[The Royal Academy]
Earlier this week, Kevin received a quest from the system and it was to find out about Thomas' trouble.
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[# Quest 1:
Find out Thomas' Trouble.
Reward: A skill
Penalty: None]
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[# Quest 2:
Help Thomas.
Reward: Thomas' favorability ( 50), [Michael Descends] Comprehension ( 1%)
Penalty: None]
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It was an optional quest and the rewards were great.
Although Kevin was ignorant of the situation, he did not like the fact that Lisa and Anna, along with other girls got into the grasp of demons. Thus, he decided to talk with Thomas.
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There was a subtle tension in the room as both Thomas, the brown-haired boy, and Kevin, the blue-haired boy stared at each other.
While Thomas' gaze contained slight hate, anger, and alertness, Kevin stood with a stoic face.
"Why are you here, Kevin?"
Thomas' eyes turned cold as he expressed his irritation. In the aftermath of Kevin's arrival, Jin had been worse than ever, and Thomas was his best friend so he turned to hate Kevin as well.
"Can I at least sit down?" Kevin joked, taking a step forward with a friendly smile on his face.
"!" Thomas' senses were heightened as he slowly channeled mana into his hand.
"Ha... Looks like I won't have any choice." Kevin's friendly face crumbled and the air inside the room turned cold with each passing mont. The aura Kevin radiated turned blue and small ice flakes ford around Kevin.
Snap!
Kevin snapped his fingers and soon a chair made of ice got sculpted out of thin air. Although the chair wasn't that sturdy, it still pressured Thomas.
He confidently sat on the chair, and Thomas looked at Kevin with a face filled with horror as he felt a sense of dread. The hair on his back stood and his senses turned wild. Kevin's simple display of power forced Thomas to back off.
"I will ask you so questions and you will answer." Kevin's deanor changed completely. The air around him felt like sitting with a king.
Gulp!
Thomas gulped a mouthful of saliva as he understood that Kevin no longer requested, but ordered.
"U-understood." He nodded his head as the shivers did not stop.
"What happened to you and your group in this expedition?" The first question from Kevin was vague and he did not ask anything specific.
"W-we got ambushed by demons and I got injured badly." Thomas still decided to test the waters. Although he did not want to provoke Kevin, he still played it safe and told the half-truth.
"Hmm..." Kevin rubbed his chin and thought for a full minute.
"Quite unfortunate... Anyway, tell in detail." His sudden reply startled Thomas, but he had to answer.
"A demon..." Thomas tailed his half-truth and spun it into a story, hiding Lisa's abduction, Anna's disappearance, and all the other facts.
"It must've been difficult for you... But why did the demon target your sister? Kevin wondered as his brows furrowed.
"I-I don't know..." Thomas answered honestly.
"Hmm... That demon must be a clever one. It wouldn't be a surprise if your sister is..." Kevin blurted sothing out loud, which Thomas heard and felt like Kevin wanted to rub salt on his wound,
"BASTARD!!!!" Thomas channeled his mana and prepared to kick out Kevin. It was at that mont he was about to attack Kevin, he heard,
"Ah! So that's how it is." Kevin lightly pounded his palm with his fist as if so pieces of a puzzle connected.
"Eh?" Thomas stopped mid-way as he looked at Kevin's face with slight determination and a sense of accomplishnt.
'Thanks for the help, Michael.'
[Understood, Kevin.]
Kevin thanked Michael as he helped Kevin use his energy efficiently to intimidate Thomas, think fast, and co to an answer. Imdiately the cold air in the room died.
"I am sorry for blurting out sothing unnecessary, but I think I have found sothing," Kevin said and touched Thomas' shoulder.
"I have a proposal."
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After leaving the infirmary, Kevin t with Mia.
"Hm? What are you doing here?" Mia asked Kevin with her eyebrow raised.
"Good evening Miss. Aubry, I ca here to et Thomas." Kevin greeted her and stated his purpose.
"Oh, good, good. He is fine now, only a few days and his health will be back to normal." Mia said.
"Then if you'll excuse ." Kevin left with hurried steps.
She thought it was interesting, but did not inquire further. Even if all beings were nothing to her, she still paid attention to her surroundings. So she knew about the tension between Jin and Kevin. Hence, Kevin's eting with Thomas was an odd occurrence.
"I will ask them later," Mia said out loud and left as she had a eting with Alice.
anwhile, Kevin sped up and headed to a secluded place.
"Michael, are you sure about this?"
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