*(A/N: This chapter was incorrectly uploaded as an epilogue, so I edited it and that's exactly the reason for the extra chapter.)*
After seeing that I was hopeful that Celine would recover, Adrian decided to change the subject.
"Anyway, I apologize for lowering the mood a bit by talking about Celine. How did your thing go, did you get everything you wanted?"
"Of course, I did, but you and my sister... It breaks my heart that you guys doubt ."
Adrian grinned and turned his eyes from the floor to .
"I don't know if it's good or bad that you're so confident."
"Heh, just kidding."
I thought about what he'd said, then rembered what I'd been through and put a bitter smile on my face.
"There are so many bad things that wouldn't have happened in the first place if I had the ability to trust myself."
The atmosphere seed to worsen for a mont, but I quickly spoke again to fix it.
"Did anything important happen at the academy while I was away? Let's gossip a little if you have the material."
Adrian must have realized my intentions because he didn't pursue what I had just said.
"Things that happened while you were away, huh... Actually, yes. There's sothing important."
Oh?
"After you left, I found out there was a group at the academy, and the group was... Well, let's start from the beginning."
Adrian told little by little what happened. The girl Risa, the night Jas approached him, and all sorts of things.
I have to admit, I was really surprised. It seed really strange to that a boy nad Jas would do sothing so daring. It was sothing I hadn't expected, and the more Adrian told , the more I wondered if it had been solved.
What I really didn't expect, though, was that soone else was involved.
Alice, no... Alysia Laute.
I was really shocked when Adrian ntioned her.
"Did she really help you?"
Adrian just sighed at my reaction.
"No, she refused at first. I could hardly convince her when I told her I was going to owe her a debt."
Oh... I wonder if this 'debt' will be a problem in the future.
I'm still not entirely sure why Alysia approached us in the first place. I'm already cautious since her appearance was earlier than usual, but this complicates things a bit...
If he realizes Adrian's true identity while he's trying to observe him or to achieve whatever his goal is, we could be in serious trouble... To find the Laute Family against us so early could be the end of us. To be unprepared against that family... would be nothing but suicide.
I think I should move the Alysia thing up a bit.
"Go ahead."
With my nod of approval, Adrian continued to tell what had happened. How Jas cornered them, how he fainted, and what happened next. Near the end, though, he beca a little thoughtful, even a little unfocused.
"What do you think?"
Adrian suddenly lifted his head and looked at . But then paused, his face looked strange and he smiled.
"Uh... Did I drift off? Sorry, it's nothing important."
What did he have to think about? And he's brushing it off...
Heh, is there sothing he doesn't want to tell ?
I felt like joking about it for a mont, but then I hesitated.
I alone have things that I keep from him... If he really doesn't want to tell , it must be private and not sothing very important that he needs to tell .
I'd better not dig into this.
"Well, never mind. Basically, Alice took care of everything while I was unconscious, I don't know how she did it, she just... sohow."
She blew her cover, of course. Those idiots must have trembled in fear of the Laute Family, but I'm surprised she didn't kill them. Did she find another way to silence them? Maybe she made them sign a mana contract?
Whatever... I think too much.
"So, the problem is solved."
Adrian's eyes dropped and a forced expression appeared on his face.
"It's over before I can do anything again."
Ah... I don't like this.
I folded my arms across my chest and sighed deeply.
"Did you even have to do anything?"
Adrian looked at with a frown.
"Of course, I did! I..."
"You, what?"
Adrian hesitated for a mont, unable to say anything.
"You wanted to save those who were suffering because of Jas, didn't you?"
"Yes..."
"Your effort is admirable, Adrian, and even sothing to be proud of, but you shouldn't jump in front of the enemy to 'save people'. I think you should take this experience as a lesson for yourself. There are so many things in life that you can make mistakes in, what you need to do is to think about those mistakes and not make them again or prepare yourself for the next one. That's what you lack the most, experience. So don't get depressed and bla yourself when you make mistakes."
"I..."
Adrian started to say sothing but then closed his mouth.
"Okay..."
I smiled back.
At least he agreed. That's progress too, right?
"Whatever."
I smiled and decided that this ti I was the one who should tell him sothing.
"Do you know where I went?"
Adrian suddenly beca curious, as if he had quickly forgotten what had just happened, and I widened my smile. I held up my hand, pointed my finger upward, and then I imagined that I had started a fire there. My mana activated, traveled up to my finger, and so a tiny ball of fla ford above my finger.
"This..."
Adrian looked srized. "I got the Fla Mastery from where I went, and I have a nice sword of my own now, but I can't show it now, it's better to keep it in the system's reward inventory.
"Reward inventory?"
Adrian's eyebrows shot up and a look of obvious surprise appeared on his face.
"You went to a dungeon?"
I quickly pulled my hand back and squeezed the small ball of fla in the air, a small puff of smoke seeping up through my fingers, and then I leaned back again.
"Yeah, it turned out pretty good, as you can see."
Adrian's face suddenly showed a slight look of disappointnt.
"What? Are you angry that I didn't take you?"
He didn't answer and just stared at .
"Pfft, hahahahahah... I an, that was good, but it's not like I didn't take you because I didn't want you with . It wouldn't have been appropriate because I had to go to the dungeon with soone who wasn't very good with other people, he had a very important role. There are also the benefits of having fewer people. We'll go to the next one together."
I widened my smile.
"In fact, your first dungeon experience will be with . Don't worry."
I put a hand on Adrian's shoulder and gave him a pat or two, then stood up.
"Well, it's slowly getting evening... I want to go to my room and sleep all day, I'm tired. See you in class tomorrow."
Adrian got up to walk to the door, which he did. However, he didn't leave the room with .
"You're not leaving?"
"No, I'm going to practice my spear style until I fall asleep."
"Oh... Suit yourself, but don't be too hard on yourself."
I smiled and walked out, before leaving the building I simply waved and Adrian did the sa.
With that, the door closed. I was left alone in the hallway, then I involuntarily sighed.
I actually want to talk to Ulka too, but... I really need to sleep at this point.
I headed to my room without thinking about Ulka. But I thought about sothing else.
I guess nothing important will happen until the kingdom tournant... I will have a lot of free ti after the things I need to talk to Ulka about.
What would be the best way to utilize all this ti?
I thought about it for a while and then decided on sothing.
I need to make a roadmap, I need to list the things I need to do in order of importance, and I need to use this free ti to complete this list, and in the anti, I need to train and get stronger. For example, I definitely need to get my overall level up to at least D grade by the tournant.
And I have to go to the Holar continent, of course... That's also sothing that requires to get at least D- grade.
"Haaaa..."
I took a deep breath and sighed again.
Actually... when I think about it, there is so much to do.
Still, I put a smile on my face, because I also have a lot of ti and I will do my best to be prepared for anything that might happen this ti.
I continued walking to my room, imagined the first stages of the roadmap I wanted to set up, and made a promise to myself.
No matter what happens, I will succeed.
Just like I dread of when I first ca into this world.
I will do my best to overco all obstacles. I will be the strongest and build a happy life for myself in Lunerra, in this world.
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