When we entered the church, there was already a small table with two stools prepared below the statue,

near the appraisal crystal. I didn't know until now, but those crystals can be used for a lot of things,

usually related to magic. Looks like father Killian wasn't just joking,

he really plan for this to be a lengthy conversation.

As I sit on the stool, father Killian headed to the kitchen to bring the juice.

While the church is just one big room where people gather every morning to pray to whichever god they pray to,

there is also a small room to the side that is used as a kitchen.

Because father Killian has his own house next to the church,

this kitchen room is only used when a guest come to see the priest or

in some special events like the festival in the ending sols of Gabe,

as we move from Vento (something like spring) to Solis (something like summer).

There are also times when travelers come to the village, completely penniless.

A priest can offer them to rest inside the church and prepare them a meal in kitchen.

It's usually only for a night or two, until they get the money to pay for Fronto inn or a local tavern,

if it isn't full like this Lun.

While the priest does not expect any payment for his hospitality as he let them rest inside the church out of his own good will,

most travelers pay up anyway as thanks when they earn some money.

Something like a donation to the church, I guess.

Oh, looks like father Killian has got the juice, he is carrying it in a glass bottle with two cups in his other hand.

Took him long enough and not to mention, that thing looks expensive...

With who does he think he is going to have a conversation, a little snotty brat like me or a fucking king ?!

I regret looking at it with Appraisal, it showed too much information...

Name: Bottle of Goldberry juice

Quality: [Very High]

Detail: Information not available

Price: 10 Gold coins

If this doesn't sound expensive, let's first talk about the currency of this world. Other than the Old World,

now called Dragon Continent, every Kingdom in the New World, even Devil's race Kingdoms use the same type of currency.

Standard fantasy currency like Copper, Silver, Gold and Platinum coins.

Most commoners that live outside the towns or cities use Copper and Large Copper coins in their sol to sol lives.

Those that live in towns and cities usually use Silver and Large Silver coins.

And large merchant companies and nobles use Gold and Large Gold coins.

Platinum coins don't have a "Large" variant and are usually used by noble and royal families for purchase of land,

construction of large buildings and the likes.

Potions that can only be purchased with Platinum coins are usually called "Miracle potions".

To put it into perspective, it looks like this:

10 Copper = 1 Large Copper

100 Copper / 10 L.Copper = 1 Silver

10 Silver = 1 Large Silver

100 Silver / 10 L.Silver = 1 Gold

10 Gold = 1 Large Gold

100 Gold / 10 L.Gold = 1 Platinum

Now in Fronto inn, one night stay is 3 Silver, plus 75 Coppers for the 3 meals,

another Silver and 50 Coppers for the use of the Hot Spring.

Let's round that up to 5 Silver coins a sol, which is quite expensive if you ask me.

You could live in Fronto inn for nearly 200 sols, nearly a cycle for that money...

I'm trying my best to ignore this information, while father Killian nonchalantly pour the juice into my cup.

He started talking when he finally sat on his stool...

[Sorry for the wait, I was having a hard time melting this ice frozen juice with light magic.

Remind me not to put any drink inside that "Cooler" thing next time...]

My eyebrow just twitched. He just sit down and is already throwing bombs in my direction... What ?

[Eeeer, no problem? What is this "Cooler" you mentioned anyway?]

[ Well, I learned how to make one from an adventurer I met on my way to the Dwarven Empire.

It cools and freezes anything you put in it. It's quite easy to make,

all you need is a metal box or a chest and engrave a ice magic circle on the inside

and then activate it with a soul core. Easy, right ?]

It does sound pretty straightforward and easy, but how the hell I supposed to know what a magic circle is?

I just finished learning basic magic theory from grandma Abbey...

[Magic circle? what is that?]

[Oh? Didn't Abby teach you that yet?]

Father Killian was surprised for some reason, but that is his own fault.

He is expecting a little bit to much from a 5 cycles old kid...

[No, I just finished learning the basic...]

