Chapter 33 - Grow
The next day, as usual, Desmond woke up and went to Alice's room. Something different from usual was the return of their parents.
Besides, Bastian and Leona asked for more time off with the reason of 'stabilizing my kid's mentality.'
Looked at Desmond and Alice's plight, Noel could only shake her head and give them time off. Since then, Desmond's family had become alive, with Desmond finally finding a substitute teacher, Bastian, and Leona. Their peaceful life had begun, and three years had passed.
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At Underground, a boy about six years old had dodged several fireballs aimed at him. His movements were very agile; he dodged by crouching, jumping, and used the wall beside him as a support.
Sweat poured down from all over the boy's body, his face flushed from exhaustion. Even though he was exhausted, his eyes still showed an unwavering fighting spirit.
While avoided, the boy slowly stepped forward and finally came to a small door.
"Good! My efforts for these three years have paid off. " This child is Desmond. Besides training with his father, he also secretly came underground at night without his parents' knowledge.
Desmond looked closely at the door in front of him and tried to push it open.
* creak * The door just squeaked but didn't budge. "Hmm? I thought I was pushing with strength?" This time, Desmond pushed open the door again but with half his strength.
* creak ** creak * The door finally moved a little. Looking at the door, Desmond became annoyed. His eyebrows went up, and he pressed his lips together. "Okay, you want it!"
Desmond pushed the door with all his might, but the door only moved a few inches from its previous position. Angry, he wanted to smash the door, but then a notification showed up in front of him. "I see, after agility, now its strength, interesting."
He shrugged his shoulders and looked at the notification. "I feel like cheating, but it's a free attribute, by the way." Desmond became excited and tried again and again until his stamina ran out.
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Exhausted, Desmond fell backward. He faced the ceiling that was full of spider webs. "Status."
[Scanning Host Body…]
[Scan Complete !]
-Status-
Name: Desmond
Gender: Male
Age: 6 years
Race: Human
Class: Swordsman
Occupation: None
Unique Energy: 8.76
Strength : 7.04 -> 12.04 -> 14.48
Agility : 0.44 -> 5.44 -> 6.52
Stamina: 2.63 -> 3.15
]
Looking at his stats, Desmond was satisfied. "I know this is the benefit of having a trait. I can't get to this point. Just rely on hard work."
When Desmond saw the class status, he frowned. "But it seems that it requires a special technique to be classified as a Wizard."
Desmond then got up and looked at the door. He stared at the door for a minute before he concluded. "Forget it, maybe another time." He walked back to the exit entrance and then left.
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When Desmon was outside the underground, he saw the sky was bright, and it pierced his eyes. Instinctively he blocked the light using his hand, "HUH?" Desmond was silent before being startled and shouting, "Shit! I've been in the underground for too long. " Quickly, he activated his body enchantment, custom spell, and immediately ran toward his room.
Arriving in front of the room, he looked around and let out a breath. "Luckily, no one was awake yet." Desmond then pushed open the door and entered.
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After several minutes of pretending to be asleep, Desmond finally decided to leave the room. He walked to Alice's room and knocked on her door. As usual, there was no answer at all.
Desmond then went down to the 1st floor and headed for the dining room. There he found all the members of his family sitting seriously. Huh? What happened? Did they find out? His expression started to panic, and his heartbeat started pounding.
When Bastian saw that Desmond was awake, he called. "Come here, Desmond."
Desmond came over and sat beside Alice. Alice had become a very charming young lady with a slender body, smooth, silky skin, and long legs. She could be said to be perfect if not for her breasts, which were still growing.
At this moment, Desmond just realized what the system said when he was just in the womb. Really, as far I knew, even without magic, I often saw western people mature faster but now... Desmond muttered inwardly.
Glancing back at Alice, he also felt his common sense slowly changed...
"Hello, brother." Alice greeted him with an allured voice and a smile that could cause a kingdom war.
Desmond was accustomed to Alice's drastic changes. He only stared at her for a moment before he replied with a forced smile. "Morning, sis. You become more and more beautiful every day. "
Hearing this praise, Alice smiled broadly before finally chuckling, "Okay, okay. Let's be serious. Father and mother want to discuss the academy." Letting out his breath, Desmond finally relaxes.
After three years, not only did Desmond look more handsome and mature, but changes had also occurred to Alice. Alice was no longer lazy in training and had become more serious. Since the incident three years ago, Alice had changed entirely from what could be said to be like a younger sister.
The thing that hadn't changed was Alice's love for Desmond. You could even say that her passion had gotten bigger since the incident three years ago.
* ehm * "Enough chit-chat, young people, first discuss this matter." Leona then took out a letter, which had the king's stamp on it.
Is that a letter from the king? Looking at the letter, Desmond raised his eyebrows.
When all the attention was focused on the letter, Bastian then spoke, "* ehm * Let me explain.
"In the morning, we also got a message from Noel to return to the troops. Since we have taken three years off, we could not refuse the order. Besides Noel's message, we also got a letter from King Edward stating that he will hold a party. We think this party will discuss selecting the grandmaster, which has been late one year.
"Only people who have been elected were invited as a form of a very deep bond. Therefore, we decided that you will attend the party as our representatives." After he spoke, Bastian then cleared his throat and looked at Desmond and Alice.
"Because this is so urgent, father and mother can't participate. I even received information from Noel that the situation at the border was getting worse with the assassins who keep trying to enter." When she talked about the assassin problem, Leona felt disgusted, and her gaze became serious.
"Okay, no problem, as long as I am with Desmond." This time, it was Alice who decided and looked at Desmond while holding Desmond's hand.
"Yes." Short and clear, Desmond didn't know how else to refuse. Besides that, he knew that this party would cause a lot of problems. One problem gets solved, and another problem arises, the world will never be peaceful for me." *sigh*
Bastian and Leona looked at each other before finally looking at Desmond and Alice again and nodded. "We're glad you guys accept this. We're sorry for leaving you again."
"No problem, you can go as long as you want," Alice replied; she'd been used to being left behind for years, and her faith had shifted to Desmond. She no longer cared if her parents came home or not as long as they give news.
Hearing this, Bastian flinched. "Sweetie, don't say that; we will definitely come back again."
"Yep, this is a temporary breakup. There's no way we're not coming back." This time, Leona was also shocked by Alice's change. She thought for a moment. It seemed the spells and elements I teach have affected her personality a bit.
"Alright, alright. Okay, then see you later, father and mother," Desmond answered in a relaxed tone, making Leona and Bastian even more worried.
"Remember what I said three years ago, boy."
"Yes, yes," replied Desmond and waved his hand.
Then Bastian and Leona went by train.. Leona saw Desmond waving his hands through the window while Alice only focused on Desmond's face.