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“Hand over the Divine Beast’s stride, Dragon.”
It was an insolent demeanor that couldn’t be found with a magnifying glass compared to his polite self now.
He didn’t like it, but the fact that he was the last Heir of Duke Argenta's Noble house softened Debens’s heart.
That’s why he healed Felix, who was a mess from passing through the Dark Forest, and even made the Cure he wanted.
But what kind of end did he eventually meet in return for giving him the Cure?
The Fire Dragon slowly opened and closed his eyes.
‘I don’t even want to think about it.’
Dragons were transcendent beings who lived for very long periods.
Their lives were incredibly boring and always filled with ennui.
So Debens chose to live with humans.
Although humans did not have the same lifespan as him.
However, admiring the descendants who resembled the humans he once knew was a considerable amusement in the long years.
Perhaps that’s why.
Debens was even slightly moved by the sight of Felix, whom he had met again after a long time.
That was also why he deliberately used forbidden Magic to show him the ‘future and past self.’
He hoped that this little brat wouldn’t go on a rampage alone again and die, cutting off the Noble house's lineage.
When Felix finally opened his eyes, he could see intense emotions within them.
[How was it?]
Felix looked around with a confused expression, and then seemed to realize that he had returned to his original body.
He asked in a voice full of confusion.
“What on earth happened? Was what you showed me my future self?”
[…It is and it isn’t. Nothing has happened yet.]
“What happened to Ayla and Princess Peony? Why aren’t they visible in the future?”
[That’s because they don’t exist in that time.]
“Does that mean they’re dead?”
[Yes. That’s why you were so angry at the time.]
Debens gave a deep smile.
Felix frowned at the sight.
“What on earth happened? Were Darian and Rosia Blanche really involved in their deaths?”
[Hmm, my favor ends here.]
Debens answered nonchalantly and slowly rose.
[From now on, you have to act on your own.]
With those words, the Dragon closed his eyes.
It seemed like a silent signal that he wanted to end the conversation.
His body began to turn to stone again. The living, breathing Divine Beast soon became a stone statue again.
Felix’s gaze reached the altar.
He saw the Mithril sword lying alone on the altar, which was now closed.
‘Does he mean for me to take it?’
After hesitating for a moment, Felix gripped the sword on the altar tightly in his hand.
He looked up at the Dragon, who had become a statue again, with sunken eyes, and then stepped outside with a resolute attitude.
Duke Argenta’s eyes narrowed as he stood in front of the entrance to the ruins.
It was because a faint breeze was felt from inside the ruins, which had been as silent as a graveyard.
‘It looks like he’s about to come out.’
And soon, as he expected, Felix emerged from the ruins.
The Duke’s eyes sparkled as he carefully observed his son’s appearance.
‘Something seems different.’
The people of the Argenta Noble house who gained good fortune after meeting the Divine Beast were somehow different.
Whether it was their mindset or their swordsmanship.
Duke Argenta could tell that Felix had also received something from the Dragon.
Felix, who came out of the ruins, had a different look in his eyes.
It was as if he was burning with a will that he had never had before.
Felix bowed politely to Duke Argenta.
The Duke opened his mouth in a calm voice.
“It seems you have been recognized by the Divine Beast.”
Felix only nodded heavily instead of answering. Duke Argenta placed his hand on his son’s shoulder.
At that moment, Felix felt his fingers trembling slightly. He said to Felix as if making a pledge.
“From this moment on, remember that you are the sole Heir of the Noble house. The sharp swords of the Kistar Knights will be your weapons, and the Argenta Noble house will be your shield to protect you.”
Even while listening to Duke Argenta’s solemn words, Felix’s mind was filled with other thoughts.
“Darian Celestia, and Rosia Blanche. You will all pay the price for your sins soon.”
Felix could guess all the circumstances with just those words.
That Ayla had died because of those two.
The Dragon said that it was already something that hadn’t happened, but he couldn’t hide his anger.
A future without Ayla?
‘Who decided that?’
He was someone who had never been interested in his future.
He thought that fate was something to be pioneered and that there was no predetermined future.
But the moment he found out that Ayla was in that danger, his mind changed.
He would definitely stop that future, no matter what it took.
‘He definitely mentioned Rosia Blanche together.’
Now he seemed to know. The reason why Ayla tried to keep the story about him a secret until the end.
Ayla always acted like someone who was being chased by something.
Then, she was once trapped in a warehouse by someone and was in danger of not being able to take the exam.
At that time, he didn’t ask who the culprit was, thinking of Ayla, but he guessed that it was one of the students attending Riod Academy.
Otherwise, there would be no reason to lock her up the day before the exam.
And the culprit was Rosia Blanche.
‘Ayla, is this what you were hiding?’
He thought that she wouldn’t be on good terms with her since she was kicked out of the Blanche Family because of that woman, but if she was even involved in Ayla’s death, it was a different story.
‘There must be deep circumstances between the two that I don’t know about.’
When he thought about it, that wasn’t the only strange thing.
Even when he met Prince Darian at the ball, Ayla seemed to be wary of him.
Other people didn’t notice it, but Felix could tell.
He was always paying close attention to her.
‘I don’t know if Ayla really expected all of this… but with these circumstances, I understand why she couldn’t tell me honestly.’
If his expectations were correct, Felix needed more power than he had now to protect Ayla and Peony.
Not only individual force, but also power and status strong enough to stand against the Imperial Family of the Empire.
‘I’m sorry, Duke, but I’ll have to borrow the power of the Argenta Noble house.’
Felix opened his mouth in a low voice towards Duke Argenta.
“When I return to the Riod Academy, I would like to reveal that I am the Heir of the Argenta Noble house.”
Duke Argenta nodded without hesitation.
“Everyone, including me, will be with you.”
Time passed quickly, and soon the opening day of the Riod Academy dawned.
The main gate of the Riod Academy was very crowded with students who had arrived one after another.
But the scale was more than usual.
Even the students who had arrived early to register for the dormitory were outside, buzzing.
“What’s going on? Why are there so many people today?”
“Haven’t you heard the news? Well, Duke Argenta found his lost son a while ago!”
“What, really? But what does that have to do with the fact that people are crowded now?”
“What do you mean, what does it have to do with it! That son is coming here today! It was in the newspaper the day before yesterday, didn’t you see it?”
“Huh, really?”
Nearby students made a fuss and ran to the main gate where the carriage was coming in.
Kadin frowned as he watched the scene, displeased.
‘As if it’s a big deal that Duke Argenta found his son.’
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