[I see... Well no matter, we can start from here. Can you tell me what you learned until now ?

I can explain it to you if you don't understand something.]

Father Killian said with a smile. Well, I'm always for learning some more, but please slow down a little.

Anyway, where to start. Well, from the start I guess ?

When using magic, its important to first learn to feel and they control the magical energy that is everywhere around us.

This is [Mana Control] skill. After that, it's important to learn what's the attribute of your soul.

There exist 7 basic attributes: Water, Earth, Nature, Wind, Fire, Dark and Light, just like the sols in a sabb.

To use magic, one needs to learn the spells from their respective attributes "Archives".

And you have to chant to activate the spell, but there are also those that don't need to chant.

Apparently, chanting helps you control the magical energy inside your body while activating the spell.

[... thats everithing I learned so far.]

I answered to father Killian. I didn't mention the names of each "archive", but I know them all.

And while I know the theory how to use magic, there are still things that I just can't understand.

[Hmm, I see. Looks like Abby is planning to teach you about magic circles on the next lesson.

Well, it's actually easy so I just teach you myself. Now then...]

According to father Killian, constructing magic circles with magical energy from our body is what we call a spell.

Most spells require the construction of multiple magic circles intertwined together and this require large concentration.

So chants are used to help out in this process as it's easy to construct a magic circle

if the image we have inside our mind is crystal clear.

There also exist spells that require so many magic circles that it's impossible for a single person to construct it alone.

Ceremony magic falls into this category.

[I see, so chantless magic is just construction of magic circles without the chant, right ?]

[That's right, looks like you already understood this. As expected...]

Father Killian said that as he drank the juice. He sure enjoys that overly expensive juice...

[Then about that "Cooler" you mentioned...]

[That's right, I just enchanted the metal box with ice enchantment by carving three magic circles inside the box.

Then I just used ma.beast soul core to keep it activated for an extended amount of time.

Even you could do it right now if you had an attribute...]

Father Killian answered as he put a bunch of papers on the table from the bag that was on the ground.

Hm, hm, hm... Now I get how this world "Magic System" works. The magic circles were a missing piece of the puzzle,

that's why I was feeling like something was missing.

Well, even if the theory behind it is simple, that doesn't mean that the execution will be so easy...

Now when I acquire the attribute, I could start learning how to cast spells...... Huh ?

[Wait, what does attribute have to do with magic circles? No, what does attribute have to do with anything ?!]

I'm confused... If just creating magic circles with your magical energy is all that is required to cast a spell,

where does attribute come into the equation ?

[Oho, looks like you noticed that, as expected. You would probably figured it out on your own by the looks of it.

But let me explain so you can understand...]

Looks like magical energy isn't as simple as I believed until now.

Apparently, the magical energy that surround us is pure, chaotic and nearly uncontrollable.

Only Devil's can use it in this form and the technique they use is called [Raw Mana Technique].

Apparently, because I lack any attribute, my [Mana Clad] and [Mana Slash] also fall into this category.

Others can't use it like that, so they first need to absorb the magical energy in the surroundings into themselves

and then convert it with their attribute into "mana".

There also exist something like a negative/corrupted magical energy that only Demons and a few ma.beast species use.

Some tribes from a Devil race also use it, but there aren't many.

This is because it's a really dangerous magical energy that can harm and corrupt any living thing,

being able to drive them to insanity... No matter how I look at it, that sound exactly like Miasma.

As father Killian was explaining it, I started to understand it a little.

Fumu, It really isn't complicated at all. This just added one more step before starting the magic circle creation...

[So to construct a fire magic circle, you need to use refined magical energy (mana) with a fire attribute,

or it won't activate. Right ?]

[Thats right, that is all there is to magic theory. Now as soon as you get a attribute,

you can start practicing spellcasting...]

Something's not right, maybe I'm just overthinking but...

[Hmm, then why is it, for example, aunt Miranda better with earth magic than light magic?

She said that she trained both of them equally ?]

