Eldric and Selene paused their argunt, turning to look at Orion with curious gazes. "Oh? Tell us, what elents did you decide on?"
Eldric cald down and sat back on his chair. Selene also sat beside him. They looked at Orion, wondering what choice he would make.
Orion calmly said, "I will learn Fire, Thunder, Wind…"
Selene and Eldric leaned forward slightly, wanting to curse him for stretching out the last part.
"…Wood and Light."
"Huh?"
"Eh?"
Both Selene and Eldric showed surprised expressions.
"Five elents? Are you sure about that, lad?" Eldric asked, wondering if he had thought it through.
Selene took a deep breath. "If he has said it, then that ans he already considered it. And learning the five elents should be doable with his talent. He will just have to work hard."
Orion nodded his head, "Yes, but that's not sothing I can't do. I will not back down from a little hard work."
The room descended into silence as the discussion nearly ca to an end. Eldric and Selene had asked the most pressing questions they had.
And Orion might not have been able to satisfy their curiosity completely, but he at least handled the situation well.
"Ah yeah, you can't just go around flexing five elents. That will attract too much attention," Eldric suddenly said.
Selene agreed with him, "Yes, it would be better for you to choose two elents to show in public."
"That's a given. I'm not idiotic enough to go around flexing my multi-elental affinity without any power to save myself. I'll use Fire and Light in front of others. That will make stand out while also letting others see in a favorable light." Orion agreed with them and reasoned for his selection.
Selene and Eldric looked at each other with gratified smiles, their hearts holding a small bit of pride for having such an outstanding grandson, who was not only absurdly talented but also smart enough to hide that talent.
"Alright then, enough discussion for today. Let's go out in the garden to talk more. It's still morning, so it would be better for my old bones to get so fresh air." Selene giggled and stood up.
Orion laughed at her words, "What are you saying, Grandma? If we stand shoulder to shoulder, then others might mistake you for my sister."
"Oh, you sweet talker—" Selene lightly smiled, but her words were interrupted by Eldric's boisterous laughter.
"HAHahaHA, this old hag??" He laughed while walking out of the room.
Selene's hand twitched as she took out her staff. "You were saying sothing, old bastard?" Fiery mana began gathering around her, increasing the temperature of the entire mansion.
Eldric's laughter paused as he slowly turned around, "Cough, quickly put away your staff, you are making Orion uncomfortable."
Selene's expression changed as she quickly put away her staff. The temperature drastically changed and returned to normal. She turned around to see Orion standing there calmly, looking at her curiously.
Sothing clicked in her mind as she quickly turned around, "THAT OLD BASTARD!!" Only to find that Eldric had run away toward the garden.
She hurriedly gave chase, while Orion chuckled silently and followed them out.
There, he saw Rina and Fiora standing quietly, waiting for him. "Let's go, we should get so fresh morning air."
"I really thought Old Mistress would burn down the mansion again," Rina said while placing a hand on her chest and heaving a sigh.
Orion paused in his steps, "Again?" he curiously turned around and asked.
"Y-yes, Master. Mistress Selene bu-burned down the mansion before. No one was h-hurt due to her absurd control over mana, though," Fiora finally took the initiative to explain sothing to Orion.
He looked at her with slight surprise and patted her head, "I see. Well, then I guess it isn't dangerous. I should also learn to control my mana in such a way. Seems rather helpful."
"Yes, yes, Master. Mana control is useful in a lot of places besides battle." Rina nodded along and walked toward the garden with him.
They continued chatting as Rina joked about seeing the mansion's maids using mana to wash clothes and clean the mansion all the ti.
Soon, they reached the garden, where in the middle, both Selene and Eldric were sipping tea, sitting at a table and chairs in the center.
"I thought you ditched us, lad." Eldric smiled and gestured for him to sit at the table.
Orion smiled and went there, sitting beside the two of them at the round table. Rina and Fiora stood behind him so distance away, awaiting any order.
"So, now that you have awakened, do you want to head to the Thunderhall Academy to learn the basics of mana? I hate to admit it, but they can teach the basics much better than us, since it's been far too long since we had to do anything with those low-level spells," Selene gently asked.
Eldric nodded in agreent, "Yes, if you want to go there, just tell us."
'Hmm, I do want to head to the academy. And I don't see any reason to refuse as well. But the ti I spent with them is too little.'
Eldric and Selene looked at his troubled face.
Selene gently patted his hair, "If there is sothing troubling you, just tell us."
Orion raised his head, "I—I don't want to separate from you so soon." He decided to co clean and see how they would react.
"Haha, so it was this. You don't need to worry. We will move to the capital with you. It's been a long ti since we saw the scenery of the capital." Eldric slapped his thigh and laughed loudly.
Selene shook her head softly, "You don't need to worry about this, then. We will go with you. We have a mansion in the capital, quite close to the Thunderhall Academy. We can live there."
Orion's smile brightened. "Thank you, Grandpa, Grandma."
'Good, now those noble bastards won't be able to kill even if I offended them sohow.' He heaved a sigh inwardly. The one thing he was worried about was dying an unjust death by the hands of powerful nobles.
[Fufufu~ Master planning his cris before entering the academy? As expected! (≧▽≦)]
'It's just a precaution,' he inwardly replied. After all, he couldn't be sure that they wouldn't make a move just from Selene's or Eldric's words. But now, with them present, he had sowhat guaranteed that the nobles wouldn't make a move on him in public.
"When should we set out?" Selene looked at Eldric and asked.
"Hmm, there is still so ti until admission in Thunderhall Academy starts. We will head out in a week. We should reach the capital in another week with all our people and supplies." He thought about it before giving a ti fra.
Orion nodded his head, "Then we will go as you plan. I should be able to adapt to this… new feeling in the anti as well."
"Ah, yes, Orion, you can try to play with mana in the anti. You can learn to control it better the more you use it. Just don't exhaust yourself," Selene gently advised.
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