Raven is currently standing in front of soone's house.
He's alone. Raven asked Keara if she want to co with him eting with Vulcan and continue the date afterwards, but even though tempted, Keara declined with a regretful expression saying she have to prepare for sothing.
'Guess she's busy with sothing.'
Raven thought as he walked toward the door. He noticed that beside the house is a pretty wide stone workshop.
'That's the smithy I think.'
The design of the smithy was tacky, but Raven actually didn't give a shit and just ignored it after a single glance.
Raven reached the door.
"Fuuu..."
After taking so deep breaths. Raven knocked on the door.
Tok- Tok-
Raven didn't need to knock more as he heard soone's hurried footsteps coming from the inside.
Crash-
Though Raven frowned when he heard sothing breaking inside.
'I'm kinda worried...'
After the crash is a total silence so Raven is already considering to break the door open.
Raven's worry disappeared when the door was finally opened by a man.
The man was tan with a good bodybuild. He was fairly handso, have a short clean black hair and brown eyes.
He's a bit taller than Raven.
Raven is 5'9 ft. while the man was about 6'0 ft. or more.
That man was Tyrone Vulcan.
Raven imdiately recognized Tyrone. How could he not? Tyrone is one of his creation.
Pity flashed in Raven's eyes while looking at Tyrone. Not that Tyrone notice.
Soon guilt slapped Raven again.
Tyrone's mother died not long after he was born. And his father died 3 years ago from an dungeon overflow.
Tyrone is 29 years old and living alone. Single.
Normally he should've been already married at that age, unless he wants to ordain.
But because of mana scattered everywhere and people absorbs them in their body unconsciously every second, people's lives was extended by the benefit of the mana. In this new world and era, the average life span of a human is 160 years, two tis than when the world doesn't have an ounce of mana.
People also ages slower after reaching the age 20.
So Tyrone is still fine.
"Umm... Mister Night?"
Tyrone's deep and manly but careful voice entered Raven's ears.
Raven extended his hand to Tyrone and smiled.
"My real na is Raven Obadiah. You can just call Raven."
He introduced.
Tyrone also with a smile, grabbed my hand and shook it.
"I'm Tyrone Vulcan. Just call Tyrone, nice to et you."
***
Tyrone let Raven in to talk about their business with each other as soon as possible.
They're just in the living room.
"I'll invest 10 million Zeals."
Though Raven took 'as soon as possible' very seriously as he imdiately stated his intention as soon as both of them sat down.
Raven doesn't like beating around the bush.
Tyrone's eyes widened, obviously he was shocked. But that was only short-lived as Tyrone cald down imdiately and looked straight at Raven.
"Why are you doing this?"
He asked.
Raven predicted such questions coming from Tyrone.
'These past 2 days, I've been thinking about what I should do in case that I got asked by that kind of questions.'
Though Raven actually just wasted his ti as he couldn't co out with solution. So in the end, he decided to just be honest!
Looking dead straight to Tyrone's eyes. Raven spoke.
"I know your father."
Tyrone's eyes opened wide and he shot up of his seat.
"My Papa?!"
Tyrone exclaid. Raven inspired Tyrone's character from a Filipino friend of him when he was a kid and still in the orphanage.
Though, their friendship ended only after 2 years as the boy was adopted, separating them to each other, and even when they beca adult, they weren't able to get in touch.
Raven smiled bitterly as he rembered his friend. Actually, he can't recall his friend's na.
'Fucking hell...'
'This sucks.'
Raven thought.
"Are you telling the truth?"
It was then that Raven heard Tyrone's voice again.
Seeing the impatient Tyrone, Raven imdiately answered.
"Yes."
Raven answered confidently.
'I'm not really lying, I really know Tyrone's father, so this is a honest approach.'
Tyrone frowned. Hatred erupted inside him as Tyrone tightly clenched his hands.
Raven noticed those, and so he decided to comnce his plan.
"Now, don't hate your father."
Raven know what's happening.
In the novel, in this part of the story, Tyrone despises his father. The reason is because his father used a lot of money before dying, causing their smithy business, [Xenon], to decline.
The money disappeared like bubbles and Tyrone couldn't recover them. Deeply he knows his father own those money he used, but Tyrone can't stop himself being disappointed to his father.
Little did Tyrone know, his father used all the money for him!
It's just that in this part, Tyrone still doesn't know that.
'And that's why I'm here.'
Raven thought, smiling inwardly.
Tyrone is currently looking at Raven with an annoyed expression. He's not even trying to hide it.
Not that Raven mind, so he continued talking.