Yes, there is still a piece of puzzle missing... Is it talent or...

[Hahahaha, Miranda did say that you are very observant, but this is really surprising.

Not many people notice this and even if they did, they just don't care. Talent they say, or that's not important.

Yet, the answer is really simple. It's all about the "Attribute affinity".]

[Affinity ? So then aunt has higher affinity with earth attribute than light attribute ? That's such a simple explanation,

I'm surprised I never heard the term "Attribute affinity" until now... Even when I read so many books...]

Well, it would be easy to misunderstand such a simple concept for a talent, but that would mean that normally,

there is no way to found out about it in the first place... Just how did father Killian found this information ?

[Even I didn't know about it until I bought this prototype Lv10 Appraisal crystal

from the skilled Crystalsmith in the Dwarven Empire.

Normal appraisal crystals in this kingdom go only up to Lv5 so it's no wonder nobody hasn't realized about it, yet.

Maybe the church and "Eyes of god" organisation know about it,

but they usually keep any information like that to themselves.]

Wait, this thing here is Lv 10 ? Amazing. And also what's this Crystalsmith ?

Someone who specializes in creating those crystals probably...

They are quite useful, from light sources and bombs to sound and voice recordings,

those crystals can be made to do a lot of things.

However, not only are they really expensive, most affordable ones are low quality and only a one-use items.

I guess I shouldn't be surprised, since that sound like a profitable craft just like blacksmith and whitesmith.

I was surprised at first at just how advanced metallurgy is in this world,

but then I found out that most of those advancements were made by Dwarven race.

Apparently, all the metal processing is Dwarven Empires closely guarded secret.

So outside of the empire, metal processing is similar to that of the Middle ages.

I'm suprised that father Killian managed to get something amazing as this crystal from dwarfs,

since they hate most humans, especialy those that are affiliated with any religious organisation like the church.

Also, what is that "Eyes of god" organisation ?

[Ah, how do you know our affinities if it never showed up in our status ? Also whats "Eyes of god" ?]

[That's because I set the crystal to show only me the real result of the appraisal,

everyone else will see only what a standard Lv5 appraisal crystal would show.

As for those "Eyes of god" folks, they are like a cult of people with [Appraisal] skill,

stationed in the capital town Durrant.

They have a lot of powerful connections like the church and the king, since they use the [Appraisal] to study the world.

That's why we instructed you to hide it, because they could easily take you away and forced you into the organisation...]

Ugh, that sound awful. I know that appraisal is convenient,

but even at Lv2 I still can't see anyone's status other than their name and level...

Not to mention, this much information dump isn't really comprehensible for a normal child my age.

Well, it's convenient for me, but I fear that this may cause a few problems in the future...

[Why are you telling me all of this in such a detail ?]

I asked as I tilted my head to the side... This man, he is quite crafty for a priest,

I'm starting to think that he's more than that.

[Even if you don't understand half of what we just talked, you will probably understand it sooner or later.

You are smart, observant and have an amazing memory, not to mention your other talents.

Its important for you to understand just how different you are from other kids, or things could get dangerous.

I'm going to show you your real status this sol, so be prepered for that...]

Father Killian explained with a really serious expression,

making it look like his previous smiley expression never existed.

It was so sudden that it took me by surprise. Better for me to continue smiling,

pretending to be ignorant of this heavy atmosphere...

[I understand, then are we going to start the [status check] now ?]

[Yes, but before that, there are a few question I have for you. This is very important so answer honestly.]

This situation turned weird for some reason... Just a second ago we were talking like teacher and student,

but now it feels like an interrogation...

This change of atmosphere was probably intentional, I wonder for what reason...

[Of course, ask away...]

I asked confusingly. I wonder what kind of bomb will he throw at me this time...

[Then, I'm going to ask you questions about those nightmares you started having recently.]

Father Killian said that with a stone cold face that doesn't look good on him.

This atmosphere is really heavy, but now I understand why.

