slipped the key inside the room from the gap between the door and the floor
This is the first time I have gone outside after a few days living inside the Orlier house, but now I realize it’s not really that dangerous
In our room, there was a poster—or perhaps a newspaper clipping—with my face on it, claiming I was responsible for the summoning incident
But the problem is, they’re using pictures of me that they took at the academy a long time ago at Arnentiasis Academy, but it was when I was pretty young, and I look nothing like that anymore
Well, even if someone is trying to identify that face and the current me? They might only find some similarities
Now I feel much more grateful for Maya, especially for the moment she took me into the Orlier house after that incident
Though I don’t know much about this ship area, I guess I will walk around first
I wonder how large this ship is? It’s massive, but it's hard to judge its scale with so many walls obstructing the view
And somehow my feet are bringing me into a cafeteria. There are a lot of people here, I guess most people were already asleep by the time we boarded
And there’s a bunch of old men drinking beer this early in the morning…
“Oh! New faces! You come over here!” As he’s pointing toward me
Why do troubles seem to follow me every time I go?
“Come on!” “Yeah! Newcomer, let’s party!”
Why do they even call me a newcomer… I have no choice but to walk toward them, and somehow I could feel how heavy my step is
Then the other old man placed his glass so loudly that I felt the table would break. “Are you traveling?”
“Come on! Just sit already!” “Let’s drink! It’s on me today since you’re new!”
Slowly, I take the seat, and then they slide a glass filled with beer… to me
“Yeah, I’m travelling to Vaelthoria.” And then I pull the glass away slowly. “Thanks, but I don’t drink.”
“Huh! There’s someone sane enough traveling there?” “You’ve got some guts, kid!” and then they patted my back
My ribs vibrated with every heavy pat on my back…
“Huh? I thought there were a lot of people traveling there? Especially Hunter.”
And all of them stared at me blankly before laughing their asses off
“What’s that! Did you live under a rock?”
They were laughing while hitting the table…
“That’s old news!”
“Right! Vaelthoria is currently a red zone.”
“And barely any hunters traveling there, unless they’re insane!”
“It seems this is your first time traveling there? Unlike Arnentia or Luminara, Vaelthoria is a relatively underdeveloped kingdom. There’s a city like the capital of the Arnentia kingdom, but most of it is either forest, black zone, or such!”
“After the summoning incident, Vaelthoria was much more wrecked!”
“I thought it was the elf continent that suffered the most?”
“Oh! Now we’re talking! You’re right, they’ve suffered the most damage, but Vaelthoria was already wrecked and became much more wrecked after the incident!”
Then, when the old man leaned forward, the other also followed, “Also, there’s a rumor that there’s a meeting in the main continent with every other kingdom's representation.”
“For what exactly?” As I lean forward, since the rumors are actually interesting
“We don’t know yet.” Then they sit properly again
“So! Kiddo! What’s your name?”
My name, huh…
“My name is Leif, nice to meet you all.”
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