"Your father didn't carelessly spent the money he saved."
At Raven's words, Tyrone's look on him changed as if asking what bullshit he's on about.
"What do you an?"
Tyrone asked. Not really expecting anything.
Raven pointed his index finger to Tyrone.
"Your father was suppose to give you gifts."
Tyrone is still unfazed and thinks that Raven is not serious.
"How did you know?"
He asked as if mocking Raven's words. Tyrone is a good person, it's just that his hatred to his father made him a little aggressive.
"I can't tell you because of so complicated reasons. But I want you to know, I don't have any ill intentions."
Raven answered casually.
Tyrone stared at Raven for so ti. He then eventually nodded his head but didn't say anything, he just waited for Raven's next words.
'Good, now that he's listening properly, it's ti to drop so bomb.'
Raven took a deep breathe and opened his mouth.
"Just as I said, your father used the money to buy you gifts."
Tyrone nodded. His expression though, didn't change.
"But before he could give them to you, he died from a dungeon overflow. I an, think carefully, you've been with your father ever since you were a child. You know he wouldn't just carelessly spend money."
"Why did your trust for him crumbled easily?"
Ravem said, acting dissapointed and slapping Tyrone's conscience!
This ti, Tyrone's face changed. His hateful expression disappeared and was replaced by a frown with solemness.
Tyrone at that ti questioned himself as Raven's words made sense to him.
Why did his trust for his father crumble?
Tyrone's brows knitted together as his body fidgets a little.
Raven, who vaguely knew Tyrone's thoughts, was once again slapped by his guilt but he didn't let it out on his face.
'Your trust to your father crumbled because of . For my story... I even killed him for you to have a dramatic backround.'
Raven knows that he wasn't actually in the fault because at that ti he's just typing letters, forming words and sentences, and building a story. Who would've knows that that story of his will beco a reality?
Nevertheless, Raven still felt guilty. Well just for a bit.
After so silence, Raven continued to talk.
"Your father used all of his saved money to buy so items from an auction."
"And he hid them all under the tile that's under his bed."
Following Raven's words,Tyrone stood up without a word and ran upstairs.
Looking at him for a while, Raven slowly stood and followed Tyrone.
'Guess he can't believe my words after hating his father for 3 years, so he wants to see a proof...'
Raven thought, climbing upstairs where Tyrone ran.
***
[Tyrone's POV]
I tried to keep calm, but I couldn't.
A young man, even younger than , that I t not long ago ca and told that he knows my father.
I'm feeling a bit of hatred toward my father because of his carelessly spending of money in the past before dying 3 years ago.
Because of that, the smithy declined as we lost so resources and capital money.
My father run the smithy at that ti, I just inherited it after he died. But because I have no money nor connection, I wasn't able to run it properly.
Even my relatives didn't help after my father died.
'Maybe I'm just incompetent, and I'm blaming my father for my faults...'
Those thoughts are deeply hidden inside , but they resurfaced after hearing Raven's words.
My father didn't used the money carelessly, it was for my sake, he said.
My thoughts are currently a ss, I don't know what to do.
'Gifts left by father... Just for ?'
I don't want to believe that.
I frowned as I fastened my pace.
Is Raven lying to ?
Or did father really left sothing for ?
I couldn't wait and need a proof so even though it's rude, I left Raven earlier and rushed to my father's room.
I don't like entering father's room ever since he died. I just occasionally enter it to clean inside.
Click-
Opening the room's door, I imdiately entered and moved the bed.
Then I noticed an odd looking tile.
Without carefully looking you can't tell its difference to the other tiles, but upon closer inspection, you can see letters engraved on it.
'VULCAN' is what written on it. It's our family na.
My heart started pounding rapidly.
My mind is getting more and more complicated.
'Is there really sothing there?'
'What if it's just a coincidence?'
Thoughts like that entered my mind.
"Fuu..."
Taking a deep breathe, I cald myself down and looked at the odd tile.
I crouched down and placed my hands on it.
To my surprise, just placing my hand on the tile already moved it a little.
A bitter smile appeared on my face as I removed the tile completely.
And just like what Raven said, there's sothing under the tile. Underneath the tile is a small space. And in that space, I saw a letter and a box.
"Ah..."
My heart seems it would explode any ti now. I felt relieved seeing there's sothing under the tile, but at the sa ti, I felt rejection towards the items.
I took the box and opened it. Inside are a book and a hamr.
Being a smith myself, I learned an appraisal skill.
So I can appraise items to so extent.
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[Ancient Skill Book]
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