I did mention to aunt Miranda that I was having them when I was sick last sabb.

I looked into his eyes blankly, before I started smiling. It's the same grin I have when i'm too excited.

Hahaha, I did suspect that those nightmares were connected to me being a red soul type,

but I didn't think someone would start talking about this subject so soon.

After all, everybody is hiding this from me. That's why I never asked them about it.

It's true that I don't think about playing and just train and study all the time,

but isn't it weird that nobody has ever tried to invite me to play with them ?

And while most of the villagers are friendly with me, there are still those that are wary of me.

Not to mention the looks of pity from the travelers that I sometime get,

like some kind of caged beast that will be put down soon.

At first I didn't mind it, but over time I started to ask why ? why ? WHY ?!

Why did that maid avoid me, why did my parents cry on my 3 birthsol when that maid mentioned how lucky I was.

I know that I'm weird, father Killian said it himself just now,

after all, you cant expect from a grown man to act like a child. Especially an impatient one.

But why are so many people looking at me with those eyes ?

But even before I started asking questions, I unexpectedly found the answers.

In a book, deeply hidden inside grandmas library.

Unfortunately, it was written in the ancient devil's language,

but there was a few translated notes that helped me understand what that book was about.

It was about individuals with the red soul type that weren't from devil race.

And what I learned from it was more unpleasant than the price of this goldberry juice.

Most children born with this soul type die in the first 20 lun, about 1.5 cycles, which would be fine if that was all.

As they grow older, most of them start to develop, eer, weird hobbies.

They start to become irritated and easily burst into the fit of anger.

Did I mention that they happily start killing animals ?

That would also be fine, those things could somehow be corrected with a good education.

Most people with red soul type are put into church for this reason.

However, there is a chance that the will suddenly just, lose control. Go berserk.

They are like a timebomb, waiting to explode.

Those questions father Killian is going to ask me is probably to determine how far did I fallen inside the rabbit hole.

Then, there is no reason to pretend to be an idiot and answer honestly.

[Ask away, I'm prepared...]

I stopped smiling and answered seriously.

[Then, can you describe me the scenes you see in those nightmares ?]

Father Killian asked, still having that stone cold face... Is he forcing himself to look that serious ?

[Disgusting]

Short and simple, that's the best answer.

Father Killian blinked a few times in surprise, but he continued right away.

[How do you feel about those nightmares ?]

[Annoying]

I answered right away, again with a simple answer.

Looks like father Killians stone cold face is starting to slowly crumble.

[cough, cough, have you ever thought of killing somebody ?]

What do you mean by that ? I starting to think that this test is not for kids this young.

But, well, in this world most children learn what killing is really early, so I guess that this is normal ?

[YES, the bastard that is making me have those nightmares...]

Father Killian started to smile when he heard me saying that calmly.

Well, it's true. There is definitely someone behind those nightmares because they felt strangely artificial.

Like a brainwashing or a hypnosis.

[Ok, final question. How do you feel like when you wake up ?]

Probably the same as grandpa if somebody pissed in his evening tea.

[I'm exhausted and in pain, with my bloodlust rising up. So, are you satisfied ?]

It's not like I trust father Killian completely, but it will be good to have his complete trust in me.

After all, he know more then me right now.

[Hahaha, I didn't expect this to turn out like this, you just continue to amaze me. Yes, "we" are satisfied.]

Father Killian said with a bright smile. Yep, that earlier was just an act.

Also, whose "we" ? There are only two of us in here, right ?

Well, looks like I passed this test, so who cares...

[Really, are you really just 5 cycles old ?

Well anyway, let's get this status check out of the way so we can finally finish this formal meeting.

I'm already this tired yet we still have a few things to talk about...]

Father Killian said as he finished writing something on one of the papers and then put it inside the bag.

[Well, I did bring that book that I mentioned last time, soo...]

I said that as I drank that over expensive juice. Soooo sweet, with a hint of sourness on the tong and

the taste between orange and a lemon. It's hard to describe.

Slowly I stood up and walked near the appraisal crystal.

I wonder what will I see, I getting both nervous and excited.

Father Killian lifted me up so I could reach the appraisal crystal with my hand. Damn, I'm still too short...

Touching the crystal, I invoke [Status Check] inside my mind.

Name: Arian Deurius - Damian

Age: 5

Race: Half-Elf

Gender: Male

Level: 2

Status Effect: none

Attribute: none

Attribute Affinity: [Water(Normal)], [Earth(Normal)], [Nature(Average)], [Wind(Normal)], [Fire(High)],

[Dark(Master)], [Light(High)]

Skills: [Appraisal LV2], [Swordsmanship LV2], [Mana Clad LV1], [Mana Slash LV1], [Cooking Lv1](new)

Abilities: [Concentration LV1], [Mana Control LV2], [Pain Tolerance LV1]

Title: none

Hidden Title: [Divine blessing of Gaia], [Blessing of magic goddess Maya], [Demon soul]

Soul type: Red

Hmm, Is that all ?

I can see status effect, attribute affinity and hidden title ? What's are hidden titles ?

I mean, isn't this a Lv10 appraisal crystal ? It should show a little bit more information about a person than this...

Haaaa... This was a disappointment....

After father Killian put me down,

we again returned to our seats still looking at the hologram-like projection in front of us.

Father Killian started writing something on the remaining papers in front of him while calmly drinking the juice.

That's his third cup...

[Please wait just a moment, this won't take long...]

[Hmm, what's that for ?]

I asked, also drinking the juice, slowly. Mmm, it's very refreshing.

[Just some paperwork to send to church. Priest do this every time they do the status check.

Of course, your soul type is reported as orange and we didn't mention the [Appraisal] skill.]

Heeh, it's really convenient having someone you know inside the church.

With this, both me and my grandparents escaped from a major headache...

[There, done. Now I can continue with the explanation...]

Father Killian said as he put those papers back in the bag.

By the way, that is the real paper. I don't know how they ware made, but they are quite expensive so only nobles use them.

Normally, commoners will use parchments, stone tablets and the likes to write.

[Then let me explain about the affinities.

They can be [Very Low], [Low], [Average], [Normal], [High], [Very High] and [Master].

Usually, normal people have around 2 to 3 affinities between [Low] and [Normal],

even if they are born without an attribute.

Late hero Azuneel that suddenly disappeared during the final battle in the war against Nox Kingdom,

had also all attribute affinities just like you.

The only difference was that he had [Light(Master)] and [Dark(Average)], others were more or less the same.]

Wow, so I have the affinity similar to that hero that both Bernard and father Killian keep mentioning all the time.

Is this the reason that father Killian started babbling about heroes on my first status check ?

[But why are we so similar? Is it maybe because of those hidden titles ?]

[Well yeah, about that...]

According to father Killian, hidden titles are just titles that I could hide whenever I wish.

But because I didn't even know about them, it was probably goddess that hidden them for some reason...

Well, I have three of them. [Demon soul] is clearly because I'm a red soul type.

It's probably the reason why my affinity with dark attribute is max.

[Blessing of magic goddess Maya] is definitely the reason why I have affinity with every attribute.

After all, Maya is the goddess of Magic.

Well that only leaves [Divine blessing of Gaia], which even father Killian doesn't have any idea what goddess that is.

There is that "Holy Gaia Empire", but people over there are human supremacist,

not to mention that they banish everyone that has a [Dark] attribute...

Why would a goddess, who is worshiped by those kinds of people, give someone like me, a red soul type, her blessing ?

Well, one thing's for certain. I mustn't let anyone else found out about this title,

or else I will have an entire Empire of religious fanatics after my head...

And I wish I was joking about this....

[Wait, wouldn't my race also affect my status ?]

[I don't know anything about that, but it's mostly unlikely.

Your [Nature] affinity is the lowest, yet elves should be skilled with nature magic...]

Eeeh, that is kinda sad to say to an elf, a forest dweller.

Even if I'm just a half-elf...

[Anyway, there's a little trick that I found out that I want to show you, before we start our last topic...]

Saying that, father Killian placed his finger about 5 cm above the table and started concentrating.

I could feel the flow of magical energy near us moving towards Killians finger.

Before long, a small ball of condensed magical energy gathered below his finger

and suddenly changed into a drop of water that dropped on the table...

Imposible, his own magical energy (mana) barely moved, so how could he create that drop of water ?

[Surprised. Well, I don't have an water attribute, so how could I create this drop of water then, right ?]

I was more looking at the flow of magical energy, not whenever he have water attribute or not...

But the question is still the same, how did he create it...

[Does the attribute affinity have anything to do with this ?]

[Bingo !]

Basically he used his mana to move the magical energy in the surroundings

and then gather all magical energy that has an attribute of water below his finger.

He needed to have an affinity with water attribute to be able to do this,

but simply said, he used the magical energy found in the moisture in the air to create a drop of water.

It does sound like a useless trick used for entertaining,

but you can use this to also create magic circles that require an attribute you don't have.

It does take a lot of concentration and time to even create an simple magic circle,

so this is only usable when you want to create something like that father Killian's "cooler".

[... I only have an [Dark], [Light] and a [Wind] attribute,

so it would be impossible for me to create it if I didn't have a [Water] affinity.]

Creating an Ice magic circle require 2 magic circles intertwined together. Wind and Water.

And to make a "cooler", you need another magic circle in which you place a soul core witch will act like a battery.

Quite an interesting trick.

[Now then, with all that said and done, can you guess our final topic ?]

Eeee, I can't think of anything. I think we covered everything concerning magic and attribute affinity.

[No, no idea. Aren't we finished ?]

[You're just like your grandpa Quinn, completly forgeting where you're living all the time...

Up until now, we discussed the importance of affinities to normal people. But what about "eaters" ?]

Father Killian said that as he drank another cup of that juice...

[AAAAAHHH...]

Now I get it.

What we talked about was the usefulness of affinities to the people that have only one or no attributes at all.

Devil's race and I have it easy because we can use magical energy even without an attribute, but others are different...

But what does affinity means to an "eater" ?

Eaters absorbe ma.beasts soul cores to gain properties of that ma.beast and also gain the ability to transform.

Absorbing two soul cores of those ma.beasts will result in their properties fusing together

and creating the basic transformation.

And when we say ma.beasts properties, we mean their abilities and... their attributes.

This is the reason why more and more magicians and wizards are becoming "eaters", to gain more and more attributes.

However, because most ma.beast have only one or two attributes, by the time they finish their basic transformation,

they could gain around three to four new attributes. And that is if they are lucky, if not only two.

Add to that that you may already have some of those attribute in the first place,

it's really hard finding ma.beasts that have completely different attributes than you.

Appraisal is a rare skill and appraisal crystal are not only expensive,

but those that have them ask a bizarrely big price for a status check.

The only reason it's free in our village is because of the king...

Because of this, there are a lot of people that have no idea what their attribute is,

so they play a guess game. Knowing what you're attribute and affinity are is really a cheat.

Now I understand why organization like "Eyes of god" exist...

I don't know if this is something that skeletal lady had her hands in, but ever since I was born,

I had it easy, having everything served to me on a silver plate (literally)...

Is she maybe that Gaia goddess ?

[If they know their affinities, they could easily found the ma.beast with the attribute they need.]

I replied, however, the problem about appraisal still stand...

[That's right, with that information their strength could be doubled or even tripled.

You are extremely lucky to have an appraisal skill,

and with this knowledge now you can easily found the ma.beast you need. By the way, do you want another cup ?]

Father Killian asked when he realised that my cup was empty.

[Ah, yes please. To continue, because appraisal is rare and appraisal crystals are few in numbers and expensive,

isn't it hard to get this information ?]

I said while father Killian poured me juice into my cup.

[Yes, that is unfortunately true at this time, however, progress is being made every sol.

Not only are there more and more children born with the appraisal skill,

but organisations like "eyes of god" are also finding the way to learn it.

And while only dwarves know how to make an appraisal crystal, or any crystal for that matter,

they are slowly but surely spreading through the world.]

[I seeee, that's amazing...]

So its only a matter of time when the attribute affinity is revealed to other people.

[Well, the concept of skills didn't exist until around 400 cycles ago,

so it's no wonder there are lot of things we still don't know about.]

Hmm... So that's how it is. If I think about it,

I was sent to this world to somehow test this worlds "Prototype World System"

so maybe it was only implemented 400 cycles ago ?

[By the way, aren't you gonna ask why did I ask you those questions,

or why did I even know about those nightmares in the first place ?]

Ah... I forgot... Well, I don't think it was really that important anyway.

[Isn't it because I'm a red soul type ?]

[Eh, Where did you learn about that ?]

Eh? Did he seriously thought that I wouldn't notice those stares ?

Looks like he don't know that children are very sensitive to those kinds of stuff.

Well, not like I'm really a normal child...

[I learned about it in a book inside grandmas library. Also, some travelers look at me funny.]

That's definitely not because I look like a girl... ugh...

[Hahaha, well you really are observant... But that book... It's probably hers, after he was born...]

Father Killian laughed and said. But that last part sounded more like a quiet mumble then a sentence.

So... Who's she and who's he ?

[Well, no matter. That was just a small test, nothing more. But as you may have noticed,

being a red soul type is bad news so expect some people to be wary of you.

Especially when you get out of the village. After all, people here just don't care about those kind of staff.

At least, most of them don't.]

Father Killian explained. Yeah, thanks for the advice, but I already figured that out myself...

[ Well, after this I'm going to the mansion to get those medicine grandpa has bought for me,

so those nightmares should be dealt with.]

I said. This talk had ended being this long already and still have a few things to take care off this sol

and I don't want to be late to baldy's departure.

[At, those potions huh... I did say that they were unneeded, but since marquess bought them,

better to put them to good use. Also, didn't you mention that you brought a book for me ?]

Father Killian asked excitedly. Yes, I did brought a book for him.

I can't wait to see his reaction when he reads it...

[Yes, here you go, it's called "Lonely Demon Lord", you will like it for sure.]

I said as I handed the book to him.

[Hmm, that's an interesting name... Wait, isn't this author...]

[...The same as the one that wrote your favorite book, right ?]

I replied happily. I had a lot of fun reading it.

[Hahaha, I can't wait to start. So then, are you going ? Even I didn't expect for this talk to end up so long...]

Father Killian said as he scratched his head.

Well, he did teach me some important things so I consider this time spent well.

[Well yeah, I also have to pick a few things from that granny Alvarez for aunt, so I need to hurry.]

I said as I headed outside, father Killian walking right behind me.

[Well then, be careful on your way and come again if you want another book.]

Father Killian said while standing at the entrance, waving his hand.

[Of course, goodbye !]

As I said that, I started running toward the mansion, it's not that far from the church.

I wonder if there will be a lot of food for Baldy's departure...

......

After Arian headed toward the mansion, Killian returned to the kitchen and took a small barrel of beer from the "cooler".

Realising that it's completely frozen just like the juice, he started melting it with light magic.

However, it took awhile to melt it, Killian has a really bad affinity with [Light]...

After he sat down on the stool, he poured the beer into his cup and drank it in one gulp.

(Haaa, it's really exhausting talking to him for so long, one second he talks like a normal child,

than another like a scholar... I wonder what the future has in store for him...)

Killian exhaled deeply... Noticing another presence inside the church, Killian stood up and turned behind.

From the shadow emerged a person he was expecting.

[Your majesty...]

Killian said that and then knelt down.

In front of his was the king of Uruviel Kingdom,

Alastair Durrant Von Uruviel.